# Chip (name)

Chip is an English given name and nickname in the United States, which is often a diminutive form of Charles or Christopher. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:

## People
### Nickname

* Christopher “Chip” Tomlinson (born 1972)
* Raymond Chip Ambres (born 1979), American baseball player
* Willis Chip Arndt (born 1966), American gay activist and reality show winner
* Charles Chip Babcock (born 1949), American attorney
* William Chip Banks (born 1959), American football player
* Charles Chip Beall (born 1948), American television host
* Charles Chip Beck (born 1956), American golfer
* John Chip Berlet (born 1949), American investigative journalist and photojournalist
* Charles E. Bohlen (1904–1974), American diplomat
* Arthur Chip Bok (born 1952), American editorial cartoonist
* Earl Chip Brian (born 1970), American financial services, information technology, and construction entrepreneur
* Harry Chip Caray (born 1965), American sports announcer
* James "Chip" Carter, son of former US President Jimmy Carter
* Frank Chip Cipolla (1926–1994), American sports announcer
* Thomas Chip Coulter (born 1945), American baseball player
* Raymond Chip Cravaack (born 1959), American politician and former US Navy pilot
* Rudolph Chip Damiani (1945–2014), American drummer
* Louis Chip Davis (born 1947), American musician and composer
* John Chip Dicks (born 1951), American politician and lobbyist
* Robert Chip Dunham, American cartoonist
* Arthur Chip Engelland (born 1961), American basketball player and coach
* Charles Esten (born 1965), American comedian, actor and singer
* Laverne Chip Fields (born 1951), American singer, actress and television director
* Francis Chip Flaherty, American film producer, publisher, and executive at SkyPath Media
* Floyd Chip Ganassi (born 1958), American former racecar driver and current racecar owner
* David Chip Glass (born 1971), American baseball player
* Charles Chip Goodyear (born 1958), American businessman and member of the Goodyear family
* C. W. Grafton (1909–1982), American crime novelist
* Walter Chip Hale (born 1964), American baseball player and coach
* Lee Chip Hanauer (born 1954), American motorboat racer
* Len "Chip" Hawkes, bassist in The Tremeloes and father of Chesney Hawkes
* William Chip Healy (1947–2019), American football player
* Ralph Chip Ingram (born 1954), Christian pastor, author, and orator
* Charles Chip Jett (born 1974), American professional poker player
* George Chip Johannessen, American TV producer, writer and editor
* Charles Chip Kelly (born 1963), American football coach
* Charles Chip Kidd (born 1964), American graphic designer, author and editor
* John Chip Lohmiller (born 1966), American football player
* Alfred C. Marble Jr. (1936–2017), American Episcopal bishop
* Edward Chip Monck (born 1939), American lighting designer and master of ceremonies at the 1969 Woodstock Festival
* Charles Chip Mosher (1947–2021), American columnist, novelist, actor
* Phillip Chip Myers (1945–1999), American football player
* Charles Chip Pashayan (born 1941), American politician
* Charles Chip Peterson (born 1987), American long-distance swimmer
* Charles Chip Pickering (born 1963), American politician
* David Chip Reese (1951–2007), American poker player
* L. W. Robert Jr. (1889–1976), college athlete, engineer and government official
* William Chip Rogers (born 1968), American former politician
* Dale Chip Rosenbloom (born 1964), American filmmaker, director and producer, co-owner and Vice Chairman of the St. Louis Rams football franchise
* Charles Chip Roy (born 1972), American politician
* Joseph Chip Skowron, American financier and convicted fraudster
* Dennis J. Chip Wilson (born 1955), Canadian-American billionaire, businessman and philanthropist
* Jerome Chip Zien (born 1947), American stage and television actor

### Given name

* Chip Bailey (1921–1963), New Zealand communist, taxi driver and trade unionist
* Chip Baltimore (born 1966), member of the Iowa House of Representatives
* Chip Bell, author, keynote speaker, and consultant
* Chip Bolcik (born 1958), American voice-over announcer and narrator
* Chip Chalmers, theater and television director
* Chip Chinery (born 1964), American comedian and actor
* Chip Coffey (born 1954), American self-proclaimed psychic
* Chip Conley (born 1960), American hotelier, hospitality entrepreneur, author, and speaker
* Chip Cox (born 1983), Canadian football linebacker
* Chip Deffaa, American author, jazz historian, playwright, songwriter, and director
* Chip Duncan (born 1955), American filmmaker, author, and photographer
* Chip Ferguson, former American football quarterback
* Chip Foose (born 1963), American automobile designer
* Chip Forrester, former chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party
* Chip Foster, one half of Chip and Pepper
* Chip Franklin (born 1957), talk show host, writer, producer, comedian, and musician
* Chip Giller, American journalist and environmentalist
* Chip Gubera (born 1975), American film director and producer
* Chip Hall (born 1973), American television producer and writer
* Chip Hanna (born 1965), drummer of U.S. Bombs and One Man Army
* Chip Hayes (born 1956), American soap opera writer, producer and director
* Chip Heath, American bestselling author and speaker
* Chip Hines, Roman Catholic priest who co-hosts the CatholicTV program Spotlight
* Chip Hooper (born 1958), former tennis player
* Chip Huggins (born 1961), Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
* Chip Jackson, American jazz double bass player
* Chip Gaines (born 1974), American television star known for Fixer Upper on HGTV.

## Fictional characters

* Chip 'n' Dale, the Disney cartoon chipmunks
* Chip, from the children's TV series Barney & Friends
* Chip, one of the two dung beetles in Camp Lazlo
* Chip, a main character from the children's show Chip and Potato
* Chip (Flaked), the main character of the comedy series Flaked
* Chip Carson/C-17, the protagonist of the Not Quite Human film trilogy and novels
* Chip, from the Sega video game Sonic Unleashed
* Chip Chase, in the cartoon The Transformers
* Chip Crosswire, in the animated TV show Arthur
* Richard "Chip" Douglas, one of My Three Sons in the American TV show
* Chip Flagston, son of the titular characters in the comic strip Hi and Lois
* Chip, a male wasp in the 1998 DreamWorks Animation animated film Antz
* Chip Hazard, the toy antagonist in Small Soldiers
* Chip Hilton, the central character in a series of 24 sports novels
* Charles "Chip" Lowell, on the sitcom Kate & Allie
* Chip Martin, the Schizoid Man in comic books published by Marvel Comics
* Chip Medford, in the 1994 TV movie Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
* Chip Potato, from the British animated short series Small Potatoes
* Chip Potts, in the Disney film Beauty and the Beast and other media
* Chip Skylark, from the animated TV show The Fairly OddParents
* Chip Robinson, in The Magic Key (Oxford Reading Tree) book series and TV adaptation
* Chip Whistler, the main antagonist of the Disney animated series Big City Greens