Namesakes
Don Rickles
(middle name Jay) (m) 1926-2017 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Roy J. Glauber
(middle name Jay) (m) 1925-2018
Nobel Prize Winners 2005 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Jay-Z
(m) 1969-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2021
Alan J. Heeger
(middle name Jay) (m) 1936-
Nobel Prize Winners 2000 (chemistry)
Jay Leno
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Verne Troyer
(middle name Jay) (m) 1969-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bryan Singer
(middle name Jay) (m) 1965-
Notable Filmmakers
Jay Chou
(m) 1979-
Notable Musicians
Jay Baruchel
(m) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Victor Garber
(middle name Jay) (m) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay Hernandez
(m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Richard Belzer
(middle name Jay) (m) 1944-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Lionel Stander
(middle name Jay) (m) 1908-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
J. B. Pritzker
(a.k.a. Jay) (m) 1965-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Rex Cawley
(middle name Jay) (m) 1940-2022
Olympic Medalists 1964 400 m hurdles (gold)
"Jam Master" Jay
(m) 1965-2002
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2009 Run-DMC
Jay Asher
(m) 1975-
Notable Writers
Mike Burton
(middle name Jay) (m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1968; 1972 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 1500 m freestyle (gold)
Jay Thomas
(m) 1948-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/presenter)
Monte Hellman
(middle name Jay) (m) 1929-2021
Notable Filmmakers
Jay O. Sanders
(m) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dack Rambo
(middle name Jay) (m) 1941-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay Silvester
(m) 1937-
Olympic Medalists 1972 discus throw (silver)
Jay Arnette
(m) 1938-
Olympic Medalists 1960 basketball (gold)
John Jakes
(a.k.a. Jay) (m) 1932-2023
Notable Writers
Jay Benedict
(m) 1951-2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay Bouwmeester
(m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (gold)
Jay Acovone
(m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay Silverheels
(m) 1912-1980
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay R. Ferguson
(m) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay Tavare
(m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean
(m) 1910-1974
Hall-of-Famers 1953 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1934 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Jay Gatsby
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1925 The Great Gatsby
Jay Barrs
(m) 1962-
Olympic Medalists 1988 archery - individual; archery - team (gold/silver)
John Doggett
(middle name Jay) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 The X-Files
Jay Clarke
(m) 1998-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
A. J. Hinch
(middle name Jay) (m) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 1996 baseball (bronze)
Jay Aston
(f) 1961-
Eurovision Song Contest Winners 1981 United Kingdom
Jack Ewing
(middle name Jay) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1978 Dallas
Jay Pritchett
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2009 Modern Family
Kitty Jay
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2004 Kitty Jay