Woody (name)

Woody, also spelled Woodie, is a masculine given name in its own right or a pet form of Woodrow and other names such as Elwood or Heywood. It was especially popular in the US during and after the presidency of Thomas Woodrow Wilson, who was always called by his middle name. It is also a surname.

Woody may refer to:

Given name or nickname

People

* Woody Abernathy (outfielder) (1908–1961), American baseball player
* Woody Abernathy (pitcher) (1915–1994), American baseball player
* Woody Allen (born 1935), American screenwriter and actor
* Woody Austin (born 1964), American golfer
* Woody Bennett (born 1956), American football player
* Woody Blackburn (born 1951), American golfer
* Woodie Blackman (1922–2010), Caribbean author
* Woody Bledsoe (1921–1995), American mathematician and computer scientist
* Woody Bowman (1941–2015), American politician
* Woody Bredell (1884–1976), British cinematographer and actor
* Woody Brown (actor) (born 1956), American actor
* Woody Brown (surfer) (1912–2008), American surfer and designer
* Woody Campbell (American football) (born 1944), American football player
* Woody Campbell (basketball) (1925–2004), Canadian basketball player
* Woody Crowson (1918–1947), American baseball player
* Woody Crumbo (1912–1989), Native American artist
* Woody Cunningham, American vocalist and drummer and member of Kleeer
* Woodrow Dantzler (born 1979), American football player
* Woody Davis (1913–1999), American baseball player
* Woody Deck (born 1983), American poker player
* Woody De Othello (born 1991), American ceramist, painter
* Woodie Dixon, General Counsel and Vice President of Business Affairs for the Pacific-10 Conference
* Woody Dumart (1916–2001), Canadian ice hockey player
* Woody Durham (1941–2018), American sports commentator
* Woody English (1906–1997), American baseball player
* Woody Erdman (1926–1997), American sportscaster and television producer
* Woody Evans (born 1977), American librarian and author
* Woody Fair (1914–2000), American baseball player
* Woodie Flowers (1943–2019), emeritus professor of mechanical engineering
* Woody Freeman (born 1946), American businessman and politician
* Woodie Fryman (1940–2011), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Woody Gelman (1915–1978), American cartoonist and publisher
* Woody Green (born 1951), American football player
* Woody Grimshaw (1919–1974), American basketball player and coach
* Woody Guthrie (1912–1967), American singer-songwriter and folk musician
* Woody Gwyn (born 1944), American artist
* Woody Harrelson (born 1961), American actor
* Woody Harris (1911–1985), American songwriter
* John Woodland Hastings (1927–2014), American biologist
* Woody Hayes (1913–1987), American football player and coach
* Woodie Held (1932–2009), Major League Baseball player
* Woody Herman (1913–1987), American jazz clarinetist
* Warren Hoburg (born 1985), American engineer and NASA astronaut
* Woody Holton, American historian
* Woody Huyke (born 1937), American baseball player and manager
* Woody Jackson, American musician
* Woody Jenkins (born 1947), American newspaper editor and politician
* Woody Jensen (1907–2001), American baseball player
* Woody Johnson (born 1947), American businessman and philanthropist
* Woody Jun, Korean business academic
* Woody Keeble (1917–1982), Native American U.S. Army veteran
* Woodie King, Jr. (born 1937), African-American director and producer of stage and screen
* Woody Kling (1925–1988), American television writer and producer
* Woody Lawrence, Dominican Olympic swimmer
* Woody Lee (born 1968), American singer-songwriter and country musician
* Woody Lowe (born 1954), American football player
* Woody Main (1922–1992), American baseball player
* Woody Mann, American guitarist and jazz musician
* Woody Milintachinda (born 1976), Thai radio and TV presenter
* Woody Myers (born 1954), American physician and politician
* Woody Paul (born 1949), American singer and fiddler
* Woody Paige (born 1946), American sports journalist
* Woody Peoples (1943–2010), American football player
* Woody Pirtle, American artist
* Woody Rich (1916–1983), American baseball player
* Woody Rock (born 1976), American R&B and gospel singer and member of Dru Hill
* Woodie Salmon (born 1952), American politician
* Woody Sauldsberry (1935–2007), American basketball player
* Woody Sedlacek (1919–2004), American racehorse trainer
* Woody Shaw (1944–1989), American trumpeter and jazz musician
* Woody Smith (1927–2005), American baseball player and manager
* Woody Spring (born 1944), United States Army colonel and astronaut
* Woody Stephens (1913–1998), American racehorse trainer
* Woody Strode (1914–1994), American sportsman and actor
* Woody Sullivan (born 1944), American physicist and astronomer
* Woody Upchurch (1911–1971), American baseball player
* Woody van Amen (born 1936), Dutch visual artist
* W. S. Van Dyke (1889–1943), American film director
* Woody Vasulka (1937–2019), Czech-American video artist
* Woody Wagenhorst (1863–1946), American football and baseball player and coach
* Woody Weatherman (born 1965), American guitarist and member of Corrosion of Conformity
* Woody Wheaton (1914–1995), American baseball player
* Woodie W. White (born 1935), United Methodist Church bishop
* Woody Widenhofer (born 1943), American football coach
* Hershel W. Williams (1923–2022), United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient
* Woody Williams (born 1966), American baseball player
* Woody Williams (infielder) (1912–1995), American baseball player
* Woody Williams (pitcher, born 1918) (1918–1990), American Negro league baseball pitcher
* Woody Wilson, American bass guitar player and member of Alive N Kickin'
* Ronnie Wood (born 1947), British guitarist and member of the Rolling Stones
* Stuart "Woody" Wood (born 1957), Scottish guitarist and member of the Bay City Rollers
* Woody Woodard (c. 1917–1996), American football coach
* Woody Woodbury (born 1924), American comedian and actor
* Dan Woodgate (born 1960), British drummer and member of Madness
* Woody Woodmansey (born 1950), British drummer known for his work with David Bowie
* Woody Woodward (born 1942), American baseball player and general manager

Fictional characters

* Woody Woodpecker, in short cartoons by the Walter Lantz animation studio and Universal Pictures
* Sheriff Woody, protagonist of the ''Toy Story'' franchise
* Woodrow Wilson 'Woody' Hoyt, a police detective in the TV series ''Crossing Jordan''
* Woody Boyd, in the TV series ''Cheers''
* Woody Fink, in the TV show ''The Suite Life on Deck''
* Woody Goodman, in the TV series ''Veronica Mars''
* Larry "Woody" Woodhouse, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
* Lazarus Long, science-fiction character born Woodrow Wilson Smith and called "Woody" by his own family
* Woody, a literal chunk of balsa wood from the animated web series ''Battle for Dream Island''

Surname

* Alanah Woody (1956–2007), American archaeologist and anthropologist
* Allen Woody (1955–2000), American bass guitarist and member of The Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule
* Arthur Woody (1884–1946), American forest ranger
* Damien Woody (born 1977), American football player
* Elizabeth Woody (born 1959), Native American artist
* Frank H. Woody (1833–1912), American politician and judge
* Joey Woody (born 1973), American track and field athlete
* Larry Woody, American sports writer
* Russ Woody, American author and television producer

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