Selby (name)

Selby is both a given name and surname.

Selby

Pronunciation	/ˈsɛlbi/
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	1. Old Norse 2. English
Meaning	From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old Norse.
Region of origin	England
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Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Selby Ash (1836–1870), English cricketer
• Selby Baqwa, Public Protector of South Africa from 1995 to 2002
• Selby Beeler, female American author
• Selby Burt (1903–1959), Australian cricketer
• Selby Clewer (1917–2001), English architect
• Selby Khumalo (born 1971), South African politician
• Selby Mbenenge (born 1961), South African judge
• Selby McFarlane (1891–1976), Australian rugby league footballer
• Selby Munsie (1870–1938), Australian politician
• Selby Mvusi (1929–1967), South African artist
• Selby Norton (1836–1906), English doctor
• Selby Ripinga (born 1948), South African politician and diplomat
• Selby Wynn Schwartz, American author
• Selby Whittingham (born 1941), Malaysian art expert based in London

Surname

• Selby family, a family that originated in Selby, Yorkshire
• Andrew Selby (born 1988), Welsh amateur boxer
• Bill Selby (born 1970), American baseball player
• Brit Selby (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey player
• Charles Selby (c. 1802 – 1863), English actor and playwright
• Charles August Selby (1755–1823), English-Danish merchant and landowner
• Colin Selby (born 1997), American baseball player
• Dale Pierre Selby (1953–1987), executed American murderer
• David Selby (born 1941), American character and stage actor
• David Selby (basketball) (born 1965), Australian wheelchair basketball player
• Daryl Selby (born 1982), English professional squash player
• Donald Selby, American politician
• Erin Selby, Canadian politician and TV personality
• Geoff Selby (1965–1989), Australian rugby league footballer
• George Selby (1557–1625), English politician
• Guy W. Selby (1871–1968), Michigan politician
• Harry Selby (1913–1984), Scottish politician
• Harry Selby (hunter) (1925–2018), South African big-game hunter
• Hubert Selby Jr. (1928–2004), American writer
• Isaac Selby (1859–1956), Australian lecturer, historian and anti-Catholic campaigner
• Jennifer Selby, Canadian religious studies scholar
• John Selby (disambiguation), several people
• Josh Selby (born 1991), American basketball player
• Julian Selby (1833–1907) South Carolina printer and writer
• Kathryn Selby (born 1962), Australian classical pianist
• Lauren Selby (born 1984), English professional squash player
• Lee Selby (born 1987), Welsh professional boxer
• Mark Selby (born 1983), professional snooker player
• Mark Selby (musician) (1960/1961–2017), American blues rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer
• Nicholas Selby (1925–2010), British television and theatre actor
• Peter Selby (born 1941), Church of England Bishop of Worcester
• Prideaux Selby (1747–1813), English soldier and political figure in Upper Canada
• Prideaux John Selby (1788–1867), English ornithologist, botanist and artist and landowner
• Rob Selby (born 1967), former professional American football player
• Robert of Selby (died 1152), Englishman, courtier of Roger II of Sicily and chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily
• Sidney Selby (1931–2020), American singer and musician known professionally as Guitar Crusher
• Sidney Selby III (born 1997), American rapper known professionally as Desiigner
• Thomas Selby (disambiguation), several people
• Tiffany Selby (born 1981), model, Playboy Playmate
• Todd Selby, American photographer, blogger and fashion celebrity
• Tony Selby (1938–2021), English actor
• Vera Selby
• Sir Walford Selby (1881–1965), British civil servant and diplomat
• William Selby (disambiguation), several people

See also

• Selby (disambiguation)
• Shelby (disambiguation)