Tay is a name used as a surname and a given name. Tay is also a nickname and sometimes a short form ( hypocorism) of the given name Taylor. Tay is also an alternative form for Zheng (surname). Notable people with the name include:

People with the surname

Alaric Tay Alaric Tay (born Tay Liang Hoong; born 26 June 1979), is a Singaporean director, producer and actor. Early life Tay was born in Singapore and raised in a strict Christian family. Tay would later passionately pursue entertainment as the career ...

(born 1979), Singaporean director, producer and actor * Bryan Tay, (born 1988), Singaporean swimmer * Daniel Tay (born 1991), American actor and voice actor * Jacelyn Tay (born 1975), Singaporean actress * John Tay (1832–1892), American Seventh-day Adventist missionary known for his pioneering work in the South Pacific *

Michael Tay Michael Tay Cheow Ann (born 1959) is a Singaporean diplomat who served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Singapore to the Russian Federation. Education Tay graduated from the National University of Singapore wit ...

, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Singapore to the Russian Federation *

Moses Tay Moses Tay Leng Kong ( zh, t=鄭靈光; born 1938) is a retired Singaporean Anglican bishop. He was the 7th Bishop of Singapore from 1982 to 1999 and the first Archbishop of the Province of Anglican Church in South East Asia from 1996 to 2000. Tay ...

, 7th Bishop of Singapore and first Archbishop of the Province of Anglican Church in South East Asia * Patrick Tay (born 1971), Singaporean politician *

Ronnie Tay Ronnie Tay (born 2 October 1963) is a Singaporean civil servant and former two-star rear-admiral who served as Chief of Navy between 2003 and 2007. After leaving the Navy, Tay served as the chief executive officer of the Infocomm Developm ...

(born 1963), Singaporean civil servant and former naval admiral *

Sharon Tay Sharon Tay (born October 15, 1966) is an American journalist and former host of two programs on the MSNBC network and formerly a news reporter for KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV in Los Angeles before being laid off in 2020 after 13 years with the networks.

(born 1966), American journalist and former television host *

Simon Tay Simon Tay Seong Chee () is a Singaporean lawyer and legal academic who served as a Nominated Member of Parliament between 1997 and 2003. Early life and education Tay was born on 4 January 1961 in Singapore. His father, Tay Seow Huah, was a s ...

, Singaporean law professor, author and former Nominated Member of Parliament *

Waren Tay Waren Tay (1843 – 15 May 1927) was a British ophthalmologist who was a native of Yorkshire. In 1881 Waren (often misspelt Warren) Tay first described the red spot on the retina of the eye that is present in Tay–Sachs disease. He re ...

, British ophthalmologist *

Tay Chow Lyang On 15 September 2003, two Singaporean students and flatmates Tay Chow Lyang (郑潮亮) (b. 1977–d. 15 September 2003) and Tony Tan Poh Chuan (陈宝川) (b. 3 December 1976–d. 15 September 2003), were found brutally murdered in their flat ...

, Singaporean murder victim in an unsolved double murder case that occurred in Sydney * Tay Geok Teat (1832–1893), Chinese merchant from Singapore *

Tay Sek Tin Rev. Tay Sek Tin (1872 - 1944) was a Chinese pastor. He helped set up the Chinese Reading Room in 1902 and was a member of the Tongmenghui. Biography Tay was born in Fujian in 1872 and became a Christian when he was thirteen years old. When he ...

(1872–1944), Chinese pastor who lived in Singapore *

Robert Tay Bak Hong The Andrew Road triple murders was a case of robbery turned triple murder in a bungalow at Andrew Road, Singapore, in 1983. The robbery was committed by two young men armed with a rifle and knife. During the robbery, one of the robbers murdered ...

, one of the three murder victims of the

Andrew Road triple murders The Andrew Road triple murders was a case of robbery turned triple murder in a bungalow at Andrew Road, Singapore, in 1983. The robbery was committed by two young men armed with a rifle and knife. During the robbery, one of the robbers murdered ...

case in 1983 * Dawn Jacinta Tay Aishan, survivor of the Andrew Road triple murders case in 1983

People with the given name

* Tay Gowan (born 1998), American football player * Tay Za (born 1964), Burmese businessman

People with the nickname

* Tiago Amaral (born 1999), Portuguese singer and dancer known as TAY * Adam Bahner (born 1982), American singer, voice actor and YouTube personality better known as Tay Zonday * Taylor "Tay" Baker, American retired college basketball player and coach (active from 1947 to 1979) * Tay Cody (born 1977), American former National Football League and Canadian Football League player * Tay Garnett (1894–1977), American film director and writer * Tay Glover-Wright (born 1992), American football player * Tay Hohoff (1898–1974), American literary editor * Taylor Jardine (born 1990), American singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of the pop punk band We Are the In Crowd * Tay Melo (born 1995), Brazilian professional wrestler * Tayshaun Prince (born 1980), American retired National Basketball Association player * Taylor Swift (born 1989), American singer-songwriter also nicknamed Tay or Taytay * Tawan Vihokratana (born 1991), Thai actor known as Tay *

Antabia Waller Antabia "Tay" Waller (born July 11, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Igokea of the Bosnian League and the Adriatic League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional m ...

(born 1988), American professional basketball player

People with the surname

People with the given name

People with the nickname

See also