Famous People with Name Mays

Maysa Figueira Monjardim            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Maysa Figueira Monjardim: better known as Maysa Matarazzo or simply Maysa, daughter of Alcibíades Guaraná Monjardim, born in Brazil on June 06, 1936, and wife Inah Figueira and paternal granddaughter of Manuel Silvino Monjardim and wife Ursulina Guaraná, was a singer, composer, and actress from Brazil. She is also associated with Bossa nova music but is widely known as a torch-song interpreter.Maysa showed talent at a young age and by twelve had written a samba song, which later became a hit from her first album. She married a member of a wealthy and traditional family at the age of 18 and two years later had a son, Jayme Monjardim. Jayme would later be known as a television director. In the late 1950s she formed a successful bossa nova group and also did television work.

Maysam Baou            Origin/Culture/Country: Iranian

Maysam Baou: an Iranian football player who currently plays for F.C. Aboomoslem in the Iran Pro League.

Maysoon Salem Al-Damluji            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

Maysoon Salem Al-Damluji: a liberal Iraqi politician and women's rights campaigner. She was Iraq's Deputy Minister of Culture from June 2004 until March 2006 and is currently a member of the Council of Representatives for the secular Iraqi National List, headed by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. Al-Damluji is the president of the Iraqi Independent Women's Group (IIWG). Her brother, Omar Al-Farouq Al-Damluji, was Iraq's Minister of Housing in 2004-5.

Travis Cortez Mays            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Travis Cortez Mays: is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 1st round (14th overall pick) of the 1990 NBA Draft.Mays went to Vanguard High School where he was a scholastic All-America standout, and he then proceeded to play ball and study at University of Texas 1986-1990, where he earned a B.A. in psychology. Mays and teammates Lance Blanks and Joey Wright were known as the "BMW The Ultimate Scoring Machine" during the 1989-90 basketball season. That Longhorn team advanced to the Elite Eight in the 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Travis Mays ranks second in UT men's basketball all-time scoring (2,279 points) and also is second in Southwest Conference all-time scoring. Mays' career scoring average was 18.4 ppg. He scored in double-figures in 100 of 124 career games, and is the only UT men's player in history to score more than 700 points in a season; he did that with 743 points as a junior and 772 as a senior. Mays helped lead Texas to the 1990 Final Eight, scoring 24.1 ppg.

William "Billy" D. Mays            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William "Billy" D. Mays: Mays was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. After graduating from high school, he began his career as a salesperson on the Atlantic City boardwalk, selling the "Washmatik" portable washing device to passersby. Working alongside many seasoned pitchmen, he

Jerry Mays            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jerry Mays: is a former player in the NFL. He played for the San Diego Chargers. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1997

Albert William "Billy" Mays            Origin/Culture/Country: Welsh

Albert William "Billy" Mays: is an Welsh footballer who plays for Bitton in the Western Football League Premier Division. He began his career at Queens Park Rangers, where he played in the FA Premier League. While at QPR, he had a loan spell at Plymouth Argyle. In July 1995 Reading paid £550,000 for his services, and he went on to make 67 appearances for the club before moving to Bristol Rovers in the summer of 1998.

Dannite Hill Mays            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dannite Hill Mays: was a U.S. Representative from Florida. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1891, 1895, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1900 and 1904. Mays was elected as a Democrat to the Si