Greaves (surname)
# Greaves (surname)

Greaves is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Aaron Greaves, Australian rules football coach and former player
* Alex Greaves, British jockey
* Angie Greaves, British radio presenter in London
* Bob Greaves, British journalist, TV presenter and producer
* Charles Greaves, engineer
* Charles Sprengel Greaves, legal writer
* C. J. Greaves, American racing driver
* Dan Greaves (athlete) (born 1982), British athlete
* Daniel Greaves (musician), Canadian rock vocalist and songwriter
* Danny Greaves (footballer), English former professional footballer
* Sir Edward Greaves, 1st Baronet (1608–1680), English royal physician
* Edward Greaves (Australian politician) (1910–1964), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
* Edward Greaves (MP) (1803–1879), English banker and Conservative politician
* Edward Evelyn Greaves (1940–2018), High Commissioner of Barbados to Canada
* Gary Greaves, American football player
* Genielle Greaves (born 1983), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines cricketer
* Ian Greaves (1942–2009), English footballer for Manchester United etc.
* Jane Greaves, British astronomy
* Jimmy Greaves (1940–2021), English footballer
* John Greaves, English mathematician and antiquary
* John Greaves (musician), British bass guitarist and composer
* John Edward Greaves (1846-1923), British vice-consul at Berdiansk, Russian Empire, founder of John E. Greaves and Co.
* John Ernest Greaves, Welsh slate mine owner and Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire
* Johnny Greaves (boxer), English boxer
* Johnny Greaves (racing driver), American racetrack driver
* Johnny Greaves (rugby league), Australian rugby player
* Louise Archambault Greaves, filmmaker, co-producer, director with husband William Greaves
* Lucien Greaves (born c.1976), American social activist, a founder of the Satanic Temple
* Mark Greaves (born 1975), English football defender, played for Hull, Boston United etc.
* Melvyn Greaves (born 1941), British cancer biologist
* Nicholas Greaves (1605?–1673), English churchman, Dean of Dromore Cathedral, Co. Down
* Percy L. Greaves, Jr. (1906–1984), American economist and presidential candidate
* Philip Greaves (born 1931), Barbadian politician
* R.B. Greaves, R&B musician
* Sandra Greaves, Canadian judoka
* Shanae Greaves, (born 1993), Australian basketball player
* Thomas Greaves (footballer) (1888–1960), English football forward with Stoke 1908–11
* Thomas Greaves (musician) (fl. 1604)
* Thomas Greaves (orientalist) (1613–1676)
* Tommy Greaves (1892–19??), English football full back with Bury and Darlington 1911–28
* Tony Greaves, Baron Greaves (1942–2021), British Liberal Democrat politician
* Walter Greaves (artist) (1846–1930), artist and protégé of Whistler
* Walter Greaves (cyclist) (1907–1987), British cyclist who set the world record for distance ridden in a year
* William Greaves, filmmaker
* William Michael Herbert Greaves, British astronomer
