Trudy is a diminutive of Gertrude. Notable people with the name include:

People

* Trudy Adams (born 1964), American actress *

Trudy Anderson Trudy Lee Anderson (born 26 August 1959) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 2 Test matches and 26 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1993 and 1997. She played domestic cricket for A ...

(born 1959), New Zealand cricketer *

Trudy Bellinger Trudy Bellinger is a British director, producer and writer. She is most known for directing a short film Killing Christmas which won awards at three film festivals including London International Short Film Festival, Tweetfest Film Festival and W ...

, British music video director *

Trudy Benson Trudy Benson (born 1985) is an American abstract painter who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Early life and work Trudy Benson was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1985. She received a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2007 and an MFA ...

(born 1985), American painter *

Trudy Burke Trudy Burke (born 15 April 1991) is an Australian association football player, who currently plays for North Shore Mariners. Club career Burke started out her sporting career as a promising cricketer, playing in first-grade competition in Sy ...

(born 1991), Australian association football player *

Trudy Camilleri Trudy Camilleri (born 16 September 1991) is an Australian football (soccer) player who last played for Sydney FC in the Australian W-League. She previously played for the now-defunct Central Coast Mariners and for Western Sydney Wanderers. ...

(born 1991), Australian football player *

Trudy H. Clark Major General#United States, Major General Trudy H. Clark, United States Air Force, USAF (retired) is a former Deputy Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in Fort Belvoir, Virginia in the United States. Military career Clark re ...

(born 1951), United States Air Force major general *

Trudy Coxe Gertrude M. "Trudy" Coxe (born 1948) is an American environmental activist and historic preservationist who is the current CEO of the Preservation Society of Newport County and the former Secretary of Environmental Affairs in the Commonwealth of ...

(born 1949), American environmental activist * Trudy Desmond (1945–1999), American singer * Trudy Dittmar (born 1944), American writer * Trudy Ederle (1905–2003), American swimmer * Trudy Elion (1918–1999), American biochemist * Trudy Larkin Förster (1935–2005), American writer *

Trudy Govier Trudy Rose Govier (born August 3, 1944) is a Canadian philosopher known for her work in informal logic and argumentation. She is the author of the influential text ''A Practical Study of Argument''. She has also been a frequent commentator in Ca ...

, Canadian philosopher * Trudy Grant, Canadian television producer *

Trudy Groenman Trudy Groenman (born 15 January 1944) is a Dutch former tennis player. She was three times Netherlands champion. Career Groenman was Netherlands girls' junior champion in 1961 in the 18-and-under class, and Netherlands women's champion in 1964, 1 ...

(born 1944), Dutch tennis player * Trudy Harris (born 1949), American author * Trudy Harrison (born 1976), British politician * Trudy Haynes (1926–2022), American reporter *

Trudy Hellier Trudy Hellier is an Australian actress, director and screenwriter with many television credits to her name. Selected credits She was a main star in the Australian television programs '' Round the Twist'' and '' Frontline''. She appeared on ...

, Australian actress * Trudy Kerr (born 1963), Australian teacher * Trudy Kilkolly (born 1965), New Zealand Olympic athlete * Trudy Lynn (born 1947), American singer * Trudy Mackay (born 1952), Canadian author * Trudy Marshall (1920–2004), American actress * Trudy McCaffery (1944–2007), thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder * Trudy McFall, American non-profit executive * Trudy McIntosh (born 1984), Australian artistic gymnast * Trudy Morgan (born 1966), African civil engineer *

Trudy Norris-Grey Trudy Norris-Grey is a Welsh businesswoman, and is a well-recognized leader in the U.K., globally and in the Tech industry. In 2020 Trudy was appointed aUCAS' first independent chair of its board of trustees. Trudy was appointed, in 2007, the Cha ...

, Welsh businesswoman * Trudy Huskamp Peterson (born 1945), American archivist * Trudy Pitts (1932–2010), American jazz singer *

Trudy Richards Gertrude Richards Moreault (April 25, 1920 – April 4, 2008) was an American, Manhattan-born, 1950s jazz and swing singer. She originally did background singing, and soon became lead vocalist with the Charlie Barnet band, with whom she recorded ...

(1920–2008), American singer *

Trudy Ruth Geertruida Hendrika "Trudy" Ruth (born 20 May 1950) is a retired Dutch sprinter. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 400 m The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured i ...

(born 1950), Dutch sprinter *

Trudy Silver Trudy Silver (born April 24, 1953) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Life Born and raised in New Britain, Connecticut, she started playing piano at age 7, often practicing on her aunt's seven-foot Mason & Hamlin concert grand piano. Silv ...

(born 1953), American composer * Trudy Späth-Schweizer (1908–1990), Swiss political figure *

Trudy Stevenson Lottie Gertrude Stevenson ( née Bevier; 16 September 1944 – 24 August 2018) was a Zimbabwean ambassador and politician. She was a member of parliament for Harare North in the Parliament of Zimbabwe. She was also a founding member of the Move ...

(1944–2018), Zimbabwean politician and ambassador to Senegal * Trudy Wade (born 1951), American politician *

Trudy Wroe Trudy Wroe (May 25, 1931 – November 10, 2007) was an American actress. Early years Born in Los Angeles, Wroe majored in art at Manual Arts High School, as she planned a career as a commercial artist. Career In the early 1950s, Wroe worked as ...

(1931–2007), American actress * Trudy Young (born 1950), Canadian actress

Fictional characters

* Trudy, from ''Disney Comics'' * Trudy Chacón, from ''Avatar'' (2009 film) * Trudy, from the TV series '' The Tribe'' * Trudy Monk, from the TV series ''Monk'' * Trudy Joplin, from the TV series '' Miami Vice'' * Trudy Campbell, from the TV series '' Mad Men'' * Trudy Proud, from the TV series '' The Proud Family'' * Deputy Trudy Wiegel, from the TV series '' Reno 911!''

People

Fictional characters

See also