Billy or Bill Hayes may refer to:

In entertainment

Bill Hayes (actor) William Foster Hayes III (June 5, 1925 – January 12, 2024) was an American actor and recording artist. His song "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" hit the top of the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' charts between March and May 1955. Following ...

(1925–2024), American actor and singer *

Bill Hayes (television producer) Bill Hayes is an American television producer, and the founder and President of Figure 8 Films and Thunder Mountain Media. Hayes has been the Executive Producer for over 1,300 programs for the Discovery Networks and numerous other networks around ...

, executive producer of ''Jon & Kate + 8'' *

Billy Hayes (musician) Billy Hayes (born August 7, 1985) is an American musician and former drummer and back-up vocalist for Wavves and Jay Reatard. Hayes first performed in the Memphis hardcore punk band, That Was Then. Later he started playing in psychedelic pop b ...

(born 1985), drummer in Wavves and formerly of Jay Reatard *

Billie Hayes Billie Armstrong Brosch (August 5, 1924 – April 29, 2021), known professionally as Billie Hayes, was an American television, film, and stage actress, best known for her comic portrayals of Witchiepoo and Li'l Abner's Mammy Yokum. Early ye ...

(19242021), American television, film, and stage actress *

Bill Hays (director) Bill Hays (15 March 1938 – 2 March 2006) was a British television director who is best remembered for the award-winning ''Orde Wingate'' and '' Rock Follies'', a BBC adaptation of the Ivan Turgenev play '' A Month in the Country'' (1985), '' The ...

(1938–2006), British television director

In sport

* Bill Hayes (American football) (born 1943), former head coach at Winston-Salem State University and North Carolina A&T State University * Bill Hayes (Australian footballer) (1896–1969), Australian rules footballer *

Bill Hayes (baseball) William Ernest Hayes (born October 24, 1957), nicknamed "Wild Bill", is an American former catcher for the Chicago Cubs (1980–81). After his playing career he became a coach for the San Francisco Giants. Early life Born in Cheverly, Maryland ...

(born 1957), catcher for the Chicago Cubs *

Bill Hayes (footballer, born 1915) William Edward Hayes (7 November 1915 – 22 April 1987) was an Irish footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Cork United and Burnley. As an international, Hayes played for both Ireland teams – the FAI XI and the IFA XI. Like fellow d ...

(1915–1987), Irish footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Cork United and Burnley * Billy Hayes (footballer) (1895–?), English footballer who played as a goalkeeper

Other people

* Bill Hayes (politician) (born 1952), member of the Ohio House of Representatives *

Billy Hayes (trade unionist) William Hayes (born 8 June 1953) is a British politician who served as leader of the Communication Workers' Union in the United Kingdom. Early life Born in Netherfield Liverpool, he attended St Swithin's Secondary Modern School on Croxteth Hal ...

(born 1953), leader of the Communication Workers' Union *

Billy Hayes (writer) William Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, film director and convicted drug smuggler. Hayes is best known for his autobiographical book '' Midnight Express'' about his experiences in and escape from a Turkish prison, after ...

(born 1947), author of ''Midnight Express'' *

Bill Hayes (writer) William Brooke Hayes (born 1961) is an American non-fiction writer and photographer. He has written five books – ''Sleep Demons'', ''Five Quarts'', ''The Anatomist'', '' Insomniac City'' and ''Sweat'' – and has produced one book of photograph ...

(born 1961), author of ''Insomniac City'' * Bill Hayes (pharmacist), Australian pharmacist

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