Wray is a surname which may refer to: The surname Wray is most common in the United States, England, Canada and Australia.

Titles

* The

Wray baronets There have been two Wray Baronetcies, both created in the Baronetage of England. The first was created on 25 November 1611 for Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth, William Wray of Glentworth, Lincolnshire, and became extinct upon the de ...

, two extinct titles in the Baronetage of England, including lists of titleholders

Persons

* Albert A. Wray (1858–1924), New York politician and lawyer *

Arthur Wray Arthur Henry Wray (September 13, 1906 – December 1, 1993) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1952. He first sat with the governing Social Credit cau ...

(1906–1993), Canadian politician *

Bill Wray William York Wray (born March 24, 1956) is an American cartoonist, animator and landscape painter widely known for his contributions to '' Mad'' and ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'',

(born 1956), American cartoonist and landscape painter *

Bill Wray (composer) Bill Wray (born Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American musician, composer and producer. His performing career spanned the mid-1970s through the early 1980s. Since then he has written and produced a variety of artists from glam metal to cajun. He is ...

, American musician, composer and producer * Chester B. Wray (1923–2006), California politician * Christopher Wray (disambiguation) *

Daniel Wray Daniel Wray (28 November 1701 – 29 December 1783) was an English antiquary and Fellow of the Royal Society. Life Born on 28 November 1701 in the parish of St. Botolph, Aldersgate, he was the youngest child of Sir Daniel Wray (died 1719), a Lo ...

(1701–1783), English antiquary and Fellow of the Royal Society *

Edward Wray Edward Wray (1589 - 21 March 1658) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1625. Early life Wray was the third son of Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth and was baptised at Louth, Lincolnshire on 9 No ...

(1589–1658), English courtier and politician *

Elinor Caroline Wray Elinor Caroline Wray MBE (30 October 1899 – 4 February 1992) was an Australian speech therapist. Life Wray was born in Chatswood in 1899. She was the last child of Annie Charlotte (born McDonald) and Arthur Gore Wray. Her father who was a dr ...

(1899–1992), Australian speech therapist *

Emma Wray Emma Wray (born Gillian Elizabeth Wray, 22 March 1965 in Birkenhead) is an English television actress. She attended the Merseyside Council-funded Glenda Jackson Theatre whilst still at Park High School in Birkenhead; she went on to study Theatre ...

(born 1965), English actress * Fawcet Wray (1873–1932), British naval officer *

Fay Wray Vina Fay Wray (September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-American actress best known for starring as Ann Darrow in the 1933 film ''King Kong''. Through an acting career that spanned nearly six decades, Wray attained international r ...

(1907–2004), Canadian–American actress best known for her starring role in the film ''King Kong'' *

Collin Raye Floyd Elliot Wray (born August 22, 1960), known professionally as Collin Raye and previously as Bubba Wray, is an American country music singer. He initially recorded as a member of the band The Wrays between 1983 and 1987. He made his solo debut ...

(born Floyd Elliot Wray, born 1960), American country singer-songwriter * Harmon Wray (c. 1947–2007), American prison reformer, human rights and death penalty activist * Henry Wray (1826–1900), British Army lieutenant-general and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey *

Jimmy Wray James Aloysius Joseph Patrick Gabriel WrayAaron Goldstei"Jimmy Wray, R.I.P.", ''The American Spectator'', 25 May 2013. (28 April 1935 – 25 May 2013) was a Scottish politician and Labour Member of Parliament for Glasgow Baillieston and Gla ...

(1935–2013), Scottish politician *

John Wray (politician) John Christian Wray (born November 20, 1970) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. He served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 10th district from 2015 to 2021. Wray is a member of Republican Party (United Sta ...

(born 1971), Texas House of Representatives * Jon Wray (born 1970), English rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s * Larry Randall Wray, professor of

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* Leonora Wray (1886–1979), Australian golfer often referred to as the "mother" of Australian golf *

Link Wray Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s. His 1958 Instrumental rock, instrumental single "Rumble (instrumental), Rumble", reached the ...

(1929–2005), American rock and roll musician *

Lud Wray James R. Ludlow Wray (February 7, 1894 – July 24, 1967) was a professional American football player, coach, and co-founder, with college teammate Bert Bell, of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was the first coa ...

(1894–1967), American football player and coach, and co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles team *

Lyliana Wray Lyliana Wray is an American actress who began her career with Marvista's 2015 film ''Girl Missing'' and has since gone on to appear in Paramount's 2016 film ''Maximum Ride,'' ABC's ''Strange Angel,'' NBC's '' The Night Shift,'' Nickelodeon's 20 ...

(born 2002), American actress * Margaret Jane Wray (born 1963), American operatic soprano * Martha Wray (1739–1788), English medical manufacturer *

Mia Wray Mia Isobel Wray-McCann (born 28 October 1995), known professionally as Mia Wray, is an Australian pop singer, songwriter and musician from Noosa, Queensland. Born and raised in Noosa before later relocating to Melbourne, Wray rose to prominence ...

(born 1995), Australian pop singer-songwriter * Michael H. Wray (born 1967), North Carolina politician *

Naomi Wray Naomi Ruth Wray is an Australian statistical geneticist at the University of Queensland, where she is a Professorial Research Fellow at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience and an Affiliate Professor in the Queensland Brain Institute. She is a ...

, Australian geneticist *

Nicole Wray Nicole Monique Wray (born May 2, 1979, also known as Lady Wray, is an American singer and songwriter. Her 1998 debut single " Make It Hot" was certified gold. In the 2010s, she began pursuing a more traditional soul sound, first as part of the d ...

(born 1981), American R&B singer and songwriter * Scotty Wray (died 2022), American country singer-songwriter *

Taylor Wray Taylor Wray (born June 27, 1981) is a Canadian lacrosse coach and former player. Wray is the current Head Coach of the Saint Joseph's University men's lacrosse team. Wray played for the Calgary Roughnecks and Philadelphia Wings of the National L ...

(born 1981), Canadian lacrosse player *

Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Ashby Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Ashby (1625 – 17 October 1669) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1660. Wray was the son of Sir Christopher Wray of Ashby, Lincolnshire, and his w ...

(1625–1669), English politician *

Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth, Lincolnshire (c. 1555 – 13 August 1617) was an English Member of Parliament. He represented the constituency of Grimsby from 1584 to 1585, Lincolnshire in 1601 and Grimsby again from 1604 to Novemb ...

(1555–1617), English politician *

William Fitzwater Wray William Fitzwater Wray (1869''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915'' – 16 December 1938),''The Bicycle'', UK, 13 December 1944, p3 who wrote under the pseudonym Kuklos, was a British journalist who was one of the most wide ...

(d. 1938), cycling journalist *

William Wray (artist) William York Wray (born March 24, 1956) is an American cartoonist, animator and landscape painter widely known for his contributions to '' Mad'' and ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'',

(born 1956), American cartoonist and landscape painter * William Wray (politician) (1876–1946), American politician in the state of Washington

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