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Crazy Horse Crazy Horse ( , ; – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota people, Lakota war leader of the Oglala band. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by White Americans, White American settlers on Nativ ...

(1840–1877), Oglala Sioux war chief nicknamed "Curly" * Curly (scout), nickname of Ashishishe (1923), Crow Indian scout for General Custer * Paul Carlyle Curly Armstrong (1918–1983), American basketball player * Curly Bill Brocius, nickname of

William Brocius William "Curly Bill" Brocius (''circa'' 1845 – March 24, 1882), was an American gunslinger, rustler, and member of the Cowboy outlaw gang in the Cochise County area of the Arizona Territory during the late 1870s and early 1880s. His name ...

(1882), American Old West gunman and outlaw * Charles Roy Curly Brown (1888–1968), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Harold Lee

Curly Chalker Harold Lee Chalker (October 22, 1931 – April 30, 1998), known professionally as Curly Chalker, was an American pedal steel guitarist. Born in Enterprise, Alabama, Chalker began playing the lap steel guitar while still in his teens and made ...

(1931–1998), American country and jazz musician * Robert F. Curly Clement (1919–2006), American baseball umpire *

Curly Ray Cline Curly Ray Cline (born Ray Cline; January 10, 1923 – August 19, 1997) was an American bluegrass fiddler from West Virginia known for his work with the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers and Ralph Stanley. Biography Cline was born in Mingo County, West Vir ...

(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 Joseph Wardell (July 12, 1909 – July 3, 1993), known professionally as Joe DeRita, was an American actor and comedian, who is best known for his stint as a member of The Three Stooges in the persona of Curly Joe DeRita. Early life 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 (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 1 ...

, American politician and businessman * Hubert Edward Curly Hinchman (1907–1968), American football player *

Curly Howard Jerome Lester Horwitz (October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952), better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and actor. He was a member of The Three Stooges comedy team, which also featured his elder brothers Moe and ...

, 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 (2001), on-air name of American disc jockey Howard Sisk *

Greg 'Curly' Keranen Greg is a masculine given name, and often a shortened form of the given name Gregory. Greg (sometimes spelled " Gregg") is also a surname. People with the name * Greg Abbott (disambiguation), multiple people * Greg Abel (born 1961/1962), Canadia ...

, American bassist and guitarist * Earl Louis

Curly Lambeau Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau ( ; April 9, 1898 – June 1, 1965) was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Lambeau, along with his friend and fellow Green Bay, Wisconsin native, George Whitney ...

(1898–1965), founder, player and first coach of the Green Bay Packers * Lillian

Curly Lawrence Lillian "Curly" Lawrence (September 27, 1883 – November 4, 1967), known as LBSC, was one of Britain's most prolific and well known model or scale-steam-locomotive designers. LBSC were the initials of Britain's London, Brighton and South Coast ...

, who was born William Morris Benjamin, also known as LBSC (1883–1967), British model locomotive designer * Curly Lino, nickname of

Frank Lino Frank "Curly" Lino (October 30, 1938 – August 2, 2023) was an American former caporegime in the Bonanno crime family who later became an informant. Biography Early life Lino was born in a house on West Eight Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn, N ...

(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 North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Aus ...

(1895–1985), Anzac veteran and Australian rules footballer *

Gordon 'Curly' Mack Gordon Sylvester Bradshaw Mack (known as Curly Mack) (13 May 1898 – February 1948) was a badminton player from Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Eur ...

, full name is Gordon Sylvester Bradshaw Mack (1898–1948), Irish badminton player * Curly M.C., a pseudonym of

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

(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 popula ...

, 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 ...

(1926–2020), American National Football League player * Frederick

Curly Neal Frederick "Curly" Neal (May 19, 1942 – March 26, 2020) was an American basketball player who played with the Harlem Globetrotters, instantly recognizable with his shaved bald head. Following in the footsteps of Marques Haynes, Neal became the ...

, 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 e ...

(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 Claude "Curly" Putman Jr. (November 20, 1930 – October 30, 2016) was an American songwriter. Born in Princeton, Alabama, his greatest success was "Green, Green Grass of Home" (1964, sung by Porter Wagoner), which was covered by Roger Miller, E ...

Jr. (born 1930), American songwriter * John Ray

Curly Seckler John Ray Sechler (December 25, 1919 – December 27, 2017), known professionally as Curly Seckler, was an American bluegrass musician. He played with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs in their band, Foggy Mountain Boys, from 1949 to 1962, as well as ...

(born 1919), American bluegrass musician * Edward Curly Thirlwell (1905–1985), American sound engineer nominated for two Academy Awards *

Konrad the Curly Konrad the Curly (; – 4 September 1213), was a Polish prince member of the Piast, Piast dynasty in his Dukes of Silesia, Silesian branch. He was the third son of Henry I the Bearded, Duke of Wrocław, by his wife (and later Saint) Hedwig of ...

(1213), Polish noble

Fictional characters

* Curly McLain, in the musical ''

Oklahoma! ''Oklahoma!'' is the first musical theater, musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs's 1931 play, ''Green Grow the Lilacs (play), Green Grow the Lilacs''. Set in farm country outside the town of ...

'' * Curly Washburn, in the movies ''

City Slickers ''City Slickers'' is a 1991 American Western 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, and ...

'' and '' City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold'' * Norman

Curly Watts Norman "Curly" Watts is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', from 1983 to 2003, and in a few spin-off DVDs in 2010. He was portrayed throughout by Kevin Kennedy. Most of Curly's storylines dealt with his ...

, in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Marshal "Curly" Wilcox, in the movie ''

Stagecoach A stagecoach (also: stage coach, stage, road coach, ) is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by ...

'' * Curly, in the British period crime drama television series ''Peaky Blinders'' * Curly, a friend of British comic character Dennis the Menace * Curly, a Lost Boy in ''Peter Pan'' * Curly, a rabbit in the Canadian television series ''

Abby Hatcher ''Abby Hatcher'' (originally titled ''Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher'') is a Canadian CGI-animated television series created by Rob Hoegee. Produced by Collingwood & Co. and Guru Studio in conjunction with Spin Master Entertainment, the series ...

'' * Curly, a POV character in the indie game ''Mouthwashing'' * Curly Brace, in the indie game ''

Cave Story ''Cave Story'' is a 2004 Metroidvania game for Microsoft Windows. It was developed over five years by Japanese independent developer Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya in his free time. ''Cave Story'' features 2D platform mechanics and is reminiscent of the ...

Animals

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

Laika Laika ( ; , ; – 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 spacecraft, launched into lo ...

, the first dog in space *

Curly Horse The American Bashkir Curly or North American Curly Horse is a North American breed of horse, characterized by an unusual curly coat of hair. It derives from American horses of Iberian origin, in which curly-coated individuals occasionally occur ...

, a curly-coated breed of horse * Curly, the name of the first

LaPerm The LaPerm is a List of cat breeds, breed of cat. A LaPerm's fur is curly (hence the name "Perm (hairstyle), perm"), with the tightest curls being on the throat and on the base of the ears. LaPerms come in many colors and patterns. LaPerms genera ...

cat

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Fictional characters

Animals

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