Palfrey is an

occupational surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...

, denoting a person responsible for the maintenance and provision of saddle horses. Notable people with the surname include: *

Daf Palfrey Dafydd (Daf) Palfrey (born 26 March 1973) is a Welsh people, Welsh director, producer and writer. Education He received 1st Class Bachelor of Arts, BA Hons Graphic Design at Camberwell College of Arts London Institute. His other interests incl ...

(born 1973), Welsh television, film and video director, producer and writer *

Deborah Jeane Palfrey Deborah Jeane Palfrey (March 18, 1956 – May 1, 2008), dubbed the D. C. Madam by the news media, operated Pamela Martin and Associates, an escort agency in Washington, D. C. Although she maintained that the company's services were legal, s ...

(1956–2008), operated an escort agency in Washington, D.C., convicted in 2008 of racketeering, money laundering, etc. *

Francis Winthrop Palfrey Francis Winthrop Palfrey (1831–1889) was an American historian and Civil War officer. Early life Palfrey was born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 11, 1831, the son of John G. Palfrey (1796-1881) and Mary Ann (nee Hammond) Palfrey (1800-1897 ...

(1831–1889), American historian, born in Boston, Massachusetts son of J. G. Palfrey *

John G. Palfrey John Gorham Palfrey (May 2, 1796 – April 26, 1881) was an American clergyman and historian who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. A Unitarian minister, he played a leading role in the early history of Harvard Divinity ...

(1796–1881), American clergyman and historian who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts *

John Palfrey John Gorham Palfrey VII (born 1972) is an American educator, scholar, and law professor. He is an authority on the legal aspects of emerging media and an advocate for Internet freedom, including increased online transparency and accountability ...

(born 1972), faculty co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School *

Judith Palfrey Judith Palfrey (born 1945) is the T. Berry Brazelton Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and the author of ''Community Child Health: An Action Plan for Today'' (1995) and ''Child Health In America: Making A Difference Through Advocacy ...

(born 1943), the T. Berry Brazelton Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School *

Lisa Palfrey Lisa Palfrey (born 9 February 1967) is a Welsh actress. She is known for playing the roles of Gwenny in ''House of America'' (1997), Mrs Nice in ''Guest House Paradiso'' (1999), Maureen in ''Pride'' (2014), Mrs Dai Bread 1 in ''Under Milk Woo ...

, Welsh television actress best known for playing the character of ''Rhiannedd Frost'' in the Welsh soap ''Pobol y Cwm'' * Mianne Palfrey, American tennis player * Polly Palfrey Woodrow (1906–1997), American tennis player *

Quentin Palfrey Quentin Palfrey (born April 29, 1974) is an American lawyer, policymaker, and political candidate. He currently serves as Deputy General Counsel at the United States Department of Commerce. He previously served as the Executive Director of the ...

(born 1974), American lawyer *

Sarah Palfrey Cooke Sarah Hammond Palfrey Danzig (née Palfrey; September 18, 1912 – February 27, 1996) was an American tennis player whose adult amateur career spanned 19 years, from June 1926 until September 1945. She won two singles, nine women's doubles, and ...

(1912–1996), female tennis player from the United States *

Sean Palfrey Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; angliciz ...

(born 1968), Welsh professional darts player who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation *

Simon Palfrey Simon Palfrey is an English Scholar at Oxford University and a Fellow in English at Brasenose College, Oxford University. He specialises in Shakespeare and Renaissance literature. Life and career Palfrey was born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australi ...

, English Scholar at Oxford University and a Fellow in English at Brasenose College, Oxford University *

Stephen Palfrey Webb Stephen Palfrey Webb (March 20, 1804 – September 29, 1879) was an American politician who served as the third and twelfth List of mayors of Salem, Massachusetts, mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, and the 5th mayor of San Francisco, California. ...

(1804–1879), 3rd & 12th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts (1842–1845, 1860–1862) and 6th Mayor of San Francisco (1854–1855) *

Thomas Palfrey Thomas Rossman Palfrey (born 1953) is the Flintridge Professor of Economics and Political Science at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California, and Fellow of the Econometric Society. He received his Ph.D. in Social S ...

(born 1953), currently (as of 2007) the Flintridge Professor of Economics and Political Science at the California Institute of Technology *

William Palfrey William Palfrey (1741–1780) was an American Patriot. Early life William Palfrey was born February 24, 1741 in Boston, Massachusetts. Freemasonry In 1769, Palfrey was Substitute Master of the Lodge of St Andrew, a masonic lodge warranted by ...

(1741–1780), American Patriot born in Boston, Massachusetts *

Yolande Palfrey Yolande Anne Elissa Palfrey (29 March 1957 – 9 April 2011) was a British actress. She appeared in many BBC programmes including '' Pennies from Heaven'', ''Measure for Measure'', ''Elizabeth Alone'', ''Wings'', ''Blake's 7'' ("Pressure Point") ...

(1957–2011), British actress

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