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'''Curly''' is a surname, given name, nickname or stage name. It may refer to:
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== First name, nickname or stage name==
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* [[Crazy Horse]] (1840–1877), Oglala Sioux war chief nicknamed "Curly"
* [[Curly (scout)]], nickname of Ashishishe ({{circa|1856}}{{snd}}1923), Crow Indian scout for General Custer
* Paul Carlyle [[Curly Armstrong]] (1918–1983), American basketball player
* Curly Bill Brocius, nickname of [[William Brocius]] ({{circa|1845}}{{snd}}1882), American Old West gunman and outlaw
* Charles Roy [[Curly Brown]] (1888–1968), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Harold Lee [[Curly Chalker]] (1931–1998), American country and jazz musician
* Robert F. [[Curly Clement]] (1919–2006), American baseball umpire
* [[Curly Ray Cline]] (1923–1997), American bluegrass fiddler
* Curly, nickname of [[George Andrew Davis Jr.]] (1920–1952), American World War II and Korean War flying ace
* Curly Joe DeRita, Three Stooges persona of Joseph Wardell, whose stage name was [[Joe DeRita]] (1909–1993), American actor and comedian
* [[Clarence T. "Curly" Edwinson]] (1912–1985). American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War II, football player and skeet shooter
* Curly Evans, nickname of [[Neal Evans]] ({{circa|1888}}{{snd}}1945), American born Canadian freight industry entrepreneur
* Arnim LeRoy [[Curly Fox]] (1910–1995), American county music singer and musician
* [[Curly Hammond]] (1879–1963), English rugby union player
* Erling George [[Curly Haugland]], American politician and businessman
* Hubert Edward [[Curly Hinchman]] (1907–1968), American football player
* [[Curly Howard]], stage name of comic actor Jerome Lester Horwitz (1903–1952), Three Stooges actor
* [[Curly Howard (DJ)]], stage name of Howard Sisk ({{circa|1930}}{{snd}}2001), on-air name of American disc jockey Howard Sisk
* [[Greg 'Curly' Keranen]], American bassist and guitarist
* Earl Louis [[Curly Lambeau]] (1898–1965), founder, player and first coach of the Green Bay Packers
* Lillian [[Curly Lawrence]], who was born William Morris Benjamin, also known as LBSC (1883–1967), British model locomotive designer
* Curly Lino, nickname of [[Frank Lino]] (born 1938), Sicilian-American mobster
* Albert Charles [[Curly Linton]] (1895–1985), Anzac veteran and Australian rules footballer 
* [[Gordon 'Curly' Mack]], full name is Gordon Sylvester Bradshaw Mack (1898–1948), Irish badminton player
* Curly M.C., a pseudonym of [[Michael Cretu]] (born 1957), Romanian-German musician
* [[Curly Moe]], ring name Donald Chester Zalesky (1962–2015), Canadian-American wrestler
* [[Fred "Curly" Morrison]] (1926–2020), American National Football League player
* Frederick [[Curly Neal]], nickname of Neal (1942–2020), American basketball player, member of the Harlem Globetrotters
* Olaf Gustave Hazard [[Curly Oden]] (1899–1978), American National Football League player
* Warren Harvey [[Curly Ogden]] (1901–1964), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Milford Laurenson [[Curly Page]] (1902–1987), New Zealand cricketer
* [[Donald "Curly" Phillips]] (1884–1938) Canadian guide, outfitter, entrepreneur, and explorer
* Claude [[Curly Putman]] Jr. (born 1930), American songwriter
* John Ray [[Curly Seckler]] (born 1919), American bluegrass musician
* Edward [[Curly Thirlwell]] (1905–1985), American sound engineer nominated for two Academy Awards
* [[Konrad the Curly]] ({{circa|1198}}{{snd}}1213), Polish noble
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== Fictional characters ==
* Curly McLain, in the musical ''[[Oklahoma!]]''
* Curly Washburn, in the movies ''[[City Slickers]]'' and ''[[City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold]]''
* Norman [[Curly Watts]], in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street''
* Marshal "Curly" Wilcox, in the movie ''[[Stagecoach (1939 film)|Stagecoach]]''
* Curly, in the British period crime drama television series [[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|''Peaky Blinders'']]
* Curly, a friend of British comic character [[Dennis the Menace and Gnasher|Dennis the Menace]]
* Curly, a [[Lost Boys (Peter Pan)|Lost Boy]] in ''Peter Pan''
* Curly, a rabbit in the Canadian television series ''[[Abby Hatcher]]''
* Curly, a POV character in the indie game [[Mouthwashing (video game)|''Mouthwashing'']]
* Curly Brace, in the indie game ''[[Cave Story]]''

== Animals ==
* "Curly" or "Little Curly", a nickname of [[Laika]], the first dog in space
* [[Curly Horse]], a curly-coated breed of horse
* Curly, the name of the first [[LaPerm]] cat

== See also ==
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*[[Curlee (name)]]
*[[Curley]], name list
*[[Curli]], protein
* [[Bolesław IV the Curly]] ({{circa|1125}}{{snd}}1173), Duke of Masovia and High Duke of Poland

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