Skip (nickname)

Skip is a nickname (for example, when a name has skipped a generation), or a short form of the given name Skipper. Notable people with the name include:

In arts and entertainment

 * Skip Arnold (born 1957), American contemporary artist
 * Skip Battin (1934–2003), American singer-songwriter
 * Skip Battaglia (born 1948), American filmmaker
 * Skip Blumberg (born 1946), American TV producer
 * Skip Bolen (born 1960), American photographer
 * Skip Drinkwater, American record producer
 * Skip Ewing (born 1964), American country music singer and songwriter
 * Skip Groff (1948-2019), American record producer
 * Skip Hahn (born 1951), American musician
 * Skip Hall (musician) (1909–1980), American musician
 * Skip Heitzig (born 1955), American pastor
 * Skip Heller (born 1965), American singer-songwriter
 * Skip Hinnant (1940–2022), American actor and comedian
 * Skip Hollandsworth (born 1957), American author
 * Skip Homeier (1930-2017), American actor
 * Skip Horack (born 1976), American writer
 * Skip James (1902–1969), American singer
 * Skip Jensen (born 1967), Canadian singer-songwriter
 * Skip Jones, American folk musician
 * Skip Kelly (born 1973), American radio personality
 * Skip Konte (born 1944), American keyboardist
 * Skip Lievsay, American sound editor
 * Skip E. Lowe (1929-2014), American actor
 * Skip Marley (born 1996), Jamaican singer-songwriter
 * Skip Martin (1916–1976), American saxophonist
 * Skip Mercier, American costume designer
 * Skip Miller (1946-2009), American record executive
 * Skip O'Brien (1950-2011), American actor
 * Skip Palenik (born 1946), American author
 * Skip Prokop (1943-2017), Canadian drummer
 * Skip Scarborough (1944-2003), American songwriter
 * Skip Sempé (born 1958), American harpsichordist
 * Skip Spence (1946–1999), American-Canadian singer
 * Skip Stellrecht (born 1959), American actor
 * Skip Stephenson (1940-1992), American actor
 * Skip Weshner (1927-1995), American disc jockey
 * Skip Williams, American game designer
 * Skip Williamson (1944-2017), American cartoonist
 * Skip Williamson (producer) (born 1964), American producer
 * Skip Woods (born 1970), American screenwriter

In sports

 * Skip Alexander (1918-1997), American golfer
 * Skip Bandini, American football player
 * Skip Barber (born 1936), American retired race car driver
 * Skip Bayless (born 1951), American sports columnist and TV personality
 * Skip Bertman (born 1938), American former college baseball coach and athletic director at Louisiana State University
 * Skip Brown (born 1955), American basketball player
 * Skip Butler (born 1947), American former National Football League placekicker
 * Skip Caray (1939-2008), American sportscaster, son of Harry Caray
 * Skip Chappelle, American basketball player
 * Skip Cutting (born 1946), American cyclist
 * Skip Engblom (born 1948), American skateboarder
 * Skip Frye (born 1941), American surfer
 * Skip Gilbert (born 1960), American soccer player
 * Skip Gougler (1894-1962), American football player
 * Skip Guinn (born 1944), American baseball player
 * Skip Hall (born 1944), American football coach
 * Skip Hall (martial artist) (born 1948), American mixed martial artist
 * Skip Harlicka (born 1946), American basketball player
 * Skip Henderson (born 1965), American basketball player
 * Skip Hicks (born 1974), American retired National Football League running back
 * Skip Holtz (born 1964), head football coach at Louisiana Tech University and former head coach of the University of South Florida
 * Skip James (baseball) (born 1949), American professional baseball player
 * Skip Johnson (born 1967), American baseball player
 * Skip Jutze (born 1946), American former Major League Baseball catcher
 * Skip Kendall (born 1964), American golfer
 * Skip Kenney, American head coach
 * Skip Krake (born 1943), Canadian former National Hockey League player
 * Skip Lane (born 1960), American football player
 * Skip Lockwood (born 1946), American retired Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Skip Manning (born 1945), American former NASCAR driver
 * Skip McClendon (born 1964), American football player
 * Skip Mills (born 1985), American basketball player
 * Skip Minisi (1926-2005), American college and National Football League halfback, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
 * Skip Peete (born 1963), American college football player and college and National Football League coach
 * Skip Phoenix (born 1948), Canadian driver
 * Skip Pitlock (born 1947), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Skip Prosser (1950-2007), American college basketball coach
 * Skip Roderick (born 1966), American soccer player
 * Skip Stanowski (born 1944), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Skip Schumaker (born 1980), American Major League Baseball player
 * Skip Seagraves (born 1982), American football player
 * Skip Stahley (1908-1992), American college football coach and athletic director
 * Skip Storch (born 1957), American swimmer
 * Skip Sweetser (born 1936), American rower
 * Skip Teal (1933-2006), Canadian professional ice hockey centre
 * Skip Thomas (1950-2011), American former National Football League cornerback
 * Skip Thoren (born 1943), American basketball player
 * Skip Vanderbundt (born 1946), American football player
 * Skip Wilson, retired college baseball head coach
 * Skip Wise (born 1955), American basketball player
 * Skip Wolters (1929–2003), Singaporean water polo player
 * Skip Wymard (1890-1970), American football player
 * Skip Young (wrestler) (1951-2010), American professional wrestler

In politics

 * Skip Bafalis (1929–2023), American politician
 * Skip Brion, American politician
 * Skip Campbell (1948-2018), American politician
 * Skip Carnine (born 1941), American retired politician and educator
 * Skip Cleaver (1944-2022), American politician
 * Skip Daly (born 1959), American politician
 * Skip Finn (1948-2018), American politician
 * Skip Humphrey (born 1942), American former politician, Minnesota attorney general and state senator
 * Skip Priest (born 1950), American politician
 * Skip Rimsza (born 1955), American politician
 * Skip Rollins, American politician

Other

 * Skip Garibaldi, American mathematician
 * Skip Holm (born 1944), American fighter, test and racing pilot
 * Skip Novak, American sailor, mountaineer and author
 * Skip Prichard, American business executive
 * Skip Rutherford (born 1950), American non-profit executive and academic administrator
 * Skip Stewart (born 1968), American aerobatic and commercial pilot
 * Skip Triplett, Canadian former president of Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Vancouver, British Columbia