People
- Alan Ormsby (b.1944), American director and screenwriter
- Brendan Ormsby (b.1960), English professional footballer
- Eric Ormsby (b. 1941),US poet and a man of letters
- Frank Ormsby (b.1947), Northern Irish poet.
- John Ormsby (1829-1895), nineteenth-century British translator
- John Ormsby (Pittsburgh) (1720-1791), soldier and pioneer land developer of western Pennsylvania
- John William Ormsby (1881-1952), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Kristian Ormsby (b.1980), New Zealand rugby union player
- Len Ormsby (1890–1983), American racecar driver
- Mary Ormsby (b.1960) Canadian associate sports writer
- Stephen Ormsby (1759 - 1844), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
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