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Torrey is a unisex given name, also used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:


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Torrey Butler Torrey Butler (born October 25, 1980) is an American expatriate professional basketball player. He has played in Ireland and in Austria. Butler played college basketball at Coastal Carolina University and was named the Big South Conference Men's B ...
(born 1980), American basketball player *
Torrey C. Brown Torrey C. Brown (February 28, 1937 – April 20, 2014) was an American politician who served in the Maryland House of Delegates and was the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Background Brown was born in Chicago, Illinois ...
(1937-2014), American politician *
Torrey Carter Torrey Carter (nicknamed T.C.) (born April 15, 1980) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer. He gained popularity after signing to Missy Elliott's The Goldmind Inc. as the first male artist under the label. There, he began recording for hi ...
(born 1980), American R&B singer *
Torrey Craig Torrey Craig (born December 19, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Upstate Spartans, where he was named an honorable ment ...
(born 1990), American basketball player * Torrey Davis (born 1988), American football player *
Torrey DeVitto Torrey Joël DeVitto (born June 8, 1984) is an American actress and former fashion model. Her first starring role was as Karen Kerr on the ABC Family drama series '' Beautiful People'' (2005–2006). She followed this up with recurring roles as ...
(born 1984), American actress, musician and former fashion model * Torrey Folk (born 1973), American rower *
Torrey Johnson Torrey Maynard Johnson (March 15, 1909 – May 15, 2002) was a Chicago Baptist who is best remembered as the founder of Youth for Christ in 1944. For a time Johnson had his own local radio program called "Songs in the Night" which he later turne ...
(1909-2002), Chicago Baptist * Torrey Loomis (born 1974), American filmmaker * Torrey Mitchell (born 1985), Canadian hockey player * Torrey Mosvold (1910-1995), Norwegian shipowner * Torrey Salter (born 1988), American singer *
Torrey Smith Torrey may refer to: * Torrey (name), including a list of people with the name * Torrey, Utah * Torrey, New York See also * , a supertanker wrecked off Cornwall in 1967 * Torrey pine * Torrey Pines High School * Torrey Pines Golf Course * Torr ...
(born 1989), American football wide receiver * Torrey E. Wales (born 1820), American politician *
Torrey Ward Torrey Ward (July 7, 1978 – April 7, 2015) was an American assistant coach of men's college basketball. An undrafted 6'3" (1.90 m) guard from the University of Alabama-Birmingham, Ward played professionally in China for several years before s ...
(1978-2015), American basketball coach *
Torrey Westrom Torrey Westrom (born March 27, 1973) is an American businessman and politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A Republican, he represents District 12, which includes all or parts of Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Tra ...
(born 1973), Minnesota senator


Surname

* Brandon Torrey (b. 1983), American football coach and former player *
Charles Cutler Torrey Charles Cutler Torrey (20 December 1863 – 12 November 1956) was an American historian, archaeologist and scholar. He is known for, presenting through his books, manuscript evidence supporting alternate views on the origins of Christian and Isla ...
(1863–1956), American ancient historian and archaeologist *
Charles Turner Torrey Charles Turner Torrey (November 21, 1813 – May 9, 1846) was a leading American Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist. Although largely lost to historians until recently, Torrey pushed the abolitionist movement to more political and ...
(1813-1846), American abolitionist * DeAndre Torrey, (b. 1998), American football player * E. Fuller Torrey (b. 1937), American psychiatrist and researcher *
Trisha Torrey Trisha Torrey is an American advocate of patient empowerment and patient advocacy. Torrey became an activist after she was misdiagnosed with a rare form of cancer. While scrutinizing her own medical records, she found an error and avoided unneces ...
(b. 1951), American author *
George Burroughs Torrey George Burroughs Torrey (1863–1942) was an American painter, best known for his portraits. He has been called the "painter of presidents", because he painted portraits of Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Herbert Hoover. Biography He ...
(1863–1942), American painter *
George Safford Torrey George Safford Torrey (1891 – 1977) was an American botanist who taught at the University of Connecticut for forty-one years (1915-1956) and chaired the botany department for twenty-four of those years (1929-1953). Dedicated in 1980, UConn's G ...
(1891–1977), American botanist and educator * Gordon H. Torrey (1919-1995), Philatelist of Maryland *
John Torrey John Torrey (August 15, 1796 – March 10, 1873) was an American botany, botanist, chemist, and physician. Throughout much of his career, he was a teacher of chemistry, often at multiple universities, while he also pursued botanical work, focus ...
(1796–1873), American botanist *
Justin Torrey Justin Torrey (born January 3, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the World Series of Fighting. A professional competitor since 2003, he has formerly competed for Bellator. Background ...
(b. 1983), American mixed martial artist * Marjorie Torrey (b. 1899), American illustrator and writer *
Mary N. Torrey Mary Newton Torrey (February 2, 1910 - January 7, 1998) was an American mathematical statistician and quality control specialist for Bell Laboratories. With Harold F. Dodge at Bell Labs, she was an early contributor to the theory of acceptance ...
(b. 1910), American statistician and quality control expert *
Raymond H. Torrey Raymond Hezekiah Torrey (July 15, 1880 – July 15, 1938) was the author of weekly column (newspaper), columns, ''Outings'' and ''The Long Brown Path'' in the ''New York Evening Post'' in the 1920s and 1930s. The column played a major role i ...
(1880–1938), American outdoorsman *
Return Torrey Return Delos Torrey (March 24, 1835 – November 2, 1893) was an American miller from Oshkosh, Wisconsin who spent one two-year term (1877–1878) as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from the 19th District ( Winnebago County).'Proceedi ...
, American politician *
R. A. Torrey Reuben Archer Torrey (28 January 1856 – 26 October 1928) was an American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer. He aligned with Keswick theology. Biography Torrey was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, the son of a banker. He graduated from ...
(1856–1928), American evangelist


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Torey Torey is a given name, nickname and surname. Notable people with this name include the following: Given name * Torey Adamcik (born 1990), Perpetrator of the murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart * Torey Defalco (born 1997), American volleyball player * T ...
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Torre (name) Torre is an Italian and Spanish surname meaning "tower". Notable people with the surname include: Surname *Arath de la Torre, Mexican actor *Carlos María de la Torre, Cardinal of Ecuador * Carlos Torre Repetto (1905–1978), chess grandmaster from ...
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