List of Famous people named Eddy
Eddy Mitchell
Claude Moine, known professionally as Eddy Mitchell, is a French singer and actor. He began his career in the late 1950s, with the group Les Chaussettes Noires, taking his name from the American expatriate tough-guy actor Eddie Constantine and Mitchell simply because it sounds American. The band performed at the Parisian nightclub Golf-Drouot before signing to Barclay Records and finding almost instant success; in 1961 it sold two million records.
Eddy de Pretto
Eddy de Pretto is a French singer-songwriter and actor.
Eddy Merckx
Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx, better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who is widely seen as the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling. His victories include an unequalled eleven Grand Tours, all five Monuments, three World Championships, the hour record, every major one-day race other than Paris–Tours, and extensive victories on the track.
Eddy Alvarez
Eduardo Cortes Alvarez is an American professional baseball infielder in the Miami Marlins organization. Prior to his baseball career, he was a short track speed skater who represented the United States and medaled at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Eddy Pineiro
Eddy Piñeiro Jr. is an American football kicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.
Eddy Curry
Eddy Anthony Curry Jr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Zhuhai Wolf Warriors of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). Coming directly out of Thornwood High School in South Holland, Illinois, Curry was selected fourth overall in the 2001 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. Curry played for the Bulls until 2005, then played for the New York Knicks from 2005 to 2010. Curry played for the Miami Heat in the 2011–12 season and was part of the Heat's 2012 championship team. Curry played for the Dallas Mavericks for the early part of the 2012–13 season before playing out the season for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association.
Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov
Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov, or simply Eddy, is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Neftçi and the Azerbaijan national team.
Eddy Ben Arous
Eddy Ben Arous is a French rugby union player who plays prop for Top 14 side Racing 92.
Eddy Tansil
Eddy Tansil or Tan Tjoe Hong or Tan TJU Fuan is an Indonesian businessman of Chinese descent who bribed his way out of Cipinang Prison, Jakarta, on 4 May 1996 while serving a 17-year sentence for embezzling $420 million in loans from Bank Pembangunan Indonesia, which subsequently went bust and was amalgamated into Bank Mandiri.
Eddy Hartono
Eddy Hartono Arbie is an Indonesian former badminton player who excelled in the late 1980s and early 1990s. After a brief stint competing in singles, he soon became a doubles specialist noted for his deft racket control and fluent strokes. His two siblings, Hastomo and Hariyanto were world class shuttlers in men's singles.