Volney may refer to: *

Comte de Volney ''Comte'' is the French, Catalan and Occitan form of the word "count" (Latin: ''comes''); ''comté'' is the Gallo-Romance form of the word "county" (Latin: ''comitatus''). Comte or Comté may refer to: * ''Comte'', French for a count (i.e. the nob ...

or Constantin-François de Chassebœuf (1757–1820), French philosopher, historian, orientalist, and politician *

Herbert Volney Herbert Volney (8 June 1953 – 7 December 2022) was a politician from Trinidad and Tobago, who was a member of the United National Congress (UNC) party. He served as Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for St. Joseph/Maracas, Trinidad an ...

, a politician from Trinidad and Tobago *

Volney, New York Volney is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 5,926 at the 2010 census. The town was named after a French author, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney, who toured the area in 1808. The Town of Vol ...

a town in Oswego County, New York, United States *

Volney Prize The Prix Volney () is awarded by the Institute of France after proposition by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres to a work of comparative philology. The prize was founded in 1822 in memory of count Volney and was originally a gol ...

, an award by the Institut de France

People with the given name

Volney E. Howard Volney Erskine Howard (October 22, 1809 – May 14, 1889) was an American lawyer, statesman, and jurist. Career Volney Erskine Howard was born in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine on October 22, 1809, to Richard Howard, a prosperous farmer. He ...

(1809–1889), American lawyer, statesman, and jurist *

Volney Mathison Volney G. Mathison, also known by the pseudonym Dex Volney (August 13, 1897 – January 3, 1965), was an American chiropractor, writer, and inventor of the first E-meter used by the Church of Scientology. Family In 1935, Mathison was marr ...

, American experimenter in early biofeedback *

Volney Peters Volney Monroe Peters (January 1, 1928 – December 28, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the US ...

(born 1928), American football player in the NFL *

Volney Rogers Volney Rogers (December 1, 1846 – December 3, 1919) was a lawyer in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, who is known for his role in transforming Mill Creek "hollow" into one of the nation's most celebrated metropolitan parks. Rogers, a semi ...

(1846–1919), American lawyer *

Volney Morgan Spalding Volney Morgan Spalding (January 29, 1849 – November 12, 1918) was an American botanist affiliated with the University of Michigan for twenty-eight years, and for most of this period was head of the botany department. Spalding was born in East ...

(1849–1918), American botanist * Volney F. Warner (born 1926), retired United States Army four-star general {{disambig, given name