Billy Ray can refer to: *

Billy Ray (screenwriter) Billy Ray (born 1962) is an American screenwriter and film director. He began writing for television and movies in 1994 with ''Color of Night.'' He has written numerous films including the first ''The Hunger Games (film), Hunger Games'' film (201 ...

(born 1962), American screenwriter and film director Billy Ray is also the given name of: *

Billy Ray Adams Billy Ray Adams (October 18, 1938 – June 1, 2023) was an American college football player for the Ole Miss Rebels. He was named a first-team All-American as a senior in 1961. Adams was born on October 18, 1938, in Reform, Alabama. He grew u ...

(1938–2023), American college football player * Billy Ray Barnes (born 1935), American former NFL player *

Billy Ray Bates Billy Ray Bates (born May 31, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player. Bates played shooting guard at McAdams High in Mississippi and attended Kentucky State University. Bates played four seasons in the National Basketball ...

(born 1956), American retired NBA player *

Billy-Ray Belcourt Billy-Ray Belcourt is a poet, scholar, and author from the Driftpile Cree Nation. Belcourt's works encompass a variety of topics and themes, including decolonial love, grief, intimacy and queer sexuality, and the role of Indigenous women in so ...

, Canadian indigenous poet, scholar, and author *

Billy Ray Brown William (Billy) Ray Brown (born April 5, 1963) is an American former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s and 1990s. He is currently a on-course reporter for Golf Channel and commentator for CBS Sports. Early life Brown ...

(born 1963), American former professional golfer *

Billy Ray Cyrus William Ray Cyrus ( ; born August 25, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Having released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, he is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs cha ...

(born 1961), American country musician and actor * Billy Ray "Bill" Foster (1932–2011), American television director *

Billy Ray Hamilton Billy Ray Hamilton (a.k.a. "Country") (January 31, 1949 – October 22, 2007) was an American convicted murderer who conspired with Clarence Ray Allen to murder eight witnesses to a crime committed by Allen in 1974. Hamilton met Allen in F ...

(1949–2007), American convicted murderer *

Billy Ray Hearn Billy Ray Hearn (April 26, 1929April 15, 2015) was the founder and chairman of the Capitol Christian Music Group (formerly EMI Christian Music Group) the world's largest Christian music label.McNeil, W. K. Encyclopedia of American gospel music.' ...

(1929–2015), American Christian music label founder * Billy Ray Irick (1958–2018), American convicted murderer * Billy Ray Latham (1938–2018), American banjo player * Billy Ray Locklin (1936–2019), American CFL player *

Billie Ray Martin Billie Ray Martin is a German singer and songwriter, known for her single " Your Loving Arms", which reached the top 10 of both the UK singles chart (#6) and the Irish Singles Chart (#8) in 1995, and reached number one on the US Dance Club Ch ...

, German female singer and songwriter * Billy Ray Robles (born 1992), Filipino MPBL player * Billy Ray Smith (disambiguation) * Billy Ray Thunder (born 1954), African American professional rodeo cowboy * Billy Ray Waldon (born 1952), Native American activist and former fugitive * Billy Ray White (1936–2018), American politician

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