# 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 (1971–2024), 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 Toor, Canadian politician
* 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
* Jody Wilson-Raybould, Canadian politician