Massey (surname) explained

Massey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Academia, research and science

• Doreen Massey (geographer) (1944–2016), British social scientist and geographer
• Harrie Massey, Australian mathematical physicist
• James Massey, American information theorist and cryptographer
• Kenneth Massey, American mathematician and sports statistician
• Mary Massey (1915 – 1974), American historian of the American Civil War
• Walter E. Massey, American university president
• William A. Massey (mathematician), American mathematician
• William S. Massey (1920–2017), American mathematician

Arts and entertainment

Actors

• Anna Massey, British actress, daughter of Raymond Massey
• Brandi Chavonne Massey, American stage actress and singer
• Christopher Massey, American actor
• Daniel Massey (actor) (1933–1998), British-Canadian actor, son of Raymond Massey
• Edith Massey, American actress
• Ilona Massey, Hungarian-born American actress
• Kyle Massey, American actor, brother of Christopher Massey
• Petra Massey, British actress
• Raymond Massey, Canadian actor, brother of Vincent Massey
• Vikrant Massey, Indian actor

Others in arts and entertainment

• Alana Massey, American author
• Arthur Massey (composer), Australian organist
• Brandon Massey, American horror writer
• Devon Massey, comics artist
• Drew Massey, puppeteer
• Gerald Massey, English poet
• Graham Massey, British musician
• John Massey (artist) (born 1950), Canadian artist
• John Massey (poet), a conjectured author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
• Joseph Massey sen. (1826–1900), Australian musician with a family of organists

• Thomas Henry Massey (1871–1946)
• Sujata Massey, mystery writer

Business

• Daniel Massey (manufacturer) (1798–1856), farm implement manufacturer
• Hart Massey, Canadian businessman
• Jack C. Massey (1904–1990), American venture capitalist and entrepreneur

Crime

• Jason Massey, American convicted double murderer
• John Massey (prisoner), one-time longest serving prisoner in the United Kingdom
• Paul Massey, English organised crime figure from Salford
• Sonya Massey, Illinois woman shot and killed by police

Military

• Alan Massey, Vice Admiral in the British Royal Navy
• Edward Massey, British soldier

Politics

• Denton Massey, Canadian politician
• Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen (born 1938), Labour member of the House of Lords
• Jack Massey (politician) (1885–1964), New Zealand politician of the Reform Party and then the National Party
• John E. Massey (1819–1901), Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
• John Massey (MP) (fl. 1414), English Member of Parliament
• Nehemiah George Massey, Canadian politician, namesake of the George Massey Tunnel
• Nellah Massey, (1893–1956), maiden name of Nellah Massey Bailey, American politician and librarian
• William Massey (1856–1925), Prime Minister of New Zealand
• William A. Massey, U.S. Senator
• William Nathaniel Massey (1809–1881), British author and politician
• Vincent Massey, Canadian politician, brother of Raymond Massey

Sport

Baseball

• Bill Massey (baseball) (1871–1940), baseball player in 1894
• Michael Massey (born 1998), American baseball player
• Mike Massey (baseball), American baseball player

Cricket

• Bruce Massey (1906–1994), New Zealand cricketer
• Eileen Massey (1935-2019), Australian cricketer
• John Massey (cricketer) (1899–1963), English cricketer
• William Massey (cricketer) (1846–1899), played cricket for Somerset and Lancashire
• William Massey (rower) (1817–1898), rowed and played cricket for Cambridge University

Other sports

• Chris Massey, American football player
• Bill Massey (softball) (1936–2020), New Zealand softball player
• Debbie Massey, American golfer
• Jack Massey (footballer) (died 1981), Australian rules footballer
• John Massey (rugby league), rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s
• Matthew and Nicholas Massey, American professional wrestlers collectively known as The Young Bucks
• Mike Massey, American professional pocket-billiards player

Other

• Geoffrey Massey (1924–2020), Canadian architect and urban planner

See also

• Massey family
• Masih (surname)
• Massie (surname)
• Massey (disambiguation)