Udo is a masculine given name. It may refer to:

People

Medieval era

Udo of Neustria Udo was a 9th-century nobleman of East Francia, a son of Gebhard, Count of Lahngau, and older brother of Berengar I of Neustria. He and his brother were afforded their position in the March of Neustria both by kinship to Adalard the Seneschal and t ...

, 9th-century nobleman * Udo (Obotrite prince) (died 1028) * Udo (archbishop of Trier) (c. 1030 – 1078) *

Lothair Udo II, Margrave of the Nordmark Lothair Udo II (c. 1025 – 1082) was Margrave of the Nordmark from 1057 until his death and also Count of Stade (as Lothair Udo III). He was the only son of Lothair Udo I of the Udonids and Adelaide of Rheinfelden. The power base of hi ...

(c. 1025 – 1082)

Modern era

* Udo Anneken (1917–1997), German Wehrmacht officer in World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross *

Udo Bullmann Udo Bullmann (born 8 June 1956) is a German politician who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament since 1999. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), part of the Party of European Socialists. Personal li ...

(born 1956), German politician *

Udo Cordes The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was award ...

(1921–2007), German Luftwaffe officer in World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross *

Udo Di Fabio Udo Di Fabio (born 26 March 1954, in Duisburg) is a German jurist. He is a former judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany, Germany's highest court, where he served as a member of the Second Senate from December 1999 until December ...

(born 1954), German jurist *

Udo Dziersk Udo Dziersk (born Gelsenkirchen, 1961) is a contemporary German painter. Since 2002 Udo Dziersk has been professor of the Orientierungs-Bereich at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, mentoring newcomers of the student body before they assume their dir ...

(born 1961), German painter * Udo Z. Karzi (born 1970), Indonesian writer *

Udo Kasemets Udo Kasemets (November 16, 1919 – January 19, 2014) was a Canadian composer of orchestral, chamber, vocal, piano and electroacoustic works. He was one of the first composers to adopt the methods of John Cage, and was also a conductor, lect ...

(1919–2014), Estonian-Canadian composer * Udo Keppler (1872–1956), American cartoonist *

Udo Kier Udo Kierspe (born 14 October 1944), known professionally as Udo Kier, is a German actor. Known primarily as a character actor, Kier has appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe and the Americas. He h ...

(born 1944), German actor *

Udo Pastörs Udo Pastörs (born 1952) is a German politician and convicted Holocaust denier. He is the former leader of the far-right National Democratic Party of Germany, NPD, and served as a representative in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Person ...

(born 1952), German far-right politician *

Udo Proksch Udo Proksch (29 May 1934 in Rostock, Germany – 27 June 2001 in Graz, Austria) was an Austrian businessman and industrialist. In 1991, he was convicted of the murder of six people as part of a major insurance fraud. Proksch died in prison. ' ...

(1934–2001), Austrian businessman, industrialist and murderer *

Udo Samel Udo Samel (born 25 June 1953) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than 80 films and television shows since 1977. He starred in the 1994 film '' Back to Square One'', which was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. Se ...

(born 1953), German actor *

Udo Schaefer Udo Schaefer (October 19, 1926 – August 30, 2019) was a German lawyer and a theologian of the Baháʼí Faith The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity ...

(1926–2019), German lawyer and Bahá'í author * Udo Schnelle (born 1952), German theologian and professor * Udo Sellbach (1927–2006), German-Australian visual artist and educator * Udo Spreitzenbarth, German photographer * Udo Steinke (1942–1999), German writer *

Udo Uibo Udo Uibo (born 5 May 1956 in Viljandi) is an Estonian literary critic, editor, translator and lexicographer. From 1997 until 2005, he was the chief editor of ''Looming''. In 2001, he was awarded with Order of the White Star The Order of the Wh ...

(born 1956), Estonian literary critic, editor, translator and lexicographer *

Udo Voigt Udo Voigt (; born 14 April 1952) is a German politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the far-right and Neo-Nazi party National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) between 2014 and 2019. He was a member of the European Parl ...

(born 1952), German politician and former soldier *

Udo Walendy Udo Walendy (21 January 1927 – 17 November 2022) was a German author, soldier, and Holocaust denier. Like Gerd Schultze-Rhonhof, he disputed Germany's guilt for the Second World War. Life Walendy was born in Berlin on 21 January 1927. . Tow ...

(1927–2022), German author, historian, former soldier and Holocaust denier * Udo Weilacher (born 1963), German landscape architect, author and professor *

Udo von Woyrsch Udo Gustav Wilhelm Egon von Woyrsch (24 July 1895 – 14 January 1983) was a high-ranking SS official in Nazi Germany who participated in implementation of the regime's racial policies during World War II. First World War From early 1914 ...

(1895–1983), high-ranking Nazi SS officer responsible for numerous murders during the Holocaust * Udo Zander (born 1959), Swedish organizational theorist and former professor of business administration

Music

Udo Dahmen Udo Dahmen (born 12 July 1951 in Aachen, West Germany) is a drummer, author and CEO of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. Life Udo Dahmen studied classical percussion in Aachen and Cologne from 1971 to 1976. In Paris he was trained by Dante ...

(born 1951), German drummer and author *

Udo Dirkschneider Udo Dirkschneider (born 6 April 1952) is a German singer and songwriter who rose to fame with German heavy metal band Accept. After leaving the band in 1987, he formed U.D.O., with which he has also enjoyed commercial success. Biography F ...

(born 1952), German heavy metal vocalist who formed the band

U.D.O. U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead vocalist Udo Dirkschneider in 1987. History Following Udo Dirkschneider's departure from Accept in 1987, he formed his own band called U.D.O. He recruited guitarists Mathias Dieth and Peter ...

Udo Jürgens Udo Jürgens (born Jürgen Udo Bockelmann; 30 September 1934 – 21 December 2014) was an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spanned over 50 years. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 for Austria, composed close ...

(1934–2014), Austrian composer and singer *

Udo Lindenberg Udo Lindenberg (born 17 May 1946) is a German singer, drummer, and composer. Career Lindenberg started his musical career as a drummer. In 1969, he founded his first band Free Orbit, and also appeared as a studio and guest musician (with Micha ...

(born 1946), German rock musician and composer *

Udo Mechels Udo Mechels, born in Brussels on 10 May 1976, is a Belgian singer commonly known simply as Udo. He won the first season of the Belgian version of ''The X Factor'' in 2005. Biography In 2003, Udo participated in the first season of ''Belgian I ...

(born 1976), Belgian musician often known simply as "Udo" * Udo Suzuki (born 1970), Japanese musician and comedian *

Udo Zimmermann Udo Zimmermann (6 October 1943 – 22 October 2021) was a German composer, musicologist, opera director, and conductor. He worked as a professor of composition, founded a centre for contemporary music in Dresden, and was director of the Leipzig ...

(1943–2021), German composer, music director and conductor

Sports

Udo Beyer Udo Beyer (born 9 August 1955) is a former East German track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. Beyer has admitted to knowingly taking part in doping while he competed for East Germany. He was a Stasi informer under the codename ...

(born 1955), East German shot putter *

Udo Bölts Udo Bölts (born 10 August 1966) is a retired German racing cyclist, the brother of Hartmut Bölts. Bölts confessed publicly in 2007 to having used EPO and growth hormones in 1996 and 1997. Biography Bölts was born in Heltersberg and began h ...

(born 1966), German retired racing cyclist *

Udo Fortune Udo Fortune (born 2 February 1988) is a Nigerian professional association football, footballer who plays for Vietnamese club Đồng Tháp F.C., Đồng Tháp, as a Forward (association football), striker. Career Born in Warri, Fortune has played ...

(born 1988), Nigerian soccer player *

Udo Gelhausen Udo Gelhausen (born 5 July 1956) is a retired West German shot putter. Biography He finished seventh at the 1982 European Indoor Championships, seventh at the 1986 European Indoor Championships, eighth at the 1986 European Championships, and s ...

(born 1956), West German shot putter *

Udo Hempel Udo Hempel (born 3 November 1946) is a retired road and track cyclist from West Germany, who won the gold medal in the Men's 4.000 Team Pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, alongside Günther Schumacher, Jürgen Colombo, and Günter ...

(born 1946), German retired road and track cyclist *

Udo Horsmann Udo Horsmann (born 30 March 1952) is a German former footballer who played for Bayern Munich and was part of their European Cup winning team in 1976. Honours Bayern Munich * European Cup: 1975–76 * European Cup finalist: 1981–82 * In ...

(born 1952), German former footballer *

Udo Kiessling Udo is a masculine given name. It may refer to: People Medieval era *Udo of Neustria, 9th century nobleman *Udo (Obotrite prince) (died 1028) *Udo (archbishop of Trier) (c. 1030 – 1078) * Lothair Udo II, Margrave of the Nordmark (c. 1025 – ...

(born 1955), first ice hockey player to compete in five Olympic Games (1976–1992) *

Udo Lattek Udo Lattek (16 January 1935 – 31 January 2015) was a German professional football player and coach. Lattek is one of the most successful coaches in the history of the game, having won 15 major titles, most famously with Bayern Munich. He also ...

(1935–2015), German football player and coach and TV pundit *Udo Lehmann (born 1973), German former bobsledder *Udo Müller, East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s *Udo Nwoko, Udochukwu "Udo" Nwoko (born 1984), Maltese-Nigerian footballer *Udo Onwere (born 1971), English former footballer *Udo Poser (born 1947), East German swimmer *Udo Quellmalz (born 1967), German judoka *Udo Raumann (born 1969), German former slalom canoer *Udo Riglewski (born 1966), German retired tennis player *Udo Schütz (born 1937), German racing driver *Udo Schwarz (born 1986), German international rugby union player *Udo Segreff (born 1973), German ice sledge hockey player *Udo Wagner (born 1963), German fencer *Udo Werner (1955–2012), West German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s

Other

*Udo of Aachen, fictional 13th-century monk created as a 1999 April Fool's hoax *Udo the Red Panda, mascot of the University of Mannheim athletics teams {{Given name German masculine given names Masculine given names Estonian masculine given names