Happy Loman, a character in Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman

Hap, a Thomas Hardy sonnet

World War II American Air Force General Henry H. Arnold

another name for Apis (Egyptian mythology), a bull-deity

a nickname of

Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award, given annually to the outstanding goaltender in the American Hockey League

Hap Moran, a professional American football halfback

Hap Day, a National Hockey League (NHL) player, coach, and general manager; a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame

Hap Sharp, an American race car driver

Hap Emms, an NHL player, coach, general manager, and team owner

B. Kliban, an influential American cartoonist

Hap Emms Memorial Trophy, awarded to the outstanding goaltender in the Memorial Cup, the championship of the Canadian Hockey League

Hap Palmer, an American musician who composed for children

HAP, an acronym for Health Administration Press

Hap Holmes, an NHL goaltender

Hap Myers (ice hockey), a defenceman who played briefly in the NHL

Hap Myers, a Major League Baseball first baseman