Keyes (surname)

Keyes is a common surname, derived from either 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
Charles Henry Keyes (1858–1925), American educator
Charles Reuben Keyes (1871–1951), American archaeologist
Charles Rollin Keyes (1864–1942), American geologist, ornithologist, and politician
Christian Keyes (born 1975), American actor and model
Daniel Keyes (1927–2014), American author
Dan Keyes, American musician in the band Recover
Edward J. Keyes (1859–1929), American politician and farmer
Erasmus D. Keyes (1810–1895), American general
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
Henry W. Keyes (1863–1938), politician
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.
Jocelyn Marcel Keyes (born 1950), American political activist
Joe Keyes (musician) (1907–1950), American jazz trumpeter
Johnnie Keyes (1940–2018), early African-American pornographic film actor
Josh Keyes (born 1969), American painter and printmaker
Ken Keyes (politician) (born 1930), Ontario politician
Ken Keyes Jr. (1921–1995), author and lecturer
Laurel Elizabeth Keyes (1907-1983), counselor
Marcus Keyes (born 1973), American football player
Marian Keyes (born 1963), Irish writer
Maya Keyes (born 1985), daughter of American politician and diplomat Alan Keyes
Mary G. Keyes (1904–1984), American chemist
Michael Keyes (1886–1959), Irish politician
Perley Keyes (1774–1834), New York politician
Ralph Keyes (born 1961), rugby player
Ralph Keyes (author) (born 1945)
Sir Robert Keyes (1190-1221), 1216, Knights Templar who fought in the fifth crusade
Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes (1872–1945), British admiral and hero
Roswell K. Colcord (1839–1939), Governor of Nevada from 1891 to 1895
Sidney Keyes (1922–1943), English poet and soldier during World War II
Stan Keyes (born 1953), Canadian politician
BoPete Keyes (born 1997), American football player
Thomas Keyes (1523–1571), Royal gatekeeper to Queen Elizabeth I of England
Wade Keyes (1821–1879), Confederate politician

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