Charles Grey
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Real people
- Charles Grey, 7th Earl of KentCharles Grey, 7th Earl of KentCharles Grey was Earl of Kent from 1615 to his death.He was a son of Henry Grey and Margaret St. John. His paternal grandparents were Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent and Anne Blennerhassett....
(1540–1593), Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire - Charles Grey, 1st Earl GreyCharles Grey, 1st Earl GreyCharles Grey, 1st Earl Grey, KB PC was one of the most important British generals of the 18th century. He was the fourth son of Sir Henry Grey, 1st Baronet, of Howick in Northumberland. He served in the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence and French Revolutionary War...
(1729–1807), British Army General - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl GreyCharles Grey, 2nd Earl GreyCharles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC , known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 22 November 1830 to 16 July 1834. A member of the Whig Party, he backed significant reform of the British government and was among the...
(1764–1845), British Prime Minister, after whom Earl Grey tea is named - Sir Charles Edward GreyCharles Edward GreySir Charles Edward Grey GCH was a British politician.He was a younger son of Ralph William Grey of Backworth. Grey was educated at University College, Oxford, graduating in 1806, and elected a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford in 1808. He was called to the bar in 1811, and appointed a commissioner...
(1785–1865), MP for Tynemouth and North Shields, UK, then Governor of Barbados 1841–1846 - Charles Grey (British Army officer)Charles Grey (British Army officer)Sir Charles Grey was a British army officer, member of the British House of Commons and political figure in Lower Canada...
(1804–1870), British Army General, MP for Wycombe, UK, then politician in Lower Canada - Charles Grey (aviation)Charles Grey (aviation)Charles Grey, or C G as he was known is the second editor of Jane's All the World's Aircraft. He became an honorary Companion of the Royal Aeronautical Society....
, born 1875, aviation writer - Charles Grey, 5th Earl GreyCharles Grey, 5th Earl GreyCharles Robert Grey, 5th Earl Grey was an English nobleman, the son of Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey.He was the second cousin twice removed of Richard Grey, 6th Earl Grey, the present earl....
(1879–1963) - Charles Grey (politician)Charles Grey (politician)Charles Frederick Grey CBE was a British miner and politician; he was also an independent Methodist Minister.Grey had an elementary school education and went to work in the Durham coalfield when he left school at 14...
(1903–1984), MP for Durham, UK 1945–1970 - Charles Gossage GreyCharles Gossage GreyCaptain Charles Gossage Grey was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.Charles Gossage Grey was the son of Walter C. Grey....
(1894 - 1987), World War I flying ace
Television characters
- Charles Grey (The Unit)Charles Grey (The Unit)Sergeant First Class Charles Lewis Grey is a fictional character on the CBS television series The Unit...
, fictional character in United States television series The Unit - Colonel WhiteColonel WhiteColonel White is a character in the 1960s Supermarionation television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. He is the commander-in-Chief of Spectrum, the security organisation dedicated to defending Earth against the Mysterons from Mars...
, a character in the TV series Captain Scarlet whose "real" name is Charles Grey - Edwin Charles TubbEdwin Charles TubbEdwin Charles Tubb was a British writer of science fiction, fantasy and western novels. The author of over 140 novels and 230 short stories and novellas, Tubb is best known for The Dumarest Saga an epic science-fiction saga set in the far future...
(known as E.C. Tubb), who used Charles Grey as a pseudonym