Candy is a surname, given name, nickname or stage name. It is often used as a hypocorism for the feminine given name Candace. Notable people with the name include:

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Given name, nickname or stage name:

  • Candy, a slave accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials
  • Candy Atherton (1955–2017), 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 transgender actress
  • Candy Devine (born 1956), American actress
  • Candy Dulfer (born 1969), Dutch jazz saxophonist
  • Candy Jernigan (1952–1991), American artist and designer
  • Candy Johnson (1944 – 2012), was an American singer and dancer who appeared in several films in the 1960s
  • 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 Massaroni, American politician
  • 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, ring name of Ray Canty (1951–1994), American professional wrestler
  • Emily Zheng (born 1993), also known as Candy, Taiwanese actress, member of Blackie

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