Connie
Connie is a given name. It is often a pet form (hypocorism) of Concetta, Constance, Cornelia, Cornelius or Connor. Many Asian-American women were named after journalist Connie Chung in the 1980s even though the name was not otherwise popular at the time.[1]
Given name or nickname
Women
- Connie Achurra, Chilean chef
- Connie Binsfeld (1924–2014), American politician
- Connie Booth (born 1944), American actress and writer, former wife of John Cleese
- Connie Britton (born 1967), American actress, singer and producer
- Connie Brockway (born 1954), American historical and romance novelist
- Connie Carpenter-Phinney (born 1957), American retired cyclist and speed skater
- Connie Chung (born 1946), American journalist
- Constance Clayton (born 1933), American educator and civic leader
- Connie Constance (born 1995), British singer and songwriter
- Connie Conway (born 1950), American politician
- Connie Desmond (1908–1983), American baseball sportscaster
- Connie Dierking (1936–2013), American Basketball League and National Basketball Association player
- Connie Egan, Northern Irish politician
- Connie Fisher (born 1983), Northern Irish-born Welsh actress and singer
- Connie Gilchrist (1901–1985), American actress
- Connie Gilchrist, Countess of Orkney (1865–1946), British child artist's model, actress, dancer, and singer
- Connie Hansen (born 1964), Danish Paralympian
- Connie Hedegaard (born 1960), Danish politician
- Connie Laliberte, Canadian curler, 1984 world champion
- Connie Lawson (born 1949), American politician, Indiana Secretary of State
- Connie Lewcock (1894–1980), British suffragette, arsonist and socialist
- Connie Meijer (1963–1988), Dutch cyclist
- Connie Mitchell (born c. 1977), South African-born Australian singer-songwriter also known as Miss Connie
- Connie Morrison, American politician and businesswoman
- Connie Newman, American endocrinologist and physician-scientist
- Connie Nielsen (born 1965), Danish actress
- Connie Norman (1949–1996), American AIDS and trans rights activist
- Connie Panzarino (1947–2001) American writer and activist for disability and LGBTQ rights
- Connie Price-Smith (born 1962), American former shot putter and discus thrower
- Connie Ramsay (born 1988), Scottish judoka
- Connie Ruth (born 1944), American politician
- Connie Schultz (born 1957), American writer, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and columnist
- Connie Sison (born 1975), Filipina journalist
- Connie Talbot (born 2000), English child singer, finalist in the first series of Britain's Got Talent
- Connie Willis (born 1945), American science fiction and fantasy writer
Men
- Connie Brown (1917–1966), Canadian National Hockey League player
- Connie Dion (1918–2014), Canadian National Hockey League player
- Connie B. Gay (1914–1989), American country music talent scout/manager, owner of radio and television stations and music executive
- Connie Grob (1932–1997), American baseball player
- Connie Hawkins (1942–2017), American Basketball League, National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association player and Harlem Globetrotter
- Connie Johnson (baseball) (1922–2004), American pitcher in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball
- Connie Keane (1930–2010), Irish hurler in the 1950s
- Connie Kelly (1949–1985), Irish retired hurler
- L. William O'Connell (1890–1985), American cinematographer
- Connie Mack (1862–1956), American Major League Baseball player, manager and team owner
- Connie Mack III, American politician and attorney, grandson of Connie Mack
- Connie Mack IV, American politician, son of the above
- Connie Murphy (1870–1945), American Major League Baseball catcher
- Connie Sheehan, Irish hurler in the 1910s and '20s
- Connie Simmons (1925–1989), American National Basketball Association player
- Connie Zelencik (1955–2021), American football player
Stage or pen name
- Connie Deka and Connie Lane, pen names of Constance Laux (born 1952), American romance novelist
- Connie Francis (born 1938), American singer Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero
- Connie Glynn (born 1994), English YouTuber and author Constance Ella Glynn
- Connie Kay (1927–1994), American jazz drummer born Conrad Henry Kirnon
- Connie Sellecca (born Concetta Sellecchia in 1955), American actress, producer and former model
- Connie Smith (born 1941), American country music singer and songwriter born Constance June Meador
- Connie Stevens (born 1938), American actress and singer Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingoglia
- Connie (freestyle singer), American singer Consuelo Piriz
- Connie (Burmese singer) (fl. 1986-1990s), Burmese singer born Yadana Tun
Fictional characters
- Connie, portrayed by Stephanie Beacham in the homonymous 1985 British television drama series Connie
- Constance "Connie" Beauchamp, from the BBC medical dramas Holby City and Casualty
- Connie Blair, heroine of 12 mystery novels for adolescent girls written by Betty Cavanna
- Constance "Connie" Brooks (see Our Miss Brooks), fictional English language teacher
- Connie Clayton, from the soap opera Coronation Street
- Connie Corleone, played by Talia Shire in The Godfather movie trilogy
- Connie Crane, Cap’n Crane’s wife and a character from "PB&J Otter".
- Connie D'Amico, a supporting character and rival of Meg Griffin from the television series Family Guy
- Connie Falconeri, one of two personalities of the character Kate Howard from the soap opera General Hospital
- Connie Kendall, from the radio series Adventures in Odyssey
- Connie Kurridge, the titular character of Connie, a newspaper comic strip created by Frank Godwin
- Connie Maheswaran, a supporting character from the television series Steven Universe
- Connie Rubirosa, a character of Law & Order, an Assistant District Attorney, portrayed by Alana De La Garza
- Connie Sachs, from the Karla Trilogy spy novels by John le Carré
- Kahn Jr. "Connie" Souphanousinphone, a supporting character from the television series King of the Hill.
- Connie Springer, a supporting character from the anime/manga series Attack on Titan
- Connie Thompson (nicknamed "Creepy Connie"), from the Disney television series Jessie
- Connie, the titular character of Connie the Cow (La Vaca Connie), a Spanish children's television series
- Connie, the main character of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", a short story by Joyce Carol Oates
- Connie Marble, portrayed by Mink Stole in Pink Flamingos, a movie by John Waters
Animals
- Koni (dog), Vladimir Putin's dog, also known as Connie
See also
- Konnie Huq (born 1975), British television presenter
- Conny, a given name or surname (including a list of persons with the name)
- Kalitta Air, callsign "Connie"
Notes
- Wang, Connie (2023-05-11). "Opinion | Why Are There So Many Asian American Women Named Connie?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
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