Mayes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adrian Mayes Adrian Anthony Mayes (born November 17, 1980) is an American former professional American football, football linebacker. Early life Mayes was born in Houston, Texas, where he attended Forest Brook High School. Playing career College career May ...

(born 1980), American football player * Alan Mayes (born 1953), English footballer *

Bernard Mayes Anthony Bernard Duncan Mayes (10 October 1929 – 23 October 2014) was a British broadcaster, university dean and author. In the United States, he founded KQED-FM, was Executive Vice President of KQED TV, then co-founded and became first work ...

(1929–2014), British-American lecturer and author *

Clifford Mayes A Jungian scholar, Mayes has produced the first book-length studies in English on the pedagogical applications of Jungian and post-Jungian psychology, which is based on the work of Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961). Jungian psychology is also called ...

(born 1953), American professor of education *

Clyde Mayes Clyde Clauthen Mayes Jr. (born March 17, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in Europe for various teams. His international career took him to Italy, France ...

(born 1953), American professional basketball player *

Colin Mayes Colin N. Mayes, (born April 11, 1948 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian politician and was the Member of Parliament for the riding of Okanagan—Shuswap from 2006 to 2015. In the 2006 federal election, he ran as a member of t ...

(born 1948), Canadian politician * Derrick Mayes (born 1974), American football player *

Frances Mayes Frances Mayes (born March 23, 1940) is an American writer. Her 1996 memoir '' Under the Tuscan Sun'' was on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list for over two years and was the basis for the film '' Under the Tuscan Sun''. Biography Frances May ...

(born 1940), American university professor, poet, memoirist, essayist, and novelist * Ian Mayes, British journalist and editor * Jeff Mayes (born 1971), American politician *

Joel B. Mayes Joel Bryan Mayes (''Tsa-wa Gak-ski'', in Cherokee) (1833 – 1891) was Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Early life and education Mayes was born on October 2, 1833, in present-day Carterville, Bartow County, Georgia to the former Nancy ...

(died 1891), Chief of the Cherokee Nation * Johnny Mayes (born 1947), Australian rugby league player *

Kris Mayes Kristin Kay Mayes (born September 6, 1971) is an American attorney, reporter, and politician who is the Arizona Attorney General. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Mayes was 2022 Arizona Attorney General election ...

(born 1970/71), American attorney, reporter, and politician who is the Arizona Attorney General *

Pete Mayes Pete Mayes (born Floyd Davis Mayes, March 21, 1938 – December 16, 2008) was an American Texas blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was variously known as Texas Pete Mayes and T-Bone Man (because his guitar playing resembled that of his h ...

(1938–2008), American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter * Richard Mayes (1922–2006), English stage and television actor * Robert Burns Mayes (1867–1921), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi * Ron Mayes (born 1954), American educator and author *

Rueben Mayes Rueben A. Mayes (born June 6, 1963) is a Canadian former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) from 1986 to 1993. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars, earning consensus ...

(born 1963), Canadian football player *

Rufus Mayes Rufus Lee Mayes (December 5, 1947 – January 9, 1990) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Philadelphia Eagles. Early life Mayes grew up in ...

(1947–1990), American football player * Samuel Houston Mayes (1845–1927), Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1895 to 1899 *

Sean Mayes Charles Thomas Sean Mayes (17 March 1945 – 12 July 1995) was a British pianist and writer. Born in Stone Allerton, Somerset, Mayes was schooled in Bristol. He won a place at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained a degree in philosophy ...

(1949–1995), English rock musician and author *

Wendell Wise Mayes Jr. Wendell Wise Mayes Jr. (March 2, 1924 – September 12, 2021) was an American radio and cable television editorialist and executive in Austin, Texas, who was known for his leadership and philanthropy roles with the American Diabetes Association ...

(1924–2021), American radio and cable television executive * William Mayes Jr., prominent

pirate Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and valuable goods, or taking hostages. Those who conduct acts of piracy are call ...

, proprietor of White Horse Tavern (Rhode Island) *

William Edward Mayes William Edward Mayes (1861 – April 12, 1952) was an English painter from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. His father was Master Mariner Captain John Mayes. He managed the Yarmouth Iron Works Foundry Co. Ltd. for over 20 years. He was a founding ...

(1861–1952), English painter

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