# Selby (name)

Selby is both a given name and surname.
Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

* Selby Ash (1836–1870), English cricketer
* Selby Baqwa, Public Protector of South Africa from 1995 to 2002
* Selby Beeler, female American author
* Selby Burt (1903–1959), Australian cricketer
* Selby Clewer (1917–2001), English architect
* Selby Khumalo (born 1971), South African politician
* Selby Mbenenge (born 1961), South African judge
* Selby McFarlane (1891–1976), Australian rugby league footballer
* Selby Munsie (1870–1938), Australian politician
* Selby Mvusi (1929–1967), South African artist
* Selby Norton (1836–1906), English doctor
* Selby Ripinga (born 1948), South African politician and diplomat
* Selby Wynn Schwartz, American author
* Selby Whittingham (born 1941), Malaysian art expert based in London

## Surname

* Selby family, a family that originated in Selby, Yorkshire
* Andrew Selby (born 1988), Welsh amateur boxer
* Bill Selby (born 1970), American baseball player
* Brit Selby (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey player
* Charles Selby (c. 1802 – 1863), English actor and playwright
* Charles August Selby (1755–1823), English-Danish merchant and landowner
* Colin Selby (born 1997), American baseball player
* Dale Pierre Selby (1953–1987), executed American murderer
* David Selby (born 1941), American character and stage actor
* David Selby (basketball) (born 1965), Australian wheelchair basketball player
* Daryl Selby (born 1982), English professional squash player
* Erin Selby, Canadian politician and TV personality
* Geoff Selby (1965–1989), Australian rugby league footballer
* George Selby (1557–1625), English politician
* Guy W. Selby (1871–1968), Michigan politician
* Harry Selby (1913–1984), Scottish politician
* Harry Selby (hunter) (1925–2018), South African big-game hunter
* Hubert Selby Jr. (1928–2004), American writer
* Isaac Selby (1859–1956), Australian lecturer, historian and anti-Catholic campaigner
* Jennifer Selby, Canadian religious studies scholar
* John Selby (disambiguation), several people
* Josh Selby (born 1991), American basketball player
* Julian Selby (1833–1907) South Carolina printer and writer
* Kathryn Selby (born 1962), Australian classical pianist
* Lauren Selby (born 1984), English professional squash player
* Lee Selby (born 1987), Welsh professional boxer
* Mark Selby (born 1983), professional snooker player
* Mark Selby (musician) (1960/1961–2017), American blues rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer
* Nicholas Selby (1925–2010), British television and theatre actor
* Peter Selby (born 1941), Church of England Bishop of Worcester
* Prideaux Selby (1747–1813), English soldier and political figure in Upper Canada
* Prideaux John Selby (1788–1867), English ornithologist, botanist and artist and landowner
* Rob Selby (born 1967), former professional American football player
* Robert of Selby (died 1152), Englishman, courtier of Roger II of Sicily and chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily
* Sidney Selby (1931–2020), American singer and musician known professionally as Guitar Crusher
* Sidney Selby III (born 1997), American rapper known professionally as Desiigner
* Thomas Selby (disambiguation), several people
* Tiffany Selby (born 1981), model, Playboy Playmate
* Todd Selby, American photographer, blogger and fashion celebrity
* Tony Selby (1938–2021), English actor
* Vera Selby
* Sir Walford Selby (1881–1965), British civil servant and diplomat
* William Selby (disambiguation), several people