Namesakes
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean
(m) 1910-1974 
Hall-of-Famers 1953 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1934 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Jay Silverheels
(m) 1912-1980
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay Gatsby
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1925 The Great Gatsby
Roy J. Glauber
(a.k.a. Jay) (m) 1925-2018
Nobel Prize Winners 2005 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Don Rickles
(a.k.a. Jay) (m) 1926-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Monte Hellman
(a.k.a. Jay) (m) 1929-2021
Notable Filmmakers
John Jakes
(a.k.a. Jay) (m) 1932-2023
Notable Writers
Alan J. Heeger
(a.k.a. Jay) (m) 1936-
Nobel Prize Winners 2000 (chemistry)
Jay Silvester
(m) 1937-
Olympic Medalists 1972 discus throw (silver)
Jay Arnette
(m) 1938-
Olympic Medalists 1960 basketball (gold)
Rex Cawley
(a.k.a. Jay) (m) 1940-2022
Olympic Medalists 1964 400 m hurdles (gold)
Dack Rambo
(a.k.a. Jay) (m) 1941-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mike Burton
(a.k.a. Jay) (m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1968; 1972 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 1500 m freestyle (gold)
Victor Garber
(a.k.a. Jay) (m) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay Leno
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Jay Benedict
(m) 1951-2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay O. Sanders
(m) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay Acovone
(m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay Aston
(f) 1961-
Eurovision Song Contest Winners 1981 United Kingdom
Jay Barrs
(m) 1962-
Olympic Medalists 1988 archery - individual; archery - team (gold/silver)
"Jam Master" Jay
(m) 1965-2002
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2009 Run-DMC
Bryan Singer
(a.k.a. Jay) (m) 1965-
Notable Filmmakers
Verne Troyer
(a.k.a. Jay) (m) 1969-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay-Z
(m) 1969-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2021
Jay Tavare
(m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
A. J. Hinch
(a.k.a. Jay) (m) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 1996 baseball (bronze)
Jay R. Ferguson
(m) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay Asher
(m) 1975-
Notable Writers
Jack Ewing
(a.k.a. Jay) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1978 Dallas
Jay Chou
(m) 1979-
Notable Musicians
Jay Baruchel
(m) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay Bouwmeester
(m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (gold)
John Doggett
(a.k.a. Jay) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 The X-Files
Jay Clarke
(m) 1998-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Kitty Jay
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2004 Kitty Jay
Jay Pritchett
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2009 Modern Family