Top Celebrity Names Starting With Buddy

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   Buddy Guy

   Age 75 Male
   

   Blues Guitarist and Singer

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   George "Buddy" Guy is an American blues guitarist and singer. Critically acclaimed, he is a pioneer of the Chicago blues sound and has served as an influence to some of the most notable musicians of his generation. "A key influence on Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy put the Louisiana hurricane in 1960s electric Chicago blues as a member of Muddy Waters' band and as a house guitarist at Chess Records.… read more

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   Buddy Jewell

   Age 51 Male
   

   Singer, Songwriter, Headliner

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   Buddy Jewell Jr. is an American country music artist who was the first winner on the USA Network talent show Nashville Star. Signed to Columbia Records in 2003, Jewell made his debut on the American country music scene with the release of his self-titled album, which produced the singles "Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)" and "Sweet Southern Comfort". Another album, Times Like These, followed in 2005.… read more

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   Buddy Hackett

   1924 - 2003 Male
   

   Actor and Comedian

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   Buddy Hackett was an American comedian and actor.

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   Buddy Williams

   1918 - 1986 Male
   

   Country Music Singer and Songwriter

   
   

   Harold "Buddy" Williams was an Australian country musician, singer and songwriter. Williams was the first Australian to record country music in Australia, three years after the New Zealander Tex Morton made his first recording in Australia. Buddy Williams recorded his own songs about life and times in the Australian bush. It was with Buddy Williams that the Bush Ballad was first born. Buddy Williams was born in Newtown in Sydney N.S.W. and was soon placed in Glebe Point Orphanage.… read more

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   Buddy Holly

   1936 - 1959 Male
   

   Singer, Musician, Songwriter

   
   

   Charles Hardin Holley, known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll. Although his success lasted only a year and a half before his death in an airplane crash, Holly is described by critic Bruce Eder as "the single most influential creative force in early rock and roll.… read more

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   Buddy Roemer

   Age 68 Male
   

   Governor of Louisiana

   
   

   Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III is an American politician who is currently running for the Americans Elect and Reform Party's nomination for President in 2012. He previously ran for the Republican Party) but withdrew. He served as the 76th Governor of Louisiana (52nd since U.S. Statehood), from 1988 to 1992. He also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1988.… read more

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   Buddy Miles

   1947 - 2008 Male
   

   Rock and Funk Drummer

   
   

   George Allen Miles, Jr., known as Buddy Miles, was an American rock and funk drummer, most known as a founding member of The Electric Flag in 1967, then as a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys from 1969 through to January 1970.… read more

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   Buddy Leach

   Age 78 Male
   

   Politician

   
   

   Anthony Claude Leach, Jr. , known as Buddy Leach, is a Louisiana lawyer, businessman, farmer, cattleman, and the current Democratic Party state chairman, who resides in his native Leesville as well as Lake Charles in southwestern Louisiana. Leach served two terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives (1968–1979 and 1984–1988) and was a one-term U.S. Congressman from 1979-1981.… read more

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   Buddy Rich

   1917 - 1987 Male
   

   Jazz Drummer and Bandleader

   
   

   Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.

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    Buddy Caldwell

    Age 66 Male
    

    Lawyer, Politician, Attorney General

    
    

    James David Caldwell, Sr. , or Buddy Caldwell, is the Republican attorney general of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Prior to serving as attorney general, Caldwell was the district attorney for Madison, East Carroll, and Tensas parishes from 1979 to 2008. Caldwell, who resides in Tallulah, the seat of Madison Parish, is also an entertainer, guitarist, and songwriter known for his impersonation of Elvis Presley.… read more

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    Buddy Cianci

    Age 71 Male
    

    Mayor, Politician, Lawyer

    
    

    Vincent Albert "Buddy" Cianci, Jr. served as the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, from 1975 to 1984 and again from 1991 to 2002. Cianci was the longest-serving mayor of Providence, and one of the longest-serving "big city" mayors in United States history, having held office for over 21 years. Notably, he was forced to resign from office twice due to felony convictions. His first administration ended in 1984 when he pled guilty to assault.… read more

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    Buddy Emmons

    Age 75 Male
    

    Guitarist, Musician, Singer

    
    

    Buddy Emmons, is an American guitarist. Emmons has been called "The World's Foremost Steel Guitarist" and his talent is greatly admired by fellow steel guitarists. His musical versatility spans genres such as country, swing, jazz, folk, and country-rock, and he has performed or recorded with a wide variety of vocalists and musicians including Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, Ernest Tubb, John Hartford, The Everly Brothers, Ray Price, and Lenny Breau.… read more

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    Buddy Moss

    1914 - 1984 Male
    

    East Coast Blues Guitarist

    
    

    Eugene "Buddy" Moss was, in the estimation of many blues scholars, one of two the most influential East Coast blues guitarists to record in the period between Blind Blake's final sessions in 1932 and Blind Boy Fuller's debut in 1935 (the other being Josh White).… read more

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    Buddy Dyer

    Age 53 Male
    

    Mayor, Politician

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    John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer is mayor of Orlando, Florida, first elected in 2003. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party. Previously he represented Orlando in the Florida State Senate for ten years, including three years when he was the Senate Democratic leader.… read more

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    Buddy MacKay

    Age 79 Male
    

    Politician

    
    

    Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay, Jr. is an American politician and diplomat from Florida. A Democrat, he was briefly the 42nd Governor of Florida following the death of Lawton Chiles on December 12, 1998. During his long public service career he was also state legislator, U.S. Representative, Lt. Governor and later special envoy of President Bill Clinton's administration for the Americas.… read more

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    Buddy West

    1936 - 2008 Male
    

    Politician

    
    

    George E. "Buddy" West was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Odessa, who was known for his staunch support of his hometown University of Texas of the Permian Basin. West served nearly sixteen years as state representative from District 81, which now encompasses Ector, Andrews, and Winkler counties, a tenure longer than anyone else in the history of the district. His term was scheduled to end on December 31, 2008.… read more

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    Buddy Feyne

    1912 - 1998 Male
    

    Composer and Lyricist of the Swing Era

    
    

    Buddy Feyne was an American composer and lyricist of the swing era. He penned the lyrics for the standards "Tuxedo Junction" (which was #1 for Glenn Miller on the Billboard charts in 1940) and "Jersey Bounce" (which was #15 on the Cash Box Hit Parade of 1942).… read more

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    Buddy Ebsen

    1908 - 2003 Male
    

    Actor and Performer

    
    

    Buddy Ebsen was an American character actor and dancer. A performer for seven decades, he had starring roles as Jed Clampett in the long-running television series The Beverly Hillbillies and as the title character in the 1970s detective series Barnaby Jones, and played Barnaby Jones in the movie version of The Beverly Hillbillies.… read more

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    Buddy Morrow

    1919 - 2010 Male
    

    Trombonist, Bandleader, Musician

    
    

    Buddy Morrow was an American trombonist and bandleader. He is known for his mastery of the upper range which is evident on records such as "The Golden Trombone," as well as his ballad playing.

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    Buddy Rogers

    1921 - 1992 Male
    

    Professional Wrestler

    
    

    "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, born Herman Rohde, was an American professional wrestler and one of the biggest wrestling stars in the beginning of the television era. His performances inspired generations of professional wrestlers, such as "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who used Buddy Rogers' nickname, as well as his look, his attitude, and his finishing hold, the figure four leglock.… read more

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    Buddy Cage

    Age 66 Male
    

    Musician

    
    

    Buddy Cage is an American musician, permanently residing in the United States since 1968. He has played pedal steel guitar with many bands and recording artists, including Anne Murray, Bob Dylan, David Bromberg, and the Zen Tricksters. He is best known as a longtime member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage.… read more

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    Buddy Wolfe

    Age 68 Male
    

    Professional Wrestler

    
    

    Les Wolff is a retired American football player and professional wrestler, known by his ring name "Beautiful" Buddy Wolfe, who competed in North American regional promotions including the American Wrestling Association, National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wide Wrestling Federation during the 1970s and 80s.… read more

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    Buddy Knox

    1933 - 1999 Male
    

    Singer, Songwriter, Musician

    
    

    Buddy Knox was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1957 rockabilly hit song, "Party Doll".