Happy (nickname)

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As a nickname, Happy may refer to:

## In arts and entertainment

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* Happy Caldwell (1903–1978), American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist
* Howard Goodman, gospel musician, founder of the Happy Goodman Family
* Happy Hammond (1917–c. 1998), Australian comedian and children's show host
* Happy Jankell (born 1993), Swedish actress
* Helen Reichert (1901–2011), American talk show personality and university professor
* Happy Rhodes (born 1965), American singer, songwriter and musician
* Happy Traum (1938–2024), American folk musician
* David "Happy" Williams (born 1946), US-based Trinidadian jazz double-bassist

## In politics

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* John Newbold Camp (1908–1987), American politician
* Happy Chandler (1898–1991), American senator and Governor of Kentucky and Commissioner of Major League Baseball
* Happy Rockefeller (1926–2015), widow of former Vice President of the United States Nelson Rockefeller

## In sports

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* Jack Chesbro (1874–1931), American Major League Baseball pitcher nicknamed "Happy Jack"
* Happy Feller (born 1949), American former National Football League kicker
* Happy Felsch (1891–1964), American Major League Baseball player
* Happy Finneran (1890–1942), American Major League Baseball player
* Happy Foreman (1899–1953), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher
* Happy Hairston (1942–2001), American National Basketball Association player
* Pat Hartnett (baseball) (1863–1935), American Major League Baseball player for part of one season
* Kevin Harvick (born 1975), American NASCAR driver nicknamed "Happy Harvick"
* Burt Hooton (born 1950), American former Major League Baseball pitcher and coach
* Happy Jele (born 1987), South African association football defender
* Archie McKain (1911–1985), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Jeff Shulman (born 1975), American poker player and magazine editor
* Jack Stivetts (1868–1930), American Major League Baseball pitcher nicknamed "Happy Jack"
* George Wilson (1940s rugby player), Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s

## See also

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* All pages with titles beginning with Happy
* All pages with titles containing Happy
* Happy (disambiguation)
* Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (1435–1472), nicknamed "the Happy"
* Hap (nickname)

List of people with the same nickname

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