George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull

George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull (* 1572, † 1634), was a Scottish nobleman.

He served since 1596 as a gentleman of the bedchamber, and was raised to 1609 to knighthood. In 1616 he eventually became the Lord Clerk Register and Lord of Session appointed, during which exercise he supported the adoption of the famous Five Articles of Perth. George Hay was 1622-1634 Lord Chancellor of Scotland. In addition, the title Viscount Dupplin were created in ( 1633) for him ( 1627 ) and Earl of Kinnoull. When the king and sought to strengthen the service requirements of the Lords of Session ( 1626 ), to Hay resisted and so retained precedence over the Archbishop of St. Andrews. From 1632 to 1634 he was Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard.