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For other uses, see Teddy (disambiguation).

Teddy is an English language given name, usually a hypocorism of Edward or Theodore or Theodora. It may refer to:

People

Nickname

• Teddy Atlas (born 1956), American boxing trainer and fight commentator
• Teddy Bourne (born 1948), British Olympic epee fencer
• Teddy Bridgewater (born 1992), American football quarterback
• Teddy Dunn (born 1981), American actor
• Teddy Edwards (1924–2003), American jazz saxophonist
• Tivadar Farkasházy (born 1945), Hungarian humorist, author, mathematician, economist and journalist
• Teddy Getty Gaston (1917–2013), American author and singer
• Teddy Gipson (born 1980), American basketball player
• Teddy Grace (1905–1992), American singer
• Teddy Higuera (born 1957), former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Teddy Hoad (1896–1986), West Indian cricketer
• Ted Kennedy (1932–2009), American senator from Massachusetts
• Teddy Kollek (1911–2007), six-time mayor of Jerusalem
• Theodore Long (born 1947), general manager for World Wrestling Entertainment
• Teddy Morgan (1880–1949), Welsh international rugby union player
• Teddy Park (born 1978), record producer for YG Entertainment
• Teddy Pendergrass (1950–2010), American singer and songwriter
• Teddy Petersen (1892–1991), Danish bandleader
• Teddy Pilley (1900–1982), linguist and conference interpreter
• Teddy Quinlivan (born 1994), American model
• Teddy Riley (born 1967), American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
• Teddy Roosevelt (1858–1919), 26th president of the United States
• Teddy Sampson (1895–1970), American actress
• Teddy Scholten (1926–2010), Dutch singer
• Teddy or Teddi Schwartz (1914–2017), American Yiddish-language singer, writer and translator
• Teddy Sheean (1923–1942), Royal Australian Navy Second World War sailor awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia
• Teddy Sheringham (born 1966), English retired footballer
• Teddy Sinclair (born 1986), British singer and actress
• Teddy Taylor (1937–2017), British conservative politician
• Teddy Wilson (1912–1986), American jazz pianist
• Teddy Yarosz (1910–1974), world middleweight boxing champion (1934–1935)
• Teddy Yip (businessman) (1907–2003), Formula One racing team owner

Given name

• Teddy Apriyana Romadonsyah (born 1990), Indonesian basketball player
• Teddy Averlant (born 1999), Gabonese footballer
• Teddy Corpuz, Filipino singer, television presenter, actor and comedian
• Teddy Indra Wijaya (born 1989), Indonesian military officer and politician
• Teddy Louise Kasella-Bantu, Tanzanian politician
• Teddy Robin (born 1945), Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor, and director and producer
• Teddy Lussi-Modeste (born 1978), French film director, screenwriter and literature teacher
• Teddy Nakimuli (born 2003), Ugandan boxer
• Teddy Nambooze, Ugandan accountant and legislator
• Teddy Reavis, American actress
• Teddy Riner (born 1989), French judoka
• Teddy Tahu Rhodes (born 1966), New Zealand operatic baritone
• Teddy Stiga (born 2006), American ice hockey player
• Teddy Tamgho (born 1989), French triple jumper
• Teddy Wang (1933–?), Chinese businessman kidnapped in 1990 and declared legally dead
• Teddy, Australian murder victim. He and his family were murdered by his son Sef Gonzalez

Stage name

• Teddy Geiger (born 1988), American singer and songwriter
• Teddy Hart (born 1980), ring name of Canadian professional wrestler Edward Annis
• Teddy Joyce (1904–1941), Canadian swing bandleader and actor
• Teddy Park (born 1978), South Korean rapper and record producer
• Teddy Swims (born 1992), American singer and songwriter

Animals

• Teddy (horse), a racehorse and sire
• Teddy, Mack Sennett's dog in his silent movies

Fictional characters

• Teddy Altman, a doctor on the TV series Grey's Anatomy
• Teddy Burns, from the TV series Man with a Plan
• Father Ted Crilly, from the TV series Father Ted
• Teddy Duncan, from the television series Good Luck Charlie
• Teddy Klaue, from the film Krampus
• Edward "Teddy" Lupin, from the Harry Potter series
• Teddy (Square root) Ortiz, a main character in the comic strip Big Nate
• Teddy Ruxpin, an animatronic talking bear
• Ted "Teddy" Talbot, Jr., in the TV series Rectify
• Teddy (Mr. Bean character), a bear character from the TV series Mr. Bean
• Teddy, in the TV series Bob's Burgers
• Teddy “KGB”, the main antagonist in the film Rounders
• Teddy, in the film Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown
• Teddy, coroner's assistant in the film Halloween III: Season of the Witch
• Grizzly Teddy, in the film Demonic Toys
• Teddy, a playable character in the video game Mother

See also

• Tedy Bruschi (born 1973), American football player
• Teodoro Locsin Sr. (1914–2000), Filipino journalist nicknamed "Teddy Boy"
• Teodoro Locsin Jr. (born 1948), Filipino politician, diplomat, lawyer and former journalist nicknamed "Teddy Boy", son of the above
• Ted (disambiguation)
• Tedi (disambiguation)