Famous People with Name Jay

Jay Preece            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jay Preece: is a goaltender for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League. Preece signed with the Wings prior to the 2007 NLL season after spending two seasons on the Toronto Rock practice squad. Prior to the 2009 NLL season, Preece signed as a free agent

Jay Thorimbert            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jay Thorimbert: is a professional Canadian lacrosse player. He is currently a member of the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse League. He was previously a member of the Buffalo Bandits in 2007 and the Boston Blazers in 2008. While attending University of Guelph, he

Jay Triano            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jay Triano: is a retired Canadian professional basketball player and the current head coach of the NBA's Toronto Raptors. Triano gained recognition during his tenure as coach of the Canadian men's national team. He is also a former national team player, who competed

Jay M. Robbins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jay M. Robbins: is an American trainer in thoroughbred horse racing based in California. He is the son of veterinarian, Dr. Jack Robbins, President and founding Director of Oak Tree Racing Association.

Jay Glaser            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jay Glaser: is a former American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

Tony Jay            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tony Jay: was an English actor. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he was known for his voice work in animation, film and computer games. Jay's distinctive baritone voice often landed him villainous roles.Jay appeared on-screen in several movies and on television, including Love and Death, Twins, Night Court and Eerie, Indiana. He also developed a career in the theatre, in plays such as The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Great Expectations, and The Merchant of Venice. Jay's other non-animation roles included Paracelsus on the 1987 CBS series Beauty and the Beast

John Jay            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Jay: was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, a Founding Father of the United States, President of the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1779 and, from 1789 to 1795, the first Chief Justice of the United States. During and after the American Revolution, he was a minister (ambassador) to Spain and France, helping to fashion American foreign policy and to secure favorable peace terms from the British (the Jay Treaty) and French. He co-wrote the Federalist Papers with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison.As leader of the new Federalist Party, Jay was Governor of New York from 1795 to 1801 and became the state's leading opponent of slavery. His first two attempts to pass emancipation legislation failed in 1777 and 1785, but the third succeeded in 1799. The new law he signed into existence eventually saw the emancipation of all New York slaves before his death.