Ray is a masculine given name and short form (hypocorism) of Raymond, and may refer to:
Politics
- Ray Aguilar (born 1947), former Nebraska state senator
- Ray Aguilera, Pueblo, Colorado City council member
- Ray Ahipene-Mercer (born 1948), New Zealand city councillor in Wellington
- Rachel Simons (1914-2004), also known as Ray Alexander, South African communist and trade unionist
- Ray Tarver (1921-1972), American dentist and politician
- Raymond Ray Gosling (born 1939), British gay rights activist
- Raymond Ray Groom (born 1944), Australian lawyer and former sportsman and politician
- Raymond Ray LaHood (born 1945), American politician
- Raymond Ray Mabus (born 1948), American politician, Secretary of the Navy and former Governor of Mississippi
- Raymond Ray Martin (politician) (born 1941), Canadian politician, former leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party
- Raymond Ray Price (speechwriter) (born 1930), President Richard Nixon's chief speechwriter
- Raymond Ray Whitney (politician) (1930–2012), former UK politician
Music
- Ray Abrams (musician) (1920–1992), jazz and jump blues tenor saxophonist
- Ray Alexander (musician) (1925–2002), American jazz drummer and vibraphonist
- Ray Anderson (musician) (born 1952), jazz trombone and trumpet player
- Ray Anthony (born 1922), American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor
- Raymond Ray Boltz (born 1953), American Christian singer-songwriter
- Ray Brown Jr. (born 1949), American jazz and blues pianist and singer
- Raymond Ray Brown (musician) (1926–2002), American jazz double bassist
- Ray Bryant (1931–2011), American jazz pianist, composer
- 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 Conniff (1916–2002), American bandleader and arranger
- Ray Dalton (born 1991), American singer-songwriter
- Raymond 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 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
- Raymond Ray LaMontagne (born 1973), American singer-songwriter
- Ray Lewis, American rhythm and blues singer and member of The Drifters
- Raymond 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, songwriter and producer
- Ray Pennington, (1933–2020), American country music singer-songwriter
- Ray Peterson (1939–2005), American pop singer
- Ray Price (musician) (1926–2013), American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Ray Sawyer (1937–2018), American singer, founding member of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
- Ray Thomas (1941–2018), English flautist, singer-songwriter, founding member of The Moody Blues
- Raymond Ray Toro (born 1977), American rock guitarist
Sports
- Raymond Ray Abruzzese (1937–2011), American college and professional football player
- Raymond Ray Adduono (born 1947), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player
- Ray Agnew (born 1967), American former National Football League player
- Ray Alexander (gridiron football) (born 1962), American former National Football League and Canadian Football League player
- Ray Allen (born 1975), American National Basketball Association player
- Raymond Ray Allison (born 1959), Canadian retired National Hockey League player
- Ray Amm (1927–1955), Rhodesian motorcycle racer
- Ray Amoo, Nigerian professional boxer of the 1970s and 1980s
- Ray Anderson (boxer) (born 1944), light heavyweight boxer
- Ray Austin (boxer) (born 1970), American professional boxer
- Raymond Ray Austin (American football) (born 1974), American former National Football League player
- Raymond Ray Bourque (born 1960), Canadian retired National Hockey League player
- Ray Brown (offensive lineman) (born 1962), American former National Football League player
- Raymond Ray Brown (safety) (born 1949), American former National Football League player
- Raymond Ray Brown (American football, born 1936), American former National Football League quarterback
- Raymond Ray Brown (Negro leagues pitcher) (1908–1965), Negro league baseball pitcher
- Ray Brown (rugby league) (born 1957), Australian former rugby league footballer
- Ray Cillien (1939-1991), Luxembourg boxer
- Ray Emery (1982-2018), Canadian National Hockey League goaltender
- Ray Graves (191-2015), American college football and National Football League player and college football coach
- Ray Guy (born 1949), American retired National Football League Hall-of-Fame punter
- Raymond Ray Hanken (1911–1980), American National Football League player
- Ray Harroun (1879-1968), American racecar driver
- Ray Isaac (quarterback), American football player
- Ray Jauch (born 1938), former coach in the Canadian Football League, United States Football League and Arena Football League
- Raymond Ray Julian (born 1936), English former cricketer
- Ray Lazdins (born 1964), Canadian retired discus thrower
- Sugar Ray Leonard (born 1956), American retired boxer
- Raymond Ray Lewis (born 1975), American former National Football League player
- Ray Lewis (referee) (born 1944), former English association football referee
- Raymond Ray Lewis (track and field athlete) (1910–2003), Canadian track-and-field sprinter
- Raymond Ray Mabbutt (born 1936), English retired footballer
- Raymond Ray Martin (baseball) (1925-2013), American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Raymond Ray Martin (English footballer) (born 1945), English footballer
- Ray Martin (pool player) (born 1936), American pool player
- Raymond Ray Nitschke (1936-1998), American Hall-of-Fame National Football League player
- Raymond Ray Price (cricketer) (born 1976), Zimbabwean cricketer
- Ray Price (motorcycles) (1937-2015), motorcycle drag racer, designer and engineer
- Ray Price (rugby) (born 1953), Australian rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s
- Raymell Ray Rice (born 1987), American National Football League player
- Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989), American Hall-of-Fame boxer born Walker Smith Jr.
- Raymond Ray Tesser (1912-1982), American National Football League player
- Ray Voltz, former U.S. soccer goalkeeper
- Raymond Ray Wallace (footballer) (born 1969), English former footballer
- Raymond Ray Wells (born 1980), American former National Football League player
- Raymond Ray Whitney (ice hockey) (born 1972), Canadian National Hockey League player
- Raymond Ray Wilkins (born 1956), British former footballer and football coach
- Ray Witter (1896–1983), American football player
Film and TV
- Ray Abruzzo (born 1954), American actor
- Ray Aghayan (1928-2011), costume designer in the American film industry
- Ray Alan (1930–2010), English ventriloquist and television entertainer
- Ray Austin (director) (born 1932), British television director
- Ray Bolger (1904-1987), American actor, singer and dancer born Raymond Bulcao
- Raymond Ray Cokes (born 1958), English television presenter and video jockey
- Raymond Ray Combs (1956-1996), American comedian, actor and game show host
- Raymond Ray Fisher (born 1987), American actor, known for his role as Cyborg in the DCEU
- Ray June (1895-1958), American cinematographer
- Raymond Ray Liotta (born 1954), American film actor
- Raymond Ray Martin (television presenter) (born 1944), Australian television presenter
- Raymond Ray Mears (born 1964), British TV personality and survival specialist
- Raymond Ray Park (born 1974), Scottish actor and martial artist
- Ray Porter, American actor
- Raymond Ray Quinn (born 1988), English actor
- Ray Reyes (born 1970), Filipino-American singer and actor
- Raymond Ray Romano (born 1957), American actor, comedian and screenwriter
- Herman Raymond Ray Walston (1914-2001), American character actor
- Raymond Ray Winstone (born 1957), British actor, notable for parts in gangster films
- Raymond Ray Wise (born 1947), American actor
Business
- Ray Anderson (entrepreneur) (1934–2011), founder and chairman of Interface Inc.
- Ray Davis (businessman), American billionaire businessman, chief executive officer of Energy Transfer Partners and owner of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball
- Raymond Ray Kroc (1902-1984), American businessman and philanthropist who built up the McDonald's Corporation
Academia
- Ray Allen Billington (1903-1981), American historian
- Ray Hyman (born 1928), Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Oregon, author, magician and critic of parapsychology
- Ray Keck (born 1947), American educator, college president and organist
- Raymond Ray Kurzweil (born 1948), American author, computer scientist, inventor and futurist
- Ray A. Laird (1907-1986), American educator, longtime president of Laredo Community College
Writing and journalism
- Ray Anderson (journalist), The New York Times reporter
- Ray Bradbury (1920-2012), American fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery writer
- Ray Galton (born 1930), British scriptwriter
- Ray Marcano, American medical reporter and music critic
- Raymond Ray Martin (television presenter) (born 1944), Australian journalist
Other
- Raymond Affleck (1922–1989), Canadian architect
- Ray Brown (designer) (born 1959), Australian clothing designer
- Ray Comfort (born 1949), New Zealand-born Christian minister and evangelist
- Ray Davis (general) (1915–2003), US four-star general and recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Ray Eames (1912-1988), American artist, designer and filmmaker
- Ray Johnson (1927-1995), American artist
- Ray Lewis (youth worker) (born 1963), Guyanese-born youth worker and former deputy mayor of London
- Ray Navarro (1964–1990), American artist, filmmaker, and HIV/AIDS activist
- Ray William Johnson (born 1981), YouTube comedian
See also
- Rae (given name)