Day (surname)

Day

Origin
Region of origin	Wales, England, Ireland

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

A

• Albert Day (cricketer) (1865–1908), English cricketer for Yorkshire
• Albert Day (English footballer) (1918–1983), professional footballer for Ipswich
• Albert R. Day (1861–?), American state legislator from Maine
• Albert Day (politician) (1797–1876), American lieutenant governor of Connecticut
• Albert Day (Welsh footballer), Welsh professional footballer for Cardiff
• Albert Day (foundry), iron and brass founders in Mark, Somerset
• Al Day (1938–1979), American football player
• Alex Day (born 1989), British musician and YouTuber
• Alexander Day (artist) (1751–1841), British miniaturist and art dealer
• Alexander Day (con artist) (fl. 1722–1723), British confidence trickster
• Alf Day (1907–1997), Welsh footballer
• Alf Day (Australian footballer) (1884–1968), Australian rules footballer
• Alf Day (1907–1997), Welsh footballer
• Alf Day (Australian footballer) (1884–1968), Australian rules footballer
• Alfred Day (jockey) (1830–1868), British jockey
• Alfred Day (music theorist) (1810–1849), English music theorist
• A. N. Day (Alfred Norwood Day, 1868–1939), South Australian railways official
• 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 (English cricketer) (1885–1969), English cricketer
• Arthur Day (Australian cricketer) (born 1933), Australian cricketer
• Arthur Day (golfer) (1878–1946), English golfer
• Arthur Louis Day (1869–1960), American geological physicist
• Arthur H. Day (1890–1967), American lawyer and politician from Ohio
• A. Grove Day (1904–1994), author, teacher, and authority on the history of Hawaii
• Ashley Day (Australian cricketer) (born 1999)
• Ashley Day (English cricketer) (born 1969)

B

• Benjamin Henry Day (1810–1889), American illustrator and printer; founder of the original New York Sun
• Benjamin Henry Day Jr. (1838–1916), American illustrator and printer
• The Ben Day process, printing technology invented by Benjamin Henry Day Jr.
• 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 (civil servant) (born 1954), former European civil servant from Ireland
• Catherine Day (biochemist), New Zealand academic
• Boots Day (Charles Day, born 1947), former baseball player
• Charles Day (boot blacking manufacturer) (died 1836), founder of Day and Martins Blacking
• Charles Day (Medal of Honor) (1844–1901), American soldier in the American Civil War
• Charles Day (engineer) (1879–1931), American engineer and co-founder of Day & Zimmermann
• Charles Day (rower) (1914–1962), American rower
• Charlie Day (Charles Peckham Day, born 1976), American actor
• Charles Bernard Day (born 1957), American judicial nominee
• Charles Dewey Day (1806–1884), Canadian judge
• Charles W. Day (1836–1906), Wisconsin state senator from De Pere, Wisconsin
• Charles Wayne Day (1942–2008), American blues guitarist
• Chris Day (hepatologist) (born 1960), Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University
• Chris Day (basketball), basketball coach
• Chris Crass, birth name of American anarchist activist
• 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 (manufacturer) (1767–1848), American pioneer in woollen manufacturing
• Daniel Day (cricketer) (1807–1887), English cricketer
• Dapper Dan (designer) (born 1944), American fashion designer, born Daniel Day
• Darren Day (born 1968), English actor
• David Day (Canadian author) (born 1947), author from British Columbia
• David Day (historian) (born 1949), Australian historian
• David Day (broadcaster) (1951–2015), Australian radio broadcaster, known as "Daisy"
• David Day (cricketer) (1916–1944), English cricketer and British Army officer
• Dave Day (musician) (1941–2008) of the punk band The Monks
• David Day (Minnesota politician) (1825–1896), politician from Minnesota Territory
• David Day (Missouri politician) (born 1963), American former politician in the Missouri House of Representatives
• David A. Day (missionary) (1854–1897), Lutheran missionary
• David F. Day (1847–1914), Union Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• David Talbot Day (1859–1925), American chemist and geologist
• David V. Day (born 1936), British theologian and academic
• David V. Day (psychologist), American industrial-organizational psychologist, academic, and author
• David Van Day (born 1956), English singer and media personality
• 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
• J. Edward Day (1914–1996), American businessman and political office-holder
• Edward William Day (1901–1985), U.S. federal judge
• Edward Day (cross-country skier) (born 1949), Canadian cross-country skier
• Edward Day (priest) (1738–1808), Archdeacon of Ardfert
• Edward Denny Day (1801–1876), Irish-Australian police magistrate
• 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 (bishop) (c. 1501–1556), Bishop of Chichester, 1543–1551, and vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1537
• George Day (Australian politician) (1826–1906), member of the New South Wales Parliament
• George Day (cricketer) (1879–1953), New Zealand cricketer
• George A. Day (1859–1927), justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
• George C. Day (1871–1940), U.S. Navy rear admiral
• Bud Day (George E. Day, 1925–2013), U.S. Air Force colonel, Medal of Honor recipient
• George Edward Day (1815–1872), Welsh physician
• George Fiott Day (1820–1876), Royal Navy captain, Victoria Cross recipient
• George Lawrence Day, alias of John Mapes Adams (1871–1921), United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient
• George S. Day, marketing specialist in the 1970s
• George T. Day, Free Will Baptist writer, publisher, pastor and professor
• 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 (politician) (1880–1939), British labour party politician, Member of Parliament 1924–1931, 1935–1939
• Harry Day (rugby union) (1863–1911), Welsh international rugby union forward
• Harry G. Day (born 1906), American chemist and professor
• Harry S. Day (1871–1956), Ohio State Treasurer
• 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 (poet) (fl. 1637), English poet
• James Milford Day (1815–1894), Texas military figure
• James Plummer Day (1831–1905), American farmer, agricultural science and education advocate, and Dakota territorial politician
• James G. Day (1835–1898), justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
• James Roscoe Day (1845–1923), American minister and academic administrator
• James Day (cricketer) (1850–1895), English cricketer
• James Wentworth Day (1899–1983), British writer and broadcaster
• J. Edward Day (1914–1996), American businessman and political office-holder
• James Day (journalist) (1918–2008), American public television executive and performer
• James L. Day (1925–1998), U.S. Marine Corps general
• Jim Day (James E. Day, born 1946), Canadian equestrian
• Jim Day (host) (born 1965), American television sports broadcaster
• James Buddy Day, Canadian director, writer and producer
• James M. Day, American game designer
• Jamie Day (footballer, born 1979), currently assistant manager at Forest Green Rovers F.C.
• Jamie Day (footballer, born 1986), currently playing for Crawley Town F.C.
• Jamie Day (racing driver) (born 2005)
• Jamie Day (racing driver) (born 2005), Emirati-British racing driver
• Jason Day (actor) (born 1985), Peruvian actor
• Jason Day (fighter) (born 1981), Canadian mixed martial artist
• Jason Day (rower) (born 1970), Australian Olympic rower
• Jennifer Day (singer), American country music singer
• Jennifer Margery Day, Australian volleyball player
• Jennifer Day (Kansas politician), member of the Kansas House of Representatives
• Jen Day, member of the Nebraska Legislature
• Jeremiah Day, president of Yale University from 1817 to 1846
• Jill Day (singer), English singer and actress
• John Day (Nova Scotia legislator) (died 1775), merchant and politician in Nova Scotia
• John Day Jr. (died 1792), soldier and political figure in Nova Scotia
• John Day (Liberian judge) (1797–1859), Liberian politician and judge
• John Charles Day (1826–1908), English judge
• John Adam Day (1901–1966), politician in Devon, England
• John Day (Indiana politician) (born 1937), Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives
• John Day (Australian politician) (born 1955), Western Australian politician
• John Day, Transport Workers Union of America Local 100 Vice President
• Joe Day (ice hockey) (born 1968), American ice hockey center
• Joe Day (footballer) (born 1990), English football goalkeeper
• Joseph Day (inventor) (1855–1946), inventor of the modern two-stroke engine
• Joseph A. Day (born 1945), Canadian senator
• Joseph P. Day (1874–1944), American real estate entrepreneur
• Joseph Day (Massachusetts politician), representative to the Great and General Court
• Judson Leroy Day (1877–1944), American dentist and politician

K

• Kayla Day, American tennis player
• Ken Day (cricketer) (1919–1991), English cricketer of the 1950s
• Ken Day (rugby league) (1936–1998), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1960s
• 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 (racing driver) (born 1961), American racecar driver
• Mark Day (actor) (born 1978), Canadian actor
• Mark Day (film editor) (born 1958), British film editor
• Mark Day (singer), Canadian Idol season 6 contestant
• Mark Day (musician), member of the Happy Mondays
• Martin Day (writer), British screenwriter and novelist
• Martin Day (fighter), Japanese-born American mixed martial artist
• Martin Day (architect), Irish architect and builder
• 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 (bishop of Clogher) (1843–1923), Anglican bishop
• Maurice Day (bishop of Cashel and Waterford) (1816–1904), Church of Ireland bishop
• Maurice Day (dean of Waterford) (1858–1916), Irish Anglican priest
• Jake Day (Maurice Day, 1892–1983) American illustrator
• 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 Mario Day (1956–2025), English singer, lead vocalist of Iron Maiden, 1975–76
• Paul Day (sculptor) (born 1967), British sculptor
• Paul William Day, Australian producer, director, musician
• Paul Day (table tennis) (born 1958), English table tennis player
• Pea Ridge Day (real name: Henry Clyde Day), American baseball pitcher
• Peter Day (chemist) (1938–2020), British inorganic chemist
• Peter Day (broadcaster) (1947–2023), British broadcaster on BBC Radio
• Pete Day (born 1970), recording engineer, record producer and songwriter
• Peter Morton Day (1914–1984), journalist and ecumenical leader in the Episcopal Church in the United States
• Phil Day (artist) (born 1973), Australian artist

R

• Robert Day (antiquarian) (1836–1914), Irish antiquarian and photographer
• Robert Day (Australian politician) (1886–1968), New South Wales politician
• Robert H. Day (judge) (1867–1933), lawyer and judge in Ohio
• Robert H. Day (soldier) (1835–1929), Union officer, railroad engineer and electrical engineer
• Robert Day (Irish politician, born 1746) (1746–1841), Irish politician, barrister and judge
• Robert Day (Irish politician, born 1884) (1884–1949), Irish Labour Party politician from Cork
• Robert Day (cartoonist) (1900–1985), American cartoonist
• Robert L. Day (1920–1999), mayor of Boise, Idaho
• Robert Day (director) (1922–2017), English film director
• Robert Day (footballer) (born 1944), former Australian rules footballer
• Robert Addison Day (1943–2023), businessman
• Robert Day (basketball) (born 1982), American basketball player
• 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 (snooker player) (born 1980), Welsh professional snooker player
• Ryan Day, a past member of Attack! Attack! (Welsh band)

S

• Samuel Day (sportsman) (1878–1950), English cricketer and footballer, known as Sammy Day
• Samuel S. Day (1808–1871), Canadian-born American Baptist missionary
• Samuel T. Day (1838–1877), American physician, plantation owner and politician
• Sam Day (jockey) (1802–1866), English jockey and uncle of
• Sam Day Jr. (1818–1838), English jockey
• Sam Day (Australian footballer) (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
• Sammy Day, the title character of the Belgium comic series Sammy
• Sam Day (rugby league) (born 1994), rugby league footballer
• 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
• Tom Day (rugby union) (1907–1980), Welsh rugby union player
• Tom Day (American football) (1935–2000), American football player
• Tom Day (footballer) (born 1997), English footballer

W

• Walter Day, American businessman
• Walter Edwin Day (1880–1969), American farmer and politician
• William Day (lithographer) (1797–1845), British lithographer and watercolour artist
• Bill Day (filmmaker) (born 1959), American documentary filmmaker
• Bill Day (cartoonist), American cartoonist

Z

• Zach Day (born 1978), American baseball player

Fictional characters

• Bob Day, a character in the American sitcom New Girl
• Geoffrey Day, in the 1996 novel Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
• Jessica Day (New Girl), in the TV show New Girl

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