Best Nicknames

Here is a list of classic, trendy and unique nicknames that many famous people are well-known as. You may not even know their real first names, and in many cases, the nicknames aren’t even short for their given name.

Ace Ventura was ranked the 60th Greatest Movie Character by Empire Magazine in November 2008

Both John Barrymore and Stewart Granger played Beau Brummel on the silver screen

Bucky Dent was the World Series MVP in 1978

William was the real first name of Bud Abbott, the straight man of comedy team, Abbott and Costello

Buster Brown began as a 1902 comic strip character with a sister named Mary Jane and a dog named Tige

Buzz may also be a short form of Busby

Chip and Chick are two other irregular nicknames for Charles

As a given name, Deacon began to make the USA’s Top 1000 popular baby boy names in 2004