Famous People with Name Tory

Tory Dent            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tory Dent: was an eminent American poet, art critic, and commentator on the AIDS crisis.

Tory Ann Fretz            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

Tory Ann Fretz: was is a former American amateur and professional tennis player who played in the 1950s and 1960s. She was ranked in the U.S. top ten from 1963 to 1966, and was No. 2 in the doubles rankings in 1965 and 1966. Fretz grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and

Geoffroy Tory            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Geoffroy Tory: was a French humanist and an engraver, best known for adding written letters in French. Tory studied in Bourges, then in Rome and in Bologne, until he returned to Paris 1505. He became the dean of several schools at the University of Paris, where he taught grammar and philosophy. He also worked as a spelling-checker and as an engraver.

John Howard Tory            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Howard Tory: is a Canadian businessman, political activist, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, former Member of Provincial Parliament and broadcaster. He also is the volunteer chair of the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance. Tory was the runner-up in the 2003 Toronto municipal election to succeed Mel Lastman as Mayor of Toronto and lost to David Miller. Despite widespread speculation that he would run for mayor again in 2010, he announced in January that he would not be a candidate.