Jody (given name)

Jody is a unisex given name. For men, it is sometimes a short form (hypocorism) for Joseph and other names. Notable people with the given name include:

Men

• Jody Azzouni (born 1954), American philosopher, short fiction writer and poet
• Jody Byrne (footballer) (born 1963), Irish retired footballer
• Jody Campbell (born 1960), American former water polo player
• Jody Carr (born 1975), Canadian politician
• Jody Cortez (born 1960), American drummer
• Jody Craddock (born 1975), English footballer
• Jody Cundy (born 1978), English cyclist and former swimmer
• Jody Davis (baseball) (born 1952), American Major League Baseball catcher
• Jody Dean (born 1959), American journalist and author
• Jody Dobrowski (1981-2005), English murder victim
• Jody Fleisch (born 1980), English professional wrestler
• Jody Fortson (born 1997), American football player
• Jody Gage (born 1959), Canadian hockey player and general manager
• Jody Gerut (born 1977), American former Major League Baseball player
• Jody Gormley (fl. 1995–present), Gaelic football manager and former player and coach
• Jody Hamilton (1938–2021), American professional wrestler, promoter and trainer
• Jody Harris (fl. 1973-1990), American guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer
• Jody Hice (born 1960), American politician and syndicated radio show host
• Jody Hill (born 1976), American film director and screenwriter
• Jody Holden (born 1968), Canadian beach volleyball player
• Jody Hull (born 1969), Canadian retired National Hockey League player
• Jody Jenneker (born 1984), South African rugby union player
• Jody Kollapen (born 1957), South African judge
• Jody Kraus, law professor
• Jody Latham (born 1982), English actor
• Jody Lavender (born 1979), American racing driver
• Jody Lehman (born 1975), Canadian-British professional ice hockey player
• Jody Lloyd, New Zealand electronica and hip-hop musician and record producer
• Jody McBrayer (born 1970), American singer and songwriter
• Jody McCrea (1934–2009), American actor; son of actors Joel McCrea and Frances Dee
• Jody Morris (born 1978), English footballer
• Jody Payne (1936–2013), American country musician and singer
• Jody Porter (born 1969), American guitarist
• Jody Powell (1943–2009), White House Press Secretary for President Carter
• Jody Reed (born 1962), American retired Major League Baseball player
• Jody Reynolds (1932–2008), American singer and guitarist
• Jody Richards (born 1938), American politician and member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
• Jody Ridley (born 1942), former NASCAR driver
• Jody Rosen (born 1969), American journalist, music critic and author
• Jody Scheckter (born 1950), South African former auto racing driver
• Jody Sears (born 1967), American college football coach and former player
• Jody Shelley (born 1976), Canadian former National Hockey League player
• Jody Stecher (born 1946), American singer and musician
• Jody Stephens (born 1952), American drummer
• Jody Stewart (born 1986), Costa Rican footballer
• Jody Viviani (born 1982), French football goalkeeper
• Jody Weiner, American novelist, non-fiction author and lawyer
• Jody Weis (born 1957), former Superintendent of Police of the Chicago Police Department (2008–2011)
• Jody Williams (blues musician) (1935–2018), American blues guitarist and singer
• Jody Wisternoff (born 1973), English musician, disc jockey and record producer
• Jody Wright (born 1981), American football player and coach

Women

• Jody Jean Olson (born 1975), also known as India Summer, American pornographic actress
• Jody Adams-Birch (born 1972), former women's basketball program head coach
• Jody Anschutz (born 1962), American golfer
• Jody Bleyle (fl. 1990s), American musician, songwriter and independent record label owner
• Jody A. Breckenridge, US Coast Guard vice admiral
• Jody Chiang (born 1961), Taiwanese retired singer
• Jody Conradt (born 1941), retired women's basketball coach
• Jody Diamond (born 1953), American composer, performer, writer, publisher, editor and educator
• Jody Gibson (1957–2022), American Hollywood escort agency madam from the late 1980s through the 1990s
• Jody Gladding (born 1955), American translator and poet
• Jody Marie Gnant (born 1981), American singer-songwriter and pianist
• Jody Handley (born 1979), English former footballer
• Jody Houser, American comic book writer
• Jody Kennedy (born 1981), Australian actress
• Jody Lawrance (1930–1986), American actress
• Jody Lee (born 1958), American fantasy artist
• Jody Linscott, American session musician and percussionist and children's book author
• Jody Lynn Nye (born 1957), American science fiction writer
• Jody-Anne Maxwell (born 1986), Jamaican Spelling Bee winner
• Jody Miller (born Myrna Joy Miller, 1941–2022), American country music singer
• Jody Miller (criminologist), American criminology professor
• Jody Patrick (born 1978), Canadian former badminton player
• Jody Sperling, American dancer and choreographer
• Jody Thompson (born 1976), Canadian actress
• Jody Tini (born 1976), New Zealand basketball player
• Jody Upshaw (born 2003), Canadian R&B musician
• Jody Vance (born 1967), Canadian TV sports anchor
• Jody Wagner (born 1955), American politician
• Jody Watley (born 1959), American singer, songwriter and record producer
• Jody Williams (born 1950), American political activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
• Jody Williams (Afrikaans singer) (born 1990), South African pop/R&B singer

See also

• Jodie
• Jody (disambiguation)
• Jodi (disambiguation)