Loy or Loys is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Loy Allen Bowlin
Loy Allen Bowlin (September 16, 1909 – June 14, 1995), also known as ''The Original Rhinestone Cowboy'', was an outsider artist from McComb, Mississippi. His artwork largely included bejeweling his clothing, Cadillac, home and even his dentures ...
(1909–1995), outsider artist
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Loy Allen Jr.
Loy Allen Jr. is a former professional NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch, and ARCA series race car driver, turned real estate developer and embry-riddle-trained commercial pilot. On February 12, 1994, he became the youngest and first rookie in NASCAR Wi ...
(born 1966), former NASCAR driver
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Loy Hanning, Major League Baseball pitcher in 1939 and 1942
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Loy W. Henderson
Loy Wesley Henderson (June 28, 1892 – March 24, 1986) was a United States Foreign Service Officer and diplomat.
Background
Loy Wesley Henderson was born on June 28, 1892, in Rogers, Arkansas, to a poor Methodist preacher. He attended college ...
(1892–1986), United States Foreign Service Officer
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Loy Hering, (c. 1484–1564), German Renaissance sculptor
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Loy Mendonsa, Indian film singer
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Loy Petersen
Loy M. Petersen (born July 26, 1945) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association from 1968–1970. A guard, he played in college for Oregon State University, and was drafted in the second ...
(born 1945), retired American professional basketball player
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Loy Vaught
Loy Stephen Vaught (born February 27, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Vaught played at East Kentwood High Sch ...
(born 1968), retired American basketball player
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Loy F. Weaver (born 1942), politician from Louisiana, USA
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Loys of Gruuthuse
Louis de Bruges, Lord of Gruuthuse, Prince of Steenhuijs, Earl of Winchester (Dutch: Lodewijk van Brugge; c. 1427 – 24 November 1492), was a Flemish courtier, bibliophile, soldier and nobleman. He was awarded the title of Earl of Winchester b ...
(c. 1422–1492), better known as Lewis de Bruges, lord of Gruuthuse
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Louis Bourgeois (composer)
Loys "Louis" Bourgeois (; c. 1510 – 1559) was a French composer and music theory, music theorist of the Renaissance music, Renaissance. He is most famous as one of the main compilers of Calvinism, Calvinist hymn tunes in the middle of th ...
(c. 1510–1560), French composer and music theorist of the Renaissance
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Loÿs Delteil
Henri Loÿs Delteil, also known as Léo Delteil (7 May 1869, Paris – 11 November 1927, Paris) was a French engraver, lithographer, illustrator, and art historian.
Biography
His father was a librarian. He began as a student of the sculptor an ...
(1869–1927), French engraver and lithographer, publisher, dealer, and art historian
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Angie Loy
Angie Loy (born April 23, 1982 in Loysville, Pennsylvania; also known as Angie Loy Reisinger) is a field hockey forward from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, who earned her first career cap versus Ireland on January 14, 2004 ...
(born 1982), American field hockey forward
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Brendan Loy
Brendan Loy is an American blogger, mother, and father of three.
Loy's first blog, titled ''The Irish Trojan's Blog'', gained moderate attention on the Internet and in some media outlets for his posting on Hurricane Katrina. He currently runs two ...
, American blogger
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Christof Loy
Christof Loy (born 5 December 1962) is a German stage director especially for opera, whose work received several awards. A freelance director, he has staged operas from Baroque to premieres of new works at major European opera houses and festivals. ...
(born 1962), German opera director
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David Loy (born 1947), American Buddhist philosopher
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Egon Loy
Egon Loy (born 14 May 1931) is a German former professional association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper.
Early career
Egon Loy spent the first years of his senior career in Schwabach near Nure ...
(born 1931), German former professional football goalkeeper
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Frank E. Loy
Frank E. Loy (born December 25, 1928) is an American diplomat, business and nonprofit executive, and attorney. He is best known for serving as United States Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs from November 2, 1998, to January 20, 2001, un ...
, American diplomat and former United States Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs
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James Loy (born 1942), United States Coast Guard admiral, former TSA administrator, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Joseph F. Loy (1824-1875), American politician
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Julien Loy (born 1976), French triathlete
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Matthias Loy
Matthias Loy (March 17, 1828 - January 26, 1915) was an American Lutheran theologian in the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio. Loy was a prominent pastor, editor, author and hymnist who served as president of Capital University, Columbu ...
(1828–1915), American Lutheran theologian
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Mina Loy (1882–1966), British artist, poet, playwright, novelist, futurist, actor, Christian Scientist, designer of lamps and bohemian
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Myrna Loy (1903–1993), American motion picture actress
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Nanni Loy (1925–1995), Italian film, theatre and TV director
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Rachel Loy, American solo artist
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Rory Loy
Rory James Loy (born 19 March 1988) is a Scottish former professional footballer now working as a football commentator on radio and television. He last played for Scottish League One side Dumbarton. He has previously played for Rangers, Dunfer ...
(born 1988), Scottish footballer
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Tristan Loy Tristan Loy (born 11 May 1973) is a French long distance and marathon speedskater, long track speedskater, and inline speedskater.
Loy won the 120 kilometres race of the 2006 Finland Ice Marathon in Kuopio. During the 2006 Six Days of the Greener ...
(born 1973), French long distance and marathon speed skater and inline speed skater
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William A. Loy
William A. Loy (May 5, 1895 – June 18, 1982) was an American farmer and politician.
Born in Livingston, Wisconsin
Livingston is a village in Grant and Iowa Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 664 at the 2010 census. ...
(1895-1982), American politician
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François De Loys
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.
People with the given name
* Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters"
* Francis II of France, King o ...
(1892–1935), Swiss oil geologist and discoverer of "Loy's Ape"
See also
*Saint Loye, better known as
Saint Eligius (c. 588-660)
*the title character of "
Helen O'Loy
"Helen O'Loy" is a science fiction short story by American writer Lester del Rey, originally published in 1938 in ''Astounding Science Fiction''.
It was subsequently published many times in various collections or anthologies. The latest publicat ...
", a 1938 science fiction story by Lester del Rey
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