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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

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