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Yancy (musician) Yancy Wideman Richmond (born July 16, 1980) is an American Christian musician, who plays worship and Christian pop music mainly focused towards a children's audience. Early life Yancy was born Yancy LaDelle Wideman, on July 16, 1980, in Missis ...

(born 1980), American Christian musician * Yancy Ayers (1891–1968), American pitcher in Major League Baseball *

William Yancy Bell William Yancy Bell (or William Yancey Bell) (February 23, 1887 – April 10, 1962) received a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1924 was a sometime follower of Marcus Garvey and became a bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church . At Yal ...

(1887–1962), follower of Marcus Garvey, Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church * Yancy Butler (born 1970), American television and movie actress *

James Yancy Callahan James Yancy Callahan (December 19, 1852 – May 3, 1935) was an American politician, and a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from 1897 to 1899, representing the Oklahoma Territory He was a member of the Free Silver party, an ...

(1852–1935), late 19th century politician * Ana Yancy Clavel (born 1992), model and beauty queen from El Salvador, Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2012 *

Yancy de Ocampo Yancy Rozal de Ocampo (born November 11, 1980) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He is the elder brother of basketball player Ranidel de Ocampo. He is a 12-time Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketbal ...

(born 1980), Filipino professional basketball player *

Yancy Gates Yancy Grayson Gates (born October 15, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Plateros de Fresnillo of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. He played college basketball for the University of Cincinnati. Co ...

(born 1989), basketball player for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League *

Yancy Lindsey Yancy Benjamen Lindsey (born 1962) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who last served as Commander, Navy Installations Command. Previously, he was the Commander of the Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central. Lindsey received a Bachelor o ...

(born 1962), United States Navy vice admiral *

Yancy Medeiros Yancy Medeiros Jr. (born September 7, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2007, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforc ...

, American mixed martial artist from Wai'anae, Hawaii * Yancy Spencer III (1950–2011), surfer from Pensacola, Florida * Yancy Thigpen (born 1969), former professional American football wide receiver * Christopher Yancy Thomas (1818–1879), politician and lawyer from Virginia *Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, Senior, Philadelphian typesetter who has the longest personal name ever used Surname: *Allen Yancy (1881–1941), Vice President of Liberia from 1928 to 1930 *Barbara Yancy (1934–1996), American politician * Carlos Yancy (born 1970), American football player * Clyde Yancy (born 1958), American cardiologist *

Dorothy Cowser Yancy Dorothy Cowser Yancy (born April 18, 1944) is an American academic, professor, and administrator. Her contributions to academia established her legacy of scholarship among African-American women. During college, Yancy participated in civil rights ...

(born 1944), American academic *

George Yancy George Dewey Yancy (born June 3, 1961) is an American philosopher who is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Philosophy at Emory University. He is a distinguished ''Montgomery Fellow'' at Dartmouth College, one of the college's highest honors ...

(born 1961), American philosopher * Hugh Yancy (born 1949), American baseball player * Jesse L. Yancy Jr. (1926–1970), American politician *

Marvin Yancy Marvin Jerome Yancy (May 31, 1950 – March 22, 1985) was an American gospel musician, pastor and Grammy-winning record producer, and former pastor of Fountain of Life Baptist Church. He started his music career, in 1971, with The Independents, w ...

(1950–1985), American gospel musician Fiction: * The Mold of Yancy, science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick, first published in 1955 *Yancy Academy, school setting of the first

Percy Jackson Perseus "Percy" Jackson is a fictional character, the title character and narrator of Rick Riordan's ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series. He is also one of seven main protagonists of the sequel series '' The Heroes of Olympus'', appeari ...

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The Lightning Thief ''The Lightning Thief'' is a 2005 American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first children's novel by Rick Riordan. The opening installment in the series ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'', the book was recognized among the ...

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Rick Riordan Richard Russell Riordan Jr. ( ; born June 5, 1964) is an American author, best known for writing the ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series. Riordan's books have been translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty million cop ...

Yancy Derringer ''Yancy Derringer'' is an American action/adventure series that was broadcast on CBS from October 2, 1958, to June 4, 1959, with Jock Mahoney in the title role. It was broadcast from 8:30 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursdays. Background The ...

, American Western series that ran on CBS from 1958 to 1959 *

Yancy Street Gang The Yancy Street Gang is a fictional Gang, street gang appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is occasionally featured in the ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' comic book. The gang is often seen as an antago ...

, fictional street gang in the Fantastic Four comic book published by Marvel Comics *Yancy, a character in

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 is a Japanese media franchise consisting of video games, animated series and films, a trading card game, and other related media. The franchise takes place in a shared universe in which humans co-exist with creatures known as Pokémon, a lar ...

Yancy Fry This article lists the many characters of ''Futurama,'' an American Cartoon series, animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the ad ...

, brother of Philip J. Fry in American animated science fiction sitcom Futurama *Yancy Tucker, a secondary character on ''

The Waltons ''The Waltons'' is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural mountainous Western Virginia of the Appalachian Mountains / Allegheny Mountains / Blue Ridge Mountains chain, during the economic hardships and mass unemp ...

'' Typhoons: * Typhoon Yancy (Gading) (1990) * Typhoon Yancy (Tasing) (1993)

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