Keyes (surname)

Keyes is a common surname, derived from either an Anglo-Saxon tribe of Great Britain or a Celtic tribe of Ireland. Notable people with the name include:

Alan Keyes (born 1950), American politician and diplomat
Ancel Keyes, American scientist who invented K-rations and popularized the Mediterranean diet
Baron Keyes, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Bobby Keyes (disambiguation), multiple people
BoPete Keyes (born 1997), American football player
Charles Henry Keyes (1858–1925), American educator
Charles R. Keyes (1871–1951), American archaeologist
Charles Rollin Keyes (1864–1942), American geologist, ornithologist, and politician
Christian Keyes (born 1975), American actor and model
Corey Keyes, American psychologist
Daniel Keyes (1927–2014), American author
David Keyes (fl. 2010s–present), Israeli-American political staffer and activist
Dan Keyes, American musician in the band Recover
Dennis Keyes (born 1985), American professional football player
Edward J. Keyes (1859–1929), American politician and farmer frmo Wisconsin
Erasmus D. Keyes (1810–1895), American general
Eugene C. Keyes (1900–1963), American politician from Michigan
Evelyn Keyes (1916–2008), American actress
Frances Parkinson Keyes (1885–1970), American author
Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes VC (1917–1941), British Major killed in the raid on Rommel
Geoffrey Keyes (1888–1967), major general in the U.S. Army during World War II
George Keyes (1919–2010), American professional golfer
Gregory Keyes (born 1963), science fiction and fantasy writer
Henry Keyes (1810–1870), American politician and railroad executive from Vermont
Henry W. Keyes (1863–1938), American politician from New Hampshire
Homer Eaton Keyes (1875–1938), Dartmouth professor
Hugh T. Keyes (1888–1963), American architect
Israel Keyes (1978–2012), American serial killer
James W. Keyes, American chief executive, formerly of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster Inc.
Joe Keyes (disambiguation), multiple people
Johnnie Keyes (1940–2018), early African-American pornographic film actor
Josh Keyes (born 1969), American painter and printmaker
Katherine Keyes (born 1980), American epidemiologist
Ken Keyes (politician) (born 1930), Canadian politician from Ontario
Ken Keyes Jr. (1921–1995), American author and lecturer
Laurel Elizabeth Keyes (1907–1983), counselor
Marcus Keyes (born 1973), American football player
Marian Keyes (born 1963), Irish writer
Maya Marcel-Keyes (born 1985), daughter of American politician and diplomat Alan Keyes
Mary G. Keyes (1904–1984), American chemist
Michael Keyes (1886–1959), Irish politician
Orval Keyes (1913–1991), American politician from Nebraska
Perley Keyes (1774–1834), American politician from New York
Ralph Keyes (born 1961), Irish rugby player
Ralph Keyes (author) (born 1945)
Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes (1872–1945), British admiral and hero
Roswell K. Colcord (1839–1939), American politician from Nevada
Sidney Keyes (1922–1943), English poet and soldier during World War II
Stan Keyes (born 1953), Canadian politician from Ontario
Thomas Keyes (1523–1571), Royal gatekeeper to Queen Elizabeth I of England
Wade Keyes (1821–1879), Confederate politician and attorney from Alabama

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