Buddy is the nickname of:
In arts and entertainment Buddy Baker (composer) (1918–2002), American composer Buddy Bolden (1877–1931), American jazz cornetist Buddy Bregman (1930–2017), American arranger and producer Buddy Buie (1941–2015), American songwriter and record producer Buddy Clark (1912–1949), American pop singer Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014), American jazz clarinetist Buddy Deppenschmidt (1936–2021), American jazz drummer Buddy DeSylva (1895–1950), American songwriter, record executive, and film producer Buddy Ebsen (1908–2003), American actor and dancer best known for his role in The Beverly Hillbillies Buddy Emmons (1937–2015), American country guitarist A. Arnold Gillespie (1899–1978), American cinema special effects artist Buddy Greco (1926–2017), American jazz and pop singer and pianist Buddy Guy (born 1936), American blues guitarist and singer Buddy Hackett (1924–2003), American actor and comedian Buddy Holly (1936–1959), American pioneering rock and roll singer, songwriter, and musician Buddy Johnson (1915–1977), American musician Buddy Kaye (1918–2002), American songwriter Buddy Lester (1915–2002), American comedian and actor Buddy Miles (1947–2008), American rock and funk drummer Buddy Rich (1917–1987), American jazz drummer and bandleader Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904–1999), American actor and jazz musician Buddy Stewart (1922–1950), American jazz singer Buddy Valastro (born 1977), American celebrity chef, star of the TLC show Cake Boss
In sports Buddy Alexander (born 1953), American college golf head coach and former amateur golfer Buddy Allin (1944–2007), American professional golfer Buddy Baer (1915–1986), American boxer Buddy Baker (1941–2015), American NASCAR driver Buddy Bell (born 1951), American Major League Baseball player and manager Buddy Blattner (1920–2009), American Major League Baseball player, world champion table tennis doubles player and sportscaster Buddy Boeheim (born 1999), American basketball player Buddy Boshers (born 1988), American Major League Baseball pitcher Buddy Burris (1923–2007), American college and National Football League player Buddy Daye (1928–1995), Canadian boxer Buddy Dear (1905–1989), American Major League Baseball player Buddy Franklin (born 1987), Australian rules footballer Buddy Gardner (born 1955), American professional golfer Buddy Gordon (born 1987), Australian rugby league footballer Buddy Groom (born 1965), American former Major League Baseball pitcher Buddy Hall (born 1945), American professional pool player Buddy Hield (born 1993), Bahamian basketball player Buddy Howell (born 1996), American football player Buddy Jackson (born 1989), American football player Buddy Johnson (American football) (born 1999), American football player Buddy Landel (1961–2015), American professional wrestler Buddy Lively (1925–2015), American former Major League Baseball pitcher Buddy Matthews (born 1988), Australian professional wrestler Buddy Murphy (born 1988), ring name of Australian professional wrestler Matthew Adams Buddy Myer (1904–1974), American Major League Baseball player Hub Pernoll (1888–1944), American baseball pitcher Buddy Rogers (wrestler) (1921–1992), American professional wrestler Buddy Ryan (1931–2016), American football coach Buddy Wayne (1967–2017), American professional wrestler Buddy Young (1926–1983), American football player and executive
In the military Lee Archer (pilot) (1919–2010), African-American World War II flying ace, member of the Tuskegee Airmen and lieutenant colonel Charles R. Long (1923–1951), American Korean War sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient Horace M. Thorne (1918–1944), American World War II soldier and Medal of Honor recipient Gene Arden Vance Jr. (1963–2002), American soldier killed in action in Afghanistan
In politics Buddy Cianci (1941–2016), longtime mayor of Providence, Rhode Island George Darden (born 1943), American politician Buddy Dyer (born 1958), mayor of Orlando, Florida Buddy Roemer (1943–2021), American former congressman, Louisiana governor and independent presidential candidate
In other fields Buddy Justus (1952–1990), American spree killer William Moore (steamship captain) (1822–1909), German-born steamship captain, businessman, miner and explorer in British Columbia and Alaska J. C. Nicholson (born 1942), American judge Pat Nixon (1912–1993), wife of former President Richard M. Nixon; nickname in high school yearbook
See also
Ferenc Puskás (1927–2006), renowned Hungarian footballer nicknamed Öcsi (Buddy) Bud (nickname) The Secret Life Of Pets