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Benjamin Mays Benjamin Elijah Mays (August 1, 1894 – March 28, 1984) was an American Baptist minister and American rights leader who is credited with laying the intellectual foundations of the American civil rights movement. Mays taught and mentored many in ...

(1894–1984), American minister, educator, and social activist *

Billy Mays William Darrell Mays Jr. (July 20, 1958 – June 28, 2009) was an American television direct-response advertisement salesperson. Throughout his career, he promoted a wide variety of products, including OxiClean, Orange Glo, Kaboom, ...

(1958–2009), American television commercial salesman * Brook Mays, investor in the Brook Mays Music Group * Cade Mays (born 1999), American football player *

Carl Mays Carl William Mays (November 12, 1891 – April 4, 1971) was an American baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929. During his career, he won over 200 games, 27 in 1921 alone, and was a member of four Wor ...

(1891–1971), American baseball player * Carol Jean Mays (1933–2021), American politician from Missouri * David Mays, co-founder and co-owner of ''The Source'' magazine * Devante Mays (born 1994), American football player * Dorothy Mays (born 1957), American model and actress *

J Mays J Mays is an American industrial designer who served as Group Vice President of Global Design and Chief Creative Officer at Ford Motor Company, and is now Chief Design Officer at Whirlpool. His name is simply "J", named after his grandfather, S ...

(born 1954), American industrial designer and Group Vice President of Design for the Ford Motor Company *

Jayma Mays Jamia Suzette "Jayma" Mays is an American actress. She is known for playing Emma Pillsbury in the Fox musical series '' Glee'' (2009–2015) and for her starring roles in the films ''Red Eye'' (2005), '' Paul Blart: Mall Cop'' (2009) and ''Th ...

(born 1979), American actress * Jerry Mays (disambiguation) **

Jerry Mays (defensive lineman) Gerald Avery Mays (November 24, 1939 – July 17, 1994) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football for the SMU Mustangs. Early years Mays put to ...

(born 1939), American football player ** Jerry Mays (running back) (born 1967) * Joe Mays (disambiguation) **

Joe Mays (pitcher) Joseph Emerson Mays (born December 10, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. Mays is a 1994 graduate of Southeast High School in Bradenton, Florida. He also attended Manatee Community College in Bradenton. He and his wi ...

(born 1975), American baseball player **

Joe Mays (catcher) Walter "Joe" Mays (March 20, 1914 – February 1986) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1930s. A native of Sweet Home, Arkansas Sweet Home is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. Its population ...

(1914–1986), American baseball player ** Joe Mays (American football) (born 1985), American football player * Lee Mays (born 1978), American football player * Lowry Mays (1935–2022), founder and current chairman of Clear Channel Communication *

Lyle Mays Lyle David Mays (November 27, 1953 – February 10, 2020) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and member of the Pat Metheny Group. Metheny and Mays composed and arranged nearly all of the group's music, for which Mays won eleven Grammy Awa ...

(1953–2020), American jazz pianist and composer *

Mark Mays Mark P. Mays is the former president and CEO of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. the company his father, Lowry Mays founded, a global media and entertainment company based in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Mays took over as president a ...

, president and CEO of Clear Channel Communications *

Matt Mays Matt Mays (born August 10, 1979) is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and was the lead singer of Matt Mays & El Torpedo, a rock music group based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and New York City. Previously, Mays was a member of a Canadian i ...

(born 1979), Canadian singer-songwriter * Melinda Mays (born 1962), American model and actress * Raqiyah Mays (born 1975), American hip-hop journalist and radio personality *

Raymond Mays Thomas Raymond Mays (1 August 1899 – 6 January 1980) was an auto racing driver and entrepreneur from Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. He attended Oundle School, where he met Amherst Villiers, leaving at the end of 1917. After army service i ...

(1899–1980), English auto racing driver * Reta Mays (born 1975), American serial killer *

Rex Mays Rex Houston Mays Jr. (March 10, 1913 – November 6, 1949) was a AAA Championship Car race driver. He was a two-time AAA champion and won 8 points-scoring races. He made his Indianapolis 500 debut in 1934 and won the pole in 1935, 1936, and ag ...

(1913–1949), American race car driver * Sadie Gray Mays (1900–1969), American social worker * Stafford Mays (born 1958), American football player *

Taylor Mays Taylor Mays (born February 7, 1988) is a former American football safety. He won Washington state titles in track in both the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash as a high school sophomore, before leaving track and field to dedicate himself to fo ...

(born 1988), American football player *

Travis Mays Travis Cortez Mays (born June 19, 1968) is an American women's basketball coach and former professional player who was the women's head coach for Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2016 until 2021. Mays was selected by the Sacramento Kings ...

(born 1968), American basketball player *

Willie Mays Willie Howard Mays Jr. (born May 6, 1931), nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid" and "Buck", is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). Regarded as one of the greatest players ever, Mays ranks second behind only Babe Ruth on most all-tim ...

(born 1931), American baseball player *

Wolfe Mays Wolfe Mays (1912 – 21 January 2005) was a British philosopher. He was the founder of British Society for Phenomenology and the editor of Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology, its journal. Mays is known for his efforts for introduci ...

(1912–2005), British philosopher

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* May Anthologies ("The Mays"), anthologies of new writing by Oxford and Cambridge University students * Mays, Indiana, a small town in the United States *

May Bumps The May Bumps (also May Races, Mays) are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge, England. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start of M ...

, an annual June rowing event on the River Cam in Cambridge, England * J.W. Mays, an American department store

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