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Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

and Irish surname. The last phoneme in the name is traditionally pronounced to rhyme with 'eye', but in some parts of the world this has come to rhyme with 'hey'. In Scotland, it corresponds to

Clan Mackay Clan Mackay ( ; ) is an ancient and once-powerful Scottish Highlands, Highland Scottish clan from the far north of the Scottish Highlands, but with roots in the old Mormaer of Moray, Kingdom of Moray. They supported Robert I of Scotland, Rober ...

. Notable people with the surname include:

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Adam McKay Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. McKay began his career as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') from 1995 to 2001. After leaving ''SNL'', McKay co-w ...

* Aeneas Mackay (1839-1909), Prime Minister of the Netherlands, member and president of the Dutch House of Representatives *

Al McKay Albert Phillip McKay (born February 2, 1948) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He is a former member of The Watts 103rd Rhythm Street Band and Earth, Wind & Fire. As a member of EW&F, during 2000, he was inducted into the ...

Alan Lindsay Mackay Alan Lindsay Mackay FRS (6 September 1926 – 24 February 2025) was a British crystallographer. Life and career Mackay was born in Wolverhampton on 6 September 1926. He was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School, Oundle School, Trinity Coll ...

Alexander McKay (disambiguation) Alexander McKay or MacKay may refer to: People * Alexander McKay (boxer) (1804–1830), Scottish heavyweight bare-knuckle fighter * Alexander McKay (politician) (1843–1912), mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, 1886–1887 * Alexander Mackay (British A ...

Alfred Edwin McKay Captain Alfred Edwin "Eddie" McKay Military Cross, MC (27 December 1892 – 28 December 1917) was a Canadians, Canadian flying ace who flew with the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Civilian life The son of William and Mary M ...

Allen McKay Allen McKay (5 February 1927 – 2 May 2013) was a British Labour Party politician. Biography Born in Barnsley, McKay was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the South Yorkshire constituency of Penistone in a 1978 by-election following the ...

* Ami McKay *

Andrew McKay (Australian footballer) Andrew Ian McKay (born 14 July 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Play ...

Andrew McKay (actor) Andrew McKay (born 18 February 1981 in Guildford) is an English actor, most well known for playing the role of Daniel Renshaw in ''Family Affairs'' from 2001 to 2002. He more recently appeared as Al in ''EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a B ...

* Andy McKay *

Andy Mackay Andrew Mackay (born 23 July 1946) is an English musician, best known as a founding member (playing oboe and saxophone) of the art rock group Roxy Music. In addition, he has taught music and provided scores for television, while his work as a se ...

Angus McKay (disambiguation) Angus McKay, MacKay or Mackay may refer to: Politicians * Angus Mackay (Victorian politician) (1824–1866), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly * Angus Mackay (Queensland politician) (1834–1910), member of the Queensland Legislative Ass ...

Antonio McKay Antonio McKay Sr. (born February 9, 1964) is a former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 meters. Career He won All-American honours competing for Georgia Tech and was the NCAA champion both indoors and outdoors in 1984. He won a ...

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Barrie McKay Barrie McKay (born 30 December 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker or as a winger for club Heart of Midlothian. McKay has previously played for Rangers, Greenock Morton, Raith Rovers, Nottingham Forest, Swansea ...

Ben McKay (disambiguation) Ben McKay may refer to: * Ben McKay (politician) (1918–1976), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council * Ben McKay (footballer) (born 1997), Australian rules footballer See also * Ben Mackey Ben Mackey (born 27 October 1986) is an English ...

Bill McKay (disambiguation) William McKay (1772–1832) was a Canadian soldier and administrator. William or Bill McKay may also refer to: *William McKay (footballer), Scottish footballer *William McKay (parliamentary official) (born 1939), British government administrator, ...

Billy Mckay William Robert Mckay (born 22 October 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League One club Inverness Caledonian Thistle where he is also Assistant Head Coach. He has represented the Northern Ireland national t ...

Bob McKay Robert Charles McKay (born December 27, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) from 1970 through 1978 with the Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots. As a ...

Bobby McKay Robert McInnes McKay (2 September 1900 – 24 May 1977) was a Scottish football player and manager. He played for Morton, Rangers, Newcastle United, Sunderland, Charlton Athletic, Bristol Rovers and Newport County, and represented Scotland once ...

Brad McKay (doctor) Brad McKay is a New Zealand born Australian doctor, science communicator and author. He is best known for his television series '' Embarrassing Bodies Down Under'', which was broadcast in 2013. He is also a regular guest on numerous Australia ...

* Brendan McKay (born 1995), American baseball player

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Callum McKay The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2006, by order of first appearance. Ant Richards Anthony "Ant" Richards was the man Yvonne Jeffries (Alison Quigan) set up with h ...

Charles McKay Charles Leslie McKay (April 21, 1855 – April 19, 1883) was an American naturalist and explorer. McKay was born at Appleton, Wisconsin. He studied under David Starr Jordan at Appleton Collegiate Institute, Butler University and Indiana Univers ...

Charles Mackay (disambiguation) Charles MacKay (born May 1950, Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American arts administrator, known for leadership roles at the Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and Spoleto Festival USA/ Festival of Two Worlds. Early experience MacKay ...

Cheryl McKay Cheryl McKay is an American author and screenwriter, from Los Angeles, California. McKay holds an M.A. in Screenwriting from Regent University in Virginia, and is a winner of the 2006/2007 Art Within Labs award. She wrote the screen adaptations ...

Christopher McKay (planetary scientist) Christopher P. McKay (born 1954) is an American planetary scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, studying planetary atmospheres, astrobiology, and terraforming. McKay majored in physics at Florida Atlantic University, where he also studied mech ...

Clan McKay Clan Mackay ( ; ) is an ancient and once-powerful Highland Scottish clan from the far north of the Scottish Highlands, but with roots in the old Kingdom of Moray. They supported Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence in the ...

Clarence Mackay Clarence Hungerford Mackay (; April 17, 1874 – November 12, 1938) was an American financier. He was chairman of the board of the Postal Telegraph and Cable Corporation and president of the Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company. Early life H ...

(1874–1938), American financier *

Claude McKay Festus Claudius "Claude" McKay OJ (September 15, 1890See Wayne F. Cooper, ''Claude McKay, Rebel Sojourner In The Harlem Renaissance'' (New York, Schocken, 1987) p. 377 n. 19. As Cooper's authoritative biography explains, McKay's family predate ...

Clint McKay Clinton James McKay (born 22 February 1983) is an Australian former international cricketer. He was a member of the Victoria side and has represented Australia at One Day International (ODI) and Test level. A right-arm fast-medium bowler who s ...

* Cody McKay *

Colin McKay Colin McKay (born August 29, 1975) is a Canadian professional Skateboarding, skateboarder who is widely recognized for his involvement with the original Plan B Skateboards "superteam" as well as the subsequent relaunch of the brand in 2005. ...

Craig McKay (disambiguation) Craig McKay may refer to: * Craig McKay (film editor), American film editor * Craig McKay (cartoonist) (born 1966), American freelance illustrator * Craig McKay (actor) (born 1973), English actor See also * Craig Mackay (1927–2020), Canadian ...

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Daniel MacKay Daniel MacKay (born 19 April 2001) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left winger for club Partick Thistle. He has previously played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Elgin City, Hibernian, Kilmarnock and Livingston. MacKay has also re ...

Daniel McKay Daniel McKay is a Scottish professional footballer, playing as a striker. Career McKay started his career at Kilmarnock and was named the first Clydesdale Bank under-19 League "Rising Star" of the 2009–10 Scottish Premier League season. In ...

Daithí McKay Daithí Gerard McKay (born 1982, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is an Irish newspaper columnist and former Sinn Fein politician. He was the Chair of the Finance Committee in the Northern Ireland Assembly from 2012 to 2016, and a M ...

David McKay (disambiguation) David McKay or MacKay may refer to: Arts * Dave Mackay (musician) (1932–2020), American jazz pianist, singer and composer * David Mackay (producer) (born 1944), Australian record producer/arranger and musical director * David McKay (activist) ( ...

* Derek McKay * Dianne B. McKay *

Don McKay (disambiguation) Don McKay may refer to: * Don McKay (poet) Don McKay (born 1942) is a Canadian poet, editor, and educator. Life McKay was born in Owen Sound, Ontario and raised in Cornwall. McKay was educated at the University of Western Ontario and the Univ ...

Donald McKay Donald McKay (September 4, 1810 – September 20, 1880) was a Nova Scotian-born American designer and shipbuilder, builder of sailing ships, famed for his record-setting extreme clippers. Early life McKay was born in Jordan Falls, Shelburne ...

Donald McKay (politician) Donald McKay (January 13, 1836 – January 2, 1895) was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1876 to 1886 and 1890 to 1893 as a Conservati ...

* Doreen McKay *

Doug McKay (public servant) Douglas Henry McKay (5 September 1923 – 7 July 2012) was a senior Australian public servant. Life and career Doug McKay was born in North Sydney on 5 September 1923, growing up around Tumbarumba then Narrandera in southern New South Wales. ...

Douglas McKay James Douglas McKay (June 24, 1893 – July 22, 1959) was an American businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served in World War I before going into business, where he was most successful as a car dealership owner in Salem ...

* Douglas I. McKay *

Dryden McKay Dryden Dowd McKay (born November 25, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL. He is the son of Ross McKay, a goaltender who played one game in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers ...

(born 1997), American ice hockey goaltender *

Duncan McKay (disambiguation) Duncan MacKay or McKay may refer to: * Duncan MacKay (footballer) (1937–2019), Scottish former footballer *Duncan Mackay (musician) (born 1950), British composer, singer and musician * Duncan McKay (TV presenter), Scottish television presenter an ...

Dylan McKay Dylan Michael McKay, played by Luke Perry, is a fictional character from the television series, ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' Early years The son of morally ambiguous business tycoon Jack McKay and his hippie ex-wife, Iris ...

, a fictional character from ''Beverly Hills, 90210''

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Elsie Mackay Elsie Mackay (21 August 1893 – 13 March 1928) was a British actress, jockey, interior decorator and pioneering aviator who died attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean with Walter Hinchliffe in a single engined Stinson Detroiter. Her stage nam ...

, aka 'Poppy Wyndham', English actress and pioneering aviator *

Elsie Mackay (actress) Elsie Gertrude Mackay (20 February 1893 – 6 February 1963) was an Australian-born actress who appeared on stage in the United States and Britain between 1914 and the early 1930s, and after 1934 performed on radio in Australia.Nick Murphy at t ...

, Broadway and film actress in the 1920s–30s * Ernie McKay

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Freddie McKay Freddie McKay (sometimes Freddy McKay) (1947 – 19 November 1986) was a Jamaican singer, whose career spanned the rocksteady and conscious spiritual roots reggae eras. Biography McKay, born in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica, is regarded as o ...

Fulton Mackay William Fulton Beith Mackay (12 August 1922 – 6 June 1987) was a Scottish actor and playwright, best known for his role as prison officer Mr Mackay in the 1970s television sitcom ''Porridge''. Early life Mackay was born in Paisley, Renfrew ...

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Gardner McKay George Cadogan Gardner McKay (June 10, 1932 – November 21, 2001) was an American actor, artist, and author. He is best known for the lead role in the TV series ''Adventures in Paradise (TV series), Adventures in Paradise'', based loosely on t ...

George McKay (disambiguation) George Mackay or Mckay may refer to: Arts and entertainment * George McKay (actor) (1884–1945), Russian-American actor * George Frederick McKay (1899–1970), American composer * George MacKay (actor) (born 1992), English actor Law and politics ...

Glenda McKay Glenda McKay (born 2 February 1971) is a British actress. She is best known for playing the character of Rachel Hughes on the popular ITV soap ''Emmerdale'' from 1988 until the character was killed off in 1999, in a well-remembered scene in wh ...

* Gordon W. McKay

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Hamish McKay Hamish McKay is a New Zealand television presenter. He was the lead sportscaster, rugby editor and sports journalist for 3 News, presenting the sports news on the weekday 6pm bulletins. He is a sports presenter and commentator for sports coverag ...

* Harry McKay (politician) (1925–1987), Canadian politician and judge * Harry McKay (footballer) (born 1997), Australian footballer *

Heather McKay Heather Pamela McKay (née Blundell) (born 31 July 1941) is an Australian retired squash player, who is considered by many to be the greatest female player in the history of the game. She dominated the women's squash game in the 1960s and 1970 ...

(born 1941), Australian squash player * Hec McKay * Helen Mackay (sculptor) (1897–1973), British artist * Helen McKay, dance band singer * Helen McKay (plant physiologist) * Henry D. McKay *

Hilary McKay Hilary McKay (born 12 June 1959) is a British writer of children's books. For her first novel, ''The Exiles'', she won the 1992 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a once-in-a-lifetime book award judged by a panel of British children's writers. B ...

* Hilda Mabel McKay (1893-1987), Australian welfare worker and philanthropist *

Hugh Victor McKay Hugh Victor McKay (21 August 1865 – 21 May 1926) was an Australian industrialist who is known for heading the company that developed the Sunshine Harvester, arguably the first commercially viable combine harvester. He subsequently establishe ...

Hugh Mackay, 14th Lord Reay Hugh William Mackay, 14th Lord Reay, Baron Mackay (19 July 1937 – 10 May 2013) was a British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords. He was the only male Lord of Parliament to sit in the House of Lords following the aboliti ...

(1937–2013) *

Hunter McKay Hunter McKay is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Lee Donoghue from December 2006, as part of a new family unit consisting of parents Callum McKay (Peter Mochrie) and Justine Jones (L ...

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Ian McKay (disambiguation) Ian McKay (1953–1982) was a British soldier who won a posthumous Victoria Cross in the Falklands War. Ian McKay may also refer to: *Ian McKay (footballer) (1923–2010), Australian rules footballer with North Adelaide *Ian McKay (writer) (born 19 ...

: *

Iven Giffard Mackay Lieutenant General Sir Iven Giffard Mackay, (7 April 1882 – 30 September 1966) was a senior Australian Army officer who served in both world wars. Mackay graduated from the University of Sydney in 1904 and taught physics there fr ...

, Australian World War II general

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* J. Curtis McKay, American legislator *

Jack McKay (footballer, born 1885) John McKay (1885 – after 1911) was an English professional footballer who made 19 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham. McKay was born in Hebburn, County Durham. He began his football career with Hebburn Argyle before jo ...

Jack McKay (footballer, born 1996) Jack McKay (born 19 November 1996) is a Scottish professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for Doncaster City F.C., Doncaster City. Club career Doncaster Rovers Glasgow-born McKay began h ...

James McKay (disambiguation) James McKay may refer to: * James McKay (Canadian politician) (1862–1931), Canadian member of parliament * James McKay (fur trader) (1828–1879), Canadian fur trader, interpreter, and politician * James Iver McKay (1793–1853), United States re ...

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Jason McKay Jason McKay (born 11 October 1977 in Craigavon, Northern Ireland) is a professional boxer from Banbridge, County Down, fighting out of Belfast. McKay fights at super middleweight and is the former Irish light heavyweight champion. Amateur care ...

Jessie Mackay Jessie Mackay (15 December 1864 – 23 August 1938) was a New Zealand poet, journalist, feminist and animal rights activist.Amey, Catherine. (2014). ''The Compassionate Contrarians: A History of Vegetarians in Aotearoa New Zealand''. Rebel Pre ...

(1864–1938), New Zealand poet, journalist, feminist and animal rights activist * Jessie McKay (born 1989), Australian professional wrestler, ring name

Billie Kay Jessica McKay (born 23 June 1989) is an Australian professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Jessie McKay. She is known for her time in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Billie ...

Jim McKay James Kenneth McManus (September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008), better known professionally as Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist. McKay was best known for hosting ABC's '' Wide World of Sports'' (1961–1998). His intro ...

(1921–2008), professional name of American sportscaster James McManus *

Jim McKay (director) Jim McKay is an American film and television director, producer and writer. He has directed episodes of ''The Wire (TV series), The Wire'', ''Treme (TV series), Treme'', ''Better Call Saul'', ''Big Love'', ''Law & Order, Criminal Intent'' and ...

Jodi McKay Jodi Leyanne McKay (born 16 August 1969) is an Australian former politician who was the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of New South Wales from June 2019 until May 2021. She previously served as a member of the New South Wales Legisla ...

John MacKay (disambiguation) John MacKay, Mackay, or McKay may refer to: Arts and entertainment *John Mackay (poet) (1656–1754), Scottish Gaelic poet known as Am Pìobaire Dall *John Henry Mackay (1864–1933), Scottish writer, anarchist, thinker and homosexual activist *Jo ...

Julian MacKay Julian MacKay (born 28 October 1997) is an American ballet dancer. He is the first American to have completed both the lower and upper schools at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow. In 2016, he joined the Mikhailovsky Ballet as a second sol ...

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K. Gunn McKay Koln Gunn McKay (February 23, 1925 – October 6, 2000) was an American politician who represented the state of Utah. He served from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1981, beginning in the ninety-second Congress and in four succeeding congresses. ...

(1925–2000), American politician * Katherine Mackay (1901–1975), Australian police officer *

Katherine Duer Mackay Katherine Alexander Duer Mackay (1878–1930) was an American suffragist, socialite and writer from New York city. She was the founder of the Equal Franchise Society. Her involvement with the woman's suffrage movement "encouraged other wealthy w ...

(1878–1930), American suffragist and socialite * Katrine Mackay (1864–1944), New Zealand journalist, novelist and cook * Kevin McKay (artist) (born 1966), Australian artist

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* Lathan McKay *

Laura Jean McKay Laura Jean McKay (born 1978) is an Australian author and creative writing lecturer. In 2021, she won the Victorian Prize for Literature and the Arthur C. Clarke Award for her novel '' The Animals in That Country''. Life and career Born in 197 ...

, Australian author * Leo McKay, Jr.

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Malky Mackay Malcolm George Mackay (born 19 February 1972) is a Scottish professional association football, football coach and former player, who is the sporting director at Scottish Premiership club Hibernian F.C., Hibernian. Mackay, who played as a Defe ...

(born 1972), Scottish footballer and manager * Malky Mackay (footballer, born 1942), Scottish footballer * Margaret MacKay (1903–1998), New Zealand lawyer *

Margaret McKay Margaret McKay (née McCarthy; 22 January 1907 – 1 March 1996) was a British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Clapham from 1964 to 1970. Early life Despite later assertions that McKay was born in 1911, she was in fact born on 22 Janu ...

Maureen McKay Maureen McKay (born 1971) is a Canadian television former actress who played Michelle Accette on ''Degrassi Junior High'' and ''Degrassi High''. She starred in a few ''Degrassi'' episodes and made a few other television and film appearances, but ...

Matt McKay Matthew Graham McKay (born 11 January 1983) is a retired Australian professional footballer who last played for Australian A-League club Brisbane Roar, and previously with the Australian national team. McKay currently holds the club's record ...

* McKay Christensen *

Megan McKay Megan Ann McKay (born 8 January 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player. Early life and career McKay was born and raised in Katanning, Western Australia. She attended St Mary's Anglican Girls' School in Perth. McKay played for t ...

, basketball player *

Mekale McKay Mekale McKay (born August 4, 1993) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He is the current head coach at Marion C. Moore School. He was a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Denver Broncos, Tennessee Ti ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Mhairi McKay Mhairi McKay (born 18 April 1975) is a Scottish professional golfer who played mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and was also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Amateur career McKay was born in Glasgow. She is a former pupil of Fernhill Sch ...

(born 1975), Scottish golfer * Michael McKay (disambiguation) * Molly McKay *

Mungo McKay ''Undead'' is a 2003 Australian zombie science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig and starring Felicity Mason, Mungo McKay and Rob Jenkins. Plot After losing her family farm to the bank, local beauty ...

Muriel McKay Muriel Freda McKay (4 February 1914 – ) was an Australian woman who was kidnapped on 29 December 1969 in the United Kingdom and presumed murdered in the first few days of 1970. She was married to Alick McKay, an executive at News Limited and ...

(1914–1970), Australian murder victim

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Natasha McKay Natasha McKay (born 14 January 1995) is a former competitive Scottish figure skater that competed in ladies' singles for Great Britain. She is the 2018 Golden Bear of Zagreb champion, the 2017 Skate Helena champion, the 2017 Open d'Andorra champ ...

Nellie McKay Eleanora Marie McKay (born April 13, 1982) is an English–American singer and songwriter. She made her Broadway debut in ''The Threepenny Opera#United States 2, The Threepenny Opera'' (2006). Early life and education McKay was born in London ...

Nellie Y. McKay Nellie Yvonne McKay (May 12, 1930 – January 22, 2006) was an American academic and author who was the Evjue-Bascom Professor of American and African-American Literature at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she also taught in Englis ...

Nicholas McKay (disambiguation) Nicholas McKay is the name of: * Nicholas McKay (actor), Australian actor on the television series ''Farscape'' * Nicholas McKay (inventor) (1920–2014), American inventor and entrepreneur {{hndis, Mckay, Nicholas ...

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* Pat McKay, Scottish martial artist * Patrick McKay (born 1980/1981), American screenwriter * Patricia McKay *

Peter McKay (footballer) Peter McKay (23 February 1925 – 23 November 2000) was a Scottish footballer. He holds the record of being Dundee United's all-time top goalscorer, with 158 league goals and 202 overall. McKay also played for Burnley and St Mirren. He retired ...

, Scottish footballer *

Peter McKay (Australian politician) Peter Charles McKay was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1976 until 1999. McKay was first elected as an independent member in the Electoral division of Pembroke after his father, Ben McKay died in office. In the ensuing 1976 P ...

Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape Kenneth Peter Lyle Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape (born 23 January 1943), known as Peter Inchcape, is a British peer, landowner, and business man. He was a member of the House of Lords from 1994 to 1999. Early life The elder son of Kenneth Mackay, ...

(born 1943) *

Peter MacKay Peter Gordon MacKay (born September 27, 1965), a Canadian lawyer and politician, served as Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2015 and as Minister of Justice (Canada), Minister of Justice and Attorney General (20 ...

, Canadian politician (born 1965)

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* R. J. McKay, Australia-born biologist *

Randy McKay Hugh Randall McKay (born January 25, 1967) is a Canadian former professional hockey player. Playing the right wing position, he played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1988 to 2003 with the Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, Dallas S ...

, Canadian retired ice hockey player * Ray McKay, former ice hockey player *

Raymond McKay __NOTOC__ Raymond T. McKay (November 15, 1925 – August 9, 1993) was an American labor leader. He was president of American Maritime Officers (AMO) from 1957 until his death in 1993. After World War II, McKay sailed as a second engineer on ...

(1925–1993), American labor leader *

Rich McKay Richard James McKay (born March 16, 1959) is an American professional American football, football executive who is the CEO of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to joining the Falcons, he was the general manager of ...

, president of the

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The Falcons were founded o ...

Ritchie McKay Ritchie Lawrence McKay (born April 22, 1965) is an American basketball coach who is in his second stint as the head coach of the Liberty Flames basketball, Liberty Flames of Liberty University. McKay for the previous six seasons had been the asso ...

, American basketball coach * Roderick McIntosh McKay, Scottish chess master *

Rodney McKay Meredith Rodney McKay, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the 2004 Canadian-American Sci-Fi Channel television series ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'', two military science fiction television shows about military teams exploring two ...

, a character from ''

Stargate Atlantis ''Stargate Atlantis'' (usually stylized in all caps and often abbreviated ''SGA'') is an Adventure film, adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show was created by Brad W ...

'' *

Roy McKay (baseball) Roy Alexander McKay (August 1, 1933 – December 25, 1995) was a Canadian baseball player. Early life McKay was born on August 1, 1933, in London, Ontario. Playing career He signed with the Detroit Tigers organization in 1952 after spend ...

(1933–1995), baseball pitcher

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Sally McKay Sally McKay is a Canadian artist, curator, writer, educator, and personal art coach based in Hamilton, Ontario.Dault, Gary Michael. "Thousands of Drawings Where ‘Flow' Is Everything." ''The Globe and Mail'', February 18, 2006.McKay, Sally ...

Artist * Sandra Lee McKay, Professor Emeritus of

San Francisco State University San Francisco State University (San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Francisco, California, United States. It was established in 1899 as the San Francisco State Normal School and is ...

* Scott McKay (disambiguation) * Serena McKay (1997–2017), a Canadian woman who was brutally murdered and her murder posted online * Shane McKay, a character from ''

Degrassi ''Degrassi'' is a Canadian teen drama television franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler, that follows the lives of youths attending the eponymous secondary school in Toronto. Each entry since 1987 has taken place in the same contin ...

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Simon Mackay, Baron Tanlaw Simon Brooke Mackay, Baron Tanlaw (born 30 March 1934), is a former member of the House of Lords. He is the senior life peer. Family and business interests Tanlaw is the fourth son of Kenneth Mackay, 2nd Earl of Inchcape. His mother, the 2nd E ...

(born 1934), member of the House of Lords *

Sophie McKay Sophie Juliette McKay is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Kimberley Crossman from 2006 to 2011 as part of the McKay family unit. She made a guest appearance in 2012. Creation and casti ...

, a character from ''

Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand Prime time, prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital. The show was first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992 and is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, be ...

'' *

Stephanie McKay Stephanie McKay is an American soul singer-songwriter from the Bronx, New York. Her music incorporates elements of soul, funk, rock, and hip-hop. With a career spanning over 20 years, McKay has collaborated with a variety of artists, including ...

, American soul singer and songwriter * Stephen McKay, British Professor in Social Research

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Thomas McKay (disambiguation) Thomas McKay (1792–1855) was a Scottish-born Canadian businessman and co-founder of Ottawa, Ontario. Thomas or Tom McKay may also refer to: *Thomas McKay (fur trader) (1796–1849), Canadian fur trader and early settler of Oregon *Thomas McKay (C ...

: * Tim McKay

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William McKay Lt.-Colonel William McKay (1772 – 18 August 1832) is remembered for leading the Canada, Canadian Forces to victory at the Siege of Prairie du Chien during the War of 1812. After the war, he was appointed Indian Department, Superintendent ...

Willie McKay Willie McKay is a Scottish football agent, based in Monaco, known for representing a number of high-profile footballers, particularly in the Premier League and Ligue 1. His clients have included James McFadden, Joey Barton Joseph Anthony ...

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