Billy
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People
- A given name and a common nickname for WilliamWilliam (name)William is a popular given name of old Germanic origin. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era...
- Jacques de BillyJacques de BillyJacques de Billy was a French Jesuit mathematician. Born in Compiègne, he subsequently entered the Society of Jesus. From 1629 to 1630, Billy taught mathematics at the Jesuit College at Pontà Mousson. He was still studying theology at this time. From 1631 to 1633, Billy taught mathematics at...
, French mathematician - Jacques de Billy (abbot)Jacques de Billy (abbot)Jacques de Billy de Prunay was a French patristic scholar, theologian, jurist, linguist, and Benedictine abbot ....
, French patristic scholar, theologian, jurist, linguist, and Benedictine abbot - Billy CorganBilly CorganWilliam Patrick "Billy" Corgan, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional poet best known as the frontman and sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins. Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Illinois in 1987, the band quickly gained steam with the...
, American musician, frontman of Smashing Pumpkins - Billy HowerdelBilly HowerdelBilly Howerdel is the founding member, guitarist, songwriter, and producer for the bands A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide. He has recorded three acclaimed studio albums with the former, and in 2008, Ashes Divide released their debut album, Keep Telling Myself It's Alright.-Early life:Howerdel was...
, American musician, founding member of A Perfect Circle, frontman of ASHES dIVIDE - Billy MaysBilly MaysWilliam Darrell "Billy" Mays, Jr. was an American television direct-response advertisement salesperson most notable for promoting OxiClean, Orange Glo, and other cleaning, home-based, and maintenance products on the Home Shopping Network, and through his company, Mays Promotions, Inc...
, American television salesperson - Billy HerringtonBilly HerringtonBilly Herrington is a bisexual American actor best known for his work in gay pornography.-Biography:Herrington grew up in Long Island learning karate from his father, a sensei...
, American actor - Billy JoelBilly JoelWilliam Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
, American musician - Billy the KidBilly the KidWilliam H. Bonney William H. Bonney William H. Bonney (born William Henry McCarty, Jr. est. November 23, 1859 – c. July 14, 1881, better known as Billy the Kid but also known as Henry Antrim, was a 19th-century American gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier...
, a nineteenth-century American outlaw
In France
The pronunciation in France is bili, approximately bee-lee.- Billy, AllierBilly, AllierBilly is a commune in the Allier department in central France.Between this village and nearby Créchy, lagerstätten have yielded a rich assemblage of fossils from the Oligocene-Miocene boundary .-Population:...
, in the Allier département - Billy, CalvadosBilly, CalvadosBilly is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:...
, in the Calvados département - Billy, Loir-et-CherBilly, Loir-et-CherBilly is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher département in central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department...
, in the Loir-et-Cher département - Billy-BerclauBilly-BerclauBilly-Berclau is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small town east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D163 and N47 roads, surrounded by the Canal d’Aire. Light industry and a little farming have replaced the...
, in the Pas-de-Calais département - Billy-ChevannesBilly-ChevannesBilly-Chevannes is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-Demographics:At the 1999 census, the population was 276. On 1 January 2007, the estimate was 350.-References:*...
, in the Nièvre département - Billy-le-GrandBilly-le-GrandBilly-le-Grand is a commune of the Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Marne department...
, in the Marne département - Billy-lès-ChanceauxBilly-lès-ChanceauxBilly-lès-Chanceaux is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Côte-d'Or département - Billy-MontignyBilly-MontignyBilly-Montigny is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:An ex-coalmining industrial town situated just east of the centre of Lens at the junction of the N43 and D46 roads...
, in the Pas-de-Calais département - Billy-sous-MangiennesBilly-sous-MangiennesBilly-sous-Mangiennes is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meuse department...
, in the Meuse département - Billy-sur-AisneBilly-sur-AisneBilly-sur-Aisne is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Aisne département - Billy-sur-OisyBilly-sur-OisyBilly-sur-Oisy is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-References:*...
, in the Nièvree département - Billy-sur-OurcqBilly-sur-OurcqBilly-sur-Ourcq is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
, in the Aisne département
United Kingdom
- Billy, County AntrimBilly, County Antrim-References:*...
, a parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
In print and film media
- Billy (novel)Billy (novel)Billy is a 1990 novel by Whitley Strieber. The novel tells the story of the abduction of a child and the terror of his experience.-Plot summary:...
, a 1990 novel by Whitley Strieber - Billy, the 2002 biography of Billy Connolly by his wife Pamela StephensonPamela StephensonPamela Helen Stephenson Connolly is a New Zealand-born Australian clinical psychologist and writer now resident in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her work as an actress and comedian during the 1980s...
- Billy BeeBilly BeeBilly Bee is a series of five children's books by Peter Thomas published by Billy Bee Productions in Nashua, New Hampshire in 1995. The company later moved to Billerica, Massachusetts, but then back to New Hampshire. Early books were illustrated by Wayne J. Lamarre, but later books were illustrated...
, 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 BuddBilly BuddBilly Budd is a short novel by Herman Melville.Billy Budd can also refer to:*Billy Budd , a 1962 film produced, directed, and co-written by Peter Ustinov, based on Melville's novel...
, a novella by Herman Melville - Billy the CatBilly the CatBilly the Cat is the title of a Franco-Belgian comic strip by the Belgian Stéphane Colman and Stephen Desberg, as well as an animated cartoon adaptation, amongst others...
, A Franco-Belgian comic strip - Billy the Cat and KatieBilly the Cat and KatieBilly the Cat was a comic strip in The Beano. The strip featured William Grange, later joined by his cousin Kathleen, alias Billy the Cat and Katie...
, two fictional superheroes from the UK comic The Beano - Billy: The Early YearsBilly: The Early YearsBilly: The Early Years is a 2008 American biographical film, directed by Robby Benson. The film recounts the story of the world renown evangelist, Billy Graham, played by Armie Hammer, creating a portrayal of Billy’s life from the mid 1930s to the late 1940s when Billy Graham finds himself speaking...
, a 2008 biographical film about the evangelist Billy Graham - Billy ElliotBilly ElliotBilly Elliot is a 2000 British drama film written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. Set in the fictional town of "Everington" in the real County Durham, UK, it stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, an aspiring dancer, Gary Lewis as his coal miner father, Jamie Draven as Billy's older...
, a film about a boy aspiring to be a ballet dancer - Billy PilgrimBilly PilgrimBilly Pilgrim was an American folk rock duo based in Atlanta, Georgia, comprising Andrew Hyra and Kristian Bush. The band's name was taken from the time-traveling anti-hero of Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse-Five. The name was adopted in 1994; prior to that the duo simply billed itself as...
, protagonist in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five - Billy (Saw)Billy (Saw)Billy is a puppet that has appeared in the Saw films. It was used by the series' primary antagonist John Kramer, a.k.a. Jigsaw, to communicate with his test subjects by delivering recorded messages, often appearing on a television screen or occasionally in person to describe the details of the...
, a puppet from the Saw film series - Billy WhizzBilly WhizzBilly Whizz is a fictional character featured in the British comic The Beano, first appearing in issue 1139, dated 16 May 1964, when it replaced The Country Cuzzins. Billy, the title character, is a boy who can run extraordinarily fast. His speed often causes chaos yet at the same time his ability...
, a fictional character in the UK comic The Beano - Billy KesslerBilly KesslerBilly Kessler is a fictional character in the comic book series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. He is the son of the main villain of the series, Cobra Commander, but fights against his father and the forces of Cobra Command, learning martial arts under the tutelage of Storm Shadow, who helps him...
, a character in the comic book series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
In games
- Billy KaneBilly Kaneis a video game character created by SNK Playmore . He makes first appearance in the fighting game Fatal Fury: King of Fighters as the sub-boss from the game. In the Fatal Fury series Billy is the right-hand man from Geese Howard, the crime lord from Southtown...
, a Fatal Fury character - Billy Coen, a character in Resident Evil:Zero
In music
- Billy (album)Billy (album)Billy is the third album from the American band, Samiam, released in 1992 on New Red Archives.-Track listing:-Personnel:*David Ayer *Jason Beebout *James Brogan *Martin Brohm *Sergie Loobkoff...
, the third album (released 1992) by American band, Samiam - Billy (musical)Billy (musical)Billy is a musical based on the novel and play Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. The book was written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, the music is by John Barry, and the lyrics are by Don Black.-Production:...
, the musical based on Billy Liar - Billy (1969 musical), 1969 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Gene Allen and Ron DanteRon DanteRon Dante is an American singer, songwriter, session vocalist, and record producer...
- "Billy" (song), 1986 single by Céline Dion
- Billy TalentBilly TalentBilly Talent is a Canadian post-hardcore band from Streetsville, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with Ben Kowalewicz as the lead vocalist, Ian D'Sa on lead guitar, bassist Jon Gallant and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk ....
, a Canadian Punk Rock band
Television
- Billy (1979 TV series)Billy (1979 TV series)Billy is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from February to April 1979. The series was based on Keith Waterhouse's 1960 British play Billy Liar.-Synopsis:...
, 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 BillySport BillySport Billy is a 1979 animated television cartoon made by Filmation Associates, initially for broadcast in Germany. In 1982, Filmation carried the show over to the United States for syndication, and as a summer replacement in NBC's Saturday morning children's programming...
, a TV cartoon show - Billy (Billy and Mandy), a character in the American animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
- Billy CranstonBilly CranstonBilly Cranston is a fictional character in the Power Rangers universe. He is the Blue Ranger in the series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, portrayed by actor David Yost. Billy is the only original Power Ranger to remain for the entire MMPR series, and is the third longest-serving Ranger overall...
, the original Blue Ranger from the Power Rangers TV series - Billy KeikeyaBilly KeikeyaBilly Keikeya is a fictional character in the miniseries and television remake of Battlestar Galactica. He is portrayed by Paul Campbell. Billy appeared until late in the second season, at which point he was killed by terrorists. Paul Campbell has said that his character was killed because he had...
, aide to President Laura Roslin in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica TV series - Billy Hopwood, horrid henry and perfect peter's father of Horrid HenryHorrid HenryHorrid Henry is a fictional character created by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. The first Horrid Henry book was written and published in 1994 by Orion Books and as of the end of 2010, there have been nineteen titles published, as well as numerous collections, activity books and joke...
Other uses
- A young male domestic goat
- BillycanBillycanA billycan, more commonly known simply as a billy or occasionally as a billy can , is a lightweight cooking pot which is used on a campfire or a camping stove.-Usage and etymology of the term:...
, a cooking pot used for camping - Billy (crater)Billy (crater)Billy is a lunar crater that is located at the southern fringes of the Oceanus Procellarum, in the western hemisphere of the Moon. It lies to the southeast of the similar-sized crater Hansteen, and west-southwest of the flooded Letronne....
, on the moon - Billy (dog)Billy (dog)A Billy is a large hunting dog originating from Central western France in the 19th century. Billys are a combination of Montemboeuf, Ceris and Larye breeds which are now extinct. Foxblood has been introduced to the Billy to keep bloodlines fresh...
, breed of dog - Puffing Billy (locomotive)Puffing Billy (locomotive)Puffing Billy is an early railway steam locomotive, constructed in 1813-1814 by engineer William Hedley, enginewright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett, the owner of Wylam Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne, in the United Kingdom. It is the world's oldest...
, first commercial railway steam locomotive in the UK - Billy (pygmy hippo)Billy (pygmy hippo)Billy, or William Johnson Hippopotamus, was a Pygmy Hippopotamus given as a pet to U.S. President Calvin Coolidge. Captured in Liberia, he was given to Coolidge by Harvey Firestone in 1927. Billy spent most of his life in the Smithsonian National Zoological Park...
, a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge - Billy BlueBilly BlueBilly Blue or William Blue was an Australian convict. Although Billy Blue’s place and date of birth are uncertain, convict records suggest he was born in Jamaica around 1767.-Conviction:...
, a historical figure from early Sydney history - Billy BeerBilly BeerBilly Beer was a beer first made in the United States of America in July 1977, by the Falls City Brewing Company. It was promoted by Billy Carter, the younger brother of then-President Jimmy Carter...
, a beer brand popularized by Billy Carter - Billy dollBilly dollBilly is a doll introduced in 1997. Billy was created by artist John McKitterick and marketed in the United States by London-based Totem International as "the first out and proud gay doll" although that distinction actually belongs to Gay Bob, introduced in 1977. McKitterick created the doll based...
, a "gay doll" created in 1997 - Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop ShoppingReverend Billy and the Church of Stop ShoppingThe Church of Life After Shopping is an activist performance group based in New York City, led by Reverend Billy, the stage name of Bill Talen...
, New York City-based performance group, led by Reverend Billy
See also
- Bill (disambiguation)
- Billie (disambiguation)
- Bili (disambiguation)Bili (disambiguation)Bili may refer to:*Bili light, a medical therapeutic tool to treat newborn jaundice*Bili, Azerbaijan, a village in Astara Rayon*Bili, Congo, a town in north-central Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Central Africa...
- Will (disambiguation)
- William (disambiguation)