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2351 famous people named Ray found on Wikipedia.
202382 male, 5438 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
728-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
49-th in year 1891
Used in: English
Also, Raye. a female given name, form of Rachel. A male given name, form of Raymond.
Ray is a masculine given name and short form (hypocorism) of Raymond.
"beam of light," c. 1300, from Old French rai (nominative rais) "ray (of the sun), spoke (of a wheel); gush, spurt," from Latin radius "ray, spoke, staff, rod" (see radius). Not common before 17c. [OED]; of the sun, usually in reference to heat (beam being preferred for light). Science fiction ray-gun is first recorded 1931 (but the Martians had a Heat ray weapon in H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds," 1898).
Beam of light. Short form of raymond. Combine of ragin (advice) and mund (protector). Short form of Rachel: ewe.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ray Kroc | 1902 | American businessman |
2 | Ray Liotta | 1954 | American actor |
3 | Ray Allen | 1975 | American basketball player |
4 | Ray J | 1981 | American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor |
5 | James Earl Ray | 1928 | Assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
6 | Ray Romano | 1957 | American stand-up comedian |
7 | Ray Lewis | 1975 | Former American football linebacker |
8 | Ray Winstone | 1957 | English film and television actor |
9 | Ray Bradbury | 1920 | American writer |
10 | Rachael Ray | 1968 | American businessman |
11 | Ray Stevenson | 1964 | Northern Ireland-born, England-raised film and television actor |
12 | Ray Rice | 1987 | American football player, running back |
13 | David Parker Ray | 1939 | American serial killer |
14 | Satyajit Ray | 1921 | Indian filmmaker |
15 | Ray Fisher | 1987 | Theatre actor |
16 | Ray Park | 1974 | Actor, stuntman |
17 | Vanessa Ray | 1980 | Actress |
18 | Lisa Ray | 1972 | Canadian actress |
19 | Ray Kurzweil | 1948 | Author, scientist, inventor, and futurist |
20 | Ray Wise | 1947 | American actor |
21 | Ray Combs | 1956 | Comedian, actor, game show host |
22 | Ray Bolger | 1904 | American actor |
23 | Ray Davies | 1944 | British rock-pop musician |
24 | Ray William Johnson | 1981 | American video blogger, producer, and actor |
25 | Ray Manzarek | 1939 | American musician |
26 | Man Ray | 1890 | American artist and photographer |
27 | Ray Dalio | 1949 | American businessman |
28 | Ray Milland | 1907 | Actor, director |
29 | Ray LaMontagne | 1973 | American singer-songwriter |
30 | Ray Walston | 1914 | American actor and comedian |
31 | James Arthur Ray | 1957 | American speaker |
32 | Ray Nagin | 1956 | Politician, businessman |
33 | Adil Ray | 1974 | English actor, radio presenter, writer and comedian |
34 | Ray Arcel | 1899 | Boxing trainer who was active from the 1920s through the 1980s |
35 | Ray Mabus | 1948 | American diplomat |
36 | Ray Harryhausen | 1920 | American animator |
37 | Johnnie Ray | 1927 | American singer, actor, songwriter and composer |
38 | Lash Huffman | 1958 | American retired professional wrestler |
39 | Aldo Ray | 1926 | Actor |
40 | Ray Tomlinson | 1941 | American computer programmer |
41 | Ray Wilkins | 1956 | English footballer and manager |
42 | Ray Mears | 1964 | Woodsman, author, TV presenter |
43 | Ray Chapman | 1891 | Major league baseball player |
44 | Ray Dorset | 1946 | British musician |
45 | Ray Luzier | 1970 | American drummer |
46 | Gene Anthony Ray | 1962 | Actor, dancer, choreographer |
47 | Ray Price | 1926 | American singer |
48 | Jonah Ray | 1982 | Actor, comedian, writer |
49 | Ray Bourque | 1960 | Canadian ice hockey player |
50 | Aindrita Ray | 1985 | Indian actress |
51 | Ray Gordy | 1979 | American professional wrestler |
52 | Ray Parlour | 1973 | English footballer |
53 | Ray Parker | 1954 | Detroit native and 1972 graduate of Northwestern High School; Parker gained international fame as a guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist |
54 | Ray Mercer | 1961 | American oxer |
55 | Siddharth Ray | 1963 | Actor |
56 | Ray Collins | 1889 | American actor |
57 | Ray Reardon | 1932 | Welsh snooker player |
58 | Ray Toro | 1977 | American musician |
59 | Ray Comfort | 1949 | New Zealand-born Christian minister and evangelist |
60 | Michael Ray | 1988 | American singer |
61 | Nicholas Ray | 1911 | American film director |
62 | Ray Borg | 1993 | American martial artist |
63 | Ray Hudson | 1955 | English footballer |
64 | Ray Santiago | 1984 | American actor |
65 | Ray Sawyer | 1937 | American singer |
66 | Ray Nitschke | 1936 | American football player |
67 | Shane Ray | 1993 | American football defensive lineman |
68 | Ola Ray | 1960 | Actress, model |
69 | Ray Emery | 1982 | Canadian professional ice hockey player |
70 | Ray Guy | 1949 | American football player, punter |
71 | Ray Conniff | 1916 | American musician |
72 | Ray Cooper | 1942 | British musician |
73 | Billy Ray | 2000 | American screenwriter, television writer and film director |
74 | Ray Gricar | 1945 | American lawyer |
75 | Ray Brown | 1926 | American jazz double bassist and cellist |
76 | Ray Teal | 1902 | Actor |
77 | Ray Ferraro | 1964 | Canadian ice hockey player |
78 | Ray Thomas | 1941 | British musician |
79 | Ray Meagher | 1944 | Australian actor |
80 | Ray Quinn | 1988 | English singer-actor |
81 | Ray Stephens | 1954 | American singer |
82 | Ray Sharkey | 1952 | American stage, film and television actor |
83 | Ray Danton | 1931 | American actor and director |
84 | Ray Jackson | 1973 | Former American college and professional basketball player |
85 | Ray Knight | 1952 | American professional baseball player, infielder, coach |
86 | Ray Clemence | 1948 | English footballer |
87 | Shawn Ray | 1965 | American bodybuilder |
88 | Ray Simpson | 1954 | American singer |
89 | Ray Sefo | 1971 | New Zealand martial artist |
90 | Ray Wylie Hubbard | 1946 | American musician |
91 | Margaret Mary Ray | 1952 | The train |
92 | Sandip Ray | 1953 | Indian film director |
93 | Ray (Ray Terrill) | ||
94 | Ray Jessel | 1929 | |
95 | Ray Gillen | 1959 | American musician |
96 | Sukumar Ray | 1887 | Bengali poet |
97 | Ray Boltz | 1953 | American singer-songwriter |
98 | Ray Baker | 1948 | American actor |
99 | East Bay Ray | 1958 | American musician |
100 | Ray Brooks | 1939 | British actor |
101 | Ray Cameron | 1938 | Canadian comedian |
102 | Ray Stantz | One of the Ghostbusters | |
103 | Ray Rhodes | 1950 | American football player and coach |
104 | Ray Wilson | 1968 | Scottish singer |
105 | Ray LaHood | 1945 | American politician |
106 | Ray Dalton | 1991 | American musician |
107 | Amy Ray | 1964 | Singer-songwriter, record producer |
108 | Ray Tabano | 1946 | American musician |
109 | Amuro Ray | Fictional character | |
110 | Ray Ozzie | 1955 | American businessman |
111 | Ray Teret | 1941 | British DJ |
112 | Ray Evernham | 1957 | NASCAR team owner |
113 | Ray Anthony | 1922 | American musician and actor |
114 | Ray Martin | 1944 | Australian journalist and television presenter |
115 | Ray Houghton | 1962 | Irish footballer |
116 | Ray Panthaki | 1979 | |
117 | Ricky Ray | 1979 | Player of American and Canadian football |
118 | John Ray | 1627 | British botanist |
119 | Ray Easterling | 1949 | Player of American football |
120 | Allan Ray | 1984 | American basketball player |
121 | Ray Ferritto | 1929 | American mobster |
122 | Ivan Ray | 1978 | |
123 | Ray Stevens | 1935 | American professional wrestler |
124 | Ray Fosse | 1947 | American baseball player |
125 | Ray Farmer | 1974 | American football player and executive |
126 | Ray Fearon | 1973 | Actor |
127 | Ray McAnally | 1926 | Irish actor |
128 | Ted Ray | 1905 | Comedian |
129 | Ray Horton | 1960 | American football player and coach |
130 | Ray Dolby | 1933 | American engineer and inventor of the noise reduction system |
131 | Ray Barretto | 1929 | Puerto Rican jazz musician |
132 | Ray Dixon | ||
133 | Ray Benson | 1951 | Country music musician from the United States |
134 | Ray Lui | 1956 | Hong Kong actor |
135 | Ray Kennedy | 1951 | Footballer |
136 | Ray Buktenica | 1943 | American actor |
137 | Ray Chan | 1987 | |
138 | Ray Genet | 1931 | American mountain climber |
139 | Ray Whitney | 1972 | Canadian ice hockey player |
140 | Ray Mancini | ||
141 | Asia Monet Ray | 2005 | |
142 | Ray Muzyka | 1969 | Canadian video game designer |
143 | Ray Abruzzo | 1954 | American actor |
144 | Bijoya Ray | 1918 | Indian actress |
145 | Ray Stark | 1915 | American film producer |
146 | Ray Phiri | 1947 | South African jazz musician |
147 | Brian Ray | 1955 | American session musician |
148 | Dean Ray | Singer / songwriter | |
149 | Ray Johnson | 1927 | American artist |
150 | Ray Kelvin | 1955 | British businessman |
151 | Ray Fulmer | 1933 | American actor |
152 | Jimmy Del Ray | 1962 | American professional wrestler |
153 | Ray Charles | 1918 | American conductor, musician, singer, songwriter, vocal arranger |
154 | Ray McGovern | 1939 | CIA analyst |
155 | Ray Slijngaard | 1971 | Dutch musician |
156 | Ray Curto | ||
157 | Ray D'Arcy | 1964 | Irish broadcaster |
158 | Ray Peterson | 1939 | American musician |
159 | Ray Heredia | 1963 | Spanish composer, singer and guitarist (1963-1991) |
160 | Robbie Ray | 1991 | Baseball player |
161 | Rob Ray | 1968 | Canadian sports broadcaster and former professional ice hockey player |
162 | Dixy Lee Ray | 1914 | Seventh governor of Washington |
163 | Ray Hadley | 1954 | Australian rugby league commentator |
164 | Ray Warren | 1943 | American sports commentator |
165 | Ray Suarez | 1957 | American journalist |
166 | Dwijendralal Ray | 1864 | Indian poet |
167 | Ray Chen | 1989 | Taiwanese-Australian musician |
168 | Ray Cokes | 1958 | British television presenter |
169 | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | 1920 | Indian politician |
170 | Fred Olen Ray | 1954 | American professional wrestler |
171 | Ray Lewington | 1956 | English association football player, coach and manager |
172 | Ray Ewry | 1873 | American track and field athlete |
173 | Ray Hnatyshyn | 1934 | Canadian politician |
174 | Ray Perkins | 1941 | |
175 | Ray Barrett | 1927 | Australian actor |
176 | Ray Rayner | 1919 | American television presenter |
177 | Andrew Ray | 1939 | British actor |
178 | Ray Krone | 1957 | American exonerated death row inmate |
179 | Robert D. Ray | 1928 | American lawyer |
180 | Ray Robson | 1994 | American chess player |
181 | Ray Shero | 1962 | American ice hockey player |
182 | Ray Burdis | 1958 | British actor |
183 | Ray Cooney | 1932 | English dramatist |
184 | Ray Lucas | 1972 | American football player |
185 | Connie Ray | 1956 | American actress |
186 | Ray Candy | 1951 | American professional wrestler |
187 | Ray Cappo | 1966 | American vocalist |
188 | Ray Mentzer | 1953 | American bodybuilder |
189 | Ray Singleton | 1937 | American entertainer and songwriter |
190 | Ray Nelson | 1931 | American writer |
191 | Ray McCallum, Jr. | 1991 | American basketball player |
192 | Ray Goff | 1955 | American football coach |
193 | Ray Stannard Baker | 1870 | American journalist |
194 | Ray Krebbs | ||
195 | Robin Ray | 1934 | English broadcaster, actor, and musician |
196 | Ray Evans | 1915 | American songwriter |
197 | Ray Luv | 1972 | American rapper |
198 | Ray McDonald | 1944 | Player of American football |
199 | Ray Buchanan | 1971 | Player of American football |
200 | Ray Jennings | 1954 | South African cricketer |