Billy
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Billy may refer to:
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[edit] People
- A given name and a common nickname for William
- Jacques de Billy, French mathematician
- Jacques de Billy (abbot), French patristic scholar, theologian, jurist, linguist, and Benedictine abbot
- Billy Corgan, American musician, frontman of Smashing Pumpkins
- Billy Howerdel, American musician, founding member of A Perfect Circle, frontman of ASHES dIVIDE
- Billy Mays, American television salesperson
- Billy Herrington, American actor
- Billy Joel, American musician
- Billy the Kid, a nineteenth-century American outlaw
[edit] Places
[edit] In France
The pronunciation in France is [bili], approximately bee-lee.
- Billy, Allier, in the Allier département
- Billy, Calvados, in the Calvados département
- Billy, Loir-et-Cher, in the Loir-et-Cher département
- Billy-Berclau, in the Pas-de-Calais département
- Billy-Chevannes, in the Nièvre département
- Billy-le-Grand, in the Marne département
- Billy-lès-Chanceaux, in the Côte-d'Or département
- Billy-Montigny, in the Pas-de-Calais département
- Billy-sous-Mangiennes, in the Meuse département
- Billy-sur-Aisne, in the Aisne département
- Billy-sur-Oisy, in the Nièvree département
- Billy-sur-Ourcq, in the Aisne département
[edit] United Kingdom
- Billy, County Antrim, a parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
[edit] In print and film media
- Billy (novel), a 1990 novel by Whitley Strieber
- Billy, the 2002 biography of Billy Connolly by his wife Pamela Stephenson
- Billy Bee, a series of children's books, and the books' protagonist
- Billy (Black Christmas), Billy Lenz, a fictional character from the 1974 horror film Black Christmas
- Billy Budd, a novella by Herman Melville
- Billy the Cat, A Franco-Belgian comic strip
- Billy the Cat and Katie, two fictional superheroes from the UK comic The Beano
- Billy: The Early Years, a 2008 biographical film about the evangelist Billy Graham
- Billy Elliot, a film about a boy aspiring to be a ballet dancer
- Billy Pilgrim, protagonist in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five
- Billy (Saw), a puppet from the Saw film series
- Billy Whizz, a fictional character in the UK comic The Beano
- Billy Kessler, a character in the comic book series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
[edit] In games
- Billy Kane, a Fatal Fury character
- Billy Coen, a character in Resident Evil:Zero
[edit] In music
- Billy (album), the third album (released 1992) by American band, Samiam
- Billy (musical), the musical based on Billy Liar
- Billy (1969 musical), 1969 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Gene Allen and Ron Dante
- "Billy" (song), 1986 single by Céline Dion
- Billy Talent, a Canadian Punk Rock band
[edit] Television
- Billy (1979 TV series), a CBS sitcom starring Steve Guttenberg
- Billy (1992 TV series), an ABC sitcom starring Billy Connolly
- "Billy" (Angel), a 2001 episode of the WB television series Angel
- Sport Billy, a TV cartoon show
- Billy (Billy and Mandy), a character in the American animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
- Billy Cranston, the original Blue Ranger from the Power Rangers TV series
- Billy Keikeya, aide to President Laura Roslin in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica TV series
- Billy Hopwood, horrid henry and perfect peter's father of Horrid Henry
[edit] Other uses
- A young male domestic goat
- Billycan, a cooking pot used for camping
- Billy (crater), on the moon
- Billy (dog), breed of dog
- Puffing Billy (locomotive), first commercial railway steam locomotive in the UK
- Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge
- Billy Blue, a historical figure from early Sydney history
- Billy Beer, a beer brand popularized by Billy Carter
- Billy doll, a "gay doll" created in 1997
- Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, New York City-based performance group, led by Reverend Billy
[edit] See also
- All pages beginning with "Billy"
- Bill (disambiguation)
- Billie (disambiguation)
- Bili (disambiguation)
- Will (disambiguation)
- William (disambiguation)
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