Finlayson (surname)
Finlayson is a surname of Scottish origin. It is a patronymic form of the name Finlay.
People surnamed Finlayson include:
- Alan Finlayson, British political and social theorist
- Alex Finlayson, American playwright
- Alex Finlayson , American film actor in D-Day the Sixth of June, Journey to the Center of the Earth, etc.
- Cathryn Finlayson, New Zealand Olympic field hockey player
- Charles Finlayson , New Zealand cricketer and rugby league player
- Chris Finlayson, Former New Zealand Attorney-General and MP
- Colin Finlayson, Canadian Olympic rower
- George Finlayson, Scottish naturalist and traveller
- Gordon Finlayson, British philosopher
- Graham Finlayson, British photographer
- Hedley Herbert Finlayson, Australian mammalogist
- Hugh Finlayson, Ontario businessman and politician
- Iain Finlayson, British Olympic Alpine skier
- Innes Finlayson, New Zealand Rugby union player
- James Finlayson , Scottish industrialist
- James Finlayson , Scottish-American actor
- John Harvey Finlayson, South Australian newspaper editor
- Roderick David Finlayson, New Zealand architectural draughtsman and writer
- Rob Finlayson, Manitoba judge
- William Finlayson , Australian politician
- William Finlayson , cabinet minister in Ontario
- William Finlayson , South Australian pioneer
