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Paul Gray (born August 1, 1958 at Rochford, Essex, England) was the original bassist for Southend teen rockers Eddie and The Hot Rods, scoring several hit singles and albums in the late '70's inculding the seminal summer anthem "Do Anything You Wanna Do". In early 1980 he was recruited to join the punk rock band The Damned to replace Algy Ward on bass. Gray contributed to two studio albums, The Black Album and Strawberries, but abruptly left the band in February 1983 due to discontent and the desire to do something "different". After The Damned he joined UFO and remained until their split in 1987. He also sessioned live and on records for artists as diverse as Johnny Thunders, Rob Tyner (MC5) and Andrew Ridgeley (Wham!).
Gray was heavily involved with Community Music Wales, a charity aimed at nurturing and helping young bands based in Cardiff until severe tinnitus and hyperacusis precluded continuation with any musical activities. In 2005 he took up the post of Regional Officer, Wales & Southwest England for the British Musicians Union. He occasionally guests with The Damned on stage when they appear in the Welsh city.
Paul Dedrick Gray (born April 8, 1972 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States) is the bassist and member #2 for the nine-piece metal band Slipknot.
Paul Gray is an Australian songwriter, pianist, singer and record producer. He met with early success as the lead vocalist for the 1980s funk/pop band. Wa Wa Nee.
After the dissolution of Wa Wa Nee, Gray concentrated on work as a keyboard player, musical director, songwriter and producer. He has worked with many highly successful Australian artists, including Tina Arena, Kate Ceberano and Bardot.
Paul even appeared in the Countdown Spectacular 2 concert series in Australia between late-August and early-September 2007 as a performer and musical director. He sang 2 songs: "Stimulation" and "Sugar Free".
Paul Gray is one of the pioneers of the IT field. He is Professor Emeritus at the Claremont Graduate University where he was the founding chair of The School of Information Systems and Technology. The School of Information Systems and Technology at Claremont Graduate University is the home of the Paul Gray PC Museum. Gray served as secretary of The Institute of Management Sciences from 1975-79, vice president at large from 1983-1986, and president from 1992-93. In 1999, he was elected Fellow of the Association for Information Systems. In 2000, he was named Educator of the Year by EDSIG. In 2002, he was elected Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS). In 2002, he received the LEO Award of the Association for Information Systems for Lifetime Achievement. In 2003, he received the INFORMS Kimball Medal. In 2006, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of SIGMIS. Gray was the founding editor of CAIS, the Communications of the Association for Information Systems and served as editor-in-chief from 1999 to 2006. He is on the editorial board of CAIS and eight other journals. Gray is the author of 13 books and over 140 professional articles. Gray received a PhD in Operations Research from Stanford University in 1968. He has been a member of the faculty at Stanford, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Southern California, Southern Methodist University, University of California at Irvine, and Claremont Graduate University.
Paul Gray is an English DJ, born in Luton, Bedfordshire, UK in 1953.
Paul Richard Charles Gray, CB was a British civil servant who was Chairman of HM Revenue & Customs until he resigned on 20 November 2007.






