List of Famous people with last name Moray
Andrew Moray
Andrew Moray, also known as Andrew de Moray, Andrew of Moray, or Andrew Murray, an esquire, was prominent in the Scottish Wars of Independence. He led the rising in north Scotland in the summer of 1297 against the occupation by King Edward I of England, successfully regaining control of the area for King John Balliol. He subsequently merged his forces with those led by William Wallace and jointly led the combined army to victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. Moray was mortally wounded in the fighting, dying at an unknown date and place later that year.
Ceren Moray
Ceren Moray is a Turkish actress known for her roles in TV series Kavak Yelleri and O Hayat Benim. Moray known for her naturalist style acting.
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, a member of the House of Stewart as the illegitimate son of King James V, was the regent of Scotland for his half-nephew, the infant King James VI, from 1567 until his assassination in 1570. He was the first head or acting head of government to be assassinated by a firearm.
Robert Moray
Sir Robert Moray FRS was a Scottish soldier, statesman, diplomat, judge, spy, and natural philosopher. He was well known to Charles I and Charles II, and to the French cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin. He attended the meeting of the 1660 committee of 12 on 28 November 1660 that led to the formation of the Royal Society, and was influential in gaining its Royal Charter and formulating its statutes and regulations. He was also one of the founders of modern Freemasonry in Great Britain.
Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray
Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray was a soldier and diplomat in the Wars of Scottish Independence, who later served as regent of Scotland. He was a nephew of Robert the Bruce, who created him as the first earl of Moray. He was known for successfully capturing Edinburgh Castle from the English, and he was one of the signatories of the Declaration of Arbroath.
Anne Moray
James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray
James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray was a Scottish landowner.
Mary Moray
James Stewart, 2nd Earl of Moray
James Stewart, 2nd Lord Doune and 2nd Earl of Moray was a Scottish nobleman, the son of James Stewart, 1st Lord Doune and Margaret Campbell. The 2nd Earl was murdered by George Gordon, Earl of Huntly, as the culmination of a vendetta. Known as "the Bonnie Earl" for his good looks, he became the subject of a popular ballad, The Bonnie Earl of Moray.
Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray
Alexander Stuart, 5th Earl of Moray KT, was a Scottish peer who held senior political office in Scotland under Charles II and his Catholic brother, James II & VII.