Colby (surname)

This article is about the surname "Colby". For the given name, see Colby (given name). For other uses, see Colby (disambiguation).

Colby is a surname.

Notable people with the surname "Colby" include

A

• Abram Colby, American slave
• Anita Colby (1914–1972), American actress
• Anthony Colby (1792–1873), American politician

B

• Bainbridge Colby (1869–1950), American politician
• Barbara Colby (1940–1975), American actress
• Brandon Colby, American physician

C

• Carlos W. Colby (1837–1922), American soldier
• Casey Colby (born 1974), American ski jumper
• C. B. Colby (1904–1977), American author
• Celestia Rice Colby (1827–1900), American activist
• Charles Carroll Colby (1827–1907), Canadian politician
• Chuck Colby, American electronics engineer
• Clara Bewick Colby (1846–1916), British-American lecturer

D

• Danielle Colby (born 1975), American television personality

E

• Elbridge Colby
• Everett Colby (1874–1943), American politician

F

• Flick Colby (1946–2011), American dancer
• Frank Moore Colby (1865–1925), American educator and writer
• Frederick Myron Colby (1848–1920), American writer

G

• Gardner Colby (1810–1879), American businessman
• Geoffrey Colby (1901–1958), British colonial administrator
• Gerard Colby (born 1950), American author
• Greg Colby (born 1952), American football coach

H

• H. Maria George Colby (1844–1910), American journalist

J

• James Colby (1961–2018), American actor
• Jamie Colby, American television presenter
• John Colby (1787–1813), American preacher
• John Colby (musician) (born 1949), American musician
• June Rose Colby (1856–1941), American professor

K

• Kate Colby (born 1974), American poet
• Kenneth Colby (1920–2001), American psychiatrist
• Kerri Colby (born 1996), American drag performer

L

• Leonard Wright Colby (1846–1924), American politician

M

• Max Colby (born 1990), American artist
• Michael Colby (born 1951), American lyricist
• Moses French Colby (1795–1863), Canadian doctor

R

• Robert Colby (1922–1987), American songwriter

S

• Sarah A. Colby (1824-1904), American physician
• Sasha Colby (born 1985), American drag performer
• Stoddard B. Colby (1816–1867), American lawyer

T

• Thomas Colby (disambiguation), multiple people

V

• Vine Colby (1886–1971), American essayist

W

• William Colby (1920–1996), American intelligence officer
• William Edward Colby (1865–1974), American lawyer and conservationist

Fictional people

• Alexis Colby, a character on the soap operas Dynasty and The Colbys
• Jeff Colby, a character on the soap operas Dynasty and The Colbys
• Liza Colby, a character on the soap opera, All My Children
• Monica Colby, a character on the soap operas Dynasty and The Colbys
• Sable Colby, a character on the soap operas Dynasty and The Colbys

See also

• Colby (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Colby"
• Colby (given name), a page for people with the given name "Colby"
• General Colby (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Generals with the surname "Colby"
• Governor Colby (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Governors with the surname "Colby"
• Senator Colby (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Senators with the surname "Colby"