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Raymond Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

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Politics

* Ray Aguilar (born 1947), Nebraska state senator * Ray Aguilera, Pueblo, Colorado City council member *

Ray Ahipene-Mercer Raymond Ahipene-Mercer (born 20 October 1948) is a former New Zealand politician, who served as a Wellington City Councillor for the Eastern Ward,Wellington City Council"Councillor – Ray Ahipene-Mercer." wellington.govt.nz. Retrieved on 2007-0 ...

(born 1948), New Zealand city councillor in Wellington *

Ray Gosling Raymond Arthur Gosling (5 May 1939 – 19 November 2013) was an English broadcaster, journalist, author, and gay rights activist. He wrote and presented several hundred television and radio documentaries and regional programmes for BBC Radio 4 ...

(1939–2013), British gay rights activist *

Ray Groom Raymond John Groom (born 3 September 1944) is an Australian lawyer and former sportsman and politician, representing the Liberal Party in the Federal Parliament 1975–84 and the Tasmanian Parliament 1986–2001. He was a Federal and state min ...

(born 1944), Australian lawyer, sportsman and politician *

Ray LaHood Raymond H. LaHood (born December 6, 1945) is an American politician who served as the 16th United States Secretary of Transportation from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the I ...

(born 1945), American politician * Ray Liberti, American politician *

Ray Mabus Raymond Edwin Mabus Jr. (; born October 11, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 75th United States Secretary of the Navy from 2009 to 2017. Mabus previously served as the State Auditor ...

(born 1948), American politician, Secretary of the Navy and former Governor of Mississippi *

Ray Martin (politician) Raymond James Martin (born August 8, 1941) is a politician in Alberta, Canada and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Martin served four terms as an Alberta MLA and two terms as an Edmonton Public School Board Trustee. In 2018, ...

(born 1941), Canadian politician, former leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party * Ray Mattox (1927–2005), American politician *

Ray Price (speechwriter) Raymond Kissam Price Jr. (May 6, 1930 – February 13, 2019) was an American writer who was the chief speechwriter for President of the United States, U.S. President Richard Nixon, working on both Inauguration, inaugural addresses, Richard N ...

(born 1930), President Richard Nixon's chief speechwriter *

Ray Alexander Simons Ray Alexander Simons (née Alexandrowich; (31 December 1913 – 12 September 2004) was a South African communist, anti-apartheid activist, campaigner and trade unionist who helped draft the Women's Charter. She moved to Cape Town in 1929 to escape ...

(1914–2004), South African communist and trade unionist *

Ray Tarver Ray Darryl Tarver (December 24, 1921 – December 11, 1972) was an American politician and dentist. He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Tarver was born in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He attended Northwester ...

(1921–1972), American dentist and politician *

Ray Whitney (politician) Sir Raymond William Whitney (28 November 1930 – 15 August 2012) was a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament. Born in Northampton, Whitney was educated at Wellingborough School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, bef ...

(1930–2012), UK politician *

Ray Wyatt James Ray Wyatt was an American car dealerhttps://www.pellcitylibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Muslims.pdf and state legislator in Alabama. He served in the Alabama Senate and was a segregationist. He represented Alabama's Sixth Senatorial ...

, American politician

Music

Ray Abrams (musician) Ray Abrams (January 23, 1920 – July 1992) was an American jazz and jump blues tenor saxophonist, born Ray Abramson in New York City. His younger brother was jazz drummer Lee Abrams. Ray Abrams first worked with Dizzy Gillespie in 1945, toured Eur ...

(1920–1992), American jazz and jump blues tenor saxophonist * Ray Alexander (musician) (1925–2002), American jazz drummer and vibraphonist *

Ray Anderson (musician) Ray Anderson (born October 16, 1952) is an American jazz trombonist. Trained by the Chicago Symphony trombonists, he is regarded as someone who pushes the limits of the instrument, including performing on alto trombone and slide trumpet. He is a ...

(born 1952), American jazz trombone and trumpet player *

Ray Anthony Raymond Antonini (born January 20, 1922), known as Ray Anthony, is an American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor. He is the last surviving member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Biography Anthony was born to an Italian family in Ben ...

(born 1922), American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor *

Ray Boltz Raymond Howard "Ray" Boltz (born June 14, 1953) is a retired singer and songwriter who first came to wide notice in contemporary Christian music. Many of his songs tell stories of faith and inspiration. Background Raised by his parents Wil ...

(born 1953), American Christian singer-songwriter *

Ray Brown Jr. Raymond Matthews Brown Jr. (born August 13, 1949) is an American jazz and blues singer. Life and career The adopted son of Ray Brown and Ella Fitzgerald, he was born in New York City, to Fitzgerald's half-sister Frances. Nat King Cole, Louis ...

(born 1949), American jazz and blues pianist and singer *

Ray Brown (musician) Raymond Matthews Brown (October 13, 1926 – July 2, 2002) was an American jazz double bassist, known for his extensive work with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald. He was also a founding member of the group that would later develop into ...

(1926–2002), American jazz double bassist *

Ray Bryant Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Early life Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 24, 1931. His mother was an ordained minister who had tau ...

(1931–2011), American jazz pianist, composer *

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

(1930–2004), American singer, songwriter, musician and composer *

Ray Charles (musician, born 1918) Ray Charles (born Charles Raymond Offenberg; September 13, 1918April 6, 2015) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, vocal arranger and conductor who was best known as organizer and leader of the Ray Charles Singers who were featured o ...

(1918–2015), American musician, leader of The Ray Charles Singers *

Ray Chen Ray Chen (born 6 March 1989) is a Taiwanese-Australian violinist. He was the first prize winner of the 2009 Queen Elisabeth Competition and the 2008 International Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition. Career Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Chen began ...

(born 1989), Taiwanese-American violinist *

Ray Conniff Joseph Raymond Conniff (November 6, 1916 – October 12, 2002) was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s. Biography Conniff was born November 6, 1916 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, United St ...

(1916–2002), American bandleader and arranger *

Ray Dalton Raymond A. Dalton (born May 10, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter based in Seattle, Washington. He began his career as a gospel and R&B singer. Dalton gained prominence as the featured artist on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' 2011 song "Can ...

(born 1991), American singer-songwriter *

Ray Davies Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother Dave on lead guitar and backing voca ...

(born 1944), English rhythm guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Kinks *

Ray Davis (musician) Raymond Davis (March 29, 1940 – July 5, 2005) was the original bass singer and one of the founding members of The Parliaments, and subsequently the bands Parliament, and Funkadelic, collectively known as P-Funk. His regular nickname while he ...

(1940–2005), member of The Parliaments, Parliament, Funkadelic, and The Temptations *

Ray Dorset Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (g ...

(born 1946), British guitarist, singer, and founding member of

Mungo Jerry Mungo Jerry are a British rock band, formed by Ray Dorset in Ashford, Middlesex in 1970. Experiencing their greatest success in the early 1970s, with a changing lineup always fronted by Ray Dorset, the group's biggest hit was "In the Summertime ...

Ray Fisher (singer) Ray Galbraith Fisher (26 November 1940 – 31 August 2011) was a Scottish folk singer. ''The Scotsman'' has called her "perhaps the best-known Scots folksinger of her generation", and ''The Guardian'', "one of Britain's great interpreters of tradit ...

(1940–2011), Scottish folk singer *

Ray Griff John Raymond David Griff (April 22, 1940 – March 9, 2016) was a Canadian country music singer and songwriter, born in Vancouver and raised in Toronto. His songwriting credits reached over 2500 songs, many of which were recorded by Nashville's t ...

(1940–2016), Canadian country music singer-songwriter *

Ray Hedges Ray "Madman" Hedges is an English songwriter and record producer from Surrey, England who has had over 60 top 20 singles and albums including seven UK number-ones as producer and or writer with many on his own record labels. Career Hedges has b ...

, English songwriter and record producer *

Ray Heindorf Raymond John Heindorf (August 25, 1908 – February 3, 1980) was an American composer and songwriter who was noted for his work in film. Early life Born in Haverstraw, New York, Heindorf worked as a pianist in a movie house in Mechanicville in ...

(1908–1980), American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger * Ray Isaac (singer), Australian singer *

Ray LaMontagne Raymond Charles Jack LaMontagne (; born June 18, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. LaMontagne has released eight studio albums: ''Trouble'', ''Till the Sun Turns Black'', '' Gossip in the Grain'', ''God Willin' & the Creek Don' ...

(born 1973), American singer-songwriter * Ray Lewis, American rhythm and blues singer and member of

The Drifters The Drifters are several American doo-wop and R&B/Soul music, soul vocal groups. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, f ...

Ray Luzier Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gra ...

(born 1970), American drummer *

Ray Manzarek Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr. (né Manczarek; February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013) was an American keyboardist. He is best known as a member of the Doors, co-founding the band with singer and lyricist Jim Morrison in 1965. Manzarek was induct ...

(1939–2013), American musician, singer, producer, film director and author, best known as a founding member and keyboardist of The Doors *

Ray Martin (orchestra leader) Ray Martin (Raymond Stuart Martin; born Kurt Kohn and later anglicised his name) (11 October 1918 – 7 February 1988) was an Austrian-British orchestra leader. He was noted for his light music compositions. Allmusic journalist Bradley Torreano ...

(1918–1988), British-Austrian orchestra leader born Kurt Kohn *

Ray Parker Jr. Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song to the 1984 film '' Ghostbusters''. Previously, Parker achieved a US top-10 h ...

(born 1954), American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer *

Ray Pennington Ramon Daniel Pennington (December 22, 1933October 7, 2020) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for writing the song "I'm a Ramblin' Man", and for founding the independent Step One Records label. Ca ...

(1933–2020), American country music singer-songwriter *

Ray Peterson Ray Peterson (April 23, 1935 – January 25, 2005) was an American pop singer who is best remembered for singing "Tell Laura I Love Her". He also scored numerous other hits, including "Corrine, Corrina" which was composed especially for Co ...

(1939–2005), American pop singer *

Ray Price (musician) Noble Ray Price (January 12, 1926 – December 16, 2013) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone is regarded as among the best male voices of country music, and his innovations, such as propelli ...

(1926–2013), American country singer-songwriter and guitarist *

Ray Sawyer Ray Sawyer (February 1, 1937 – December 31, 2018) was an American percussionist and vocalist with the 1970s rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. Though primarily a backing vocalist and occasional percussionist on congas or maracas, he sang ...

(1937–2018), American singer, founding member of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show *

Ray Thomas Raymond Thomas (29 December 1941 – 4 January 2018) was an English multi-instrumentalist, flautist, singer, founding member and composer in the English progressive rock band the Moody Blues. His flute solo on the band's 1967 hit single "Night ...

(1941–2018), English flautist, singer-songwriter, founding member of The Moody Blues *

Ray Toro Raymond Toro (born July 15, 1977) is an American musician who serves as lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the band My Chemical Romance. Early life Toro was born July 15, 1977, in Kearny, New Jersey. He is of Puerto Rican-Portuguese herita ...

(born 1977), American rock guitarist

Sports

Ray Abruzzese Raymond Lewis Abruzzese Jr. (October 27, 1937 – August 22, 2011) was an American college and professional football player. Abruzzese was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A defensive back, he played college football at the University of A ...

(1937–2011), American college and football player * Ray Adduono (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player *

Ray Agnew Ray Mitchell Agnew Jr. (born December 9, 1967) is an American football executive and former player who is the assistant general manager for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He served as the director of pro personnel with ...

(born 1967), American National Football League player *

Ray Alexander (gridiron football) Vernest Raynard Alexander (born January 8, 1962) is a former gridiron football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos and Dallas Cowboys. He also played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for t ...

(born 1962), American National Football League and Canadian Football League player *

Ray Allen Walter Ray Allen Jr. (born July 20, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in ...

(born 1975), American National Basketball Association player *

Ray Allison Raymond Peter Allison (born March 4, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers and Philadelphia Flyers. Allison was born in Cranbrook, British Colum ...

(born 1959), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Ray Amm William Raymond Amm (10 December 1927 – 11 April 1955) was a Rhodesian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1951 to 1954. Amm was a six-time Grand Prix race winne ...

(1927–1955), Rhodesian motorcycle racer * Ray Amoo, Nigerian boxer of the 1970s and 1980s *

Ray Anderson (boxer) Ray Anderson (born August 31, 1944, in Anniston, Alabama) was a boxer in the light heavyweight division who fought from 1965 to 1977. Anderson became the first challenger to last fifteen rounds against Bob Foster for the world Light Heavyweight ti ...

(born 1944), American light heavyweight boxer *

Ray Austin (boxer) Ray Austin (born October 31, 1970) is an American professional boxer who challenged for the IBF and IBO heavyweight titles in 2007. Professional career Austin has drawn with other notable heavyweights Lance Whitaker, Larry Donald, and Sul ...

(born 1970), American boxer *

Ray Austin (American football) Raymond Demont Austin (born December 21, 1974) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League. He played college football at Tennessee and was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL Draft ...

(born 1974), American National Football League player *

Ray Bourque Raymond Jean Bourque (born December 28, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He holds records for most career goals, assists, and points by a defenceman in the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the James Norris Memorial ...

(born 1960), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Ray Brown (offensive lineman) Leonard Ray Brown Jr. (born December 12, 1962) is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL) He played as a guard for 20 season. He became a coach, last serving as the offensive line coach fo ...

(born 1962), American National Football League player *

Ray Brown (safety) Raymond Madison Brown (January 12, 1949 – October 26, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Texas State which is now known as West Texas ...

(born 1949), American National Football League player *

Ray Brown (American football, born 1936) Raymond Lloyd Brown (September 7, 1936 – December 25, 2017) was a professional American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Ole Miss Rebels football, Ole Miss Rebels, he was draf ...

, American National Football League quarterback *

Ray Brown (Negro leagues pitcher) Raymond Brown (February 23, 1908 – February 8, 1965) was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball, almost exclusively for the Homestead Grays. During his career, he was widely considered the best pitcher in the Negro leagues ...

(1908–1965), Negro league baseball pitcher *

Ray Brown (rugby league) Ray Brown (born 12 April 1957) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played club football in th ...

(born 1957), Australian rugby league footballer *

Ray Cillien Ray Cillien (June 26, 1939 – September 22, 1991) was a Boxing, boxer from Luxembourg. He was born in Esch-sur-Alzette. Cillien was member of the Luxembourgish Olympic team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. After a bye in the first round of ...

(1939–1991), Luxembourg boxer *

Ray Emery Raymond Robert Emery (''né'' Nichols; September 28, 1982 – July 15, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eleven seasons, between 2003 and 2015. Emery was chosen 99th over ...

(1982–2018), Canadian National Hockey League goaltender *

Ray Graves Samuel Ray Graves (December 31, 1918 – April 10, 2015) was an American college and professional American football, football player and college football coach. He was a native of Tennessee and a graduate of the University of Tennessee, where ...

(1918–2015), American college football and National Football League player and college football coach *

Ray Guy William Ray Guy (December 22, 1949 – November 3, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a punter for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Guy was a first-team All-American selection ...

(born 1949), American National Football League Hall-of-Fame punter *

Ray Hanken Raymond George Hanken (December 3, 1911 – November 29, 1980) was an American football end who played two seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at George Washington University and attended Sa ...

(1911–1980), American National Football League player *

Ray Harroun Ray Harroun (January 12, 1879 – January 19, 1968) was an American racecar driver and pioneering constructor most famous for winning the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911. He is the inventer of the open-wheel car. Biography He was born on Janua ...

(1879–1968), American racecar driver * Ray Isaac (American football), American football player *

Ray Illingworth Raymond Illingworth CBE (8 June 1932 – 25 December 2021) was an English cricketer, cricket commentator and administrator. , he was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in first-class cricket.Arnold, Peter ...

(1932–2021), British cricketer *

Ray Jauch Ray Jauch ( ; born February 11, 1938) is an American former gridiron football player and coach. He was head coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL), the United States Football League (USFL), and the Arena Football League. He won 127 regular ...

(born 1938), coach in the Canadian Football League, United States Football League and Arena Football League *

Ray Julian Raymond "Ray" Julian (born 23 August 1936) is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Leicestershire between 1953 and 1971. He continued in cricket after his playing days were over by standing as an umpire in f ...

(born 1936), English cricketer *

Ray Lazdins Ray Lazdins is a retired discus thrower from Canada, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1988 (Seoul, South Korea). He is a nine-time National champions discus throw (m ...

(born 1964), Canadian discus thrower *

Sugar Ray Leonard Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed professiona ...

(born 1956), American boxer *

Ray Lewis Raymond Anthony Lewis Jr. (born May 15, 1975) is an American former professional American football, football player who played as a Linebacker#Middle linebacker, middle linebacker with the Baltimore Ravens for his entire 17-year career in th ...

(born 1975), American National Football League player *

Ray Lewis (referee) Ray Lewis (born 30 March 1944) is a former referee in the Football League, Premier League and at FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ...

(born 1944), English association football referee *

Ray Lewis (sprinter) Raymond Gray Lewis, CM (October 8, 1910 – November 15, 2003) was a Canadian track and field athlete, and the first Canadian-born black Olympic medalist. The descendant of African-American slaves, he was born and died in Hamilton, Ontario. ...

(1910–2003), Canadian track-and-field sprinter *

Ray Mabbutt Raymond William Mabbutt (13 March 1936 – 31 October 2016) was an English footballer, the father of former players Gary Mabbutt and Kevin Mabbutt. Mabbutt played for Oxford City, Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professi ...

(1936–2016), English footballer *

Ray Martin (baseball) Raymond Joseph Martin (March 13, 1925 – March 7, 2013) was a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played three seasons with the Boston Braves in 1943 and 1947 to 1948. Marin served with the military police in the United States Army i ...

(1925–2013), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Ray Martin (English footballer) Raymond Barry Martin (born 23 January 1945) is an English former professional footballer born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, who played as a full back. He spent most of his professional career in England with Birmingham City, where he played ...

(born 1945), English footballer *

Ray Martin (pool player) Ray Martin (born 1936) is an American professional pool player, nicknamed "Cool Cat". He acquired his nickname when he calmly won a world title in 1971 in California when during the event an earthquake was in progress. Professional career He he ...

(born 1936), American pool player *

Ray Nitschke Raymond Ernest Nitschke (December 29, 1936 – March 8, 1998) was a professional American football middle linebacker who spent his entire 15-year National Football League (NFL) career with the in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in , he was the a ...

(1936–1998), American Hall-of-Fame National Football League player *

Ray Perkins Walter Ray Perkins (November 6, 1941 – December 9, 2020) was an American football coach and player. He played as a wide receiver for the University of Alabama and Baltimore Colts. He later worked as a football coach for 28 years, including sti ...

(1941–2020), American football player and coach *

Ray Price (cricketer) Raymond William Price (born 12 June 1976) is a former Zimbabwean international cricketer. He bowls left-arm orthodox spin. He is the nephew of the renowned Zimbabwean golfer Nick Price. Early life Price was born two months prematurely and contra ...

(born 1976), Zimbabwean cricketer *

Ray Price (motorcyclist) Ray Price (June 25, 1937 – December 16, 2015) was an American motorcycle drag racer and is credited as the "Father of the Funnybike". He was also a renowned designer, engineer and the first drag racer to be sponsored by Harley-Davidson. He also ...

(1937–2015), American motorcycle drag racer, designer and engineer *

Ray Price (rugby) Raymond Alan Price (born 4 March 1953) is an Australian former dual-code international rugby union and rugby league footballer. He was nicknamed “Mr Perpetual Motion” for his hard, intimidating style of play in league at lock forward. Pri ...

(born 1953), Australian rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s * Raymell

Ray Rice Raymell Mourice Rice (born January 22, 1987) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. He played college football at Rutgers, where he received first-t ...

(born 1987), American National Football League player *

Sugar Ray Robinson Walker Smith Jr. (May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989), better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is often regarded ...

(1921–1989), American Hall-of-Fame boxer born Walker Smith Jr. *

Ray Sefo Ray Sefo (born 15 February 1971) is a New Zealand fight promoter and retired kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent. He was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Runner Up, is a six-time Muay Thai World Champion, and was an eig ...

(born 1971), New Zealand fight promoter and retired kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent *

Ray Tesser Raymond Charles Tesser (June 2, 1912 – November 2, 1982) was an American football player who played two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League. He played college football at Carnegie Mellon University. Early ...

(1912–1982), American National Football League player * Ray Voltz, American soccer goalkeeper *

Ray Wallace (footballer) Raymond George Wallace (born 2 October 1969 in Lewisham) is an English former association football, footballer who played in the Football League and Premier League for Southampton F.C., Southampton, Leeds United F.C., Leeds United, Swansea Cit ...

(born 1969), English footballer *

Ray Wells Raymond Eugene Wells (born August 20, 1980) is a former American football linebacker who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Ar ...

(born 1980), American National Football League player *

Ray Whitney (ice hockey) Raymond D. Whitney (born May 8, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was given the nickname "The Wizard" for his passing and playmaking skills. Whitney is considered to have been one of ...

(born 1972), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Ray Wilkins Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gra ...

(born 1956), British footballer and football coach * Ray Witter (1896–1983), American football player

Film and TV

Ray Abruzzo Ray Abruzzo (born August 12, 1954) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Little Carmine Lupertazzi in ''The Sopranos'', Detective Michael McGuire in ''The Practice'' (1998-2004), and Tony Giuliano in ''Night Court'' (1989-1991). ...

(born 1954), American actor *

Ray Aghayan Gorgen Ray Aghayan (July 28, 1928 – October 10, 2011) was an American fashion designer and costume designer for the United States film industry. He won an Emmy Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for his costume design. From the earl ...

(1928–2011), Iranian-American costume designer in the film industry *

Ray Alan Ray Alan (18 September 1930 – 24 May 2010) was an English ventriloquist and television entertainer from the 1950s until the 1980s. He was associated primarily with the dummies Lord Charles and Ali Kat and later with the puppets Tich and Quack ...

(1930–2010), English ventriloquist and television entertainer *

Ray Austin (director) Raymond Austin is an English television and film director, television writer and producer, and former stunt performer and actor who has worked in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Career Austin started his career as a stunt pe ...

(born 1932), British television director *

Ray Bolger Raymond Wallace Bolger (January 10, 1904 – January 15, 1987) was an American actor, dancer, singer, vaudevillian and stage performer (particularly musical theatre) who started in the silent-film era. Bolger was a major Broadway performer in ...

(1904–1987), American actor, singer and dancer born Raymond Bulcao *

Ray Boyle Raymond Cornelius Boyle (June 28, 1923 – January 6, 2022), also known as Ray Boyle and Dirk London, was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Morgan Earp in the American western television series ''The Li ...

(1923–2022), American film and television actor *

Ray Cokes Ray Cokes (born Raymond Christopher Cokes on 24 February 1958) is an English television presenter. Career Early life Ray's father was an officer in the Royal Navy, who was stationed at various navy bases around the world. When Ray was 15 the ...

(born 1958), English television presenter and video jockey *

Ray Combs Raymond Neil Combs Jr. (April 3, 1956 – June 2, 1996) was an American actor, comedian and game show host. Combs began his professional career in the late 1970s. His popularity on the stand-up circuit led to him being signed as the second host o ...

(1956–1996), American comedian, actor and game show host * Ray Fisher (born 1987), American actor, known for his role as

Cyborg A cyborg ()—a portmanteau of ''cybernetic'' and ''organism''—is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline.

in the DCEU *

Ray Gallardo Ray Gallardo is an American film director and cinematographer known for his direction of ''Cafe Con Leche'', ''Callejero'', ''Above the Tin'', ''Entrenched: Prologue'' and his cinematography in ''Friend of the World'' and '' The Fifth of Novembe ...

, American film director and cinematographer *

Ray Girardin Raymond George Girardin Jr. (January 23, 1935 – February 28, 2019) was an American film, stage, and television actor. Life and career Girardin was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts. After graduating from Wakefield High School he joined the ...

(1935–2019), American film, stage, and television actor *

Ray June Ray June, A.S.C. (March 27, 1895 – May 26, 1958) was an American cinematographer during the early and classical Hollywood cinema. His best-known films are ''Babes in Arms'' and ''Funny Face''. June attended Columbia University but did not gradu ...

(1895–1958), American cinematographer *

Ray Kellogg (actor) Ray Kellogg (November 12, 1919 – September 26, 1981) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of Deputy Ollie in the American western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp''. Kellogg was bo ...

(1919–1981), American film and television actor *

Ray Liotta Raymond Allen Liotta (; December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Shoeless Joe Jackson in ''Field of Dreams'' (1989) and Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's ''Goodfellas'' (1990). He was a Primeti ...

(1954–2022), American film actor *

Ray MacDonald Ray MacDonald ( th, เรย์ แมคโดนัลด์; born May 21, 1977) is a Thai actor, adventurer, television presenter and host. He won Best Actor awards at the Thailand National Film Association Awards in 1997 and 1998 for his rol ...

(born 1977), Thai actor, adventurer and television presenter *

Ray Martin (television presenter) Raymond George Martin Order of Australia, AM (né Grace, 20 December 1944) is an Australian television journalist and entertainment personality. Having won the Gold Logie five times, he is the most awarded star of Australian television, along w ...

(born 1944), Australian television presenter *

Ray Mears Raymond Paul Mears (born 7 February 1964) is a British woodsman, instructor, businessman, author and TV presenter. His TV appearances cover bushcraft and survival techniques. He is best known for the TV series ''Ray Mears' Bushcraft'', ''Ray ...

(born 1964), British TV personality and survival specialist *

Ray Milland Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh-American actor and film director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985. He is remembered for his Academy Award and Cannes Film Festival Award-winning ...

(1907-1986), Welsh-American actor and film director *

Ray Park Raymond Park (born 23 August 1974) is a Scottish actor and stuntman. He is best known for physically portraying Darth Maul in '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' and '' Solo: A Star Wars Story'', along with a motion capture performa ...

(born 1974), Scottish actor and martial artist *

Ray Porter Raymond Porter is an American actor and audiobook narrator who is most widely known for portraying the DC Comics villain Darkseid in ''Zack Snyder's Justice League''. Career After appearing in many television shows, he gained attention when h ...

, American actor *

Ray Quinn Raymond Arthur Quinn (born 25 August 1988) is an English actor, singer, dancer and carpet layer. He is best known for his role as Anthony Murray in ''Brookside'' from 2000 to 2003. He achieved more public recognition when he auditioned for the ...

(born 1988), English actor *

Ray Reyes Ray Reyes León (March 13, 1970 – April 30, 2021) was a Puerto Rican singer who was a member of the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. Career He was born in New York City and was raised in Levittown, a neighborhood in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. He b ...

(1970–2021), Filipino-American singer and actor *

Ray Romano Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Ray Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', for which he received an Emmy Award, and as the ...

(born 1957), American actor, comedian and screenwriter *

Ray Stark Raymond Otto Stark (October 3, 1915 – January 17, 2004) was one of the most successful and prolific independent film producers in postwar Hollywood. Stark's background as a literary and theatrical agent prepared him to produce some of the most ...

(1915–2004), independent film producer *

Ray Stevens Harold Ray Ragsdale (born January 24, 1939), known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian, known for his Grammy-winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty", as well as novelty ...

(born 1939), American country- and pop singer-songwriter and comedian *

Ray Stevenson George Raymond Stevenson (born 25 May 1964) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He is known for playing Dagonet in the film ''King Arthur'' (2004) and Titus Pullo in the BBC/HBO television series ''Rome'' (2005–2007). He has portrayed two Marv ...

(born 1964), Northern Irish actor * Herman Raymond Walston (1914–2001), American character actor *

Ray Winstone Raymond Andrew Winstone (; born 19 February 1957) is an English television, stage and film actor with a career spanning five decades. Having worked with many prominent directors, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, Winstone is perha ...

(born 1957), British actor, notable for parts in gangster films *

Ray Wise Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Leland Palmer in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), Vice President Hal Gardner i ...

(born 1947), American actor

Business

Ray Anderson (entrepreneur) Ray C. Anderson (July 28, 1934 – August 8, 2011) was founder and chairman of Interface Inc., one of the world's largest manufacturers of modular carpet for commercial and residential applications and a leading producer of commercial broadloom ...

(1934–2011), founder and chairman of Interface Inc. *

Ray Davis (businessman) Ray C. Davis is an American businessman. He served as the co-chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman for Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) and chairman of Energy Transfer Equity (ETE). He is co-owner and co-chairman of the Texas Rangers of Major ...

, American billionaire businessman, chief executive officer of Energy Transfer Partners and owner of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball *

Ray Kroc Raymond Albert Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American businessman. He purchased the fast food company McDonald's in 1961 and was its CEO from 1967 to 1973. Kroc is credited with the global expansion of McDonald's, turnin ...

(1902–1984), American businessman and philanthropist who built up the McDonald's Corporation

Academia

Ray Allen Billington Ray Allen Billington (September 28, 1903 in Bay City, Michigan - March 7, 1981 in San Marino, California) was an American historian focusing his work on the history of the American frontier and the American West, becoming one of the leading defend ...

(1903–1981), American historian *

Ray Blanchard Ray Milton Blanchard ( ; born October 9, 1945) is an American-Canadian sexologist, best known for his research studies on transsexualism, pedophilia and sexual orientation. He found that men with more older brothers are more likely to be gay tha ...

(born 1945), American-Canadian sexologist *

Ray Hyman Ray Hyman (born June 23, 1928) is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, and a noted critic of parapsychology. Hyman, along with James Randi, Martin Gardner and Paul Kurtz, is one of the founders of the ...

(born 1928), American Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Oregon, author, magician and critic of parapsychology *

Ray Kurzweil Raymond Kurzweil ( ; born February 12, 1948) is an American computer scientist, author, inventor, and futurist. He is involved in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and e ...

(born 1948), American author, computer scientist, inventor and futurist

Writing and journalism

Ray Anderson (journalist) Ray Anderson is an American journalist who worked at ''The New York Times'' as a foreign correspondent. He is also a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Journalism. Life and education Anderson joined the N ...

, American reporter for ''The New York Times'' *

Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas Bradbury (; August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of modes, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and r ...

(1920–2012), American fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery writer *

Ray Galton Raymond Percy Galton (17 July 1930 – 5 October 2018) was an English radio and television scriptwriter, best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Alan Simpson. Together they devised and wrote 1950s and 60s BBC sitco ...

(1930–2020), British scriptwriter *

Ray Marcano Ray Marcano is an American journalist, music critic, and musician known for his work as a medical reporter, and later a music critic, for the ''Dayton Daily News'' in the 1980s and 1990s. In 2000, he became president of the Society of Professional ...

, American medical reporter and music critic *

(born 1944), Australian journalist

Other

Raymond Affleck Raymond Tait (Ray) Affleck (20 November 1922 – 16 March 1989) was a Canadian architect. He was born on 20 November 1922 in Penticton, British Columbia. He died in Montreal on 16 March 1989.Ray Brown (designer) Ray Brown (born 27 September 1959) is an Australian tailor and clothing designer. He has designed custom clothing for numerous celebrity rock musicians, and operates his own brand for stage wear, ''It's a Ray!'' Early life Brown was born in ...

(born 1959), Australian clothing designer *

Ray Comfort Ray Comfort (born 5 December 1949) is a New Zealand-born Christian minister and Evangelism, evangelist who lives in the United States. Comfort started Living Waters Publications, as well as the ministry ''The Way of the Master'', in Bellflower, ...

(born 1949), New Zealand-born Christian minister and evangelist *

Raymond G. Davis Raymond Gilbert Davis (January 13, 1915 – September 3, 2003) was a United States Marine Corps four-star-general who had served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Davis was decorated several times, he was awarded the Navy Cr ...

(1915–2003), US four-star general and recipient of the Medal of Honor *

Ray Eames Ray-Bernice Alexandra Kaiser Eames (née Kaiser; December 15, 1912 – August 21, 1988) was an American artist and designer who worked in a variety of media. In creative partnership with her husband Charles Eames and The Eames Office, she was ...

(1912–1988), American artist, designer and filmmaker *

Ray Johnson Raymond Edward "Ray" Johnson (October 16, 1927 – January 13, 1995) was an American artist. Known primarily as a collagist and correspondence artist, he was a seminal figure in the history of Neo-Dada and early Pop art and was described as

(1927–1995), American artist * Ray Jones (chaplain) (born 1934), Anglican priest *

Ray Lewis (youth worker) Ray Arthur Lewis is a Guyana-born youth worker in the United Kingdom and a former Deputy Mayor of London. Career Ray Lewis is founder and director of Eastside Young Leaders' Academy, a youth leadership development organisation based in the Newham ...

(born 1963), Guyanese-born youth worker and former deputy mayor of London *

Ray Navarro Raymond Robert Navarro (November 6, 1964November 9, 1990) was an American video artist, filmmaker, and HIV/AIDS activist. Navarro was an active member of ACT UP and a founder of Diva TV (video collective), Diva TV. His activism was featured in the ...

(1964–1990), American artist, filmmaker, and HIV/AIDS activist *

Ray William Johnson Ray William Johnson is an American internet celebrity best known for his eponymous YouTube channel and his web series on that channel, ''Equals Three''. In 2013, the channel surpassed 10 million subscribers and had over 2 billion views, making ...

(born 1981), American YouTube comedian

Fictional characters

* Ray (''The Promised Neverland''), a main character in the manga series ''The Promised Neverland'' * Ray Molina, from Netflix's ''

Julie and the Phantoms ''Julie and the Phantoms'' is an American musical comedy-drama streaming television series created by Dan Cross and David Hoge that was released via streaming on Netflix on September 10, 2020. The series is based on the Brazilian television serie ...

'' * Ray Machowski, a character in the ''

Grand Theft Auto III ''Grand Theft Auto III'' is a 2001 action-adventure game developed by DMA Design and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third main entry in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 1999's ''Grand Theft Auto 2'', and the fifth instalment o ...

'' and also appeared in ''

Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories ''Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories'' is an action-adventure game developed in a collaboration between Rockstar Leeds and Rockstar North, and published by Rockstar Games. The ninth installment in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, it was ...