Hy (name)

Hy is a name used as a given name, nickname, or surname. It most commonly appears as a masculine given name, or as a nickname for people with given names such as Hyman or Henry. It is also a Vietnamese surname. Notable people with this name include:

First name

Arts

Hy Eisman (1927–2025), American cartoonist
Hy Hintermeister, pseudonym of:
- John Henry Hintermeister (1869–1945), Swiss-born American artist, father of Henry
- Henry Hintermeister (1887–1970), American painter and illustrator, son of John Henry
Hy Mayer (1868–1954), German-American cartoonist and animator
Hy Sandham (1842–1910), Canadian painter and illustrator

Entertainment

Hy Anzell (1923–2003), American actor
Hy Averback (1920–1997), American actor, producer and director
Hy Brown (1910–2010), American producer of radio and television programs
Hy Gardner (1908–1989), American entertainment reporter and syndicated columnist
Hy Hazell (1919–1970), British actress
Hy Heath (1890–1965), American entertainer, songwriter, composer and author
Hy Hollinger (1918–2015), American trade journalist and studio publicist
Hy Kraft (1899–1975), American screenwriter, playwright, and theatrical producer
Hy Lit (1934–2007), American disc jockey
Hy Pyke (1935–2006), American character actor
Hy Weiss (1923–2007), American record producer
Hy Zaret (1907–2007), American lyricist and composer

Photography

Hy Hirsh (1911–1961), American photographer
Hy Peskin (1915–2005), American photographer

Sports

Hy Buller (1926–1968), Canadian-born ice hockey player
Hy Cohen (1931–2021), American baseball pitcher
Hy Gotkin (1922–2004), American basketball player
Hy Gunning (1888–1975), American baseball player
Hy Myers (1889–1965), American baseball player
Hy Turkin (1915–1955), American sportswriter, co-editor of the first baseball encyclopedia
Hy Vandenberg (1906–1994), American baseball player

Other

Hy Kloc (1947-2022), American politician in Idaho
Hy Larner (1913–2002), American gangster
Hy Spinrad (1934–2015), American astronomer

Last name

Michael Hồ Đình Hy (1808–1857), Vietnamese martyr
Patricia Hy-Boulais (born 1965), Cambodian-born former tennis player who represented Hong Kong and Canada
Richard Hy (born 1987 or 1988), American law enforcement officer and social media personality

Notes

↑ See Xu (surname 許)

References

↑ "Name Search: Hy". behindthename.com. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

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[2] See Xu (surname 許)

[1] "Name Search: Hy". behindthename.com. Retrieved April 27, 2022.