# Ramsey (surname)

Ramsey (/ˈræmˌziː/) is an English toponymic surname of Old English origin, derived either from Ramsey in Huntingdonshire or Ramsey in Essex. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aaron Ramsey (born 1990), Welsh footballer
* Aaron Ramsey (born 2003), English footballer
* Alexander Ramsey (1815–1903), American politician; second governor of Minnesota
* Alf Ramsey (1920–1999), English football manager; led the England national football team to a World Cup victory
* Alma Ramsey (1907–1993), British sculptor
* Anne Ramsey (1929–1988), American actress
* Ariana Ramsey (born 2000), American rugby player
* Arthur Stanley Ramsey (1867–1924), British mathematician
* Bella Ramsey (born 2003), British actor
* Ben Ramsey (politician) (1903–1985), American politician, former Lieutenant Governor of Texas
* Bill Ramsey, multiple people
* Boniface Ramsey (born 1945), American Roman Catholic priest
* Charles H. Ramsey (born 1950), American former Washington, D.C. chief of police and Philadelphia police commissioner
* Chris Ramsey, British comedian
* Claude Ramsey (1943–2018), American farmer and politician
* David Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people including Dave Ramsey
* DeWitt Clinton Ramsey (1888–1961), American naval commander
* Edwin P. Ramsey (1917–2003), US Army officer and guerrilla leader during the Japanese World War II occupation of the Philippines
* Elizabeth Ramsey (1931–2015), Filipino comedian, singer and actress
* Emily Ramsey (footballer) (born 2000), English footballer
* Franchesca Ramsey (born 1983), American activist, comedian, and YouTuber known as Chescaleigh
* Frank Ramsey (basketball) (1931–2018), American basketball player and coach
* Frank P. Ramsey (1903–1930), British mathematician; originator of Ramsey theory
* Geoff Ramsey (born 1975), American voice actor
* Gordon Ramsey (1930–1993), American television, stage and voice actor
* Griffon Ramsey (born 1980), American chainsaw artist
* Ian Ramsey (1915–1972), English philosopher and Bishop of Durham
* Jacob Ramsey (born 2001), English footballer
* Jahmi'us Ramsey (born 2001), American basketball player
* Jalen Ramsey (born 1994), American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams
* John Bennett Ramsey (born 1943), American businessman, author, and father of JonBenét Ramsey
* JonBenét Ramsey (1990–1996), American child beauty pageant contestant murdered in 1996
* Joseph H. Ramsey (1816–1894), American politician
* Justus Cornelius Ramsey (1821–1881), American politician
* Kamari Ramsey, American football player
* Lane Ramsey (born 1996), American baseball player
* Laura Ramsey (born 1982), American actress
* Logan Ramsey (1921–2000), American actor
* Marion Ramsey (1947–2021), American actresses and singer
* Mason Ramsey (born 2006), American singer
* Mary Ramsey, multiple people
* Mary Ramsey (philanthropist) (died 1601), English philanthropist
* Mary Ramsey (musician), (born 1963), American singer-songwriter
* Michael Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people
* Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. (1915–2011), American physicist and Nobel prize laureate
* Patrick Ramsey (born 1979), American professional football player
* Patsy Ramsey (1956–2006), American beauty pageant winner and mother of JonBenét Ramsey
* Paul Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people
* Randy Ramsey (born 1995), American football player
* Robert Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people
* Rolla Ramsey (1872–1955), American physicist, university professor, and radio electronics pioneer
* Sam Ramsey (1873–1956), Scottish-born Wales international rugby union player
* Steve Ramsey (musician), British guitarist
* Toad Ramsey (1864–1906), American baseball player
* William Ramsey (disambiguation), multiple people