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 Taylor, Taylors or Taylor's may refer to: People * Taylor (surname) **List of people with surname Taylor * Taylor (given name), including Tayla and Taylah * Taylor sept, a branch of Scottish clan Cameron * Justice Taylor (disambiguation) Plac ...

. 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 Bryan Tay (born Tay Zhi Rong, born 13 April 1988) is a Singaporean swimmer, who specialized in individual and relay freestyle events. He is also a multiple-time medalist for the individual events, and a two-time defending champion for the rela ...

, (born 1988), Singaporean swimmer * Daniel Tay (born 1991), American actor and voice actor * Jacelyn Tay (born 1975), Singaporean actress *

John Tay John I. Tay (1832 – 8 January 1892) was a Seventh-day Adventist missionary who was known for his pioneering work in the South Pacific. It was through his efforts that most of the inhabitants of Pitcairn Island were converted to Adventism, and th ...

(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 Developmen ...

(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 sen ...

, 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 rep ...

, British ophthalmologist * Tay Chow Lyang, Singaporean murder victim in an unsolved double murder case that occurred in Sydney *

Tay Geok Teat Tay Geok Teat (1832 - 21 April 1893) was a prominent Chinese merchant who was a founder the firm Geok Teat & Co., and was briefly a member of the Municipal Commission of Singapore. Biography Tay was born in Malacca in 1932 to Tay Song Quee, a tr ...

(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 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 ...

, survivor of the Andrew Road triple murders case in 1983

People with the given name

Tay Gowan Tay Gowan (born January 7, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCF and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Dr ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Tay Za Tay Za (; my, တေဇ, ; also spelled Tayza or Teza; born 18 July 1964) is a Burmese business tycoon and the Chairman of Htoo Group of Companies, Myanmar. He is a close associate of the country's former head of state, Than Shwe. He is the first ...

(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 Coronta "Tay" Cody (born October 6, 1977) is a former American college and professional football who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) for six seasons. He played college football for Fl ...

(born 1977), American former National Football League and Canadian Football League player * Tay Garnett (1894–1977), American film director and writer *

Tay Glover-Wright Devonta Montrell "Tay" Glover-Wright (born June 28, 1992) is a Canadian football cornerback. He played college football at Highland, Eastern Arizona and Utah State. He has also been a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, Indianapoli ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Tay Hohoff Therese von Hohoff Torrey ("Tay Hohoff") (July 3, 1898 — January 5, 1974) was an American literary editor with the publishing firm J. B. Lippincott & Co. Strong-willed and forceful, she worked closely with author Harper Lee over the course of ...

(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 Taynara Melo Guevara (née de Carvalho and formerly Conti; born June 9, 1995) is a Brazilian professional wrestler and judoka. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Tay Melo () and is a member of th ...

(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 Tawan Vihokratana (; also known as Tay (), born 20 July 1991) is a Thai actor, host, and model from Bangkok. An alumnus of Chulalongkorn University, Tawan started as one of the hosts of Bang Channel's '' Five Live Fresh'' in 2014. In the same ye ...

(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

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People with the nickname

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