Ramsay () is a Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Ramsay (1895–1973), Australian army officer * Alana Ramsay (born 1994), Canadian alpine skier * Alex Ramsay (1899–1957), English footballer * Alexander Ramsay (disambiguation) * Ali Ramsay, Scottish cricketer * Alison Ramsay (born 1959), Scottish hockey international * Allan Ramsay (disambiguation) * Andrew Ramsay (disambiguation) *

Archibald Maule Ramsay Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements '' erchan'' (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and ''bald'' meaning "bold". Medieval forms include Old High German and Anglo-Saxon . Erkanbald, bishop o ...

(1894–1955), British Army officer and politician * Bertram Ramsay (1883–1945), British admiral *

Bill Ramsay William George "Rams" Ramsay (born January 12, 1929) is an American jazz saxophonist and band leader based in Seattle. In 1997, he was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame, the top of eight Golden Ear Award categories presented annually ...

(William G. Ramsay, born 1929), American jazz saxophonist and band leader * Bill Ramsay (athlete) (1928–1988), Australian middle-distance runner *

Bill Ramsay (politician) William F. Ramsay (born May 26, 1962) is a former politician in Newfoundland. He represented La Poile and then Burgeo-La Poile in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1989 to 1999. The son of William Ramsay and Eileen Norma Beauchamp, he wa ...

(born 1962), politician in Newfoundland, Canada * Bob Ramsay (footballer) (1864–?), English footballer *

Chris Ramsay Chris Ramsay is a Canadian magician and YouTuber and television producer, known for creating and starring in the TruTV stunt magic show '' Big Trick Energy''. His YouTube channel, featuring puzzle solves, cardistry and magic has over 6 million ...

, American magician and YouTuber *

Connie Ramsay Connie Ramsay (born 24 February 1988) is a Scottish judoka, who competed at the Commonwealth Games. Judo career Ramsay became champion of Great Britain, winning the lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2012. Ramsay compet ...

(born 1988), Scottish judoka * Dave Ramsay (born 1970), Canadian politician in the Northwest Territories * David Ramsay (disambiguation) * Derek Ramsay (born 1976), British-Filipino model, TV host and actor *Diana Ramsay (1926–2017), co-founder of the James and Diana Ramsay Foundation in South Australia *

Ebba Ramsay Ebba Ramsay (1 October 1828 – 29 October 1922) was a Swedish social worker, writer, and translator. She was among the first Sunday school teachers in Sweden and created the first institution in the country devoted to the care of mentally and p ...

(1828–1922), Swedish social worker, writer, and translator *

Edward Ramsay Edward Bannerman Ramsay, (17 January 1793– 27 December 1872), usually referred to as Dean Ramsay, was a clergyman of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and Dean of Edinburgh in that communion from 1841, has a place in literature through his ''R ...

(1793–1872), Scottish Episcopalian clergyman and dean *

Edward Pierson Ramsay Edward Pierson Ramsay FRSEFLS LLD (3 December 1842 – 16 December 1916) was an Australian zoologist who specialised in ornithology. Early life Ramsay was born in Dobroyd Estate, Long Cove, Sydney, and educated at St Mark's Collegiate School, Th ...

(1842–1916), Australian zoologist * Eileen Ramsay (1915-2017), British maritime photographer * Ernest Pringle Ramsay (1870–1952), Australian posts and telegraph director * Francis Dennis Ramsay (1925–2009), Scottish painter * Francis Munroe Ramsay (1835–1914), US Navy Officer and Chief of Bureau of Navigation * Francis Ramsay (cricketer) (1860–1947), English cricketer and pastoralist in Queensland * Frank William Ramsay, (1875–1954), British Army major general in the First World War * George Ramsay (disambiguation) * Gordon Ramsay (disambiguation) * Heath Ramsay (born 1981), Australian butterfly swimmer *

Henrik Ramsay Carl Henrik Wolter Ramsay (31 March 1886 in Helsinki – 25 July 1951 in Visby) was a Finnish politician and an economist from the Swedish People's Party. Ramsay is mostly remembered for the fact that he was sentenced in the war-responsibility tri ...

(1886–1951), Finnish politician and minister of foreign affairs * Henry Ramsay (Indian Army officer) (1816–1893), general in the Indian Army, Commissioner of the Kumaon and Garhwal districts * Henry Ramsay (civil engineer) (1808–1886), American civil engineer * Ian Ramsay (born 1958), law professor at the University of Melbourne * Jack Ramsay (1925–2014), American college basketball coach * James Ramsay (disambiguation) * Jamie D. Ramsay, South African cinematographer *

Jim Ramsay James Halford Ramsay (12 February 1930 – 22 August 2013)Hon. ...

(1930–2013), Australian politician * John Ramsay (disambiguation) *

Josh Ramsay Joshua Keeler Ramsay (born June 11, 1985) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, recording engineer, multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for being the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Marianas Trench. He has produced and has written ...

(born 1985), Canadian musician * Mark Ramsay (born 1986), Scottish footballer * Mark F. Ramsay (born c. 1958), United States Air Force general * Tilly Ramsay, Anglo-Scottish TV presenter, daughter of Gordon Ramsay * Meta Ramsay (born 1936), Labour life peer * Michèle Ramsay, South Africa geneticist * Morton Ramsay (1926–1983), Scottish footballer *

Paul Ramsay Paul Joseph Ramsay (5 January 1936 – 1 May 2014) was an Australian businessman and philanthropist. Biography Born in Sydney, he grew up in Burradoo in the Southern Highlands, New South Wales. He attended St Ignatius' College, Riverview, w ...

(1936–2014), Australian businessman and philanthropist * Paul Ramsay (British philanthropist) (born 1953), philanthropist *

Peter de Ramsay Peter de Ramsay ''Ramsey(died 1256) was a 13th-century cleric based in Scotland. His background and origins are obscure. He was the son of a "cleric in minor orders" and an unmarried girl and, according to John of Fordun, he was of "noble birth". ...

(died 1256), Bishop of Aberdeen * Peter Ramsay (1939–2019), New Zealand academic *

Richie Ramsay } Richie Ramsay (born 15 June 1983) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Ramsay played in the 2005 Walker Cup and, in 2006, became the first British golfer in almost a century to win the U.S. Amateur. Ramsay turned ...

(born 1983), Scottish golf international * Robert Ramsay (disambiguation) * Scott Ramsay (footballer) (born 1980), English footballer *

Shyam Ramsay Shyam Ramsay (17 May 1952 – 18 September 2019) was a Bollywood film director. He was one of the seven Ramsay Brothers who were active in Indian cinema throughout the 1970s and the 1980s. Shyam Ramsay was considered the main artist and head o ...

(born 1952), Bollywood film director *

Silas Alexander Ramsay Silas Alexander Ramsay (August 27, 1850 – December 5, 1942) was a Canadian politician and merchant in Alberta, Canada. He served as the 14th mayor of Calgary. A native of Quebec, Ramsay first travelled to the west with the Wolseley Expedit ...

(1850–1942), mayor of Calgary, Alberta, Canada *

Tulsi Ramsay Tulsi Ramsay (29 July 1944 – 13 December 2018) was an Indian film director. He was the son of F. U. Ramsay and was one of the famous Seven Ramsay Brothers. The other six are Kumar Ramsay, Shyam Ramsay, Keshu Ramsay, Arjun Ramsay, Gangu Ramsay ...

(born 1944), film director * Walter C. Ramsay (1878–1928), American politician and newspaper editor *

Wilhelm Ramsay Wilhelm Ramsay (20 January 1865 – 6 January 1928) was a Finland Swede geologist. He became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1914 and in 1915 was accepted into the Royal Physiographic Society in Lund. He coined the terms Fen ...

(1865–1928), Finnish geologist * William Ramsay (disambiguation)

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