Famous People with Name Jay

Jay Haas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jay Haas: is an American professional golfer who coaches Wake Forest University's golf team and used to play on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and the European Tour.

Jay James O'Brien            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jay James O'Brien: was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s.O'Brien was also head of the United States Olympic Bobsled Committee at the time of the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. He died of a heart attack in 1940.

Jay Humphry            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jay Humphry: was a Canadian figure skater who competed in men's singles.

Jay Christopher Leach            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jay Christopher Leach: is a professional ice hockey player, current playing in the San Jose Sharks organization.Jay Leach was drafted in the fifth round (115th overall) by the Phoenix Coyotes. After spending several years in minor hockey leagues, he signed as a free agent with

Jay Miller            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jay Miller: He played university hockey with the University of New Hampshire Wildcats of the NCAA. He was selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the 4th round, 66th overall in the 1980 NHL entry draft. Jay never got a chance to show his skills with the Quebec Nordiques,

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.