Dolly is a given name and nickname, often a diminutive of the English personal names

Dorothy Dorothy may refer to: *Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name. Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Dorothy'' (TV series), 1979 American TV series * Dorothy Mills, a 2008 French movie, sometimes titled simply ''Dorot ...

and Dolores. Sometimes it is given to people surnamed "Gray" (including the baseball players Dolly Gray and Willie "Dolly" Gray), owing to the

music hall Music hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment that was most popular from the early Victorian era, beginning around 1850, through the World War I, Great War. It faded away after 1918 as the halls rebranded their entertainment as Varie ...

song

Goodbye, Dolly Gray "Goodbye, Dolly Gray" is a music hall song, with lyrics by American Will D. Cobb and music by American Paul Barnes, first published in 1897 by the Morse Music Publishing Company. The song was the publishers' first hit.https://www.songhall.org/pro ...

; this particularly commonly occurs amongst sailors.https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/navy-nicknames-whats-yours-come-462777 People with the name include:

In arts and entertainment

Dolly Ahluwalia Dolly Ahluwalia is an Indian actress and costume designer who was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001 for costume design.Dolly Allen (1906–1990), English comedian, singer and performer *

Dolly Buster Nora Baumberger (née Dvořáková; born 23 October 1969), known by the stage name Dolly Buster, is a Czech-German former pornographic actress, filmmaker, and author. Career Buster has starred in over one hundred X-rated European movies. She i ...

(born 1969), professional name of Czech-German former porn actress, filmmaker and author Nora Baumberger *

Dolly Collins Dorothy Ann Collins (6 March 1933 – 22 September 1995), was an English folk musician, arranger and composer. She was the older sister of Shirley Collins. Born in Hastings, Sussex (now East Sussex), she grew up in an artistic, socialist, ...

(1933–1995), British musician *

Dolly Dawn Dolly Dawn (born Theresa Anna Maria Stabile; February 3, 1916 – December 11, 2002) was an American big band singer. She was vocalist with George Hall's Hotel Taft Orchestra in the 1930s, and later had a solo career. Biography Dawn was born Th ...

(1916–2002), American singer Theresa Maria Stabile *

Dolly de Leon Dolly Earnshaw de Leon (born April 12, 1969) is a Filipino actress. Known primarily for her work in independent films and theater, she has received numerous accolades, including a FAMAS Award, a Guldbagge Award, and a Los Angeles Film Critics ...

(born 1969), Filipino actress *

Dolly Haas Dorothy Clara Louise Haas (29 April 1910 – 16 September 1994) was a German-American actress and singer who played in German and American films. After moving to the United States, she often appeared in Broadway plays. She became a naturalized U ...

(1910–1994), German-American singer and entertainer; wife of caricaturist Al Hirschfeld *

Dolly Hall Dorothy Theresa Hall (born April 26, 1960) is an American film producer. Biography Hall has produced films including '' The Wedding Banquet'' (1993), '' The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love'' (1995), '' All Over Me'' (1997), ''Hig ...

(born 1960), American film producer *

Dolly Jacobs Dolly Jacobs (born c. 1957 in Sarasota, Florida) is an American circus aerialist. She is the daughter of famed circus clown Lou Jacobs and former New York fashion model turned circus performer Jean Rockwell Jacobs. She began her circus career in ...

(born c. 1957), American circus aerialist * Dolly Martin (born 1944), English pinup model and actress *

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actress, and philanthropist, known primarily as a country music, country musician. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton's debut album ...

(born 1946), American country musician *

Dolly Rathebe Dolly Rathebe ( OIS) (2 April 1928 – 16 September 2004) was a South African musician and actress who performed with the Elite Swingsters jazz band, and in Alf Herbert's ''African Jazz and Variety Show''. Rathebe died on 16 September 2004 f ...

(1928–2004), South African musician and actress *

Dolly Shepherd Elizabeth "Dolly" Shepherd (1886–1983) was a parachutist and fairground entertainer in the Edwardian era. Early life Shepherd was born in Potters Bar, Middlesex, England. Career At the age of 16, she got a job as a waitress at the Alexa ...

(1887–1983), English parachutist and fairground entertainer *

Dolly Sohi Dolly Sohi (15 September 1975 – 8 March 2024) was an Indian television actress, known for playing the leads in '' Bhabhi'' and '' Kalash'' and appearing in '' Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi'' and '' Khoob Ladi Mardaani...Jhansi Ki Rani''. Born on 15 ...

(born 1975), Indian actress *

Dolly Wells Dorothy Perpetua Wells (born Gatacre; 5 December 1971)Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, vol. III, 2003, pg 3046 is an English actress. She co-wrote and starred in the Sky Living series '' Doll & Em'' (2014–2015) with Emily Mortimer, ...

(born 1971), English actress and writer

Fictional characters

Dolly Gallagher Levi Dolly Gallagher Levi is a fictional character and the protagonist of the 1938 play '' The Merchant of Yonkers'' and its multiple adaptations, the most notable being the 1964 musical '' Hello Dolly!'' Levi's main profession is matchmaking in Yonkers ...

, fictional character and the protagonist of the 1938 play ''The Merchant of Yonkers'' *Dolly Singh, fictional character and the protagonist of the Disney sitcom ''

Best of Luck Nikki ''Best of Luck Nikki'' is an Indian sitcom that originally aired on Disney Channel from 3 April 2011 to 16 April 2016. The series is the official Indian adaptation of the American series '' Good Luck Charlie,'' with a similar plot. The adapta ...

'' (equivalent of Teddy Duncan)

In sports

Basil D'Oliveira Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE OIS (4 October 1931 – 19 November 2011) was an England international cricketer of South African Cape Coloured background, whose potential selection by England for the scheduled 1968–69 tour of apartheid-era Sout ...

(1931–2011), English cricketer nicknamed Dolly *

Dolly Gray (baseball) William Denton "Dolly" Gray (December 4, 1878 – April 4, 1956) was an American left-handed professional baseball pitcher who played from 1909 to 1911 for the Washington Senators. Before the big leagues His nickname, "Dolly", derived from the ...

(1878–1956), baseball pitcher * Willie "Dolly" Gray (fl. 1920-1937), baseball center fielder *

Dolly King William "Dolly" King (October 19, 1913 – January 29, 1969) was an American professional basketball and baseball player. He was one of a handful of African Americans to play in the National Basketball League (NBL), the predecessor of the NBA. ...

(1916–1969), American basketball player, one of a handful of African Americans to play in the National Basketball League * Dolly Stark (1885–1924), baseball shortstop * Dolly Stark (umpire) (1897–1968), baseball umpire *

Dolly Vanderlip Dolly Vanderlip ''Ozburn(born June 4, 1937) is a former pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 140 lb., Vanderlip batted and threw right-handed. She was born in Charlotte, North ...

(born 1937), pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Other

Doyle Brunson Doyle Frank Brunson (August 10, 1933 – May 14, 2023) was an American poker player who played professionally for over 60 years. He was a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) List of World Series of Poker Main Event champions, Main Event champi ...

(1933–2023), American professional poker player known as "Dolly" or "Texas Dolly" *

Derek Draper Derek William Draper (15 August 1967 – 3 January 2024) was an English political lobbyist and psychotherapist. As a political advisor, he was involved in two political scandals: " Lobbygate" in 1998, and another in 2009 while he was edito ...

(born 1967), British former lobbyist, nicknamed Dolly *

Robert 'Dolly' Dunn __NOTOC__ Robert Joseph 'Dolly' Dunn (30 January 1941 – 11 July 2009) was an Australian convicted child molester. He was a school teacher by profession, working for the Marist Brothers, a Catholic religious order. Dunn taught science at Ma ...

(1941–2009), Australian paedophile * Dolly Gee (banker) (died 1966), American banker * Dolly Henley, American politician * Dolly Peel (1782–1857), celebrity in Victorian England; fishwife, smuggler, nurse and poet *

Dolly Pentreath Dorothy Pentreath ( 16 May 169226 December 1777) was a Cornish fishwife. She is one of the last known fluent speakers of the Cornish language. She is also often credited as the last known native speaker of Cornish, although sources support th ...

(died 1777), probably the last fluent native speaker of the Cornish language prior to its revival in 1904 * Dolly Sinatra (1896–1977), mother of Frank Sinatra

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