Mays is the surname of:

• Al Mays (1865–1905), American baseball pitcher
• Albert Mays (footballer) (1929–1973), Welsh professional footballer and amateur cricketer
• Alvoid Mays (born 1966), American football cornerback
• Aspen Mays (born 1980), American artist
• Benjamin Mays (1894–1984), American minister, educator, and social activist
• Bill Mays (born 1944), American jazz pianist
• Billy Mays (1958–2009), American television commercial salesman
• Billy Mays (footballer) (1902–1959), Welsh footballer
• Brad Mays (born 1955), independent filmmaker and stage director
• Brook Mays, investor in the Brook Mays Music Group
• Cade Mays (born 1999), American football player
• Carl Mays (1891–1971), American baseball player
• Carol Jean Mays (1933–2021), American politician from Missouri
• Carolene Mays (born 1961), American politician and government official
• Charles Mays (1941–2005), American Olympic athlete and politician
• Cooper Mays (born 2001), American football center
• Corey Mays (born 1983), American football linebacker
• Damon Mays (born 1968), American football wide receiver
• Daniel Mays (born 1978), English actor
• Dannite H. Mays (1852–1930), American farmer and politician
• David Mays (fl. 1980s–2000s), co-founder and co-owner of The Source magazine
• David J. Mays (1896–1971), lawyer and 1953 Pulitzer Prize winner
• Dave Mays (baseball) (1910–1993), American baseball player
• Dave Mays (born 1949), American football quarterback
• Devante Mays (born 1994), American football player
• Doris Crouse-Mays (born 1958), American labor leader
• Dorothy Mays (born 1957), American model and actress
• Eaddy Mays (fl. 2010s–2020s), American actress and producer
• Eddie Lee Mays (1929–1963), last person to be executed by the state of New York
• Eric Mays (1958–2024), American politician
• Frank Mays (born 1990), American football defensive lineman
• Cities Aviv (Gavin Mays; born 1989), American rapper
• Gerry Mays (1921–2006), Scottish football player and manager
• Isaiah Mays (1858–1925), Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and winner of the Medal of Honor
• J Mays (born 1954), American industrial designer and Group Vice President of Design for the Ford Motor Company
• James Mays (born 1986), American-born Central African basketball player
• James C. Mays (1953–2022), bilingual Canadian historian
• James Henry Mays (1868–1926), American lawyer, businessman, and politician
• James Luther Mays (1921–2015), American Old Testament scholar
• James P. Mays (fl. 1860s–1870s), member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
• Jayma Mays (born 1979), American actress
• Jefferson Mays (born 1965), American actor
• Jermaine Mays (born 1979), American football cornerback
• Jerry Mays (defensive lineman) (1939–1994), American football player
• Jerry Mays (running back) (born 1967), American football player
• Jimmy Mays (fl. 1970s–2010s), American polymer scientist, academic, and author
• Joe Mays (pitcher) (born 1975), American baseball player
• Joe Mays (catcher) (1914–1986), American baseball player
• Joe Mays (American football) (born 1985), American football player
• Keddric Mays (born 1984), American professional basketball player
• Kivuusama Mays (born 1975), American football linebacker
• Lee Mays (born 1978), American football player
• Lisa Mays (born 2000), Australian tennis player
• Lowry Mays (1935–2022), founder and current chairman of Clear Channel Communication
• Lyle Mays (1953–2020), American jazz pianist and composer
• Malcolm Mays (born 1990), American actor, musician, and filmmaker
• Mark Mays, president and CEO of Clear Channel Communications
• Matt Mays (born 1979), Canadian singer-songwriter
• Maxwell Mays (1918–2009), American painter
• Melinda Mays (born 1962), American model and actress
• Morley J. Mays (1911–1998), American academic
• Oris Mays (1935–1996), American preacher, gospel singer and songwriter
• Raymond Mays (1899–1980), English auto racing driver
• Reta Mays (born 1975), American serial killer
• Rex Mays (1913–1949), American race car driver
• Richard Mays (born 1943), American politician and judge
• Sadie Gray Mays (1900–1969), American social worker
• Samuel H. Mays Jr. (born 1948), judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
• Skylar Mays (born 1997), American professional basketball player
• Stafford Mays (born 1958), American football player
• Taylor Mays (born 1988), American football player
• Tom Mays (born 1954), American politician
• Trent Mays (born c. 1996), convicted rapist
• Travis Mays (born 1968), American basketball player
• Tristin Mays (born 1990), American actress
• Vickie Mays (fl. 1990s–2020s), American psychologist known for research on racial disparities in health
• Willie Mays (1931–2024), American baseball player
• Wolfe Mays (1912–2005), British philosopher
• Zilla Mays (1931–1995), American R&B and gospel singer

See also

• Mayes, a surname
• Z. mays
• Mais (disambiguation)
• Maye (disambiguation)
• May (disambiguation)

Surname list

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