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Gregory
Origin
Word/name	Greek, Latin, Celtic, Russian
Meaning	Son of "Gregory" or "Gregor"
Region of origin	England (Derbyshire), Scotland (Highlands)
Other names
Variant form(s)	McGregor, MacGregor, Gregor

Gregory is an English, Scottish and Slovenian surname, variants of the name include McGregor, MacGregor, Gregor, Gregson, Gregg, Grigg, Greig and may refer to:

Adam Gregory (born 1985), Canadian entertainer
Alyse Gregory (1884–1967), American suffragist and writer
André Gregory (born 1934), French-American theatre director, writer and actor
Andy Gregory, English rugby league player
Anthony Gregory (born 1981), American anarcho-libertarian
Anthony Karl Gregory (born 1966), Icelandic football striker
Augustus Charles Gregory, Australian explorer
Benjamin Gregory (born 1990), British decathlete
Benji Gregory (1978–2024), American actor
Bernard Gregory, French physicist, CERN Director General
Bill Gregory (born 1949), American football defensive lineman
Bob Gregory (disambiguation), multiple people

Bob Gregory (comics) (1921–2003), American comics artist and writer
Bob Gregory (cricketer) (1902–1973), English cricketer
Bob Gregory (politician) (born 1936), Australian politician
Bob Gregory (American football) (born 1963), coach and former player

Brad Stephan Gregory (born 1963), American professor of History
Bud Gregory (1926–2016), Canadian politician
Caspar René Gregory (1846–1917), German theologian
Celia Gregory (1949–2008), British actress
Charles Hutton Gregory (1817–1898), British civil engineer
Christine Gregory (1879–1963), British sculptor
Claiborne Gregory (1920–2006), American politician from Virginia
Colin Gregory (John Colin Gregory, 1903–1959), British tennis player
Conal Gregory (born 1947), British Conservative MP
Cory Gregory (born 1975), Educator High School Principal in California
Cynthia Gregory(born 1946), American ballerina
Dave Gregory, Australian cricketer
Dave Gregory, guitarist for XTC
David Gregory (mathematician), Scottish mathematician
David Gregory-Kumar, BBC journalist
David Gregory, American journalist
David Gregory, English footballer
Deborah Gregory, American author of The Cheetah Girls
Derek Gregory (born 1951), British professor of Geography
Derrick Gregory (1949–1989), English drug smuggler, hanged in Malaysia
Dick Gregory (1932–2017), American comedian, social activist, writer, and entrepreneur
Dorian Gregory (born 1971), American actor
Doris Gregory, Canadian author
Dudley S. Gregory (1800–1874), first Mayor of Jersey City
Duncan Farquharson Gregory (1813–1844), Scottish mathematician
Earle Davis Gregory (1897–1972), American WWI Medal of Honor recipient
Ed Gregory (1931–2022), American basketball scout, coach, and executive
Edward John Gregory (1850–1909), British painter
Francis Gregory, American naval captain, eponym of two ships named USS Gregory
Francis Thomas Gregory (1821–1888), Australian explorer and politician
Frederick D. Gregory (born 1941), USAF pilot and NASA astronaut
Garland Gregory (1919–2011), American football player
Gayson Gregory, Antiguan and Barbudan footballer
Geena Gregory, fictional character
Herbert B. Gregory, Virginia judge
Herbert E. Gregory, American geologist and geographer
Horace Gregory (1898–1982), American poet, critic and academic
Howard Gregory (footballer) (1893–1954), played for West Bromwich Albion
Irene Gregory, American aerospace engineer
Ivey William Gregory, known as Bill, American politician from Georgia
Jack Gregory (disambiguation), multiple people

John Walter Gregory (1864–1932), Australian geologist, commonly known as Jack Gregory
Jack Gregory (cricketer) (1895–1973), Australian cricketer
Jack Gregory (American football guard) (1915–2003), played for Cleveland Rams
Jack Gregory (sprinter) (1923–2003), British sprinter
Jack Gregory (footballer, born 1925) (1925–2008), played for Southampton and Leyton Orient
Jack Gregory (footballer, born 1926) (1926–1995), played for West Ham United and Scunthorpe United
Jack Gregory (American football coach) (1927–2014), for East Stroudsburg, Villanova, and Rhode Island
Jack I. Gregory (born 1931), USAF general
Jack Gregory (defensive end) (1944–2019), American footballer

Jackson Gregory (1882–1943), American teacher, journalist, and writer.
James Gregory (disambiguation), multiple people

James Gregory (mathematician) (1638–1675), Scottish mathematician and astronomer
James Gregory (physician) (1753–1821), Scottish physician
James Gregory (mineralogist) (1832–1899), Scottish mineralogist
James Gregory (actor) (1911–2002), American actor
James Gregory (prison officer) (1941–2003), South African prison guard, author of Goodbye Bafana
James Gregory (comedian) (1946–2024), American comedian
James Crawford Gregory (1801–1832), Scottish physician
James G. Gregory (1843–1932), Surgeon General of Connecticut and member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
James Monroe Gregory (1849–1915), professor of Latin and dean at Howard University

Jecon Gregory a nomadic artist
Jim Gregory (basketball), American college basketball player
Jim Gregory (football chairman) (1928–1998), English football club director and chairman
Jim Gregory (footballer) (1876–1949), Australian rules footballer
Jim Gregory (ice hockey) (1935–2019), Canadian general manager and league executive in the National Hockey League
Jim Gregory (politician) (elected 2018), American politician from Pennsylvania
John Gregory (disambiguation), multiple people

John Gregory (cricketer, born 1887) (1887–1914), Hampshire cricketer
John Gregory (cricketer, born 1842) (1842–1894), English cricketer
John Gregory (American football coach) (1938–2022), American football coach
John Gregory (footballer) (born 1954), English footballer and coach

Johnny Gregory (footballer) (1905–1992), Australian footballer
Jonathan M. Gregory, British climate modeler
Joseph Gregory (disambiguation), multiple people

Joseph T. Gregory (1914–2007) American paleontologist
Joseph M. Gregory (born 1952), American banker with Lehman Brothers
Joseph Gregory (sniper) (1900–1971), Canadian sniper in both World Wars

Joe Gregory (trade union leader) (1862–1926), stonemason
Joshua Gregory (1790–1838), pioneer in Western Australia
Julie Gregory (born 1969), American author, wrote on Munchausen by Proxy
Julius Gregory (born 1988), American football player
Ken Gregory (born 1960), Canadian media artist
Kossen Gregory (1922–2019), American politician from Virginia
Lee Gregory (baseball) Grover Leroy Gregory (born 1938), pitcher
Lee Gregory (footballer) (born 1988), for Mansfield Town
Louis George Gregory, Hand of the Cause in the Bahá'í Faith
Masten Gregory (1932−1985), American racing driver
Matt Gregory (hiker) (born 1978), American walker for cancer charity
Matthew Gregory (disambiguation), several people

Matthew Gregory (deacon) (1680–1777), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
Matthew Gregory (attorney) (born 1968), Northern Mariana Islands Attorney General
Matthew Gregory (Jamaica), speaker of the House of Assembly of Jamaica, 1705–1706
Matthew Gregory (died 1779) (1693–1779), planter and politician in Jamaica

Maundy Gregory (1877–1941), British theatre producer and self-declared spy
Melissa Gregory, American figure skater
Michael Gregory (actor), American actor born Gary Meimar
Mike Gregory (1964–2022), English professional rugby league footballer
Natalie Gregory (fl. 1983–1990), American child actor
Ned Gregory Edward James Gregory (1839–1899), Australian cricketer
Noble Jones Gregory (1897–1971), Democrat politician, representing Kentucky
Nuala Gregory, New Zealand artist and academic
Olinthus Gregory, English mathematician
Paul Gregory (disambiguation), several people
Paul Gregory (baseball) (1908–1999), Major League pitcher and college coach

Paul Gregory (lighting designer) (born 1952), president and founder of Focus Lighting
Paul Gregory (producer) (1920–2015), American film and theatre producer
Paul R. Gregory (born 1949), English fantasy artist
Paul Roderick Gregory, professor of Economics, University of Houston, Texas
Paul Gregory (squash player) (born 1968), English athlete

Philip Herries Gregory (1907–1986), British mycologist and phytopathologist
Philippa Gregory, Kenyan-English writer
Richard Gregory, British psychologist
Robert Gregory (disambiguation), several people
Robert Gregory (RFC officer) (William Robert Gregory, 1881–1918), Irish cricketer and artist
Roberta Gregory (born 1953), American comic book writer and artist
Roger Gregory, American judge
Roger Gregory (programmer), pioneer of hypertext
Ross Gregory (1916–1942), Australian Test cricketer
Sara Beth Gregory, Kentucky judge and politician
Scott Gregory (disambiguation)

Scott Gregory (ice skater) (born 1959), American ice dancer
Scott Gregory (golfer) (born 1994), English golfer
Scott Gewgory (rugby union) (born 1999), New Zealand sportsman

Stephanie A. Gregory, legal name of pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels
Stephen Gregory (disambiguation)

Stephen S. Gregory (1849–1920), Chicago lawyer
Stephen Gregory (author) (born 1952), Welsh horror writer
Stephen Gregory, executive with the newspaper The Epoch Times
Steve Gregory (born 1945), English jazz saxophonist and composer
Steve Gregory (American football) (born 1983)
Steven Gregory (born 1987), English football midfielder

Susanna Gregory, pseudonym of Elizabeth Cruwys, writer of detective fiction
Syd Gregory (1870–1929), Australian cricketer
Thea Gregory (1926–2022), British actress
Theodore Gregory (1890–1970), British economist
Thomas Watt Gregory (1861–1933), American Attorney General
Tom Gregory (radio and TV announcer) (1927–2006), American TV and radio personality
Tom Gregory (producer) (born 1960), American entertainer and commentator
Tom Gregory (swimmer) (born 1976), long-distance swimmer as a child
Tommy Gregory (born 1972), Republican politician from Florida
Tony Gregory (disambiguation)

Tony Gregory (1947–2009), Irish independent politician
Tony Gregory (footballer) (1937–2021), English player and coach

Troy Gregory (born 1966), American singer, songwriter, musician, filmmaker
T. Ryan Gregory, Canadian scientist
Victoria, Lady Welby-Gregory (1837–1912), British philosopher, musician and watercolourist
Walter E. Gregory (1857–1918), American physician
Will Gregory (born 1959), English musician and record producer
William Gregory (disambiguation)

William D. Gregory (1825–1904), American clipper ship captain, later a Union Navy commander
William G. Gregory (born 1957), USAF lieutenant colonel and NASA astronaut
William Henry Gregory (1817–1892), Anglo-Irish politician, MP for Dublin and County Galway
William King Gregory (1876–1970), American zoologist
William S. Gregory (1825–1887), mayor of Kansas City
William Voris Gregory (1877–1936), US attorney and Democrat politician from Kentucky
William Gregory (1625–1696), English MP for Hereford and Weobley, Speaker of the House of Commons
William Gregory (died 1616), MP for Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency)
William Gregory (fl. 1406), MP for Guildford
William Gregory (lord mayor) (c.1400–1467), lord mayor of London
William Gregory (mayor) (1896–1970), mayor of Lower Hutt, New Zealand
William Gregory (Rhode Island governor) (1849–1901), American governor
William Gregory (Carmelite) (fl. 1520), Scottish Carmelite
William Gregory (chemist) (1803–1858), Scottish chemist
William Gregory (Chief Justice), British jurist and first Chief Justice of Quebec
William Gregory (civil servant) (1762–1840), Irish senior civil servant

Wilton Daniel Gregory (born 1947), American cardinal, Archbishop of Washington

In England the surname is well represented in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Hampshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and Yorkshire, in Scotland the surname is well represented in Lanarkshire, Angus, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Fife, and Midlothian, and in the United States the surname is well represented in Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia.

See also