Garay, de Garay or Garai is a Basque or a Hungarian surname. Notable people with the name include:
Antonio Garay (born 1979), American football player Blasco de Garay (1500–1552), Spanish navy captain and inventor Carlos Garay (born 1972), American football player Cecilia Suárez de Garay (born 1971), Mexican actress Ezequiel Garay (born 1986), Argentine football player Fernanda Garay (born 1986), Brazilian volleyball player Francisco de Garay (died 1523), Spanish conquistador, governor of Jamaica and explorer Hugo Garay (born 1980), Argentine boxer János Garay (1812–1853), Hungarian writer and poet János Garay (fencer) (1889–1945), Hungarian saber fencer Jesús Garay (1930–1995), Spanish football player Jesús Garay (director) (born 1949), Spanish film director and screenwriter Joaquin Garay (1911–1990), Mexican actor Joaquin Garay III (born 1968), American actor José Marcos Garay (born 1977), Mexican football player Juan Carlos Garay (born 1968), Ecuadorian football player Juan de Garay (1528–1583), Spanish conquistador Kenneth Garay, American sports journalist Leslie Andrew Garay (born 1924), American botanist Máximo Garay (1898–1960), Hungarian naturalized Chilean football manager Melker Garay (born 1966), Swedish author Nicole Garay (1873–1928), Panamanian poet Ramón Garay (1896–1956), Spanish film actor Ridl Garay (born 1997), Mexican volleyball player Sebastián Garay (born 1983), Argentine singer, musician and composer Sindo Garay (1867–1968), Cuban singer and composer Soo Garay, Canadian actress Tibor Garay (born 1923), Hungarian football player Val Garay (born 1942), American record producer Garay Asadov (1923–1944), Azerbaijani Red Army sergeant