Clay is both an English surname, and a masculine given name. It may be short for Clayton.
Clay (surname)
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People with the given name
Clay Aiken (born 1978), American popular music singer
Clay Lucas Bryce (born 1999), pseudonym Dream, American YouTuber and Minecraft gamer
Clay Buchholz (born 1984), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
Clay Calvert American lawyer and academic
Clay Martin Croker (1962–2016), American voice actor and animator
Clay Dalrymple (born 1936), former American professional baseball player
Clay Dreslough, American video game designer
Clay Felker (1925–2008), American magazine editor and journalist
Clay Fuller (born 1981), American politician and attorney
Clay Guida (born 1981), American mixed martial artist
Clay Hensley (born 1979), American baseball player
Clay Higgins (born 1961), American politician
Clay Iles (1942–2026), British tennis player and coach
Clay Jenkins (born 1964), American politician and lawyer
Clay S. Jenkinson (born 1955), American Rhodes Scholar and popular historical re-enactor
Clay Johnston (academic), American neurologist and university administrator
Clay Johnston (American football) (born 1996), American football player
Clay Kaytis (born 1973), American animator and director
Clay Matthews Sr. (1928–2017), American football player
Clay Matthews Jr. (born 1956), American football player, son of the above
Clay Matthews III (born 1986), American football player, son of the above
Clay Riley, American politician
Clay Milner Russell (born 1999), English actor
Clay Shaw (1913–1974), charged by Jim Garrison with conspiracy to murder John F. Kennedy
Clay V. Spear (c. 1914 – 1974), American associate justice of the Idaho Supreme Court
Clay Spohn (1898–1977) American visual artist, educator
Clay Sweeting, Bahamian politician
Clay Travis (born 1979), American sports journalist
Clay Walker (born 1969), American country music singer
Clay Webb (born 2000), American football player
People with the nickname
Clay Cook (born 1978), American guitarist, keyboardist, mandolinist, steel guitarist, and vocalist in Zac Brown Band
Clay Regazzoni (1939–2006), Swiss racing car driver
Fictional characters
Clay, the MudWing from Wings of Fire (novel series)
Clay, the first host of Playhouse Disney
Clay Bailey, in the American animated television series Xiaolin Showdown
Clay Calloway, from the film Sing 2
Clay Davis, in American TV series The Wire
Clay Jensen, in the novel and Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
Clay Kaczmarek, from the Assassin's Creed games
Clay Moorington, a character in Nexo Knights
Clay Morrow, from American TV series Sons of Anarchy
Clay Puppington, a main character from the American TV series Moral Orel
Clay Simons, in the game Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned
Clay Terran, from the game series Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
Caduceus Clay, from the American web series Critical Role
Faceas Clay, an antagonist from the Strider Hiryu manga and NES game
Clay, a villager from the Nintendo Switch game “Animal Crossing”
Lincoln Clay, from the video game Mafia III