Buddy

Buddy may refer to:

A friend or a partner for a particular activity
Buddy (dog), pet of former U.S. President Bill Clinton
Buddy memory allocation, a dynamic memory allocation system for computers
Buddy system, any system in which two people work together, especially for safety reasons

Brands and products

Buddy Bell (born 1951), American baseball player
Buddy Blattner (1920–2009), American baseball player and sportscaster
Charles F. Buddy (1887–1966), first Roman Catholic bishop of San Diego, California
Buddy Cianci (nickname for Vincent Cianci), long-time mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
Buddy Clark (1911-1949), American singer who had duets with Dinah Shore
Buddy DeFranco (born 1923), American jazz clarinetist
Buddy Dyer (born 1958), mayor of Orlando, Florida
Buddy Ebsen (1908–2003), American actor best known for his role in The Beverly Hillbillies
Lance "Buddy" Franklin (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
Buddy Greco (born 1926), American jazz and pop singer and pianist
Buddy Guy (born 1936), American guitarist
Buddy Hackett (1924–2003), American actor and comedian
Buddy Holly (1936–1959), pioneering American rock and roll musician
Buddy Jewell (born 1961), American country musician
Buddy Knox (1933–1999), oldies musician that sang "Party Doll" in 1957 with his group, The Rhythm Orchids
Buddy Myer (1904–1974), American All-Star major league baseball player
Buddy Rich (1917–1987), American jazz drummer and bandleader
Buddy Roemer (born 1943), former American congressman and Louisiana governor, and Republican presidential candidate
Charles "Buddy" Rogers, American actor and jazz musician
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, American professional wrestler

Buddy Hobbes, the character played by Will Ferrell in the film Elf
Buddy (Looney Tunes), an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes
Buddy (The Short Circus), a member of The Short Circus on the American television series The Electric Company
Buddy Lembeck, a character on the 1980s situation comedy Charles in Charge
Buddy Bradley, the protagonist of Peter Bagge's comic book Hate!
Buddy Pine, the alter ego of Syndrome, the supervillain from the 2004 film "The Incredibles"
Little Buddy, The Skipper's pet name for Gilligan on the TV series Gilligan's Island
Buddy Cole (fiction), recurring character from the Canadian sketch-comedy show The Kids In The Hall portrayed by Scott Thompson