Budd is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Budd Boetticher (1916–2001), film director during the classical period in Hollywood
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Budd Dwyer
Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 – January 22, 1987) was an American politician. He served from 1965 to 1971 as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and from 1971 to 1981 ...
(1939–1987), American politician who committed suicide during a televised press conference
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Budd Friedman
Gerson Merton Friedman (June 6, 1932 – November 12, 2022), known professionally as Budd Friedman, was an American actor and comedian, as well as the founder and original proprietor and MC of the Improvisation Comedy Club, which opened in 19 ...
(born 1932), founder and original proprietor and MC of the Improvisation Comedy Club
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Budd Grossman (born 1924), American producer and screenwriter
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Budd Hopkins
Elliot Budd Hopkins (June 15, 1931 – August 21, 2011) was an American artist, author, and ufologist. He was a prominent figure in alien abduction phenomena and related UFO research.
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Elliot Budd Hopkins was born in 1931. He was rai ...
(born 1931), central figure in abduction phenomenon and related UFO research
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Budd Johnson
Albert J. "Budd" Johnson III (December 14, 1910 – October 20, 1984) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who worked extensively with, among others, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke ...
(1910–1984), jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
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Budd Lynch (1917–2012), Detroit Red Wings' public address announcer at Joe Louis Arena
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Budd Root (born 1958), American cartoonist, and creator of the independent comic book ''Cavewoman''
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Budd Schulberg
Budd Schulberg (born Seymour Wilson Schulberg, March 27, 1914 – August 5, 2009) was an American screenwriter, television producer, novelist and sports writer. He was known for his novels '' What Makes Sammy Run?'' and ''The Harder They Fall;'' ...
(1914–2009), American screenwriter, novelist and sports writer
Fictional characters:
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Budd, from the two-part film ''Kill Bill''
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