Ray (surname)

Ray is a common surname in India, and in many English-speaking countries.

In India, it is an anglicized version of Rai Chowdhary or Roy Chowdhary, also written as Roy. The name comes from the same root as Raj,^{[citation needed]} which is also the root of the Latin rex (king), English reign and royal, etc.^{[citation needed]}

The English surname may come from the same root, probably via French roi;^{[citation needed]} it can also come from a Middle English term meaning a female roe deer,^{[citation needed]} or from the place-names Rye and Wray, among other possible roots.

Fictional characters

• Amuro Ray
• Charles Lee Ray

People

Adil Ray (b. 1974), British radio and television presenter Aldo Ray (1926-1991), American actor Allan Ray (b. 1984), American professional basketball Amy Ray (b. 1964), American singer-songwriter, member of the Indigo Girls Andrew Ray (1939-2003), English actor Blaine Ray, creator of TPR Storytelling Brian Ray (b. 1955), American musician Charlie Ray (b. 1992), American actress Charles W. Ray (1872-1959), Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient Chris Ray (b. 1982), American baseball pitcher Clifford Ray (b. 1949), American basketball coach and former player Danny Ray (b. 1951), American saxophonist David R. Ray (1945-1969), American Navy sailor Dave "Snaker" Ray (1943-2002), American blues singer and guitarist Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994), former Washington State Governor Dorothy Jean Ray (b. 1919), historian of folk art Dwijendralal Ray (1863-1913), a.k.a D. L. Ray, Bengali poet, playwright, and musician Elise Ray (b.1982), American gymnast Elizabeth Ray (b. 1943), central figure in a 1976 sex scandal Elmer Ray (b. 1912), American heavyweight boxer Fred Olen Ray (b. 1954), American director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and cinematographer Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973), English stage actress, dancer and singer Gene Ray, creator of Time Cube website Gene Anthony Ray (1962–2003), American actor, dancer, and choreographer Greg Ray (b. 1966), former IRL IndyCar Series driver Isaac Ray (1807-1881), American psychiatrist James Ray (disambiguation) James B. Ray James Earl Ray, American murderer convicted of assassinating Martin Luther King James Ray (rock musician), rock musician, member of The Sisterhood and James Ray's Gangwar James Ray (singer) (1941 – c. 1964), African-American R&B singer Janisse Ray (b. 1962), American writer, naturalist, and environmental activist Jean Ray (author), Belgian writer Jean Ray (musician), 1960s-70s American folksinger Jeremy Ray, Australian television presenter and video game reviewer Jimmy Ray(b. 1970), English pop-rock musician John Ray, 17th century English naturalist John H. Ray, US politician Johnnie Ray (1927–1990, American singer, songwriter, and pianist Johnny Ray (b. 1957), former second baseman in Major League Baseball Jonah Ray (b. 1982), American actor, comedian and writer Joseph Ray (disambiguation)

Karen B. Ray, Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly Ken Ray (b. 1974), pitcher in the minor league system of the Cleveland Indians Lisa Ray (b. 1972), Canadian actress and former model Little Ray, Chicano rock and brown-eyed soul musician, prominent in the 1960s Man Ray (1890–1976), American artist Mike Ray (b. 1936), former Ontario politician Nicholas Ray (1911–1979), American film director best known for Rebel Without a Cause Niharranjan Ray (1903–1981), Indian historian Ola Ray (b. 1960), American model and actress Pratibha Ray (b. 1943), Indian writer Rachael Ray (b. 1968, American television personality, celebrity chef and author Raja Sitaram Ray (1658–1714), rebel king who fought against the Mughal Empire Ray brothers, three hemophiliac brothers diagnosed with HIV in 1986 Reginald Ray, leading Buddhist academic and Vajra Master Rex Ray, American fine artist and graphic designer Richie Ray (b. 1945), musician and minister known as part of the duo Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz Ricky Ray (b. 1979), Canadian and American football quarterback Rob Ray (b. 1968), Canadian sports broadcaster and former ice hockey player Robert D. Ray (b. 1928, former Governor of Iowa Robert Ray (b. 1947), Australian Labor Party politician, former Senator for Victoria Robin Ray(1934–1998), English actor, musician and broadcaster Ronny Ray (b. 1954), American track and field athlete Ruth Ray (1919-1977), American artist Satyajit Ray (1921–1992), Indian Bengali filmmaker Scottie Ray (b. 1964), American voice actor Shawn Ray (b. 1965) American author and former professional bodybuilder Sibnarayan Ray, Bengali thinker, educationist, philosopher and literary critic Siddhartha Shankar Ray (1920–2010), Indian politician Sidney Herbert Ray (1858–1939), linguist Stephanie Ray (b. 1986), AIDS spokesperson Stevie Ray (disambiguation) Sukumar Ray (1887–1923), Bengali nonsense poet, story writer and playwright Tanika Ray, American television personality Ted Ray (1905-1977, English comedian Ted Ray (1877-1943), British professional golfer Thomas S. Ray, ecologist who created the Tierra project Tony Ray-Jones (1941-1972), English photographer Upendrakishore Ray (1863-1915), Bengali writer, painter, violinist and composer Wayne Ray (b. 1950), Canadian poet and photographer William Hallett Ray (1825-1909, Canadian politician

See also

• Ray (disambiguation)
• Le Ray (disambiguation), Leray
• Del Ray (disambiguation), Delray (disambiguation)
• Rae (disambiguation)
• Rey (disambiguation)
• Rhea (disambiguation)
• Wray (disambiguation)
• Rai (disambiguation)
• Roy (disambiguation)