Fancy (surname) explained

Fancy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• John Fancy (1913 - 2008), British Second World War airman and prisoner of war whose escapes inspired the book and film The Great Escape
• Richard Fancy (born 1943), American actor
• Stuart Fancy (born 1959), British chess FIDE Master who competes for Papua New Guinean
• Arthur Fancy, a character on the TV series NYPD Blue