Day (surname)

Day is an English and Irish surname. Notable people and characters with the surname Day include:

A

• Albert Day (disambiguation)
• Alex Day (born 1989), British musician and YouTuber
• Alexander Day (artist) (1751–1841), British miniaturist and art dealer
• Alexander Day (con artist) (), British confidence trickster
• Alf Day (1907–1997), Welsh footballer
• Alf Day (Australian footballer) (1884–1968), Australian rules footballer
• Alfred Day (disambiguation)
• Alice Day (1906–1995), American actress
• Alon Day (born 1991), Israeli racing driver
• Andra Day, stage name of American R&B singer, songwriter and actress Cassandra Batie (born 1984)
• Andy Day, British 21st century actor/television presenter
• Angela Day (born 1952), Canadian chess Woman International Master
• Ann Day (1938–2016), American politician
• Anne-Marie Day (born 1954), Canadian politician
• Archibald Day (1899–1970), Royal Navy officer and Hydrographer of the Navy
• Arthur Day (disambiguation)
• Ashley Day (Australian cricketer) (born 1999)
• Ashley Day (English cricketer) (born 1969)

B

• Benjamin Day (disambiguation)
• Bert Day (1908–1977), Welsh rugby union international and rugby league player
• Bert Day (footballer, born 1894) (1894–1949), Australian rules footballer
• Bert Day (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1964), Australian rules footballer
• Besse Day (1889–1986), American statistician
• Bill Day (disambiguation)
• Bob Day (born 1952), Australian businessman and former politician
• Bob Day (athlete) (1944–2012), American long-distance runner
• Bob Day (musician) (1941–2013), half of the English pop duo The Allisons
• Bobby Day, stage name of American R&B singer Robert Byrd (1930–1990)
• Brian Day (born 1947), Canadian doctor and surgeon also known as Dr. Profit
• Brian Day (swimmer) (born c. 1938), English swimmer
• Bud Day (1925–2013), United States Air Force officer awarded the Medal of Honor
• Burke Day (1954–2017), American politician

C

• Carol-Anne Day (born 1986), Canadian voice actor
• Catherine Day (disambiguation)
• Charles Day (disambiguation)
• Chris Day (disambiguation)
• Christian Day (born 1983), English rugby player
• Christine Day (born 1986), Jamaican sprinter
• Christine M. Day (born 1962), Canadian retail executive
• Christine Day (author), Indigenous American author
• Corinne Day (1962–2010), English fashion photographer, documentary photographer and fashion model

D

• Daniel Day (disambiguation)
• Darren Day (born 1968), English actor
• David Day (disambiguation)
• Delbert Day, American engineer and inventor
• Dennis Day (1916–1988), Irish-American radio personality
• Dennis Day (artist) (born 1960), Canadian video artist
• Dennis Day (Mouseketeer) (1942–2018), American actor and director
• Dillon Day (born 1970), American pornographic actor
• Dillon Day (American football) (born 1991), American college football player
• Dominic Day (born 1985), Welsh rugby union player
• Don Day (1924–2010), Australian politician
• Donald S. Day (1895–1966), American reporter and World War II Nazi radio broadcaster
• Doris Day, stage name of Doris Kappelhoff (1922–2019), American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate
• Dorothy Day (1897–1980), American religious and social activist
• Douglas Day (1932–2004), American novelist, biographer, and critic

E

• Edgerton W. Day, Canadian pioneer and politician
• Edward Day (disambiguation), several people
• Ellen Channing Day, American member of high society
• Emily Day, American beach volleyball player
• Eric Day, English footballer

F

• Felicia Day, American actress
• Frances Day, American actress and singer popular in the United Kingdom in the 1930s
• Frances Sally Day (1816–1892), English painter
• Francis Day (1829–1889), British zoologist and colonial administrator
• Francis Day (artist) (1863–1942), American painter
• Francis Day (Madras) (1605–1673), English colonial administrator, considered one of the founders of Madras (now Chennai)
• Frank Day (disambiguation)

G

• Gene Day, Canadian comic book artist
• George Day (disambiguation)
• Gerry Day (1922–2013), American film and television writer
• Giles Hiram Day (1839–1909), American politician
• Graham Day, Canadian/British business executive
• Graham Day (footballer) (1953–2021), English footballer
• Guy Day, co-founder of American advertising firm Chiat/Day

H

• Hap Day, Canadian hockey player, referee, coach and general manager
• Harold Day (Australian footballer) (1890–1961), Australian rules footballer
• Harold Day (sportsman), English rugby player
• Harold Day (Royal Navy officer), Welsh World War I flying ace
• Harry Day (disambiguation)
• Heather Day, American artist
• Helen Day, American social worker and child welfare advocate
• Holman Day, American journalist and author
• Howie Day, American singer-songwriter

I

• Icey Day (1891–1956), American politician

J

• James Day (disambiguation)
• Jamie Day (disambiguation)
• Jamie Day (racing driver) (born 2005), Emirati-British racing driver
• Jason Day (disambiguation)
• Jennifer Day (disambiguation)
• Jeremiah Day, president of Yale University from 1817 to 1846
• Jill Day (singer), English singer and actress
• John Day (disambiguation)
• Joseph Day (disambiguation)
• Judson Leroy Day (1877–1944), American dentist and politician

K

• Kayla Day, American tennis player
• Ken Day (disambiguation)
• Kevin Day, English comedian and television sports presenter

L

• Laraine Day (1920–2007), American actress
• Laurence J. Day, American politician
• Linda Day, American television director
• Lucille Lang Day (born 1947), American poet
• Luke Day, American revolutionary and dissident

M

• Marele Day, Australian author
• Marceline Day, American actress
• Margie Day (1926–2014), stage name of Margaret Hoffler, American R&B singer
• Mark Day (disambiguation), several people
• Martin Day (disambiguation), several people
• Mary Gage Day (1857–1935), American physician, medical writer
• Mary L. Day (1836 – after 1883), American author
• Matt Day, Australian actor
• Matthias W. Day, American army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
• Maurice Day (disambiguation), several people
• Melvin Day (1923–2016), New Zealand artist
• Merritt H. Day (1844–1900), namesake of Day County, South Dakota
• Mervyn Day, English professional footballer
• Miles Jeffery Game Day (1896–1918), British naval aviator and poet
• Morris Day, American musician, frontman of band The Time

N

• Nick Day (statistician), English statistician and cancer epidemiologist
• Nicolas Day (born 1955), Australian wildlife artist

P

• Pat Day (born 1953), American jockey
• Patrick Day (1992–2019), American boxer
• Paul Day (disambiguation)
• Pea Ridge Day (real name: Henry Clyde Day), American baseball pitcher
• Peter Day (disambiguation)

R

• Robert Day (disambiguation), several people
• Robin Day (1923–2000), British journalist and broadcaster
• Robin Day (designer) (1915–2010), British furniture designer
• Rowland Day (1779–1853), Congressman from New York
• Rufus M. Day, American politician
• Ryan Day (disambiguation), multiple people

S

• Samuel Day (disambiguation), including people named Sam or Sammy
• Sandra Day O'Connor (1930–2023), née Day, United States Supreme Court associate justice
• Sarah Day, Australian poet
• Skyler Day, American actress
• Stockwell Day, Canadian politician

T

• Theodore D. Day (1917–2003), New York politician
• Thomas Day (disambiguation)

W

• Walter Day, American businessman
• Walter Edwin Day (1880–1969), American farmer and politician
• William Day (disambiguation), including people named Will Day

Z

• Zach Day (born 1978), American baseball player

Fictional characters

• Bob Day, a character in the American sitcom New Girl
• Jessica Day (New Girl), in the TV show New Girl

References

See also

• General Day (disambiguation)
• Justice Day (disambiguation)
• Senator Day (disambiguation)
• Daye (disambiguation)
• Days (surname)
• Dayes, a list of persons with this surname
• Day-Lewis, a list of persons with this surname