Mayes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adrian Mayes Adrian Anthony Mayes (born November 17, 1980) is a former NFL and CFL linebacker. Early life Mayes was born in Houston, Texas, where he attended Forest Brook High School. Playing career College career Mayes played college football as a lin ...

(born 1980), American football player * Alan Mayes (born 1953), English footballer *

Bernard Mayes Anthony Bernard Duncan Mayes (10 October 1929 – 23 October 2014) was a British broadcaster, university dean and author who founded America's first suicide prevention hotline. Biography Born in London, Mayes was educated at University College S ...

(1929–2014), British-American lecturer and author *

Clifford Mayes A Jungian scholar, Mayes has produced the first book-length studies in English on the pedagogical applications of Jungian and post-Jungian psychology, which is based on the work of Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961). Jungian psychology is also called ...

(born 1953), American professor of education *

Clyde Mayes Clyde Clauthen Mayes Jr. (born March 17, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played in both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in Europe for various teams. His international career took him to Italy, Franc ...

(born 1953), American professional basketball player *

Colin Mayes Colin N. Mayes, (born April 11, 1948 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian politician and was the Member of Parliament for the riding of Okanagan—Shuswap from 2006 to 2015. In the 2006 federal election, he ran as a member of the ...

(born 1948), Canadian politician *

Derrick Mayes Derrick Binet Mayes (born January 28, 1974 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a former American football wide receiver who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame and was drafted by the Gre ...

(born 1974), American football player *

Frances Mayes Frances Mayes is an American novelist. Her 1996 memoir '' Under the Tuscan Sun.'' was on the New York Times Best Seller list for over two years and was the basis for the film '' Under the Tuscan Sun''. Biography Born and raised in Fitzgerald, Geor ...

(born 1940), American university professor, poet, memoirist, essayist, and novelist *

Ian Mayes Ian Mayes is a British journalist and editing, editor. He was the first Organizational ombudsman, "readers' editor" – a title he invented for the newspaper ombudsman role Jeff Mayes Jeffrey Mayes (born April 26, 1971) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He is the immediate past representative the 96th House district, based in Bay City, and includes the bottom half of Bay County. While in the House ...

(born 1971), American politician * Joel B. Mayes (died 1891), Chief of the Cherokee Nation *

Johnny Mayes Johnny Mayes (born 29 April 1947) is an Australian former rugby league halfback who represented Australia in the 1975 World Cup. He also played in three consecutive premiership-winning teams from 1973 to 1975, the first for Manly-Warringah an ...

(born 1947), Australian rugby league player *

Pete Mayes Pete Mayes (born Floyd Davis Mayes, March 21, 1938 – December 16, 2008) was an American Texas blues singing, singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was variously known as Texas Pete Mayes and T-Bone Man (because his guitar playing resembled that ...

(1938–2008), American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter * Richard Mayes (1922–2006), English stage and television actor * Robert Burns Mayes (1867–1921), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi *

Ron Mayes Ron Mayes (born 1946) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and coach, best known for coaching the United States national rugby union team from 1983 to 1987. Early life and career Mayes was born in New Zealand in 1946. He was capped in N ...

(born 1954), American educator and author *

Rueben Mayes Rueben A. Mayes (born June 6, 1963) is a Canadian former American football running back who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) from 1986 to 1993. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame for his contributions w ...

(born 1963), Canadian football player *

Rufus Mayes Rufus Lee Mayes (December 5, 1947 – January 9, 1990) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Philadelphia Eagles. Early life Mayes grew up in Toledo, ...

(born 1947), American football player *

Samuel Houston Mayes Samuel Houston Mayes (May 11, 1845 – December 12, 1927) of Scots/English-Cherokee descent, was elected as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), serving from 1895 to 1899. His maternal grandfather be ...

(1845–1927), Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1895 to 1899 *

Sean Mayes Charles Thomas Sean Mayes (17 March 1945 – 12 July 1995) was a British pianist and writer. Born in Stone Allerton, Somerset, Mayes was schooled in Bristol. He won a place at Trinity College, Cambridge, Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtai ...

(1949–1995), English rock musician and author * Wendell Wise Mayes Jr. (1924–2021), American radio and cable television executive * William Mayes Jr., prominent

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, proprietor of

White Horse Tavern (Rhode Island) The White Horse Tavern was constructed before 1673 and is believed to be the oldest tavern building in the United States."The Architectural Heritage of Newport, Rhode Island" - Page 433 by Antoinette Forrester Downing, Vincent Joseph Scully - 196 ...

William Edward Mayes William Edward Mayes (1861 – April 12, 1952) was an English painter from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. His father was Master Mariner Captain John Mayes. He managed the Yarmouth Iron Works Foundry Co. Ltd. for over 20 years. He was a foundi ...

(1861–1952), English painter

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