•
Alan Gordon Finlay, (1890–1959), British engineer and inventor •
Alec Finlay (born 1966), Scottish artist •
Alex Finlay (1887–1963), Australian unionist and Senator •
Alexander Struthers Finlay (1807–1886), Scottish Liberal Party politician •
Brogan Finlay (born 2002), Northern Irish-American professional wrestler •
Carlos Finlay (1833–1915), Cuban doctor who first identified mosquitoes as a disease carrier •
Charles Coleman Finlay (born 1964), American science fiction and fantasy writer •
Chase Finlay (born 1990), New York City Ballet dancer •
David Finlay (VC) (1893–1916), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross •
David Finlay (wrestler) (born 1993), German-born Northern Irish-American professional wrestler •
David White Finlay (1840–1923), Scottish physician and yachtsman •
Donald Finlay (1909–1970), British athlete •
Dr. Finlay, fictional character created by author A. J. Cronin •
Erwin Finlay-Freundlich (1885–1964), German astronomer and businessman •
Ethan Finlay (born 1990), American soccer player •
Fergus Finlay (born 1950), Irish political figure •
Dave Finlay Sr. (born 1936), Northern Irish professional wrestler •
Fit Finlay (born 1958), Dave "Fit" Finlay, Northern Irish professional wrestler •
Frank Finlay (1926–2016), British stage, film and television actor •
Garfield Finlay (1893–1958), Australian WW1 flying ace •
George Finlay (1799–1875), British historian of classical and post-classical Greece •
Graham Finlay (1936–2018), New Zealand boxer •
Harold John Finlay (1901–1951), New Zealand palaeontologist and conchologist •
Iain Finlay (1935–2025), Australian author and journalist •
Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925–2006), Scottish poet and writer •
Ilora Finlay, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (born 1949), Welsh physician and member of the House of Lords •
Jack Finlay (1889–1942), Irish hurler and politician •
Jack Finlay (American football) (1921–2014), Los Angeles Rams footballer •
Jaco Finlay (1768–1828), Canadian settler in what is now the US state of Oregon • Katrina Finlay, character in
Monarch of the Glen (TV series) •
Kirkman Finlay (1773–1842), MP, Provost for Glasgow and leading merchant •
Martyn Finlay (1912–1999), New Zealand politician and lawyer •
Mary Lou Finlay (born 1947), Canadian journalist •
Ninian Finlay (1858–1936), Scottish international rugby player • Peter Warren Finlay, the birthname of Australian writer
DBC Pierre •
Richard Finlay (1883–1948), Scottish footballer •
Robert Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay •
Ross Finlay (1937–2004), Scottish motoring journalist, travel writer, broadcaster and rally co-driver •
Thomas Finlay (Cumann na nGaedheal politician) (1893–1932), Irish Cumann na nGaedhael politician and lawyer •
Thomas Finlay (judge) (1922–2017), Irish Fine Gael politician and former Supreme Court Chief Justice •
Thomas A. Finlay (1848–1940), Irish Catholic priest, economist, philosopher and editor •
Tom Finlay (1987–1967), Irish hurler •
Virgil Finlay (1914–1971), science fiction illustrator •
William Henry Finlay (1849–1924), South African astronomer ==References==