# Barclay (surname)

Barclay (listen) is a Scottish surname (see Clan Barclay). Notable people with the surname include:
* Alexander Barclay (c. 1476–1552), Scottish poet
* Alexander Charles Barclay (1823–1893), English brewer and politician
* Alfred Richard Barclay (1859–1912), New Zealand politician
* Andrew Barclay (disambiguation), several people
* Anthony Barclay, British actor
* Arthur Barclay (1854–1938), Liberian politician
** Arthur Barclay (disambiguation), several people
* Bruce Barclay (1922–1979), New Zealand politician
* Byrna Barclay (1940–2023), Canadian writer and editor
* Charles Frederick Barclay (1844–1914), American politician from Pennsylvania
* Charles James Barclay (U.S. Navy officer) (1843 – after 1905), United States Navy admiral
* Charles James Barclay (banker) (1841–1904), Australian banker
* Charles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (1890–1969), British politician, governor of South Australia
* Chris Barclay (born 1983), American football player
* Claire Barclay (born 1968), artist
* Clifford Barclay (died 1961), Canadian politician
* Colin Barclay (1937–2009), New Zealand cricketer
* Colville Barclay (diplomat) (1869–1929), British diplomat and Privy Counsellor
* Sir Colville Barclay, 14th Baronet (1913–2010), British naval officer, painter and botanist, son of the above
* Curt Barclay (1931–1985), American professional baseball player
* David Barclay (disambiguation), several people
* Sir David and Frederick Barclay (both born 1934, David died 2021), British businessmen
* Don Barclay (actor) (1892–1975), American actor
* Don Barclay (American football) (born 1989), American football offensive tackle and guard
* Eddie Barclay (born Édouard Ruault) (1921–2005), French music producer
* Edmund Barclay (1898–1961), English-Australian writer
* Edwin Barclay (1882–1955), Liberian politician
* Emily Barclay (born 1984), New Zealand actress
* Florence L. Barclay (1862–1921), British romance novelist and short story writer
* Frank Barclay (rugby league) (1887–1959), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s for New Zealand
* Frank Barclay (footballer), Scottish association football player of the 1950s
* George Barclay (disambiguation), several people
* Glen Barclay (1888–1959), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s for New Zealand Māori, and North Sydney Bears
* Henry Vere Barclay (1845–1917), English naval officer and surveyor, explorer in Australia
* Hugh Barclay (disambiguation), several people
* Humphrey Barclay (disambiguation), several people
* James Barclay (born 1965), British High Fantasy genre author
* James Turner Barclay (1807–1874), American missionary and explorer of Palestine
* James William Barclay (1832–1907), Scottish businessman, farmer and politician
* Jean-Claude Barclay (born 1942), former French international tennis player
* Jim Barclay (politician) (1882–1972), New Zealand politician
* Joan Barclay (aka Geraine Greear) (1914–2002), American film actress
* John Barclay, several people
* Joseph Barclay (1831–1881), Irish priest who was Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem
* Joseph Gurney Barclay (1816–1898), banker and astronomer
* Joseph Gurney Barclay (missionary) (1879–1976), banker and missionary
* Kate Barclay (born 1980), Australian Olympian kayaker
* Leila Barclay, Lebanese-American storyteller and journalist
* Linwood Barclay (born 1955), Canadian-American humourist, author and former columnist
* Liz Barclay, British broadcaster, journalist and writer
* Madeleine Barclay (aka Madeleine Bayard) (1911–1943), British World War II Special Operations Executive
* Margaret Barclay (accused witch) d.1618 Irvine, Ayrshire witch trials
* Mary Barclay (1916–2008), English actress
* Max Barclay, British entomologist and museum curator
* Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (1761–1818), Russian field marshal
* Nicholas Barclay American missing person
* Olivia Barclay (1919–2001), British astrologer
* Paris Barclay (born 1956), American television and film director
* Patrick Barclay (died 2025), Scottish journalist and sportswriter
* Paul Barclay, Australian writer, journalist, radio presenter and producer
* Phyllis Barclay-Smith (1903–1980), British ornithologist
* Robert Barclay, several people
* Barclay baronets, several people
* Sir Roderick Barclay (1909–1996), British diplomat, ambassador to Denmark and Belgium
* Ron Barclay (1914–2003), New Zealand politician
* Sebastián Barclay (born 1978), former Argentine footballer
* Shepard Barclay (1847–1925), justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
* Steve Barclay (racing driver) (born 1944), American race car driver
* Steve Barclay (politician) (born 1972), British politician
* Thomas Barclay (disambiguation), several people
* Vera Barclay (1893–1989), British pioneer of Scouting and author
* Violet Barclay aka Valerie Barclay and Valerie Smith (1922–2010), American illustrator
* Wally Barclay (1902–1959), New Zealand cricketer
* Walter Barclay (1899–1943), British army officer
* William Barclay, several people

## Fictional characters

* Andy Barclay, the protagonist in the first three films of the Child's Play series and Child's Play (2019 film).
* Reginald Barclay, a recurring character in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager