Hy (name)
Hy is a name used as a given name, nickname, or surname. It most commonly appears as a masculine given name, or as a nickname for people with given names such as Hyman or Henry. It is also a Vietnamese surname. Notable people with this name include:
First name
Arts
- Hy Eisman, American cartoonist
- Hy Hintermeister, pseudonym of:
- * Henry Hintermeister, Swiss-born American artist, father of Henry
- * Henry Hintermeister, American painter and illustrator, son of John Henry
- Hy Mayer, German-American cartoonist and animator
- Hy Sandham, Canadian painter and illustrator
Entertainment
- Hy Anzell, American actor
- Hy Averback, American actor, producer and director
- Hy Brown, American producer of radio and television programs
- Hy Gardner, American entertainment reporter and syndicated columnist
- Hy Hazell, British actress
- Hy Heath, American entertainer, songwriter, composer and author
- Hy Hollinger, American trade journalist and studio publicist
- Hy Kraft, American screenwriter, playwright, and theatrical producer
- Hy Lit, American disc jockey
- Hy Pyke, American character actor
- Hy Weiss, American record producer
- Hy Zaret, American lyricist and composer
Photography
Sports
- Hy Buller, Canadian-born ice hockey player
- Hy Cohen, American baseball pitcher
- Hy Gotkin, American basketball player
- Hy Gunning, American baseball player
- Hy Myers, American baseball player
- Hy Turkin, American sportswriter, co-editor of the first baseball encyclopedia
- Hy Vandenberg, American baseball player
Other
- Hy Kloc, American politician in Idaho
- Hy Larner, American gangster
- Hy Spinrad, American astronomer
Last name
- Michael Hồ Đình Hy, Vietnamese martyr
- Patricia Hy-Boulais, Cambodian-born former tennis player who represented Hong Kong and Canada