Loy or Loys is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Loy Allen Bowlin Loy Allen Bowlin (September 16, 1909 – June 14, 1995), also known as ''The Original Rhinestone Cowboy'', was an outsider artist from McComb, Mississippi. His artwork largely included bejeweling his clothing, Cadillac, home and even his dentures ...

(1909–1995), outsider artist *

Loy Allen Jr. Loy Allen Jr. (born April 7, 1966) is an American former professional NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch, and ARCA series race car driver, turned real estate developer and Embry-Riddle-trained commercial pilot. List of Daytona 500 pole position winners, O ...

(born 1966), former NASCAR driver *

Loy Hanning Loy Vernon Hanning (October 18, 1917 – June 24, 1986) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, 1939 and 1942, for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that ori ...

, Major League Baseball pitcher in 1939 and 1942 *

Loy W. Henderson Loy Wesley Henderson (June 28, 1892 – March 24, 1986) was a United States Foreign Service Officer and diplomat. Background Loy Wesley Henderson was born on June 28, 1892, in Rogers, Arkansas, to a poor Methodist preacher. He attended college in ...

(1892–1986), United States Foreign Service Officer *

Loy Hering Loy Hering (1484–85 in Kaufbeuren – 1 June 1564 in Eichstätt) was a German Renaissance sculpture, Renaissance sculptor. He began his career as an apprentice to Hans Beierlein in Augsburg. Between 1511 and 1512 he settled in Eichstätt, wher ...

, (c. 1484–1564), German Renaissance sculptor * Loy McAfee (1868–1941), American surgeon, bibliographer, and editor *

Loy Mendonsa Loy Mendonsa is an Indian music director and part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio which consists of himself, Shankar Mahadevan and Ehsaan Noorani. Before becoming a music composer, he played piano and keyboards for famous Indian music compos ...

, Indian film singer *

Loy Petersen Loy M. Petersen (born July 26, 1945) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1970. A guard, he played in college for Oregon State University, and was drafted in the seco ...

(born 1945), retired American professional basketball player *

Loy Vaught Loy Stephen Vaught (born February 27, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily with the Los Angeles Clippers. Vaught played at East Kentwood High S ...

(born 1968), retired American basketball player * Loy F. Weaver (born 1942), politician from Louisiana, USA * Loys of Gruuthuse (c. 1422–1492), better known as Lewis de Bruges, lord of Gruuthuse *Loys

Louis Bourgeois (composer) Loys "Louis" Bourgeois (; c. 1510 – 1559) was a French composer and music theory, music theorist of the Renaissance music, Renaissance. He is most famous as one of the main compilers of Calvinism, Calvinist hymn tunes in the middle of th ...

(c. 1510–1560), French composer and music theorist of the Renaissance *

Loÿs Delteil Henri Loÿs Delteil, also known as Léo Delteil (7 May 1869, Paris – 11 November 1927, Paris) was a French engraver, lithographer, illustrator, and art historian. Biography His father was a librarian. He began as a student of the sculptor a ...

(1869–1927), French engraver and lithographer, publisher, dealer, and art historian

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Angie Loy Angie Loy (born April 23, 1982 in Loysville, Pennsylvania), also known as Angie Loy Reisinger, is a field hockey forward from Pennsylvania. S. In 2008, she was a member of the U.S. Women's Field Hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing Sum ...

(born 1982), American field hockey forward *

Brendan Loy Brendan Loy is an American blogger, husband, and father of three. Loy's first blog, titled ''The Irish Trojan's Blog'', gained moderate attention on the Internet and in some media outlets for his posting on Hurricane Katrina. He currently runs tw ...

, American blogger *

Cathy Jo Loy Cathy Jo Loy is an American politician who was elected member of the Missouri House of Representatives for the 163rd district in 2024. Loy lives in Carthage, Missouri Carthage is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The popula ...

, American politician *

Christof Loy Christof Loy (born 5 December 1962) is a German stage director especially for opera, whose work received several awards. A freelance director, he has staged operas from Baroque to premieres of new works at major European opera houses and festivals ...

(born 1962), German opera director *

David Loy David Robert Loy (born 1947) is an American scholar and author, and teacher in the Sanbo Zen lineage of Japanese Zen Buddhism.Egon Loy (born 1931), German former professional football goalkeeper *

Frank E. Loy Frank E. Loy (born December 25, 1928) is an American diplomat, business and nonprofit executive, and attorney. He is best known for serving as United States Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs from November 2, 1998, to January 20, 2001, u ...

, American diplomat and former United States Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs *

James Loy James Milton Loy (born August 10, 1942) is a retired Admiral (United States), admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in 2005 and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from ...

(born 1942), United States Coast Guard admiral, former TSA administrator, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security * Joseph F. Loy (1824-1875), American politician *

Julien Loy Julien Loy (born 1 February 1976) is a French triathlete. He won the gold medal at the 2007 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Lorient, becoming the world champion and beating his fellow countrymen Xavier Le Floch and Sebastie ...

(born 1976), French triathlete *

Matthias Loy Matthias Loy (March 17, 1828 - January 26, 1915) was an American Lutheran theologian in the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio. Loy was a prominent pastor, editor, author, and hymnist who served as president of Capital University in Colu ...

(1828–1915), American Lutheran theologian *

Mina Loy Mina Loy (born Mina Gertrude Löwy; 27 December 1882 – 25 September 1966) was a British-born artist, writer, poet, playwright, novelist, painter, designer of lamps, and bohemian. She was one of the last of the first-generation modernists to ...

(1882–1966), British artist, poet, playwright, novelist, futurist, actor, Christian Scientist, designer of lamps and bohemian *

Myrna Loy Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. As a performer, she was known for her ability to adapt to her screen partner's acting style. Born in Helena, Monta ...

(1903–1993), American motion picture actress *

Nanni Loy Nanni Loy (born Giovanni Loi; 23 October 1925 – 21 August 1995) was an Italian film, theatre and TV director. Specifically, Nanni Loy was Sardinian people, Sardinian, and one of several notable Sardinian film makers, including Franco Solin ...

(1925–1995), Italian film, theatre and TV director *

Rachel Loy Rachel Loy is an American bass player, songwriter, and indie recording artist, originally from Austin, Texas. Loy burst onto the scene while still studying at Berklee College of Music with the hit song, "The Same Man," released by Sony, which is ...

, American solo artist *

Rory Loy Rory James Loy (born 19 March 1988) is a Scottish former professional association footballer, footballer now working as a football commentator on radio and television. He last played for Scottish League One side Dumbarton F.C., Dumbarton. He ha ...

(born 1988), Scottish footballer *

Tristan Loy Tristan Loy (born 11 May 1973) is a French long distance and marathon speedskater, long track speedskater, and inline speedskater. Loy won the 120 kilometres race of the 2006 Finland Ice Marathon in Kuopio. During the 2006 Six Days of the Greene ...

(born 1973), French long distance and marathon speed skater and inline speed skater *

William A. Loy William A. Loy (May 5, 1895 – June 18, 1982) was an American farmer and politician. Born in Livingston, Wisconsin, Loy graduated from Livingston High School. He served in the United States Army during World War I and then United States Navy ...

(1895-1982), American politician *

François De Loys Louis François Fernand Hector de Loys (1892–1935) was a Swiss oil geologist. He is remembered today for the claim that he discovered a previously unknown primate, De Loys's ape, during a 1920 oil survey expedition in Venezuela. The identity o ...

(1892–1935), Swiss oil geologist and discoverer of "Loy's Ape"

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