Pappy is the nickname of:
Pappy Boyington (1912–1988), American combat pilot who was a United States Marine Corps fighter ace during World War II Fred Coe (1914–1979), American television producer and director Pappy Daily (1902–1987), American country music record producer and entrepreneur Paul Gunn (1899–1957), United States naval aviator known mainly for his actions in the Second World War John C. Herbst (1909–1946), American flying ace who was officially the second highest-scoring fighter pilot in the China Burma India Theater J.C. Hoel (1904–1989), motorcycle racer, dealer, businessman, and founder of Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Pappy Kojo (born 989), Ghanaian hip hop and hiplife recording artist from Takoradi Duane S. Larson (1916–2005), American World War II fighter pilot Art Lewis (1911–1962), American football player and coach Howard Mason (born 1959), American drug trafficker and organized crime figure W. Lee O'Daniel (1890–1969), conservative Democratic politician from Texas James “Pappy” Ricks (1927–2011), American basketball player for the New York Rens Paul Rowe (Canadian football) (1917–1990), Canadian professional football fullback Pappy Sherrill (born 1915), American Old Time and Bluegrass fiddler Pappy Stokes (1920–2006), professional golf caddie at the Augusta National Golf Club Risley C. Triche (1927–2012), attorney in Napoleonville, Louisiana, who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1955 to 1976 Pappy Waldorf (1902–1981), American college football player and coach Pappy Wood (1888–1978), Canadian curler, and ice hockey, lacrosse and soccer player