''Barclay'' () is a Scottish surname (see

Clan Barclay Clan Barclay () is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands. History Origins of the clan Since the eighteenth century, Barclay historians, noted for their low level in medieval scholarship, have assumed the Scottish family Barclay (de Berch ...

). Notable people with the surname include: *

Alexander Barclay Dr Alexander Barclay (c. 1476 – 10 June 1552) was a poet and clergyman of the Church of England, probably born in Scotland. Biography Barclay was born in about 1476. His place of birth is matter of dispute, but William Bulleyn, who w ...

(c. 1476–1552), Scottish poet * Alexander Charles Barclay (1823–1893), English brewer and politician *

Alfred Richard Barclay Alfred Richard Barclay (8 August 1859 – 10 November 1912) was a New Zealand Member of parliament, Member of Parliament for two Dunedin electorates, representing the New Zealand Liberal Party, Liberal Party. Early life Barclay was born in Irela ...

(1859–1912), New Zealand politician * Andrew Barclay (disambiguation), several people *

Anthony Barclay Anthony Barclay is an English actor who has appeared in productions including '' Domina'' for ''Sky Atlantic'', ''The Irregulars'' for ''Netflix'', ''Britannia'' for ''Sky Atlantic'' and '' Common as Muck'' for the ''BBC''. He played Anthony Be ...

, British actor *

Arthur Barclay Arthur Barclay (31 July 1854 – 10 July 1938) was the 15th president of Liberia from 1904 to 1912. Early life and education Barclay was born at Bridgetown, Barbados, on 31 July 1854, the tenth of twelve children of Anthony and Sarah Barc ...

(1854–1938), Liberian politician ** Arthur Barclay (disambiguation), several people * Bruce Barclay (1922–1979), New Zealand politician * Byrna Barclay (born 1940), Canadian writer and editor * Charles Frederick Barclay (1844–1914), American politician from Pennsylvania * Charles James Barclay (U.S. Navy officer) (1843 – after 1905), United States Navy admiral * Charles James Barclay (banker) (1841–1904), Australian banker * Charles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (1890–1969), British politician, governor of South Australia *

Chris Barclay Chris Barclay (born October 15, 1983) is an American football coach and former running back who is the current running backs coach for the Louisville Cardinals. He played college football at Wake Forest. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as ...

(born 1983), American football player * Claire Barclay (born 1968), artist *

Clifford Barclay Clifford Barclay (August 20, 1876 – February 22, 1961) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 to 1927, and again from 1932 to 1936. Barclay was born in Turriff, Aberd ...

(died 1961), Canadian politician * Colin Barclay (born 1937), New Zealand cricketer *

Colville Barclay (diplomat) Sir Colville Adrian de Rune Barclay (17 September 1869 – 2 June 1929) was a British diplomat who served as chargé d'affaires in Washington D.C., minister to Sweden and Hungary and ambassador to Portugal. Career Barclay entered the Diplo ...

(1869–1929), British diplomat and Privy Counsellor * Sir Colville Barclay, 14th Baronet (1913–2010), British naval officer, painter and botanist, son of the above * Curt Barclay (1931–1985), American professional baseball player * David Barclay (disambiguation), several people * Sir

David and Frederick Barclay Sir David Rowat Barclay (27 October 1934 – 10 January 2021) and Sir Frederick Hugh Barclay (born 27 October 1934), commonly referred to as the "Barclay Brothers" or "Barclay Twins", were British billionaires. They were identical twin brothers ...

(both born 1934, David died 2021), British businessmen *

Don Barclay (actor) Don Barclay (born Donn Van Tassel Barclay, December 26, 1892 – October 16, 1975) was an American actor, artist and caricaturist whose many roles stretched the period from the Keystone Cops in 1915 to '' Mary Poppins'' in 1964 and whose many pa ...

(1892–1975), American actor *

Don Barclay (American football) Donald Wayne Barclay III (born April 18, 1989) is a former American football offensive guard. He played college football at West Virginia and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2012. School and college career Bar ...

(born 1989), American football offensive tackle and guard *

Eddie Barclay Édouard Ruault (26 January 1921 – 13 May 2005), better known as Eddie Barclay, was a French music producer whose singers included Jacques Brel, Dalida and Charles Aznavour. He founded record label Barclay. Life Ruault, the son of a ca ...

(born Edouard Ruault) (1921–2005), French music producer *

Edmund Barclay Edmund Piers Barclay (2 May 1898 – 26 August 1961) was an English-Australian writer known for his work in radio drama. Radio historian Richard Lane called him "Australian radio's first great writer and, many would say, Australian radio's gr ...

(1898–1961), English-Australian writer * Edwin Barclay (1882–1955), Liberian politician *

Emily Barclay Emily Barclay (born 24 October 1984) is an English-born, New Zealander and Australian AFI award winning actress. Career Emily Barclay was born in Plymouth to a General practitioner and a landscape designer, and raised in Auckland, New Zealan ...

(born 1984), New Zealand actress * Florence L. Barclay (1862–1921), British romance novelist and short story writer * Frank Barclay (rugby league) (1887–1959), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s for New Zealand * Frank Barclay (footballer), Scottish association football player of the 1950s * George Barclay (disambiguation), several people * Glen Barclay (1888–1959), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s for New Zealand Māori, and North Sydney Bears * Henry Vere Barclay (1845–1917), English naval officer and surveyor, explorer in Australia * Hugh Barclay (disambiguation), several people * Humphrey Barclay (disambiguation), several people *

James Barclay James Barclay (born 15 March 1965) is a British high fantasy author who has written multiple series including '' Chronicles of the Raven'' and ''Legends of the Raven''."James Barclay." ''Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors'', Gale, 2012. ''Ga ...

(born 1965), British High Fantasy genre author *

James Turner Barclay James Turner Barclay (born May 22, 1807 in King William County, Virginia, † October 20, 1874 in Wheeler, Alabama) was an American missionary and explorer of Palestine. Life James Turner Barclay was one of four children of Robert Barclay and Sa ...

(1807–1874), American missionary and explorer of Palestine *

James William Barclay James William Barclay (1832 – 26 February 1907) was a Scottish businessman, farmer and politician. For nineteen years he was member of parliament for Forfarshire. He was the son of George Barclay of Cults, near Aberdeen and his wife Margaret n ...

(1832–1907), Scottish businessman, farmer and politician *

Jean-Claude Barclay Jean-Claude Barclay (born 30 December 1942) is a former French international tennis player. He competed in the Davis Cup a number of times, from 1962 to 1963.Jim Barclay (politician) James Gillespie Barclay (24 June 1882 – 5 October 1972) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Biography Early life Barclay was born in Pigeon Bay on Banks Peninsula. His father was Morrison Barclay. He married Helen Betrice in ...

(1882–1972), New Zealand politician *

Joan Barclay Joan Barclay (born Mary Elizabeth Greear; August 31, 1914 – November 22, 2002) was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, starring mostly in B-movies and cliffhangers, with her career starting during the silent film era. Biography ...

(aka Geraine Greear) (1914–2002), American film actress * John Barclay, several people *

Joseph Barclay Joseph Barclay (1831–1881) was Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem. Early life Barclay was born near Strabane in county Tyrone, Ireland, his family being of Scottish extraction. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and proceeded B.A. in 1854 ...

(1831–1881), Irish priest who was Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem * Joseph Gurney Barclay (1816–1898), banker and astronomer *

Joseph Gurney Barclay (missionary) Joseph Gurney Barclay (9 February 1879 – 15 April 1976) was a British banker and Evangelical Anglican missionary. Barclay was the fourth son of Robert Barclay of High Leigh and the grandson of Joseph Gurney Barclay, an astronomer. He was born ...

(1879–1976), banker and missionary * Kate Barclay (born 1980), Australian Olympian kayaker * Leila Barclay, Lebanese-American storyteller and journalist *

Linwood Barclay Linwood Barclay (born 1955) is an American-born Canadian author, noted as a novelist, humorist, and (former) columnist. His popular detective novels are bestsellers in Canada and internationally, beginning with ''No Time for Goodbye'' in 2007. B ...

(born 1955), Canadian-American humourist, author and former columnist * Liz Barclay, British broadcaster, journalist and writer *

Madeleine Barclay First Officer Madeleine Victorine Bayard (21 February 1911 — 1 January 1943), who served as Madeleine Barclay aboard on agent-running operations into Vichy France, was a French agent of the Special Operations Executive during World War II. She ...

(aka Madeleine Bayard) (1911–1943), British World War II Special Operations Executive * Margaret Barclay (accused witch) d.1618

Irvine, Ayrshire Irvine ( ; sco, Irvin,
gd, Irbhinn, IPA: Mary Barclay Mary Barclay (20 July 1916 – 19 February 2008) was an English film, television and theatre actress. She was best known for playing Stella Dane in the ''Crossroads'' television series, as well as her role in the 1973 film, '' A Touch of Class''. ...

(1916–2008), English actress *

Max Barclay Maxwell V L Barclay FRES is a British entomologist, and Curator and Collections Manager of Coleoptera and Hemiptera at the Natural History Museum in London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, and a member of the editorial boar ...

, British entomologist and museum curator *

Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (german: Fürst Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly; baptised – ) was an Imperial Russian soldier of Baltic German and Scottish origin, who was commander-in-chief and Minister of War of the Russian Empire ...

(1761–1818), Russian field marshal *

Olivia Barclay Olivia Barclay (12 December 1919 – 1 April 2001) was a British astrologer who played an important role in the revival of traditional forms of astrology in the late 20th century. Much of her focus in the latter part of her life was on the wo ...

(1919–2001), British astrologer *

Paris Barclay Paris K. C. Barclay (born June 30, 1956) is an American television director, producer, and writer. He is a two-time Emmy Award winner and is among the busiest single-camera television directors, having directed nearly 200 episodes of television ...

(born 1956), American television and film director * Patrick Barclay, Scottish sportswriter * Paul Barclay, Australian writer, journalist, radio presenter and producer * Phyllis Barclay-Smith (1903–1980), British ornithologist * Robert Barclay, several people * Barclay baronets, several people * Sir

Roderick Barclay Sir Roderick Edward Barclay (2 February 1909 – 24 October 1996) was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Denmark and Belgium. Career Roderick Edward Barclay was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He entered t ...

(1909–1996), British diplomat, ambassador to Denmark and Belgium *

Ron Barclay Ronald Morrison Barclay (2 September 1914 – 29 April 2003) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Early life and family Born in Little River, New Zealand in 1914, he received his education at the Christchurch Technical College. ...

(1914–2003), New Zealand politician * Sebastián Barclay (born 1978), former Argentine footballer * Steve Barclay (racing driver) (born 1944), American race car driver * Steve Barclay (politician) (born 1972), British politician * Thomas Barclay (disambiguation), several people *

Vera Barclay Vera Charlesworth Barclay (1893–1989) co-founder of Cubs 1916, was an English pioneer of Scouting and an author. She was an early exponent of female leadership in the Scout movement and played a leading role in the introduction of the Wolf C ...

(1893–1989), British pioneer of Scouting and author * Violet Barclay aka Valerie Barclay and Valerie Smith (1922–2010), American illustrator * Wally Barclay (1902–1959), New Zealand cricketer * Walter Barclay (1899–1943), British army officer * William Barclay, several people

Fictional characters

Andy Barclay Andy Barclay is a fictional character and protagonist of the '' Child's Play'' horror film series. He is a young boy who, after receiving a Good Guy doll for his sixth birthday, is the prime suspect in a series of mysterious murders. In reality ...

, the protagonist in the first three films of the ''Child's Play'' series and Child's Play (2019 film). *

Reginald Barclay Reginald Endicott Barclay III is a fictional engineer from the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. On television and in film, he has been portrayed by Dwight Schultz since the character's introduction in the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' th ...

, a recurring character in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''Star Trek: Voyager'' .

Fictional characters

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