First name, nickname or stage name
- Curley Andrews, nickname for William Andrews (fl. 1943 – 1944), American baseball player
- Curley Bridges (1934–2014), American singer, pianist and songwriter
- Curley Byrd, nickname of Harry Clifton Byrd (1889–1970), American sports coach and university administrator
- Curley Christian, nickname of Ethelbert Christian (likely 1882 – 1954), Black Canadian First World War veteran and activist
- Curley Culp (born 1963), American football player
- Curley Davis, nickname for Volney Davis (1902–1982), American bank robber
- Curley Headed Doctor (1828–1890), Native American spiritual leader
- Curley Fletcher, nickname of Carmen William Fletcher (1892–1954), American composer of cowboy songs and cowboy poetry
- Curley G, stage name of Xilinnayi Gao (born 1998), Chinese singer-songwriter
- Curley Hallman Hudson Hallman (born 1947), American football player and coach
- Curley "Boo" Johnson (born 1965), American basketball player
- John Curley Johnson (1935–2016), American Football League and National Football League punter
- Curley Jones, nickname of Ralph Jones (1880–1951), American football and basketball coach
- Curley Mitchell, nickname of French Mitchell, American fiddler
- Curley Money, nickname of Robert Earnest Money (1925–2003), American rockabilly musician
- Curley Moore, nickname of June Moore (1943–1985), American R&B singer
- Curley Russell, nickname of Dillon Russell (1917–1986), American jazz double-bassist
- Curley Walker, nickname of Cornelius Walker (4 February 1894 – 1973), British boxer
- Curley Weaver, also known as Slim Gordon (1906–1962), American blues musician
- Curley Williams, nickname of Dock Williams (1914–1970) was an American country and western musician and songwriter
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