Roddy is a surname and a masculine given name, often a short form of Roderick.

People

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* Roddy Beaubois (born 1988), French basketball player * Roddy Blackjack (c. 1927-2013), Canadian Chief of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation of the Yukon * Roddy Bottum (born 1960), American musician *

Roddy Burdine Roddy Bell Burdine (October 14, 1886 – February 15, 1936) was an American businessman who owned the Burdines department store chain from 1911–1936. A leading citizen of Miami, Florida in the early 20th century, Burdine was the son of Will ...

(1886-1936), American businessman * Roddy Collins (born 1961), Irish football (soccer) player and manager * Roddy Connolly (1901–1980), Irish politician *

Roddy Cordy-Simpson Lieutenant General Sir Roderick Alexander 'Roddy' Cordy-Simpson (born 29 February 1944) is a retired British Army officer. Career Educated at Radley College, Roddy Cordy-Simpson was commissioned into the 13th/18th Hussars in February 1966. ...

(born 1944), British general * Roddy Darragon (born 1983), French cross-country skier * Roddy Doyle (born 1958), Irish novelist *

Roddy Ellias Roddy Ellias (born 1949) is a Canadian guitarist, composer and improviser. He performs contemporary new music, jazz, and classical repertoire. Career Reviewers have described Ellias as "genius (Bud Freeman), "positively brilliant" (Bill McBirni ...

(born 1949), Canadian musician *

Roddy Estwick Roderick Orville Estwick (born June 28, 1961) is a former Barbadian first-class cricketer. A fast bowler, he played for Barbados from 1982–83 to 1986–87, toured Zimbabwe with a Young West Indies team in 1983–84, and played for Transvaal f ...

(born 1961), Barbadian cricketer * Roddy Evans (born 1934), Welsh rugby player * Roddy Frame (born 1964), Scottish singer-songwriter and musician * Roddy Frame (swimmer) (born 1941) English swimmer * Roddy Georgeson (born 1948), Egyptian footballer *

Roddy Grant (footballer) Roderick John Grant (born 16 September 1966 in Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and ...

(born 1966), British footballer *

Roddy Grant (rugby union) Roderick Robert Grant is a Scottish rugby union coach and former player. He played as a flanker for Border Reivers, Edinburgh and Scotland sevens between 2006 and 2015, and has coached at the Scottish Rugby Academy and Edinburgh. Since 2019, h ...

(born 1987), Scottish rugby player *

Roddy Hart Roderick John Hart (born 16 July 1979) is a Scottish singer–songwriter, film/TV and theatre composer, and broadcaster from Glasgow. As a solo artist, he has released three records – ''Bookmarks'', ''Sign Language'' and ''Road of Bones'' – ...

, Scottish singer–songwriter * Roddy Hughes (1891-1970), British actor *

Roddy Jackson George Rodrick Jackson (April 9, 1942 – December 7, 2022) was an American rockabilly and rock and roll singer, songwriter, pianist and saxophonist, who recorded for Specialty Records in the 1950s. Life and career Early life Roddy Jackson was ...

(born 1942), American musician * Roddy Lamb (1899–?), American football player * Roddy Langmuir (born 1960), British alpine skier * Roddy Lee (born 1950) Chinese/American athlete * Roddy Llewellyn, English landscape gardener * Roddy Lorimer (born 1953), Scottish musician * Roddy Manley (born 1965), Scottish footballer * Roddy Maude-Roxby (born 2 April 1930), English actor * Roddy McCorley (died 1800), Irish rebel *

Roddy (R.S.) MacDonald Roderick 'Roddy' (R.S.) MacDonald (born 1956) is a pipe major, living in Brisbane, Australia, and a composer of tunes for the bagpipes. MacDonald hails from the Scottish town of Inverness. His father is the renowned player, judge and composer ...

(born 1955), Scottish/Australian bagpipes composer * Roddy McDowall (1928–1998), British actor * Roddy McKenzie (born 1975), Scottish footballer *

Roddy MacLennan Roddy MacLennan (born 3 May 1989 in Livingston) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Linlithgow Rose in the East of Scotland League. He is a product of Clyde's youth system. Career MacLennan signed a YTS contract with Clyde in July 2007. ...

(born 1989), Scottish footballer * Roddy McMillan (1923–1979), Scottish actor and playwright * Roddy Paterson (born 1993), Scottish footballer *

Roddy Piper Roderick George Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015), better known as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and actor. In professional wrestling, Piper was best known to international audiences for hi ...

(1954-2015), Scottish-Canadian professional wrestler *

Roddy Radiation Roddy Radiation (born Roderick James Byers, 5 May 1955 in Keresley, Coventry, England) is an English musician who played lead guitar for The Specials, as well as many rockabilly bands such as the Bonediggers and the Tearjerkers. He wrote the S ...

(born 1955), English musician * Roddy Ricch (born 1998), real name Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr., American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer *

Roddy Scott Roddy Scott (23 February 1971 – 26 September 2002) was an English freelance photojournalist who documented neglected conflicts in such places as Sierra Leone, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan and Ethiopia. He derived the bulk of his income from updat ...

(1971-2002), British photojournalist * Roddy Vargas (born 1978), Australian footballer * Roddy White (born 1981), American football player * Roddy Woomble (born 1976), Scottish singer

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* David Roddy (born 2001), American basketball player * David Roddy (law enforcement), American retired police officer/chief *

Dennis Roddy Dennis Roddy (born 1954 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is an American journalist who was special assistant to former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, and a former columnist for the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. Education A native of Johnstown, Rod ...

(born 1954), American journalist * Derek Roddy (born 1972), American drummer and snake breeder * Joseph Roddy (1897–1965), Irish politician *

Martin Roddy Martin Roddy (9 December 1883 – 8 January 1948) was an Irish politician, newspaper editor and company director. Early and personal life Roddy was born on 9 December 1883 at Kilmacowen, County Sligo, the eldest son among at least four sons an ...

(1887-1948), Irish politician * Patrick Roddy (1827–1895), Irish colonel * Rod Roddy (1937–2003), American television announcer

Stage name

* Young Roddy, American rapper Roderick Brisco (born 1986)

Fictional characters

* Roddy, in the British musical ''

Boogie Nights ''Boogie Nights'' is a 1997 American period comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It is set in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley and focuses on a young nightclub dishwasher who becomes a popular star of pornographic fil ...

'' (1997) * Roddy, in the ''

Roddy the Roadman Roddy the Roadman is a series of six children's books A child (plural, : children) is a human being between the stages of childbirth, birth and puberty, or between the Development of the human body, developmental period of infancy and pub ...

'' children's book series *

Roddy Roddy is a surname and a masculine given name, often a short form of Roderick. People Given name * Roddy Beaubois (born 1988), French basketball player * Roddy Blackjack (c. 1927-2013), Canadian Chief of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nati ...

, in the children's fantasy novel ''The Merlin Conspiracy'' * Roddy, in the video game '' Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy'' * Roddy Berwick, in the film '' Downhill'' * Roddy MacStew, a supporting character in '' Freakazoid!'' and Freakazoid's mentor * Roddy St. James, the protagonist in '' Flushed Away''

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