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 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