Clay

Clay is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Adam Clay, multiple people
Alfred Borron Clay (1831–1868), artist
Allyson Clay, Canadian artist
Bryan Clay (born 1980), gold medalist in the decathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Cassius Clay, the original name of famed boxer Muhammad Ali (1942–2016)
Cassius Marcellus Clay (politician) (1810–1903), American politician, abolitionist
Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr. (1912–1990), American painter and musician
Charles Clay (American football) (born 1989), American football fullback/tight end
Craig Clay (born 1992), English footballer
Edward Sneyd Clay (c. 1768–1846), British naval officer
Edward Clay (born 1945), British diplomat
Eric Clay (1922–2007), British rugby league referee
Frederic Clay (1838-1889), British composer
Grady Clay (1916–2013), American journalist
Henry Clay (1777–1852), leading American statesman and orator
James Clay, multiple people
John Clay, multiple people
Lacy Clay (born 1956), U.S. House Representative
Lucius D. Clay (1897–1978), American general and military governor
Otis Clay (1942–2016), American R&B and soul singer
Philippe Clay (1927–2007), French singer
Rudolph M. Clay (1936–2013), American politician
Given name:
Clay Aiken (born 1978), popular music singer
Clay Buchholz (born 1984), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
Clay Cook (born 1978), guitarist, keyboardist, mandolinist, steel guitarist, and vocalist in Zac Brown Band
Clay Hensley (born 1979), professional baseball player
Clay Higgins (born 1961), American politician
Clay Martin Croker (1962–2016), Voice actor and animator
Clay S. Jenkinson (born 1955), Rhodes Scholar and popular historical reenacto
Clay Matthews, Sr. (born 1928), former offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers
Clay Matthews, Jr. (born 1956), former linebacker for the Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons, son of former
Clay Matthews III (born 1986), current linebacker for the Green Bay Packers, son of former
Clay Regazzoni (1939–2006), Swiss racing car driver
Fictional characters:
Clay Bailey, a character in the animated television series Xiaolin Showdown
Clay Morrow, a character on Sons of Anarchy
Clay (Pokémon), a character of the Pokémon universe
Clay Simons, a character in Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned
Faceas Clay, an antagonist from the Strider Manga and NES Game
Clay Terran, a character from the series Ace Attorney

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Old English clæg "stiff, sticky earth; clay," from Proto-Germanic *klaijaz (source also of Old High German kliwa "bran," German Kleie, Old Frisian klai "clay," Old Saxon klei, Middle Dutch clei, Danish klæg "clay;" also Old English clæman, Old Norse kleima, Old High German kleiman "to cover with clay"), from PIE root *glei- "clay," also forming words with a sense of "to stick together" (source also of Greek gloios "sticky matter;" Latin gluten "glue, beeswax;" Lithuanian glitus "sticky," glitas "mucus;" Old Church Slavonic glina "clay," glenu "slime, mucus;" Old Irish glenim "I cleave, adhere;" Old English cliða "plaster"). in Scripture, the stuff from which the body of the first man was formed; hence "human body" (especially when dead). Clay pigeon is from 1888. Feet of clay "fundamental weakness" is from Daniel ii.33.

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Short form of Clayton, a surname originating from a place-name derived from the Old English elements claeg (clay) and tun (town, settlement, village, enclosure): settlement near the clay pit.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Clay Matthews III	1986	Football player from the United States
2	Andrew Dice Clay	1957	Comedian, actor
3	Henry Clay	1777	American politician
4	Brodus Clay	1980	Professional wrestler
5	Clay Aiken	1978	Singer-songwriter, actor, record producer
6	Clay Guida	1981	American mixed martial artist
7	Clay Morrow		Fictional character in the FX television series Sons of Anarchy
8	Clay Helton	1972	American football coach
9	Clay Shaw	1913	American businessman
10	Cassius M. Clay	1810	American planter, politician and ambassador to Russia
11	Clay Buchholz	1984	American professional baseball pitcher
12	Clay Regazzoni	1939	Swiss racecar driver
13	Odessa Grady Clay	1917	Mother of boxer Muhammad Ali
14	Clay Quartermain		Fictional character
15	Clay Bellinger	1968	American baseball player
16	Nicholas Clay	1946	British actor
17	Clay Travis	1979	American sports journalist
18	Clay Davis		Character from The Wire
19	Clay Pell	1981	American lawyer
20	Clay Cook	1978	American musician
21	Clay Allison	1840	Texas cattle rancher and gunfighter
22	Clay Shirky	1964	American technology writer
23	Clay Higgins	1961
24	Clay Matthews, Jr.	1956	Former American football linebacker
25	Lucius D. Clay	1897	United States general
26	Lilith		Young superheroine who occasionally appears in DC Comic's Teen Titans titles
27	Otis Clay	1942	American R&B and soul singer
28	Bryan Clay	1980	Athletics competitor
29	Barnaby Clay	1973
30	William Lacy Clay	1956	American politician
31	Clay Matthews, Sr.	1928	American football player
32	Clay Harbor	1987	Player of American football
33	Clayton Bennett	1959	Businessman; Billionaire
34	Juanin Clay	1949	American actress
35	Clay Thompson	1992	Tennis player
36	Kaelin Clay	1992	American American football player
37	Clay Collard	1993
38	Clay Marzo	1989	American surfer
39	Jonathan Clay	1985	American musician
40	Joshua Clay
41	Clay Felker	1925	American journalist
42	DJ Clay		American record producer
43	Clay Hart	1942	American musician
44	Clay Lacy	1932	American aviator
45	Clay Tanner	1931	American actor
46	Clay Greenbush	1968	American actor
47	Clay Riddell		Canadian geologist and businessman
48	Clay Kaytis		US-american animator and film director
49	Marie Clay	1926	New Zealand academic, educator, researcher
50	Craig Clay	1992	English footballer
51	Clay Tarver	1965	American screenwriter
52	Judy Clay	1938	American soul and gospel singer
53	Joe Clay	1938	American musician
54	Jimmi Clay
55	Clay S. Jenkinson	1955	American historian
56	Clay Hopper	1902	American baseball player
57	Ray Clay		American sports announcer
58	Clay Rapada	1981	Baseball pitcher from the United States
59	Clay Tucker	1980	American basketball player
60	Laura Clay	1849	American suffragist
61	Clay Mathile	1941	American investor and philanthropist
62	Clay Blair	1925	American historian
63	Clay Cole	1938	American DJ and television host
64	Clay Crosse	1967	American musician
65	Darcy Clay	1972	New Zealand singer
66	Clement Claiborne Clay	1816	American lawyer, judge and politician
67	Tom Clay	1929	American DJ
68	Clay Hensley	1979	American baseball player
69	Clay Carroll	1941	American baseball player
70	James Brown Clay	1817	American politician
71	Bob Clay	1946	British politician
72	Eric L. Clay	1948	United States federal judge
73	Clay Calvert		Brechner Eminent Scholar of Mass Communication at the University of Florida
74	Green Clay	1757	American politician
75	Clay C. Williams	1962
76	Clay Davidson	1971	American musician
77	Betty Clay	1917	British scouting leader
78	John Morrison Clay	1821	American racehorse breeder
79	Clay Dalrymple	1936	American baseball player
80	Clement Comer Clay	1789	American politician
81	Clay French	1980	American martial artist
82	Landon T. Clay	1926	American businessman
83	Clay Harvison	1980	American martial artist
84	Philippe Clay	1927	French actor and singer
85	Clay Moser		American basketball coach
86	Clay King Smith	1970	American murderer
87	Clay Kirby	1948	American baseball player
88	Willie Clay	1970	American football player
89	Clay Mann		Artist
90	Michael Clay	1991	American football player
91	Clay Weiner	1975	American director
92	Clay Dyer	1978	American sport fisherman
93	Clay Matvick	1973	American sportscaster
94	Clay Condrey	1975	American baseball player
95	Clay Ingram	1978	Florida State Representative
96	Clay Earl Jackson	1974	American actor
97	Thomas Clay	1892	English footballer
98	Frank Butner Clay	1921	United States general
99	Alexander S. Clay	1853	American politician
100	Clay Johnson	1956	American basketball player
101	Ken Clay	1954	American baseball player
102	Mary Barr Clay	1839	American suffragist leader
103	Cherry Clay
104	Clay Wilson	1983	American ice hockey player
105	Clay Rogers	1980	American stock car racing driver
106	Clay Shiver	1972	All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman, center, guard
107	Clay Mills		American musician
108	Clay Dreslough	1970	Video game designer
109	Clay Enos	1969	American photographer
110	Frederic Clay	1838	English composer
111	Clay Smothers	1935	Texas state legislator and educator
112	Clay Johnson III		Deputy Director for Management at the United States Office of Management and Budget
113	Clay Bryant	1911	American baseball player
114	Clay D. Land	1960	United States federal judge
115	Joseph Clay	1769	American politician
116	Theresa Clay	1911	British entomologist
117	Clay Zavada	1984	American baseball player
118	Rudolph M. Clay	1936	American mayor
119	Brian Clay	1935	Australian rugby league player
120	Clay Greenfield	1984	American stock car racing driver
121	Clay Priest	1989
122	Brutus J. Clay	1808	American politician
123	Caleb Clay	1988	Minor League Baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization
124	John Clay	1964	All-American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman
125	Clay Sell	1967	American government official
126	Jon Clay	1963	English racing cyclist
127	Clay Blaker	1950	American musician and songwriter
128	Clay Schexnayder	1969	Louisiana politician
129	Clay J. Cockerell
130	Clay Wright
131	Clay Constantinou	1951	American diplomat
132	Clay Rush	1973	Former Arena Football League kicker
133	Edward Clay	1945	British diplomat
134	Clay Clement	1888	Actor
135	Clay Ford	1938	American politician
136	Clay Sampson	1976	Australian rules footballer and coach
137	Dick Clay	1945	Australian rules footballer
138	Clay Graham		American television producer and writer
139	Clay Pinney		Visual Effects Artist
140	Clay Armstrong	1934	American physiologist
141	Eugene Herbert Clay	1881	American politician
142	Clay Myers		American photographer and activist
143	Clay Bennett	1958	American cartoonist
144	Clay Christiansen	1958	American baseball player
145	Clay Stapleton	1921	American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator
146	Clay Cameron	1994	Australian rules footballer
147	John Randolph Clay	1808	American diplomat
148	Clay Lancaster	1917	American architectural historian
149	Francis Clay	1923	American musician
150	Clay Parker	1962	American baseball player
151	Clay Chastain		American electrical engineer
152	Alexa Clay	1984
153	Danny Clay	1961	American baseball player
154	Stanley Bennett Clay	1950
155	Edward Williams Clay	1799	American artist
156	Alex Clay	1992	American association football player
157	Alan Clay	1954	Australian film director
158	Clay Smith	1971	Bermudian cricketer
159	Clay Davenport		American baseball statistician
160	Clay Jones	1923	British gardener
161	Clay T. Whitehead	1938	United States Government Official
162	Phillip Clay	1946	American academic
163	Clay M. Greene	1850	American playwright
164	Sonny Clay	1899	American musician
165	Genevieve Clay	1988	Australian film director
166	Grady Clay	1916	American journalist
167	Clay Duncan		American composer
168	Thomas Hart Clay
169	Eric Clay	1922	British rugby league referee
170	Clay Dixon	1942	American politician
171	Clay Knobloch	1839	American politician
172	Clay Stone Briggs	1876	American politician
173	Clay Hamlin		Businessman, Real Estate Mogul
174	Clay Walker	1968	American filmmaker
175	Josephine Russell Clay	1835	American racehorse breeder
176	Clay Brown	1958	American football player
177	Albert Tobias Clay	1866	American archaeologist
178	Clay Evans	1953	Canadian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist
179	Clay Beauford	1846	United States army officer
180	Cecil Clay	1842	United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
181	Jabez William Clay	1852	Fraternity founder
182	Clay Hammond	1936	American singer
183	Clay Cane
184	Clay Huffman	1957	American artist
185	Dain Clay	1919	American baseball player
186	Edward Sneyd Clay	1768	Royal Navy officer during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
187	Clay Ives	1972	Canadian-American luger
188	Edmund de Clay		Irish judge
189	Clay Athey	1960	Virginia politician
190	Clay Westervelt	1973	American cinematographer, film director, producer
191	Jacob Clay	1882	Dutch philosopher and university professor
192	Joseph Clay (Georgia)	1741	American politician
193	Jack Clay	1926	American actor
194	Clay DeBord
195	Bill Clay	1874	American baseball player
196	Clay Weatherly	1910	American racing driver
197	Johnnie Clay	1898	Cricketer
198	Elizabeth Campbell Fisher Clay	1871	American artist
199	Shirley Clay	1902	American musician
200	Ramon Clay	1975	American sprinter