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 [Woodrow Wilson|Thomas Woodrow (name)|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), American baseball player
- Woody Abernathy (pitcher), American baseball player
- Woody Allen, American screenwriter and actor
- Woody Austin, American golfer
- Woody Bennett, American football player
- Woody Blackburn, American golfer
- Woodie Blackman, Caribbean author
- Woody Bledsoe, American mathematician and computer scientist
- Woody Bowman, American politician
- Woody Bredell, British cinematographer and actor
- Woody Brown (actor), American actor
- Woody Brown (surfer), American surfer and designer
- Woody Campbell (American football), American football player
- Woody Campbell (basketball), Canadian basketball player
- Woody Crowson, American baseball player
- Woody Crumbo, Native American artist
- Woody Cunningham, American vocalist and drummer and member of Kleeer
- Woodrow Dantzler, American football player
- Woody Davis, American baseball player
- Woody Deck, American poker player
- Woody De Othello, American ceramist, painter
- Woodie Dixon, General Counsel and Vice President of Business Affairs for the Pacific-10 Conference
- Woody Dumart, Canadian ice hockey player
- Woody Durham, American sports commentator
- Woody English, American baseball player
- Woody Erdman, American sportscaster and television producer
- Woody Evans, American librarian and author
- Woody Fair, American baseball player
- Woodie Flowers, emeritus professor of mechanical engineering
- Woody Freeman, American businessman and politician
- Woodie Fryman, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Woody Gelman, American cartoonist and publisher
- Woody Green, American football player
- Woody Grimshaw, American basketball player and coach
- Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and folk musician
- Woody Gwyn, American artist
- Woody Harrelson, American actor
- Woody Harris, American songwriter
- John Woodland Hastings, American biologist
- Woody Hayes, American football player and coach
- Woodie Held, Major League Baseball player
- Woody Herman, American jazz clarinetist
- Warren Hoburg, American engineer and NASA astronaut
- Woody Holton, American historian
- Woody Huyke, American baseball player and manager
- Woody Jackson, American musician
- Woody Jenkins, American newspaper editor and politician
- Woody Jensen, American baseball player
- Woody Johnson, American businessman and philanthropist
- Woody Jun, Korean business academic
- Woody Keeble, Native American U.S. Army veteran
- Woodie King, Jr., African-American director and producer of stage and screen
- Woody Kling, American television writer and producer
- Woody Lawrence, Dominican Olympic swimmer
- Woody Lee, American singer-songwriter and country musician
- Woody Lowe, American football player
- Woody Main, American baseball player
- Woody Mann, American guitarist and jazz musician
- Woody Milintachinda, Thai radio and TV presenter
- Woody Myers, American physician and politician
- Woody Paul, American singer and fiddler
- Woody Paige, American sports journalist
- Woody Peoples, American football player
- Woody Pirtle, American artist
- Woody Rich, American baseball player
- Woody Rock, American R&B and gospel singer and member of Dru Hill
- Woodie Salmon, American politician
- Woody Sauldsberry, American basketball player
- Woody Sedlacek, American racehorse trainer
- Woody Shaw, American trumpeter and jazz musician
- Woody Smith, American baseball player and manager
- Woody Spring, United States Army colonel and astronaut
- Woody Stephens, American racehorse trainer
- Woody Strode, American sportsman and actor
- Woody Sullivan, American physicist and astronomer
- Woody Upchurch, American baseball player
- Woody van Amen, Dutch visual artist
- W. S. Van Dyke, American film director
- Woody Vasulka, Czech-American video artist
- Woody Wagenhorst, American football and baseball player and coach
- Woody Weatherman, American guitarist and member of Corrosion of Conformity
- Woody Wheaton, American baseball player
- Woodie W. White, United Methodist Church bishop
- Woody Widenhofer, American football coach
- Hershel W. Williams, United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient
- Woody Williams, American baseball player
- Woody Williams (infielder), American baseball player
- Woody Williams (pitcher, born 1918), American Negro league baseball pitcher
- Woody Wilson, American bass guitar player and member of Alive N Kickin'
- Ronnie Wood, British guitarist and member of the Rolling Stones
- Stuart "Woody" Wood, Scottish guitarist and member of the Bay City Rollers
- Woody Woodard, American football coach
- Woody Woodbury, American comedian and actor
- Dan Woodgate, British drummer and member of Madness
- Woody Woodmansey, British drummer known for his work with David Bowie
- Woody Woodward, 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, American archaeologist and anthropologist
- Allen Woody, American bass guitarist and member of The Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule
- Arthur Woody, American forest ranger
- Damien Woody, American football player
- Elizabeth Woody, Native American artist
- Frank H. Woody, American politician and judge
- Joey Woody, American track and field athlete
- Larry Woody, American sports writer
- Russ Woody, American author and television producer