Milt is a masculine given name, nearly always a short form (
hypocorism) of
Milton
Milton may refer to:
Names
* Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname)
** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet
* Milton (given name)
** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...
. People named Milt include:
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Milt Bernhart (1926–2004), American jazz trombonist
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Milt Bocek
Milton Francis Bocek (July 16, 1912 – April 29, 2007) was a professional baseball outfielder. He played parts of two seasons for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). During his playing career, he was listed at and .
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(1912–2007), American Major League Baseball player
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Milt Drewer (1923-2012), American college football head coach and CEO of First American Bank of Virginia
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Milt Franklyn
Milton J. Franklyn (born Milton Julius Frumkin; September 16, 1897 – April 24, 1962) was an American musical composer and arranger who worked on the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated cartoons.
Career
Franklyn was born in New York City Sept ...
(1897–1962), American musical composer and arranger who worked on the Looney Tunes animated cartoons
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Milt Gabler (1911–2001), American record producer, responsible for many innovations in the recording industry
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Milt Harradence
Asa Milton "Milt" Harradence (1922 – February 28, 2008)Komarnicki, Jamie, March 2, 2008 ''Edmonton Journal'' was a Canadian criminal lawyer, pilot, politician and judge of the Court of Appeal of Alberta.
Early life
Harradence was born in Bl ...
(1922–2008), controversial Canadian criminal lawyer, pilot, politician and judge
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Milt Hinton (1910–2000), American jazz double bassist and photographer
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Milt Jackson
Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solo ...
(1923–1999), American jazz vibraphonist
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Milt Jackson (American football)
Milton Jackson (October 16, 1943 – August 23, 2005) was an American football coach for 26 seasons. He had different coaching positions for the California Golden Bears, Oregon Ducks, UCLA Bruins, San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphi ...
(1943–2005), American football coach
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Milt Larkin
Milt Larkin (October 10, 1910, Navasota, Texas, Navasota, Texas – August 31, 1996) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader and singer.[Milt McColl
Milton Bird McColl (born August 28, 1959) is an American physician and former football linebacker. He played college football at Stanford University and in the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1988, during which he played for the San ...]
(born 1959), American retired National Football League player
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Milt Plum (born 1935), American retired National Football League quarterback
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Milt Ramírez
Milton Ramírez Barboza (April 2, 1950 – August 18, 2022) was a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals during the and seasons and the Oakland Athletics during the season.
Ramírez signed with ...
(born 1950), Puerto Rican retired Major League Baseball player
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Milt Raskin (1916–1977), American swing jazz pianist
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Milt Rehnquist
Milton Rehnquist (April 3, 1892 – December 1971) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Blues, Cleveland Bulldogs, Kansas City Cowboys, Providence Steam Roller, New York Giant ...
(1892–1971), American National Football League player
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Milt Sunde
Milton John Sunde (February 1, 1942 – April 21, 2020) was an American football player. He played professionally as a Guard (gridiron football), guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings from 1964 to 1974. Sunde at ...
(born 1942), American retired National Football League player
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Milt Thompson (baseball) (born 1959), American retired Major League Baseball player
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Milt Wagner (born 1963), American basketball player and coach
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Milt Woodard
Milton P. Woodard (June 4, 1911 – March 3, 1996) was an American sports writer and sport executive. He was the President of the American Football League until it merged with the NFL in 1970. Woodard served from July 1966 to March 1970, succ ...
(1911–1996), American sports writer and President and Commissioner of the American Football League
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