Curly is a surname, given name, nickname or stage name. It may refer to:

First name, nickname or stage name

* Crazy Horse (1840–1877), Oglala Sioux war chief nicknamed "Curly" *

Curly (scout) Ashishishe (c. 1856–1923), known as Curly (or Curley) and Bull Half White, was a Crow tribe, Crow Crow Scouts, scout in the United States Army during the Sioux Wars, best known for having been one of the few survivors on the United States side a ...

, nickname of Ashishishe (c. 1856–1923), Crow Indian scout for General Custer * Paul Carlyle Curly Armstrong (1918-1983), American basketball player * Curly Bill Brocius, nickname of

William Brocius William Brocius (c. 1845 – March 24, 1882), better known as Curly Bill Brocius, was an American gunman, rustler and an outlaw Cowboy in the Cochise County area of the Arizona Territory during the late 1870s and early 1880s. His name is like ...

(c. 1845-1882), American Old West gunman and outlaw * Charles Roy Curly Brown (1888-1968), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Harold Lee Curly Chalker (1931-1998), American country and jazz musician * Robert F.

Curly Clement Robert F. "Curly" Clement (July 19, 1919 – June 29, 2006) was a Major League Baseball umpire who worked briefly in the American League in 1978 and 1979. He was also a longtime NCAA and Cape Cod Baseball League umpire. Clement worked two games ...

(1919 – 2006), American baseball umpire * Curly Ray Cline (1923-1997), American bluegrass fiddler * Curly, nickname of George Andrew Davis Jr. (1920-1952), American World War II and Korean War flying ace * Curly Joe DeRita, Three Stooges persona of Joseph Wardell, whose stage name was Joe DeRita (1909 – 1993), American actor and comedian * Clarence T. "Curly" Edwinson (1912 – 1985). American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War II, football player and skeet shooter * Curly Evans, nickname of Neal Evans (c. 1888–1945), American born Canadian freight industry entrepreneur * Arnim LeRoy Curly Fox (1910-1995), American county music singer and musician * Curly Hammond (1879–1963), English rugby union player * Erling George

Curly Haugland Erling George Haugland, known as Curly Haugland, is an American politician and businessman. He has served as the Republican National Committeeman for North Dakota since 1999. Haugland was elected chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party in ...

, American politician and businessman * Hubert Edward Curly Hinchman (1907 – 1968), American football player * Curly Howard, stage name of comic actor Jerome Lester Horwitz (1903–1952), Three Stooges actor *

Curly Howard (DJ) Howard Sisk (c. 1930 – October 1, 2001), known on the air as Curly Howard, was a disc jockey on several North Carolina (United States) radio stations. When Howard joined WKMT in Kings Mountain, North Carolina in 1992, he had spent more than 30 y ...

, stage name of Howard Sisk (c. 1930–2001), on-air name of American disc jockey Howard Sisk * Greg 'Curly' Keranen, American bassist and guitarist * Earl Louis Curly Lambeau (1898-1965), founder, player and first coach of the Green Bay Packers * Lillian Curly Lawrence, who was born William Morris Benjamin, also known as LBSC (1883 – 1967), British model locomotive designer * Curly Lino, nickname of Frank Lino (born 1938), Sicilian-American mobster * Albert Charles

Curly Linton Albert Charles "Curly" Linton (5 September 1895 – 25 July 1985) was an Anzac veteran and Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian ru ...

(5 September 1895 – 25 July 1985) was an Anzac veteran and Australian rules footballer *

Gordon 'Curly' Mack Gordon Sylvester Bradshaw Mack (known as Curly Mack) (1898-1948), was a male badminton player from Ireland. Profile He won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered as the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's single ...

, whose full name is Gordon Sylvester Bradshaw Mack (1898-1948), Irish badminton player of the 1920s and '30s * Curly M.C., a pseudonym of

Michael Cretu Michael Cretu ( ro, Mihai Crețu, ; born 18 May 1957) is a Romanian-German musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He gained worldwide fame as the founder and musician behind the musical project Enigma, which he formed in 1990. Cret ...

(born 1957), Romanian-German musician *

Curly Moe Donald Chester Zalesky (April 3, 1962 – July 1, 2015), better known by his ring name Curly Moe, was a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler best known for his time in International World Class Championship Wrestling. He was a popular " ...

, ring name Donald Chester Zalesky (1962 – 2015), Canadian-American wrestler *

Fred "Curly" Morrison Fred Lew "Curly" Morrison (October 7, 1926 – November 15, 2020) was an American football player and executive. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears, from 1950 to 1953, and the Cleveland Browns, ...

(born 1926), American National Football League player * Frederick Curly Neal, nickname of Neal (1942–2020), American basketball player, member of the Harlem Globetrotters * Olaf Gustave Hazard

Curly Oden Olaf Gustave Hazard "Curly" Oden (May 10, 1899 – August 3, 1978) was an American football running back and punt returner in the National Football League (NFL) for the Providence Steam Roller and the Boston Braves. Biography A native of Stock ...

(1899-1978), American National Football League player * Warren Harvey

Curly Ogden Warren Harvey "Curly" Ogden (January 24, 1901 – August 6, 1964) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1922 to 1926 for the Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators. Early life and ed ...

(1901-1964), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Milford Laurenson

Curly Page Milford Laurenson "Curly" Page (8 May 1902 – 13 February 1987) was a New Zealand Test cricketer and rugby union player, who represented his country in both sports. Early life and family Born in Lyttelton on 8 May 1902, Page was the son of O ...

(1902-1987), New Zealand cricketer *

Donald "Curly" Phillips Donald Nelson "Curly" Phillips (1884-1938) was a Canadian guide, outfitter, entrepreneur, and explorer who was a part of many pioneering expeditions in the northern Canadian Rockies in the early twentieth century. He settled in Jasper, Alberta, a ...

(1884-1938) Canadian guide, outfitter, entrepreneur, and explorer * Claude Curly Putman Jr. (born 1930), American songwriter * John Ray Curly Seckler (born 1919), American bluegrass musician * Edward

Curly Thirlwell Edward "Curly" Thirlwell (November 18, 1905 – December 2, 1985) was an American sound engineer. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. Selected filmography * ''The Godfather'' (1972) Sound effects re-rec ...

(1905-1985), American sound engineer nominated for two Academy Awards * Konrad the Curly (c. 1198 – 1213), Polish noble

Fictional characters

* Curly McLain, in the musical ''

Oklahoma! ''Oklahoma!'' is the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, ''Green Grow the Lilacs''. Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tell ...

'' * Curly Washburn, in the movies ''

City Slickers ''City Slickers'' is a 1991 American comedy film, directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, and Jack Palance, with supporting roles by Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater, and Noble Willingham with Jake G ...

'' and '' City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold'' * Norman Curly Watts, in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Marshal "Curly" Wilcox, in the movie '' Stagecoach'' * Curly, in the British comic strip '' Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' * Curly, a Lost Boy in ''

Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythi ...

'' * Curly, a rabbit in the Canadian television series '' Abby Hatcher''

Animals

* "Curly" or "Little Curly", a nickname of

Laika Laika (russian: link=no, Лайка; – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog who was one of the first animals in space and the first to orbit the Earth. A stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, she flew aboard the Sputnik 2 space ...

, the first dog in space * Curly Horse, a curly-coated breed of horse * Curly, the name of the first LaPerm cat

First name, nickname or stage name

Fictional characters

Animals

See also