Massey (surname)
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- Andrew Thomas (Andy) MasseyAndy MasseyAndrew Thomas Massey is a former Irish footballer and schoolboy international, born in England.-Playing career:Massey started his career with Millwall where he was an FA Youth Cup winner in 1978/79. He went on to make over 100 appearances in all competitions scoring 9 goals...
(born 20 October 1961) is a former Irish footballer and schoolboy international, born in England. - Anna Raymond MasseyAnna MasseyAnna Raymond Massey, CBE was an English actress. She won a BAFTA Award for the role of Edith Hope in the 1986 TV adaptation of Anita Brookner’s novel Hotel du Lac.-Early life:...
, British actress, daughter of Raymond Massey - Athena MasseyAthena MasseyAthena Massey is an American actress. She made her screen debut as a murder victim in Steven Seagal's 1991 action film Out for Justice....
, actress
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- Blanche MasseyBlanche MasseyBlanche Massey was a Gaiety Girl and actress best known for her stage appearances in London and the United States in the 1890s. Among her appearances in many productions with the George Edwardes company, especially Edwardian musical comedies, she was perhaps most remembered for A Gaiety Girl...
(1878 – 1929) was a Gaiety Girl and actress best known for her stage appearances in London and the United States in the 1890s. - Brandon MasseyBrandon MasseyBrandon Massey was born June 9, 1973, in Waukegan, Illinois. He grew up in Zion, a suburb north of Chicago. Brandon is a writer of thriller fiction who has at this writing six published novels, one story collection, and has edited three anthologies....
, American horror writer
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- Cal MasseyCal MasseyCalvin Massey was an American jazz trumpeter and composer.Massey studied trumpet under Freddie Webster, and following this played in the big bands of Jay McShann, Jimmy Heath, and Billie Holiday. In the late 1950s he led an ensemble with Jimmy Garrison, McCoy Tyner, and Tootie Heath; John Coltrane...
(January 11, 1928 – October 25, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. - Chris MasseyChris MasseyChristopher Todd Massey is an American football long snapper who is currently on Chicago Bears. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
, American football player - Christopher Michael MasseyChristopher MasseyChristopher Michael Massey is an American actor, comedian and rapper best known for starring as Michael Barret in Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101. Massey has received many awards and nomination including a Young Artist Award and Emmy Awards nominations...
(born January 26, 1990) is an American actor and rapper best known for starring as Michael Barret in Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101.
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- Debbie MasseyDebbie MasseyDebbie Massey is an American professional golfer.Massey won three events on the LPGA Tour, not including back-to-back victories in the Women's British Open, which is now one of the LPGA's major championships...
(born November 5, 1950) is an American professional golfer. - Denton MasseyDenton MasseyDenton Massey was a Canadian engineer, Anglican priest and politician.Born in Toronto, Ontario, the grandson of the founder of the Massey agricultural manufacturing company, Hart Massey, he attended St...
, Canadian politician - Devon Massey, comics artist
- Doreen Massey, British politician
- Drew MasseyDrew MasseyDrew Massey is a puppeteer for The Jim Henson Company for the Muppets and has performed in many TV shows, movies, and TV commercials. He also lends his voice for commercials and video games. His film credits include The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, The Producers, Dr. Dolittle, Cats & Dogs, Team...
, puppeteer
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- Edith MasseyEdith MasseyEdith Massey was an American actress and singer. Massey was best known for her appearances in a series of movies by director John Waters...
(May 28, 1918 – October 24, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Massey was best known for her appearances in a series of movies by director John Waters.[ - Edward Massey or Edward MassieEdward MassieSir Edward Massie , English Parliamentary soldier in the English Civil War, was the son of John Massie of Coddington, Cheshire.-Life:...
(c. 1619-c. 1674/5), English Parliamentary soldier in the English Civil War, was the son of John Massie of Coddington, Cheshire. - Eyre Massey, 1st Baron Clarina (24 May 1719–17 May 1804), Irish military officer
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- George Massey, Canadian politician, of George Massey TunnelGeorge Massey TunnelThe George Massey Tunnel is a highway traffic tunnel in the Metro Vancouver region of southwestern British Columbia. It is located approximately 20 km south of the city centre of Vancouver, British Columbia, and approximately 30 km north of the Canada-U.S...
- Gerald MasseyGerald MasseyGerald Massey was an English poet and self-educated Egyptologist. He was born near Tring, Hertfordshire in England.-Biography:...
, English poet and self-taught Egyptologist - Gemma MasseyGemma MasseyGemma Massey is an English pornographic actress.Massey worked as a dental nurse before moving into nude modelling. She worked for several tabloid newspapers as a Page Three girl and also posed for adult magazines...
, English model and pornographic actress - Graham MasseyGraham MasseyGraham Massey was a founding member of the British band, 808 State, formed in 1988 in Manchester, England. Originally a hip-hop group called Hit Squad Manchester, the band shifted to an acid house sound, recording their debut album, Newbuild in 1988 under the new name 808 State.-Music:The band was...
(born 4 August 1960, Manchester) was a founding member of the British band, 808 State, formed in 1988 in Manchester, England. Originally a hip-hop group called Hit Squad Manchester, the band shifted to an acid house sound, recording their debut album, Newbuild in 1988 under the new name 808 State.
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- Sir Harrie Stewart Wilson MasseyHarrie MasseySir Harrie Stewart Wilson Massey FRS was an influential Australian mathematical physicist. He worked primarily in the fields of atomic and atmospheric physics.- Life and career :...
(16 May 1908 - 27 November 1983) was an influential Australian mathematical physicist. He worked primarily in the fields of atomic and atmospheric physics. - Hart Almerrin MasseyHart MasseyHart Almerrin Massey was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist born in Haldimand Township in what was then known as Upper Canada. His parents were Daniel Massey and Lucina Bradley...
(April 29, 1823 – February 20, 1896) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist born in Haldimand Township (now Alnwick/Haldimand, Ontario) in what was then known as Upper Canada. - Herbert Martin MasseyHerbert MasseyAir Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during World War II. After being captured by the Germans, Massey became the Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III....
CBE DSO MC (19 January 1898 – c. 1976) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during World War II. After being captured by the Germans, Massey became the Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III.
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- Ilona MasseyIlona MasseyIlona Massey was a film, stage and radio performer.-Early life and career:...
(born Ilona Hajmássy; June 16, 1910 – August 20, 1974[1]) was a film, stage and radio performer.
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- Jack Carroll MasseJack C. MasseyJack Carroll Massey , Venture capitalist and entrepreneur, born 1904 in Tennille, Georgia. In 1964, after a career in the medical supply industry, he bought Kentucky Fried Chicken from its founder, Harland Sanders, for $2 million. Seven years later he sold it for $239 million...
y (1904-1990), Venture capitalist and entrepreneur, born 1904 in Tennille, Georgia. In 1964, after a career in the medical supply industry, he bought Kentucky Fried Chicken from its founder, Harland Sanders, for $2 million. - James Lee MasseyJames MasseyJames Lee Massey is an information theorist andcryptographer, Professor Emeritus of Digital Technology at ETH Zurich. His notable work...
(born February 11, 1934 in Wauseon, Ohio) is an information theorist and cryptographer, Professor Emeritus of Digital Technology at ETH Zurich. - Jamila MasseyJamila MasseyJamila Massey is an Indian actress and writer. Massey has had a long career on UK television and radio. She is possibly best known for playing Auntie Satya in the long running radio soap The Archers, Jamila Ranjha in Mind Your Language, and her role as Neelam Kapoor in EastEnders.-Early...
(born 7 January 1934) is an Indian actress and writer. Massey has had a long career on UK television and radio. - Jason MasseyJason MasseyJason Eric Massey was an American murderer who was executed in 2001 for the murders of two people.Born in 1973 in Ellis County, Texas, Massey was neglected and abused by his drug addicted mother. By his teens, he was a juvenile delinquent with a lengthy criminal record, mostly for stalking and...
, American convicted murderer - Jeremiah MasseyJeremiah MasseyJeremiah Massey , is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player. At 6 ft 7 ½ in , weighing 235 lbs. , he plays the power forward position...
(born July 22, 1982 in Detroit, Michigan), is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player.
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- Kenneth MasseyKenneth MasseyKenneth Massey is an American sports statistician known for his development of a methodology for ranking and rating sports teams in a variety of sports...
, sports statistician - Kent MasseyKent MasseyKent Massey is an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Soling class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, together with Jim Barton and Jeff Madrigali.-References:...
(born 1952) is an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. - Kyle MasseyKyle MasseyKyle Massey , is an American actor, dancer, singer, comedian and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is perhaps best known for starring in the Disney Channel sitcom That's So Raven, in which he played Cory Baxter, and in the Disney show Cory in the House, a spin-off of That's So Raven...
, American actor, brother of Christopher Massey - Kyle Dean MasseyKyle Dean MasseyKyle Dean Massey is an American theatre performer, best known for playing Gabe in the Broadway musical Next To Normal, and for appearing in the ensemble and as the understudy for Fiyero in Wicked on Broadway and on the first North American tour...
is an American theatre performer, best known for playing Gabe in the Broadway musical Next To Normal, and for appearing in the ensemble and as the understudy for Fiyero in Wicked on Broadway and on the first North American tour.
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- Marie Massey, fictional character from AliceAlice (TV series)Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to July 2, 1985 on CBS. The series was based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job...
- Mike MasseyMike MasseyMichael "Mike" Massey is an American professional pocket billiards player, best known as a trick shot artist since the late 1970s, and has given substantial visibility to the sport by traveling the globe to perform exhibitions and compete in a variety of disciplines...
, Professional billiards player - Morris MasseyMorris MasseyMorris Massey is a sociologist, and producer of training videos.His undergraduate and M.B.A. degrees are from the University of Texas, Austin, and his Ph.D. in business is from Louisiana State University...
, training video guru
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- Raymond Hart MasseyRaymond MasseyRaymond Hart Massey was a Canadian/American actor.-Early life:Massey was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Anna , who was born in Illinois, and Chester Daniel Massey, the wealthy owner of the Massey-Ferguson Tractor Company. Massey's family could trace their ancestry back to the American...
(August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian/American actor. - Robert Lee MasseyRobert MasseyRobert Lee Massey is a former American football cornerback who played for five teams in the NFL from 1989 to 1997. Massey was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1992. He played college football at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina.-References:...
, Professional football player - Roy MasseyRoy MasseyRoy Massey is an English former football player, now a coach.As a player, Massey played as a centre forward for Rotherham United , Leyton Orient and Colchester United . He retired from playing football in 1971 but became a coach, first at Colchester United before moving to Norwich City's centre...
(born 10 September 1943 in Mexborough, Yorkshire) is an English former football player, now a coach.
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- Stuart MasseyStuart MasseyStuart Massey is a retired English football midfielder.He has worked as a manager, for the clubs Chipstead , Sutton United , and Whyteleafe....
(born 17 November 1964) is a retired English football midfielder. - Sujata MasseySujata MasseySujata Massey is a mystery writer born 1964 in Sussex, England who emigrated with her family to the United States at the age of 5.She is best known for her series featuring Rei Shimura, a Californian born to a Japanese father and an American mother. Many of her novels are set in Japan and in...
, mystery writer
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- Vincent MasseyVincent MasseyCharles Vincent Massey was a Canadian lawyer and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 18th since Canadian Confederation....
(1887-1967) was a Canadian lawyer and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 18th since Canadian Confederation.
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- Walter Eugene MasseyWalter E. MasseyWalter Eugene Massey is an educator, physicist, and business executive. He is the current President of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the former Chairman of Bank of America, replacing Ken Lewis on April 29, 2009...
(born in 1938) is an educator, physicist, and business executive. He is the current President of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the former Chairman of Bank of America, replacing Ken Lewis on April 29, 2009.[1] He is also the former President of Morehouse College and the former Director of the National Science Foundation. - Walter Edward Hart MasseyWalter Massey (actor)Walter Edward Hart Massey is a Canadian actor. He has had numerous roles on stage, movies, and television for more than five decades. Massey is the cousin of actor Raymond Massey and is a founding member of Canadian Actors' Equity.He played the part of U.S. President Taft in the 2005 movie The...
(born August 19, 1928 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actor. He has had numerous roles on stage, movies, and television for more than five decades. Massey is the cousin of actor Raymond Massey and is a founding member of Canadian Actors' Equity.