Hays
Hays is the family name of the following people:
- Anna Mae Hays (1920–2018), American female brigadier general
- Bill Hays (1938-2006), British director
- Bryan Beaumont Hays (1920–2017), American composer and music teacher
- Charles Hays (1834–1879), American politician and officer in the Confederate Army
- Charles M. Hays (1856-1912), American railroad entrepreneur
- Dan Hays (* 1939), Canadian politician
- Edward D. Hays (1872–1941), American politician
- Edward R. Hays (1847-1896), American politician
- Frank L. Hays (1922–2003), American politician
- George Washington Hays (1863-1927), American politician
- Harry Hays (1909–1982), Canadian politician
- Harry T. Hays (1820–1876), officer in the Confederate Army
- Kevin Hays (* 1968), American jazz musician
- Lauren Hays (* 1968), American actress and country singer
- Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898–1981), American politician
- Mary Hays (1760–1843), English writer
- Mia Hays (* 2004), American actress and model
- Paul R. Hays (1903–1980), American lawyer
- Richard B. Hays (* 1948), American theologian
- Robert Hays (born 1947), American actor
- Ron Hays (1945–1991), American computer graphic artist, multimedia artist, and digital artist
- Ronald J. Hays (* 1928), American admiral in the US Navy
- Samuel Hays (1783–1868), American politician
- Samuel Lewis Hays (1794–1871), American politician
- Samuel P. Hays (1921–2017), American historian
- Sorrel Hays (* 1941), American composer, musician and pianist
- Todd Hays (* 1969), American bobsledder
- Wayne Hays (1911–1989), American politician
- Will H. Hays (1879–1954), American politician and President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA)
- William Orchard-Hays (1918–1989), American mathematician, computer scientist
Places in the United States:
- Hays (Colorado)
- Hays (Kansas)
- Hays (Kentucky)
- Hays (Mississippi)
- Hays (Montana)
- Hays (North Carolina)
- Hays (Pennsylvania)
- Hays (Tennessee)
- Hays (Texas)
See also:
- Hays Code , a former moral code of the US film industry
- Hays (company) , a British personnel services company with a German subsidiary
- Fort Hays , a main base of the US Army on the transcontinental railroad during the Indian Wars in place of today's Hays (Kansas) (see above)
- Hays Glacier , glacier in Enderbyland, Antarctica
- Hays Mountains , mountain range in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
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