Buddy is the nickname of:
In arts and entertainment
Buddy Bregman (1930–2017), American arranger and producer
Buddy Buie (1941–2015), American songwriter and record producer
Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014), American jazz clarinetist
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 Miles (1947–2008), American rock and funk drummer
Buddy Rich (1917–1987), American jazz drummer and bandleader
Buddy Rogers (1904–1999), American actor and jazz musician
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 Burris (1923–2007), American college and National Football League player
Lance Franklin (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
Buddy Gardner (born 1955), American professional golfer
Yileen Gordon (born 1987), Australian rugby league footballer
Buddy Hall (born 1945), American professional pool player
Buddy Hield (born 1993), Bahamian basketball player
Buddy Jackson (born 1989), American football player
Buddy Lively (1925–2015), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
Buddy Myer (1904–1974), American Major League Baseball player
Buddy Ryan (1931–2016), American football coach
Lee Archer (pilot) (1919–2010), African-American World War II flying ace, member of the Tuskeegee 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
Buddy Cianci (1941–2016), longtime mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
Buddy Dyer (born 1958), mayor of Orlando, Florida
Buddy Roemer (born 1943), American former congressman, Louisiana governor and independent presidential candidate
William Moore (steamship captain) (1822–1909), German-born steamship captain, businessman, miner and explorer in British Columbia and Alaska
Pat Nixon (1912–1993), wife of former President Richard M. Nixon; nickname in high school yearbook
J.C. Nicholson (born 1942), American judge
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