# Curly

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'''Curly''' is a surname, given name, nickname or stage name. It may refer to:
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== First name, nickname or stage name==
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* [Crazy Horse](/source/Crazy_Horse) (1840–1877), Oglala Sioux war chief nicknamed "Curly"
* [Curly (scout)](/source/Curly_(scout)), nickname of Ashishishe ({{circa|1856}}{{snd}}1923), Crow Indian scout for General Custer
* Paul Carlyle [Curly Armstrong](/source/Curly_Armstrong) (1918–1983), American basketball player
* Curly Bill Brocius, nickname of [William Brocius](/source/William_Brocius) ({{circa|1845}}{{snd}}1882), American Old West gunman and outlaw
* Charles Roy [Curly Brown](/source/Curly_Brown) (1888–1968), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Harold Lee [Curly Chalker](/source/Curly_Chalker) (1931–1998), American country and jazz musician
* Robert F. [Curly Clement](/source/Curly_Clement) (1919–2006), American baseball umpire
* [Curly Ray Cline](/source/Curly_Ray_Cline) (1923–1997), American bluegrass fiddler
* Curly, nickname of [George Andrew Davis Jr.](/source/George_Andrew_Davis_Jr.) (1920–1952), American World War II and Korean War flying ace
* Curly Joe DeRita, Three Stooges persona of Joseph Wardell, whose stage name was [Joe DeRita](/source/Joe_DeRita) (1909–1993), American actor and comedian
* [Clarence T. "Curly" Edwinson](/source/Clarence_T._%22Curly%22_Edwinson) (1912–1985). American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War II, football player and skeet shooter
* Curly Evans, nickname of [Neal Evans](/source/Neal_Evans) ({{circa|1888}}{{snd}}1945), American born Canadian freight industry entrepreneur
* Arnim LeRoy [Curly Fox](/source/Curly_Fox) (1910–1995), American county music singer and musician
* [Curly Hammond](/source/Curly_Hammond) (1879–1963), English rugby union player
* Erling George [Curly Haugland](/source/Curly_Haugland), American politician and businessman
* Hubert Edward [Curly Hinchman](/source/Curly_Hinchman) (1907–1968), American football player
* [Curly Howard](/source/Curly_Howard), stage name of comic actor Jerome Lester Horwitz (1903–1952), Three Stooges actor
* [Curly Howard (DJ)](/source/Curly_Howard_(DJ)), stage name of Howard Sisk ({{circa|1930}}{{snd}}2001), on-air name of American disc jockey Howard Sisk
* [Greg 'Curly' Keranen](/source/Greg_'Curly'_Keranen), American bassist and guitarist
* Earl Louis [Curly Lambeau](/source/Curly_Lambeau) (1898–1965), founder, player and first coach of the Green Bay Packers
* Lillian [Curly Lawrence](/source/Curly_Lawrence), who was born William Morris Benjamin, also known as LBSC (1883–1967), British model locomotive designer
* Curly Lino, nickname of [Frank Lino](/source/Frank_Lino) (born 1938), Sicilian-American mobster
* Albert Charles [Curly Linton](/source/Curly_Linton) (1895–1985), Anzac veteran and Australian rules footballer 
* [Gordon 'Curly' Mack](/source/Gordon_'Curly'_Mack), full name is Gordon Sylvester Bradshaw Mack (1898–1948), Irish badminton player
* Curly M.C., a pseudonym of [Michael Cretu](/source/Michael_Cretu) (born 1957), Romanian-German musician
* [Curly Moe](/source/Curly_Moe), ring name Donald Chester Zalesky (1962–2015), Canadian-American wrestler
* [Fred "Curly" Morrison](/source/Fred_%22Curly%22_Morrison) (1926–2020), American National Football League player
* Frederick [Curly Neal](/source/Curly_Neal), nickname of Neal (1942–2020), American basketball player, member of the Harlem Globetrotters
* Olaf Gustave Hazard [Curly Oden](/source/Curly_Oden) (1899–1978), American National Football League player
* Warren Harvey [Curly Ogden](/source/Curly_Ogden) (1901–1964), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Milford Laurenson [Curly Page](/source/Curly_Page) (1902–1987), New Zealand cricketer
* [Donald "Curly" Phillips](/source/Donald_%22Curly%22_Phillips) (1884–1938) Canadian guide, outfitter, entrepreneur, and explorer
* Claude [Curly Putman](/source/Curly_Putman) Jr. (born 1930), American songwriter
* John Ray [Curly Seckler](/source/Curly_Seckler) (born 1919), American bluegrass musician
* Edward [Curly Thirlwell](/source/Curly_Thirlwell) (1905–1985), American sound engineer nominated for two Academy Awards
* [Konrad the Curly](/source/Konrad_the_Curly) ({{circa|1198}}{{snd}}1213), Polish noble
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== Fictional characters ==
* Curly McLain, in the musical ''[Oklahoma!](/source/Oklahoma!)''
* Curly Washburn, in the movies ''[City Slickers](/source/City_Slickers)'' and ''[City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold](/source/City_Slickers_II%3A_The_Legend_of_Curly's_Gold)''
* Norman [Curly Watts](/source/Curly_Watts), in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street''
* Marshal "Curly" Wilcox, in the movie ''[Stagecoach](/source/Stagecoach_(1939_film))''
* Curly, in the British period crime drama television series [''Peaky Blinders''](/source/Peaky_Blinders_(TV_series))
* Curly, a friend of British comic character [Dennis the Menace](/source/Dennis_the_Menace_and_Gnasher)
* Curly, a [Lost Boy](/source/Lost_Boys_(Peter_Pan)) in ''Peter Pan''
* Curly, a rabbit in the Canadian television series ''[Abby Hatcher](/source/Abby_Hatcher)''
* Curly, a POV character in the indie game [''Mouthwashing''](/source/Mouthwashing_(video_game))
* Curly Brace, in the indie game ''[Cave Story](/source/Cave_Story)''

== Animals ==
* "Curly" or "Little Curly", a nickname of [Laika](/source/Laika), the first dog in space
* [Curly Horse](/source/Curly_Horse), a curly-coated breed of horse
* Curly, the name of the first [LaPerm](/source/LaPerm) cat

== See also ==
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*[Curlee (name)](/source/Curlee_(name))
*[Curley](/source/Curley), name list
*[Curli](/source/Curli), protein
* [Bolesław IV the Curly](/source/Boles%C5%82aw_IV_the_Curly) ({{circa|1125}}{{snd}}1173), Duke of Masovia and High Duke of Poland

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