Barclay ( listen ) is a Scottish surname (see Clan Barclay). Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Barclay (c.1476–1552), Scottish poetAlexander Charles Barclay (1823–1893), English brewer and politicianAlfred Richard Barclay (1859–1912), New Zealand politicianAndrew Barclay (disambiguation), several peopleAnthony Barclay, British actorArthur Barclay (1854–1938), Liberian politicianBruce Barclay (1922–1979), New Zealand politicianByrna Barclay (born 1940), Canadian writer and editorCharles Frederick Barclay (1844–1914), American politician from PennsylvaniaCharles James Barclay (U.S. Navy officer) (1843–after 1905), United States Navy admiralCharles James Barclay (banker) (1841–1904), Australian bankerCharles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (1890–1969), British politician, governor of South AustraliaChris Barclay (born 1983), American football playerClaire Barclay, artistClifford Barclay (died 1961), Canadian politicianColin Barclay (born 1937), New Zealand cricketerColville Barclay (diplomat) (1869–1929), British diplomat and Privy CounsellorSir Colville Barclay, 14th Baronet (1913–2010), British naval officer, painter and botanist, son of the aboveCurt Barclay (1931–1985), American professional baseball playerDavid Barclay (disambiguation), several peopleSir David and Frederick Barclay (both born 1934), British businessmenDon Barclay (actor) (1892–1975), American actorDon Barclay (American football) (born 1989), American football offensive tackle and guardEddie Barclay (born Edouard Ruault) (1921–2005), French music producerEdmund Barclay (1898–1961), English-Australian writerEdwin Barclay (1882–1955), Liberian politicianEmily Barclay (born 1984), New Zealand actressFlorence L. Barclay (1862–1921), British romance novelist and short story writerFrank Barclay (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s for New ZealandFrank Barclay, English retired footballerGeorge Barclay (disambiguation), several peopleGlen Barclay, rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s for New Zealand Māori, and North Sydney BearsHugh Barclay (disambiguation), several peopleHumphrey Barclay (disambiguation), several peopleJames Barclay (born 1965), British High Fantasy genre authorJames Gillespie Barclay (1882–1972), New Zealand politicianJames William Barclay (1832–1907), Scottish businessman, farmer and politicianJean-Claude Barclay (born 1942), former French international tennis playerJoan Barclay (aka Geraine Greear) (1914–2002), American film actressJohn Barclay, several peopleJoseph Barclay (1831–1881), Irish priest who was Anglican Bishop in JerusalemJoseph Gurney Barclay (1816-1898) banker and astronomerJoseph Gurney Barclay (1879-1976) banker and missionaryKate Barclay (born 1980), Australian Olympian kayakerKayla Barclay, American beauty contesterLeila Barclay, Lebanese-American storyteller and journalistLinwood Barclay, Canadian-American humourist, author and former columnistLiz Barclay, British broadcaster, journalist and writerMadeleine Barclay (aka Madeleine Bayard) (1911–1943), British Special Operations Executive (World War II)Mary Barclay (1916–2008), English actressMax Barclay, British entomologist and museum curatorMichael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (1761–1818), Russian field marshalOlivia Barclay (1919–2001), British astrologerParis Barclay (born 1956), American television and film directorPatrick Barclay, Scottish sportswriterPaul Barclay, Australian writer, journalist, radio presenter and producerRobert Barclay, several peopleBarclay baronets, several peopleSir Roderick Barclay (1909–1996), British diplomat, ambassador to Denmark and BelgiumRon Barclay (1914–2003), New Zealand politicianSebastián Barclay (born 1978), former Argentine footballerStephen Barclay (born 1972), British politicianSteve Barclay (racing driver) (born 1944), American race car driverThomas Barclay (disambiguation), several peopleVera Barclay, British pioneer of Scouting and an authorViolet Barclay aka Valerie Barclay and Valerie Smith (1922–2010), American illustratorWalter Barclay (1899–1943), British army officerWilliam Barclay, several people