Ziggy is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form ( hypocorism) of Zigmunt and other names. It is also a nickname. Notable people with the name include:

Nickname or hypocorism

* Ezekiel Ansah (born 1989), National Football League player * Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928-2017), United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981 *

Zygmont Czarobski Zygmont "Ziggy" Peter Czarobski (September 13, 1922 – July 1, 1984) was an American football player. He played at the tackle position for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1942–1943; 1946–1947) and in the National Football League (NFL) for ...

(1922–1984), American College Football Hall-of-Fame and National Football League player *

Ziggy Gordon Zygmunt Ian Gordon (born 23 April 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a fullback for Sydney Olympic. Gordon has previously played in his native Scotland for Hamilton and Partick Thistle, and in Poland for Jagiellonia Białys ...

(born 1993), Scottish footballer * Evander Ziggy Hood (born 1987), National Football League player * Zachary Ziggy Lichman (born 1981), a contestant on the reality TV show ''Big Brother'' UK, Season 8 * Ziggy Lorenc (born 1958), Canadian television and radio personality * David Nesta Ziggy Marley (born 1968), Grammy-winning Jamaican musician; oldest son of Bob Marley * Ziggy Modeliste (born 1948), American drummer best known as a founding member of the funk group The Meters * Ziggy Niszczot (born 1955), Australian former professional rugby league footballer *

Žigmund Pálffy Žigmund "Ziggy" Pálffy (; born May 5, 1972) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. Along with his English nickname, he was nicknamed "Žigo" in Slovak. One of the most gifted wingers, Pálffy played in the NHL for 12-years with ...

(born 1972), retired National Hockey League player from Slovakia *

Sigurd Rosnes Sigurd Heimdal Røsnes (”Ziggy”) is a Norwegian people, Norwegian songwriter and Record producer, producer. He has worked with artists such as Cher, Luis Fonsi, Cliff Richard, Ace of Base, BoA, Kumi Koda, Namie Amuro, E-Girls, L5 (band), L5, ...

, Norwegian songwriter and producer *

Ilari Sahamies Ilari Sahamies (born 1983 in Helsinki, Finland), also known as Ziigmund, is a Finnish professional poker player. He specializes in high-stakes pot-limit Omaha cash games. Sahamies is known for his trashtalk at the poker table, usually aimed tow ...

(born 1983), Finnish professional poker player * David "Ziggy" Sigmond, guitarist for Canadian rock group Econoline Crush * George Snider, American retired race car driver * Zigmunt Ziggy Switkowski (born 1948), Australian businessman and nuclear physicist * Zigmunt Zygi Wilf (born 1950), owner of the Minnesota Vikings National Football League team *

Ziggy the bagman Zbygnew Wilczek, or Zbigniew Marian Wilczek, also known as Ziggy the Bag Man, is a man who lives in a park in the inner Brisbane suburb of Taringa. Ziggy objects to being labelled as "homeless" as he chose his situation and does not ask for food ...

(born c. 1950), Zbygnew Marian Willzek, a homeless man who lives in Toowong, Brisbane, Australia * Brad Ziegler (born 1979), relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics

Technology

* Ziggy, as a wake word and alternate name for Amazon Alexa, a virtual assistant developed by Amazon

Stage name

* Ziggy Alberts (born 1994), an Australian folk singer and songwriter * Ziggy Elman, stage name of American jazz trumpeter Harry Aaron Finkelman (1914–1968) * Ziggy Stardust, a 1970s persona of David Bowie (1947–2016), English musician, singer-songwriter, producer, actor and arranger * Ziggy Ramo (born Ziggy Ramo Burrmuruk Fatnowna), an Indigenous Australian singer, songwriter and activist

Fictional characters

* Ziggy, a character in Laura Bow 2 * The title character of ''Ziggy'' (comic strip) * Ziggy (''EastEnders''), from the British soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

'' * Ziggy Sobotka, on the HBO drama ''The Wire'' * Ziggy, from the Icelandic children's television program '' LazyTown'' * Ziggy (''Quantum Leap''), from the American TV series ''Quantum Leap'' * Ziggy Grover, from '' Power Rangers RPM'' * Ziggy (''Xenosaga''), from the science fiction video game series ''Xenosaga'' * Ziggy from the Millimages cartoon ''Trust Me, I'm a Genie!'' * Demon King Ziggy from the Japanese manga '' Edens Zero'' * Ziggy Stardust (character), fictional alter ego of David Bowie * Ziggy Chapman from the HBO series Big Little Lies. * Ziggy Roscoe, character in British soap opera '' Hollyoaks''

As a female nickname

* Christine 'Ziggy' Berman from Fear Street: Part Two - 1978

Animals

Ziggy (elephant) Ziggy ( 1917 – October 27, 1975) was a male Indian elephant who lived at Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago from 1936 to 1975. He weighed about six tons and was over ten feet tall. After attacking and nearly killing his keeper in 1941, Ziggy was ch ...