List of Famous people named Ted
Ted Hankey
Edward "Ted" Hankey is an English professional darts player playing in World Darts Federation events. He is a two-time World Professional Darts Champion. Hankey's nickname is The Count and his walk on music was the 2002 song "Be on Your Way" by DJ Zany.
Ted Christopher
Theodore "Ted" Christopher was an American professional racing driver and business owner who raced and won in many different types of race cars, including Modifieds, SK Modifieds, ISMA, Camping World East Series, Late Models, Pro Stocks, and Midgets. He also raced in NASCAR's now named Monster Energy Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Camping World Truck Series. He is best known for competing in NASCAR's Whelen Modified Tour, where he has over 40 victories and a championship in 2008. He was also well known for his success on the 1.058 mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway where Christopher has won five Camping World East Series events and 5 Whelen Modified Tour events.
Ted Waitt
Theodore W. "Ted" Waitt is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Waitt is a co-founder of Gateway, Inc..
Ted Budd
Theodore Paul Budd is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. A Republican, Budd is the member of the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's 13th congressional district.
Ted McKenna
Edward McKenna, was a Scottish drummer who played with The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Rory Gallagher, The Greg Lake Band, and The Michael Schenker Group. He also toured with Ian Gillan for a short period in 1990, alongside fellow former SAHB member, bassist Chris Glen. He lectured in Applied Arts at North Glasgow College from 1996–2011.
Ted Fujita
Tetsuya Theodore Fujita was a Japanese-American meteorologist whose research primarily focused on severe weather. His research at the University of Chicago on severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons revolutionized the knowledge of each. Although he is best known for creating the Fujita scale of tornado intensity and damage, he also discovered downbursts and microbursts, and was an instrumental figure in advancing modern understanding of many severe weather phenomena and how they affect people and communities, especially through his work exploring the relationship between wind speed and damage.
Ted DiBiase
Theodore Marvin DiBiase Sr. is an American retired professional wrestler, manager, ordained minister and color commentator. He is signed with WWE working in their Legends program. DiBiase achieved championship success in a number of wrestling promotions, holding thirty titles during his professional wrestling career. He is best recalled by mainstream audiences for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where he wrestled as "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. He has been named as one of the best technical wrestlers, and greatest villains, in pro wrestling history.
Ted Kaufman
Edward Emmett Kaufman is an American politician and former businessman who served as a United States senator from Delaware from 2009 to 2010. He chaired the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program; he was the second and final person to hold the position, succeeding then-law-school-professor Elizabeth Warren. Kaufman is a Democrat.
Ted Hui Chi-fung
Ted Hui Chi-fung is a Hong Kong politician. He represented the Chung Wan constituency in the Central and Western District Council, and was the Legislative Councillor for the Hong Kong Island constituency. He announced his self-exile in Denmark and withdrawal from the Democratic Party in December 2020.
Ted Lange
Theodore William Lange is an American actor, director and screenwriter best known for his role as the bartender, Isaac Washington, in the TV series The Love Boat.