Namesakes
Buddy Ebsen
(m) 1908-2003 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Buddy Guy
(m) 1936-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2005
Buddy Hackett
(m) 1924-2003
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Buddy Holly
(m) 1936-1959
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1986
Buddy Jeannette
(m) 1917-1998
Hall-of-Famers 1994 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Herbert "Buddy" O'Connor
(a.k.a. Buddy) (m) 1916-1977
Hall-of-Famers 1988 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 1948 ice hockey
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)