Emily
Appearance
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Emily is a common feminine name in Western society. For more on the name, see Emily (given name).
The name may refer to:
People
Actresses
- Emily Barclay (born 1984), New Zealand actress
- Emily Blunt (born 1983), English actress
- Emily Browning (born 1988), Australian actress
- Emily Booth (born 1976), English actress and TV presenter
- Emily Deschanel (born 1976), American actress
- Emily Gimmel (born 1984), American journalist and TV personality
- Emily Hampshire (born 1981), Canadian actress
- Emily Joyce (born 1969), British actress
- Emily Lloyd (born 1970), British actress
- Emily Mortimer (born 1971), English actress
- Emily Osment (born 1992), American actress
- Emily Perkins (born 1977), Canadian actress
- Emily Procter (born 1968), American actress
- Emily Ratajkowski, American actress
- Emily Robins (born 1989), New Zealand actress
- Emily Rose (actress) (born 1981), American actress
- Emily Rutherfurd (born 1974), American actress
- Emily or Emma Stone (born 1988), American actress
- Emily VanCamp (born 1986), Canadian actress
- Emily Watson (born 1967), English actress
Musicians
- Emily Bauer (born 1981), American singer
- Emily Haines (born 1974), Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter
- Emily Magee (born 1968), American soprano
- Emily Remler (1957–1990), American jazz guitarist
- Emily Robison (born 1972), American songwriter
- Emily Saliers (born 1963), American singer-songwriter
- Emily Smith (singer) (born 1981), Scottish folk singer
Sportswomen
- Emily Cross (born 1986), American foil fencer
- Emily Csikos (born 1988), Canadian water polo player
- Emily Gillam (born 1977), New Zealand field hockey player
- Emily Hughes (born 1989), American figure skater
- Emily Jacobson (born 1985), American saber fencer
- Emily Kukors (born 1985), American swimmer
- Emily Lesueur (born 1972), American synchronized swimmer
- Emily Samuelson (born 1990), American figure skater
- Emily Seebohm (born 1992), Australian swimmer
- Emily Silver (born 1985), American swimmer
- Emily Hood Westacott (1910–1980), Australian tennis player
- Emily Westwood (born 1984), English football player
Writers
- Emily Barton (born 1969), American novelist
- Emily Bazelon (born 1971), American journalist
- Emily Brontë (1818–1848), English novelist, author of Wuthering Heights
- Emily Carr (1871–1945), Canadian artist and writer
- Emily Dickinson (1830–1886), American poet
- Emily Gerard (1849–1905), British author
- Emily Gravett (born 1972), British children's author and illustrator
- Emily Arnold McCully (born 1939), American children's author
- Emily Cheney Neville (1919–1997), American author
- Emily Perkins (novelist) (born 1970), New Zealand author
- Emily Prager, American author and journalist
- Emily Smith (author), British children's author
Others
- Emily Ayckbown (1836–1900), English founder of the Community of the Sisters of the Church
- Emily Blackwell (1826–1910), American academic
- Emily Davison (1872–1913), British suffragette
- Emily Greene Balch (1867–1961), American academic, pacifist and Nobel Laureate
- Emily Hobhouse (1860–1926), British welfare campaigner
- Emily Murphy (1868–1933), Canadian feminist
- Emily Pankhurst (1858–1928), English political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement
- Emily Austin Perry (1795–1851), Texas historical figure
- Emily Post (1872–1960), American author on etiquette
- Emily Shenkl (1910–1996), a leader in the Indian Independence Movement
- Emily Young (born 1951), British sculptor
- Emily Young (film director) (born 1970), English film director and screenwriter
Characters
- Emily (Emelye), the maiden whose hand cousins Arcite and Palamon compete for in the The Knight's Tale, the first tale from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
- Emily Barham, the female lead in the 1964 movie The Americanization of Emily, played by Julie Andrews
- Emily Bartlett, heroine of Beverly Cleary's Emily's Runaway Imagination
- Emily Bennett, supporting character in the Molly McIntire series of American Girl books and related toys
- Emily Bennett, character in the American fantasy-drama television series The Vampire Diaries
- Emily Bishop, character in the British soap opera Coronation Street
- Emily Duff, a character from Tiny Toon Adventures
- Emily Elizabeth, a character from Clifford the Big Red Dog (TV series)
- Emily Eyefinger, main character of the Emily Eyefinger series about a girl with an eye on her finger
- Emily Fields, major character in the TV series Pretty Little Liars and the novel series of the same name by Sara Shepard
- Emily Fitch, character in the TV series Skins
- Emily Francisco, character in Alien Nation (1989 TV series)
- Emily Gilmore, character in the TV series Gilmore Girls
- Emily Grierson, main character of the William Faulkner short story "A Rose for Emily"
- Emily Hartwood, a character in the video game series Alone in the Dark
- Emily Lightman, character in the FOX drama Lie to Me
- Emily Pollifax, heroine of a series of spy-mystery novels by Dorothy Gilman
- Emily Prentiss, character on the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds
- Emily Quartermaine, character on the soap opera General Hospital
- Emily Byrd Starr, heroine of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Emily of New Moon novels
- Emily Thorne, main character in the TV series Revenge
- Emily Windsnap, main character in a series of novels by Liz Kessler
- Emily Wyatt, a character in the video game Deadly Premonition
- Emily Young, character in The Twilight Saga
- Emily the Strange, cartoon character and merchandising mascot
- Emily, major character in Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
- Emily, character in the comic strip Peanuts
- Emily, character in the TV series Power Rangers Samurai
- Emily (Thomas & Friends), anthropomorphic steam locomotive in the children's TV series Thomas & Friends
Music
- "Emily" (1964 song), title song by Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer to the film The Americanization of Emily
- "Emily" (Dave Koz song),a 1990 song on Dave Koz's album Dave Koz
- "Emily" (Bowling for Soup song),a 2003 song on Bowling for Soup's album Drunk Enough to Dance
- "Emily", song on Adam Green's album Gemstones
- "Emily", song on Alice in Videoland's album Outrageous!
- "Emily", song on Elton John's album The One
- "Emily", song on Asian versions of Feeder's album Comfort in Sound
- "Emily", song on From First to Last's album Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count
- "Emily", song on Kelly Jones' album Only the Names Have Been Changed
- "Emily", song on Joanna Newsom's album Ys
- "Emily", song on Manic Street Preachers' album Lifeblood
- "Emily", song on Michael W. Smith's album Go West Young Man
- "Emily", song on Mika's album The Origin of Love
- "Emily", song on The Mowgli's album Waiting for the Dawn
- "Emily", song on Since October's album This Is My Heart
- "Emily", song by Stephen Fretwell, on The Acoustic Album
- "Emily", song by Lower Than Atlantis's album Lower Than Atlantis
- Emily, an EP by Lower Than Atlantis
Television and film
- Emily (TV series), French cartoon series
- Emily (The X-Files), two-part episode of The X-Files
- Emilie, English title of the Quebec TV series Les Filles de Caleb
- Emily (film), 1976 film
- "Emily" (Skins), an episode of the British teen drama Skins
Other uses
- E.M.I.L.Y., a robotic lifesaving device
- Emily, Minnesota, U.S.A.
- H8K Emily Flying Boat, Allied identification code for the Japanese Kawanishi H8K flying boat, used in World War II
- Tropical Storm Emily (disambiguation), various tropical cyclones
- Emily Township, Ontario, Canada
See also
- Émilie, a French feminine given name
- Emilian (disambiguation)
- Emiliana (disambiguation)
- List of most popular given names
- EMILY's List, political action committee in the United States
- Amélie, 2001 romantic comedy film
- Amelia (disambiguation)