Famous People with Name Ray

Ray Douglas Bradbury            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ray Douglas Bradbury: is an American literary, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer best known for his 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, a 1950 book which has been described both as a short story collection and a novel. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most popular American writers of speculative fiction during the twentieth century.

Ray Charles Robinson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ray Charles Robinson: known by his stage name Ray Charles, was an American pianist and singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues. He brought a soulful sound to country music, pop standards, and a rendition of "America the Beautiful" that Ed Bradley of 60 Minutes called the "definitive version of the song, an American anthem — a classic, just as the man who sung it."[1]

Ray Anthony Lewis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ray Anthony Lewis: an American football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Lewis has appeared in nine Pro Bowls and been named an All-Pro seven times.[1] He won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2000 and 2003; he was the sixth player to win the award multiple times.[2] He was also the first linebacker to win the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award since 1971 and the first linebacker to win the award on the winning Super Bowl team.

Ray Stevens            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ray Stevens: is an American country music and pop singer-songwriter known for his novelty songs as well as more serious works.Stevens' recording career began in the mid-1950s with two singles released on Prep Records. He then signed a contract with Capitol Records with the help of Atlanta, Georgia music maven Bill Lowery. In 1958, Stevens joined Lowery's National Recording Corporation (NRC), playing numerous instruments, arranging music, and performing background vocals for its band

Ray Robert Bray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ray Robert Bray: was a defensive lineman who played eleven seasons in the National Football League. He was in the Navy from 1943-1945. If he had played those years many believe that he would be in the Canton Ohio Pro Football Hall of Fame. He received more nominations for the Hall of Fame than anybody who was not in the Hall of Fame until 1960.

James Brown Ray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Brown Ray: was an Indiana politician and the only Senate President-Pro-Tempore to succeed to become Governor of the State of Indiana. He served during the period when the state transitioned from personal politics to political parties, but never joined a party himsel

John L. Ray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John L. Ray: is a lawyer and Democratic politician in Washington, D.C. He was an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1997. Ray is a partner and member of the board of directors at the law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. On January 8

William Henry Ray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Henry Ray: was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.He served as member of the first State board of equalization 1867-1869.Ray was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875).

William Hallett Ray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Hallett Ray: was a Canadian politician, farmer, and merchant. Ray was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Annapolis County in an 1864 by-election held after James William Johnston was named to the bench. He was first elected to represent the Annapolis electoral district in the Canadian House of Commons on September 20, 1867, and remained in office until his defeat in September 1878. Ray was re-elected for one more term in the June 1882 elections. He was a member of the Anti-Confederation Party until January 1869, when he left it for the Liberal Party. In 1887, Ray was named to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia.

Michael Charles Ray            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael Charles Ray: is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990. Ray was educated at the University of Western Ontario, the Ontario College of Education, the University of Windsor and Osgoode Hall Law School. He worked as a lawyer, and was director of Clinical Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor. He served as an alderman in Windsor from 1980 to 1987. Ray was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, defeating NDP candidate Donna Champagne by 946 votes in the constituency of Windsor—Walkerville. He served as a backbench supporter of David Peterson's government for the next three years.