Billy (name)

Billy is a given name and a common nickname for William. Notable people with the name include:

Billy the Kid (1859–1881), American Old West gunfighter born Henry McCarty, also known as William H. Bonney
Billy Baldwin (decorator) (1903–1983), American interior decorator
Billy Baldwin (baseball) (1951–2011), American Major League Baseball outfielder
Billy Barnes (disambiguation)
Billy Bevan (1887–1957), Australian actor
Billy Bland (singer) (1932–2017), American R&B singer and songwriter
Billy Boyd (disambiguation)
Billy Blue (c. 1767 – 1834), African-American convict transported to Australia
Billy Bragg (born 1957), English singer, songwriter and musician
Billy Brewer (footballer) (died 1914), English professional footballer
Billy Brown (disambiguation)
Billy Burke (disambiguation)
Billy Butler (singer) (1945–2015), American soul singer and songwriter
Billy Cesare (born 1955), American football player
Billy Connolly (born 1942), Scottish comedian
Billy Corgan (born 1967), American musician, frontman of Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Crawford (born 1982), Filipino-American actor and television personality
Billy Crook (English footballer) (1926–2011)
Billy Crook (American soccer) (born 1964)
Billy Crystal (born 1948), American actor
Billy Davis (disambiguation)
Billy De Wolfe (1907–1974), American actor
Billy Edwards Jr., American college football player
Billy Eppler (born 1975), American baseball executive
Billy Fox (politician) (1939–1974), Irish politician
Billy Fox (boxer) (1926–1986), American light-heavyweight boxer
Billy Forbes (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1911–1926)
Billy Forbes (footballer, born 1990), Turks and Caicos Islands footballer
Billy Gallagher (chef) (1948–2016), South African chef and businessman
Billy Gibbons (born 1949), American musician
Billy Gilmour (born 2001), Scottish footballer
Billy Graham (1918–2018), American evangelist
Billy Hahn (1953–2023), American basketball coach
Billy Howard, English comedian
Billy Howard (gridiron football) (1950–2005), American football player
Billy Howerdel (born 1970), American musician, founding member of A Perfect Circle, frontman of ASHES dIVIDE
Billy Herrington (1969–2018), American actor
Billy Idol (born 1955), English rock musician
Billy Joel (born 1949), American musician
Billy Johnson (disambiguation)
Billy Jones (disambiguation)
ABilly S. Jones-Hennin (born 1942), American LGBT rights activist
Billy Kametz (1987–2022), American voice actor
Billy Knight (born 1952), American basketball player and executive
Billy Knight (basketball, born 1979) (1979–2018), American basketball player
Billy Knight (tennis) (born 1935), British tennis player
Billy Magnussen (born 1985), American actor
Billy Martin (1928–1989), American baseball player and manager
Billy Masters (columnist) (born 1969), American gossip columnist
Billy Masters (American football) (born 1944), former American Football League and National Football League player
Billy Rush Masters (1950–1981), American composer and rock guitarist
Billy Mays (1958–2009), American television salesperson
Billy Mays (footballer) (1902–1959), Welsh footballer
Billy McShepard (born 1987), American basketball player in the Israeli National League
Billy Meier (born 1937), claims to be in regular contact with extraterrestrial beings
Billy Mitchell (gamer) (born 1965), American gamer and restaurateur
Billy Murray (disambiguation)
Billy Name (1940–2016), American lighting designer
Billy Ocean (born 1950), Trinidadian-born British singer and songwriter
Billy Ouattara (born 1992), Ghanaian/French basketball player
Billy Parker (disambiguation)
Billy Parks (1948–2009), American football player
Billy Payne (born 1947), American golf administrator
Billy Preston (1946–2006), American keyboardist, singer and songwriter
Billy Preston (basketball) (born 1997), American professional basketball player
Billy Price (actor) (born 2000), English actor
Billy Price (American football) (born 1995), American football player
Billy Reid (fashion designer) (born 1964)
Billy Rose (1899–1966), American impresario and husband of Fanny Brice
Billy Joe Royal (1942–2015), American singer
Billy Santoro (born 1975 or 1976), American gay pornographic film actor
Billy Sharp (born 1986), English footballer
Billy Sheehan (born 1953), American bass player
Billy (slave), an African-American slave accused of treason
Billy Smart Jr. (1934–2005), British circus performer and impresario
Billy Snedden (1926–1987), Australian politician
Billy Tauzin (born 1943), American lobbyist and politician
Billy Taylor (disambiguation)
Billy Unger (born 1995), American actor
Billy Wade (cricketer) (1914–2003), South African cricketer
Billy Wade (racing driver) (1930–1965), American race car driver
Billy West (born 1952), American voice actor
Billy Walker (disambiguation)
Billy Williams (disambiguation)
Billy Wright (disambiguation)
Billy Zane (born 1966), American actor
Reverend Billy, of Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, New York City-based performance group

Fictional

Billy, a minor character from Thomas & Friends
Billy, a character in Adventure Time
The title character of Sport Billy, a TV cartoon show
Billy Baker, a character in the television series All American
Captain Marvel, Billy Batson, the superhero character in the Shazam series
The title character of Billy Budd, a novella by Herman Melville
Billy Coen, a character in Resident Evil Zero
Billy Cranston, the original Blue Ranger from the Power Rangers TV series
Billy Dilley, the title character of the animated TV series Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer
the title character of Billy Elliot, a film about a boy aspiring to be a ballet dancer
Billy Flynn, a lawyer from the play Chicago and its adaptations
Billy Grant, a character in 1993 action/martial arts movie Showdown
Billy Hargrove, a character on Stranger Things
Billy Hitchcock, a character from the Final Destination
Billy Loomis, a character from the 1996 film Scream
Billy Jo Jive, an animated character in Sesame Street
Billy K, a character in the Canadian TV series Catwalk
Billy Kane, a Fatal Fury character
Billy Kessler, a character in the comic book series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Billy Kid, a playable character from the video game Zenless Zone Zero
Billy Francis Kopecki, a character in the 1988 American fantasy comedy-drama movie Big
Billy Lee Black, a character in Xenogears
Billy Keikeya, aide to President Laura Roslin in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica TV series
Billy Masterson, a character in the 1997 English-language French science fiction action movie The Fifth Element
Billy Mitchell, a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders
Billy Nolan, a major antagonist in Stephen King's Carrie
Billy Peltzer, a character in the 1984 and 1990 American comedy horror film Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Billy Pilgrim, protagonist in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five
Billy Quinn, a character in the 1989 American-Canadian fantasy drama movie Prancer
Billy Tate, a character in TV series Soap
Billy Thunderman, from the tv series, The Thundermans
Billy Twofeathers, a Native American character on Shining Time Station
Billy Whizz, a character in the UK comic The Beano
Billy Williams, fictional character on the British soap opera Coronation Street
Billy, a character on The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Billy, a hamster character played by Jim Conroy in Billy The Cowboy Hamster and Dudley Do-Right

Fictional

See also