Woody as a name is a pet form of Woodrow. It was especially popular in the US during and after the presidency of Thomas Woodrow Wilson, who was always called by his middle name.
Woody Abernathy (outfielder) (1908–1961), American baseball player
Woody Abernathy (pitcher) (1915–1994), American baseball player
Woody Allen (born 1935), American screenwriter and actor
Woody Austin (born 1964), American golfer
Woody Bennett (born 1956), American football player
Woody Blackburn (born 1951), American golfer
Woody Bledsoe (1921–1995), American mathematician and computer scientist
Woody Bowman (1941-2015), American politician
Woody Bredell (1884–1976), British cinematographer and actor
Woody Brown (actor) (born 1956), American actor
Woody Brown (surfer) (1912–2008), American surfer and designer
Woody Campbell (American football) (born 1944), American football player
Woody Campbell (basketball) (1925–2004), Canadian basketball player
Woody Crowson (1918–1947), American baseball player
Woody Crumbo (1912–1989), Native American artist
Woody Cunningham, American vocalist and drummer and member of Kleeer
Woodrow "Woody" Dantzler (born 1979), American football player
Woody Davis (1913–1999), American baseball player
Woody Deck (born 1983), American poker player
DJ Woody (born 1977), British DJ and turntablist
Woody Dumart (1916–2001), Canadian ice hockey player
Woody Dumas (1916–1993), American politician
Woody Durham (born 1941), American sports commentator
Woody English (1906–1997), American baseball player
Woody Erdman (1926–1997), American sportscaster and television producer
Woody Evans, American librarian and author
Woody Fair (1914–2000), American baseball player
Woody Freeman (born 1946), American businessman and politician
Woody Gelman (1915–1978), American cartoonist and publisher
Woody Green (born 1951), American football player
Woody Grimshaw (1919–1974), American basketball player and coach
Woody Guthrie (1912–1967), American singer-songwriter and folk musician
Woody Gwyn (born 1944), American artist
Woody Harrelson (born 1961), American actor
Woody Harris (1911–1985), American songwriter
John Woodland "Woody" Hastings (born 1927), American biologist
Woody Hayes (1913–1987), American football player and coach
Woody Herman (1913–1987), American jazz clarinetist
Woody Holton, American historian
Woody Huyke (born 1937), American baseball player and manager
Woody Jackson, American visual artist
Woody Jenkins (born 1947), American newspaper editor and politician
Woody Jensen (1907–2001), American baseball player
Woody Johnson (born 1947), American businessman and philanthropist
Woody Jun, Korean business academic
Woody Keeble (1917–1982), Native American U.S. Army veteran
Woody Kling (1925–1988), American television writer and producer
Woody Lawrence, Dominican Olympic swimmer
Woody Lee (born 1968), American singer-songwriter and country musician
Woody Lowe (born 1954), American football player
Woody Main (1922–1992), American baseball player
Woody Mann, American guitarist and jazz musician
Woody Norris (born 1938), American inventor
Woody Paul (born 1949), American singer and fiddler
Woody Paige (born 1946), American sports journalist
Woody Peoples (1943–2010), American football player
Woody Pirtle, American artist
Woody Rich (1916–1983), American baseball player
Woody Rock (born 1976), American R&B and gospel singer and member of Dru Hill
Woody Sauldsberry (1935–2007), American basketball player
Woody Sedlacek (1919–2004), American racehorse trainer
Woody Shaw (1944–1989), American trumpeter and jazz musician
Woody Smith (born 1927), American baseball player and manager
Woody Spring (born 1944), United States Army colonel and astronaut
Woody Stephens (1913–1998), American racehorse trainer
Woody Strode (1914–1994), American sportsman and actor
Woody Sullivan (born 1944), American physicist and astronomer
Woody Upchurch (1911–1971), American baseball player
Woody van Amen (born 1936), Dutch visual artist
W. S. "Woody" Van Dyke (1889–1943), American film director
Woody Vasulka (born 1937), Czech video artist
Woody Wagenhorst (1863–1946), American football and baseball player and coach
Woody Weatherman (born 1965), American guitarist and member of Corrosion of Conformity
Woody Wheaton (1914–1995), American baseball player
Woody Widenhofer (born 1943), American football coach
Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams (born 1923), United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient
Woody Williams (born 1966), American baseball player
Woody Williams (infielder) (1912–1995), American baseball player
Woody Wilson, American bass guitar player and member of Alive N Kickin'
Ronnie "Woody" Wood (born 1947), British guitarist and member of the Rolling Stones
Stuart John "Woody" Wood (born 1957), Scottish guitarist and member of the Bay City Rollers
Woody Woodard (c. 1917 – 1996), American football coach
Woody Woodbury (born 1924), American comedian and actor
Dan "Woody" Woodgate (born 1960), British drummer and member of Madness
Woody Woodmansey (born c. 1951), British drummer known for his work with David Bowie
Woody Woodward (born 1942), American baseball player and general manager
Sheriff Woody, protagonist of the Toy Story franchise.
Woodrow Wilson 'Woody' Hoyt, a police detective in the TV series Crossing Jordan, portrayed by Jerry O'Connell.
Woody Boyd, in the TV series Cheers, portrayed by Woody Harrelson.
Woody Fink, in the TV show The Suite Life on Deck, played by Matthew Timmons.
Woody Goodman, in the TV series Veronica Mars portrayed by Steve Guttenberg.
Woody Woodpecker, in short cartoons by the Walter Lantz animation studio and Universal Pictures.
Larry "Woody" Woodhouse, in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Andrew Curry].
Lazarus Long, science-fiction character, born Woodrow Wilson Smith, and called "Woody" by his own family.
Alanah Woody (1956–2007), American archaeologist and anthropologist
Allen Woody (1955–2000), American bass guitarist and member of The Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule
Arthur Woody (1884–1946), American forest ranger
Damien Woody (born 1977), American football player
Elizabeth Woody (born 1959), Native American artist
Frank H. Woody (1833–1912), American politician and judge
Joey Woody (born 1973), American track and field athlete
Larry Woody, American sports writer
Russ Woody, American author and television producer
