Mindy is an English feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, originally a diminutive of Melinda. Notable people with the name include:

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Mindy Aloff Mindy Aloff (born December 1947 Philadelphia) is an American editor, journalist, essayist, and dance critic. Aloff's wirting on dance, literature, film, and culture have appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, and other artilces and publi ...

, American editor, journalist, essayist, and dance critic *

Mindy Baha El Din Mindy Baha El Din (1 November 1958 – 18 March 2013) was an American-born Egyptian environmentalist. Together with her husband, ornithologist and herpetologist Sherif Baha El Din she made contributions to the protection of migratory birds and the ...

(1958-2013), American-born Egyptian ornithologist, eco-activist, and environmentalist *

Mindy Budgor Mindy Budgor is an American businesswoman and the author of ''Warrior Princess: My Quest to Become the First Female Maasai Warrior''. Biography Budgor is a 2012 graduate of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She started her fir ...

, American businesswoman and writer * Mindy Cohn (born 1966), American actress known for her role on the television show ''The Facts of Life'' * Mindy Duncan (born c. 1971), winner of the 1988 Miss Teen USA pageant * Mindy Finn, American political and technology consultant, entrepreneur, and former Vice-Presidential candidate. * Mindy Gehrs, All-American swimmer * Mindy Gledhill, singer-songwriter from Eureka, California *

Mindy Greiling Mindy Greiling is a former Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented the former districts 54B and 54A in Ramsey County, part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. (These districts have since ...

(born 1948), American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives * Mindy Grossman, American chief executive officer of the

Home Shopping Network HSN, an initialism of its former name Home Shopping Network, is an American free-to-air television network owned by the Qurate Retail Group, which also owns catalog company Cornerstone Brands. Based in the Gateway area of St. Petersburg, Flor ...

* Mindy Hall, American makeup artist * Mindy Jacobsen, American, first blind woman to be ordained as a hazzan (also called a cantor) in the history of Judaism * Mindy Kaling (born 1979), American actress and comedian, producer of the television show '' The Office'' and star of TV show '' The Mindy Project'' *

Mindy Kleinberg The Jersey Girls or Jersey Widows refers to four American women who lost their husbands in the September 11 attacks. All four—Kristen Breitweiser, Patty Casazza, Lorie Van Auken, and Mindy Kleinberg—were residents of New Jersey, and helped l ...

, American activist and member of the Jersey Girls *

Mindy L. Klasky Mindy L. Klasky is an American fantasy novelist. Klasky graduated from Princeton University and eventually became a lawyer. Once she realized this did not allow her to write, she became a librarian instead. Now she writes full-time. List of publi ...

, American fantasy novelist * Mindy Marin, American casting director, producer, and writer * Mindy McCready (1975-2013), American country music singer * Mindy Newell (born 1953), American comic book author * Mindy Robinson, American actress, model, and reality star * Mindy Rosenfeld, American flutist, piper, and harpist * Mindy Smith (born 1972), American singer and songwriter * Mindy Sterling (born 1953), American actress best known for playing Frau Farbissina in the Austin Powers movies * Mindy White, American musician

Fictional characters

*Mindy, half of the duo of Buttons and Mindy from '' Animaniacs'' *Mindy, from '' The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' *Mindy, a mermaid from '' The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' *Mindy St Claire, the sole resident of the medium place in the TV show '' The Good Place'' *Mindy Crenshaw, from the television show ''

Drake & Josh ''Drake & Josh'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series follows two teenage stepbrothers Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck) as they live together despite opposite personalities. The ser ...

'' *Mindy Gladstone, Joey Gladstone's mom in '' Full House'' *Mindy Kuhel Lahiri, main character from the TV show '' The Mindy Project'' *Mindy McConnell, one of the title characters from the television show '' Mork & Mindy'', portrayed by Pam Dawber *Mindy McCready ( Hit-Girl), from the ''Kick-Ass'' comic book series *Mindy Minus, the antagonist from the TV show ''

100 Things to Do Before High School ''100 Things to Do Before High School'' is an American comedy television series created by Scott Fellows that aired on Nickelodeon from November 11, 2014 to February 27, 2016. The series stars Isabela Moner, Jaheem King Toombs, Owen Joyner, and ...

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Mindy O'Dell ''Veronica Mars'' is an American television series created by Rob Thomas (writer), Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during UPN's last two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Televisi ...

, from the television show '' Veronica Mars'' *Kid Mindy, from the Midnighter comic book series *Mindy, from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon Platinum

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