'Wray is a surname which may refer to: The surname Wray is most common in the United States, England, Canada and Australia.

Titles

* The

Wray baronets There have been two Wray Baronetcies, both created in the Baronetage of England. The first was created on 25 November 1611 for William Wray of Glentworth, Lincolnshire, and became extinct upon the death of the 15th Baronet in 1809. The second w ...

, two extinct titles in the Baronetage of England, including lists of titleholders

Persons

* Albert A. Wray (1858–1924), New York politician and lawyer *

Arthur Wray Arthur Henry Wray (September 13, 1906 – December 1, 1993) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1952. He first sat with the governing Social Credit cau ...

(1906-1993), Canadian politician * Bill Wray (born 1956), American cartoonist and landscape painter * Bill Wray (composer), American musician, composer and producer * Chester B. Wray (1923-2006), California politician * Christopher Wray (disambiguation) *

Daniel Wray Daniel Wray (28 November 1701 – 29 December 1783) was an English antiquary and Fellow of the Royal Society. Life Born on 28 November 1701 in the parish of St. Botolph, Aldersgate, he was the youngest child of Sir Daniel Wray (died 1719), a Lo ...

(1701–1783), English antiquary and Fellow of the Royal Society *

Edward Wray Edward Wray (1589 - 21 March 1658) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1625. Early life Wray was the third son of Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth and was baptised at Louth, Lincolnshire on 9 Nov ...

(1589-1658), English courtier and politician *

Emma Wray Emma Wray (born Gillian Elizabeth Wray, 22 March 1965 in Birkenhead (Cheshire, now Merseyside) is an English television actress. She attended the Merseyside Council-funded Glenda Jackson Theatre whilst still at Park High School in Birkenhead; she ...

(born 1965), English actress * Fawcet Wray (1873-1932), British naval officer *

Fay Wray Vina Fay Wray (September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian/American actress best known for starring as Ann Darrow in the 1933 film ''King Kong''. Through an acting career that spanned nearly six decades, Wray attained international r ...

(1907–2004), Canadian–American actress best known for her starring role in the film ''King Kong'' *

Collin Raye Floyd Elliot Wray (born August 22, 1960) is an American country music singer, known professionally as Collin Raye, and previously as Bubba Wray. Under the latter name, he recorded as a member of the band The Wrays between 1983 and 1987. He made ...

(born Floyd Elliot Wray, born 1960), American country singer-songwriter * Harmon Wray (c. 1947–2007), American prison reformer, human rights and death penalty activist * Henry Wray (1826-1900), British Army lieutenant-general and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey *

Jimmy Wray James Aloysius Joseph Patrick Gabriel WrayAaron Goldstei"Jimmy Wray, R.I.P.", ''The American Spectator'', 25 May 2013. (28 April 1935 – 25 May 2013) was a Scottish politician and Labour Member of Parliament for Glasgow Baillieston and Glas ...

(born 1938), Scottish politician * John Wray (politician) (born 1971), Texas House of Representatives * Jon Wray (born 1970), English rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s * Larry Randall Wray, professor of

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University of Missouri-Kansas City A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

* Leonora Wray (1886-1979), Australian golfer often referred to as the "mother" of Australian golf * Link Wray (1929–2005), American rock and roll musician * Lud Wray (1894–1967), American football player and coach, and co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles team *

Lyliana Wray Lyliana Wray (born December 30, 2004 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress who began her career with Marvista's 2015 film ''Girl Missing'' and has since gone on to appear in Paramount's 2016 film ''Maximum Ride,'' ABC's ''Black-ish,' ...

(born 2002), American actress * Margaret Jane Wray (born 1963), American operatic soprano * Martha Wray (1739-1788), English medical manufacturer * Mia Wray (born 1995), Australian pop singer-songwriter * Michael H. Wray (born 1967), North Carolina politician * Naomi Wray, Australian geneticist *

Nicole Wray Nicole Monique Wray (born May 2, 1979), also known as Lady Wray, is an American singer and songwriter. Her 1998 debut single "Make It Hot" was certified gold. Early life Nicole Monique Wray was born on May 2, 1979, in Salinas, California, to ...

(born 1981), American R&B singer and songwriter * Scotty Wray (died 2022), American country singer-songwriter * Taylor Wray (born 1981), Canadian lacrosse player * Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Ashby (1625–1669), English politician * Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth (1555–1617), English politician *

William Fitzwater Wray William Fitzwater Wray (1869''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915'' – 16 December 1938),''The Bicycle'', UK, 13 December 1944, p3 who wrote under the pseudonym Kuklos, was a British journalist who was one of the most wide ...

(d. 1938), cycling journalist *

William Wray (artist) William York Wray (born March 24, 1956), known professionally as Bill Wray, is an American cartoonist, animator and landscape painter widely known for his contributions to '' Mad'' and ''The Ren & Stimpy Show,''William Wray (politician) (1876–1946), American politician in the state of Washington

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