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14th, 15th, and 16th centuries

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Sir John de Grey Sir John de Grey (died 1266) was an English soldier and high sheriff. Biography John was the second son of Henry de Grey of Grays Thurrock in Essex. He served as High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire in 1238–39 and of High Sherif ...
(died 1266), English soldier and high sheriff. *Sir
John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield Knight of the Garter, KG (9 October 1300 – September 1359) was an English people, English soldier and courtier. John was the son and heir of Sir John de Grey of Rotherfield, by Margaret, daughter of ...
(c.1300–1359), founding member and 14th Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1348 * John de Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Rotherfield (1320–1375), 2nd
Baron Grey of Rotherfield The title of Baron Grey de Rotherfield was created once in the Peerage of England. On 25 August 1338 Sir John de Grey was summoned to parliament. He was invested as Knight of the Order of the Garter ten years later. On the death of the fourth baro ...
* John Grey (MP for Bedford), MP for
Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district. Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...
1406 * John Grey (Devon MP) (died 1413), MP for Totnes, Exeter and Barnstaple *
John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville ''jure uxoris'' 6th Lord of Powys (after 1384 – 22 March 1421), KG, was an English peer who served with distinction in the Hundred Years' War between England and France under King Henry V. Origins John Gre ...
(1384–1421), 1st Earl of Tankerville *
John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey de Wilton John Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Wilton (died 28 October 1323) was an English nobleman and administrator. Biography He was the son of Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton and his wife Maud, daughter and heir of William Baron FitzHugh). His fi ...
(died 1323), English peer and Parliamentarian * John Grey, 8th Baron Grey de Wilton (died 1498), 8th
Baron Grey de Wilton Baron Grey de Wilton is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England (1295) and once in the Peerage of Great Britain (1784). The first creation was forfeit and the second creation is extinct. History First creation The fi ...
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John Grey (knight) Sir John Grey (c. 1387 – 27 August 1439), English nobleman and soldier, of Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, Badmondisfield (in Wickhambrook), Suffolk, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, etc., second but eldest surviving son and heir apparent of ...
(c. 1387–1439), English soldier of the Hundred Years' War *
John Grey of Groby Sir John Grey of Groby, Leicestershire (c. 1432Douglas Richardson. ''Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial And Medieval Families,'' 2nd Edition, 2011. pg 161-164. – 17 February 1461) was a Lancastrian knight, the first husband of Elizabet ...
(c. 1432–1461), first husband of Queen Elizabeth Woodville *
John Grey, 2nd Viscount Lisle John Grey, 2nd Viscount Lisle (April 1480 – 9 September 1504) was an English peer of the Tudor period. Upon his death the title Viscount Lisle became extinct, but the Barony of Lisle passed to his unborn daughter Elizabeth, his only chil ...
(1480–1504), British peer * Lord John Grey (Tudor nobleman) (1523/24–1564) *
John Grey (died 1594) There is the homophone A homophone () is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning or in spelling. The two words may be spelled the same, for example ''rose'' (flower) and ''rose'' (past tense of "rise"), or ...
, MP for
Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...


18th, 19th, and 20th centuries

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John Grey (Staffordshire MP) Hon. John Grey (died 1709), of Enville Hall, Staffordshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1660 and 1698. Grey was the third son of Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford and Lady Anne Cecil, youn ...
(died 1709), Staffordshire politician *
John Grey (British Army officer, died 1760) Major-General John Grey (died 10 March 1760) was an officer of the British Army. Background Entering the Army on 17 February 1710 as an ensign Grey served in the King's Regiment of Foot.'' A List of the Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, Majors, Cap ...
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John Grey (MP for Bridgnorth) John Grey (''c.'' 1724 – 25 February 1777) was a British politician, the younger son of Harry Grey, 3rd Earl of Stamford. He was the Clerk of the Green Cloth from 1754 until his death, and at the 1754 general election he was elected unopposed ...
(c. 1724–1777), British politician and Clerk of the Green Cloth *
John Grey (British Army officer, died 1856) Lieutenant-General Sir John Grey (baptised 18 March 1782 – 19 February 1856) was an officer of British Army and the East India Company forces, and was the Commander-in-chief of the Bombay Army from 30 December 1850 to 22 November 1852. Milita ...
, former Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army *
John Grey (land agent) John Grey (1785–1868), of Dilston, was an English land agent and agriculturist. He was the father of Josephine Butler, the feminist campaigner. Life The eldest son of George Grey of West Ord, near Berwick-on-Tweed, who died in 1793, by Mary, d ...
(1785–1868), English land agent and agriculturist *John Grey (1815–1875), accepted alternate spelling of
John Gray (Irish politician) Sir John Gray JP (13 July 1815 – 9 April 1875), sometimes spelt John Grey, was an Irish physician, surgeon, newspaper proprietor, journalist and politician. Gray was active both in municipal and national government for much of his life, and ...
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John Grey (screenwriter) John Grey (1885−1964) was an American screenwriter. Selected filmography * '' That's My Meat'' (1931) * '' Chinatown Charlie'' (1928) * ''Speedy Speedy refers to something or someone moving at high speed. Speedy may refer to: People * ...
(1873–1933), American screenwriter *
John Grey (Australian general) Lieutenant General John Cedric Grey AC (born 31 January 1939) was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served as Chief of the General Staff from 1992 to 1995. He was Chancellor of James Cook University from 1999 to 2016. Early life Gre ...
(born 1939), Lieutenant General, Chief of Army (Australia) 1992–1995 *
Johnny Grey Johnny Grey (born 1951) is a British interior designer, author and educator, known for his work in kitchen design. Early life and education Grey studied architecture at the Architectural Association from 1970 to 1976 (AA Dip Arch), with tut ...
(born 1951), British designer of kitchens *John Grey, singer on
!Hero ''!HERO'' is a 2003 Christian rock opera about Jesus. It is based on the question, "What if Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania?". After the original tour in 2003 ended, it was released on DVD, CD, and was written into a trilogy of novels ...


Characters

* Mr John Grey, a character in Anthony Trollope's mid-1860s novel ''
Can You Forgive Her? ''Can You Forgive Her?'' is a novel by Anthony Trollope, first published in serial form in 1864 and 1865. It is the first of six novels in the Palliser novels, Palliser series, also known as the Parliamentary Novels. The novel follows three pa ...
'' * Dr. John Grey (comics), a character in ''X-Men'', father of superhero
Jean Grey Jean Elaine Grey-Summers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men'' #1 ...
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Lord John Grey (character) Lord John William Grey is a fictional character created by Diana Gabaldon. He is a recurring secondary character in Gabaldon's ''Outlander'' series of novels, and the main character of the ''Lord John'' series of historical mystery novels and ...
, a character from Diana Gabaldon's ''Outlander'' series


Other

* John Grey & Sons, a manufacturer of musical instruments *''John Grey'', a barque wrecked in
Mount's Bay Mount's Bay () is a bay on the English Channel coast of Cornwall, England, stretching from the Lizard Point, Cornwall, Lizard Point to Gwennap Head. In the north of the bay, near Marazion, is St Michael's Mount; the origin of name of the bay. ...
in 1867 *"Johnny Grey", a song by Eiffel 65 from their album '' Contact!''


See also

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John Gray (disambiguation) John Gray may refer to: Politics and government *John Gray (North Carolina politician), American politician, member of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1777 *John Gray, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1800– ...
* Jonathan Gray (disambiguation) * {{hndis, name = Grey, John