Billy may refer to: *

Billy (name) Billy is a given name and a common nickname for William. A spelling variant is Billie (given name), Billie. Notable people with the name include: * Billy & Louie, British contestant on ''The Voice UK'' series 13 * Billy the Artist (1964–2022), Am ...

, a name (and list of people with the name) *

Billy (surname) Billy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * André Billy (1882–1971), French writer * André Billy (1876–1913), French footballer * , pseudonym of Yao Billy Serge (1980–), Ivorian rapper * Bertrand de Billy (1965–), Fr ...

, a surname (and list of people with the surname)

Animals

Billy (dog) The Billy is a large Scent hound, scenthound originating from central western France. Description The Billy may be pure white, off-white or grey, with some displaying orange or lemon-yellow spots on the head and body. The coat is short, smooth, ...

, a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 *

Billy (pygmy hippo) Billy, also known as William Johnson Hippopotamus (before 1927October 11, 1955), was a pygmy hippopotamus given to United States President Calvin Coolidge. Captured in Liberia, he was given to Coolidge by Harvey S. Firestone in 1927. Billy sp ...

, a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a young male

domestic goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a species of goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the family Bo ...

Film

* Billy (''Black Christmas''), a character from ''Black Christmas'' * Billy (''Saw''), a puppet from ''Saw'' * '' Billy: The Early Years'', a 2008 biographical film about Billy Graham

Literature

* ''Billy'' (novel), a 1990 novel by Whitley Strieber * ''Billy'', a 2002 biography of Billy Connolly by

Pamela Stephenson Pamela Stephenson, Lady Connolly (born 4 December 1949) is a New Zealand-born psychologist, writer, actress and comedian. She moved with her family to Australia in 1953 and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). After playi ...

Music

Musicals

* ''Billy'' (musical), a musical based on Billy Liar * ''Billy'', a 1969 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Gene Allen and

Ron Dante Carmine John Granito (born August 22, 1945), known professionally as Ron Dante, is an American singing, singer, songwriter, Session musician, session vocalist, and record producer. Dante is best known as the real life lead singer of the fiction ...

Albums

* ''Billy'' (Samiam album) (1992) * ''Billy'' (Feedtime album)

Songs

* "Billy" (Kathy Linden song), a 1958 song by Kathy Linden * "Billy", a 1986 song by Céline Dion from ''

The Best of Celine Dion ''The Best of Celine Dion'' is the third French-language compilation album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Carrere Records in selected European countries on 2 May 1988, preceded by the Eurovision-winning song, " Ne partez pas sans mo ...

'' * "Billy", a 1973 song by Bob Dylan from the ''

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid ''Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'' is a 1973 American revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, written by Rudy Wurlitzer, and starring James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills, Barry Sullivan, Jaso ...

'' soundtrack * "Billy", a song by James Blunt from '' Back to Bedlam'' * "Billy", a song by Nik Kershaw from ''

15 Minutes ''15 Minutes'' is a 2001 satirical buddy cop action thriller film directed and written by John Herzfeld and starring Robert De Niro and Edward Burns. Its story revolves around a homicide detective (De Niro) and a fire marshal (Burns) who joi ...

'' * "Billy", a song by 6ix9ine from ''

Day69 ''Day69'' is the debut commercial mixtape by American rapper 6ix9ine. It was released on February 23, 2018, independently by ScumGang Records and TenThousand Projects (of which was formerly known as Elliott Grainge Entertainment). The mixtape ...

Places

Billy, Allier Billy (; ) is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Geography Bilhi dins lo canton de Varenas.png, alt=Location of Billy in the former canton of Varennes-sur-Allier, Billy in the former canton of Varennes-sur-Allier. Bilh ...

, France *

Billy, Calvados Billy () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Valambray.Billy, Loir-et-Cher Billy () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other deriv ...

, France *

Billy, County Antrim Billy () is a civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously describe ...

, a parish in Northern Ireland *

Billy-Berclau Billy-Berclau (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small town east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D163 and N47 roads. It is situated at th ...

, in the Pas-de-Calais ''département'' *

Billy-Chevannes Billy-Chevannes () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Nièvre department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivat ...

, in the Nièvre ''département'' *

Billy-le-Grand Billy-le-Grand is a commune of the Marne department in northeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Marne department The following is a list of the 610 communes in the French department of Marne. The communes cooperate i ...

, in the Marne ''département'' *

Billy-lès-Chanceaux Billy-lès-Chanceaux is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Côte-d'Or department The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Côte-d'Or department of France. The co ...

, in the Côte-d'Or ''département'' *

Billy-Montigny Billy-Montigny (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography An ex- coalmining industrial town situated just east of the centre of Lens at the junction of the N43 and D46 roads. ...

, in the Pas-de-Calais ''département'' *

Billy-sous-Mangiennes Billy-sous-Mangiennes (, literally ''Billy under Mangiennes'') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Meuse department The following is a list of the 499 Communes o ...

, in the Meuse ''département'' *

Billy-sur-Aisne Billy-sur-Aisne is a commune in the department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 796 communes in the French department of Aisne. T ...

, in the Aisne ''département'' * Billy-sur-Oisy, in the Nièvree ''département'' * Billy-sur-Ourcq, in the Aisne ''département''

Television

* ''Billy'' (1979 TV series), a CBS sitcom starring Steve Guttenberg * ''Billy'' (1992 TV series), an ABC sitcom starring Billy Connolly * "Billy" (''Angel''), a 2001 episode of ''Angel''

Other uses

* Billy (bookcase), a bookcase sold by IKEA * Billy (crater), a crater on the Moon *

Billy (slave) Billy ( 1754 – 1785) was an enslaved man from Virginia who was charged with treason during the American Revolution. He was pardoned in 1781 after a letter was written arguing that, as a slave, he was not a citizen and thus could not commit trea ...

, African-American slave accused of treason *

Billy Beer Billy Beer is a brand of beer first made in the United States in July 1977, by the Falls City Brewing Company. It was promoted by Billy Carter, whose older brother Jimmy Carter, Jimmy was then the president of the United States. In October 1978, ...

, a beer brand popularized by Billy Carter * Billy doll, a "gay doll" created in 1997 *

Billy the Kid Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who was linked to nine murders: four for which he was solely res ...

(1859–1881), American Old West gunfighter born Henry McCarty, also known as William H. Bonney *

Billycan A billycan is an Australian term for a lightweight cooking pot in the form of a metal bucketFarrell, Michael. "Death Watch: Reading the Common Object of the Billycan in 'Waltzing Matilda. ''Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian L ...

or billy, a cooking pot used for camping