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Billy Christian
Billy Christian (William David Christian, born 1938, Warroad, Minnesota) is an American ice hockey forward, 1960 Olympic gold medalist who scored the tying and winning goals against the USSR, 1964 Olympian, Christian Brothers stick company co-founder, father of Dave Christian.
Billy Claiborne
Billy Claiborne (1860-1882), Tombstone cowboy nicknamed "Billy the Kid" after Bonney's death, fled the O.K. Corral gunfight and was killed by Buckskin Frank Leslie in 1882.
Billy Clanton
Billy Clanton (William Harrison Clanton, ca. 1862–1881), youngest son of Newman Haynes Clanton, Texas-born Arizona rancher and Cowboy killed at the O.K. Corral gunfight in Tombstone on October 26, 1881, buried in Boothill Graveyard.
Billy Cobham
Billy Cobham (William Emanuel Cobham Jr.), Panamanian-American jazz drummer born 1944 in Colón, Panama; Miles Davis and Mahavishnu Orchestra founding drummer, Spectrum (1973) solo debut, open-handed fusion technique.
Billy Collins Jr.
Billy Collins Jr., American junior middleweight boxer, 14-0 (11 KOs), career ended by Luis Resto's tampered, plaster-hardened gloves at Madison Square Garden, June 16, 1983; died March 1984; Resto and Panama Lewis convicted and banned.
Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly (born 1942, Glasgow), "The Big Yin", Scottish stand-up comedian, banjo player, and actor; ex-Clyde shipyard welder, Humblebums folk singer, 1975 Parkinson breakthrough, D.I.V.O.R.C.E. No. 1, knighted 2017, retired from stand-up 2018 with Parkinson's, now an artist.
Billy Corgan
Billy Corgan (William Patrick Corgan, born 1967, Chicago) is the Smashing Pumpkins' singer, guitarist, and songwriter; also Zwan founder, NWA owner, Madame Zuzu's cofounder, and podcast host.
Billy Cox
Billy Cox (born 1941, Wheeling, West Virginia) is an American bassist, one of two regular bass players with Jimi Hendrix: King Kasuals, Woodstock's Gypsy Sun and Rainbows, Band of Gypsys with Buddy Miles, and the 1970 Experience.
Billy Cranston
Billy Cranston is the original Blue Ranger of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993), played by David Yost, named per Bryan Cranston; last original Ranger in Zeo, later Cranston Tech founder in Once & Always and Cosmic Fury.
Billy Crawford
Billy Crawford (Billy Joe Crawford, born 1982, Manila) is a Filipino-American singer, dancer, actor, and TV host: child star of That's Entertainment, NRJ-winning pop artist in France, winner of Danse avec les stars 2022 and Mask Singer France 9, and Voice Kids coach.
Billy Crudup
Billy Crudup (William Gaither Crudup, born 1968) is an American actor of stage and screen: Tony winner for The Coast of Utopia, star of Almost Famous and Watchmen, and two-time Emmy winner as Cory Ellison in The Morning Show.
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal (William Edward Crystal, born 1948, New York) is an American actor and comedian: Jodie Dallas on Soap, SNL's Fernando, star of When Harry Met Sally and City Slickers, voice of Mike Wazowski, and nine-time Oscar host.
Billy Cunningham
Billy Cunningham, the Kangaroo Kid, Brooklyn-born 6'6" forward; UNC under Dean Smith; 1967 NBA champion and 1983 champion head coach of the 76ers; ABA MVP 1973; Hall of Fame 1986.
Billy Currington
Billy Currington (William Matthew Currington, born 1973, Savannah, Georgia) is an American country singer signed to Mercury Nashville in 2003, with seven studio albums, 12 No. 1 singles, and hits like People Are Crazy.
Billy Davis Jr.
Billy Davis Jr. (born June 26, 1938, St. Louis) is an American R&B and gospel singer, founding member of The 5th Dimension, and Grammy-winning duo partner with wife Marilyn McCoo, known for 'You Don't Have To Be a Star.'
Billy Dawe
Billy Dawe (William Dawe, 1924–2013), Canadian ice hockey forward and captain of the Edmonton Mercurys, won gold at the 1950 Worlds and the 1952 Oslo Olympics, Canada's last hockey gold until 2002.
Billy Dean
Billy Dean (William Henry Dean, 1887-1949), English water polo player and Manchester-born Olympian who won gold with Great Britain in men's water polo at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics; also a Hyde Seal club star and former Manchester United goalkeeper.
Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams (William December Williams, born April 6, 1937) is an American actor and painter known for Lando Calrissian in Star Wars, Brian's Song, Lady Sings the Blues, Mahogany, and Batman's Harvey Dent.
Billy Deitch
Billy Deitch is an American venture capital investor and Partner at Oak HC/FT, a healthcare and fintech firm, where he led investments in Cerebral and Olive.
Billy Dickey
Billy Dickey (William Eugene Dickey, 1874-1944), American swimmer of the New York AC, gold medallist in the plunge for distance (62 ft 6 in / 19.05 m) at the 1904 Olympics; not the Yankees catcher Bill Dickey.
Billy Donovan
Billy Donovan, American basketball coach, Florida Gators head coach 1996-2015 with back-to-back NCAA titles 2006-07, later NBA coach of the Thunder and Bulls, Hall of Fame 2025.
Billy Drago
Billy Drago (William Eugene Burrows, 1945-2019), American character actor born in Hugoton, Kansas, best known as Frank Nitti in The Untouchables (1987) and the demon Barbas on Charmed.
Billy Duffy
Billy Duffy (William Henry Duffy, born 1961) is a Manchester-born guitarist, co-founder of The Cult with Ian Astbury, known for the Gretsch White Falcon, She Sells Sanctuary, and albums Electric and Sonic Temple.
Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine (William Clarence Eckstein, 1914-1993) was an American baritone singer and bandleader from Pittsburgh; he led the first bebop big band (1944-1947) featuring Parker, Gillespie, and Miles Davis, then became a ballad star with MGM's "I Apologize."
Billy Edwards Jr.
Billy Edwards Jr. is an American college football quarterback who has played for Wake Forest, Maryland, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, and was the 2023 Music City Bowl MVP.
Billy Eichner
Billy Eichner (born 1978), American comedian and actor, creator and star of Billy on the Street (2011); first openly gay man to write, produce, and star in a major studio film, Bros (2022); also Timon's voice in The Lion King.
Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot is a 2000 British comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Daldry, starring Jamie Bell as a coal miner's son who discovers ballet during the 1984–85 miners' strike.
Billy Elliot the Musical
Billy Elliot the Musical: Elton John score, Lee Hall book and lyrics, Stephen Daldry direction; 2005 Victoria Palace West End hit (about 4,600 performances, 4 Oliviers), 2008-2012 Broadway run (10 Tonys), based on the 2000 miners' strike film.
Billy Evans
Billy Evans refers mainly to William George Evans (1884-1956), Hall of Fame AL umpire from 1906, first MLB general manager; also an Olympic basketball gold medalist (1932-2020) and an ABA guard (born 1947).
Billy Fiske
Billy Fiske (William Mead Lindsley Fiske III), American bobsled driver who won Olympic gold in 1928 and 1932, then joined the RAF posing as a Canadian; first American citizen killed serving the RAF in WWII.