Taya is a given name and surname, and may refer to:

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Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Mu'awiya Ould Sid'Ahmed al-Taya (born 28 November 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer and politician who served as the President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005. He also served as the fifth Prime minister of Mauritania from 1981 to 19 ...

, Mauritanian Leader * Omar Katzelma Taya, a candidate in the

1993 Nigerien Presidential election Presidential elections were held in Niger on 27 February 1993, with a second round on 27 March after no candidate passed the 50% barrier in the first round. They were the first multi-candidate presidential elections held in the country since inde ...

Given name

Taya Renae Kyle Taya Renae Kyle (née Studebaker; born September 4, 1974) is an American author, political commentator, and military veteran's family activist. Known as the widow of US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, she was portrayed by actress Sienna Miller in the film ...

, widow of Chris Kyle *

Taya Parker Laurie Anne Maria Mull, better known as; Taya Parker is an American reality television star, and model. Best known for winning VH1's reality show '' Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels''. She was also the 2009 ''Penthouse Pet'' of the year. ...

(born 1978), American model, actress, and singer * Taya Perry, member of

Homemade Jamz Blues Band Homemade Jamz Blues Band is an American, Tupelo, Mississippi-based blues trio, consisting of siblings Ryan (vocal and guitar), Kyle (bass) and Taya (drums) Perry. In December 2007, the trio made music history as the youngest blues band to achiev ...

* Taya Rikizo, Asakusa Opera singer and influence of

Kenichi Enomoto was a popular Japanese singing comedian, mostly known by his stage name Enoken (エノケン). A major innovator during his heyday, Enoken's stage shows, radio appearances, and film roles were a major influence within Tokyo theatre before Worl ...

* Taya Smith Gaukrodger, Australian singer and former member of Australian worship band

Hillsong UNITED Hillsong United (stylised as Hillsong UNITED or UNITED) is a contemporary worship collective originating from Hillsong Church. Since forming in 1998 out of the church's youth ministry, the group has released fifteen live albums and six stud ...

Taya Straton Taya Straton (23 February 1960 – 26 February 1996) was an Australian actress, who remains best known for her roles in serials and soap opera including ''Prisoner'' in 1986, during the final season as Rose "Spider" Simpson. She played a main ...

(1960–1996), Australian actress *

Taya Valkyrie Kira Renée Magnin-Forster (born October 22, 1983), better known by her ring name Taya Valkyrie, is a Canadian professional wrestler, fitness competitor, and Model (people), model. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where she is one-half ...

(born 1983), Canadian professional wrestler *

Taya Zinkin Taya Zinkin (23 September 1918 – 14 September 2003) was an English journalist and author. She was born in Zurich, Switzerland to aristocratic White Russian parents and grew up and studied in France and the United States. She wrote several bo ...

(1918–2003), English journalist and author

Places

Taya, Algeria Taya is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the nor ...

* Taya, Kalewa, Burma

Other

* Taya Station, a railway station in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan * Taya (Luo for "The Light"), a nickname for Kenyan association football club

Gor Mahia Gor Mahia Football Club (), commonly known as is a professional football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. They have won the Kenyan Premier League a record 21 times, and have also won the FKF President's Cup a record 11 times. It is the first and ...

Tell Taya Tell Taya is an archaeological site at a '' tell'' (hill city) in Nineveh Province (Iraq). It was occupied from the third to the first millennia BC. Tell Taya lies about southwest of Mosul and Nineveh. The location controls a formerly rich agr ...

, an archaeological site in Nineveh Province, Iraq

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