Woody
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Woody may refer to:
A name or nickname of:
- short form of Woodrow (name)Woodrow (name)Woodrow was originally an English surname which may originally derive from a place name meaning row of houses by a wood in Old English. Other sources suggest the family name is descriptive originating as Woodroe or the border hedge as the clan consisted primarily of border guards at the English,...
- nickname of a family name, such as "Woodard"
- woody plantWoody plantA woody plant is a plant that uses wood as its structural tissue. These are typically perennial plants whose stems and larger roots are reinforced with wood produced adjacent to the vascular tissues. The main stem, larger branches, and roots of these plants are usually covered by a layer of...
, a plant that uses wood as its structural tissue - anything else having woodWoodWood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
- the code name for version 3.0 of the DebianDebianDebian is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential...
Linux distribution - WoodieWoodieA woodie is a car body style, especially a station wagon, where the rear bodywork is constructed of wood framework with infill panels of wood or painted metal....
, an automobile body with woodgrain paneling and trim, especially that of a station wagon
A name or nickname of:
- Wood (musician)Wood (musician)Matthew Wood born and under the is British Sea Power's drummer. He also helps design most of the artwork for the sleeves....
or Woody, drummer for indie/rock bands British Sea PowerBritish Sea PowerBritish Sea Power are an indie rock band based in Brighton, England, although three of the band members originally come from Kendal in Cumbria. Critics have likened their sound to a variety of groups, from The Cure and Joy Division to the Pixies and Arcade Fire. The band are famed for their live...
and The UkrainiansThe UkrainiansThe Ukrainians are a British band, which plays traditional Ukrainian music, heavily influenced by western post-punk.-Career:The Ukrainians were formed in 1990 by Wedding Present guitarist Peter Solowka, with singer/violinist Len Liggins and mandolin player Roman Remeynes, after all three had played... - Woody AllenWoody AllenWoody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
, actor and director - Woody Brown (surfer), American surfing and catamaran originator
- Woody Evans, jazz musician
- Woody Evans, American writer
- James "Woody" Green or Woody RockWoody Rock----Woody Rock is an African-American singer and musician. Woody is best known as a former member of multi-platinum R&B act Dru Hill, a group for which he has written and sung lead on songs such as "5 Steps", "April Showers", and "Angel"...
, R&B/gospel music performer and member of Dru Hill - Woody GuthrieWoody GuthrieWoodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his...
, musician - Woody HarrelsonWoody HarrelsonWoodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson is an American actor.Harrelson's breakthrough role came in the television sitcom Cheers as bartender Woody Boyd...
, actor - John Woodland "Woody" Hastings, one of the founders of Circadian rhythms
- Woody HayesWoody HayesWayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Denison University , Miami University , and Ohio State University , compiling a career college football record of 238–72–10.During his 28 seasons as the head coach of the Ohio...
, football coach - Woody HermanWoody HermanWoodrow Charles Herman , known as Woody Herman, was an American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading various groups called "The Herd," Herman was one of the most popular of the 1930s and '40s bandleaders...
, musician - Woody PaigeWoody PaigeWoodrow Wilson "Woody" Paige, Jr. is a sports columnist for The Denver Post, author, and a regular panelist on the ESPN sports-talk program Around the Horn. He was also a co-host of Cold Pizza and its spin-off show 1st and 10 until Nov. 4, 2006, when it was announced that Paige would return to the...
, sportswriter - Woody StrodeWoody StrodeWoodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode was a decathlete and football star who went on to become a pioneering black American film actor. He was nominated for a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor for his role in Spartacus in 1960...
, actor - Woody WeathermanWoody WeathermanWoodroe "Woody" Weatherman is lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity.Woody was born on July 29, 1965 in Raleigh, North Carolina, and now lives in Virginia....
, guitarist for Corrosion of Conformity - Woody WoodpeckerWoody WoodpeckerWoody Woodpecker is an animated cartoon character, an anthropomorphic acorn woodpecker who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz animation studio and distributed by Universal Pictures...
, Walter Lantz/Universal Pictures cartoon character - Woodrow WilsonWoodrow WilsonThomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
, American President - Andrew Wood (singer), lead singer of Mother Love Bone and Malfunkshun
- Kerry WoodKerry WoodKerry Lee Wood is a National Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Wood recorded over 200 strikeouts in four out of his first five seasons, with a high of 266 in 2003....
, baseball player - Ronnie Wood, member of The Rolling Stones and The Faces
- Stuart John WoodStuart John WoodStuart John "Woody" Wood , was a rhythm and later bass guitarist for the 1970s pop sensations, the Bay City Rollers...
, guitarist of the Bay City Rollers - Daniel WoodgateDaniel WoodgateDan Woodgate is the drummer of the band, Madness. More commonly known by his nickname Woody, he joined the band after being introduced at a rehearsal by bass player Mark Bedford. Woodgate is one of the less regular songwriters in the group, but is credited as co-writer on the hits 'Return of The...
, drummer - Damien WoodyDamien WoodyDamien Michael Woody is a former American football offensive lineman who played for the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions and New York Jets of the National Football League...
, American football player - Russ WoodyRuss WoodyRuss Woody is an American author, television producer and writer.-Career:Woody grew up in Walnut Creek, California In 1979, He graduated from California State University, Chico with a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Speech and Drama....
, author, television producer and writer - Sheriff WoodySheriff WoodySheriff Woody Pride, or simply Woody, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Toy Story franchise . He is voiced by Tom Hanks in the films, and by Jim Hanks in most other media.-Toy Story:...
, character in the Toy Story movies - Woody, CaliforniaWoody, CaliforniaWoody is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located north-northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 1654 feet ....
, rural town in Kern Co
See also
- Woodie (disambiguation)Woodie (disambiguation)A woodie is a type of car where the rear portion of the bodywork is made of wood.Woodie may also refer to:*Woodie Flowers, emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
- Woody Island (disambiguation)
- Wu Di (disambiguation)