Cotton is the nickname of:

Cotton Davidson (1931-2022), American National Football League (NFL) quarterback for the Baltimore Colts Cotton Fitzsimmons (1931–2004), American college and NBA basketball coach Cotton Ivy (1930–2021), American humorist, comedian and entertainer who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives Cotton Knaupp (1889–1967), American Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop Cotton Minahan (1882–1958), American MLB pitcher, and track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris Cotton Nash (1942–2023), American MLB outfielder and National Basketball Association (NBA) forward Cotton Owens (1924–2012), American NASCAR driver Cotton Pippen (1911–1981), American MLB pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1936), Philadelphia Athletics (1939), and Detroit Tigers (1939–40) Cotton Priddy (1928–1956), American NASCAR Grand National race car driver from Louisville, Kentucky Cotton Speyrer (born 1949), American NFL wide receiver for the Baltimore Colts and the Miami Dolphins Cotton Tierney (1894–1953), American MLB second baseman and third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Robins Cotton Warburton (1911–1982), American film and television editor with sixty feature film credits with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM)

See also

Cotton (surname) people with surname