Bailey (family name)

Origin and meaning

The name is an old form of French bailli (English bailiff ) " Vogt " or comes from the Scottish baillie for a member of a community council . It roughly corresponds to the German Voigt .

Name bearer

A.

Ace Bailey (1903-1992), Canadian ice hockey player
Aldrich Bailey (* 1994), American track and field athlete
Aleen Bailey (* 1980), Jamaican athlete
Alexander H. Bailey (1817–1874), American politician
Alice Bailey (1880–1949), English-American theosophist
Allie Bailey (* 1993), American soccer player
Amelia Bailey (1842-1932), Australian singer
Amy Bailey (suffragette) (1895–1990), Jamaican teacher and suffragette
Amy Bailey (actress) (born 1975), American actress
Andrew Bailey (bank manager) (* 1959), British bank manager
Andrew Bailey (* 1984), American baseball player
Angela Bailey (born 1962), British athlete
Anthony Bailey (writer) (1933-2020), British writer and journalist
Anthony Bailey (advisor) (* 1970), British political advisor
Arthur Bailey (rower) , Canadian rower
Arthur Bailey (soccer player) (1914-2006), English soccer player

B.

Barbara Bailey (* 1942), Jamaican university professor
Benjamin Bailey (1791–1871), English missionary
Benny Bailey (1925–2005), American jazz trumpeter
Bert Bailey (1868–1953), Australian actor, writer and theater impresario
Bill Bailey (* 1964), English comedian, musician and actor
Billy Bailey (1947-1996), American murderer
Bob Bailey (1931-2003), Canadian ice hockey player
Bob Bailey (entertainer) († 2014), American entertainer and civil rights activist
Brandon Bailey (* 1932), weightlifter from Trinidad and Tobago
Brant Bailey (born 1977), American basketball player
Brian Bailey (* 1932), British marksman
Bryan Bailey (* 1980), American basketball player
Bunty Bailey (born 1964), British actress, dancer and model
Buster Bailey (1902–1967), American clarinetist and saxophonist

C.

Candace Bailey (* 1982), American actress
Carl Edward Bailey (1894–1948), American politician
Casey Bailey (born 1991), American ice hockey player
Catherine Bailey (born 1980), British actress
Champ Bailey (born 1978), American football player
Chantal Bailey (* 1965), American speed skater
Charles P. Bailey (1910-1993), American cardiac surgeon
Chloe Bailey (* 1998), American singer, see Chloe x Halle
Chris Bailey (producer) , film producer and director
Chris Bailey (Animator) (born 1962), American animator
Chris Bailey (tennis player) (born 1968), British tennis player and sports presenter
Chris Bailey (ice hockey player) (born 1972), American ice hockey player
Christopher Bailey (* 1971), British fashion designer
Christopher Bailey (actor) (* 1992), German actor
Cleveland M. Bailey (1886–1965), American politician
Clyde Harold Bailey (1887–1968), American biochemist
Col Bailey (* 1937), Australian-Tasmanian naturalist and author
Colin Bailey (born 1934), British-American jazz drummer
Consuelo N. Bailey (1899–1976), American politician
Corinne Bailey Rae (* 1979), English soul singer
Cyril Bailey (1871–1957), British classical philologist

D.

DR Shackleton Bailey (1917-2005), British Latinist
Dan Bailey (* 1988), American football player
Daniel Bailey (* 1986), track and field athlete from Antigua and Barbuda
D'Army Bailey († 2015), American lawyer, actor and author
Dave Bailey (musician) ( Samuel David Bailey ; born 1926), American jazz drummer
Dave Bailey (boxer) (1933-1999), American heavyweight boxer
Dave Bailey (athlete) ( David George Bailey ; * 1945), Canadian middle-distance runner
David Bailey (actor) (1933-2004), American actor
David Bailey (photographer) (born 1938), British photographer
David Bailey (rugby player) (born 1969), New Zealand rugby league player
David Bailey (snooker player) , British snooker player
David Harold Bailey (* 1948), American mathematician and computer scientist
David Jackson Bailey (1812-1897), American politician
DeFord Bailey (1899-1982), American country musician
Dennis Bailey (soccer player, 1935) (born 1935), English soccer player
Dennis Bailey (soccer player, 1965) (born 1965), English soccer player
Derek Bailey (1930-2005), English guitarist
Dion Bailey (* 1992), American football player
Dona Bailey (* 1955), American computer scientist, computer game designer and university professor
Donald Bailey (architect) , Australian architect
Donald Bailey (drummer) (1934-2013), American jazz drummer
Donald A. Bailey (1945–2020), American politician
Donald Gilbert Bailey , called Don Bailey (1942 Toronto - August 13, 2003 Winnipeg), Canadian author
Donald M. Bailey (* 1930), British classical archaeologist
Donald Coleman Bailey (1901–1985), British civil engineer
Donovan Bailey (* 1967), Canadian athlete
Doug Bailey († 2013), American political advisor

E.

Ed Bailey (1931-2007), American baseball player
Eduardo Bailey Elizondo (* 1961), Mexican politician
Edward Battersby Bailey (1881-1965), British geologist
Eion Bailey (born 1976), American actor
Elizabeth Bailey (* 1938), American economist
Elles Bailey , British singer-songwriter
Eric Bailey (1905–1989), British politician

F.

Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey (1863–1948), American ornithologist
Francis Lee Bailey (born 1933), American criminal defense attorney
Frank Bailey , English soccer player
Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey , maiden name of Frederick Douglass (1817 / 1818–1895), American abolitionist and writer
Frederick Manson Bailey (1827–1915), British-Australian botanist
Frederick Marshman Bailey (1882–1967), British officer and explorer

G

GW Bailey (born 1944), American actor
Guy W. Bailey (1876–1940), American politician, lawyer, Vermont Secretary of State, and President of the University of Vermont
Gamaliel Bailey (1807-1859), American journalist
Garnet Bailey (1948–2001), Canadian ice hockey player, coach and scout
Gary Bailey (born 1958), English football player
George Bailey (gymnast) , British gymnast
George Bailey (track and field athlete) (1906-2000), British track and field athlete
George Bailey (officer) (1919–2001), American officer and journalist
George Bailey (musician) also (George Morrison Bailey) (* in Denver), pianist, long-time répétiteur with the Stuttgart Ballet
George Bailey (cricketer) (born 1982), Australian cricketer
George Herbert Bailey (1852-1924), English chemist
George W. Bailey (* 1945), American actor, see GW Bailey
George W. Bailey (politician) (1833–1865), American politician
Goldsmith Bailey (1823-1862), American politician

H

Halle Bailey (* 2000), American singer and actress
Hannah Clark Johnston Bailey (1839–1923), American social reformer
Helen Bailey (1964-2016), British writer
Henry Bailey (1893–1972), American marksman
Herbert Bailey (Soccer Player, 1869) ( John Herbert Bailey ; 1869– ??), English soccer player
Herbert Bailey (Soccer Player, 1894) ( Herbert Albert Bailey ; 1894–1955), English soccer player
Herbert Stevens Bailey (1880– ??), American author
Hilary Bailey (1936–2017), British writer and editor
Horace Bailey (1881-1960) English football player

I.

Irving Widmer Bailey (1884–1967), American botanist

J

Jacob Whitman Bailey (1811-1857), American botanist
Jade Bailey (* 1983), Barbadian sprinter
Jake Bailey († 2015), American make-up artist, makeup artist and photographer
James Bailey (philologist) , philologist
James Bailey (dart player) (born 1969), Australian dart player
James Bailey (rugby player) (born 1983), English rugby union player
James Bailey (soccer player) ( James Joseph Bailey ; * 1988), English soccer player
James E. Bailey ( James Edmund Bailey ; 1822–1885), American politician
Jaye Bailey (* 1973), New Zealand softball player
Jeannette Bailey (* 1931), British fencer
Jeremiah Bailey (1773-1853), American politician
Jim Bailey (publisher) ( James Richard Abe Bailey ; 1919-2000), South African publisher
Jim Bailey (track and field athlete) ( James John Bailey ; * 1929), Australian track and field athlete
Jim Bailey (actor) ( James William Bailey ; 1938-2015), American actor, singer and entertainer
Joe Bailey (born 1961), American archer
John Bailey (Farmer) (1750-1819) Scottish farmer
John Bailey (politician) (1786–1835), American politician
John Bailey (trade unionist) (1876–1954), Australian politician and trade unionist
John Bailey (actor) (1914–1989), British actor
John Bailey (guitar maker) (* 1931), British guitar maker and author
John Bailey (cameraman) (born 1942), American cameraman and director
John Bailey (soccer player, 1957) (born 1957), English soccer player
John Bailey (musician) (* ≈1966), American jazz musician
John Bailey (soccer player, 1969) (born 1969), English soccer player
John Bailey (rugby player) (born 1954), Australian rugby league player and coach
John Anthony Bailey (1943–1994), American film actor and porn actor, see Jack Baker
John Frederick Bailey (1866–1938), Australian botanist and horticulturist
John Mosher Bailey (1838–1916), American politician
Jonathan Bailey (Bishop) (1940-2008), British theologian and clergyman, Bishop of Derby
Jonathan Bailey (actor) (born 1988), British actor
Joseph Bailey (politician) (1810-1885), American politician (Pennsylvania)
Joseph Bailey (General) (1827–1867), American general in the Civil War
Joseph R. Bailey (1913-1998), American herpetologist
Joseph Weldon Bailey (1862–1929), American politician
Joseph Weldon Bailey junior (1892-1943), American politician
Josh Bailey (* 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
Josiah William Bailey (1873-1946), American politician
Judy Bailey (* 1968), English singer
Julian Bailey (* 1961), English Formula 1 racing driver
Justin Bailey (born 1995), American ice hockey player

K

Kemar Bailey-Cole (* 1992), Jamaican athlete
Kenneth Bailey (Lawyer) ( Kenneth Hamilton Bailey ; 1898–1972), Australian lawyer, professor and diplomat
Kenneth Bailey (biochemist) (1909-1963), British biochemist
Kenneth E. Bailey (1930–2016), American theologian and linguist
Kid Bailey († 1960), American blues musician
Kyle Bailey (* 1982), American basketball player

L.

Laura Bailey (* 1981), American voice actress
Leon Bailey (born 1997), Jamaican soccer player
Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954), American botanist
Loraine Bailey (1936-2019), Canadian agronomist
Lowell Bailey (* 1981), American biathlete
Ludger Herbert Viefhues-Bailey (* 1965), German religious scholar

M.

Madilyn Bailey (* 1992), American singer
Madison Bailey (* 1999), American actress
Marco Bailey (* 1970), Belgian DJ and producer
Mario Bailey (born 1970), American football player
Marjorie Bailey (* 1947), Canadian sprinter
McDonald Bailey (1920–2013), British sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago
Michael Bailey (magician) (born 1930), British magician and author
Michael Bailey (swimmer) (born 1948), British swimmer
Michael Bailey (writer) (* 1979), American writer and editor
Michael Bailey Smith (born 1957), American actor
Michelle McLean-Bailey (* 1972), Namibian photo model and media personality
Mike Bailey (soccer player) ( Michael Alfred Bailey ; * 1942), English soccer player and coach
Mike Bailey (actor) ( Michael James Bailey ; * 1988), British actor
Mildred Bailey (1907–1951), American jazz singer

N

Nicky Bailey (* 1984), English soccer player
Noel Bailey († 2014), Jamaican reggae musician
Norman Bailey (football player) ( Norman Coles Bailey ; 1857–1923), English football player
Norman Bailey (musician) (1913–1984), American trumpeter
Norman Bailey (economist) ( Norman Alishan Bailey ; * 1931), American economist
Norman Bailey (singer) ( Norman Stanley Bailey ; born 1933), British opera singer (bass-baritone)

O

Oshane Bailey (* 1989), Jamaican sprinter

P

Paul Bailey (born 1937), British author
Pearl Bailey (1918–1990), American actress and singer
Percival Bailey (1892–1973), American neurologist, physiologist, and philosopher
Philip Bailey (born 1951), American singer
Philip James Bailey (1816–1902), British poet and author
Preston Bailey (* 2000), American actor

R.

Ralph Emerson Bailey (1878–1948), American politician
Randall Bailey (born 1974), American boxer
Raymond Bailey (1904–1980), American actor
Razzy Bailey (* 1939) American singer and songwriter
Rebecca Bailey (* 1974), New Zealand cyclist
Rebecca Long-Bailey (* 1979), British politician, Member of the House of Commons
Rector Bailey († 1970), American R&B and jazz musician
Reeve M. Bailey (1911-2011), American ichthyologist
Reid Bailey (born 1956), Canadian ice hockey player
Robert L. Bailey (1889–1957), American politician
Robert William Harvey-Bailey († 1962), British engineer
Ronald William Bailey (1918-2010), British diplomat
Roy Bailey (soccer player) (1932-1993), English soccer goalkeeper
Roy Bailey (singer) (1935-2018), British folk singer
Ryan Bailey (water polo player) (* 1975), American water polo player
Ryan Bailey (cricketer) (born 1982), South African cricketer
Ryan Bailey (rugby player) (born 1983), English rugby league player
Ryan Bailey (athlete) (born 1989), American athlete
Ryan Bailey (snooker player) , English snooker player

S.

Sam Bailey (* 1977), British pop singer
Samuel Bailey (1791–1870), British philosopher
Sarah Randolph Bailey (1885–1972) American educator
Scott Bailey (curler) (* 1970), Canadian curler
Scott Bailey (ice hockey player) (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
Scott Bailey (actor) (born 1978), American actor
Scott Field Bailey (1916–2005), American clergyman, Bishop of West Texas
Shamir Bailey (* 1994), known as Shamir , American singer-songwriter
Shireen Bailey (born 1959), British athlete
Solon Irving Bailey (1854–1931), American astronomer
Steve Bailey , American bass player
Steven W. Bailey (* 1971), American actor
Sturges W. Bailey (1919-1994), American mineralogist
Sue Bailey (* 1961), British rower
Sydney Bailey (1886–?), British cyclist

T

Tania Bailey (* 1979), English squash player
Tanya Bailey (* 1981), Australian cyclist
Theodorus Bailey (1758–1828), American politician
Thomas A. Bailey (1902-1983), American historian
Thomas Jennings Bailey (1867–1963), American lawyer
Thomas L. Bailey (1888–1946), American politician
Thurl Bailey (born 1961), American basketball player
Toby Bailey (* 1975), American basketball player
Tom Bailey (born 1954), British musician
Tonja Buford-Bailey (* 1970), American hurdler
Tony Bailey (born 1946), English football player
Trevor Bailey (1923-2011), English cricketer

V

Vernon Howe Bailey (1874–1953), American painter, illustrator, and filmmaker
Vernon Orlando Bailey (1864–1942), American naturalist
Victor Bailey (1960–2016), American bass player

W.

Warren Worth Bailey (1855–1928), American politician
Wendell Bailey (* 1940), American politician
Wilfrid Norman Bailey (1893–1961), British mathematician
William Bailey (1888–1971), British cyclist
William Louis Bailey (1882–1982), Canadian sociologist and university professor
Willis Bailey (1854–1932), American politician

Z

Zuill Bailey (* 1972), American cellist

Fictional characters

Beetle Bailey , fictional cartoon character

supporting documents

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