Candy is a surname, given name, nickname or stage name. It is often used as a hypocorism for the feminine given name Candace. Notable people with the name include:
Surname: Brooke Candy (born 1989), American rapper Charles Candy (1832–1910), Union officer in the American Civil War Christian and Nick Candy, property developers Don Candy (1929–2020), Australian tennis player Henry Candy (born 1944), British racehorse trainer John Candy (1950–1994), Canadian comedic actor
Given name, nickname or stage name: Candy, a slave accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials Candy Atherton (1955–2017), British journalist and former Member of Parliament Candy Barr (1935–2005), American stripper, exotic dancer and model Candy Broad (born 1956), Australian politician Candy Candido (1913–1999), American radio performer, bass player and voice actor Candy Clark (born 1947), American actress Candy Crowley (born 1948), CNN television anchor and chief political correspondent Candy Cummings (1848–1924), American baseball player credited with inventing the curve ball Candy Darling (1944–1974), American transgender actress Candy Devine (born 1956), American actress Candy Dulfer (born 1969), Dutch jazz saxophonist Candy Jernigan (1952–1991), American artist and designer Candy Johnson (1944 – 2012), was an American singer and dancer who appeared in several films in the 1960s Candy Jones (1925–1990), born Jessica Arline Wilcox, American fashion model, writer and radio talk show hostess Candy Hsu (born 1998), Taiwanese singer-songwriter Candy Lo (born 1974), Canto-rock singer-songwriter and actress from Hong Kong Candy Maldonado (born 1960), former Major League Baseball player, baseball commentator Candy Nelson (1849–1910), early Major League Baseball player Candy Reynolds (born 1955), American former tennis player Candy Spelling (born 1945), American author and socialite, widow of film and television producer Aaron Spelling Ray Candy, ring name of Ray Canty (1951–1994), American professional wrestler Emily Zheng (born 1993), also known as Candy, Taiwanese actress, member of Blackie
Fictional characters: Candy Kong, in the Donkey Kong video game series Candy Southern, in the Marvel Comics universe DJ Candy, in the MySims video game series Etta Candy, in the DC Comics Wonder Woman series Candy, in John Steinbeck's 1937 novel Of Mice and Men Candy Canaday, in the TV series Bonanza Candy Cat, from the TV series "Peppa Pig" Candy, in the TV series Dave the Barbarian Candy, in the anime series Smile PreCure! Candy, the title character of Candy Candy, a 1976 Japanese shojo manga, anime and novel series Candy Caramella, in the TV series Space Goofs Candy Chiu, one of the characters of Gravity Falls Candy Smiles, in the TV series Cory in the House Candice White Andley, aka Candy, the main character of the Candy Candy franchise Candy Jams, a character in the animated series Grojband
See also
Candace (given name) Candice (disambiguation) Caddy (name)