Laye may refer to:

People

Camara Laye Camara Laye (January 1, 1928 – February 4, 1980) was a writer from Guinea. He was the author of ''The African Child'' (''L'Enfant noir''), a novel based loosely on his own childhood, and ''The Radiance of the King'' (''Le Regard du roi''). ...

(1928–1980), Guinean writer *

Dilys Laye Dilys Laye (born Dilys Lay; 11 March 1934 – 13 February 2009) was an English actress and screenwriter, best known for her comedy roles. Early life Laye was born in Muswell Hill, London, the daughter of Edward Lay and his wife Margare ...

(1934–2009), English actress and screenwriter *

Evelyn Laye Evelyn Laye (née Elsie Evelyn Lay; 10 July 1900 – 17 February 1996) was an English actress who was active on the London light opera stage, and later in New York and Hollywood. Her first husband, actor Sonnie Hale, left her for Jessie M ...

(1900–1996), English actress *

Issa Laye Thiaw Issa Laye Thiaw (1943 – 10 September 2017''Obituary of Professor Issa Laye Thiaw'' : "Our special tribute to Professor Issa Laye Thiaw", by The Seereer Resource Centre, Seereer Radio and Seereer Heritage Press. Published: 11 September 201/ref>) ...

(1943–2017), Senegalese historian, theologian, and author * Joseph Henry Laye (1849–1938), British army officer *

Seydina Mouhammadou Limamou Laye Seydina Mouhammadou Limamou Laye (1843–1909) was the founder of the Layene Sufi order. After the death of his mother he declared himself to be the Mahdi on May 24, 1884. This caused controversy with the French and many orthodox Muslims. His messag ...

(1843–1909), Senegalese religious leader

Places

* Laye, Burkina Faso ( fr) * Laye, Hautes-Alpes, France *

Laye Department Laye is a department or commune of Kourwéogo Province in central Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to th ...

, Burkina Faso {{dab, geo, surname