Biddy or Biddie is a given name which may refer to:

People

Biddy Anderson James Henry "Biddy" Anderson (26 April 1874 – 11 March 1926) was a South African cricketer and rugby union player. Anderson attended Diocesan College in Rondebosch before going to Oxford University, where he was awarded a rugby Blue (universit ...

(1874–1926), South African cricketer *

Biddy Baxter Joan Maureen "Biddy" Baxter, MBE (born 25 May 1933) is a British television producer, best known for editing the long-running BBC TV children's magazine show '' Blue Peter'' from 1965 to 1988. As editor of the programme, Baxter devised much of t ...

(born 1933), English television producer * Biddy Dolan (1881–1950), American Major League Baseball player *

Biddy Early Bridget Ellen "Biddy" Early (née O'Connor or Connors; 1798 – 1872) was a traditional Irish herbalist who helped her neighbours. She acted against the wishes of the local tenant farmer landlords and Catholic priests and was accused of witch ...

(c. 1798–1874), Irish traditional healer * Biddy Hodson, stage name of

Bridget Hodson Bridget Hodson is an English actress better known for her roles of Elaine in the mini-series ''The Mists of Avalon'' and Ilsa Haupstein in the film ''Hellboy Hellboy is a fictional superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character ...

, British actress * Gertrude Macdonald or Biddy Jamieson (1871–1952), English painter * Carolyn Martin (born 1951), nicknamed "Biddy", president of Amherst College * Biddy Mason (1818–1891), African American nurse, entrepreneur, and philanthropist *

Biddy Rockman Napaljarri Biddy Rockman Napaljarri (born c. 1940) is a Walpiri-speaking Indigenous artist from Australia's Western Desert region. She has been painting since 1986, and her work is in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria. Life Biddy Rockman ...

(born c. 1940), indigenous Australian artist *

Biddy O'Sullivan Brigid 'Biddy' O'Sullivan is a former camogie player; winner of the B+I Star of the Year award in 1988 and of eight All Ireland medals with Kilkenny. References Living people Kilkenny camogie players Year of birth missing (living peopl ...

, Irish former camogie player *

Biddy White Lennon Biddy White Lennon (5 September 1946 – 25 November 2017) was an Irish actress and food writer. Life White Lennon was born in Dublin and began acting when she was four. Her mother was Ursula White, a drama professor who ran a school of acting ...

(1946–2017), Irish actress and food writer

Fictional characters

* Biddy, in the novel ''

Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...

'' by Charles Dickens * Biddy Paget, in the crime novel '' Mystery Mile'' by Margery Allingham * Biddy Byrne, a protagonist in ''

Glenroe ''Glenroe'' was a television drama series broadcast on RTÉ One in Ireland between September 1983, when the first episode was aired, and May 2001. A spin-off from ''Bracken'' — a short-lived RTÉ drama itself spun off from ''The Riordans'' � ...

'', an Irish television drama * Biddie Cloom, in '' Here Come the Brides'', an American television series * Biddy Mulligan, played by Jimmy O'Dea, an Irish actor and comedian

Sports

Biddy Basketball Biddy basketball, youth basketball or biddy ball, & or ‘’’Mini Basketball’’’ is a type of basketball game that is played by youths. The game is popular internationally, and tournaments are held in places such as the United States, Pue ...

a type of basketball games played by youth

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