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 (1920–2010), British Army officer, recipient of the Military Cross, and English cricketer
 * 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 (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