Candy

Candy is a surname, given name, nickname or stage name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Charles Candy (1832–1910), Union officer in the American Civil War
Christian and Nick Candy, property developers
Don Candy (born 1929), 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 (born 1955), 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 transsexual actress
Candy Devine (born 1956), American actress
Candy Dulfer (born 1969), Dutch jazz saxophonist
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 (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, in the TV series Dave the Barbarian
Candy, in the anime series Smile PreCure!
Candy Caramella, in the TV series Space Goofs
Candy Chu, 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

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Late 13c., "crystalized sugar," from Old French çucre candi "sugar candy," ultimately from Arabic qandi, from Persian qand "cane sugar," probably from Sanskrit khanda "piece (of sugar)," perhaps from Dravidian (compare Tamil kantu "candy," kattu "to harden, condense").

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Derived from the feminine of the Latin adjective, means: bright, glowing white, pure, sincere; diminutive of Candace.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Candy Carson	1953	Wife of Ben Carson
2	Candy Barr	1935	American pornographic actor, stripper
3	Candy Darling	1944	American actress
4	Candy Spelling	1945	American socialite, writer, and television personality
5	Candy Clark	1947	American film and television actress
6	Brooke Candy	1989	Rapper and singer from the United States
7	Etta Candy
8	Candy Crowley	1946	American broadcast journalist
9	Candy Dulfer	1969	Dutch musician
10	Candy Davis	1962	British actress
11	Candy Moore	1947	American actress
12	Candy Loving	1956	American actress and model
13	Candy Mossler	1920	American socialite
14	Candy Candido	1913	Best actor in Louisiana.
15	Candy Yuen	1984
16	Candy Apples	1976	American pornographic actress
17	Candy Jones	1925	American model and radio host
18	Candy Lo	1974	Hong Kong actress and singer
19	Candy Palmater		Canadian actor and comedian
20	Afro Candy	1971	Nigerian pornographic actress
21	Ray Candy	1951	American professional wrestler
22	Candy Maldonado	1960	American baseball player
23	Candy Finnigan	1946	American counselor
24	Candy Satrio
25	Candy Johnson	1944	American actress, singer and dancer
26	Graham Candy	1991	New Zealand singer and actor
27	Candy Lightner	1946	American activist
28	Candy Cummings	1848	American baseball player
29	Candy Chang	1990	Hong Kong actor
30	Candy Lane		New Zealand choreographer
31	Candy Pangilinan	1972	Filipino actor and comedian
32	Candy Toxton
33	Candy Manson	1983	American pornographic actress
34	Candy Atherton	1955	British politician
35	Candy Devine	1956	Australian actor and singer
36	Candy Samples	1940	American pornographic actor & dancer
37	Candy Ken
38	Candy Evans	1903	Welsh rugby union and rugby league player
39	Candy Raymond	1950	Australian actress
40	Max Candy		Canadian Adult Film Producer / Director
41	Emily Zheng	1993	Taiwanese singer
42	Candy Gourlay	1962	Filipino writer
43	Candy Reynolds	1955	American tennis player
44	Charles Candy	1832	American Civil War officer
45	Candy
46	Candy Jorian	1965
47	Candy Okutsu	1975	Japanese professional wrestler
48	John Candy	1897	British flying ace
49	Candy Ford	1971	American actress
50	Candy Miyuki		American artist
51	Candy O'Terry	1957	American radio personality, singer/songwriter, television and film actress and spokesperson
52	Candy Brown		American dancer and actress
53	Candy Hsu	1998	Taiwanese singer-songwriter
54	Candy Dawson Boyd	1946	American writer, activist and educator
55	Candy DeRouge		German musician
56	Don Candy	1929	Australian tennis player
57	Candy Coburn		American singer
58	Candy Reid	1977	British sports journalist
59	Candy LaChance	1870	American baseball player
60	Candy Csencsits	1955	American athlete, bodybuilder, actress
61	Jennifer Candy	1980	American television producer and actor
62	Candy Costie	1963	Synchronized swimmer
63	Candy Jim Taylor	1884	American baseball player
64	Candy Young	1962	American hurdler
65	Candy Broad	1956	Australian politician
66	Candy Chu	1976	Hong Kong actor
67	Henry Candy	1944
68	Candy Harris	1947	American baseball player
69	Candy Nelson	1849	Major League Baseball player
70	Icho Candy	1964	Reggae singer
71	Candy Ezzell	1953	American politician
72	Candy Sierra	1967	American baseball player
73	Thomas Candy	1804	British lexicographer
74	Candy Ruff	1951	American politician
75	Candy Miller	1898	American football player
76	Alice Candy	1888	Teacher, university lecturer and warden
77	Ronald Alan Candy	1903	Farmer, dairy industry leader
78	Candy Thomson	1967	Canadian field hockey player
79	Rachel Candy	1986	Cricketer
80	Arthur Candy	1934	Cyclist
81	Michael P. Candy	1928	British astronomer
82	Candy Bauer	1986
83	Ronald Herbert Candy	1888