Clay is a surname, and may refer to:
A Adam Clay (rugby league) (born 1990), English rugby league footballer Agnes Muriel Clay (1878–1962), English historian and writer Alan Clay (born 1954), New Zealand film director, writer and clown teacher. Albert T. Clay (1866–1925), American professor, historian and linguist Alex Clay (born 1992), American soccer player Alexa Clay (born 1984), American writer and researcher Alexander Clay (rugby union) (1863–1950), Scotland rugby union footballer Alexander S. Clay (1853–1910), American politician Alf Clay (1914–1995), Australian rules footballer Alfred Borron Clay (1831–1868), British artist Allyson Clay (born 1953), Canadian artist Amy Clay (born 1977), American-Australian rower Andrew Dice Clay (born 1957), American stand-up comedian and actor Angela Clay, American politician and activist from Chicago Arlene Clay (1912–2016), American musician, air traffic controller and judge
B Barnaby Clay (born 1973), British film and music video director Barry Clay (born 1955), Alaskan gold miner Beatrice Clay (fl.1886–1925), British educator and children's author Bert Clay (1915–1972), Australian rules footballer Bertha M. Clay, literary pseudonym used by Charlotte Mary Brame (died 1884) and then her daughter Betty Clay (1917–2004), English scout movement figure Bill Clay (1931–2025), American politician Bill Clay (baseball) (1874–1917), American baseball player Billy Clay (born 1944), American football player Bob Clay (born 1946), British politician Boyd Clay (1915–1978), American football player Brian Clay (1935–1987), Australian rugby league footballer Brutus J. Clay (1808–1878), American politician from Kentucky, son of Green Clay Brutus J. Clay II (1847–1932), American businessman, political figure and diplomat. Bryan Clay (born 1980), American decathlete Buddy Clay (1894–1967), American baseball player
C Caleb Clay (born 1988), American baseball pitcher Cassius Clay, later Muhammad Ali (1942–2016), American boxer Cassius Marcellus Clay (politician) (1810–1903), American politician and abolitionist Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. (1912–1990), American painter and musician, father of the boxer Muhammad Ali Cautious Clay (born 1993), American singer, songwriter and record producer Cecil Clay (1842–1903), American Union Army officer Charles Clay (American football) (born 1989), American football player Charles Clay (patriot) (1745–1820), American minister and politician, brother of Green Clay and Matthew Clay] Charles Clay (surgeon) (1801–1893), English surgeon Charles Travis Clay (1885–1978), English antiquarian and librarian Chuck Clay (born 1950), American politician Clarence S. Clay Jr. (1923–2011), American geophysicist and oceanographer Clement Claiborne Clay (1816–1882), American politician, son of Clement Comer Clay Clement Comer Clay (1789–1866), Governor of Alabama Craig Clay (born 1992), English footballer
D Dain Clay (1919–1994), American baseball player Danny Clay (born 1961), American baseball pitcher Darcy Clay (1972–1998), New Zealand singer, songwriter and musician Dick Clay (born 1945), Australian rules footballer
E Edmund de Clay (died after 1389), English lawyer and judge in Ireland Edward Clay (born 1945), British diplomat Edward Sneyd Clay (c.1768–1846), British naval officer Edward Williams Clay (1799–1857), American artist, illustrator and political cartoonist Elisabeth Clay (born 2000), American submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner Elizabeth Campbell Fisher Clay (1871–1959), American artist and painter Eric Clay (1922–2007), British rugby league referee Eric L. Clay (born 1948), American judge Ethel Clay, later Ethel Clay Price (1874–1943), American nurse and socialite Ezekiel F. Clay (1840–1920), Confederate colonel of the American Civil War
F Francis Clay (1923–2008), American jazz and blues drummer Frank Butner Clay (1921–2006), United States Army officer Frank White Clay, American Crow politician from Montana Freddie Clay (1927–1983), Indigenous Australian activist on Palm Island, Queensland, husband of Iris Clay Frederic Clay (1838–1889), British composer
G Genevieve Clay-Smith (born 1988), Australian writer and director George H. Clay (1911–1995), American airline executive and banker Governor Clay (born 1945), American songwriter and performer Grady Clay (1916–2013), American journalist Green Clay (1757–1828), American businessman, planter, military officer and politician
H Harold Clay (1886–1961), British trade union leader Harry Clay (1881–1964), English footballer Hayward Clay (born 1973), American football player Henry Clay (1777–1852), American statesman and orator Henry Clay Jr. (1811–1847), American soldier and statesman, son of Henry Clay Henry Clay (economist) (1883–1954), British economist and Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford Henry Robinson Clay (1895–1919), American World War I flying ace Sir Henry Clay, 6th Baronet (1909–1985), English engineer Henry Clay (rower) (born 1955), British rower Herbert Clay (1881–1923), American politician Herbert Spender-Clay (1875–1937), English soldier and politician
I Ivor Clay (1915–1958), Australian rules footballer
J Jabez William Clay (1852–1880), American founder of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity Jack Clay (1926–2019), American actor, acting teacher and director Jacob Clay (1882–1955), Dutch physicist James Clay (author) (1804–1873), English politician and writer about the game of whist James Clay (musician) (1935–1994), American jazz tenor saxophonist and flutist James Clay (Pennsylvania politician), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives James Brown Clay (1817–1864), American politician and diplomat James F. Clay (1840–1921), United States Representative from Kentucky Jenny Strauss Clay, American ancient politician Jo Clay (born 1977), Australian politician Joe Clay (1938–2016), American rockabilly musician John Clay (Wars of the Roses) (fl.1471), English soldier John Clay (chaplain) (1796–1858), English prison chaplain John Clay (Nottinghamshire cricketer) (1924–2011), English cricketer John Clay (offensive tackle) (born 1964), American football player John Clay (running back) (born 1988), American football player John Cecil Clay (1875–1930), American illustrator John Granby Clay (1766–1846), British general John Morrison Clay (1821–1887), American horse breeder John P. Clay (1934–2013), American investment banker and founder of the Clay Sanskrit Library John Randolph Clay (1808–1885), American diplomat Johnnie Clay (1898–1973), Welsh cricketer Jon Clay (born 1963), British track and road racing cyclist Jonathan Clay (musician), American singer-songwriter Joseph Clay (1769–1811), American politician Joseph Clay (Georgia soldier) (1741–1804), American military officer and politician from Georgia Joseph Clay Jr. (1764–1811), American judge Josephine Russell Clay (1835–1920), American horse breeder Juanin Clay (1949–1995), American actress Judy Clay (1938–2001), American soul and gospel singer
K Kaelin Clay (born 1992), American football player Keith Clay (1968–2003) of Keith Clay and Shannon Thomas, American duo of murderers Ken Clay (born 1954), American baseball pitcher
L Lacy Clay (born 1956), American politician Landon T. Clay (1926–2017), American businessman Laura Clay (1849–1941), American suffragist leader Lauren Clay (born 1982), American artist Lawrence Clay-Bey (born 1965), American professional boxer Lionel Clay (1900–1965), Australian politician Liz Clay (born 1995), Australian hurdler Lucius D. Clay (1897–1978), American general and military governor Lucius D. Clay Jr. (1919–1994), American general
M Marcy Clay (died 1665), English thief and highway robber Marie Clay (1926–2007), New Zealand researcher Marshall Clay, American naval officer and politician from West Virginia Mary Barr Clay (1839–1924), American suffragist leader Mary Jane Warfield Clay (1815–1900), American abolitionist and suffragist Matthew Clay (1754–1815), American lawyer, Continental Army officer and politician Matthew Clay (swimmer) (born 1982), English swimmer Michael Clay (born 1991), American football coach Michael Clay (rower), English rower
N Neville Bertie-Clay (1864–1938), British army officer Nicholas Clay (1946–2000), English actor Noble Clay, American college basketball coach Norman Clay (1922–1950), Australian motorcycle speedway rider
O Odessa Grady Clay (1917–1994), mother of the boxer Muhammad Ali Otis Clay (1942–2016), American R&B and soul singer Ozzie Clay (1941–2005), American football player
P Paffard Keatinge-Clay (1926–2023), British architect in the United States Pauline Spender-Clay (1880–1972), American-English socialite Philippe Clay (1927–2007), French singer Phillip Clay (born 1946), American housing policy academic
R Ramon Clay (born 1975), American sprinter Randy Clay (1928–2006), American football player Raven Clay (born 1990), American hurdler Ray Clay, American announcer Robert E. Clay (1875–1961), American educator Robyn Clay-Williams, Australian academic and Royal Australian Air Force pilot Rosa Clay, later Rosa Lemberg (1875–1959), Finnish American teacher, singer and choral conductor Rotha Mary Clay (1878–1961), British historian and social worker Roy Clay (1929–2024), American computer scientist and inventor Rudy Clay (politician) (1936–2013), American politician Rudolph Valentino Clay (born 1943), American boxer Rahaman Ali, brother of Muhammad Ali Ruth Murray-Clay, American astrophysicist.
S Sam Clay (born 1993), American baseball player Shirley Clay (died 1951), American jazz trumpeter Sonny Clay (1899–1973), American jazz musician Stanley Bennett Clay (born 1950), American actor, writer, director and producer
T Tangimoe Clay, New Zealand weaver and textile artist Tettje Clay-Jolles (1881–1972), Dutch physicist Theresa Clay (1911–1995), English entomologist Thomas Clay (1892–1949), English footballer Thomas Hart Clay (1803–1871), American diplomat Tom Clay (1929–1995), American radio personality and disc jockey Tony Clay (born 1991), English actor Trevor Clay (1936–1994), English nurse and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing
V Virginia Clay-Clopton (1825–1915), American political hostess and activist
W Walt Clay (1924–2013), American football player Wendy Arlene Clay (born 1942), Canadian surgeon general William Clay (footballer) (born 1883), Irish association footballer Willie Clay (born 1970), American football player William Clay (cyclist) (born 1973), American track cyclist William Keatinge Clay (1797–1867), English cleric and antiquarian Sir William Clay, 1st Baronet (1791–1869), English merchant and politician Willie Clay (born 1970), American football player
Z Zach Dockar-Clay (born 1995), New Zealand rugby league footballer Zachary Clay (born 1995), Canadian artistic gymnast
See also Claye (surname) Paul Jean Clays Claes (surname) Clary (surname)