Billy or Bill Hayes may refer to:
- Billy Hayes (trade unionist) (born 1953), leader of the Communication Workers' Union
- Billy Hayes (writer) (born 1947), author of Midnight Express
- Billy Hayes (musician) (born 1985), drummer in Wavves and formerly of Jay Reatard
- Billy Hayes (footballer) (born 1895), English footballer who played as a goalkeeper
- Billy Hayes (composer), best known for Blue Christmas
- Bill Hayes (American football) (born 1943), former head coach at Winston-Salem State University and North Carolina A&T State University
- Bill Hayes (actor) (born 1925), American actor and singer
- Bill Hayes (baseball) (born 1957), catcher for the Chicago Cubs
- Bill Hayes (footballer) (1915–1987), former Irish footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Cork United and Burnley
- Bill Hayes (television producer), executive producer of Jon & Kate + 8
- Bill Hayes (politician) (born 1952), member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Famous quotes containing the words billy and/or hayes:
“Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
And he sang as he watched and waited while his billy boiled:
‘Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?’”
—Andrew Barton Peterson (1864–1941)
“Left Washington, September 6, on a tour through Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia.... Absent nineteen days. Received every where heartily. The country is again one and united! I am very happy to be able to feel that the course taken has turned out so well.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)