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surname, a variant to the name Hayes. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Hays (1819–1864), general in the Federal army during the American Civil War *

Anna Mae Hays Anna Mae Violet Hays ( McCabe; February 16, 1920 – January 7, 2018) was an American military officer who served as the 13th chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps. She was the first woman in the United States Armed Forces to be promoted to ...

(1920–2018), first woman in the U.S. Army to be promoted to general *

Arthur Garfield Hays Arthur Garfield Hays (December 12, 1881 – December 14, 1954) was an American lawyer and champion of civil liberties issues, best known as a co-founder and general counsel of the American Civil Liberties Union and for participating in notable ca ...

(1881–1954), attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union *

Austin Hays Austin Charles Bryan Hays (born July 5, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2017. Amateur career Hays attended Spruce Creek High School in Po ...

(born 1995), American baseball player * Brooks Hays (1898–1981), United States Congressman from Arkansas *

Butch Hays William "Butch" Hays (born 16 September 1962) is an American-Australian former professional basketball player who played most of his career in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) from 1991 to 2003. Early life Born in Los Angeles, Hays ...

(born 1962), American-Australian basketball player *

Charles Melville Hays Charles Melville Hays (May 16, 1856 – April 15, 1912) was the president of the Grand Trunk Railway. He began working in the railroad business as a clerk at the age of 17 and quickly rose through the ranks of management to become the General M ...

(1856–1912), American railroad executive who perished on the ''Titanic'' *

Dan Hays Daniel Phillip Hays (April 24, 1939) is a Canadian politician born in Calgary, Alberta. He was Speaker of the Senate of Canada from 2001 to 2006, when he became Leader of the Government (Liberal) in the Senate. Hays was the Leader of the ...

(born 1939), Canadian politician * Daniel P. Hays (1854–1923), American lawyer * David Hays (cricketer) (born 1944), English-born Scottish cricketer *

David G. Hays David Glenn Hays (November 17, 1928 – July 26, 1995) was a linguist, computer scientist and social scientist best known for his early work in machine translation and computational linguistics. Career overview David Hays graduated from Harvard ...

(1928–1995), linguist, computer scientist and social scientist *

Ethel Hays Ethel Hays (March 13, 1892 – March 19, 1989) was an American syndicated cartoonist specializing in flapper-themed comic strips in the 1920s and 1930s. She drew in Art Deco style. In the later part of her career, during the 1940s and 1950s, sh ...

(1892–1989), American syndicated cartoonist * George Price Hays (1892–1978), Lt. General, Commander of the 10th Mountain Division in the European Theater of Operations in World War II. *

George Washington Hays George Washington Hays (September 23, 1863September 15, 1927) was an American politician who served as the 24th Governor of Arkansas from 1913 to 1917. Biography Hays was born in Camden, Arkansas. He attended public schools in Camden and worke ...

(1863–1927), governor of the state of Arkansas *

Harry Hays Harry William Hays, (December 25, 1909 – May 4, 1982) was a Canadian politician, 27th Mayor of Calgary, Cabinet minister in the government of Lester Pearson, and Senator from Alberta. Personal life Born in Carstairs, Alberta, Hays ha ...

(1909–1982), Canadian Senator *

Harry T. Hays Harry Thompson Hays (April 14, 1820 – August 21, 1876) was an American Army officer serving in the Mexican–American War and a general who served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Known as the "Louisiana Tigers," his brigad ...

(1820–1876), general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War *

Irene Hays Dame Irene Lucas-Hays (née Lucas; born 4 February 1954) is a British businesswoman and former civil servant, and the chair of Hays Travel, the largest independent travel agent in the UK, which she jointly owned with her husband John Hays unti ...

(born 1954), British civil servant and businesswoman * Isaac Hays (1796–1879), American ophthalmologist and naturalist *

John Coffee Hays John Coffee "Jack" Hays (January 28, 1817 – April 21, 1883) was an American military officer. A captain in the Texas Rangers and a military officer of the Republic of Texas, Hays served in several armed conflicts from 1836 to 1848, including a ...

(1817–1883), Texas Ranger and sheriff in the Old West * Judith Salzedo Hays, married name of

Judith Salzedo Peixotto Judith Salzedo Hays (December 30, 1823 – March 1, 1881) was a Jewish-American teacher and principal from New York. Life Peixotto was born on December 30, 1823, in New York City, New York, the daughter of Dr. Daniel Levy Maduro Peixotto and Rach ...

(1823–1881), American teacher and principal * Kathleen Hays, American economics reporter * Kathryn Hays (1934–2022), American actress *

Kevin Hays Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an ...

(born 1968), American jazz pianist * Larry Hays, American college baseball coach *

Moses Judah Hays Moses Judah Hays (1799 – 12 November 1861) was a Canadian businessman and municipal leader. He established and managed the first water-works in Montreal, and served as the city's chief of police from 1854 until his death. Early life Moses Juda ...

(1799–1861), Canadian businessman and municipal leader *

Paul Hays Paul Hays is a former Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, a face familiar to viewers of C-SPAN, the network which covers House proceedings. The reading clerk reads bills, motions, and other papers before the House an ...

, Reading Clerk for the U.S. House of Representatives * Richard B. Hays, American college professor at Duke University *

Robert Hays Robert Hays (born July 24, 1947) is an American actor, known for a variety of television and film roles since the 1970s. He came to prominence around 1980, co-starring in the two-season domestic sitcom '' Angie'', and playing the central role of ...

(born 1947), American actor * Samuel Hays (disambiguation), several people * Spencer Hays (1936–2017), American businessman and art collector *

Todd Hays Todd Dennys Hays (born May 21, 1969) is a former American bobsledder who competed from 1994 to 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002, breaking a 46-year medal drought fo ...

(born 1969), American Olympic bobsledder *

Wayne Hays Wayne Levere Hays (May 13, 1911 – February 10, 1989) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative of Ohio, in the Democratic Party, from 1949 to 1976. He resigned from Congress after a much-publicized sex scandal. Early yea ...

(1911–1989), United States Congressman from Ohio * William B. Hays (1844–1912), Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * Will H. Hays (1879–1954), American politician and Postmaster General * William Shakespeare Hays (1837–1907), American poet and lyricist

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