Blackie (nickname)

Last updated February 03, 2026

Blackie or Blacky is the nickname of:

People

George Blackburn (American football) (1913–2006), American collegiate football head coach
Blackie Chen, Taiwanese television host
Bill Clarkson (1898–1971), Major League Basketball pitcher
Blackie Collins (1939–2011), American knife maker and designer
Alvin Dark (1922–2014), Major League Baseball player and manager
Sam Dente (1922–2002), Major League Baseball player
Paloma Efron (1912–1977), Argentine journalist and singer
Petr Hošek (born 1989), Czech heavy metal guitarist
Blackie Ko (1953–2003), Taiwanese film director, producer, stuntman and actor
Blackie Lawless (born 1956), American singer
James T. Licavoli (1904–1985), American mobster
Gus Mancuso (1905–1984), American Major League Baseball player, coach, scout and radio sports commentator
E. Blackburn Moore (1897–1980), American politician
Blackie Sherrod (1919–2016), American journalist and sportswriter
Carlisle Towery (1920–2012), National Basketball Association and League player

Joachim Fuchsberger (1927–2014), German actor, television host, lyricist and businessman
Christian Schwarzer (born 1969), German retired handball player
Jean-Yves Thériault (born 1962), Canadian bassist for the thrash/progressive metal band Voivod

Boston Blackie, created by author Jack Boyle
"Blackie" Drago, the real name of one of six Marvel Comics villains named The Vulture
Nelson "Blackie" Hernandez, a recurring character in Narcos who works for the Medellín Cartel and is frequently seen by Escobar's side
Blackie or Blackford Oakes, protagonist of a series of novels by William F. Buckley Jr.
Blackie Parrish, on the soap opera General Hospital
Father John Blackwood "Blackie" Ryan, protagonist of 17 mystery novels by Roman Catholic priest Father Andrew Greeley