Barclay (surname)

Barclay (listen^ⓘ) is a Scottish surname (see Clan Barclay). Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Barclay (c. 1476–1552), Scottish poet
• Alexander Charles Barclay (1823–1893), English brewer and politician
• Alfred Richard Barclay (1859–1912), New Zealand politician
• Andrew Barclay (disambiguation), several people
• Anthony Barclay, British actor
• Arthur Barclay (1854–1938), Liberian politician
  • Arthur Barclay (disambiguation), several people
• Bruce Barclay (1922–1979), New Zealand politician
• Byrna Barclay (1940–2023), Canadian writer and editor
• Charles Frederick Barclay (1844–1914), American politician from Pennsylvania
• Charles James Barclay (U.S. Navy officer) (1843 – after 1905), United States Navy admiral
• Charles James Barclay (banker) (1841–1904), Australian banker
• Charles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (1890–1969), British politician, governor of South Australia
• Chris Barclay (born 1983), American football player
• Claire Barclay (born 1968), artist
• Clifford Barclay (died 1961), Canadian politician
• Colin Barclay (1937–2009), New Zealand cricketer
• Colville Barclay (diplomat) (1869–1929), British diplomat and Privy Counsellor
• Sir Colville Barclay, 14th Baronet (1913–2010), British naval officer, painter and botanist, son of the above
• Curt Barclay (1931–1985), American professional baseball player
• David Barclay (disambiguation), several people
• Sir David and Frederick Barclay (both born 1934, David died 2021), British businessmen
• Don Barclay (actor) (1892–1975), American actor
• Don Barclay (American football) (born 1989), American football offensive tackle and guard
• Eddie Barclay (born Édouard Ruault) (1921–2005), French music producer
• Edmund Barclay (1898–1961), English-Australian writer
• Edwin Barclay (1882–1955), Liberian politician
• Emily Barclay (born 1984), New Zealand actress
• Florence L. Barclay (1862–1921), British romance novelist and short story writer
• Frank Barclay (rugby league) (1887–1959), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s for New Zealand
• Frank Barclay (footballer), Scottish association football player of the 1950s
• George Barclay (disambiguation), several people
• Glen Barclay (1888–1959), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s for New Zealand Māori, and North Sydney Bears
• Henry Vere Barclay (1845–1917), English naval officer and surveyor, explorer in Australia
• Hugh Barclay (disambiguation), several people
• Humphrey Barclay (disambiguation), several people
• James Barclay (born 1965), British High Fantasy genre author
• James Turner Barclay (1807–1874), American missionary and explorer of Palestine
• James William Barclay (1832–1907), Scottish businessman, farmer and politician
• Jean-Claude Barclay (born 1942), former French international tennis player
• Jim Barclay (politician) (1882–1972), New Zealand politician
• Joan Barclay (aka Geraine Greear) (1914–2002), American film actress
• John Barclay, several people
• Joseph Barclay (1831–1881), Irish priest who was Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem
• Joseph Gurney Barclay (1816–1898), banker and astronomer
• Joseph Gurney Barclay (missionary) (1879–1976), banker and missionary
• Kate Barclay (born 1980), Australian Olympian kayaker
• Leila Barclay, Lebanese-American storyteller and journalist
• Linwood Barclay (born 1955), Canadian-American humourist, author and former columnist
• Liz Barclay, British broadcaster, journalist and writer
• Madeleine Barclay (aka Madeleine Bayard) (1911–1943), British World War II Special Operations Executive
• Margaret Barclay (accused witch) d.1618 Irvine, Ayrshire witch trials
• Mary Barclay (1916–2008), English actress
• Max Barclay, British entomologist and museum curator
• Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (1761–1818), Russian field marshal
• Nicholas Barclay American missing person
• Olivia Barclay (1919–2001), British astrologer
• Paris Barclay (born 1956), American television and film director
• Patrick Barclay, Scottish sportswriter
• Paul Barclay, Australian writer, journalist, radio presenter and producer
• Phyllis Barclay-Smith (1903–1980), British ornithologist
• Robert Barclay, several people
• Barclay baronets, several people
• Sir Roderick Barclay (1909–1996), British diplomat, ambassador to Denmark and Belgium
• Ron Barclay (1914–2003), New Zealand politician
• Sebastián Barclay (born 1978), former Argentine footballer
• Shepard Barclay (1847–1925), justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
• Steve Barclay (racing driver) (born 1944), American race car driver
• Steve Barclay (politician) (born 1972), British politician
• Thomas Barclay (disambiguation), several people
• Vera Barclay (1893–1989), British pioneer of Scouting and author
• Violet Barclay aka Valerie Barclay and Valerie Smith (1922–2010), American illustrator
• Wally Barclay (1902–1959), New Zealand cricketer
• Walter Barclay (1899–1943), British army officer
• William Barclay, several people

Fictional characters

• Andy Barclay, the protagonist in the first three films of the Child's Play series and Child's Play (2019 film).
• Reginald Barclay, a recurring character in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager

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See also

• Barkley (disambiguation)
• Berkeley (surname)