Corey is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a masculine version of name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess

Persephone In ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion, religion, Persephone ( ; , classical pronunciation: ), also called Kore ( ; ) or Cora, is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the Greek underworld, underworld afte ...

. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word ''coire'', which means "in a cauldron" or "in a hollow". As a surname, it has a number of possible derivations, including an Old Norse personal name '' Kori'' of uncertain meaning, which is found in Scandinavia and England, often meaning curly haired. As an Irish surname it comes from Ó Comhraidhe (descendant of Comhraidheh). Notable people or fictional characters named Corey include:

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Corey Adam Corey Adam is an American stand-up comedian from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has released three comedy albums on Stand Up! Records, including 2018's ''Jokes''. Personal life Adam was born Corey Adam Allegrezza in Hibbing, Minnesota. Adam began ...

(born 1981), American stand-up comedian * Corey Adams (born 1962), Australian rugby player * Corey Adamson (born 1992), Australian baseball and Australian rules football player *

Corey Allan Corey Allan (born 19 April 1998) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Cante ...

(born 1998), Australian rugby player *

Corey Allen Corey Allen (born Alan Cohen; June 29, 1934 – June 27, 2010) was an American film and television director, writer, producer, and actor. He began his career as an actor but eventually became a television director. He is best known for playing ...

(1934–2010), American film and television director * Corey Anderson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Corey Arnold Corey Arnold (born March 25, 1976) is an American fine art, documentary, and commercial photographer and commercial fisherman, based in Portland, Oregon. His work explores man's relationship with the natural world, animals, and environmental is ...

(born 1976), American photographer *

Corey Ashe Corey Alan Ashe (born March 14, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player. He played 10 seasons in Major League Soccer, mostly with the Houston Dynamo, but also with Orlando City SC and Columbus Crew SC. Originally a wide midfiel ...

(born 1986), American soccer player

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Corey Baird Corey Jacob Baird (born January 30, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati. Career Youth Baird, from Escondido, California, 20 miles from San Diego, began his yout ...

(born 1996), American soccer player *

Corey Baker (baseball) Corey A. Baker (; born November 23, 1989) is an Israeli-American former professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, and a former video replay coordinator for the Minnesota Twins.Corey Baker (choreographer) Corey Baker (born 6 June 1990) is a New Zealand creative director, choreographer, filmmaker and former dancer. Early life Baker was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 6 June 1990. He grew up in Hornby and attended Yaldhurst School. In his ...

, New Zealand choreographer *

Corey Ballentine Corey Ballentine (born April 13, 1996) is a Jamaican-American professional football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washburn Ichabods, and was selected by the New Yor ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Corey Beaulieu Corey King Beaulieu (born November 22, 1983) is an American musician best known as the guitarist of the heavy metal band Trivium. At live shows, he also performs backing and, sometimes, lead screaming vocals. Early life Born in Dover-Foxcro ...

(born 1983), American guitar player *

Corey Beck Corey Laveon Beck (born May 27, 1971) is an American former basketball player. Beck played for the Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons while in the NBA. He played college basketball for South Plains College and the Arkansas Razorbacks. College ...

(born 1971), American basketball player *

Corey Bell Corey Bell (born 24 January 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League (AFL). One of the smallest footballers to play in the AFL, Bell was a rover for Southport when he wa ...

(born 1973), Australian rules footballer *

Corey Benjamin Corey Dwight Benjamin (born February 24, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 1998 to 2003. He graduated from Fontana High School in Fontana, California, then played college basketball for Oreg ...

(born 1978), American basketball player *

Corey Black Corey A. Black (born January 11, 1969, in Westminster, California) is a retired Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Early life and career Born in Westminster, California, Black won his first race as a professional apprentice ...

(born 1969), American jockey *

Corey Bojorquez Corey Bojorquez ( ; born September 13, 1996) is an American professional football punter for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cerritos College before transferring to New Mexico, and signe ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Corey Bradford Corey Lamon Bradford (born December 8, 1975) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played for the Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, and Detroit Lions.

(born 1975), American football player *

Corey Bramlet Corey Bramlet (born January 17, 1983) is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Wyoming. Bramlet has also played for the Amsterdam Admir ...

(born 1983), American football player * Corey Loog Brennan (born 1959), guitarist, songwriter, and academic *

Corey Brewer Corey Wayne Brewer (born March 5, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who serves as an assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, winning back-to-back NCAA national c ...

(born 1986), American basketball player * Corey Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Corey Brunish, American singer and actor *

Corey Burton Corey Burton is an American voice actor. He is the current voice of Captain Hook, Ludwig Von Drake and others for The Walt Disney Company, Shockwave on '' The Transformers'', Brainiac in the DC Animated Universe, Count Dooku and Cad Bane in ...

(born 1955), American voice actor

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* Corey Cadby (born 1995), Australian professional darts player *

Corey Carrier Corey Thomas Carrier (born August 20, 1980) is an American former child actor, also known as just "Core". He is best known as playing Indiana Jones, aged 8–10, in ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles''. Carrier was born in Middleborough, Mass ...

(born 1980), American actor *

Corey Cerovsek Corey Cerovsek (born 24 April 1972) is a Canadian violinist, pianist, and mathematician. At age 12, he was the youngest student to receive a gold medal from the Royal Conservatory of Music. In 1992, Cerovsek was the recipient of the Virginia-Par ...

(born 1972), Canadian violinist and mathematician * Corey Chavous (born 1976), American football player *

Corey Clark Corey Delaney Clark (born July 13, 1980) is an American singer. He is known for his highly publicized disqualification from the second season of ''American Idol'' and later allegations of a sexual relationship with then-''Idol'' judge Paula Ab ...

(born 1980), American singer * Corey Clement (born 1994), American football player *

Corey Cogdell Corey Cogdell (born September 2, 1986) is an American trapshooter. She is a two-time Olympic bronze medal winner in the Women's Trap; at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics. She has won eight ISSF World Cup medals and a bronze ...

(born 1986), American trapshooter *

Corey Coleman Corey Defians Coleman (born July 6, 1994) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 6 seasons. He is currently the assistant wide receivers coach for TCU. He played college fo ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Corey Collins Below are some of the minor-league baseball players in the New York Mets organization. Players Matthew Allan Matthew Bruce Allan (born April 17, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization. Allan atten ...

(born 2001), American football player * Corey Collymore (born 1977), West Indies cricketer *

Corey Conners Corey Michael Conners (born January 6, 1992) is a Canadian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Conners has also played on the PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamérica and the Web.com Tour. Amateur career Conners was raised ...

(born 1992), Canadian golfer * Corey Corbin (born 1969), American politician *

Corey Cott Corey Michael Cott (born March 30, 1990) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Jack Kelly in the Broadway musical ''Newsies,'' replacing Jeremy Jordan, and for originating the role of Donny Novitski in the Broadway music ...

(born 1990), American actor and singer *

Corey Crawford Corey Crawford (born December 31, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Nicknamed "Crow" by teammates and fans, he played his entire professional career with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL), w ...

(born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player * Corey Croom (born 1971), American football player * Corey Crowder (born 1969), American basketball player

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* Corey Davis (disambiguation), multiple people *

Corey DeAngelis Corey A. DeAngelis is an American right-wing political activist and former adult film actor. He describes himself as an advocate for school choice. In 2024, he released a non-fiction book on school choice, titled ''The Parent Revolution.'' Educa ...

, American right-wing political activist *

Corey Deuel Corey Deuel (born November 20, 1977) is an American professional Pool (cue sports), pool player from West Jefferson, Ohio. Nicknamed "Prince of Pool", he won the US Open Nine-ball Championship in 2001, and has won many other major titles. In Janu ...

(born 1977), American professional pocket billiards player *

Corey Dickerson McKenzie Corey Dickerson (born May 22, 1989) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies (2013–2015), Tampa Bay Rays (2016–2017), Pittsburgh Pirates (2018–2019 ...

(born 1989), American baseball player *

Corey Dillon Corey James Dillon (born October 24, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots. He played college fo ...

(born 1974), American football player * Corey Domachowski (born 1996), Welsh rugby union player *

Corey Duffel William Corey Duffel (born April 11, 1984) known as Corey Duffel, is a professional skateboarder from Walnut Creek, California. Duffel's sponsors include Converse, Venture Trucks, Mob Grip, Orbs Wheels, Metro Skateboard Shop, Armourdillo, ''C ...

(born 1984), American professional skateboarder

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* Corey Edwards (born 1983), Barbadian cricketer * Corey Elkins (born 1985), American ice hockey player * Corey Ellis (born 1996), Australian rules footballer *

Corey Enright Corey Enright (born 14 September 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has played the third-most games for . Enright is currently defence ...

(born 1981), Australian rules footballer

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Corey Feldman Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American actor and musician. As a youth, he became well known for his roles in popular 1980s films such as '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter'' (1984), '' Gremlins'' (1984), '' The Goonies'' (198 ...

(born 1971), American actor *

Corey Fischer Corey John Fischer (February 28, 1945 – June 6, 2020) was an American actor. Early life and education Fischer was born in Los Angeles, California to Jewish parents. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Theatre Arts from UCLA. C ...

(1945–2020), American actor * Corey Fisher (born 1988), American basketball player *

Corey Flintoff Corey Flintoff (born April 8, 1946) is a retired journalist. Among his positions was international correspondent based in Moscow for National Public Radio (NPR) for four years. Early life and education Flintoff was born in Fairbanks, Alaska. He ...

(born 1946), American news correspondent *

Corey Ford Corey Ford (April 29, 1902 – July 27, 1969) was an American humorist, writer, outdoorsman, and screenwriter. He was friendly with several members of the Algonquin Round Table in New York City and occasionally lunched there. Early years Ford wa ...

(1902–1969), American humorist and author * Corey Foster (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player *

Corey Fuller Corey Bushe Fuller (born May 1, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He has been Florida State football Director of Football Relations since Jan 28, 2022. He was the interim head football coach at Florida A&M University in 201 ...

(born 1990), American football player

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Corey Gaines Corey Yasuto Gaines (born June 1, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He played five seasons in the NBA, and was a four-time Israeli Premier League Assists Leader, in 1999 and in 2001 to 2003. He was also a for ...

(born 1965), American basketball player and coach * Corey Glasgow (born 1979), Barbadian cricketer *

Corey Glover Corey Cornell James Glover (born November 6, 1964) is an American singer. He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Living Colour and has toured as the vocalist for the funk band Galactic. As an actor, he played Francis in the 1986 war movie ' ...

(born 1964), American musician, lead singer for the band Living Colour * Corey Graham (born 1985), American football player *

Corey Grant Corey Grant (born December 22, 1976) is the head coach for the Carleton Ravens football team of U Sports. He is a former professional wide receiver in the Canadian Football League where he played for 11 years and won two Grey Cup championships. ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Corey Graves Matthew Polinsky (born February 24, 1984) is an American wrestling color commentator and retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Corey Graves as the color commentator on th ...

(born 1984), American wrestling announcer * Corey Gault (born 1992), Australian rules footballer

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Corey Haim Corey Ian Haim (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010) was a Canadian actor who rose to fame in the 1980s as a teen heartthrob. He starred in '' Silver Bullet'' (1985), '' Murphy's Romance'' (1985), '' Lucas'' (1986), '' License to Drive'' (1988 ...

(1971–2010), Canadian actor * Corey Hall (American football) (born 1979), American football player * Corey Hall (rugby league) (born 2002), American rugby league footballer * Corey Harawira-Naera (born 1995), New Zealand rugby league footballer * Corey Harris (disambiguation), multiple people *

Corey Harrison Richard Corey Harrison (born April 27, 1983), also known by his nickname "Big Hoss," is an American businessman, reality television personality, and a cast member of the History TV series ''Pawn Stars'', which documents his work at the World Fam ...

(born 1983), American businessman * Corey Hart (disambiguation), multiple people * Corey Harwell, American neuroscientist * Corey Hawkins (born 1988), American actor * Corey Hebert (born 1969), American journalist and physician *

Corey Hetherman Corey Hetherman is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator for the University of Miami, a position he has held since 2025. He also coached for Fitchburg State, King's (PA), Springfield, Northeastern, Western New ...

, American football coach and former player *

Corey Heim Corey David Heim (born July 5, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 11 Toyota Tundra#Third generation (XK70; 2021), Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Tricon ...

(born 2002), American racing driver *

Corey Hertzog Corey Hertzog (born August 1, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward. Career College and amateur Hertzog attended Antietam Middle Senior H.S. scoring 107 career goals before enrolling at the Pennsylvania State U ...

(born 1990), American soccer player *

Corey Hill Corey Cornelius Hill (October 3, 1978 – May 15, 2015) was an American mixed martial artist. In high school in Florida he won state wrestling championships on multiple occasions and was a two-time national finalist college wrestler. Mixed marti ...

(1978–2015), American mixed martial artist * Corey Hilliard (born 1985), American football player * Corey Hirsch (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player *

Corey Hogan Corey Malcolm John Hogan (born December 12, 1981) is a Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. He was elected Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament for Calgary Confederation in the 2025 Canadian federal election. Ea ...

(born 1981), Canadian politician *

Corey Holcomb Corey Lamont Holcomb (June 23, 1969) is an American comedian, radio host and actor. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Holcomb got his start in comedy with the help of another Chicago-area comedian, Godfrey. He currently hosts his own inter ...

(born 1968), American comedian * Corey Hughes (born 1978), Australian rugby league footballer * Corey Hulsey (born 1977), American football player

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Corey Ivy Corey Terrell Ivy (born March 21, 1977) is an American former professional American football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL), XFL (2001), XFL, and United Football League (2009–2012), United Football League (UF ...

(born 1977), American football player

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* Corey Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people * Corey James (born 1992), English disc jockey * Corey Jenkins (born 1976), American football player * Corey Jensen (born 1994), Australian rugby league footballer *

Corey Johnson (disambiguation) Corey Johnson may refer to: * Corey Johnson (actor) (born 1961), American actor * Corey Johnson (American football) (born 1973), former American football player * Corey Johnson (basketball) (born 1996), Canadian basketball player * Corey Johnson (p ...

, multiple people *

Corey Jones Corey Jones (born 26 February 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos in the Australian Football League. Jones grew up in the small Victorian town of Wycheproof, near Bendigo. Career Jones wa ...

(born 1981), Australian rules footballer * Corey Jordan (born 1999), English footballer * Corey Julks (born 1996), American baseball player

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* Corey Kelly (born 2000), Australian cricketer *

Corey Kiner Corey Kiner (born January 21, 2002) is an American professional football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and the Cincinnati Bearcats. Early life Kiner ...

(born 2002), American football player * Corey Kispert (born 1999), American basketball player *

Corey Kluber Corey Scott Kluber (born April 10, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox. He made his MLB ...

(born 1986), American baseball player * Corey Knebel (born 1991), American baseball player * Corey Koskie (born 1973), American baseball player

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Corey LaJoie Corey Daniel LaJoie (born September 25, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver and analyst for ''NASCAR on Prime Video''. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 01 Ford Mustang (seventh genera ...

(born 1991), American racing driver *

Corey Lanerie Corey James Lanerie (born November 13, 1974) is an American jockey who competes in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Based in Kentucky, he has won 19 jockey titles at Churchill Downs and has won meets at Ellis Park, Lone Star Park, Sam Housto ...

(born 1974), American jockey * Corey William Large (born 1975), Canadian writer and actor *

Corey Layton Corey Layton AKA Captain Turntable (born 19 July 1979 in Melbourne, Australia) is a commercial radio broadcaster. He started his career at youth radio station 89.9 Hitz-FM (Melbourne) as Captain Turntable before hosting the night show at Melbourn ...

(born 1979), Australian radio broadcaster * Corey Lee (baseball) (born 1974), American baseball player *

Corey Lee (chef) Corey Lee (born 1977) is a Korean-American chef and restaurateur based in San Francisco. In 2014, his flagship restaurant, Benu (restaurant), Benu, became the first in San Francisco to receive three Stars from the Michelin Guide, making Lee the fir ...

(born 1977), Korean-American chef * Corey Lemonier (born 1991), American football player *

Corey Levin Corey Michael Levin (born August 12, 1994) is an American professional football guard for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL draft. Levin played ...

(born 1994), American football player * Corey Lewandowski (born 1973), American political lobbyist *

Corey Lewis Corey Sutherland Lewis (also known as Rey, Reyyy or The Rey) is an American comic book creator. He is primarily known as the creator of ''Sharknife'', published by Oni Press. Other works include ''PENG'' for Oni, and providing back-up comic stri ...

, American comic book creator *

, (born 1991), American racing driver *

Corey Linsley Corey Michael Linsley (born July 27, 1991) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a Center (gridiron football), center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State B ...

(born 1991), American football player * Corey Littrell (born 1992), American baseball player * Corey Liuget (born 1990), American football player * Corey Locke (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player * Corey Lof (born 1990), Canadian actor * Corey Louchiey (born 1971), American football player *

Corey Lowery Corey French Lowery is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and engineer. He is the guitarist and backing vocalist for South African rock band Seether, and a former member of Saint Asonia, Stuck Mojo, Stereomud, Eye Empire, and Dark ...

(born 1973), American musician and songwriter *

Corey Luciano Corey Luciano (born August 14, 1998) is an American professional football center who is a free agent. He played college football for the Washington Huskies. Early years Luciano was born on August 14, 1998, in Danville, California. He attended ...

(born 1998), American football player * Corey Lynch (born 1985), American football player

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* Corey Mace (born 1985), Canadian football player * Corey Maclin (1970–2013), American television broadcaster *

Corey Maggette Corey Antoine Maggette (; born November 12, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He became an analyst for Fox Sports. High school and college career Magget ...

(born 1979), American basketball player * Corey Makelim (born 1994), American rugby union footballer *

Corey Marks Corey Marks is an American poet. Biography Corey Marks holds a Ph.D. in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of Houston, an MFA from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, and a BA in English from Kalamazoo College. He t ...

(born 1989), Canadian rock and country singer * Corey Martin, American Air Force general *

Corey Matthew Corey is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a masculine version of name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess Persephone. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word ''coire'', which means "in a caul ...

(born 1990), Jedi Knight assigned to Dantooine (AKA One touch) *

Corey May Corey May is an American video game writer. He is currently the Narrative Director for Austin video game developer Certain Affinity. May is also the co-founder and President of Sekretagent Productions, a production company based in Los Angeles, ...

, American video game writer * Corey Mayfield (born 1970), American football player * Corey Mays (born 1983), American football player * Corey L. Maze (born 1978), American judge * Corey McPherrin (born 1955), American news anchor * Corey Mesler (born 1955), American writer * Corey Miller (disambiguation), multiple people * Corey Moore (born 1979), American football player * Corey Moore (safety) (born 1993), American football player * Corey Muirhead (born 1983), American basketball player

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Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani (born October 21, 1970) is a retired American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He has won 3,909 races in his career including the Kentucky Oaks twice and the Strub Stakes four times. He has won ten races in the Bre ...

(born 1970), American jockey * Corey Nelson (born 1992), American football player * Corey Norman (born 1991), Australian rugby league player

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Corey Oates Corey Oates (born 20 October 1994) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer and radio presenter. He played as er for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL). He currently co-hosts the KIIS 97.3 breakfast radio ...

(born 1994), Australian Rugby League player * Corey O'Brien (born 1973), American lawyer and politician *

Corey O'Keeffe Corey James John O'Keeffe (born 5 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a full back or midfielder for club Barnsley. O'Keeffe began his career with Birmingham City, made his senior debut in 2016, and spent time on loan at Soli ...

(born 1998), English footballer *

Corey Oswalt Corey Edward Oswalt (born September 3, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets from 2018 to 2021. Career Amateur career Oswalt attended James Madison High School ( ...

(born 1993), American baseball player

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* Corey Page (born 1975), Australian film and television actor *

Corey Paris Corey Phillip Paris is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 145th district. Elected in an April 29, 2021 special election, he assumed office on May 4, 2021. He was re-elected to a second ...

, American politician * Corey Parker (disambiguation), multiple people * Corey Patterson (born 1979), American baseball player * Corey Paul (born 1987), American hip hop musician *

Corey Pavin Corey Allen Pavin (born November 16, 1959) is an American professional golfer. In 1982, Pavin turned professional but failed at PGA Tour Qualifying School. The following year, he turned to overseas where he had much success, winning South Africa' ...

(born 1959), American professional golfer * Corey Pearson (born 1973), Australian rugby league footballer *

Corey Perry Corey Perry (born May 16, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Perry holds the record of being the only NHL player to lose four Stanley Cup Finals with four differ ...

(born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player * Corey Peters (born 1988), American football player *

Corey Postiglione Corey Postiglione (born 1942) is an American artist, art critic and educator. He is a member of the American Abstract Artists in New York,Wilkin, Karen and American Abstract Artists (2015)''The Onward of Art: Eight Decades of American Abstract Art ...

(born 1942), American artist and art critic * Corey Potter (born 1984), American ice hockey player * Corey S. Powell (born 1966), American science writer and journalist *

Corey Pullig Corey Pullig (born October 23, 1973) is a former quarterback for Texas A&M University who went on to play professionally for the Arena Football League (AFL)'s Grand Rapids Rampage and Buffalo Destroyers. Early life Pullig was a ''Parade'' A ...

(born 1973), American football player

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* Corey Ragsdale (born 1982), American baseball coach * Corey Raji (born 1988), American-Nigerian basketball player * Corey Ray (born 1994), American baseball player * Corey Raymond (born 1969), American football coach *

Corey Reynolds Corey Reynolds (born July 3, 1974) is an American actor known for originating the role of Seaweed in the Broadway theatre, Broadway adaptation of ''Hairspray (musical), Hairspray'', as well as the roles of David Gabriel in the Turner Network Tele ...

(born 1974), American musical and film actor *

Corey Robin Corey Robin (born 1967) is an American political theorist, journalist and professor of political science at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He has written books on the role of fear in political life, t ...

(born 1967), American political theorist and journalist * Corey Robinson (disambiguation), multiple people * Corey Rodriguez (born 1979), American boxer

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* Corey Sanders (disambiguation), multiple people *

Corey Sawyer Corey Franklyn Sawyer (born October 4, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990s. He played college football for the Florida State Semin ...

(born 1971), American football player * Corey Schwab (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player *

Corey Scott Corey L. Scott (December 28, 1968 – February 8, 1997) was an American stunt performer and professional Motorcycle stunt riding, motorcycle stunt rider. Scott died during a live stunt in front of a crowd of around 30,000 spectators at the Miami O ...

(1968–1997), American stunt artist and motorcycle rider *

Corey Seager Corey Drew Seager (born April 27, 1994) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is often regarded as one of the best sh ...

(born 1994), American baseball player * Corey Sevier (born 1984), Canadian actor *

Corey Simon Corey Jermaine Simon Sr. (born March 2, 1977) is an American politician and former professional football player. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the Florida State Senator from the 3rd district since 2022. He played as a def ...

(born 1977), American football player * Corey Small (born 1987), Canadian lacrosse player *

Corey Smith (disambiguation) Corey Smith may refer to: * Corey Smith (American football) (1979–2009), American football defensive end * Corey Smith (artist) (born 1977), American artist and snowboarder * Corey Smith (musician) (born 1979), American country/rock/blues singer ...

, multiple people *

Corey Stapleton Corey Stapleton (born September 17, 1967) is an American politician and musician who served as the Secretary of State of Montana from 2017 to 2021. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served as a member of the Montana Senate, Monta ...

(born 1967), American politician * Corey Stevens (born 1954), American blues guitarist *

Corey Stewart Corey Alan Stewart (born August 1, 1968) is an American retired politician who served four terms as at-large chair of the Board of Supervisors of Prince William County, Virginia from December 2006 to December 2019. Stewart was the Republica ...

(born 1968), American politician *

Corey Stoll Corey Daniel Stoll (born March 14, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Congressman Peter Russo on the Netflix political thriller series ''House of Cards'' (2013–2016), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination in ...

(born 1976), American actor *

Corey Surrency Corey Surrency (born December 22, 1984) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played junior college football with El Camino College in which he had 30 receptions for over 670 yards in 2007. He committed to FSU a ...

(born 1984), American football player * Corey Swinson (1969–2013), American football player * Anthony Corey Sánchez Alberto (born 1997), Spanish politician and advocate for unilateral independence of Catalonia

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Corey Taylor Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, author and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot (band), Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist, guitarist, ly ...

(born 1973), American lead singer of the heavy metal bands

Slipknot The slip knot is a stopper knot which is easily undone by pulling the tail ( working end). The slip knot is related to the running knot, which will release when the standing end is pulled. Both knots are identical and are composed of a slipp ...

and

Stone Sour Stone Sour was an American rock band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1992. The band performed for five years before disbanding in 1997. They reunited in 2000; since 2015, the group has consisted of Corey Taylor (lead vocals, guitar), Josh Rand ...

* Corey Thomas (American football) (born 1975), American football player * Corey Thompson (born 1990), Australian rugby union footballer * Corey Thompson (American football) (born 1993), American football player *

Corey Tochor Corey James Tochor (born 1976 or 1977) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Saskatoon—University since the 2019 federal election. Tochor was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the ...

(born 1977), Canadian politician *

Corey Tutt Corey Aden Tutt is an Aboriginal Australian STEM professional, author, Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneur and the founder of DeadlyScience, an initiative that provides STEM resources to remote schools throughout Australia. In 2020 he ...

(born 1992), Australian STEM champion

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* Corey Vereen (born 1995), American football player *

Corey Vidal Corey Vidal (born December 7, 1986) is a Canadian YouTube content creator and entrepreneur. His YouTube videos have been seen over 100 million times and he has over 200,000 subscribers. In December 2007, Corey was one of the first Canadians to joi ...

(born 1986), Canadian YouTuber

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* Corey Waddell (born 1996), Australian rugby league footballer * Corey Walden (born 1992), American professional basketball player * Corey D. B. Walker, American political thinker * Corey Ward, American rapper * Corey Warren (born 2000), Australian footballer * Corey Washington (born 1991), American football player * Corey Webster (born 1982), American football player *

Corey Webster (basketball) Corey Webster (born 29 November 1988) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Manawatu Jets of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He joined the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League ...

(born 1988), New Zealand basketball player * Corey Wedlock (born 1996), Australian lawn and indoor bowler * Corey Whelan (born 1997), English-Irish soccer player *

Corey White Corey White (born May 9, 1990) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football for Samford University. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL draft. Early life White was born in Dunwoo ...

(born 1990), American football player *

Corey White (comedian) Corey White is an Australian comedian whose work draws on traumatic childhood experiences. The story of his childhood was the subject of an episode of ''Australian Story'' in 2015 and his TV series '' Corey White's Roadmap to Paradise'' premiered ...

, Australian comedian * Corey Widmer (born 1968), American football player * Corey Williams (disambiguation), multiple people * Corey Woods (disambiguation), multiple people * Corey Wootton (born 1987), American football player

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Corey Yuen Corey Yuen Kwai (; 15 February 1951 – 2022) was a Hong Kong film director, film producer, action choreographer, and actor. Yuen attended the China Drama Academy and was one of the Seven Little Fortunes. In Hong Kong, he worked on several ...

(born 1951), Hong Kong film director

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* Albert Corey (1878–1926), French athlete * Angela Corey (born 1954), American attorney * Bryan Corey (born 1973), American baseball pitcher * Cathal Corey, Gaelic football manager and former player *

Ed Corey Edward Norman "Ike" Corey (born Ed Cohen from July 13, 1894, to September 17, 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Corey played one game in his career, in the 1918 season, with the Chicago White Sox. He pitched two innings, giving up one ru ...

(1894–1970), American baseball pitcher *

Elias James Corey Elias James Corey (born July 12, 1928) is an American organic chemist. In 1990, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis", specifically retrosynthetic analysis. Regarded by ma ...

(born 1928), American organic chemist and Nobel Prize laureate *

Ernest Corey Ernest Albert Corey, MM & Three Bars (20 December 1891 – 25 August 1972) was a distinguished Australian soldier who served as a stretcher bearer during the First World War. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 13 January 1916, a ...

(1891–1972), Australian soldier, the only person to be awarded the

Military Medal The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other arms of the British Armed Forces, armed forces, and to personnel of other Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth countries, below commissioned o ...

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Giles Corey Giles Corey ( 16 August 1611 – 19 September 1692) was an English-born farmer who was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha Corey during the Salem witch trials in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. After being arrested, Corey refu ...

(1611–1692) and

Martha Corey Martha Corey (; died September 22, 1692) was accused and convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, on September 9, 1692, and was hanged on September 22, 1692. Her second husband, Giles Corey, was also accused and killed. Early lif ...

(1620–1692), husband and wife executed in the Salem witch trials * Irving Corey (1892–1976), Canadian flying ace in World War I * "Professor"

Irwin Corey Irwin Corey (July 29, 1914 – February 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comic, film actor and activist, often billed as "The World's Foremost Authority". He introduced his unscripted, improvisational style of stand-up comedy at the San Franci ...

(1914–2017), American comedian and actor * Isabelle Corey (1939–2011), French film actress * James S. A. Corey, pen name used by collaborating American novelists Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck *

Jeff Corey Jeff Corey (born Arthur Zwerling; August 10, 1914 – August 16, 2002) was an American stage and screen actor. He was blacklisted in the 1950s and became an acting coach for a period, before returning to film and television work in the 1960s. ...

(1914–2002), American stage and screen actor and director *

Jill Corey Jill Corey (born Norma Jean Speranza; September 30, 1935 – April 3, 2021) was an American popular standards singer. She was discovered and signed on one day when she was 17. She went on to have her own radio shows and to star in a feature film. ...

(1935–2021), American singer * Jim Corey (1883–1956), American actor * John Corey (), English actor *

Katherine Corey Katherine Corey (fl. 1660–1692) was an English actress of the Restoration era, one of the first generation of female performers to appear on the public stage in Britain. Corey played with the King's Company and the United Company, and had one o ...

(), English actress *

Robert Corey Robert Brainard Corey (August 19, 1897 – April 23, 1971) was an American biochemist, mostly known for his role in discovery of the α-helix and the β-sheet with Linus Pauling. Also working with Pauling was Herman Branson. Their discoveries ...

(1897–1971), American structural chemist * Ronald Corey (born 1938), Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey executive * Walt Corey (1938–2022), American football player and coach *

Wendell Corey Wendell Reid Corey (March 20, 1914 – November 8, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a board member of the Screen Actors Guild, and also served on the ...

(1914–1968), American actor and politician

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*Corey Riffin, a character from Canadian animated TV series ''

Grojband ''Grojband'' (Blend word, portmanteau for "garage" and "band") is a Canadian animated television series created by Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton for Teletoon in Canada and Cartoon Network in the United States. Produced by Fresh TV and Neptoon S ...

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