Handy is a surname, and may refer to:

Alexander Hamilton Handy (1809–1883), Mississippi jurist Arthur Handy (born 1967), American politician Chantelle Handy (born 1987), British basketball player Charles Handy (1932–2024), Irish management guru and author Chris Handy (born 1950), Australian rugby union football player Craig Handy (born 1962), American tenor saxophonist D. Antoinette Handy (1930–2002), American flautist Ellen Handy, American art historian and critic Ellice Handy (1902–1989), Singaporean educator Emanuel Handy, American politician Emma Handy (born 1974), British actress E. M. Handy (1904–1975), American football coach Geneva Handy (1925–2004), American pianist George Handy (1920–1997), American jazz arranger, composer and pianist Henryk Handy (1940–2007), Polish ice hockey player Jam Handy (1886–1983), American swimmer and water polo player James Handy, American film actor Jim Handy, American politician from Maine John Handy (born 1933), American jazz musician John C. Handy (1844–1891), American physician John Killeen Handy (1834–1874), politician in Queensland, Australia John W. Handy (born 1944), United States Air Force officer Captain John Handy (1900–1971), American jazz alto saxophonist Laura Handy (born 1980), American pair skater Levin Corbin Handy (1855–1932), American photographer L. Irving Handy (1861–1922), American educator, lawyer and politician Margaret Irving Handy (1889–1977), American pediatrician Nicholas C. Handy (1941–2012), Professor of Quantum chemistry, University of Cambridge Phil Handy (born 1971), American basketball coach Ron Handy (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player Stephen Handy (born 1951), American politician Thomas T. Handy (1892–1982), United States Army general Wayne Handy (1935–2025), American rock and roll singer W. C. Handy (1873–1958), the "Father of the Blues" William Talbot Handy (1894–1983), American Methodist minister Willowdean Chatterson Handy (1889–1965) American ethnologist, author W. T. Handy, Jr. (1924–1998), American civil rights activist and United Methodist bishop