Colby is a surname.

Notable people with the surname "Colby" include

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* Abram Colby, American slave *

Anita Colby Anita Colby (born Anita Counihan; August 5, 1914– March 27, 1992) was an American model, actress, and business consultant. Biography Colby was born Anita Counihan, the daughter of Margaret Anne McCarthy and the cartoonist Daniel Francis ...

(1914–1972), American actress * Anthony Colby (1792–1873), American politician

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Bainbridge Colby Bainbridge Colby (December 22, 1869 – April 11, 1950) was an American politician and attorney who was a co-founder of the United States Progressive Party and Woodrow Wilson's last Secretary of State. Colby was a Republican until he helped co-f ...

(1869–1950), American politician *

Barbara Colby Barbara Colby (July 2, 1939 – July 24, 1975) was an American actress. She appeared in episodes of numerous television series before a 1974 appearance on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' led to a main cast role on the new series '' Phyllis''; afte ...

(1940–1975), American actress * Brandon Colby, American physician

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* Carlos W. Colby (1837–1922), American soldier *

Casey Colby Casey Colby (born November 3, 1974, in Lake Placid, New York) is an American former ski jumper who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter ...

(born 1974), American ski jumper *

C. B. Colby Carroll Burleigh Colby (September 7, 1904 – October 31, 1977) was an American writer, primarily of nonfiction children's books. He wrote more than 100 books that were widely circulated in public and school libraries in the United States. He is ...

(1904–1977), American author * Celestia Rice Colby (1827–1900), American activist *

Charles Carroll Colby Charles Carroll Colby, (December 10, 1827 – January 10, 1907) was a Canadians, Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician. He was born in Derby, Vermont in 1827, the son of Moses French Colby, and came to Stanstead, Quebec with his fam ...

(1827–1907), Canadian politician * Chuck Colby, American electronics engineer *

Clara Bewick Colby Clara Dorothy Bewick Colby (1 August 1846 – 7 September 1916) was a British-American lecturer, newspaper publisher and correspondent, women's rights activist, and suffragist leader. Born in England, she immigrated to the US, where she attended ...

(1846–1916), British-American lecturer *

Connor Colby Connor Colby (born January 16, 2003) is an American professional football guard for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was selected by the 49ers in the seventh ro ...

(born 2003), American football player

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Danielle Colby Danielle Colby (born December 3, 1975) is an American reality television personality who appears on the History reality television show ''American Pickers''. Personal life Danielle Colby was born in Davenport, Iowa which is on the Mississippi R ...

(born 1975), American television personality

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* Elbridge Colby *

Eleana Colby Eleana Marie Colby is an American politician. She is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Colby is married and is the mother of five children. She has worked the special education department at Bow High School Bow High Scho ...

, American politician *

Everett Colby Everett Colby (December 10, 1874 – June 19, 1943) was an American banker and politician who represented Essex County, New Jersey in the New Jersey Assembly and the New Jersey Senate from 1906 to 1909. He developed a record as a reformist and o ...

(1874–1943), American politician

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* Flick Colby (1946–2011), American dancer *

Frank Moore Colby Frank Moore Colby (February 10, 1865 – March 3, 1925) was an American educator and writer. Biography Colby was born in Washington, D. C., the son of Stoddard B. Colby and Ellen Cornelia (Hunt) Colby. He graduated from Columbia University in 18 ...

(1865–1925), American educator and writer * Frederick Myron Colby (1848–1920), American writer

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* Gardner Colby (1810–1879), American businessman * Geoffrey Colby (1901–1958), British colonial administrator * Gerard Colby (born 1950), American author * Greg Colby (born 1952), American football coach

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* H. Maria George Colby (1844–1910), American journalist

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* James Colby (1961–2018), American actor *

Jamie Colby Jamie Nell Colby is an American former national news correspondent and anchor for Fox News. Her last assignment was to host the show, '' Strange Inheritance'', on Fox Business Network and was formerly co-host of '' America's News Headquarters'' ...

, American television presenter * John Colby (1787–1813), American preacher *

John Colby (musician) John Andrew Colby (born April 23, 1949) is an American musician. He is a music producer composer and keyboardist. Colby produced the score for the 1981 Academy Award nominated Ken Burns documentary '' Brooklyn Bridge'', wrote and produced the ...

(born 1949), American musician * June Rose Colby (1856–1941), American professor

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* Kate Colby (born 1974), American poet * Kenneth Colby (1920–2001), American psychiatrist *

Kerri Colby Kerri Colby is the stage name of Elyse Alessandra Anderson (born July 30, 1996), an American Drag (clothing), drag performer best known for competing on RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14), season 14 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', where she placed ninth ov ...

(born 1996), American drag performer

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Leonard Wright Colby Leonard Wright Colby (August 5, 1846 – November 18, 1924) was an American politician and veteran of the American Indian Wars, who served as United States Assistant Attorney General under Benjamin Harrison. As a teenager, he fought in the Americ ...

(1846–1924), American politician

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Maria Colby Maria Colby was an English suffragist and was among one of the early campaigners for women's enfranchisement. She was later a member of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) and the Bristol and West of England Society for Women’s Suf ...

, English suffragist * Max Colby (born 1990), American artist * Michael Colby (born 1951), American lyricist * Moses French Colby (1795–1863), Canadian doctor

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* Robert Colby (1922–1987), American songwriter

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* Sarah A. Colby (1824-1904), American physician *

Sasha Colby Sasha Kekauoha (born July 26, 1984), best known by the stage name Sasha Colby, is an American drag performer and beauty pageant competitor. In 2012, she won the Miss Continental competition. In 2023, she was crowned the winner of season 15 of '' ...

(born 1985), American drag performer * Stoddard B. Colby (1816–1867), American lawyer

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* Thomas Colby (disambiguation), multiple people

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* Vine Colby (1886–1971), American essayist

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William Colby William Egan Colby (January 4, 1920 – May 6, 1996) was an American intelligence officer who served as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from September 1973 to January 1976. During World War II, Colby served with the Office of Strat ...

(1920–1996), American intelligence officer * William Edward Colby (1865–1974), American lawyer and conservationist

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Alexis Colby Alexis Carrington Colby (née Morell, formerly Dexter and Rowan) is a fictional character on the American TV series ''Dynasty''. She is the ex-wife of Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) and her schemes cause one problem after another for him and t ...

, a character on the soap operas ''

Dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family, usually in the context of a monarchy, monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A dynasty may also be referred to as a "house", "family" or "clan", among others. H ...

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The Colbys ''The Colbys'' (originally titled ''Dynasty II: The Colbys'') is an American prime time soap opera that originally aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from November 20, 1985, to March 26, 1987. Created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and E ...

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Jeff Colby Jeffrey Broderick "Jeff" Colby is a fictional character on the ABC prime time soap opera ''Dynasty'', created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. Portrayed by John James, Jeff Colby was introduced in the show's first episode in 1981 and appeared as ...

, a character on the soap operas ''

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Liza Colby ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ...

, a character on the soap opera, ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ...

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Monica Colby Monica Scott Colby is a fictional character from the ABC television series ''Dynasty'' and its spin-off ''The Colbys'', both created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. Portrayed by Tracy Scoggins, the character was introduced on ''Dynasty'' in th ...

, a character on the soap operas ''

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Sable Colby Sabella "Sable" Scott Colby is a fictional character from the ABC television series ''Dynasty'' and its spin-off ''The Colbys'', both created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. Portrayed by Stephanie Beacham, the character was introduced on ''Dynasty ...

, a character on the soap operas ''

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