Corky means

cork "Cork" or "CORK" may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container *** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine Places Ireland * ...

-like. It is an English and Irish unisex name that also serves as a nickname for Courtney. It may also refer to:

People

Sportspeople

* Corky Ballas (born 1960), American competitive ballroom dancer *Corky or

Corkie Blow Edward Percy Blow (16 November 1877 – 9 March 1938), known as Percy, Corky, or Corkie Blow, was an English professional footballer who made 162 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City. He also played non-League football in ...

(1877–1938), English footballer * Corky Calhoun (born 1950), American former National Basketball Association player *

Corky Carroll Corky Carroll (born September 29, 1947) is a professional American surfer and is considered a pioneer in the sport by becoming the first real professional surfer as well as being the first to make paid endorsements. Life and career Carroll sta ...

(born 1947), American surfer *

Dominic Cork Dominic Gerald Cork (born 7 August 1971) is a former English county and international cricketer. Cork was a right-handed lower-order batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium, and was renowned for his swing and seam control. In 1995, he took ...

(born 1971), English cricketer, nicknamed Corky * Corky de Graauw (born 1951), Dutch ice hockey player * Corky Devlin (1931–1995), American National Basketball Association player * Corky McMillin (1925–2005), American off-road desert racer and land developer *

Corky Miller Corky Abraham Phillip MillerZingler, David"Corky Miller: What's in a name?" ''Minnesota Public Radio'': "The Bleacher Bums" (April 21, 2005). (born March 18, 1976) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball and currently coaches the Dayton Drag ...

(born 1976), American Major League Baseball player * Corky Nelson (1939–2014), American high school and college football player and coach * Corky Palmer (born 1954), American college baseball coach * Corky Rogers (1943–2020), American high school football coach *

Corky Valentine Harold Lewis "Corky" Valentine (January 4, 1929 – January 21, 2005) was an American professional baseball pitcher who worked in 46 career games in Major League Baseball as a member of the 1954 and 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs. Born in Troy, Ohio, Va ...

(1929–2005), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Claire Corky (born 1984), New Zealand rugby union player

Musicians

Corky Cornelius Edward "Corky" Cornelius (December 3, 1914 – August 3, 1943) was an American jazz trumpeter. Cornelius's father was a drummer who worked regionally in dance bands in Texas. He was born in Indiana and raised in Binghamton, New York, and began his ...

(1914–1943), American jazz trumpeter *

Corky Hale Corky Hale (born July 3, 1936) is an American jazz harpist, pianist, flutist, and vocalist. She has been a theater producer, political activist, restaurateur, and the owner of the Corky Hale women's clothing store in Los Angeles, California. Ear ...

(born 1936), American jazz musician *

Corky James Corky James (born February 10, 1954) is a Los Angeles–based session guitarist and bassist who has appeared on a considerable number of music albums and motion picture soundtracks. His genres encompass rock, pop, country, singer-songwriter, and ...

(born 1954), American guitarist and bassist *Corky Jones, pseudonym used by

Buck Owens Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the frontman for The Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard'' country music chart. He pioneered what came ...

(1929–2006) for his rockabilly music *

Corky Laing Laurence Gordon "Corky" Laing (born January 26, 1948) is a Canadian rock drummer, best known as a longtime member of the pioneering American hard rock band Mountain. He and guitarist/vocalist Leslie West were the only members to appear on eve ...

(born 1948), Canadian rock drummer *

Corky Siegel Mark Paul "Corky" Siegel (born October 24, 1943) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and composer. He plays harmonica and piano. He plays and writes blues and blues-rock music, and has also worked extensively on combining blues and cla ...

(born 1943), American musician and composer

Artists

Corwin Clairmont Corwin "Corky" Clairmont is a printmaker and conceptual and installation artist from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation. Known for his high concept and politically charged works, Clairmont seeks to explore situati ...

(born 1946), Native American artist *

Corky Lee Young Corky Lee (September 5, 1947 – January 27, 2021) was a Chinese-American activist, community organizer, photographer, journalist, and the self-proclaimed unofficial Asian American Photographer Laureate. He called himself an "ABC from NYC ...

(1947–2021), American photographer *

Corky Quakenbush Corky Quakenbush (b. ) is an American writer, producer, and cameraman who has in motion pictures and TV series. One of his specialties is in stop-motion animation. Quakenbush worked in the production of Carl Sagan's science series '' Cosmos: A Per ...

, American stop motion filmmaker *

Corky Trinidad Francisco Flores Trinidad, Jr. (May 26, 1939 – February 13, 2009), better known by his pen name "Corky", was a Filipino-American editorial cartoonist and comics artist. Born in Manila, he was known for his editorial cartoons for the ''Hon ...

(1939–2009), Philippine-American editorial cartoonist and comics artist

Politicians and activists

Corky Evans Corky Evans (born January 2, 1948) is a former Canadian provincial politician in British Columbia, Canada. He twice ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia, placing second both times. In both cases, the party forme ...

(born 1948), Canadian politician *

Rodolfo Gonzales Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales (June 18, 1928 – April 12, 2005) was a Mexican-American boxer, poet, political organizer, and activist. He was one of many leaders for the Crusade for Justice in Denver, Colorado. The Crusade for Justice was an urba ...

(1928–2005), Chicano boxer, poet and political activist *

Corky Peterson The Reform Party of Canada fielded several candidates in the 1997 federal election, and won 60 seats out of 301 to form the Official Opposition. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found ...

, Canadian politician and trapper

Other professions

* Charles A. Marvin (1929–2003), American judge and district attorney; see

Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame The Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame is a museum and hall of fame located in Winnfield, Louisiana. Created by a 1987 act of the Louisiana State Legislature, it honors the best-known politicians and political journalists in the state. ...

Corky McCorquodale Felton "Corky" McCorquodale (August 23, 1904 – November 23, 1968) was a professional poker player, noted as the person who introduced Texas hold 'em to Las Vegas Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city i ...

(1904–1968), American poker player *

Corin Nemec Joseph Charles Nemec IV (born November 5, 1971), known professionally as Corin Nemec, is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He was billed as Corin "Corky" Nemec or Corky Nemec until 1990. Nemec is known for playing the title characte ...

(born 1971), American actor *

Claude Nowell Claude Rex Nowell (November 2, 1944 – January 29, 2008), also known as Corky King, Corky Ra, and Summum Bonum Amon Ra, was an American businessman and founder of Summum, a non-profit philosophical and religious organization that practices a ...

(1944–2008), also known as "Corky King" or "Corky Ra", American founder of Summum, a philosophical and religious organization * Gaetano Vastola (gangster) (born 1928), American mobster

Fictional characters

*Corky Caporale, a character in the television series ''The Sopranos'' *James "Corky" Corcoran, a character in the "Ukridge" stories of P. G. Wodehouse *Corky, in the 1996 film '' Bound'' *Corky, in the animated television series ''

The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky ''The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky'' is an Australian animated children's television series that first aired on ABC2 on 1 August 2005, while also airing on Milkshake!, a program block on Channel 5 in the United King ...

'' *Corky Romano, in the 2001 film ''

Corky Romano ''Corky Romano '' is a 2001 American mafia comedy film starring Chris Kattan, Fred Ward, Vinessa Shaw, Chris Penn, and Peter Berg. The movie was produced by Robert Simond, directed by Rob Pritts, and was written by David Garrett and Jason Ward. ...

'' *Corky Sherwood, in the television series ''

Murphy Brown ''Murphy Brown'' is an American television sitcom created by Diane English that premiered on November 14, 1988, on CBS. The series stars Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news presenter, news anch ...

'' *Corky Shimatzu, a character in the animated television series ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' *Corky St. Clair, in the 1996 film ''

Waiting for Guffman ''Waiting for Guffman'' is a 1996 American mockumentary comedy film written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, and directed by Guest. The film's ensemble cast includes Guest, Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, Bob Balaban and Parker Posey ...

'' *Charles "Corky" Thatcher, in the television series '' Life Goes On'' *Corky Wallet, in the comic strip ''

Gasoline Alley Gasoline Alley may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Gasoline Alley'' (comic strip), a comic strip by Frank King, first published in 1918 ** ''Gasoline Alley'' (radio series), a 193149 radio series based on the eponymous comic stri ...

'' *Corky Withers, in the 1976 Goldman novel ''

Magic Magic or magick most commonly refers to: * Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces ** ''Magick'' (with ''-ck'') can specifically refer to ceremonial magic * Magic (illusion), also known as sta ...

'' * Corky the Hornet, the mascot of the Emporia State University sports teams *Corky, one of Jenny's friends in the Disney film '' Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'' *Corky, a parrot in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''

Other uses

* ''Corky'' (film), a 1972 stock car film starring Robert Blake * Corky (orca) (born 1965), the longest living orca in captivity *Alternative spelling of Corkey, a village in Northern Ireland *

Cricket ball A cricket ball is a hard, solid ball used to play cricket. A cricket ball consists of a cork (material), cork core wound with String (structure), string then a leather cover stitched on, and manufacture is regulated by cricket law at first-clas ...

, commonly referred to as a corky *

Charley horse A charley horse is an American term for a very painful involuntary cramp, most commonly occurring in the legs (usually located in the calf muscle) and/or foot, lasting anywhere from a few seconds to a couple of days. The phrase formerly referred ...

, a leg cramp, called a corky in Australia