| Born after 1600 |
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| Wiebbe Hayes | c. 1608 | unknown | Dutch • Colonial soldier of the Dutch East India Company and a decorated national hero. |
| Nathaniel Haies | 1634 | 1706 | Founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. |
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| Catherine Hayes | 1690 | 1726 | English murderess. |
| Born after 1700 |
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| Philip Hayes (composer) | 1738 | 1797 | British •composer, organist, singer and conductor |
| John Hayes (explorer) | 1768 | 1831 | British •Explorer for the British East India Company |
| Born after 1800 |
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| Augustus Allen Hayes | 1806 | 1882 | American •Chemist and mineralogist |
| Catherine Hayes | 1818 | 1861 | Irish •First internationally acclaimed Irish-born opera diva; highest paid singer of her time |
| Rutherford B. Hayes [12] | 1822 | 1893 | American •Nineteenth president of the United States |
| Bully Hayes | c.1829 | c.1877 | American •South Sea pirate |
| Lucy Webb Hayes [12] [13] | 1831 | 1889 | American •First Lady to President Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Isaac Israel Hayes | 1832 | 1881 | American •Arctic explorer and physician |
| Augustus Allen Hayes | 1837 | 1892 | American •Author and journalist |
| Thomas Hayes (San Francisco landowner) | before 1849 | 1868 | Irish-American •Land owner in San Francisco area; made key contributions to the development of the San Francisco rail system |
| Alice Hayes | 1862/3 | 1913 | British horse trainer |
| Patrick Joseph Hayes | 1867 | 1938 | American •Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; eighth Bishop (fifth Archbishop) of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York; first papal military vicar for the United States |
| John Hayes (Tasmanian politician) | 1868 | 1956 | Australian •Thirty-first premier of Tasmania; eighth president of the Australian Senate |
| Frank Hayes (actor) | 1871 | 1923 | American •Silent film actor |
| Ernie Hayes | 1876 | 1953 | English •Professional cricketer; Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) |
| Vince Hayes | 1879 | after 1910 | English •Professional football (soccer) player |
| Stephen Hayes (hurler) | before 1880 | (unknown) | Irish •Professional hurler |
| Frank Hayes (unionist) | 1882 | 1948 | American •President of the United Mine Workers of America; lieutenant governor of Colorado |
| J. Milton Hayes | 1884 | 1940 | English •Actor and poet; known for his dramatic monologues |
| Ralph Leo Hayes | 1884 | 1970 | American •Catholic bishop of Helena, Montana and Davenport, Iowa: Rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy |
| George 'Gabby' Hayes | 1885 | 1969 | American •Television and film actor; recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; inductee into the Western Performers Hall of Fame |
| Johnny Hayes | 1886 | 1965 | American •Olympic Gold medalist in the marathon race •Second generation Irish-American |
| Michael Hayes (politician) | 1889 | 1976 | Irish •National politician |
| Seán Hayes (Tipperary politician) | 1890 | 1968 | |
| Juan Enrique Hayes | 1891 | 1976 | Argentine •Football player |
| Flora Kaai Hayes | 1893 | 1968 | Hawaiian •Territorial politician |
| Ennis Hayes | 1896 | 1956 | Argentine •Football player |
| Eric Hayes | 1896 | 1951 | British •soldier |
| Born after 1900 |
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| Helen Hayes | 1900 | 1993 | American •Actress; winner of Oscar, Tony, Emmy and Grammy awards |
| John Daniel Hayes | 1902 | 1991 | American •Rear admiral in the United States Navy; naval historian and teacher of naval history |
| Richard J. Hayes | 1902 | 1976 | Irish •WWII code breaker, & Director of National Library of Ireland |
| Saul Hayes | 1906 | 1980 | Canadian •Executive director and executive vice-president of the Canadian Jewish Congress |
| Clancy Hayes | 1908 | 1972 | American •Jazz singer, banjoist, guitarist |
| Patricia Hayes | 1909 | 1996 | English •Television and film actress; Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) |
| Bernadine Hayes | circa 1912 | 1987 | American • actress and singer |
| Wayne Woodrow 'Woody' Hayes | 1913 | 1987 | American •College football coach; inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame |
| James L. Hayes | 1915 | 1989 | American •Educator and president of the American Management Association |
| Bill Hayes (footballer, born 1915) | 1915 | 1987 | Irish •Professional football (soccer) player |
| Margaret Hayes | 1916 | 1977 | American •Actress |
| John Hayes (harness racer) | 1917 | 1998 | Canadian •Professional horse racer; inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame |
| Richard Hayes (Irish politician) | before 1918 | 1958 | Irish •National politician |
| Seán Hayes (Cork politician) | before 1918 | 1941 | Irish •National politician |
| Colin Hayes (artist) | 1919 | 2003 | British •Artist |
| John Michael Hayes | 1919 | 2008 | American •Screenwriter and Alfred Hitchcock collaborator; Edgar Award winner |
| Wallace D. Hayes | c.1919 | 2001 | Chinese-American •Provided fundamental contributions to the understanding of supersonic and hypersonic flight |
| Stephen Hayes | 1902 | 1974 | Irish •Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army |
| Nevin William Hayes | 1922 | 1988 | American •Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Sicuani (Peru), Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago |
| Ira Hayes | 1923 | 1955 | Pima [14] •Paramarine in the United States Marine Corps; one of five soldiers who appear in the iconic photograph of the raising of the American flag on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II |
| Colin Hayes [15] | 1924 | 1999 | Australian •Champion thoroughbred racehorse trainer; Order of Australia (AM); Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) |
| John B. Hayes | 1924 | 2001 | American •Sixteenth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard |
| Bill Hayes (actor) | 1925 | 2024 | American •Television and stage actor, singer; played the character Doug Williams on the soap opera Days of our Lives, also wrote The Ballad of Davey Crockett |
| Janet Gray Hayes | 1926 | 2014 | American •Sixtieth Mayor of San Jose, California |
| John Hayes (cricketer) | 1927 | 2007 | New Zealander •Professional cricketer |
| Lord Alfred Hayes | 1928 | 2005 | British •Professional wrestler, manager, and commentator best known for his work in the U.S. with the promotion now known as WWE |
| Willie Hayes | 1928 | 2014 | Irish •Professional football (soccer) player |
| John Hayes (art historian) | 1929 | 2005 | British •Authority on the paintings of Thomas Gainsborough; director of the London Museum and National Portrait Gallery |
| John Hayes (director) | 1930 | 2000 | American •B-movie genre film director |
| David Hayes (sculptor) | 1931 | 2013 | American •Award-winning sculptor |
| Brian Hayes (broadcaster) | 1937 | (living) | Australian •Radio personality |
| Mickie Most [16] | 1938 | 2003 | English •Record producer •born "Michael Peter Hayes" |
| Vic Hayes | 1941 | (living) | Dutch •"Father of Wi-Fi". [17] [18] |
| Bob Hayes | 1942 | 2002 | American •Olympic Gold Medalist sprinter; professional football player; at one time considered the world's fastest man |
| Geoffrey Hayes | 1942 | 2018 | English •Television presenter and actor; presented Rainbow (TV series) |
| Isaac Hayes [19] | 1942 | 2008 | American •Soul and funk musician; winner of Oscar and Grammy awards |
| Paul Martin Hayes | 1942 | 1995 | English •Historian and writer on fascism |
| Patrick J. Hayes | 1944 | (living) | British •Computer scientist known for his seminal and continuing contributions to the field of Artificial Intelligence |
| Denis Hayes | 1944 | (living) | American •Environmental Advocate, Proponent of Solar Power, and Founder of Earth Day |
| Brian Hayes QC (lawyer) | 1944 | (living) | Australian • Environmental Lawyer |
| Elvin Hayes | 1945 | (living) | American •Professional basketball player, inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Frank Hayes (cricketer) | 1946 | (living) | English •Professional cricketer |
| Billy Hayes (writer) | 1947 | (living) | American •Film writer, actor, director; author of Midnight Express |
| John Hayes (New Zealand politician) | 1948 | (living) | New Zealander •Member of Parliament |
| Sharon Hayes | 1948 | (living) | Canadian •Member of Parliament |
| Mark Hayes (golfer) | 1949 | 2018 | American •Professional golfer |
| Stephen K. Hayes | 1949 | (living) | American •Martial arts instructor and author; inductee into the Black Belt Hall of Fame (Instructor of the Year); former security advisor and bodyguard to the Dalai Lama of Tibet |
| Born after 1950 |
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| Dennis Hayes | 1950 | (living) | American •Co-developer of the first commercial modem for the IBM PC; founder of Hayes Microcomputer Products |
| Jerry Hayes | 1953 | (living) | British •National politician; barrister |
| Mark Hayes (composer) | 1953 | (living) | American •Gospel music composer |
| Beth Hayes | 1955 | 1984 | American •Economist specializing in theoretical microeconomics |
| Chris Hayes (politician) | 1955 | (living) | Australian •National politician for the Division of Werriwa |
| Austin Hayes | 1958 | 1986 | Irish •Professional football (soccer) player |
| John Hayes (British politician) | 1958 | (living) | English •National politician |
| Michael Hayes (wrestler) | 1959 | (living) | American •Professional wrestler and writer for professional wrestling events |
| Calvin Hayes [16] | 1960 | (living) | English •Musician; founding member of Johnny Hates Jazz |
| David A. Hayes [15] | 1962 | (living) | Australian •Thoroughbred racehorse trainer |
| Kevin Hayes | 1962 | (living) | English •Professional cricketer |
| Bruce Hayes (swimmer) | 1963 | (living) | American •Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer |
| David Hayes | 1963 | (living) | American •Conductor/Director The Philadelphia Singers |
| Stevie Plunder [20] | 1963 | 1996 | Australian •Singer/songwriter; founding member of The Whitlams |
| Bernie Hayes [20] | before 1963 | (living) | Australian •Singer/songwriter |
| Christian Hayes | 1964 | (living) | English •Rock singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Michael Hayes (spree killer) | 1964 | (living) | American •Murderer notable for successful use of insanity as a defense |
| J. P. Hayes | 1965 | (living) | American •Professional golfer |
| Cylvia Hayes | 1967 | (living) | American •Former First Lady of Oregon |
| Eric Hayes (American football) | 1967 | (living) | American •football player |
| Andrea Hayes | 1969 | (living) | American •Backstroke swimmer |
| Brian Hayes (politician) | 1969 | (living) | Irish •National politician |
| Sean Hayes (musician) | 1969 | (living) | American •Folk music singer-songwriter |
| Trisa Hayes | 1969 | (living) | American •Professional wrestler |
| Sean Hayes (actor) | 1970 | (living) | American •Film and television actor; Emmy award winner |
| Chris Hayes (American football) | 1972 | (living) | American •Professional football player |
| Darren Hayes | 1972 | (living) | Australian •Pop and electronica singer, songwriter |
| Amy Faye Hayes | 1973 | (living) | American •ring announcer and model |
| David Hayes (musician) | before 1973 | (living) | American •Bass guitar player |
| Edwina Hayes | 1973 | (living) | Irish-English •Singer, songwriter |
| John Hayes (rugby union) | 1973 | (living) | Irish •Professional rugby union player |
| Josh Hayes | 1975 | (living) | American •Professional motorcycle racer |
| Peter Hayes | 1976 | (living) | American •Founder/Guitarist in Black Rebel Motorcycle Club |
| David Hayes (soccer) | 1976 | (living) | American •Professional football (soccer) player |
| Emma Hayes | 1976 | (living) | English •football (soccer) manager |
| Kirsty Hayes | 1977 | (living) | British •Diplomat and civil servant |
| Gemma Hayes | 1977 | (living) | Irish •Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Christopher Hayes (journalist) | 1979 | (living) | American •Journalist; editor of The Nation |
| Trent Hayes | before 1980 | (living) | Australian •Non-fiction author and business consultant |
| Frank Hayes (musician) | before 1980 | (living) | American •Filk musician; computer technology columnist |
| Lenny Hayes | 1980 | (living) | Australian Rules Football player |
| Hazel Hayes | 1985 | (living) | Irish YouTuber, filmmaker, and author |
| David Hayes (writer) | before 1986 | (living) | Canadian •Non-fiction author and essayist |
| Jordan Hayes | 1987 | (living) | Canadian •Actress |
| Jimmy Hayes (ice hockey) | 1989 | 2021 | American •Ice hockey player |
| Hunter Hayes | 1991 | (living) | American •Country music singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist |
| Kevin Hayes (ice hockey) | 1992 | (living) | American •Ice hockey player |
| Dion Hayes | 1994 | (living) | American •Rapper; known professionally as 42 Dugg |
| Nigel Hayes | 1994 | (living) | American •Basketball player |
| Tae Hayes | 1997 | (living) | American •Football player |
| Kaleb Hayes | 1999 | (living) | American •Football player |
| Born after 2000 |
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| Jaxson Hayes | 2000 | (living) | American •Basketball player |
| Ryan Hayes (American football) | 2000 | (living) | American •Football player |
| Leah Hayes | 2005 | (living) | American •Swimmer |
