Finlay is a masculine
given name
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, and also a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
. The given name is represented in
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...
as Fionnlagh.
Given name
Finlay
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Finlay Calder, Scottish rugby player
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Finlay Christie (comedian), British comedian
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Finlay Christie, Scottish-born New Zealand rugby player
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Finlay Crerar, Royal Air Force Officer
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Finlay Crisp (1917–1984), Australian academic and political scientist
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Finlay Currie
William Finlay Currie (20 January 1878 – 9 May 1968) was a Scottish actor of stage, screen, and television.McFarlane, Brian (28 February 2014). ''The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition''. Oxford University Press. pp. 175-176; He rec ...
(1878–1968), Scottish actor
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Finlay Freundlich (1885–1964), astronomer
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Finlay Jackson (1901–1941), cricketer and rugby union player
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Finlay Macdonald (minister), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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Finlay MacDonald (musician) (born 1978), Scottish bagpiper
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Finlay MacDonald (politician, born 1866) (died 1948), Canadian Member of Parliament for Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia
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Finlay MacDonald (politician, born 1923) (died 2002), Canadian senator
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Finlay J. MacDonald, Scottish journalist
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Finlay McNaughton Young (1852–1916), Canadian Senator
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Finlay Mickel, Scottish skier
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Finlay Speedie, Scottish footballer
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Finlay Tarling (born 2006), Welsh cyclist for
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Starsmith, British songwriter and music producer born as Finlay Dow-Smith
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Fionnla Dubh mac Gillechriosd, 15th-century Scotsman
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Fionnlagh MacCailein (died 1419), Scottish bishop
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Findláech of Moray, Macbeth's father, and possible ancestor of the Finlay surname, and its variants
Surname
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Alan Gordon Finlay
Alan Gordon-Finlay (8 June 1890 – 6 June 1959) was a British engineer and inventor of Scottish descent born in Australia. He is best known for having co-created the Filene-Finlay (incorrectly spelled Findlay) simultaneous interpretation system ...
, (1890–1959), British engineer and inventor
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Alec Finlay (born 1966), Scottish artist
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Alex Finlay (1887–1963), Australian unionist and Senator
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Alexander Struthers Finlay
Alexander Struthers Finlay (20 July 1807 – 9 June 1886) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician who served as the member of parliament (MP) for Argyllshire 1857–68.
He was a deputy lieutenant for Argyllshire and Buteshire and a magistrate. ...
(1807–1886), Scottish Liberal Party politician
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Brogan Finlay (born 2002), Northern Irish-American professional wrestler
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Carlos Finlay
Carlos Juan Finlay (December 3, 1833 – August 20, 1915) was a Cuban epidemiologist recognized as a pioneer in the research of yellow fever, determining that it was transmitted through mosquitoes ''Aedes aegypti''.
Biography
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(1833–1915), Cuban doctor who first identified mosquitoes as a disease carrier
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Charles Coleman Finlay (born 1964), American science fiction and fantasy writer
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Chase Finlay (born 1990), New York City Ballet dancer
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David Finlay (VC) (1893–1916), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
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David Finlay (wrestler) (born 1993), German-born Northern Irish-American professional wrestler
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David White Finlay (1840–1923), Scottish physician and yachtsman
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Donald Finlay (1909–1970), British athlete
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Dr. Finlay, fictional character created by author A. J. Cronin
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Erwin Finlay-Freundlich (1885–1964), German astronomer and businessman
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Ethan Finlay (born 1990), American soccer player
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Fergus Finlay
Fergus Finlay (born 1 June 1950) is the former Chief Executive of the charity Barnardos in Ireland, leaving the post in 2018. He was a senior member of the Irish Labour Party and is also a weekly columnist with the ''Irish Examiner'' and the aut ...
(born 1950), Irish political figure
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Fit Finlay
David John Finlay (, born 31 January 1958) is a Northern Irish former professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a trainer and assistant coach at the Performance Center, as well as a producer. He is best known for his tenures with World Cha ...
(born 1958), Dave "Fit" Finlay, Northern Irish professional wrestler
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Frank Finlay
Francis Finlay, (6 August 1926 – 30 January 2016) was an English actor. He earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance as Iago in ''Othello'' (1965).
His first leading television role came in 1971 in '' Casanova''. (1926–2016), British stage, film and television actor
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Garfield Finlay (1893–1958), Australian WW1 flying ace
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George Finlay (1799–1875), British historian of classical and post-classical Greece
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Graham Finlay (1936–2018), New Zealand boxer
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Harold John Finlay
Harold John Finlay (22 March 1901 – 7 April 1951) was a New Zealand palaeontologist and conchologist.
Biography
Finlay was born in Comilla, India (now Bangladesh), on 22 March 1901, to a family of Baptist missionaries. He was left a paraple ...
(1901–1951), New Zealand palaeontologist and conchologist
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Iain Finlay (1935–2025), Australian author and journalist
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Ian Hamilton Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay (28 October 1925 – 27 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener.
Life
Finlay was born in Nassau, Bahamas, to James Hamilton Finlay and his wife, Annie Pettigrew, both of Scots descent.
He was educa ...
(1925–2006), Scottish poet and writer
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Ilora Finlay, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (born 1949), Welsh physician and member of the House of Lords
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Jack Finlay (1889–1942), Irish hurler and politician
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Jack Finlay (American football) (1921–2014), Los Angeles Rams footballer
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Jaco Finlay (1768–1828), Canadian settler in what is now the US state of Oregon
* Katrina Finlay, character in
''Monarch of the Glen'' (TV series)
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Kirkman Finlay (1773–1842), MP, Provost for Glasgow and leading merchant
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Martyn Finlay
Allan "Martyn" Finlay (1 January 1912 – 20 January 1999) was a New Zealand lawyer and politician of the New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party. He was an MP in two separate spells and a member of two different governments, including being a ...
(1912–1999), New Zealand politician and lawyer
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Mary Lou Finlay (born 1947), Canadian journalist
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Ninian Finlay (1858–1936), Scottish international rugby player
* Peter Warren Finlay, the birthname of Australian writer
DBC Pierre
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Richard Finlay (1883–1948), Scottish footballer
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Robert Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay
Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay, (11 July 1842 – 9 March 1929), known as Sir Robert Finlay from 1895 to 1916, was a British barrister and politician who was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1916 to 1919.
Backgrou ...
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Ross Finlay (1937–2004), Scottish motoring journalist, travel writer, broadcaster and rally co-driver
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Thomas Finlay (Cumann na nGaedheal politician) (1893–1932), Irish Cumann na nGaedhael politician and lawyer
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Thomas Finlay (judge) (1922–2017), Irish Fine Gael politician and former Supreme Court Chief Justice
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Thomas A. Finlay (1848–1940), Irish Catholic priest, economist, philosopher and editor
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Tom Finlay (1987–1967), Irish hurler
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Virgil Finlay (1914–1971), science fiction illustrator
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William Henry Finlay (1849–1924), South African astronomer
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