Derby (surname)

Derby is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Alfred Thomas Derby (1821–1873) English painter, son of William Derby
* Brown Derby (actor) (1914-2000), Scottish actor
* Dean Derby (1935–2021), American retired National Football League player
* Ethel Roosevelt Derby (1891-1977), youngest daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, instrumental in preserving his legacy
* Elias Hasket Derby (1739-1799), American merchant
* Fred Derby (1940-2001), Surinamese politician and trade unionist
* George Derby (1823-1861), American humorist
* George Derby (baseball) (1857-1925), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* James Cephas Derby (1818-1892), American book publisher
* Orville Adalbert Derby (1851-1915), American geologist who worked in Brazil
* Pat Derby (1942–2013), British-born American animal trainer
* Sylvester Derby (1892–1974), American college football head coach
* William Derby (1786–1847) English portraitist, miniature painter and copyist, father of Alfred Thomas Derby

## See also

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* John de Derby, Archdeacon of Barnstaple and Dean of Lichfield from 1355 to 1358
* Alchmund of Derby (d. c. 800), Anglo-Saxon saint
* Derby (disambiguation)

Surname list

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