Maybe this:

=SUMIF(A$1:A$10,"Bob",B$1:B$10)

Or:

D1 = Bob

=SUMIF(A$1:A$10,D1,B$1:B$10)

Or:

Select your range of data
Goto DataSubtotals
At each change in name column
Use function SUM
Add subtotal to amount column

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Kris" wrote in message
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Is there a formula that will sum a column based on another column?
Example: Two columns: A has names of people B has amounts of pay for
those
people. Is there a formula that will pull a subtotal for each person in
column A