Udo is a masculine given name. It may refer to:

People

Medieval era

Udo of Neustria Udo was a 9th-century nobleman of East Francia, a son of Gebhard, Count of Lahngau, and older brother of Berengar I of Neustria. He and his brother were afforded their position in the March of Neustria both by kinship to Adalard the Seneschal and th ...

, 9th century nobleman *

Udo (Obotrite prince) Udo (or Uto) (died 1028), born Pribignev (also ''Pribignew'' or ''Pribygnev''), was an Obodrite leader in the early eleventh century. His name Udo, of Germanic origin, was probably given him at his Christian baptism, perhaps after his possible g ...

(died 1028) *

Udo (archbishop of Trier) Udo of Nellenburg (c. 1030 – 11 November 1078) was the Archbishop of Trier from 1066 until his death. He was an important mediator during the height of the Investiture Controversy. Biography Udo was born in Tübingen, Swabia, as the eldest ...

(c. 1030 – 1078) *

Lothair Udo II, Margrave of the Nordmark Lothair Udo II (c. 1025 – 1082) was Margrave of the Nordmark from 1057 until his death and also Count of Stade (as Lothair Udo III). He was the only son of Lothair Udo I of the Udonids and Adelaide of Rheinfelden. The power base of hi ...

(c. 1025 – 1082)

Modern era

Udo Anneken The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarde ...

(1917–1997), German Wehrmacht officer in World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross *

Udo Beyer Udo Beyer (born 9 August 1955) is a former East German track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. Beyer has admitted to knowingly taking part in doping while he competed for East Germany. He was a Stasi informer under the codename ...

(born 1955), East German shot putter *

Udo Bölts Udo Bölts (born 10 August 1966) is a retired German racing cyclist, the brother of Hartmut Bölts. Bölts confessed publicly in 2007 to having used EPO and growth hormones in 1996 and 1997. Biography Bölts was born in Heltersberg and began h ...

(born 1966), German retired racing cyclist *

Udo Bullmann Udo Bullmann (born 8 June 1956) is a German politician who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament since 1999. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), part of the Party of European Socialists. Personal li ...

(born 1956), German politician *

Udo Cordes The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was award ...

(1921-2007), German Luftwaffe officer in World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross *

Udo Dahmen Udo Dahmen (born 12 July 1951 in Aachen, West Germany) is a drummer, author and CEO of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. Life Udo Dahmen studied classical percussion in Aachen and Cologne from 1971 to 1976. In Paris he was trained by Dante ...

(born 1951), German drummer and author *

Udo Di Fabio Udo Di Fabio (born 26 March 1954, in Duisburg) is a German jurist. He is a former judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany, Germany's highest court, where he served as a member of the Second Senate from December 1999 until December ...

(born 1954), German jurist *

Udo Dirkschneider Udo Dirkschneider (born 6 April 1952) is a German singer and songwriter who rose to fame with German heavy metal band Accept. After leaving the band in 1987, he formed U.D.O., with which he has also enjoyed commercial success. Biography Fo ...

(born 1952), German heavy metal vocalist who formed the band U.D.O. *

Udo Dziersk Udo Dziersk (born Gelsenkirchen, 1961) is a contemporary German painter. Since 2002 Udo Dziersk has been professor of the Orientierungs-Bereich at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, mentoring newcomers of the student body before they assume their dir ...

(born 1961), German painter *

Udo Fortune Udo Fortune (born 2 February 1988) is a Nigerian professional association football, footballer who plays for Vietnamese club Đồng Tháp F.C., Đồng Tháp, as a Forward (association football), striker. Career Born in Warri, Fortune has played ...

(born 1988), Nigerian soccer player *

Udo Gelhausen Udo Gelhausen (born 5 July 1956) is a retired West German shot putter. Biography He finished seventh at the 1982 European Indoor Championships, seventh at the 1986 European Indoor Championships, eighth at the 1986 European Championships, and s ...

(born 1956), West German shot putter *

Udo Hempel Udo Hempel (born 3 November 1946) is a retired road and track cyclist from West Germany, who won the gold medal in the Men's 4.000 Team Pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, alongside Günther Schumacher, Jürgen Colombo, and Günter H ...

(born 1946), German retired road and track cyclist *

Udo Horsmann Udo Horsmann (born 30 March 1952) is a German former footballer who played for Bayern Munich and was part of their European Cup winning team in 1976. Honours Bayern Munich * European Cup: 1975–76 * European Cup finalist: 1981–82 * In ...

(born 1952), German former footballer *

Udo Jürgens Udo Jürgens (born Jürgen Udo Bockelmann; 30 September 1934 – 21 December 2014) was an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spanned over 50 years. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 for Austria, composed close ...

(1934-2014), Austrian composer and singer *

Udo Z. Karzi Udo Z. Karzi (born June 12, 1970, in Liwa, Lampung) is an Indonesian writer. Education He graduated from the Department of Government Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Political Science (FISIP) of Lampung University in 1996. Journal ...

(born 1970), Indonesian writer *

Udo Kasemets Udo Kasemets (November 16, 1919 – January 19, 2014) was a Canadian composer of orchestral, chamber, vocal, piano and electroacoustic works. He was one of the first composers to adopt the methods of John Cage, and was also a conductor, lect ...

(born 1919), Estonian-Canadian composer * Udo Keppler (1872–1956), American cartoonist *

Udo Kier Udo Kierspe (born 14 October 1944), known professionally as Udo Kier, is a German actor. Known primarily as a character actor, Kier has appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe and the Americas. He h ...

(born 1944), German actor *

Udo Kiessling Udo is a masculine given name. It may refer to: People Medieval era *Udo of Neustria, 9th century nobleman * Udo (Obotrite prince) (died 1028) * Udo (archbishop of Trier) (c. 1030 – 1078) *Lothair Udo II, Margrave of the Nordmark (c. 1025 – ...

(born 1955), first ice hockey player to compete in five Olympic Games (1976-1992) *

Udo Lattek Udo Lattek (16 January 1935 – 31 January 2015) was a German professional football player and coach. Lattek is one of the most successful coaches in the history of the game, having won 15 major titles, most famously with Bayern Munich. He also ...

(1935–2015), German football player and coach and TV pundit *

Udo Lehmann Udo Lehmann (born 28 May 1973) is a German bobsledder who competed from 1994 to 2004. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 2004 and a bronze in 1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From le ...

(born 1973), German former bobsledder *

Udo Lindenberg Udo Lindenberg (born 17 May 1946) is a German singer, drummer, and composer. Career Lindenberg started his musical career as a drummer. In 1969, he founded his first band Free Orbit, and also appeared as a studio and guest musician (with Micha ...

(born 1946), German rock musician and composer *

Udo Mechels Udo Mechels, born in Brussels on 10 May 1976, is a Belgian singer commonly known simply as Udo. He won the first season of the Belgian version of ''The X Factor'' in 2005. Biography In 2003, Udo participated in the first season of ''Belgian I ...

(born 1976), Belgian musician often known simply as "Udo" *

Udo Müller Udo Müller is a former East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He won two medals at the 1973 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Muotathal , neighboring_municipalities= Bürglen (UR), Glarus (GL), Glarus Süd (GL), Illga ...

, East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s *Udochukwu

Udo Nwoko Udochukwu Nwoko (born 15 October 1984) is a retired professional footballer who last played for Cypriot Third Division side MEAP Nisou as a midfielder. Born in Nigeria, he represented the Malta national team. Playing career Born in Abia, Nige ...

(born 1984), Maltese-Nigerian footballer *

Udo Onwere Udo Alozie Onwere (born 9 November 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active between 1990 and 2000, Onwere made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League. Career Born in Hammersmith, Onwere began ...

(born 1971), English former footballer *

Udo Pastörs Udo Pastörs (born 1952) is a German politician and convicted Holocaust denier. He is the former leader of the far-right NPD, and served as a representative in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Personal life Pastörs was born on 24 Augu ...

(born 1952), German far-right politician *

Udo Poser Udo Poser (born 21 August 1947) is a German former swimmer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: Münche ...

(born 1947), East German swimmer *

Udo Proksch Udo Proksch (29 May 1934 in Rostock, Germany – 27 June 2001 in Graz, Austria) was an Austrian businessman and industrialist. In 1991, he was convicted of the murder of six people as part of a major insurance fraud. Proksch died in prison. ' ...

(1934–2001), Austrian businessman, industrialist and murderer *

Udo Quellmalz Udo Quellmalz (born 8 March 1967 in Leipzig) is a German judoka, who is nicknamed ''Quelle''. He won two Olympic medals in the half-lightweight (60–66 kg) division, in 1992 and 1996. After he retired from competitive judo in 1998, Ud ...

(born 1967), German judoka *

Udo Raumann Udo Raumann (born 1 May 1969 in Düren) is a German slalom canoeist who competed in the early-to-mid 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 team event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Nottingham. He also won a gold medal in ...

(born 1969), German former slalom canoer *

Udo Riglewski Udo Riglewski (born 28 July 1966) is a former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tenni ...

(born 1966), German retired tennis player *

Udo Samel Udo Samel (born 25 June 1953) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than 80 films and television shows since 1977. He starred in the 1994 film ''Back to Square One'', which was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. Sele ...

(born 1953), German actor *

Udo Schaefer Udo Schaefer (October 19, 1926 – August 30, 2019) was a German lawyer and a theologian of the Baháʼí Faith The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the Baháʼí Faith and the unity of religion, essent ...

(born 1926), German lawyer and Bahá'í author * Udo Schnelle (born 1952), German theologian and professor *

Udo Schütz Udo Schütz (born 11 January 1937) is a German entrepreneur, who was competing successfully with racing cars in the 1960s, and with yachts in the 1990s. Career His career began in the early 1960s. With Anton Fischhaber and his #72 Porsche 9 ...

(born 1937), German racing driver *

Udo Schwarz Udo Schwarz (born 7 July 1986) is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. Schwarz played one game for Germany, against a Welsh Districts XV on 28 ...

(born 1986), German international rugby union player * Udo Segreff (born 1973), German ice sledge hockey player * Udo Sellbach (1927-2006), German-Australian visual artist and educator *

Udo Spreitzenbarth Udo Spreitzenbarth is a fashion and art photographer, residing in New York City. He was born in Germany and studied architecture at the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany. In 1993 he moved to New York and began his career as a fashion photog ...

, German photographer * Udo Steinke (1942-1999), German writer *

Udo Suzuki , also known as Udo, is a Japanese musician and comedian. He used to be a member of the Japanese band UltraCats and is a member of the owarai group . See also * List of Japanese comedians This is a list of Japanese comedians—known in Japa ...

(born 1970), Japanese musician and comedian *

Udo Uibo Udo Uibo (born 5 May 1956 in Viljandi) is an Estonian literary critic, editor, translator and lexicographer. From 1997 until 2005, he was the chief editor of ''Looming''. In 2001, he was awarded with Order of the White Star The Order of the Wh ...

(born 1956), Estonian literary critic, editor, translator and lexicographer *

Udo Voigt Udo Voigt (; born 14 April 1952) is a German politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the far-right and Neo-Nazi party National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) between 2014 and 2019. He was a member of the European Parl ...

(born 1952), German politician and former soldier *

Udo Wagner Udo Wagner (born 2 November 1963) is a German former fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual foil event for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Four years later, he won a gold in the team foil event for Germany at the 1992 Summer ...

(born 1963), German fencer *

Udo Walendy Udo Walendy (21 January 1927 – 17 November 2022) was a German author, soldier, and Holocaust denier. Like Gerd Schultze-Rhonhof, he disputed Germany's guilt for the Second World War. Life Walendy was born in Berlin on 21 January 1927. . Tow ...

(born 1927), German author, historian, former soldier and Holocaust denier * Udo Weilacher (born 1963), German landscape architect, author and professor *

Udo Werner Udo Werner (born 26 December 1955) is a former West German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. He won a silver medal in the C-1 team event at the 1979 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Jonquière Jonquièr ...

(born 1955), West German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s *

Udo von Woyrsch Udo Gustav Wilhelm Egon von Woyrsch (24 July 1895 – 14 January 1983) was a high-ranking SS official in Nazi Germany who participated in implementation of the regime's racial policies during World War II. First World War From early 1914 ...

(1895–1983), high-ranking Nazi SS officer responsible for numerous murders during the Holocaust *

Udo Zander Udo Zander (born March 30, 1959) is a Swedish organizational theorist, and Professor in Business Administration at the Stockholm School of Economics until 2012. He is particularly known for his work with Bruce Kogut on knowledge-based theory of the ...

(born 1959), Swedish organizational theorist and former professor of business administration *

Udo Zimmermann Udo Zimmermann (6 October 1943 – 22 October 2021) was a German composer, musicologist, opera director, and conductor. He worked as a professor of composition, founded a centre for contemporary music in Dresden, and was director of the Leipzig ...

(1943–2021), German composer, music director and conductor

Other

Udo of Aachen Udo of Aachen (c.1200–1270) is a fictional monk, a creation of British technical writer Ray Girvan, who introduced him in an April Fool's hoax article in 1999. According to the article, Udo was an illustrator and theologian who discovered the Mand ...

, fictional 13th century monk created as a 1999 April Fool's hoax *

Udo the Red Panda Udo the Red Panda is the costumed mascot of the University of Mannheim's athletics teams. He represents an anthropomorphic version of a red panda (or red cat-bear). History The Udo the Red Panda mascot officially debuted at the 201WHU Euromaster ...

, mascot of the University of Mannheim athletics teams {{Given name German masculine given names Estonian masculine given names