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Ray David Owen
Ray David Owen (1915–2014) was an American geneticist and immunologist at Caltech who discovered in 1945 that twin cattle carry mixtures of each other's red blood cells, founding the concept of immunological tolerance.
Ray Davies
Ray Davies (born 1944), English singer-songwriter who founded the Kinks with brother Dave in 1963; wrote You Really Got Me, Waterloo Sunset, Lola; knighted 2017; wrote Sunny Afternoon musical.
Ray Dennis Steckler
Ray Dennis Steckler (1938-2009), aka Cash Flagg, American exploitation filmmaker of Wild Guitar, The Incredibly Strange Creatures, The Thrill Killers, and Rat Pfink a Boo Boo; later Las Vegas adult films.
Ray Dixon
Ray Dixon (Raymond Alan Dixon) is a British molecular microbiologist and Royal Society Fellow at the John Innes Centre, Norwich, who studies biological nitrogen fixation in bacteria.
Ray Dolan
Ray Dolan, also known as Raymond J. Dolan, is an Irish neuroscientist and psychiatrist, the Mary Kinross Professor of Neuropsychiatry at University College London and winner of the 2017 Brain Prize.
Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan: Showtime crime drama (2013–2019, 7 seasons, 82 episodes) created by Ann Biderman, starring Liev Schreiber as a Hollywood fixer from South Boston, with Jon Voight as his paroled father Mickey; one Emmy win from ten nominations, followed by a 2022 movie.
Ray Dorset
Ray Dorset (Raymond Edward Dorset), born 1946, is a British singer, guitarist, and songwriter who founded the band Mungo Jerry and wrote "In the Summertime", one of the biggest-selling singles ever.
Ray Emery
Ray Emery, NHL goaltender (1982-2018), played for Ottawa, Philadelphia, Anaheim, Chicago; 2007 Cup Final starter, 2013 Stanley Cup champion, Jennings Trophy winner, died by drowning at 35.
Ray Ewry
Ray Ewry (1873–1937) was an American track and field athlete who won eight Olympic gold medals in the standing jumps, never losing an Olympic event.
Ray F. Smith
Ray F. Smith (1919–1999) was an American entomologist at UC Berkeley known as the father of integrated pest management and a 1997 World Food Prize winner.
Ray F. Weiss
Ray F. Weiss is a chemical oceanographer and atmospheric scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, known for the first experimental proof of deep-sea hydrothermal vents.
Ray Fearon
Ray Fearon (Raymond Fearon, born 1973) is a British stage and screen actor, RSC Associate Artist and the first black actor to play Othello on the main RSC stage, also known for Coronation Street, Harry Potter, Barbie, and as President of Rose Bruford College.
Ray Ferraro
Ray Ferraro, born in Trail, British Columbia, is a former NHL center (1,258 games, 408 goals, 898 points, 1984-2002) and WHL single-season goal record holder (108), now an ESPN game analyst.
Ray Ferritto
Ray Ferritto, Erie, Pennsylvania mobster also active in Los Angeles, killed Danny Greene with a car bomb in Lyndhurst, Ohio, on October 6, 1977, then became a government witness whose testimony helped topple the Cleveland Mafia.
Ray Fisher (actor)
Ray Fisher (born 1987, Baltimore) is an American actor known as Cyborg/Victor Stone in the DC Extended Universe's Justice League films, Muhammad Ali in Fetch Clay, Make Man, and Lymon in Broadway and film versions of The Piano Lesson.
Ray Flynn
Ray Flynn (Raymond Patrick Flynn, born 1957), Irish middle-distance runner from Longford; Irish mile record 3:49.77 (Oslo 1982) and 1500m 3:33.5; 1980 and 1984 Olympian; later leading US athletics agent and Millrose Games director. Distinct from Sligo race walker Ray Flynn.
Ray Freeman
Ray Freeman (Raymond Freeman, 1932–2022) was a British chemist who pioneered advances in liquid-state NMR spectroscopy, inventing widely used pulse sequences including INEPT, INADEQUATE, and DANTE, and training a generation of NMR leaders.
Ray Garraty
Ray Garraty (Raymond Davis Garraty) is the teenage protagonist of Stephen King's 1979 dystopian novel The Long Walk, written as Richard Bachman, and of the 2025 film adaptation, in which Cooper Hoffman plays him.
Ray Gillen
Ray Gillen (Raymond Arthur Gillen) was an American rock singer, Black Sabbath vocalist 1986-1987 and lead singer of Badlands; died of AIDS-related complications in December 1993.
Ray Gordy
Ray Gordy (Terry Ray Gordy Jr., born 1979), American retired wrestler, WWE's Jesse and Slam Master J of Jesse & Festus with Luke Gallows; son of Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy; later Cobb County Sheriff's Office SWAT.
Ray Gricar
Ray Frank Gricar, Centre County, Pennsylvania district attorney for 20 years, vanished April 15, 2005; car found in Lewisburg, laptop in Susquehanna River without hard drive; declared legally dead 2011, case unsolved.
Ray Gunn
Ray Gunn is a 2026 American animated neo-noir science fiction mystery film directed by Brad Bird, set in the retro-futuristic city of Metropia and released on Netflix, starring Sam Rockwell as a private detective.
Ray Guy
Ray Guy (1949-2022), American Hall of Fame punter for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1973-1986; first punter drafted in the first round (23rd, 1973) and first pure punter enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (2014); three Super Bowls, 42.4-yard career average.
Ray H. Baughman
Ray H. Baughman (1943–2025) was an American materials scientist who directed the NanoTech Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas and pioneered carbon nanotube yarns and artificial muscles.
Ray H. Boundy
Ray H. Boundy (1903–1992) was an American chemical engineer who spent forty-two years at Dow Chemical, rising to vice-president and first full-time director of research.
Ray Harryhausen
Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013), American stop-motion animator and special effects pioneer, creator of Dynamation and creatures for Jason and the Argonauts, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and Clash of the Titans.
Ray Hudson
Ray Hudson (Raymond Wilfred Hudson, born 1955, Gateshead) is an English former footballer, NASL Fort Lauderdale Strikers midfielder, MLS coach of Miami Fusion (2001 Supporters' Shield) and D.C. United, and celebrated GolTV, beIN Sports, CBS, and Inter Miami commentator.
Ray Hyman
Ray Hyman, born 1928 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, is an American psychologist and University of Oregon professor emeritus, the leading methodological critic of parapsychology who co-authored the 1986 ganzfeld communiqué.
Ray J
Ray J (William Ray Norwood Jr., born 1981, McComb, Mississippi) is an American R&B singer, brother of Brandy, known for "One Wish," "Sexy Can I," albums All I Feel and Raydiation, VH1's For the Love of Ray J, and the Raycon electronics company.
Ray J. Weymann
Ray J. Weymann is an American astronomer known for his work on quasar absorption lines, the Lyman-alpha forest, and mass ejection from active galactic nuclei.