'''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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.behindthename.com/names/search.php?terms=hy |title=Name Search: Hy |website=behindthename.com |accessdate=April 27, 2022}}</ref>{{efn|See Xu (surname 許)}} Notable people with this name include: {{toc right}} ==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
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