Gay (surname)

Gay (surname)

Gay is a surname, and may refer to:
*, French botanist (French Wikipedia article).
*George Gay (1917–1994), Naval Aviator in World War II
*Hobart R. Gay (1894–1983), American general
*Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac (1778–1832), French statesman
*Jean Pierre Gay, French priest and writer who lived in Brazil; descendant of Lord John Peter Gay
*John Gay (1685–1732), English dramatist
*John Gay (1909-1999), English photographer
*Jonathan Gay, inventor of Macromedia Flash
*Nikolai Gay (1831–1894), Russian painter
*Mabel Gay (born 1983), Cuban triple jumper
*Maria Gay (1879–1943), Catalan opera singer
*Nicholas Ruxton Gay, Baltimore surveyor in 1747
*Noel Gay (1898–1954), English composer of popular music
*Peter Gay (born 1923), German-born U.S. historian
*Rudy Gay (born 1986), American professional basketball player
*Miss Susan Gay, Chronicler of the history of Old Falmouth
*Tyson Gay (born 1982), American sprinter
*Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778–1850), French physicist
*Cesc Gay (born 1967) movie director

ee also

*Gaye


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