Tobey is a

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and

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. Notable people with the name include:

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* Alton Tobey (1914–2005), American artist * Charles W. Tobey (1880–1953), American politician from New Hampshire; U.S. Senator 1939–53 * David Tobey (1898–1988), American professional basketball referee * Edward Silas Tobey (1813–1891), American businessman, Postmaster of Boston, president of the American Missionary Association * Franklin W. Tobey (1844–1878), New York politician * John Williams Tobey, American politician *

Kenneth Tobey Jesse Kenneth Tobey (March 23, 1917 – December 22, 2002) was an American actor active from the early 1940s into the 1990s, with over 200 credits in film, theatre, and television. He is best known for his role as a captain who takes charg ...

(1917–2002), American stage, film, and television actor *

Mark Tobey Mark George Tobey (December 11, 1890 – April 24, 1976) was an American painter. His densely structured compositions, inspired by Asian calligraphy, resemble Abstract expressionism, although the motives for his compositions differ philosop ...

(1890–1976), American abstract expressionist painter *

Mike Tobey Michael Edward Tobey (born October 10, 1994) is an American–born naturalized Slovenian professional basketball player who plays for Gran Canaria of the Spain Liga ACB. High school career After attending Monroe-Woodbury Middle School, Tobey at ...

(b. 1994), American–born naturalized Slovenian professional basketball player *

Paul Tobey Paul Tobey (born September 7, 1962) is a Canadian jazz pianist, as well as a producer, arranger, composer, and director. He has toured and recorded with Terry Clark, Jim Vivian, Pat Labarbera, Alex Dean, and has headlined in 16 countries. He has ...

(b. 1962), Canadian jazz pianist and composer *

Ray Tobey Ray Tobey (born c. 1965) is an American video game programmer best known for writing the combat flight simulation game '' Skyfox'' for the Apple II, published by Electronic Arts in 1984. He was later hired by EA and wrote the fighting game '' B ...

(b. 1965), American computer and video game programmer * William H. Tobey (1799–1878), New York politician

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Tobey Black Tobey Black is a Canadian punk rock and indie rock musician. She has been a guitarist and vocalist for the Vancouver bands Maow Maow was a Canadian indie rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A pop punk combo, the band was part of ...

, Canadian rock musician *

Tobey Butler Tobey Butler (born December 23, 1959) is an American former NASCAR driver. He finished in the top-10 in points in the inaugural year of the Craftsman Truck Series and then did a limited schedule. Career He was the 1987 champion of the NASCAR N ...

(born 1959), American NASCAR driver *

Tobey Maguire Tobias Vincent Maguire (born 27 June 1975) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for starring as Peter Parker (2002 film series character), Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man in film#Sam Raimi's trilogy, ''Spider-Man'' tr ...

(born 1975), American actor and film producer

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* "Tobey" (song), by Eminem, Big Sean, and BabyTron, 2024

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