Biff is a given name, a

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or part of a

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People

Nickname

Biff Byford Peter Rodney "Biff" Byford (born 15 January 1951) is an English singer best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Saxon. Early life Byford was born in Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire, the youngest of four children to Ernest Cha ...

(born 1951), British lead singer of the heavy metal band Saxon * Frank Dunlap (1924–1993), Canadian Football League player * James T. Ellison (c. 1861–?), New York City gangster *

William Grimes (journalist) William H. "Biff" Grimes (born July 25, 1950) is an American food writer, former magazine writer, culture reporter, theater columnist, restaurant critic, book reviewer and a current obituary writer for ''The New York Times''. He is the author o ...

(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 James Jackson "Biff" Henderson, Jr. (born October 3, 1946) is an American comedian and television personality best known for his work on the ''Late Show with David Letterman''. He was the show's stage manager and appeared in occasional humorous se ...

(born 1946), American stage manager and television personality on the ''Late Show with David Letterman'' *

Biff Jones Lawrence McCeney "Biff" Jones (October 8, 1895 – February 12, 1980) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as a head coach at the United States Military Academy, Louisiana State University (LSU), ...

(1895–1980), former college football head coach and member of the College Football Hall of Fame *

Biff Liff Samuel "Biff" Liff (April 14, 1919 – August 10, 2015) was an American Broadway stage manager and producer. Early life Samuel Liff was born on April 14, 1919, in Boston, Massachusetts.James BarronBiff Liff, Broadway Manager and Powerhouse Agent, ...

(1919–2015), born Samuel Liff, Tony Award-winning American Broadway manager and producer. *

Biff McGuire William "Biff" McGuire (October 25, 1926 – March 9, 2021) was an American actor. Best known as Inspector Kramer in ''Nero Wolfe'' (1979). Early years McGuire attended Hamden High School and the University of Massachusetts, where he studied agr ...

(1926–2021), American stage and film actor *

Biff Rose Paul "Biff" Rose (born October 15, 1937) is an American comedian and singer-songwriter. Biography Born in New Orleans, Rose moved to Hollywood where he found a job working as a comedy sketch writer with George Carlin working sometimes on the Mo ...

(born 1937), American comedian and singer-songwriter *

Biff Schaller Walter "Biff" Schaller (September 23, 1889 – October 9, 1939) was an American baseball outfielder. He played professional baseball for 11 seasons from 1910 to 1920, including two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in 1911 ...

(1889–1939), Major League Baseball player *

Biff Schlitzer Victor Joseph "Biff" Schlitzer (December 4, 1884 – January 4, 1948) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Philadelphia Athletics (1908–09) and Boston Red Sox (1909) of the American League, and with the Buffal ...

(1884–1948), Major League Baseball pitcher * Biff Sheehan (1868–1923), Major League Baseball player *

Richard Stannard (songwriter) Biffco is a music production and songwriting team from Brighton, England, formed by Richard "Biff" Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes. The group have worked with a number of high-profile artists, including Kylie Minogue, One Direction, Atom ...

, 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

* Biff Mitchell (born 1947), Canadian novelist, satirist and humorist *

Biff Pocoroba Biff Benedict Pocoroba (July 25, 1953May 24, 2020) was an American baseball catcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played his entire career for the Atlanta Braves from 1975 to 1984. Although his primary position was ca ...

(1953–2020), American baseball player *

Biff Yeager Biff Yeager is an American actor. He has appeared in many TV series including ''Gilmore Girls''. Career Yeager has appeared in such TV shows as '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''The Wonder Years'', and '' Scrubs''. He played Lieutenant Com ...

, American actor

Stage name

* Biff Debrie, stage name of

Don Preston Donald Ward Preston (born September 21, 1932) is an American jazz and rock keyboardist. He is known for working with Frank Zappa from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s. Biography Preston was born into a family of musicians in Detroit and began st ...

(born 1932), American jazz and rock and roll musician *

Biff Elliot Biff Elliot (born Leon Shalek; July 26, 1923 – August 15, 2012) was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as popular detective Mike Hammer in the 1953 version of '' I, the Jury'' and for his guest appearance as Schmitter ...

(1923–2012), American actor

Fictional characters

* Biff Baker, Cold War spy in the American TV series '' Biff Baker, U.S.A.'', played by Alan Hale, Jr. * Biff Brannon, a character in Carson McCullers's novel ''

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter ''The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter'' (1940) is the debut novel by the American author Carson McCullers; she was 23 at the time of publication. It is about a deaf man named John Singer and the people he encounters in a 1930s mill town in the US state ...

'' * Biff Brewster, teenage hero of 13 adventure and mystery novels in the 1960s *

Biff Fowler Brian Ian Francis "Biff" Fowler is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Stuart Wade from 1994 until 1999. Wade reprised his role as Biff in 2005 in a one-off appearance for Seth Armstrong's (S ...

, in the ITV soap ''Emmerdale'' * Biff Grimes, in ''

The Strawberry Blonde ''The Strawberry Blonde'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland, and featuring Rita Hayworth, Alan Hale, Jack Carson, and George Tobias. Set in New York City aroun ...

'' *

Biff Hooper Many characters have appeared in the fictional series of books about The Hardy Boys. Character history Original series At the beginning of the original Hardy Boys series, Frank is only 16 years old (as opposed to 18 after the revisions betwee ...

, friend of the Hardy Boys in the novel series ''The Hardy Boys'' * Biff Loman, son of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's ''

Death of a Salesman ''Death of a Salesman'' is a 1949 stage play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. The play premiered on Broadway in February 1949, running for 742 performances. It is a two-act tragedy set in late 1940s Brooklyn told through a monta ...

'' * Biff McIntosh, love interest for

Quinn Fabray Quinn Fabray is a fictional character from the TV series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Dianna Agron, and has appeared in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. She is the cheerleading captain at the ...

in the TV series ''Glee'' * Biff Robinson, a character in the book series ''

The Magic Key ''The Magic Key'' is a British educational animated television series based on the "Biff, Chip and Kipper" stories from the Oxford Reading Tree published by Oxford University Press, originally written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex B ...

'' by Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. *

Biff Tannen Biff Howard Tannen is a fictional character and a major antagonist in the ''Back to the Future'' trilogy. Thomas F. Wilson plays Biff in all three films as well as the Universal Studios ride, and voiced the character in the animated series. Bif ...

, in the ''Back to the Future'' film trilogy * Biff Wilcox, in the S. E. Hinton novel ''

Rumble Fish ''Rumble Fish'' is a 1983 American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It is based on the 1975 novel '' Rumble Fish'' by S. E. Hinton, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. The film stars Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Vincent Spa ...

'' * "Biff", a nickname of

George Costanza George Louis Costanza is a fictional character in the American television sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), played by Jason Alexander. He is a short, stocky, balding man who struggles with numerous insecurities, often dooming his romantic re ...

in the TV series ''Seinfeld'', named after Loman * "Biff", nickname of Levi, Jesus' best friend in '' Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal'' * "Biff", nickname of Major General Gordon Cresswell, Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy on the fictional television series '' JAG'' *

Sully and Biff The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson, many for the purpose of appearing on the children's television program ''Sesame Street''. Some of the best known Muppets on ''Sesame Street'' include Big Bird, Oscar the Grouc ...

, from ''Sesame Street''

Animals

Biff, the Michigan Wolverine Biff was a wolverine who served as a team mascot at University of Michigan football games and was later kept in a small zoo at the University of Michigan in the 1920s and 1930s. In the mid-1920s, before the acquisition of a live wolverine, the Univ ...