'''Candy''' is a surname, given name, nickname or stage name. It is often used as a hypocorism for the feminine given name Candace.
==People== ===Surname=== * Brooke Candy (born 1989), American rapper and tattoo artist * Charles Candy (1832–1910), American soldier * Christian and Nick Candy, British luxury property developers * Don Candy (1929–2020), Australian tennis player * Henry Candy (born 1944), British racehorse trainer * John Candy (1950–1994), Canadian actor and comedian * John Candy (RAF officer) (1897–1955), British aviator
===Given name, nickname or stage name=== * Candy (Salem witch trials), a slave accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials * Candy Atherton (1955–2017), British politician and journalist * Candy Barr (1935–2005), American stripper, burlesque dancer and model * Candy Broad (born 1956), Australian politician * Candy Candido (1913–1999), American radio performer and voice actor * Candy Chen (born 1993), Taiwanese actress * Candy Clark (born 1947), American actress * Candy Crowley (born 1948), American news anchor * Candy Cummings (1848–1924), American baseball player * 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), American singer and dancer * Candy Jones (1925–1990), American fashion model, writer and radio talk show hostess * Candy Hsu (born 1998), Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actress * Candy Idoko (born 1985), Nigerian tennis player * Candy Lo (born 1974), Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress * Candy Maldonado (born 1960), Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball player * Candy Massaroni, American politician * Candy Nelson (1849–1910), American Major League Baseball player * Candy Reynolds (born 1955), American former tennis player * Candy Spelling (born 1945), American author and theater producer * Candi Staton (born 1940), American singer * Candy Yuen (born 1984), Hong Kong actress and presenter * Mandy Candy (born 1988), Brazilian YouTuber * Ray Candy (1951–1994), American professional wrestler
==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, a character from ''Gravity Falls'' * Candy Smiles, in the TV series ''Cory in the House'' * Candy Jams, a character in the animated series Grojband * King Candy, character from Wreck-It-Ralph
== See also == * {{Look from|Candy}} * {{In title|Candy}} * Candace (given name) * Candice (disambiguation) * Caddy (name)
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Category:English feminine given names Category:Feminine given names Category:Nicknames