Paddy is a diminutive form of the male

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Patrick Patrick may refer to: * Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People * Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick ...

Patricia Patricia is a female given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word ''patrician'', meaning "noble"; it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. The name Patricia was the second most common female name in the United State ...

, Padraig, Padraic and variant forms. It is also a

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. Notable people include: *

Paddy Ashdown Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, (27 February 194122 December 2018), better known as Paddy Ashdown, was a British politician and diplomat who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1999. Internati ...

(1941–2018), British politician and diplomat *

Paddy Barnes Patrick Gerard Barnes (born 9 April 1987) is an Irish former boxer who competed as an amateur from 2005 to 2016 and as a professional from 2016 to 2019. As an amateur he competed in the light-flyweight division, representing Ireland at the 200 ...

(born 1987), Irish amateur boxer *

Paddy Baumann Charles John "Paddy" Baumann (December 20, 1885 – November 20, 1969) was an American second baseman. His professional career lasted 21 years, including seven years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers from 1911 to 1914 and the ...

(1885–1969), American baseball player *

Paddy Belton Patrick Belton (25 June 1926 – 22 May 1987) was an Irish politician, company director and publican. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) at the Dublin North-East by-election held on 30 May 1963 caused by the ...

(1926–87), Irish politician *

Paddy Bradley Patrick Bradley (born 23 May 1981) is an Irish sportsman who plays Gaelic football for John Mitchel's Glenullin and the Derry county team. With the county he has won two National League titles, and individually an All Stars Award for his perf ...

(born 1981), Irish Gaelic footballer * Paddy Buckley (1925–2008), Scottish footballer *

Paddy Chayefsky Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky (January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981) was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both adapted and original screenplays. He was ...

(1923–81), American playwright, screenwriter and novelist *

Paddy Clancy Patrick Michael Clancy (7 March 1922 – 11 November 1998), usually called Paddy Clancy or Pat Clancy, was an Irish folk singer best known as a member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. In addition to singing and storytelling, Clancy playe ...

(1922–98), Irish folk singer *

Paddy Considine Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He frequently collaborates with filmmaker/director Shane Meadows. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard Brit ...

(born 1973), English actor, filmmaker, screenwriter and musician *

Paddy Corrigan Paddy Corrigan (born 24 August 1944 in Kinnitty, County Offaly) is an Irish former hurler. He played for his local club Kinnitty and was a member of the Offaly County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is p ...

(born 1962), Irish retired hurling player *

Paddy Cullen Patrick Cullen (born 18 October 1944) is an Irish former Gaelic football manager and former player. His league and championship career at senior level with the Dublin county team spanned thirteen years from 1966 to 1979. Born in Stoneybatt ...

, Irish former football goalkeeper and manager *

Paddy Daly Paddy Daly (1888–1957) sometimes referred to as Paddy O'Daly, served in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence''Michael Collins: A Life'' by James Mackay, p. 132 and subsequently held the rank of major-general in the I ...

(1888–1957), member of the Irish Republican Army and major-general in the Irish National Army * Paddy Doherty (disambiguation), several people *

Paddy Donegan Patrick Sarsfield Donegan (29 October 1923 – 26 November 2000) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Fisheries from February 1977 to July 1977, Minister for Lands from 1976 to 1977 and Minister for Defence from 1973 t ...

(1923–2000), Irish politician *

Paddy Driscoll John Leo "Paddy" Driscoll (January 11, 1895 – June 29, 1968) was an American professional football and baseball player and football coach. A triple-threat man in football, he was regarded as the best drop kicker and one of the best overall pla ...

(1896–1968), American football quarterback in both the Pro and College Football Halls of Fame *

Paddy Finucane Wing Commander Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane, (16 October 1920 – 15 July 1942), known as Paddy Finucane amongst his colleagues, was an Irish Second World War Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace—defined as an aviator c ...

(1920–1942), Second World War flying ace with the Royal Air Force *

Paddy Fisher Padriac William Fisher is an American football linebacker for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats. High school career Fisher attended Katy High School in Ka ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Paddy George Kenneth Brooking "Paddy" George (28 May 1883 – 10 August 1950) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for City, and representative rugby ...

, New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s *

Paddy Glackin Paddy Glackin (born 5 August 1954) is an Irish fiddler and founding member of the Bothy Band. He is considered one of Ireland's leading traditional fiddle players. Biography Paddy Glackin was born on 5 August 1954 in Clontarf, Dublin. His fath ...

(born 1954), Irish fiddler *

Paddy Golden Weight cutting is the practice of fast weight loss prior to a sporting competition. It most frequently happens in order to qualify for a lower weight class (usually in combat sports or rowing, where weight is a significant advantage) or in sports ...

(born 1972), Northern Irish emergency physician and sports doctor *

Paddy Gormley Patrick Joseph Gormley (1916 – August 2001) was an Irish nationalist politician. Born in Claudy, Gormley was educated at St Columb's College and then St. Patrick's College, Maynooth ( NUI). In 1945, he was elected to the Londonderry County Co ...

(1916–2001), Irish politician *

Charles Patrick Green Charles Patrick Green (30 March 1914 – 10 March 1999) was a South African-born British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot during World War II who was credited with eleven confirmed kills and another three probable. Most of these wer ...

(1914–1999), South African-born British Royal Air Force Second World War fighter ace *

Paddy Greene Patrick Joseph Greene (March 20, 1875 – October 20, 1934) was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Highlanders and Detroit Tigers in 1902 and 1903. ...

(1875–1934), American baseball player *

Paddy Greene (hurler) Patrick Greene (1916 – 17 September 1997) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played for Mount Sion, winning several Waterford Senior Championship titles, and was a substitute on the Waterford senior hurling team that lost the 1938 All- ...

(1916–1997), Irish hurler *

Paddy Harrington Paddy Harrington (1933 – July 2005) was an Irish sportsman. He played Gaelic football with his local club Ardgroom in Cork and Garda in Dublin and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s and 1960s. His son, Pádraig ...

(1933–2005), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Paddy Harte Patrick Harte (26 July 1931 – 8 January 2018) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served for 36 years as Teachta Dála (TD) for Donegal North-East. Early life and family He was born in 1931 in Lifford, County Donegal. His son, Jimmy Hart ...

(1931–2018), Irish politician * Paddy Hayes (born 1965), Irish Gaelic footballer * Paddy Henderson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Paddy Keenan Paddy Keenan (born 30 January 1950) is an Irish player of the uilleann pipes who first gained fame as a founding member of The Bothy Band. Since that group's dissolution in the late 1970s, Keenan has released a number of solo and collaborati ...

(born 1950), Irish player of the uilleann pipes * Paddy Kennedy (disambiguation), various people * Paddy Kenny (born 1978), Premier League football goalkeeper * Paddy Larkin, Irish hurling player of the 1930s and 1940s *

Paddy Livingston Patrick Joseph Livingston (January 14, 1880 – September 19, 1977) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for seven seasons. He played for the Cleveland Blues in 1901, the Cincinnati Reds in 1906, the Philadelphia Athletics from 1909 to ...

(1880–1977), American baseball player *

Paddy Lowe Patrick Allen Lowe FREng (born 8 April 1962), known as Paddy Lowe, is the founder and CEO of the fossil-free synthetic fuel companZero Petroleum A former motor racing engineer and computer scientist, he spent 32 years working in Formula One and ...

(born 1962), British motor racing engineer * Paddy Mayne (1915–55), British Army lieutenant colonel and founder of the elite Special Air Service, solicitor and Irish rugby union international * Paddy Mayes (1885–1963), American baseball player *

Paddy McAloon Patrick Joseph McAloon (born 7 June 1957) is an English singer-songwriter and a founder of the band Prefab Sprout. Early life McAloon was born and grew up in Witton Gilbert in County Durham, England. He was trained to be a Catholic priest bef ...

(born 1957), English singer, songwriter and member of the band Prefab Sprout *

Paddy McCarthy Patrick Richard McCarthy (born 31 May 1983) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently assistant manager of Premier League club Crystal Palace. Born in Dublin, he began his football career as a jun ...

(born 1983), Irish footballer * Paddy McCourt (born 1983), Footballer from Northern Ireland *

Paddy McGuinness Patrick Joseph McGuinness (born 14 August 1973) is an English actor, comedian and television presenter. He rose to fame with the help of Peter Kay, who invited him to appear in his programmes ''That Peter Kay Thing'', '' Phoenix Nights'' and ''M ...

(born 1973), English sit-down comedian, actor, television personality and presenter *

Paddy McNair Patrick James Coleman McNair (born 27 April 1995) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for Championship club Middlesbrough and the Northern Ireland national team. McNair signed for Manchester Unit ...

(born 1995), Footballer from Northern Ireland * Paddy Mendis (born 1933), 4th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force *

Paddy Mitchell Patrick Michael "Paddy" Mitchell (June 26, 1942 – January 14, 2007) of Ottawa, Ontario, was leader of the notorious " Stopwatch Gang" of bank robbers. Mitchell was on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's most wanted list for the Stopwatch Gang ...

(1942–2007), Canadian bank robber *

Paddy Moloney Paddy Moloney ( ga, Pádraig Ó Maoldomhnaigh; 1 August 1938 – 12 October 2021) was an Irish musician, composer, and record producer. He co-founded and led the Irish musical group the Chieftains, playing on all of their 44 albums. He was part ...

(born 1938), founder and leader of the Irish musical group The Chieftains *

Paddy Moore Paddy Moore (4 August 1909 – 24 July 1951) was an Irish professional footballer who played for, among others, Shamrock Rovers and Aberdeen. Moore was a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams – the FAI XI and the IFA XI. ...

(1909–51), Irish footballer *

Paddy Mullins Paddy Mullins (28 January 1919 – 28 October 2010) was an Irish racehorse trainer in a career which spanned fifty two years. Training career His first winner was Flash Parade, which won the 1953 La Touche at Punchestown. Although he was predomi ...

(1919–2010), Irish racehorse trainer * Paddy O'Brien (disambiguation), several people *

Paddy O'Connor Patrick Francis O'Connor (August 4, 1879 – August 17, 1950), was an Irish born Major League Baseball player who played catcher from to . He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, and Pittsburgh Rebels The P ...

(1879–1950), Irish-American baseball player * Paddy O'Kane, Irish footballer during the 1920s and 1930s *

Paddy O'Keeffe Paddy O'Keeffe (born 1864) was an Irish hurler who played as a half-back for the Cork senior team. O'Keeffe played for Cork for just one season in the 1893 championship. It was a successful year as he won a set of All-Ireland and Munster me ...

(1864–?), Irish hurler * Paddy O'Reilly (born 1959), Australian writer * Paddy Quinn (disambiguation), multiple people * Paddy Reilly (disambiguation), various people *

Paddy Ryan Patrick Ryan (15 March 1851 – 14 December 1900) was an Irish American boxer, and became the bare-knuckle American heavyweight champion on May 30, 1880, after he won the title from Joe Goss. He retained the title until losing it to the exce ...

(1851–1900), Irish American boxer and world heavyweight champion (1880–1882) * J.P. "Paddy" Saul (1895–1968), Irish aviator and seaman * Paddy Siglin (1891–1956), American baseball player * Paddy Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *

Paddy Tuimavave Paddy Tuimavave is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1980s and 1990s and represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa. Background He is related to Evarn and Tony, who have both also played for the New Zea ...

, former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who represented New Zealand and Western Samoa * Paddy Wallace (born 1979), Irish rugby union footballer

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