Piggy, piggie or piggies may refer to:

As a nickname

Denis D'Amour Denis "Piggy" D'Amour (September 24, 1959 – August 26, 2005) was a Canadian guitarist. He was a member of the heavy metal band Voivod from its inception in 1982 until his death in 2005. D'Amour's approach to music was anarchic and experime ...

(1959–2005), guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod *

Fan Chun Yip Fan Chun Yip (; born 1 May 1976) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. Widely considered as one of the best goalkeepers in Hon ...

(born 1976), Hong Kong retired football goalkeeper *

Piggy French Georgina "Piggy" March (née French, born 12 August 1980) is a British equestrian sportswoman who competes in eventing. She won the 2019 Badminton Horse Trials and 2022 Burghley Horse Trials on Vanir Kamira, and finished second at the 2011 Badmin ...

(born 1980), British equestrienne *

Ward Lambert Ward Louis "Piggy" Lambert (May 28, 1888 – January 20, 1958) was an American basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Purdue University during the 1916–17 season and from 1918 to 1946. Lambert was also the head ...

(1888–1958), American college men's basketball coach *

Robert Muldoon Sir Robert David Muldoon (; 25 September 19215 August 1992) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand, from 1975 to 1984, while leader of the National Party. Serving as a corporal and sergeant in th ...

(1921–1992), 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand *

David Powell (rugby union) David Lewes "Piggy" Powell (born 17 May 1942) is a former international rugby union player. He was capped eleven times by England as a prop between 1966 and 1971. Powell was selected for the 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zeal ...

(born 1942), former England international rugby union player *

Edwin Simandl Edwin (Piggy) Simandl was the owner of the Orange Tornadoes and Newark Tornadoes of the National Football League. He became the team's owner in 1929, when Ole Haugsrud, the owner of Duluth Eskimos, sold his defunct franchise rights to Simandl. This ...

, owner of the Orange Tornadoes and Newark Tornadoes of the National Football League *

Piggy Ward Frank Gray "Piggy" Ward (April 16, 1867 – October 24, 1912) was a professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1883 through 1894. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, ...

(1867–1912), American professional baseball player *

Roscoe Word (American football guard) Roscoe "Piggy" Word (January 3, 1882 – May 27, 1942) was a college football player and coach and lawyer. University of Tennessee Word was a prominent guard for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. He was its only three-time ...

(1882–1942), American college football player and coach *

Mark Riddell Mark Robert Riddell (born 9 December 1980) is an Australian rugby league commentator and former professional player who played as a in the 2000s and 2010s. A City New South Wales rugby league team, City New South Wales representative goal-kic ...

(born 1980), Australian former Rugby League Player, commentator. * Celina Chung (born 2005), Girlfriend of Harvey.

Slang

Domestic pig The pig (''Sus domesticus''), often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus '' Sus'', is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of ''Sus s ...

Guinea pig The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (''Cavia porcellus''), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy (), is a species of rodent belonging to the genus ''Cavia'' in the family Caviidae. Breeders tend to use the word ''cavy'' to describe the ani ...

Toe Toes are the digits (fingers) of the foot of a tetrapod. Animal species such as cats that walk on their toes are described as being ''digitigrade''. Humans, and other animals that walk on the soles of their feet, are described as being ''plan ...

Fictional characters

Miss Piggy Miss Piggy is one of the Muppet characters known for her breakout role in Jim Henson's ''The Muppet Show''. Since her debut in 1976, Miss Piggy has been notable for her temperamental diva superstar personality, tendency to use French phrases in ...

, a Muppets character * Piggy (''Merrie Melodies''), from the ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons * Piggy (Power Rangers), from ''Power Rangers: S.P.D.'' * Piggy Malone, in the BBC television series ''The Two Ronnies'' * Piggy the Penguin, in the animated series '' Eek! The Cat'' * Piggy, a major character in the novel ''

Lord of the Flies ''Lord of the Flies'' is a 1954 novel by the Nobel Prize-winning British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves. Themes i ...

'' * Piggy, in the 2003 novel '' Gone to the Dogs'' * "Piggies", slang term for

Pequeninos ''This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by to include characters from the First Formic War trilogy.'' This is a partial list of characters in the ''Ender's Game'' series. Wiggin family * Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is the prota ...

, an alien species in the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card *

Zhu Bajie Zhu Bajie (), also named Zhu Wuneng, is one of the three helpers of Tang Sanzang and a major character of the 16th century novel ''Journey to the West''. Zhu means " swine" and Bajie means " eight precepts". Buddhist scholars consider that both e ...

, from the novel ''Journey to the West'' * Sir Francis "Piggy" Beekman, in the 1953 movie '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes''

Entertainment

* Piggy D., stage name of guitarist Matt Montgomery (born 1975) * "

Piggies "Piggies" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 album ''The Beatles'' (also known as "the White Album"). Written by George Harrison as a social commentary, the song serves as an Orwellian satire on greed and consumeris ...

", a song written by George Harrison on the Beatles' ''White Album'' * "Piggy" (song), by Nine Inch Nails from their album ''The Downward Spiral'' * ''Piggy'' (Roblox game), a Roblox game made by MiniToon * ''Piggy'' (film), a 2022 Spanish horror film

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Tip-cat Tip-cat (also called cat, cat and dog, one-a-cat, pussy, or piggy) is a pastime which consists of tapping a short billet of wood (usually no more than ) with a larger stick (similar to a baseball bat or broom handle); the shorter piece is tapered ...

, an outdoor game also called a piggy * "

This Little Piggy "This Little Piggy" or "This Little Pig" is an English-language nursery rhyme and fingerplay. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19297. Lyrics One popular version is: Fingerplay The rhyme is usually counted out on an infant or ...

" or "This Little Pig" nursery rhyme

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