List of Famous people with last name Read

James Christopher Read is an American actor. He played the role of George Hazard in the North and South television miniseries, and had a recurring role as Victor Bennett on the supernatural series Charmed between 2001 and 2006.

Kieran James Read is a New Zealand-born rugby union player, currently playing as a Number 8 for Toyota Verblitz in the Japanese Top League and is a former captain of the All Blacks, New Zealand's national rugby union team.

Michael David Kenneth Read is an English radio DJ, writer, journalist and television presenter. Read has been a broadcaster since 1976, best known for being a DJ with BBC Radio 1, and television host for music chart series Top of the Pops, children's show Saturday Superstore, and music panel game Pop Quiz.

Erik Read is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer specializing the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, he represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics and three World Championships.

Kenneth John Read is one of the most decorated sport leaders in Canadian history. This World Cup alpine ski racer from Canada was a specialist in the downhill and a two-time Olympian. He won five World Cup races during his ten-year international career. Read grew up in Vancouver, Kingston and Calgary. He currently resides in Calgary and Canmore.

Piers Paul Read FRSL is a British novelist, historian and biographer. He was first noted in 1974 for a book of reportage Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors, later adapted as a feature-film and a documentary. Read was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge where he studied history.

Ian C. Read is a Scottish-born American business executive, a chartered accountant, serving as executive chairman of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. He was succeeded as CEO by Albert Bourla on 1 January 2019, becoming executive chairman.