Clay (name)

Clay is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Adam Clay (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alfred Borron Clay (1831–1868), artist
• Bryan Clay (born 1980), gold medalist in the decathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
• Cassius Clay, the original name of famed boxer Muhammad Ali
• Cassius Marcellus Clay (politician) (1810–1903), American politician, abolitionist
• Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr. (1912–1990), American painter and musician
• Charles Clay (American football) (born 1989), American football fullback/tight end
• Craig Clay (born 1992), English footballer
• Edward Sneyd Clay (c. 1768–1846), British naval officer
• Edward Clay (born 1945), British diplomat
• Eric Clay (1922–2007), British rugby league referee
• Frederic Clay (1838-1889), British composer
• Grady Clay (1916–2013), American journalist
• Henry Clay (1777–1852), leading American statesman and orator
• James Clay (disambiguation), multiple people
• John Clay (disambiguation), multiple people
• Lacy Clay (born 1956), U.S. House Representative
• Lucius D. Clay (1897–1978), American general and military governor
• Meilani Clay (born 1988), American poetry slam champion
• Otis Clay (1942–2016), American R&B and soul singer
• Philippe Clay (1927–2007), French singer
• Rudolph M. Clay (1936–2013), American politician

Given name:

• Clay Aiken (born 1978), popular music singer
• Clay Buchholz (born 1984), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
• Clay Cook (born 1978), guitarist, keyboardist, mandolinist, steel guitarist, and vocalist in Zac Brown Band
• Clay Hensley (born 1979), professional baseball player
• Clay S. Jenkinson (born 1955), Rhodes Scholar and popular historical reenactor
• Clay Regazzoni (1939–2006), Swiss racing car driver

Fictional characters:

• Clay Bailey, a character in the animated television series Xiaolin Showdown
• Clay Danvers,a character on Bitten
• Clay Morrow, a character on Sons of Anarchy
• Clay (Pokémon), a character of the Pokémon universe
• Clay Simons, a character in Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned
• Faceas Clay, an antagonist from the Strider Manga and NES Game
• Clay Terran, a character from the series Ace Attorney