Biff (name)

Biff is a primarily masculine given name, a nickname or part of a stage name. It originated as a nickname for names starting with the letter B. It came to be considered a stereotypical preppy nickname during the 1980s.[1]

People

Nickname

  • Biff Byford (born 1951), British lead singer of the heavy metal band Saxon
  • Frank Dunlap (1924–1993), Canadian Football League player
  • James T. Ellison (c. 1861–1920s), New York City gangster
  • William Grimes (journalist) (born 1950), former magazine writer, culture reporter, theater columnist, restaurant critic, book reviewer and a current obituary writer for The New York Times
  • Biff Henderson (born 1946), American stage manager and television personality on the Late Show with David Letterman
  • Biff Jones (1895–1980), former college football head coach and member of the College Football Hall of Fame
  • Biff Liff (1919–2015), born Samuel Liff, Tony Award-winning American Broadway manager and producer.
  • William Q. MacLean Jr. (1934–2026), American politician
  • Biff McGuire (1926–2021), American stage and film actor
  • Biff Rose (1937–2023), American comedian and singer-songwriter
  • Biff Schaller (1889–1939), Major League Baseball player
  • Biff Schlitzer (1884–1948), Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Biff Sheehan (1868–1923), Major League Baseball player
  • Richard Stannard (songwriter) (born 1966), British songwriter
  • Claude Taugher (1897–1963), National Football League player and decorated World War I US Marine Corps officer
  • Biff Wysong (1905–1951), Major League Baseball pitcher

Given name

Stage name

Fictional characters

Animals

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Biff
  • All pages with titles containing Biff

References

  1. ^ Birnbach, Lisa (1980). The Official Preppy Handbook. Workman Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 0894801406.