Ray is a given name and short form (hypocorism) of the given name Raymond and Rachel.
Politics Ray Aguilar (born 1947), Nebraska state senator Ray Aguilera, Pueblo, Colorado City council member Ray Ahipene-Mercer (born 1948), New Zealand city councillor in Wellington Ray Frenette (1935–2018), Canadian politician in New Brunswick Ray Gricar (1945–2011), district attorney of Centre County, Pennsylvania Ray Groom (born 1944), Australian lawyer, sportsman and politician Ray Harmel (1905–1998), South African anti-apartheid activist Ray LaHood (born 1945), American politician Ray Liberti, American politician Ray Mabus (born 1948), American politician, Secretary of the Navy and former Governor of Mississippi Ray Martin (politician) (born 1941), Canadian politician, former leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party Ray Mattox (1927–2005), American politician Ray Michie (1934–2008), Scottish politician Ray Price (speechwriter) (1930–2019), President Richard Nixon's chief speechwriter Ray Salva (born 1947), American politician Ray Alexander Simons (1914–2004), South African communist and trade unionist Ray Strachey (1887–1940), British feminist politician, artist and writer Ray Tarver (1921–1972), American dentist and politician Ray White (politician), Canadian politician Ray Whitney (politician) (1930–2012), UK politician Ray Wyatt, American politician
Music Ray (musician) (born 1990), Japanese singer and radio personality Ray Abrams (musician) (1920–1992), American jazz and jump blues tenor saxophonist Ray Alexander (musician) (1925–2002), American jazz drummer and vibraphonist Ray Anderson (musician) (born 1952), American jazz trombone and trumpet player Ray Anthony (born 1922), American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor Ray BLK (born 1994), British singer and songwriter Ray Boltz (born 1953), American Christian singer-songwriter Ray Brown Jr. (born 1949), American jazz and blues pianist and singer Ray Brown (musician) (1926–2002), American jazz double bassist Ray Bryant (1931–2011), American jazz pianist, composer Ray C (born 1982), Tanzanian musician Ray Charles (1930–2004), American singer, songwriter, musician and composer Ray Charles (musician, born 1918) (1918–2015), American musician, leader of The Ray Charles Singers Ray Chen (born 1989), Taiwanese-American violinist Ray Conniff (1916–2002), American bandleader and arranger Ray Dalton (born 1991), American singer-songwriter, best known for his role on Can't Hold Us Ray Davies (born 1944), English rhythm guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Kinks Ray Davis (musician) (1940–2005), member of The Parliaments, Parliament, Funkadelic, and The Temptations Ray Dorset (born 1946), British guitarist, singer, and founding member of Mungo Jerry Ray Fisher (singer) (1940–2011), Scottish folk singer Ray Griff (1940–2016), Canadian country music singer-songwriter Ray Hedges, English songwriter and record producer Ray Heindorf (1908–1980), American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger Ray Isaac (singer), Australian singer Ray LaMontagne (born 1973), American singer-songwriter Ray Lev (1912–1968), American classical pianist Ray Lewis, American rhythm and blues singer and member of The Drifters Ray Luzier (born 1970), American drummer Ray Manzarek (1939–2013), American musician, singer, producer, film director and author, best known as a founding member and keyboardist of The Doors Ray Martin (orchestra leader) (1918–1988), British-Austrian orchestra leader born Kurt Kohn Ray Parker Jr. (born 1954), American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer Ray Pennington (1933–2020), American country music singer-songwriter Ray Peterson (1939–2005), American pop singer Ray Price (1926–2013), American country singer-songwriter and guitarist Ray Sawyer (1937–2018), American singer, founding member of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show Ray Singleton (1937–2016), American producer, songwriter, and vocalist Ray Thomas (1941–2018), English flautist, singer-songwriter, founding member of The Moody Blues Ray Toro (born 1977), American rock guitarist
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