Kay is a surname, and may refer to
- Alan Kay, American computer scientist and visionary
- Alexander Kay, British television presenter
- Andrew Kay, American computer company CEO
- Antony Kay, English footballer (see also Tony Kay below)
- Barry Kay, Australian scenery and costume designer; photographer
- Beatrice Kay, American actress
- Ben Kay, English rugby player
- Bernard Kay, British actor
- Connie Kay, American jazz drummer
- Crystal Kay, J-pop singer
- David Kay, American scientist
- Dianne Kay, American actress
- Don Kay, Tasmanian composer
- Doug Kay, football coach
- Elizabeth Kay, British writer
- Guy Gavriel Kay, Canadian fantasy writer
- Hadley Kay, Canadian voice actor
- Jackie Kay, British poet and author
- James Ellsworth De Kay, American zoologist
- James Phillips Kay-Shuttleworth, British physician and politician
- Janet Kay, British singer of Jamaican descent
- Jason Kay, British singer Jay Kay (Jamiroquai)
- John Kay (disambiguation), one of several people including
- John Kay (flying shuttle) (1704–1780), English inventor of textile machinery, notably the flying shuttle
- John Kay (spinning frame) (17??-17??), English developer of textile machinery, notably the spinning frame (not the same as John Kay immediately above)
- John Kay (caricaturist) (1742–1826), Scottish caricaturist
- Sir John Kay (judge) (1943–2004), British High Court judge
- John Kay (musician) (born 1944), musician and lead singer of Canadian rock band Steppenwolf
- John Kay (poet) (14th century), English poet laureate
- John Kay (economist) (born 1948), Scottish economist, Financial Times columnist and author
- John Kay (journalist) (born 1944), British journalist on Rupert Murdoch's The Sun
- Joseph Kay, British economist
- Karen Kay, British entertainer and mother of Jay Kay
- Karina Kay, American porn actress
- Kathie Kay, Sco'ish singa
- Kay Kay, Indian playback singer
- Kelly Kay, British model
- Lesli Kay, American actress
- Lily E. Kay, historian of science
- Lisa Kay, actress
- Manuela Kay, German writer and journalist
- Marshall Kay, American geologist
- Melody Kay, American actress
- Michael Kay, American radio and television personality, announcer for the New York Yankees (YES Network)
- Michael Howard Kay, British software developer
- Neal Kay, British DJ
- Norman Kay (disambiguation), multiple people
- Paul Kay, American linguist
- Phil Kay, Scottish stand-up comedian
- Peter Kay, British comedian
- Ray Kay, Norwegian film director
- Sonny Kay, American record label owner
- Sumela Kay, Canadian actress
- Susan Kay, writer
- Tony Kay, English footballer (see also Antony Kay above)
- Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baron Shuttleworth
- Ulysses Kay, American composer
- Vanessa Kay, American model and actress
- Vernon Kay (born 1974), British television presenter
- Wendell P. Kay (1913-1986), American attorney and politician
- William Kay (disambiguation)
Famous quotes containing the word kay:
“By now, legions of tireless essayists and op-ed columnists have dressed feminists down for making such a fuss about entering the professions and earning equal pay that everyone’s attention has been distracted from the important contributions of mothers working at home. This judgment presumes, of course, that prior to the resurgence of feminism in the ‘70s, housewives and mothers enjoyed wide recognition and honor. This was not exactly the case.”
—Mary Kay Blakely (20th century)