Jody (given name)
Jody is a unisex given name. For men, it is sometimes a short form for Joseph and other names. Notable people with the given name include:
Men
- Jody Azzouni, American philosopher, short fiction writer and poet
- Jody Byrne (footballer), Irish retired footballer
- Jody Campbell, American former water polo player
- Jody Carr, Canadian politician
- Jody Cortez, American drummer
- Jody Craddock, English footballer
- Jody Cundy, English cyclist and former swimmer
- Jody Davis (baseball), American Major League Baseball catcher
- Jody Dean, American journalist and author
- Jody Dobrowski, English murder victim
- Jody Fleisch, English professional wrestler
- Jody Fortson, American football player
- Jody Gage, Canadian hockey player and general manager
- Jody Gerut, American former Major League Baseball player
- Jody Gormley, Gaelic football manager and former player and coach
- Jody Hamilton, American professional wrestler, promoter and trainer
- Jody Harris, American guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer
- Jody Hice, American politician and syndicated radio show host
- Jody Hill, American film director and screenwriter
- Jody Holden, Canadian beach volleyball player
- Jody Hull, Canadian retired National Hockey League player
- Jody Jenneker, South African rugby union player
- Jody Kollapen, South African judge
- Jody Kraus, law professor
- Jody Latham, English actor
- Jody Lavender, American racing driver
- Jody Lehman, Canadian-British professional ice hockey player
- Jody Lloyd, New Zealand electronica and hip-hop musician and record producer
- Jody McBrayer, American singer and songwriter
- Jody McCrea, American actor; son of actors Joel McCrea and Frances Dee
- Jody Morris, English footballer
- Jody Payne, American country musician and singer
- Jody Porter, American guitarist
- Jody Powell, White House Press Secretary for President Carter
- Jody Reed, American retired Major League Baseball player
- Jody Reynolds, American singer and guitarist
- Jody Richards, American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- Jody Ridley, former NASCAR driver
- Jody Rosen, American journalist, music critic and author
- Jody Scheckter, South African former auto racing driver
- Jody Sears, American college football coach and former player
- Jody Shelley, Canadian former National Hockey League player
- Jody Stecher, American singer and musician
- Jody Stephens, American drummer
- Jody Stewart, Costa Rican footballer
- Jody Viviani, French football goalkeeper
- Jody Weiner, American novelist, non-fiction author and lawyer
- Jody Weis, former Superintendent of Police of the Chicago Police Department
- Jody Williams (blues musician), American blues guitarist and singer
- Jody Wisternoff, English musician, disc jockey and record producer
- Jody Wright, American football player and coach
Women
- Jody Adams-Birch, former women's basketball program head coach
- Jody Anschutz, American golfer
- Jody Bleyle, American musician, songwriter and independent record label owner
- Jody A. Breckenridge, US Coast Guard vice admiral
- Jody Chiang, Taiwanese retired singer
- Jody Conradt, retired women's basketball coach
- Jody Diamond, American composer, performer, writer, publisher, editor and educator
- Jody Gibson, American Hollywood escort agency madam from the late 1980s through the 1990s
- Jody Gladding, American translator and poet
- Jody Marie Gnant, American singer-songwriter and pianist
- Jody Handley, English former footballer
- Jody Houser, American comic book writer
- Jody Kennedy, Australian actress
- Jody Lawrance, American actress
- Jody Lee, American fantasy artist
- Jody Linscott, American session musician and percussionist and children's book author
- Jody Lynn Nye, American science fiction writer
- Jody-Anne Maxwell, Jamaican Spelling Bee winner
- Jody Miller, American country music singer
- Jody Miller (criminologist), American criminology professor
- Jody Jean Olson, also known as India Summer, American pornographic actress
- Jody Patrick, Canadian former badminton player
- Jody Sperling, American dancer and choreographer
- Jody Thompson, Canadian actress
- Jody Tini, New Zealand basketball player
- Jody Toor, Canadian politician
- Jody Upshaw, Canadian R&B musician
- Jody Vance, Canadian TV sports anchor
- Jody Wagner, American politician
- Jody Watley, American singer, songwriter and record producer
- Jody Williams, American political activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Jody Williams (Afrikaans singer), South African pop/R&B singer
- Jody Wilson-Raybould, Canadian politician