# Gay (surname)

Gay is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adelaide Gay (born 1989), American soccer goalkeeper
* Al Gay (1928–2013), British jazz tenor saxophonist
* Alberta Gay (1913–1987), American domestic worker, mother of Marvin Gaye
* Amandine Gay (born 1984), French-African feminist, film maker, and actress
* Andrew Gay (born 1989), Australian rugby league footballer
* Antoine Gay (1790–1871), Frenchman believed to have been possessed by a demon named Isacaron
* Arnold Gay (born 1967), Singaporean TV and radio presenter
* Benjamin Gay (born 1980), former American football running back
* Bill Gay (1927–2008), professional American football player
* Blenda Gay (1950–1976), defensive end in the National Football League
* Bram Gay (1930–2019), trumpet player and brass band enthusiast
* Brian Gay (born 1971), American golfer
* Byron Gay (1886–1945), American songwriter
* Carlos Gay (born 1952), Argentine football goalkeeper
* Cesc Gay (born 1967), movie director
* Charles R. Gay (1875–1946), American banker and president of the New York Stock Exchange
* Charlotte Evelyn Gay (1867-1958), English social and temperance reformer
* Chet Gay (1900–1978), American football player
* Christopher Daniel Gay (born 1974), American habitual car thief
* Claude Gay (1800–1873), French botanist
* Claudine Gay (born 1970), American political scientist and 30th president of Harvard University
* Connie B. Gay (1914–1989), American country music promoter
* D. J. Gay (born 1989), retired American professional basketball player
* Dale Pickett Gay (1891–1988), Wyoming clubwoman in the oil business
* Danny Gay (disambiguation), various people
* David Gay (disambiguation), various people
* Désirée Gay (1810–1891), French socialist feminist
* Duncan Gay (born 1950), an Australian politician
* Earl C. Gay (1902–1972) was a registered pharmacist, member of the Los Angeles City Council
* Edward Gay (disambiguation), several people
* Edwin Francis Gay (1867–1946), American economist
* E. Jane Gay (1830–1919), American woman who devoted her life to social reform and photography
* Éric Gay (born 1958), French politician in New Caledonia
* Everett Gay (born 1964), former American football wide receiver
* Federico Gay (disambiguation), various people
* Francisque Gay (1885–1963), French editor, politician and diplomat
* Françoise Gay (born 1945), Swiss alpine skier
* Frank William Gay (1920–2007), American executive who oversaw several entities for Howard Hughes
* Frederick Parker Gay (1874–1939), American bacteriologist who combated typhoid fever and leprosy
* Geneva Gay, American academic and author
* Geoff Gay (born 1957), English former professional footballer
* George Gay (disambiguation), various people
* Georges Gay (1926–1997), French professional racing cyclist
* Gerald Gay (born 1956), American politician
* Git Gay (1921–2007), Swedish revue director, actress, and singer
* Greg Gay (born 1952), American politician
* Heather Gay (born 1974), American television personality
* Henry M. Gay, one of three founders of Triad Systems Corporation, now known as Activant
* Hobart R. Gay (1894–1983), American general
* Jacques Etienne Gay (1786–1864) French botanist
* Jacques Gay (1851–1925), French painter
* Jamal Gay (born 1989), soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago
* Jason Gay (born 1972), birth name of Christian singer-songwriter Jason Gray; made many recordings as Jason Gay before changing his name to Gray
* Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac (1778–1832), French statesman
* Jennifer Gay (born 1935), on-screen BBC Children's TV continuity announcer
* Jesús Bal y Gay (1905–1993), Spanish composer, music critic, and musicologist
* Joey Gay (born 1971), American actor and comedian
* John Gay (1685–1732), English dramatist
* John Gay (disambiguation), various people
* Jonathan Gay (born 1967), inventor of Macromedia Flash
* Jordan Gay (born 1990), American football kickoff specialist
* José Aurelio Gay (born 1965), Spanish football player and manager
* José María Pérez Gay (1944–2013), Mexican academic, writer, translator and diplomat
* Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778–1850), French physicist
* Jotham Gay (1733–1802), army officer, political figure in Nova Scotia
* Leslie Gay (1871–1949), English cricketer and footballer
* Ludwig Gay, later Ljudevit Gaj (1809–1872), Croatian linguist, politician, journalist and writer
* Mabel Gay (born 1983), Cuban triple jumper
* Madam Gay (1978–1983), British Thoroughbred racehorse
* Maddison Gay (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
* Maria Gay (1879–1943), Catalan opera singer
* Marie-Louise Gay (born 1952), Canadian children's writer and illustrator
* Martin Gay (1726–1809), metal smith and political figure in Nova Scotia
* Marvin Gay Sr. (1914–1998), American minister of the House of God
* Mary Ann Harris Gay (1829–1918), American writer of Life in Dixie During the War
* Matt Gay (born 1994), American football player
* Michel Gay (born 1947), French illustrator and author of children's books
* Nikolai Ge or Gay (1831–1894), Russian painter
* Noel Gay (1898–1954), English composer of popular music
* Pamela L. Gay (born 1973), American astronomer, educator, podcaster, writer
* Patrice Gay (born 1973), French former racing driver
* Patrick Gay (1815–1866), emigrated to South Australia aboard James Fernie in 1854
* Paul Gay (born 1968), French opera singer
* Peter Gay (1923–2015), German-born U.S. historian
* Ramón Gay (1917–1960), Mexican film actor
* Randall Gay (born 1982), American football player
* Randy Gay (born 1958), American serial killer
* Richard Gay (disambiguation), various people
* Robert Gay (disambiguation), various people
* Ross Gay (born 1974), American poet and professor
* Roxane Gay (born 1974), American writer, professor, editor, and commentator
* Rudy Gay (born 1986), American professional basketball player
* Ruth Gay (1922–2006), Jewish writer
* Samuel Gay (1754–1847), judge and political figure in New Brunswick
* Sophie Gay (1776–1852), French author who was born in Paris
* Steve Gay (born 1947), former U.S. collegiate soccer player
* Susan Elizabeth Gay (1845–1918), chronicler of the history of Old Falmouth
* Sydney Howard Gay (1814–1888), American attorney, journalist and abolitionist
* Terry Gay (born 1947), former Australian rules footballer
* Thomas Gay (1884–1953), intelligence officer
* Thomas Gay (MP) (1378–1390), English politician
* Tim Gay (born 1964), politician in the U.S. state of Nebraska
* Titus Gay (1787–1837), born into slavery and freed in 1812
* Tyson Gay (born 1982), American sprinter
* Virginia Gay (born 1981), Australian actress
* Walter Gay (1856–1937), American artist
* William Gay (disambiguation), various people
* Winckworth Allan Gay (1821–1910), American landscape artist