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

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* Loy Allen Bowlin (1909–1995), outsider artist * Loy Allen Jr. (born 1966), former NASCAR driver * Loy Hanning, 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, (c. 1484–1564), German Renaissance sculptor * Loy McAfee (1868–1941), American surgeon, bibliographer, and editor * Loy Mendonsa, Indian film singer * Loy Petersen (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 (1869–1927), French engraver and lithographer, publisher, dealer, and art historian

Surname

* Angie Loy (born 1982), American field hockey forward * Brendan Loy, American blogger * Cathy Jo Loy, American politician * Christof Loy (born 1962), German opera director * David Loy (born 1947), American Buddhist philosopher * Egon Loy (born 1931), German former professional football goalkeeper * Frank E. Loy, 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 (born 1976), French triathlete * Matthias Loy (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, American solo artist * Rory Loy (born 1988), Scottish footballer * Tristan Loy (born 1973), French long distance and marathon speed skater and inline speed skater * William A. Loy (1895-1982), American politician * François De Loys (1892–1935), Swiss oil geologist and discoverer of "Loy's Ape"

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