List of Famous people named Ted

Often it's a shorthand for Theodore, Edward. Similar names: Theodore, Edward, Teddy, Theda, Tedi, Tedy, Tedd, Tedde. Here are some famous Teds:

Ted Leonsis

First Name Ted
Born on January 8, 1957 (age 69)
Net Worth $1.4B

Theodore John Leonsis is an American businessman, investor, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and former politician. He is a former senior executive with America Online (AOL), and the founder, chairman, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment. He is also founding member and investor in the Revolution Growth Fund, which includes investments in FedBid, Resonate Insights, Optoro and CustomInk. He is the founder and chairman of SnagFilms, which produced the documentary film Nanking. The film was honored with the 2009 News & Documentary Emmy Award. He is also an author, having published the book The Business of Happiness in 2010.

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Ted Marchibroda

First Name Ted
Born on March 15, 1931
Died on January 16, 2016 (aged 84)

Theodore Joseph Marchibroda was an American football quarterback and head coach in the National Football League (NFL). He spent his four years as an active player with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Cardinals (1957). He was later head coach of the Colts in two different cities and decades, first in Baltimore during the 1970s and then Indianapolis during the early-1990s. Upon joining the Baltimore Ravens in a similar capacity in 1996, he became the only individual to serve as head coach with both of Baltimore's NFL teams. His career coaching record was 87–98–1 (.470) and 2–4 in the playoffs.

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Ted Levine

Frank Theodore Levine
First Name Ted
Born on May 29, 1957 (age 68)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Frank Theodore "Ted" Levine is an American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Buffalo Bill in the film The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Leland Stottlemeyer in the television series Monk (2002–2009).

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Ted Cassidy

Theodore Crawford Cassidy
First Name Ted
Born on July 31, 1932
Died on January 16, 1979 (aged 46)
Height 203 cm | 6'8

Theodore Crawford Cassidy was an American actor noted for his tall stature at 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) and his deep bass voice; he tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science-fiction series such as Star Trek and I Dream of Jeannie, and may be best known for the role of Lurch on The Addams Family in the mid-1960s. He is also known for narrating The Incredible Hulk TV series.

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Ted Dabney

First Name Ted
Born on May 2, 1937
Died on May 26, 2018 (aged 81)

Samuel Frederick Dabney Jr. was an American electrical engineer, and the co-founder, alongside Nolan Bushnell, of Atari, Inc. He is recognized as developing the basics of video circuitry principles that were used for Computer Space and later Pong, one of the first and most successful arcade games.

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Ted Karras

Theodore John Karras III is an American football center for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois, and was drafted in sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots, where he won two Super Bowl championships.

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Ted Demme

First Name Ted
Born on October 26, 1963
Died on January 13, 2002 (aged 38)

Edward Kern "Ted" Demme was an American director, producer, and actor.

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Ted McGinley

First Name Ted
Born on May 30, 1958 (age 67)
Height 182 cm | 6'0

Theodore Martin McGinley is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jefferson D'Arcy on the television sitcom Married... with Children and as Charley Shanowski on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith. He was also a late regular on Happy Days, Dynasty and The Love Boat. He is also known for playing the villainous role of Stan Gable in the film Revenge of the Nerds and several made-for-television sequels.

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Ted Mondale

First Name Ted
Born on October 15, 1957 (age 68)

Theodore Adams Mondale is an American politician, entrepreneur, public administrator, and former Chief Executive Officer of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, which oversaw Minnesota Vikings stadium from conception to operation. He is the elder son of former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale and Joan Mondale. He served as a Minnesota state senator, Chairman of the Metropolitan Council, 1999–2003, and CEO of Nazca Solutions, Inc. - a technology fulfillment venture based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Ted Deutch

First Name Ted
Born on May 7, 1966 (age 59)

Theodore Eliot Deutch is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 22nd congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in 2010 after a special election following the resignation of Robert Wexler. Deutch represented Florida's 19th congressional district until 2013 and Florida's 21st congressional district from 2013 to 2017.

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