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

Butch was a nickname often given to a rough and tumble type of child

Buzz may also be a short form of Busby

Chip and Chick are two other irregular nicknames for Charles

On the quiz show Jeopardy! on March 24, 2014, Historical Nicknames was the topic of this Final Jeopardy! clue: “Nickname shared by George Armstrong Custer, Native American Chief Crazy Horse and a member of a 1930s comedy team.” The answer was Curly, and it caused a bit of controversy.