Maury (name)
Maury or Maurey is both a surname and a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Maurice. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Abram Poindexter Maury (1801–1848), American politician and lawyer
- Alain Maury (born 1958), French astronomer
- Antonia Maury (1866–1952), American astronomer, sister of Carlotta Maury
- Bernard Maurey (born 1948), French mathematician
- Carlotta Maury (1874–1938), American geologist and paleontologist, sister of Antonia Maury
- Cornelia F. Maury (1866–1942), American painter
- Dabney H. Maury (1822–1900), Confederate major general and United States Ambassador to Colombia
- Hervé Maurey (born 1961), French politician
- James Maury (1717–1769), American educator and cleric, father of James Maury (1746-1840) and grandfather of Matthew Fontaine Maury
- James Maury (consul) (1746–1840), one of the first diplomats of the United States
- Jean-Sifrein Maury (1746–1817), French cardinal and Archbishop of Paris
- John Walker Maury (1809–1855), lawyer and 14th mayor of Washington, D.C.
- Louis Ferdinand Alfred Maury (1817–1892), French scholar
- Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806–1873), American naval officer, oceanographer, cartographer and author
- Max Maurey (1866–1947), French playwright
- Nicole Maurey (1925–2016), French actress
- Pierre Maury (1282 or 1283–after 1324), French shepherd converted from Catholicism to Albigensianism
- Richard Maury (1882–1950), American engineer best known for his railroad work in Argentina
- Serge Maury (born 1946), French sailor and 1972 Olympic champion in the Finn class
- Sarah Mytton Maury (1801–1849), English author, grandmother of Carlotta and Antonia Maury
- William Arden Maury (1832–1918), U.S. Assistant Attorney General, son of John Walker Maury
- William Lewis Maury (1813–1878), American naval officer
Given name
- Maury Allen (1932–2010), American sportswriter
- Maury Bray (1909–1966), American football player
- Maury Buford (born 1960), retired National Football League punter
- Maury Chaykin (1949–2010), Canadian-American actor
- Maury M. Cohen, American filmmaker
- Maury Deutsch (1918–2007), American musician, arranger-composer and teacher
- Maury Laws (born 1923), American television and film score composer
- Maury Maverick (1895–1954), American politician and coiner of the term "gobbledygook"
- Maury Nipp (born 1930), American football player
- Maury Povich (born 1939), American journalist and talk show host
- Maury Wills (born 1932), retired Major League Baseball player
See also
- Maurie, a given name
- Morrie, a given name
- Morey (disambiguation), includes list of people with surname Morey
- Morrey, surname
- Murry (disambiguation), includes list of people with given name and surname Murry
References
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