Kay (surname)
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Kay is a surname
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Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
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- Alan KayAlan KayAlan Curtis Kay is an American computer scientist, known for his early pioneering work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface design, and for coining the phrase, "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."He is the president of the Viewpoints Research...
, American computer scientist and visionary - Alexander Kay, British television presenter
- Andrew KayAndrew KayAndrew F. Kay was President and CEO of Kay Computers, a personal computer firm, and also serves as Senior Business Advisor to Accelerated Composites, LLC....
, American computer company CEO - Antony KayAntony KayAntony Roland Kay is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Huddersfield Town in Football League One, as a defender and a midfielder.-Barnsley:...
, English footballer (see also Tony Kay below) - Barry KayBarry KayBarry Kay , who studied arts at the Académie Julian in Paris, was a stage and costume designer of international renown...
, Australian scenery and costume designer; photographer - Beatrice KayBeatrice KayBeatrice Kay was an American singer, vaudevillian, music hall performer, stage and film actress...
, American actress - Ben KayBen KayBenedict James Kay MBE is a retired English international rugby union footballer who played Second row forward for Leicester Tigers and .-Background:...
, English rugby player - Bernard KayBernard KayBernard Kay is a British actor with an extensive theatre, television and film repertoire.Kay began his working life as a reporter on Bolton Evening News, and a stringer for The Manchester Guardian. He was conscripted in 1946 and started acting in the army...
, British actor - Billy KayBilly KayBilly Kay is a writer, broadcaster and language activist. Born in Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland in 1951, he studied English Literature at the University of Edinburgh...
, Scottish writer - Connie KayConnie KayConnie Kay was an American jazz drummer.Kay was a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet from 1955 until the group's dissolution in 1974...
, American jazz drummer - Crystal KayCrystal KayCrystal Kay Williams , known by her stage name Crystal Kay, is a singer and songwriter from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan...
, J-popJ-pop, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
singer - David KayDavid KayDr. David A. Kay is best known for heading the Iraq Survey Group and acting as a Weapons inspector in Iraq after the 2003 U.S. invasion.-Education:...
, American scientist - Dianne KayDianne KayDianne Kay is an American actress, best known for her role as Nancy Bradford on the ABC television show Eight is Enough ....
, American actress - Don KayDon Kay (composer)Donald Henry Kay AM is an Australian classical composer.Don Kay attained a Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Melbourne after which he taught music at Colac High School, Victoria, 1957-59. He then went on to teach music at Peckham Manor Comprehensive School for Boys, London, UK 1959-64...
, Tasmanian composer - Doug KayDoug KayDoug Kay is a former Arena Football League coach for the Columbus Destroyers. In his first season at the helm, Kay guided the Destroyers to their best record in franchise history, while setting a franchise record for road wins in the process. He also guided the club to four home victories, which...
, football coach - Elizabeth KayElizabeth KayElizabeth Kay, born July 9, 1949 in London, is an English writer. She is the author of The Divide trilogy, a series of children's fantasy novels, originally published by Chicken House Press, then picked up by Scholastic Books-Biography:...
, British writer - Guy Gavriel KayGuy Gavriel KayGuy Gavriel Kay is a Canadian author of fantasy fiction. Many of his novels are set in fictional realms that resemble real places during real historical periods, such as Constantinople during the reign of Justinian I or Spain during the time of El Cid...
, Canadian fantasy writer - Hadley KayHadley KayHadley Kay is a Canadian-born voice actor who appeared in the first two Care Bears movies: as the voice of magician Nicholas in The Care Bears Movie and as the villain Dark Heart in Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation. He also voiced P.C...
, Canadian voice actor - Jackie KayJackie KayJackie Kay MBE is a Scottish poet and novelist.-Biography:Jackie Kay was born in Glasgow in 1961 to a Scottish mother and a Nigerian father, Jonathan C. Okafor who later became a prominent tropical plant taxonomist...
, British poet and author - James Ellsworth De KayJames Ellsworth De KayJames Ellsworth De Kay was an American zoologist.-Biography:...
, American zoologist - James Phillips Kay-ShuttleworthJames Phillips Kay-ShuttleworthSir James Phillips Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baronet was a British politician and educationalist.-Early life:He was born James Kay at Rochdale, Lancashire, the son of Robert Kay...
, British physician and politician - Janet KayJanet KayJanet Kay is a British singer of Jamaican parentage best known for her lovers rock songs of the late 1970s - "Silly Games" and a cover of Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You". She has also had roles as a theatre and television actress...
, British singer of Jamaican descent - Jason KayJason KayJason "Jay Kay" Luís Cheetham , is a Grammy Award-winning English musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Jamiroquai...
, British singer Jay Kay (JamiroquaiJamiroquaiJamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...
) - John Kay (disambiguation), one of several people including
- John Kay (flying shuttle)John Kay (flying shuttle)John Kay was the inventor of the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. He is often confused with his namesake: fellow Lancastrian textile machinery inventor, the unrelated John Kay who built the first "spinning frame".-Life in England:John Kay was born...
(1704–1780), English inventor of textile machinery, notably the flying shuttleFlying shuttleThe flying shuttle was one of the key developments in weaving that helped fuel the Industrial Revolution. It was patented by John Kay in 1733. Only one weaver was needed to control its lever-driven motion. Before the shuttle, a single weaver could not weave a fabric wider than arms length. Beyond... - John Kay (spinning frame)John Kay (spinning frame)John Kay was a clockmaker from Warrington, Lancashire, England known for the scandal associated with the invention of the spinning frame in 1767: an important stage in the development of textile manufacturing in the Industrial Revolution...
(17??-17??), English developer of textile machinery, notably the spinning frameSpinning frameThe spinning frame is an Industrial Revolution invention for spinning thread or yarn from fibers such as wool or cotton in a mechanized way. It was developed in 18th century Britain by Richard Arkwright and John Kay.-Historical context:...
(not the same as John Kay immediately above) - John Kay (caricaturist)John Kay (caricaturist)John Kay was a Scottish caricaturist and engraver.He was born near Dalkeith, where his father was a mason. At thirteen he was apprenticed to a barber, whom he served for six years. He then went to Edinburgh, where in 1771 he obtained the freedom of the city by joining the corporation of...
(1742–1826), Scottish caricaturist - Sir John Kay (judge)John Kay (judge)Sir John William Kay PC was a Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and member of the Privy Council from 2000 until his death....
(1943–2004), British High Court judge - John Kay (musician)John Kay (musician)John Kay is a German-Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist known as the frontman of Steppenwolf...
(born 1944), musician and lead singer of Canadian rock band SteppenwolfSteppenwolf (band)Steppenwolf are a Canadian-American rock group that was prominent in the late 1960s. The group was formed in 1967 in Los Angeles by vocalist John Kay, guitarist Michael Monarch, bassist Rushton Moreve, keyboardist Goldy McJohn and drummer Jerry Edmonton after the dissolution of Toronto group The... - John Kay (poet)John Kay (poet)John Kay was a fifteenth-century English poet who described himself as the versificator regis to Edward IV of England. If it ever existed, none of his poetic work remains....
(14th century), English poet laureatePoet LaureateA poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events... - John Kay (economist)]] (born 1948), Scottish economist, Financial TimesFinancial TimesThe Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
columnist and author - John Kay (journalist)John Kay (journalist)John Kay is a British journalist who has worked for The Sun newspaper since 1974, and was appointed the publication's chief reporter in 1990...
(born 1944), British journalist on Rupert MurdochRupert MurdochKeith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KSG is an Australian-American business magnate. He is the founder and Chairman and CEO of , the world's second-largest media conglomerate....
's The SunThe Sun (newspaper)The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
- John Kay (flying shuttle)
- Joseph KayJoseph KayJoseph Kay QC was an English economist.Kay was born at Salford, Lancashire, the brother of Sir James Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baronet and Sir Edward Kay. Educated privately and at Trinity College, Cambridge, he was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1848...
, British economist - Karina KayKarina KayKarina Kay is an American pornographic actress of Armenian descent.-Awards:*2006 AVN Award nominee – Best Group Sex Scene, Video – Service Animals 21...
, American porn actress - Kathie KayKathie KayKathie Kay was a Scottish singer, best known for her television appearances in the Billy Cotton Band Show during the 1950s and 1960s.-Biography:...
, Scottish singer - Kay KayKay KayKrishnakumar Kunnath , also known as KK, is an Indian playback singer. He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films....
, Indian playback singer - Kelly KayKelly KayKelly Kay is a naturally large breasted model from Liverpool. She was discovered by the Daily Sport in 2004, and began her career in magazines in October 2004....
, British model - Lesli KayLesli KayLesli Kay Coulouris previously Lesli Kay Sterling is an American actress, who is known primarily for her role on the CBS soap As the World Turns.-Career:...
, American actress - Lily E. KayLily E. KayLily E. Kay received a Ph.D. in the history of science from the Johns Hopkins University in 1987, and was a recipient of a Smithsonian Fellowship at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. in 1984. She was an Andrew W...
, historian of science - Manuela KayManuela KayManuela Kay is a German lesbian journalist, writer, film-maker, and magazine editor.-Life and career:After finishing her studies, Kay worked as a journalist on various radio programmes. She made several videos on lesbian sexuality and pornography...
, German writer and journalist - Marshall KayMarshall KayMarshall Kay was a geologist and professor at Columbia University. He is best known for his studies of the Ordovician of New York, Newfoundland, and Nevada, but his studies were global and he published widely on the stratigraphy of the middle and upper Ordovician. Kay's careful fieldwork provided...
, American geologist - Melody KayMelody KayMelody Kay is an American actress. She starred in several movies including Camp Nowhere and The NeverEnding Story III. Melody was born in Michigan and did local theater. She was in Life commercials and acted on and off Broadway. Melody is married with 2 children and has one sister.-External links:...
, American actress - Michael Kay, American radio personality
- Michael KayMichael Kay (software engineer)Michael H. Kay FBCS is the editor of the W3C specification of the XSLT 2.0 language for performing XML transformations, and the developer of the Saxon XSLT and XQuery processing software....
, British software developer - Neal KayNeal KayNeal Kay is a London-based DJ who along with Tommy Vance was a significant factor in the rise of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. He himself helped in coining this term for this subgenre of heavy metal....
, British DJ - Norman Kay (disambiguation), multiple people
- Paul KayPaul KayPaul Kay is an emeritus professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, United States. He joined the University in 1966 as a member of the Department of Anthropology, transferring to the Department of Linguistics in 1982 and now working at the International Computer Science...
, American linguist - Phil KayPhil KayPhil Kay is a Scottish stand-up comedian.-Early career:Kay became known to the public when he won the newcomer's competition, 'So You Think You're Funny', at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1989. He then went on to be nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award in 1993. He also won the award for...
, Scottish stand-up comedian - Peter KayPeter KayPeter John Kay is an English comedian, writer, actor, director and producer. His work includes That Peter Kay Thing , Phoenix Nights , Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere , Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and other independent productions which have included two sell out tours.-Early career:Peter Kay...
, British comedian - Ray KayRay KayRay Kay is a Norwegian director and photographer, based in Los Angeles.He is one of the most sought-after music video & commercial directors in the world now, and has directed the most watched video on YouTube, Justin Bieber's "Baby" . All in all, his videos have been viewed more than 1 billion...
, Norwegian film director - Sonny KaySonny KaySonny Kay is a visual artist/musician currently residing in Los Angeles, California.Kay was born in London, England on March 13, 1972 and raised in various locations including the UK, Barcelona , and Johannesburg . His family relocated to Los Angeles in 1979, and to Colorado in 1987...
, American record label owner - Sumela KaySumela KaySumela-Rose Keramidopulos is a Canadian actress.Kay was the first of three actresses to play Kitty Pryde in the X-Men franchise. She is the daughter of U.S. and Canadian Casting Director Juli-Ann Kay...
, Canadian actress - Susan KaySusan KaySusan Kay is a writer.She is most known for her book, Phantom, which expands upon the history of Erik, the hideous, brilliant character from Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera, in an episodic format of seven chapters from different characters' points of view - first Erik's mother,...
, writer - Tony KayTony KayAnthony Herbert Kay is a former English footballer who became notorious after being banned from the professional game for life following the British betting scandal of 1964....
, English footballer (see also Antony Kay above) - Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baron ShuttleworthUghtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baron ShuttleworthUghtred James Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baron Shuttleworth PC , known as Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, Bt, between 1872 and 1902, was a British landowner and Liberal politician...
- Ulysses KayUlysses KayUlysses Simpson Kay was an African American composer. His music is mostly neoclassical in style....
, American composer - Vanessa KayVanessa KayVanessa Kay is a U.S. model and actress of Mexican and Irish descent. She is best known as one of the original juggies on the The Man Show....
, American model and actress - Vernon KayVernon KayVernon Charles Kay is a British television presenter, radio DJ, american footballer and former model. He began television presenting on the BBC children's programme FBi, a spin-off of Fully Booked. Since he has presented various programmes, most notably T4, Beat the Star and All Star Family...
(born 1974), British television presenter - Wendell P. KayWendell P. KayWendell Palmer Kay was an American Democratic politician from Alaska.Born in Illinois Wendell Palmer Kay, a lawyer, was a member of the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives from 1951 to 1956, representing 3rd district, and the Speaker of this body during his last term .In addition, during...
(1913-1986), American attorney and politician - William Frederic KayWilliam Frederic KayWilliam Frederic Kay, was a Canadian politician.Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the Quebec riding of Missisquoi in the 1911 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1917, 1921, 1925, and 1926...
, Canadian politician
See also
- KayKayThe name Kay \kay\ is found both as a surname and as a given name. In English-speaking countries it is usually a girl's name, often a short form of Katherine or one of its variants; but it is also used as a first name in its own right, and as a boy's name. As an English name it is pronounced kay...
- Mary KayMary KayMary Kay, Inc. is a privately held company that sells skin care and cosmetics products. Mary Kay World Headquarters is located in Addison, Texas, United States, a Dallas suburb. Mary Kay Ash founded Mary Kay Inc. on Friday, September 13, 1963...
, cosmetics brand - Baron ShuttleworthBaron ShuttleworthBaron Shuttleworth, of Gawthorpe in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 July 1902 for the Liberal politician Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 2nd Baronet. Both his sons were killed in the First World War and he was therefore succeeded...
- Kaye (surname)Kaye (surname)-Music:* Carol Kaye, American electric bass player* Florence Kaye, songwriter* Judy Kaye, American actress and singer* Lenny Kaye, musician* Steve Kaye, American drummer* Mary Kaye, American guitarist* Sammy Kaye, American bandleader and songwriter...