Arts and Music

• Buddy Guy

  American musician.

  • Blues guitarist (see list of Guitarists)
• Buddy Holly (born 1936, died 1959)

  American musician, singer and songwriter.

  • Made his television debut on ''''American Bandstand'''' (see list of Musicians Who Debuted on ''American Bandstand'')
  • Wrote ''''Peggy Sue'''' and ''''It''s So Easy'''' (see list of Songwriters)
• Buddy Rich (born 1917, died 1987)

  American jazz musician.

  • Drummer; played with Tommy Dorsey (see list of Readers' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)

Sports

• Buddy Baker

  Race-car driver.

  • 1980 Daytona 500 winner (see list of Daytona 500 Winners)
• Buddy Bomar
  • Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
• Harry J. ''Buddy'' Jeannette

  American basketball player.

  • Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
• Buddy Lazier

  Race-car driver.

  • 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner (see list of Indianapolis 500 Winners)
• Buddy Myer

  Baseball player.

  • 1935 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
• Buddy O'Connor

  Hockey player.

  • 1948 Hart Trophy winner (see list of Hart Trophy Winners)

Stage and Screen

• Buddy Clark
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Christian Rudolf ''Buddy'' Ebsen (born 1908)

  American actor and comedian.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Buddy Rogers (born 1904)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Buddy Sorrell

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Morey Amsterdam (see list of Characters on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'')
• George Gard ''Buddy'' De Sylva (born 1896, died 1950)

  American songwriter and movie producer.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)