Gourlay ( listen ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andrew Gourlay, British conductor
David Gourlay, Scottish bowls player
Doug Gourlay (born 1929), politician in Manitoba, Canada
Harry Gourlay (1916–1987), Scottish Labour Party politician
Helen Gourlay (born 1946), retired female tennis player from Australia
Ian Gourlay (1920–2013), British Royal Marines officer
James Gourlay, British conductor and internationally renowned tuba soloist
Janet Gourlay (1863–1912), Scottish Egyptologist, born in Glasgow
Jimmy Gourlay, Scottish footballer
John Gourlay (soccer) (1872–1949), Canadian amateur soccer player
John Gourlay (Scottish footballer) (1879 - unknown), a Scottish footballer
Robert Fleming Gourlay (1778–1863), writer, moderate reformer and agriculturalist
Ron Gourlay, the Chief Executive of Chelsea Football Club from 2009
Scott Gourlay (born 1971), Scottish cricketer
William Gourlay Blair (1890–1957), politician and physician
