Herman Lay
| Herman W. Lay | |
|---|---|
| Portrait of Herman Lay as Chairman of the Board of PepsiCo, 1969 | |
| Born | March 6, 1909 | 
| Died | December 6, 1982 (aged 73) Dallas, Texas, U.S. | 
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, philanthropist | 
Herman Warden Lay (March 6, 1909 – December 6, 1982) was an American businessman who was involved in potato chip manufacturing with his eponymous brand of Lay's potato chips. He started H.W. Lay Co., Inc., now part of the Frito-Lay corporation, a subsidiary of PepsiCo.