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given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

, popular in the United States and Canada. It is primarily a masculine name. It was originally derived from the names Randall, Randolph, and Miranda, and may be a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of them. ''

Randi Randi is both a given name, and a nickname in the English language, popular in North America and Norway. It is primarily a feminine name, although there is recorded usage of the name by men. It may have originated as a pet form of '' Miranda'' o ...

'' is approximately the feminine equivalent of Randy. The word has sexual connotations in British English, typically meaning a sexually aroused or excited person.

Men with the given name

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Randy Abbey Ransford Annetey Abbey also known as Randy Abbey (born 6 January 1974) is a Ghanaian media personality and sports administrator who is the host of Metro TV morning show ''Good Morning Ghana'', an Executive Council member of the Ghana Football A ...

(born 1974), Ghanaian media personality *

Randy Adler Austin Randolph (Papu) Adler was a bishop, primate, and patriarch of the International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church (also known as the Charismatic Episcopal Church). He was consecrated on 26 June 1992, with Timothy Michael Barker of ...

(??–2016), American bishop *

Randy Allen (disambiguation) Randy Allen may refer to: * Randy Allen (American football) (born 1950), former American football player and current high school football coach * Randy Allen (basketball) (born 1965), American basketball player See also * Allen (surname) {{hn ...

, multiple people *

Randy Ambrosie Randy Ambrosie (born March 16, 1963) is a Canadian former professional football player and executive who served as the 14th commissioner of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Ambrosie played professionally as an offensive guard for the CFL's Ca ...

(born 1963), Canadian sports executive *

Randy Anderson Randall "Pee Wee" Anderson (July 17, 1959 – May 5, 2002) was an American professional wrestling referee and amateur wrestler who worked for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling. Profe ...

(1959–2002), American wrestling referee * Randy Angst, American politician *

Randy Armstrong (disambiguation) Randy Armstrong may refer to: * Randy Armstrong (musician), American musician and multi-instrumentalist * Randy Armstrong (politician) (elected 2016), American politician from Idaho * Randy Armstrong (Red), founder member in 2002 of US Christian ...

, multiple people *

Randy Arozarena Randy Lia Arozarena González (born February 28, 1995) is a Cuban-born Mexican professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay R ...

(born 1995), Cuban baseball player * Randy Asadoor (born 1962), American baseball player *

Randy Atcher Randall Ignatius Atcher (December 7, 1918 - October 9, 2002) was a Louisville, Kentucky, radio and television personality. Atcher was born in Tip Top, Kentucky. By the age of 15 he was an accomplished and favorite entertainer. Atcher played guit ...

(1918–2002), American television personality *

Randy Avent Randy K. Avent is an American computer scientist and academic administrator. He is the first and current President of Florida Polytechnic University. In 2015 he was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , the Ins ...

, American electrical engineer *

Randy Avon Randy Avon (born September 25, 1940) is an American former politician in the state of Florida. Avon was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and came to Florida in 1952. He attended the University of Florida and is a marketing and public relations executiv ...

(born 1940), American politician *

Randy Awrey Randy Awrey (born April 27, 1956) is an American football coach, former player, and former track and field coach. He is the head football coach at Perquimans County High School in Hertford, North Carolina, a position he has held since 2018. Awr ...

(born 1956), American football coach *

Randy Ayers Randall Duane Ayers (born April 16, 1956) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach (through a coaching advisor position) for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. Ayers grew up in Springfield, Ohio ...

(born 1956), American basketball coach

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Randy Babbitt Jerome Randolph “Randy” Babbitt, (born June 9, 1946) is an American pilot and businessman who served as the 16th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from 2009 to 2011. In 2012 he was hired by Southwest Airlines as Vice ...

(born 1946), American businessman and politician *

Randy Bachman Randolph Charles Bachman ( ; born September 27, 1943) is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of the bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. He was the writer and singer of several hit rock songs, ...

(born 1943), Canadian musician *

Randy Baker Randy Baker (born May 14, 1958) is an American stock car racing driver. Son of Winston Cup champion Buck Baker, he competed in NASCAR's top divisions in the 1980s and 1990s, and currently operates a driving school. Career Baker made his racing ...

(born 1958), American stock car racer *

Randy Baldwin Randy Chadwick Baldwin (born August 19, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and kick returner for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, Car ...

(born 1967), American football player *

Randy Ball Randy Ball (born ) is an American former college football player and coach. He was the head coach at Western Illinois University from 1990 to 1998, and Missouri State University from 1999 through 2005, compiling a career college football coachi ...

(born 1951), American football coach *

Randy Barceló Randy Barceló (September 19, 1946 – December 6, 1994) was a Cuban dancer, photographer, interior designer, and all-around artist. He was also known for his set and costume designs for theatre and film. Biography Born in Havana on September 1 ...

(1946–1994), Cuban dancer *

Randy Barlow Randy Barlow (March 29, 1943 – July 30, 2020) was an American country music recording artist. Between 1976 and 1983, he released four albums, including three for Republic Records. In the same time span, he charted twenty singles on the ''Billbo ...

(1943–2020), American singer *

Randy Barnes Eric Randolph Barnes (born June 16, 1966) is an American former shot putter who held the outdoor world record for the event from 1990 to 2021. He won silver at the 1988 Olympics and gold at the 1996 Olympics. Only three throwers have been within ...

(born 1966), American shot putter *

Randy Barnett Randy Evan Barnett (born February 5, 1952) is an American legal scholar. He serves as the Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law at Georgetown University, where he teaches constitutional law and contracts, and is the director of the Georg ...

(born 1952), American lawyer * Randy Barth, American educational entrepreneur *

Randy Bartz Randall "Randy" Bartz (born October 7, 1968) is an American short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics. He was born in Roseville, Minnesota Roseville is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County, Minnesota, Uni ...

(born 1968), American speed skater * Randy Baruh (born 1995), Malaysian footballer * Randy Bates (born 1960), American football coach *

Randy Baumann Randy Baumann is a radio personality, best known for his work as host of ''The DVE Morning Show, Randy Baumann and the DVE Morning Show'' on WDVE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.- - From 2000 to 2011, he co-hosted the show with Jim Krenn as ''J ...

(born 1972), American radio personality * Randy Baumgardner (born 1956), American politician *

Randy Beardy Randy Beardy (born April 12, 1994) is a Canadian former professional football offensive guard who played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football at Windsor. Playing career Beardy played high school ...

(born 1994), Canadian football player *

Randy Beisler Randall Lee Beisler (born October 24, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Kansas City Chiefs. ...

(born 1944), American football player * Randy Bell, American musician *

Randy Bennett (disambiguation) Randy Bennett Randall William Bennett (born June 9, 1962) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Saint Mary's College of California. He has led the team nine NCAA tournament appearances, regular ...

, multiple people * Randy Bernard (born 1967), American race car manager *

Randy Bernsen Randy Bernsen (born July 15, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist. Career Bernsen was born in Needham, Massachusetts and grew up in Florida. He attended high school in Plantation and was active in the clubs of South Florida, starting at age 17. ...

(born 1954), American guitarist * Randy W. Berry (born 1965), American diplomat * Randy Best, American entrepreneur * Randy Bettis (born 1959), American disc jockey * Randy Beverly (born 1944), American football player * Randy Beverly Jr. (born 1966), American football coach * Randy Bish, American cartoonist *

Randy Black Randy Black (born November 17, 1963) is a Canadian drummer known best for his stints as the drummer for Bif Naked, Annihilator, Primal Fear, and Destruction. Although Black's actual acoustic drum configuration is not unique to the field of dru ...

(born 1963), Canadian rock drummer *

Randy Blair Randy Blair is an American actor and writer, best known for originating the role of Hipolito/Elton John in the Broadway musical '' Amelie''. Writing career His work as a bookwriter and lyricist includes '' Gigantic'' (Vineyard Theatre), '' Perez ...

, American actor * Randy Blake (born 1986), American kickboxer * Randy Blumer (born 1958), American poker player *

Randy Blythe David Randall Blythe (, born February 21, 1971) is an American vocalist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Lamb of God (band), Lamb of God and Burn The Priest. He has also performed guest vocals fo ...

(born 1971), American singer-songwriter *

Randy Bobb Mark Randall Bobb (January 1, 1948 – June 13, 1982) was an American right-handed catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs. Originally drafted by the California Angels in the 3rd round (43rd overall) of the 1966 amateur draft out o ...

(1948–1982), American baseball player * Randy Bockus (born 1960), American baseball player * Randy Boehning (born 1962), American politician * Randy Boissonnault (born 1970), Canadian politician * Randy Bolden (born 1976), American basketball coach *

Randy Boone Clyde Randy Boone (born January 17, 1942) is an American actor and singer best known for his role in the series ''The Virginian'' as Randy Benton, a young ranch hand who played guitar and sang. Early life Boone was born in Fayetteville, Nor ...

(born 1942), American actor *

Randy Borum Randy Borum is a professor and coordinator of strategy and intelligence studies in the school of information at the University of South Florida and has taught at USF since 1999.Borum, R. (n.d.). Curriculum vitae. Retrieved December 2, 2014, from ...

, American professor *

Randy L. Bott Randy L. Bott (born 1945) is a former American professor of religion at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, United States. He taught classes on missionary preparation and the Doctrine and Covenants, and wrote doctrinal and motivational ...

(born 1945), American religious professor * Randy Boudreaux, American songwriter * Randy Boyagoda (born 1976), Canadian writer *

Randy Boyd (disambiguation) Randy Boyd may refer to: * Randy Boyd (ice hockey) (1962–2022), Canadian ice hockey defenceman * Randy Boyd (politician) (born 1954), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives * Randy Boyd (writer) (born 1962), American novelist * Randy ...

, multiple people *

Randy Bradbury Pennywise is an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The band took its name from the antagonist in Stephen King's horror novel '' It'' known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Between their 1991 self-titled debut ...

(born 1964), American guitarist *

Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock music, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was ...

(born 1945), American musician * Randy Breuer (born 1960), American basketball player * Randy Bridges, American politician *

Randy Briggs Randall Briggs (born March 10, 1965) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He most notably ran full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2003. He also competed part-time for one year in both the NASCAR Busch Series (in 2004) ...

(born 1965), American stock car racer * Randy Brinson (born 1957), American physician *

Randy Brock Randolph D. "Randy" Brock III (born September 28, 1943) is an American politician from the state of Vermont and a member of the Republican Party. He currently serves in the Vermont Senate and is the first African American caucus leader in Vermo ...

(born 1943), American politician * Randy Brodehl (born 1954), American businessman *

Randy Brooks (disambiguation) Randy Brooks may refer to: * Randy Brooks (actor) (born 1950), American television and film actor * Randy Brooks (biologist) (born 1955), American marine biologist * Randy Brooks (musician) (1919–1967), American jazz trumpeter and bandleader *Ra ...

, multiple people *

Randy Brown (disambiguation) Randy Brown may refer to: * Randy Brown (baseball) (1943–1998), American baseball catcher * Randy Brown (basketball) (born 1968), American retired basketball player * Randy Brown (fighter) (born 1990), Jamaican-American mixed martial artist * Ran ...

, multiple people *

Randy Bryden Randy Bryden (born January 20, 1970) is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan. He is a former Canadian Mixed champion, and is the current Canadian Senior men's champion skip. As a junior curler, Bryden skipped teams to three-straight pro ...

(born 1970), Canadian curler * Randy Buckner (born 1970), American neuroscientist * Randy Bucyk (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player * Randy Buehler (born 1971), American video game developer * Randy Bullock (born 1989), American football player * Randy Burchell (born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player * Randy Burckhard (born 1952), American politician * Randy Burke (born 1955), American football player *

Randy Burns (singer) Randall R. Burns (born April 14, 1948) is an American folk singer, songwriter and guitarist who recorded several albums in the 1960s and early 1970s, when he performed with the Sky Dog Band. He has continued to perform and record occasionally. B ...

(born 1948), American singer-songwriter * Randy Burns, American music producer *

Randy Burridge Randall H. Burridge (born January 7, 1966) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in 706 games in the National Hockey League, scoring 199 goals along with 251 assists for a total of 450 points, while accumulati ...

(born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player *

Randy Bush :''This is the baseball player. For the computer scientist see Randy Bush (scientist)'' Robert Randall Bush (born October 5, 1958) is a former Major League Baseball player and current front office member of the Chicago Cubs. He played 12 seasons ...

(born 1958), American baseball player *

Randy Bush (scientist) Randy Bush is a fellow at Arrcus and a research fellow at Internet Initiative Japan. He was among the inaugural inductees into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2012, given by the Internet Society. Career Bush has been working in the computer industr ...

, American scientist *

Randy Byers Randell Parker Byers (born October 2, 1964) is a former Major League Baseball left fielder who played for two seasons. He played for the San Diego Padres for ten games during the 1987 San Diego Padres season and 11 games during the 1988 San Diego ...

(born 1964), American baseball player

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* Randy Caballero (born 1990), Nicaraguan-American boxer * Randy Cain (1945–2009), American singer *

Randy California Randy Craig Wolfe (February 20, 1951 – January 2, 1997), known as Randy California, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, and one of the original members of the rock group Spirit, formed in 1967. Life and career California was b ...

(1951–1997), American guitarist *

Randy Campbell Thomas Randolph Campbell is a former American football player and coach. He is best known for his two years as Auburn University's starting quarterback where he set NCAA passing records and was the leader of the 1983 SEC Championship Tigers an ...

(born 1960), American football player *

Randy Carlyle Randolph Robert Carlyle (born April 19, 1956) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the former head coach of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Toronto Maple Leafs and the Anaheim Ducks. He won the Stanley Cup in 2 ...

(born 1956), Canadian ice hockey player and coach *

Randy Carr Randy Carr (August 13, 1956 – March 27, 2002) was an American musician who played drums in many rock music groups in the Orange County area of Southern California including 7th Grade, Silicone Silos, 16 Tons, and Social Distortion. Carr also ...

(1956–2002), American musician * Randy Cartwright (born 1951), American animator * Randy Cassingham (born 1959), American columnist *

Randy Castillo Randolpho Francisco Castillo (December 18, 1950 – March 26, 2002) was an American musician. He was Ozzy Osbourne's drummer during the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, and later as drummer for Mötley Crüe, from 1999 to 2000. Early life Castil ...

(1950–2002), American drummer * Randy Castillo (dancer) (born 1982), American ballet dancer *

Randy Channell Soei Randy Channell Soei is a Canadian tea master, author, Martial arts, martial artist, and professor of the Urasenke tradition. His life is filled with Japanese culture and the pursuit of martial arts. He is one of the few non-Japanese citizens to ...

, Canadian tea master *

Randy Charlton Randy Lamount Charlton (born October 7, 1999) is an American former professional football defensive end. Charlton played three preseason games for the Miami Dolphins, recording one tackle, one sack and one pass deflection. He played college fo ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Randy Chartier Randy Chartier (born March 31, 1957, St. Clair County, Michigan) is a cutting horse trainer, clinician, judge and competitor in the equestrian sport of cutting. He spent his early years riding and showing cutting horses with his late father M. ...

(born 1957), American horse trainer * Randy Chestnut (born 1971), American comedian * Randy Chevrier (born 1976), Canadian football player *

Randy Chirino Randy Yormein Chirino Serrano (born 16 January 1996) is a Costa Rican professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association foot ...

(born 1996), Costa Rican footballer *

Randy Choate Randol Doyle Choate (born September 5, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. The New York Yankees selected him in the 1997 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft from Florida State University. Choate made his MLB debut for the ...

(born 1975), American baseball player * Randy Churchill (born 1960), Canadian stock car racer *

Randy Ciarlante Randy Ciarlante is an American musician who frequently played with The Band. He joined The Band in 1990, singing harmony and playing drums. He played and sang on their albums from the 1990s, including ''Jericho'', '' High on the Hog'' and ''Jubil ...

, American musician *

Randy Clark (disambiguation) Randy Clark may refer to: * Randy Clark (American football) (born 1957), American football tackle * Randy Clark (boxer), American boxer See also

*Randy Clarke (drummer), drummer for Out of My Mind / Holy Water *Randy Clarke, general manager an ...

, multiple people * Randy Clay (1928–2006), American football player * Randy Cohen, American writer * Randy Collins (born 2001), Japanese fashion designer * Randy W. Collins (born 1946), Canadian pharmacist * Randy Cooper (born 1967), American guitarist * Randy Corman (born 1960), American politician * Randy Cornor (1954–2022), American singer *

Randy Costa Randy Costa (born July 6, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight division. A professional since 2018, he most notably fought in the Ultimate Fighting ...

(born 1994), American mixed martial artist *

Randy Couture Randall Duane Couture (; born June 22, 1963) is an American mixed martial arts commentator, actor, former United States Army sergeant, former professional mixed martial artist, and former Collegiate wrestling, collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestlin ...

(born 1963), American mixed martial artist * Randy Crane (born 1965), American judge * Randy Crawford (tennis) (born 1955), American tennis player *

Randy Credico Randolph A. Credico (born 1954) is an American perennial political candidate, comedian, radio host, and activist, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice. Entertainment career Credico was formerly active o ...

(born 1954), American activist * Randy B. Crites (born 1962), American naval officer *

Randy Cross Randall Laureat Cross (born April 25, 1954) is an American football analyst and former player. He played as a guard and center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was inducted into the Col ...

(born 1954), American football player * Randy Crouch (born 1952), American instrumentalist *

Randy Crowder Randolph Channing Crowder Sr. (July 30, 1952 – ) was an American professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons with the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college ...

(born 1952), American football player *

Randy Culpepper Randy Lechard Culpepper Sr. (born May 16, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Gezira of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League. College career He played for the University of Texas El Paso Miners. He is in Conference US ...

(born 1989), American basketball player * Randy Cunneyworth (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player * Randy Cuthbert (born 1970), American football player

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* Randy Daniels (born 1950), American businessman and politician * Randy Darling (born 1957), American curler *

Randy David Randolf "Randy" Siongco David (born January 8, 1946) is a Filipino journalist, sociologist, and public intellectual. He is a professor emeritus of sociology at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He currently pens a weekly newspaper col ...

(born 1956), Filipino journalist * Randy Davis (born 1952), American politician *

Randy Davison Randy Lee Davison (born ) is an American actor who appeared in the films '' The United States vs. Billie Holiday'' (2021) as Joseph McCarthy, ''Mank'' (2020), '' Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea'' (2023), '' Not This Part of the World'' (19 ...

(born 1971), American actor * Randy Dean (born 1955), American football player *

Randy DeBarge William Randall DeBarge (born August 6, 1958) is an American R&B/soul singer and bass guitarist, best known for being one of the original members of the popular Motown singing family group DeBarge. Randy is also known for singing co-lead and pen ...

(born 1958), American musician * Randy Dedini (born 1970), American soccer player *

Randy Degg Randy "Nick" Degg (born September 28, 1984) is an American former professional arena football player. He played as a Center (American football), center for Northwood University. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Fort Wayne Fusion i ...

(born 1984), American football player * Randy Dellosa, Filipino psychologist * Randy Delorey, Canadian politician * Randy Demmer (born 1957), American politician *

Randy Denton Randall Drew Denton (born February 18, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player. Denton graduated from William G. Enloe High School in 1967. A 6'10" center from Duke University, Randy holds the all-time Duke record for averag ...

(born 1949), American basketball player *

Randy de Puniet Randy de Puniet (born 14 February 1981) is a road racer of motorcycles from France. He competed in Grands Prix racing between 1998 and 2014, where he achieved five wins in the 250cc class. He also competed in the Superbike World Championship d ...

(born 1981), French motorcycle racer * Randy Dickens, American football coach *

Randy Dickison Randy Dickison (died 1996) was a high diver who made attempts at the world record high dive. Dickison attended Phillips Junior High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota with fellow future high diver Dana Kunze. In 1982 he executed a dive and la ...

(??–1996), American diver *

Randy Dixon Randall Charles Dixon (born March 12, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). Dixon was born in Clewiston, Florida and played scholastically at Clewiston High School. H ...

(born 1965), American football player *

Randy Dobnak Randy Travis William Dobnak (born January 17, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2019. Listed at and , he throws and bats right-handed. Career ...

(born 1995), American baseball player *

Randy Dorman Randy Dorman is a former American Paralympic athlete. He represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Paralympics The 1988 Summer Paralympics () were the first Paralympics in 24 years to take place in the same city as the 1988 Summer Oly ...

, American Paralympic athlete *

Randy Dorn Randolph I. Dorn (born September 10, 1953) is an American educator and politician who served as the 14th Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member ...

(born 1953), American politician *

Randy Dorton Randall Alexander Dorton (May 1, 1954 – October 24, 2004) was the Director of Engine Operations and lead engine builder for Hendrick Motorsports. With Dorton, the team won nine NASCAR championships. On October 24, 2004, Dorton was killed in a ...

(1954–2004), American engine builder * Randy Druz (born 1958), American tennis player *

Randy DuBurke Randy DuBurke (born 1962) is an American artist best known as the author and illustrator of the Steptoe Award winning book ''The Moon Ring'' (2003) and as the illustrator of '' Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty'' (2010). He previously ...

(born 1962), American illustrator * Randy Duck (born 1975), American basketball player *

Randy Duncan Hearst Randolph Duncan Jr. (March 15, 1937 – September 27, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and American Football League (AFL). He played college football for th ...

(1937–2016), American football player and lawyer *

Randy Dunn Randy J. Dunn is an American academic administrator. He was most recently the president of Southern Illinois University. He formerly served as president of Youngstown State University and Murray State University. Both of his previous presidentia ...

, American academic administrator * Randy D. Dunn, American politician *

Randy Dutiaume Randy Dutiaume is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Dutiaume was relatively unknown to curling until 2005, having only participated in the 2003 Manitoba men's championship finishing 0-2. However, in 2005 with a new team of Dave Elias ...

, Canadian curler * Randy Dwumfour (born 2000), Ghanaian footballer

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Randy Edelman Randy Edelman (born June 10, 1947) is an American musician, Record producer, producer, and composer and Conducting, conductor for Film score, film and television. He began his career as a member of Broadway theatre, Broadway's pit orchestras; he ...

(born 1947), American musician *

Randy Edmunds (disambiguation) Randy Edmunds may refer to: * Randy Edmunds (American football) (born 1946), American football linebacker * Randy Edmunds (politician), Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador {{hndis, Edmunds, Randy ...

, multiple people *

Randy Edsall Randy Douglas Edsall (born August 27, 1958) is an American former American football, football coach who recently served as the head football coach for UConn Huskies football, Connecticut from 1999 to 2010 and again from 2017 until his abrupt reti ...

(born 1958), American football coach *

Randy Edwards Randy Edwards is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for four seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide The Alab ...

(born 1961), American football player *

Randy Edwini-Bonsu Randy Edwini-Bonsu (born April 20, 1990) is a Canadian soccer player who last played for FC Edmonton in the Canadian Premier League. Club career Early career Edwini-Bonsu started playing soccer when his family immigrated from Ghana to Edmonton ...

(born 1990), Canadian soccer player *

Randy Elliott Randy Lee Elliott (born June 5, 1951) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in 114 games over parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball spread out over nine years for the San Diego Padres ( and ), San Francisco ...

(born 1951), American baseball player * Randy Ellis, Canadian engineer *

Randy Emberlin Randy Emberlin is a comic book inker best known for his ink work on the Spider-Man comic books. Per the bio on his website, he currently lives in Portland, Oregon. He has spent the past 30 years working in a variety of creative fields, including as ...

, American illustrator *

Randy Charles Epping Randy Charles Epping is an American author based in Zürich, Switzerland. He may be best known for his ''A Beginner's Guide to the World Economy'', which has been translated into 14 languages, and the follow-up ''The 21st Century Economy-A Beginner ...

(born 1952), American author * Randy Espinosa (born 1988), Guatemalan footballer * Randy Evans (born 1958), American lawyer *

Randy Ewers Randy Ewers (born 1968) is an American politician. He was the Mayor of Ocala, Florida, elected in December 200He served four terms as Mayor before standing down in 2011. By trade Ewers is an industrial engineer, and he is certified as Class 1 sta ...

(born 1968), American politician * Randy Exelby (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player

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* Randy Fabi (born 1963), Canadian football player * Randy Falco (born 1953), American media executive * Randy Farmer (born 1961), American game developer * Randy Fasani (born 1978), American football player *

Randy Feenstra Randall Lee Feenstra (born January 14, 1969) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 4th congressional district. The district covers the state's western border and its northwestern quadrant, inclu ...

(born 1969), American politician *

Randy Fenoli Randy Fenoli is an American television presenter and fashion designer who is mainly known for his work on wedding dresses and his own TV show '' Randy to the Rescue'' and '' Say Yes to the Dress''. He was the fashion director for the wedding dr ...

(born 1964), American television presenter *

Randy Fichtner Randy Fichtner (born November 7, 1963) is an American football coach. He spent 14 seasons as a part of the Pittsburgh Steelers' coaching staff from 2007 to 2020. He most recently served as their offensive coordinator, a position he held for thre ...

(born 1963), American football coach * Randy Findell (born 2001), American Musician *

Randy Fine Randall Adam Fine (born April 20, 1974) is an American politician and former gambling executive serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Florida's 6th congressional district since April 2025. A member of the ...

(born 1974), American politician * Randy Fischer (born 1951), American politician * Randy Fontanez (born 1989), American baseball player *

Randy Forbes James Randy Forbes (born February 17, 1952) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for , serving from 2001 to 2017. P ...

(born 1952), American politician * Randy Foye (born 1983), American basketball player *

Randy Flanagan John Randall "Randy" Flanagan (born 8 January 1960) is a Canadian neuroscientist, who has made important contributions to the neuroscience of sensorimotor control. From 2006 he has been a professor of psychology at Queen's University. Educa ...

(born 1960), Canadian neuroscientist * Randy Flores (born 1975), American baseball player and scout * Randy Florke, American real estate agent * Randy Freer (born 1959/1960), American television executive * Randy Frese, American politician * Randy Friese (born 1964), American politician * Randy Frye (born 1955), American politician * Randy Fuller (disambiguation), multiple people * Randy Fullmer (1950–2023), American businessman

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* Randy Paul Gage (born 1959), American author *

Randy Galloway George Randolph Galloway (born January 19, 1943) is an American sports columnist for the ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'' and a graduate of Sam Houston State University. Until September 2013, he was the host of ''Galloway and Company'', the drive-t ...

(born 1943), American sports columnist *

Randy Gambill Randy Gambill is an American film and television actor. Career Gambill made his acting début as The Gentle Warrior in the low-budget, comedy film '' Foot Fist Way'' (2006) directed by Jody Hill; he also served as the film's production designer ...

, American actor *

Randy Gane Operation: Mindcrime (also known as Geoff Tate's Operation: Mindcrime) was a progressive metal band that was fronted by the former lead singer of Queensrÿche, Geoff Tate. It is named after Queensrÿche's 1988 album of the same name. Various m ...

(born 1959), American keyboardist *

Randy Garber (disambiguation) Randy Garber may refer to: * Randy Garber (politician) (born 1951), member of the Kansas House of Representatives * Randy Garber (soccer) (born 1952), American soccer midfielder {{hndis, Garber, Randy ...

, multiple people *

Randy Gardner (disambiguation) Randy Gardner may refer to: * Randy Gardner (born c. 1946), subject of the Randy Gardner sleep deprivation experiment * Randy Gardner (figure skater) (born 1958), American pair skater * Randy Gardner (politician) (born 1958), member of the ...

, multiple people * Randy Gatewood (born 1973), American football player * Randy Gay (born 1958), American serial killer * Randy Gazzola (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player * Randy Gelispie, American percussionist *

Randy George Randy Alan George (born 1 November 1964) is a United States Army General (United States), general who has served as the 41st chief of staff of the United States Army since 21 September 2023, having served in an acting capacity from 4 August 2023. ...

(born 1964), American army lieutenant general *

Randy Gilhen Randy Gilhen (born June 13, 1963) is a German-born Canadian former ice hockey forward. Gilhen played 457 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). As a member of the 1991 Pittsburgh Penguins, Gilhen was the first German-born player to win the S ...

(born 1963), German-Canadian ice hockey player *

Randy Gingera Randal ("Randy") John Gingera (born April 25, 1968, in Calgary, Alberta) is a former long-time member of the Canada men's national volleyball team and University of Calgary Dinos star volleyball player. Kid Volleyball as he was known was a three ...

(born 1968), Canadian volleyball player *

Randy Glasbergen Randy Glasbergen (February 20, 1957 – August 11, 2015) was an American cartoonist and humorous illustrator best known for three decades of newspaper syndication as well as a freelance career. He produced the syndicated strip '' The Better Half'' ...

(1957–2015), American cartoonist * Randy Glass, American con man * Randy Glover (born 1941), American golfer *

Randy Gomez Randell Scott Gomez (born February 4, 1957) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He played in 14 games for the San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. Th ...

(born 1957), American baseball player *

Randy Goodrum Charles Randolph Goodrum (born July 7, 1947) is an American songwriter, pianist, and producer. Goodrum wrote number one songs in each of the four decades after his first number one hit, 1978's " You Needed Me". Goodrum's songs have appeared on ...

(born 1947), American songwriter * Randy J. Goodwin (born 1967), American actor * Randy Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Randy Gradishar Randolph Charles Gradishar (born March 3, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 10 seasons with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) during the 1970s and 1980s. A native of Ohio, Gr ...

(born 1952), American football player * Randy Graf (born 1957), American politician *

Randy Grau Randy Grau (born December 3, 1975) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 81st district from 2010 to 2016. References 1975 births Living people Republican Party members of the Oklahoma Hous ...

(born 1975), American politician *

Randy Greenawalt Randall Greenawalt (February 24, 1949 – January 23, 1997) was an American serial killer and mass murderer. Originally sentenced to life imprisonment for two murders committed in 1974, Greenawalt later became notorious for escaping together with ...

(1949–1997), American serial killer *

Randy Gregg (disambiguation) Randy Gregg is the name of: * Randy Gregg (ice hockey) (born 1956) * Randy Gregg (musician) (20th century), bass guitarist {{Hndis, Gregg, Randy ...

, multiple people *

Randy Gregory Randy Gregory (born November 23, 1992) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft. Early life Grego ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Randy Gregson Randy Gregson (December 11, 1918 – May 23, 2010) was an American tennis player and official. He was the president of the United States Tennis Association from 1985 to 1986. Early life James Randolph (Randy) Gregson was born on December 11, 191 ...

(1918–2010), American tennis player *

Randy Greif Randy Greif is a noise music composer who often incorporates electronic music and musique concrete collage with spoken word and field recordings. Early career Since the mid-1970s, Greif has composed electronic music, musique concrete and comput ...

(born 1957), American composer * Randy Griffin (born 1976), American boxer * Randy Grimes (born 1960), American football player * Randy Gross, American politician *

Randy Grossman Curt Randy Grossman (born September 20, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Temple ...

(born 1952), American football player * Randy Gumpert (1918–2008), American baseball player * Randy Guss (born 1967), American musician

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Randy Hahn Randy Hahn (born October 21, 1958) is a Canadian-American play-by-play commentator for the San Jose Sharks on NBC Sports California, and has held that position for over 30 seasons. He has over 40 years of broadcast experience, mostly in hockey. Ran ...

(born 1958), American sports commentator * Randy Halasan (born 1982), Filipino teacher * Randy Halberstadt (born 1953), American pianist *

Randy Hall Randy Hall is an American singer, guitarist, and record producer who collaborated with Miles Davis during the 1980s. Hall helped Davis arrange '' The Man with the Horn'', and its title track featured lead vocals by Hall, who also played guitar, ...

(born 1960), American singer *

Randy Hansen Randy Hansen (born December 8, 1954) is an American guitarist best known for his "Rock Tribute Act" honoring Jimi Hendrix.Randy Hanson (born 1968), American football coach * Randy Harrison (born 1977), American actor * Randy Hart (born 1948), American football player and coach *

Randy Hawes Randy Clifford Hawes (born 1947) is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of BC, representing the provincial riding of Maple Ridge-Mission from 2001 to 2009, and Abbotsford-Mission from ...

(born 1947), Canadian politician * Randy Haykin, American entrepreneur * Randy Heath (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player * Randy Heckenkemper (born 1958), American golf course architect * Randy Hedberg (born 1954), American football coach * Randy Heflin (1918–1999), American baseball player * Randy Heisler (born 1961), American discus thrower * Randy Henderson, American writer *

Randy Henderson (politician) Randall Paul Henderson Jr. (born August 3, 1956) is an American real estate broker and politician who was Mayor of the City of Fort Myers, Florida from 2009 to 2020. Early years Randy was born and raised in North Carolina. He graduated from As ...

(born 1956), American politician * Randy Hendricks (born 1945), American attorney *

Randy Hill Randal W. Hill (born September 26, 1967) is a Texas entrepreneur and business leader. Hill gained his reputation as entrepreneur after spearheading the use of semi trailers that had been converted to transport, as well as dry, agricultural pro ...

(born 1967), American entrepreneur * Randy Hilliard (born 1967), American football player * Randy Hillier (politician) (born 1958), Canadian politician *

Randy Hillier (ice hockey) Randall George Hillier (born March 30, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Early life Hillier was born in Toronto. As a youth, he played in the 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hocke ...

(born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player * Randy Hippeard (born 1985), American football player * Randy Hoback (born 1967), Canadian politician * Randy Jo Hobbs (1948–1993), American musician * Randy Hoffman (born 1952), American athletic administrator *

Randy Hogan (disambiguation) Randy Hogan may refer to: * Randy Hogan (musician) * Randy Hogan (wrestler) {{hndis, Hogan, Randy ...

, multiple people * Randy Holcomb (born 1979), Libyan-American basketball player *

Randy Holden Randy Holden (born July 2, 1945) is an American guitarist best known for his membership of the West Coast acid rock group Blue Cheer and performance on their third album, '' New! Improved!'' (1969). His solo album ''Population II'' (1970) is co ...

(born 1945), American guitarist * Randy Holland (born 1951), Canadian poker player * Randy J. Holland (1947–2022), American judge * Randy Holloway (born 1955), American football player * Randy Holt (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player *

Randy Hood Randall Scott Hood (born August 9, 1968) is an American baseball coach and former player who is the current head baseball coach of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks. He played college baseball at Campbell for coach Mike Caldwell from 1987 to 1990 an ...

(born 1968), American baseball coach *

Randy Hopper Randal B. Hopper is a former Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 18th District from 2009 until losing his seat to Jessica King in a 2011 recall election. The 18th District includes the cities of Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, an ...

(born 1966), American politician *

Randy Horton The Honourable Kenneth Howard Randolph "Randy" Horton, JP, MP is a former soccer and cricket player from Bermuda who was formerly Speaker of the House of Assembly of Bermuda. He was named North American Soccer League Most Valuable Player in ...

(born 1945), American soccer player *

Randy Houser Shawn Randolph Houser (born December 18, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Houser has racked up over half a dozen hits and over 1 billion streams. His How Country Feels album topped the country radio charts with the title ...

(born 1975), American singer-songwriter *

Randy Howard (disambiguation) Randy Howard may refer to: * Randy Howard (country singer) (1950–2015), American country singer-songwriter and producer * Randy Howard (fiddler) (1960–1999), American bluegrass, country and old time fiddler {{hndis, Howard, Randy ...

, multiple people * Randy Hughes (born 1953), American football player *

Randy Hultgren Randall Mark Hultgren (; born March 1, 1966) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. Hultgren represented the 48th district Senate seat in the Illinois Gener ...

(born 1966), American politician *

Randy Hundley Cecil Randolph Hundley Jr. (born June 1, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins, and the San Diego Padres. ...

(born 1942), American baseball player *

Randy Hunt (disambiguation) Randy Hunt may refer to: * Randy Hunt (American football), American football coach * Randy Hunt (baseball) (born 1960), Major League Baseball catcher * Randy Hunt (politician) (born 1957), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives {{hnd ...

, multiple people * Randy Hutchison (born 1948), American stock car racer * Randy Hymes (born 1979), American football player

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* Randy Ireland (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey player * Randy Iwase (born 1947), American politician

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Randy Jackson (disambiguation) Randy Jackson (born 1956) is an American musician, record producer and former judge on ''American Idol''. Randy Jackson may also refer to: Music *Randy Jackson (Jacksons singer) (born 1961), former member of the Jacksons and younger brother of Mic ...

, multiple people * Randy Jayne (born 1944), American military officer *

Randy Jessup Randy Jessup (born 1960/61) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 42A in the northeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. Ear ...

(born 1960/1961), American politician *

Randy Johnson (disambiguation) Randy Johnson (born 1963) is an American former baseball pitcher. Randy Johnson may also refer to: Sports *Randy Johnson (designated hitter) (born 1958), American former baseball designated hitter, 1980–1982 *Randy Johnson (offensive lineman) (b ...

, multiple people *

Randy Johnston (disambiguation) Randy Johnston may refer to: * Randy Johnston (ice hockey) (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player * Randy Johnston (model) (1988–2008), American model * Randy Johnston (musician) (born 1956), American jazz guitarist See also * Randy Johnson ...

, multiple people *

Randy Jones (disambiguation) Randy or Randall Jones may refer to: Sports * Randy Jones (baseball) (born 1950), American baseball pitcher * Randy Jones (bobsleigh) (born 1969), American bobsledder * Randy Jones (ice hockey) (born 1981), Canadian hockey defenseman in the NHL Ot ...

, multiple people * Randy Jordan (born 1970), American football player and coach * Randy Josselyn (born 1974), American actor * Randy Jirtle (born 1947), American biologist *

Randy Jurgensen Randy Jurgensen (born December 7, 1933) is a former American NYPD detective, best known as the lead investigator into the murder of patrolman Phil Cardillo as well as his contribution as a consultant on various film and TV projects. Early l ...

(born 1933), American detective

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Randy Kamp Randy Kamp (born August 30, 1953) is a Canadians, Canadian politician based in British Columbia. He was a Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative House of Commons of Canada, Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2015. Early life and education Bo ...

(born 1953), Canadian politician * Randy P. Kamrath (born 1954), American politician * Randy Kaplan, American songwriter *

Randy Karraker Randall James Karraker (born August 19, 1962) is an American sportscaster in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the former host of ''The Fast Lane'', the top-rated sports radio show in St. Louis, on 101 ESPN, with former St. Louis Cardinals player Bra ...

(born 1962), American sportscaster *

Randy Katz Randy Howard Katz (born 1955) is an American computer scientist. He is a distinguished professor emeritus at University of California, Berkeley of the electrical engineering and computer science department. Biography Katz was born in Brooklyn, ...

, American professor *

Randy Kehler Gordon Randall Kehler (July 16, 1944 – July 21, 2024) was an American pacifist, tax resister, and social justice advocate. Kehler objected to America's involvement in the Vietnam War and refused to cooperate with the draft. He, along with his ...

(born 1944), American activist * Randy Keisler (born 1976), American baseball player * Randy Kelly (born 1950), American politician *

Randy Kerber Randy Kerber (born September 25, 1958) is an American composer, orchestrator and keyboard player, who has had a prolific career in the world of cinema. Kerber was born in Encino, California. He began his first national tour with Bette Midler in ...

(born 1958), American composer * Randy Kerbow (born 1940), American football player * Randy Kinder (born 1975), American football player * Randy Kirk (born 1964), American football player * Randy Kirner (born 1946), American politician * Randy Klein (born 1949), American musician * Randy Knorr (born 1968), American baseball player *

Randy Kohrs Randy Alan Kohrs is an American multi-instrumentalist best known for his resonator guitar prowess, but he plays 13 musical instruments. He is a Grammy-winning producer and recording engineer. Biography Early years Kohrs was born in Osceola, Iowa ...

, American instrumentalist *

Randy Komisar Randy Komisar is an American technology attorney, executive, and author living in Silicon Valley, California. Komisar is the co-founder of Claris, former CEO of Lucas Arts Entertainment, Chief Financial Officer of GO Corp, and the "virtual CEO" o ...

, American attorney * Randy Kraft (born 1945), American serial killer * Randy Kramer (born 1960), American baseball player * Randy Krummenacher (born 1990), Swiss motorcycle racer * Randy Kuhl (born 1943), American politician * Randy Kutcher (born 1960), American baseball player

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Randy Ladouceur Randall Ladouceur (born June 30, 1960) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey defenseman. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens, Hamilton Bulldogs and Toronto Maple Leafs. Career Ladouc ...

(born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player and coach *

Randy Laine Randy Laine (born Elliott Randolph Laine on July 17, 1952 in North Carolina) is an American big-wave surfer, co-pioneer of tow-in surfing, extreme watersports athlete, celebrity-enthusiast, television personality, commercial product endorser an ...

(born 1952), American surfer * Randy LaJoie (born 1961), American race car driver * Randy Lane (born 1967), American artistic gymnast *

Randy Lanier Randy Thomas Lanier (born 1954) is a professional race car driver and convicted drug trafficker from the United States. He is best known for his racing efforts in the mid-1980s, including winning the 1984 IMSA Camel GT title for the wholly inde ...

(born 1954), American race car driver *

Randy LaPolla Randy John LaPolla () is a professor and former Head of Division at thDivision of Linguistics and Multilingual Studiesin Nanyang Technological University. He is also a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, elected 2008. He is current ...

, Australian researcher * Randy Laverty (born 1953), American politician * Randy Law, American politician * Randy Leen (born 1975), American golfer * Randy Legge (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey player *

Randy Lemm Randy D. Lemm is an American politician and farmer serving as a member of the North Dakota Senate from the 20th district first elected in November 2018. Education Lemm earned a Bachelor of Science degree in animal science from North Dakota S ...

, American politician *

Randy Lennox Randy Lennox is a Canadian music and media executive. He currently serves as the CEO of LOFT Entertainment. He previously served as president and CEO of Universal Music Canada and president of Bell Media. While Lennox was at Universal Music ...

, Canadian media executive * Randy Leonard (born 1952), American politician * Randy Lerch (born 1954), American baseball player *

Randy Lerner Randolph David Lerner (born February 21, 1962) is an American billionaire businessman and former sports-team owner. He became the majority owner of the American football team, the Cleveland Browns, of the National Football League (NFL), upon the ...

(born 1962), American investor * Randy Lerú (born 1995), Cuban artistic gymnast * Randy Levine (born 1955), American attorney * Randy Lew (born 1985), American poker player *

Randy Lewis (disambiguation) Randy Lewis may refer to: * Randy Lewis (executive), businessman and disability advocate * Randy Lewis (racing driver) (born 1945), American Indianapolis 500 driver * Randy Lewis (triple jumper) (born 1978), Grenadian triple jumper * Randy Lewis (w ...

, multiple people * Randy Ligon, American politician * Randy Lipscher (born 1960), American ice hockey player * Randy Livingston (born 1975), American basketball player * Randy Logan (born 1951), American football player * Randy Love (born 1956), American football player * Randy Lyness (born 1951), American politician

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* Randy MacDonald (born 1962), Canadian stock car racer * Randy MacGregor (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player * Randy L. Maddox (born 1953), American theologian * Randy Maggard (born 1963), American politician *

Randy Mamola Randy Mamola (born November 10, 1959) is an American former professional motorcycle racer and television sports presenter. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing between and . A 13-time Premier Class race winner, Mamola was one of the mos ...

(born 1959), American motorcycle racer * Randy Manery (born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player * Randy Mann, American soccer player * Randy Marsh (1949–2008), American baseball umpire * Randy Marshall (born 1946), American football player * Randy Martin (1957–2015), American art professor * Randy Martz (born 1956), American baseball player * Randy Matson (born 1945), American track and field athlete *

Randy Matthews Randy Matthews (born May 7, 1950) is an American Christian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pioneer of Jesus music. He was born into a family with at least five ordained ministers, including his father, Monty, a founding member of the Jordanai ...

(born 1950), American singer * Randy Mattingly (born 1951), American football player * Randy Mavinga (born 2000), French footballer *

Randy Mazey Randy Mazey (born May 23, 1966) is an American college baseball coach. He was most recently the head baseball coach at West Virginia Mountaineers baseball, West Virginia University, a position he had held from 2013 until 2024. Mazey attended Clem ...

(born 1966), American baseball coach * Randy McAllister, American drummer * Randy McCown (born 1977), American football player * Randy McDaniel (born 1967), American politician * Randy McEachern (born 1955), American football player * Randy McGilberry (born 1980), American baseball player *

Randy McKay Hugh Randall McKay (born January 25, 1967) is a Canadian former professional hockey player. Playing the right wing position, he played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1988 to 2003 with the Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, Dallas S ...

(born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player * Randy McKellar (1962–1999), Canadian rugby union player *

Randy McMichael Randy Montez McMichael (born June 28, 1979) is an American former professional football tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft. He played college football a ...

(born 1979), American football player * Randy McMillan (born 1958), American football player *

Randy McNally James Rand McNally III (born January 30, 1944) is an American politician. He is the 50th Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee, lieutenant governor of Tennessee. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he has been the s ...

(born 1944), American politician *

Randy Mearns Randy Mearns (born May 28, 1969) is a former lacrosse player who was most recently the head coach of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies men’s lacrosse team. After a 9-year career in the National Lacrosse League, Mearns became the head coach of the C ...

(born 1969), American lacrosse player * Randy Meier, American news anchor *

Randy Meisner Randall Herman Meisner (March 8, 1946 – July 26, 2023) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and founding member of both Eagles and Poco. Throughout his professional musical career, both as group member and session musician, his main r ...

(1946–2023), American musician *

Randy Melvin Randy Melvin (born April 3, 1959) is an American gridiron football coach who is the defensive line coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Playing career High school Melvin attended Aurora West High School in Aurora, Ill ...

(born 1959), American football coach * Randy Merkel (born 1976), American soccer player *

Randy Merrill Randy Merrill is an American mastering engineer who has worked with international artists including Blink-182, DAY6, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Harry Styles, One Direction, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Beck, Liam Gallagher, Jonas Brothers, Muse ...

, American engineer * Randy Merriman (1911–2005), American television producer * Randy Messenger (born 1981), American baseball player *

Randy Miller (disambiguation) Randy Miller may refer to: * Randy Miller (baseball) (born 1953), American baseball pitcher * Randy Miller (composer), American composer * Randy Miller (musician) Randall J. Miller (February 9, 1971 – November 5, 2010) was an American musician ...

, multiple people *

Randy Milligan Randall Andre Milligan (born November 27, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played from 1987 to 1994. He is currently a scout with the Baltimore Orioles of the Major League Baseball (MLB). Milligan is nicknamed "Moose". ...

(born 1961), American baseball player * Randy Minchew (born 1957), American politician * Randy Minkoff, American corporate executive * Randy Minniear (born 1943), American football player * Randy Mitton (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player * Randy Moffett (born 1947), American academic administrator * Randy Moffitt (born 1948), American baseball player * Randy Moller (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player *

Randy Monroe Randy Monroe (born April 22, 1962) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is also the assistant dean of students at St. Joseph's Preparatory S ...

(born 1962), American basketball coach *

Randy Montana Randy Schlappi (born September 23, 1985), known professionally as Randy Montana, is an American country singer signed to Mercury Records Nashville. His first album, ''Randy Montana'', was released in 2011. Early and personal life Randy Schlapp ...

(born 1985), American singer * Randy Montgomery (born 1947), American football player * Randy Moore (1906–1992), American baseball player * Randy Moore (forester), American scientist *

Randy Charles Morin Randy Charles Morin is a Canadian web publisher and the former chairman of the RSS Advisory Board, a group that publishes the RSS 2.0 specification. Randy authored thRSS autodiscovery specificationand contributed to thRSS profile He also runs the T ...

(born 1969), Canadian author *

Randy Moss Randy Gene Moss (born February 13, 1977) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee Tit ...

(born 1977), American football player * Randy Murray, Canadian guitarist *

Randy Murray (ice hockey) Randall Alexander Scott Murray (born August 24, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played three games in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto M ...

(born 1945), Canadian ice hockey player *

Randy Myers Randall Kirk Myers (born September 19, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and Toronto Bl ...

(born 1962), American baseball player *

Randy Myers (animator) Randy Myers (born March 29, 1967) is an American animator and animation director, known for his animation direction work on the television series ''Samurai Jack'' and ''The Powerpuff Girls''. His other works include ''The Grim Adventures of Bil ...

(born 1967), American animator

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* Randy J. Nelson, American neuroscientist * Randy Neufeld (curler) (born 1962), Canadian curler *

Randy Neugebauer Robert Randolph Neugebauer (born December 24, 1949) is an American politician who was the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for , having served from a special election in Texas' 19th congressional district special electi ...

(born 1949), American politician *

Randy Neumann Randolph Neumann (born July 21, 1948), raised in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, is a former professional boxer who has been a referee for the New York State Athletic Commission since 1982. He has been the "third man" in many championship matches ...

(born 1948), American boxer *

Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, composer, conductor and orchestrator. He is known for his non-rhotic Southern American English, Southern-accented singing style, early America ...

(born 1943), American singer-songwriter * Randy Niemann (born 1955), American baseball player and coach * Randy Nix (born 1956), American politician * Randy Nixon (born 1960), American tennis player * Randy Norton, American basketball coach * Randy Nosek (born 1967), American baseball player * Randy Nteka (born 1997), French footballer

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* Randy Emeka Obi (born 1999), Japanese footballer *

Randy Oda Randy Oda is a composer and musician who performed with Tom Fogerty and the band Ruby, recording the albums ''Ruby'', '' Rock & Roll Madness'' and ''Sidekicks''. He composed the 1982 hit song, " Think I'm in Love", which Arnold Schwarzenegger al ...

(born 1953), American musician *

Randy Oglesby Thomas Randell Oglesby (born 1949) is an American actor, best known for his recurring role as Degra on '' Star Trek: Enterprise''. He is also known for his other ''Star Trek'' roles, including captain Trena'L in the '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' ep ...

(born 1949), American actor * Randy Olson (born 1955), American biologist * Randy Onuoha (born 1994), Dutch footballer *

Randy Orton Randal Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He has been signed to WWE since 2000, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand. Orton is widely regarded as one of t ...

(born 1980), American professional wrestler * Randy Osburn (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player *

Randy Owen Randy Yeuell Owen (born December 13, 1949) is an American country musician. He is best known for his role as the lead singer of Alabama, a country rock band that saw commercial success throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Alabama became the most su ...

(born 1949), American singer * Randy Owens (1959–2015), American basketball player

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Randy Quaid Randy Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor and comedian known for his roles in both serious drama and light comedy. He was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in '' The ...

(born 1950), American actor

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* Randy Palmer (born 1975), American football player * Randy Pangalila (born 1990), Indonesian actor * Randy Parsons (born 1965), American instrument maker * Randy Parton (1953–2021), American singer-songwriter *

Randy Pausch Randolph Frederick Pausch () (October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) was an American educator, a professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pausch l ...

(1960–2008), American computer scientist *

Randy Pedersen Randy Pedersen (born May 28, 1962) is an American sportscaster and former professional Bowler (ten-pin), bowler as a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He is currently a color analyst for Fox Sports (United States), Fox Sports ...

(born 1962), American bowler *

Randy Peele Randy Peele (born June 12, 1957) is an American college basketball coach. Peele served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro from 1995 to 1999 and Winthrop University to 2007 to 2012. Biography Peel ...

(born 1957), American basketball coach * Randy Petalcorin (born 1991), Filipino boxer *

Randy Pettapiece Randy Pettapiece (born ) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the riding of Perth—Wellington as MPP from 2011 until he stood down at the 2022 elec ...

(born 1949), Canadian politician * Randy Pfund (born 1951), American basketball coach *

Randy Phillips (disambiguation) Randy Phillips may refer to: * Randy Phillips (politician) (born 1950), member of the Alaska Legislature from 1977 to 2003 * Randy Phillips (music producer), American music producer, president of Anschutz Entertainment Group * Randy Phillips (soc ...

, multiple people * Randy Pierce (disambiguation), multiple people *

Randy Pieterse Randy Desmond Pieterse (born 17 April 1956) is a South African politician and former trade unionist who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2009, serving the Western Cape constituency. He is a ...

(born 1956), South African politician * Randy Pietzman (born 1961), American politician *

Randy Pike Randall W. Pike (September 30, 1953 – September 20, 2014) was an American politician. Born in Butler, Missouri, Pike graduated from Butler High School in 1972 and then went to Central Missouri State University. Pike was a taxidermist and ...

(1953–2014), American politician *

Randy Pikuzinski Randy Pikuzinski (born June 9, 1965) is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and United Soccer League. Pikuzinski, and his brother Rudy, learned socc ...

(born 1965), American soccer player *

Randy Piper W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982, emerging from the early Los Angeles heavy metal scene. They became known for their shock rock-themed image, lyrics, and live performances. They have sold over 12 million records worldwi ...

(born 1953), American guitarist * Randy Pippin (born 1963), American football coach *

Randy Pitchford Randall Steward Pitchford II (born April 21, 1971) is an American businessman. He co-founded the video game development studio Gearbox Software in 1999 and was president and CEO of the company until 2021, upon which he became CEO and president ...

(born 1971), American businessman * Randy Pobst (born 1957), American race car driver * Randy Poffo (1952–2011), American professional wrestler * Randy Poltl (born 1952), American football player *

Randy Porter Randy Porter (born July 6, 1964) is a retired American stock car racing driver. Porter competed 73 NASCAR Busch Series races between 1986 and 1998, achieving 3 top ten finishes and 1 pole position. Porter also competed in two NASCAR Cup Series ev ...

(born 1964), American stock car racer *

Randy Post Randy "rk" Post is an illustrator of fantasy publications. Background Post was raised in Illinois on a farm. Post has done freelance work for TSR, including ''Red Steel'', ''Cutthroats of Lankhmar'', and '' Spells & Magic''. Post garnered a f ...

(born 1968), American illustrator *

Randy Powell (politician) Randy Powell is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2015 to 2018. He represented the 30th District and lived in Olathe, Kansas. Powell was elected in 2014, after incumbent Republ ...

, American politician * Randy Prescott (born 1964), American soccer player * Randy Price (born 1957), American politician * Randy Primas (1949–2012), American politician

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* Randy Ragan (born 1959), Canadian soccer player * Randy Railsback, American politician * Randy Rainbow (born 1981), American comedian *

Randy Raine-Reusch Randy Raine-Reusch (born 1952) is a Canadian composer, performer, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist specializing in New and Experimental Music for instruments from around the world, particularly those from East and Southeast Asia. Researc ...

(born 1952), Canadian composer *

Randy Rampage Randall Desmond Archibald (February 21, 1960 – August 14, 2018), better known by his stage name Randy Rampage, was a Canadian musician and founding member, bass player and vocalist of the hardcore band D.O.A., often referred to as the "found ...

(1960–2018), Canadian musician * Randy Ramsey (born 1995), American football player *

Randy Randleman Randy Randleman (born January 25, 1954) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 15th district from 2018 to 2024. References

1954 births Anti-pornography activists Living people Rep ...

(born 1954), American politician *

Randy Rasmussen (disambiguation) Randy Rasmussen may refer to: *Randy Rasmussen (American football, born 1945), American football player *Randy Rasmussen (American football, born 1960), American football player See also *Randy Randy is a given name, popular in the United Stat ...

, multiple people * Randy Read (born 1957), Canadian researcher *

Randy Ready Randall Max Ready (born January 8, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. Ready played in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily as a utility player, from 1983 to 1995. He also played one season in Japan for the Ch ...

(born 1960), American baseball player and coach *

Randy Redroad Randy Redroad is a film director, film editor, writer and songwriter. He is best known for his films '' The Doe Boy'' (2001) and ''Among Ravens'' (2014). Early life and education Redroad was born Randolph Kendall Snapp on Chanute Air Force Base in ...

, American filmmaker *

Randy Reese Randy Reese (born 1946) is an American college and Olympic swimming coach. Reese is best known for coaching the Florida Gators swimming and diving teams of the University of Florida to four national championships, and coaching the winners of ei ...

(born 1946), American swimming coach *

Randy Reeves Randy C. Reeves is an American military officer and government official who served as the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs from 2017 to 2021. He served in the military for 27 years and is a veteran of the Gulf War, Iraq W ...

(born 1962), American military officer * Randy Reinholz (born 1961), American native playwright *

Randy Renfrow Randy Renfrow (born January 28, 1958) is an American former stock car racing driver. He raced many years in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series before retiring. Renfrow has won 237 late model races at 40 different tracks over his career. Nextel Cup ...

(born 1958), American race car driver * Randy Reutershan (born 1955), American football player * Randy Revelle (1941–2018), American politician * Randy Rhino (born 1953), American football player * Randy Ribay, American writer *

Randy Rich Randy Wayne Rich (born December 28, 1953) is an American former professional football defensive back who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, and Cleveland Browns. He ...

(born 1953), American football player * Randy Richards (born 1991), Jamaican-American football player * Randy Richardville (born 1959), American politician * Randy Rigby, American basketball executive * Randy Rinks (born 1954), American businessman *

Randy Rhoads Randall William Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American guitarist. He was the co-founder and original guitarist of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot, and the guitarist and co-songwriter for Ozzy Osbourne's first two solo albu ...

(1956–1982), American guitarist * Randy Roach, American politician *

Randy Robbins (disambiguation) Randy Robbins may refer to: * Randy Robbins (American football) (born 1962), former NFL football player * Randy Robbins (director), American television director {{Hndis, Robbins, Randy ...

, multiple people * Randy Robertson (politician) (born 1962), American politician *

Randy Robitaille Randy M. Robitaille (born October 12, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He last played for HC Donbass of the Kontinental Hockey League. Robitaille has previously played for nine teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). ...

(born 1975), Canadian hockey player *

Randy Rodríguez Randy Alberto Rodríguez (born September 5, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024. Rodríguez was named to his first All-Star game in 2025. C ...

(born 1999), Dominican baseball player * Randy Rogers (football manager), Bahamian football manager * Randy Romero (1957–2019), American jockey *

Randy Rosario Randy Miguel Rosario Luperon (born May 18, 1994) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, and Kansas City Royals, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (N ...

(born 1994), Dominican baseball player *

Randy Rose Randall Alls (born July 19, 1956) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Randy Rose. Professional wrestling career Randy Rose began his career in 1974 in Tennessee. In 1980, Rose formed a tag team with Den ...

(born 1956), American professional wrestler * Randy Rose (musician), American musician *

Randy Rota Randolph Frank Rota (born August 16, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center and winger who played 212 games in the National Hockey League and 90 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Montreal Canadiens, Los An ...

(born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player *

Randy Roth Randy Roth (born December 26, 1954) is a convicted murderer and thief from Washington (state), Washington. He was convicted of the 1991 murder of his fourth wife, Cynthia Baumgartner Roth, and he was suspected of murdering his second wife, Janis ...

(born 1954), American convicted murderer *

Randy Roth (ice hockey) Randall Roth is a Canadian retired ice hockey center who was a two-time All-American for Harvard. Career Roth came to Harvard University in 1971 and played on the freshman team before joining the varsity hockey club as a sophomore. In each of h ...

(born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player *

Randy Rowe Randy Rowe (born June 10, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played most notably in the ECHL, and became just the seventh player in league history to play over 600 games. He last played for the Toledo Walleye of the EC ...

(born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player *

Randy Ruiz Randy Radames Ruiz (born October 19, 1977) is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman. He stands 6'1" and weighs 240 pounds. Born in The Bronx, New York to parents from Santurce, Puerto Rico, he attended Jame ...

(born 1977), American baseball player * Randy Rushing, American politician * Randy Rustenberg (born 1984), Dutch footballer * Randy Rutherford (born 1971), American basketball coach * Randy Ryan, American actor

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* Randy Saaf, American gaming executive * Randy Sabien (born 1956), American violinist * Randy Sageman (born 1960), Canadian diver * Randy Salerno (1963–2008), American news anchor * Randy Samuel (born 1963), Trinidadian-Canadian soccer player *

Randy Sanders Randy Sanders (born September 22, 1965) is a former American football coach. He is the only person to have been a part of both the first and last Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Champions, having been quarterbacks coach and offensive co ...

(born 1965), American football coach *

Randy Sandke Jay Randall Sandke (born May 5, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz trumpeter and guitarist. While a student at Indiana University in 1968, he and Michael Brecker started a jazz-rock band (Mrs. Seamon's Sound Band) that performed at the Notre D ...

(born 1949), American trumpeter * Randy Santana (born 1983), Mexican footballer *

Randy Santiago Randy Gerard Legaspi Santiago (born November 26, 1960) is a Filipino actor, comedian, television host, musician, director, producer and entrepreneur. He is the older brother of Raymart Santiago, Rowell Santiago and Reily Pablo L. Santiago Jr ...

(born 1960), Filipino actor and musician *

Randy Savage Randy Mario Poffo (November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011), better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler and professional baseball player, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation ( ...

(1952–2011), American professional wrestler *

Randy Scarbery Randy James Scarbery (born June 22, 1952) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in part of two seasons in the major leagues from – for the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional ba ...

(born 1952), American baseball player * Randy Scheunemann (born 1960), American lobbyist * Randy Schleusener (born 1957), American football player * Randy Schneider (born 2001), Swiss footballer * Randy Schobinger (born 1969), American politician * Randy Schultz (1943–1996), American football player *

Randy Schwartz Douglas Randall Schwartz (born February 9, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player who appeared in 16 games played in the Major Leagues as a first baseman and pinch hitter for the – Kansas City Athletics. He threw and batted ...

(born 1944), American baseball player *

Randy Scott (disambiguation) Randy Scott may refer to: *Randy Scott (American football) (born 1959), American football linebacker *Randy Scott (politician) (1946–2015), member of the South Carolina Senate *Randy Scott (sportscaster), an American sportscaster who currently wo ...

, multiple people *

Randy Scruggs Randy Lynn Scruggs (August 3, 1953 – April 17, 2018) was an American music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13. He won four Grammy Awards and was named Musician of the Year at the Country Music ...

(1953–2018), American music producer *

Randy Seeley Randy J. Seeley is an American medical academic. He graduated from Grinnell College in 1989 with a degree in psychology, and earned a master's and doctoral degree in the subject from University of Pennsylvania in 1990 and 1993, respectively. Seel ...

, American medical academic * Randy Seiler (1946–2023), American attorney * Randy Sellers (born 1962), American man who has been missing since 1980 * Randy J. Shams, American guitarist *

Randy Shannon Randy Leonard Shannon (born February 24, 1966) is an American football coach and former player. He is the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for Florida State University, positions he has held since 2022. Shannon was the head coach a ...

(born 1966), American football coach *

Randy Sharp Randy Sharp is an American, three time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter, guitarist and producer. He has major success in many genre of music with his greatest successes in Pop, Country, and Alternative. He has composed for film and televis ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Randy Shilts Randy Shilts (August 8, 1951February 17, 1994) was an American journalist and author. After studying journalism at the University of Oregon, Shilts began working as a reporter for both ''The Advocate'' and the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', as well ...

(1951–1994), American journalist *

Randy Shughart Randall David Shughart (August 13, 1958 – October 3, 1993) was a United States Army Delta Force operator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu (1993), Battle of Mogadishu, during Op ...

(1958–1993), American soldier * Randy Shumway (born 1971), American businessman * Randy Sidler (born 1956), American football player * Randy Simms, Canadian politician * Randy H. Skinner (born 1957), American consultant *

Randy Skretvedt Randy Skretvedt (born November 1958) is an American film and music scholar, author, lecturer and broadcaster. His 1987 book ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'' (updated in 1996) is the reference standard for Laurel and Hardy fan ...

(born 1958), American film scholar * Randy Slaugh (born 1987), American music producer *

Randy Smith (disambiguation) Randy Smith may refer to: Sports personalities *Randy Smith (basketball) (1948–2009), American chosen NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in 1978; career lasted 1971–83 *Randy Smith (baseball) (born 1963), American executive; General ...

, multiple people * Randy Smyth (born 1954), American sailor *

Randy Snow Randy Snow (May 24, 1959 – November 19, 2009) was the first Paralympian to be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame and the first paralympian to win medals in three different sports: track, basketball and tennis.Cindy Shmerler"Overlooke ...

(1959–2009), American tennis player * Randy Soderman (born 1974), American soccer player * Randy Sosin (born 1962), American film producer * Randy Souders (born 1954), American artist *

Randy Sparks Lloyd Arrington Sparks (July 29, 1933 – February 11, 2024), known professionally as Randy Sparks, was an American musician, singer-songwriter, and founder of The New Christy Minstrels and The Back Porch Majority. Biography Sparks was born on ...

(born 1933), American musician *

Randy Spears Randy Spears (born June 18, 1961), sometimes credited as Greg Ory, is an American retired pornographic actor and director who has appeared in numerous adult feature films. Spears is noted among porn actors for his comedic acting talent. Career M ...

(born 1961), American pornographic actor * Randy Spelling (born 1978), American actor * Randy Spendlove, American record producer *

Randy Spetman Randall William Spetman (born December 30, 1952) is an American college athletic director who was most recently athletic director at Florida State University from 2008 to 2013. Spetman has also been the director of athletics at Utah State Univer ...

(born 1952), American athletic administrator * Randy Stair (1992–2017), American mass murderer * Randy Starkman (1960–2012), Canadian sports journalist *

Randy Starks Randolph Starks Jr. (born December 14, 1983) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Eureka College, a position he has held since 2024. Starks played professionally as a defensive end for 12 sea ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Randy Staten Randolph Wilbert Staten, Sr. (January 24, 1944 – May 29, 2020) was an American politician and football player. Staten served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1981 to 1987 and was a Democrat. He was the only African-American to ...

(1944–2020), American politician and football player *

Randy Staub Randy Staub is a Canadian recording engineer. He has been nominated for the Juno Awards' " Recording Engineer of the Year" award 12 times. He won in 2002 for the songs "How You Remind Me" and " Too Bad" by Nickelback.Peebles, Frank (April 4, 2008) ...

, Canadian recording engineer * Randy St. Claire (born 1960), American baseball coach * Randy Steffes, Canadian musician * Randy Stein (1953–2011), American baseball player * Randy Sterling (born 1951), American baseball player * Randy Stevenson (born 1968), American political scientist * Randy Stewart (born 1951), American sports shooter *

Randy Stoklos Randy Stoklos (born December 13, 1960) is a retired American beach volleyball player. Stoklos is the first player to earn $1 million playing competitive beach volleyball. He is a five-time winner of the prestigious Manhattan Open. Volleyball ...

(born 1960), American beach volleyball player * Randy Stoll (born 1945), American basketball player * Randy Stoltmann (1962–1994), Canadian outdoorsman *

Randy Stone Randy Stone (August 26, 1958 – February 12, 2007) was an American actor, producer, and casting director. He was a co-founder of The Trevor Project. Career Acting Stone began his acting career in 1976 as a child actor on ''Charlie's Angels' ...

(1958–2007), American actor *

Randy Stonehill Randall Evan Stonehill (born March 12, 1952) is an American singer and songwriter from Stockton, California, best known as one of the pioneers of contemporary Christian music. His music is primarily folk rock in the style of James Taylor, but ...

(born 1952), American singer-songwriter *

Randy Stradley Randy Stradley (born March 4, 1956) is an American comic book writer and editor, who spent 35 years in an executive position at Dark Horse Comics. He has written under pseudonyms Mick Harrison and Welles Hartley. Career Stradley began working ...

(born 1956), American writer * Randy Stumpfhauser (born 1977), American motocross racer *

Randy Suess Randy John Suess (January 27, 1945 – December 10, 2019) was the co-founder of the CBBS bulletin board, the first bulletin board system (BBS) ever brought online. Suess, along with collaborator Ward Christensen, whom he met when they were both me ...

(1945–2019), American software developer * Randy Swartzmiller (born 1960), American politician * Randy Sweeney (born 1956), American research scientist

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Randy Tate Randall John "Randy" Tate (born November 23, 1965) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Washington. Tate grew up in suburban Seattle and graduated with an Associate of Ar ...

(born 1965), American politician * Randy Tate (baseball) (1952–2021), American baseball player * Randy Terbush, American health executive *

Randy Thom David Randall Thom (born August 21, 1951) is an American sound designer and the director of sound design at Skywalker Sound. Career Thom started his film career with a phone call to Walter Murch, who invited him to visit a re-mix of ''American ...

(born 1951), American sound designer *

Randy Thomas (disambiguation) Randy Thomas may refer to: * Randy Thomas (American football) (born 1976), American football player * Randy Thomas (cricketer) (born 1982), Barbadian cricketer * Randy Thomas (musician) (born 1954), American Christian musician {{Hndis, Thom ...

, multiple people *

Randy Thornhill Randy Thornhill (born 1944) is an American entomologist and evolutionary biologist. He is a professor of biology at the University of New Mexico, and was president of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society from 2011 to 2013. He is known for h ...

(born 1944), American biologist *

Randy Thornton Randall Thornton (born December 23, 1964) is an American former football player and professional wrestler. He is also known for his stint in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Swoll. Football career Thornton attended the University ...

(born 1964), American football player * Randy Thorsteinson (born 1956), Canadian politician * Randy Terrill (born 1969), American politician * Randy Tissot (1944–2013), American stock car racing driver *

Randy Tolsma Randy Tolsma (born May 4, 1966) is an American former stock car racing driver. Tolsma began his racing career in go-karts at the age of nine, before moving into Sprint car racing, sprint cars, running as high as United States Automobile Club, USAC ...

(born 1966), American stock car racer *

Randy Tomlin Randy Leon Tomlin (born June 14, 1966) is a former left-handed starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1990–94). He stands 5'11" and weighs 170 pounds. In five seasons, he had a 3.43 earned run average (ERA). Tomlin grew up around Lynchb ...

(born 1966), American baseball player *

Randy Torres Randy Torres is an American guitarist, percussionist, keyboardist and background vocalist from Seattle. He has previously played for the bands Project 86, a Christian rock group, and Crash Rickshaw. He has filled in as rhythm guitarist for the b ...

, American guitarist * Randy Trautman (1960–2014), American football player *

Randy Travis Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country and gospel music singer and songwriter, as well as a film and television actor. Active since 1979, he has recorded over 20 studio albums and ...

(born 1959), American singer *

Randy Tribble Randy Tribble is an American football coach. He was the head football coach at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas from 1994 to 2007, compiling a record of 73–63–1. He was an assistant coach at Harding for 13 years before becoming head c ...

, American football coach * Randy Truitt, American politician * Randy Turnbull (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player *

Randy Turner Randy J. "Biscuit" Turner (November 25, 1949 – August 19, 2005) was an American punk singer and artist. He was the lead singer for the seminal hardcore punk band Big Boys, formed in Austin in the late 1970s. Turner is regarded as a pioneer bi p ...

(1949–2005), American singer *

Randy Tyree Randell "Randy" Tyree (born 1940) is a Tennessee politician who served as mayor of Knoxville from 1976 to 1983 and was the Democratic candidate for Governor in 1982. Biography Tyree was born in Carthage, Tennessee, in 1940. He received a bachel ...

(born 1940), American politician

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* Randy Valiente, Filipino comic book artist *

Randy Vancourt Randy Vancourt is a Canadian composer and entertainer. A Juno Award nominated composer, he has written music for television series such as Man Alive, Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle, Carmen SanDiego and Dudley the Dragon. He is also a writer of stage ...

, Canadian composer * Randy Van Divier (born 1958), American football player * Randy VanWarmer (1955–2004), American singer-songwriter * Randy Vasquez (born 1961), American actor * Randy Vataha (born 1948), American football player *

Randy Velarde Randy Lee Velarde (born November 24, 1962) is an American former baseball infielder and utility player who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played the majority of his career for the New York Yankees, and also played for the ...

(born 1962), American baseball player *

Randy Velischek Randolph "Randy" Velischek (born February 10, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars, New Jersey Devils, and Quebec Nordiques, and coached t ...

(born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player * Randy Veres (1965–2016), American baseball player * Randy Vock (born 1994), Swiss wrestler

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Randy Waldman Randy Waldman (born September 8, 1955, Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor. He has frequently collaborated with Barbra Streisand, serving as her pianist and conductor since 1984. Waldman has ...

(born 1955), American pianist * Randy Waldrum (born 1956), American soccer coach *

Randy Walker (disambiguation) Randy Walker may refer to: * Randy Walker (American football coach) (1954–2006), American football player and coach, head coach at Miami University, 1990–1998, and Northwestern University, 1999–2005 * Randy Walker (punter) (born 1951), Ameri ...

, multiple people *

Randy Watt Steven "Randy" Watt (born December 21, 1957) is a retired colonel in the Utah Army National Guard, and a former commanding officer of the 19th Special Forces Group. Personal life A native of Ogden, Utah, Watt has a bachelor's degree in police sc ...

(born 1957), American colonel *

Randy Wayne Randy Wayne Frederick (born August 7, 1981) is an American actor. Life and career Wayne was born and raised in Moore, Oklahoma. He attended Moore High School and Campbellsville University. He appeared on the 2002 season of the British realit ...

(born 1981), American actor * Randy Weaver (1948–2022), American army engineer *

Randy Weber Randall Keith Weber (born July 2, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who has represented Texas's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. He was previously a member of the Texas House of ...

(born 1953), American businessman * Randy Weber (ski jumper) (born 1977), American ski jumper *

Randy Weeks Randy Weeks is an American singer and songwriter. Lucinda Williams (who covered Weeks' song " Can't Let Go") has said: "Randy Weeks writes amazingly well crafted, beautifully melodic songs and delivers them with his own brand of laid back vocals ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Randy Wells Randy David Wells (born August 28, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs. Professional career Wells was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the ...

(born 1982), American baseball player *

Randy West (disambiguation) Randy West may refer to: * Randy West (actor) (1947–2024), American pornographic actor and director * Randy West (photographer) (born 1960), American photographer {{Hndis, West, Randy ...

, multiple people *

Randy Weston Randolph Edward "Randy" Weston (April 6, 1926 – September 1, 2018) was an American jazz pianist and composer whose creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection. Weston's piano style owed much to Duke Ellington and Thelonious M ...

(1926–2018), American pianist *

Randy Weston (politician) Randy Weston (born May 2, 1958) is a former American politician who served as a was a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legisl ...

, American politician *

Randy White (disambiguation) Randy White may refer to: *Randy White (American football) (born 1953), American football player *Randy White (basketball) (born 1967), American basketball player *Randy White (Canadian politician) (born 1948), Canadian politician and accountant *D ...

, multiple people *

Randy Wicker Randolfe Hayden "Randy" Wicker (born February 3, 1938) is an American author, activist, blogger, and archivist. Notable for his involvement in the early homophile and gay liberation movements, Wicker has documented the early years and many of th ...

(born 1938), American author * Randy Wiel (born 1951), Dutch basketball player * Randy Wigginton, American software developer *

Randy Wiles Randall E. Wiles (September 10, 1951 – September 15, 2015) was an American baseball pitcher who appeared in five games for the Chicago White Sox in 1977. Wiles played with LSU from 1970 to 1972, earning all-SEC recognition in 1972. His seven c ...

(1951–2015), American baseball player *

Randy Will Randy Will (born August 24, 1964) is an American former bobsledder who competed in the 1992 and 1994 and 1988 Winter Olympics. Biography Randy Will was born in New York in 1964. At Maine-Endwell High School, he was involved in the sport of Track ...

(born 1964), American bobsledder * Randy Williams (born 1953), American athlete * Randy Williams (baseball) (born 1975), American baseball player *

Randy Winkler Randolph Stanley Winkler (born July 18, 1943) is an American former professional football tackle and guard. He played college football for the Tarleton State Texans and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 12th round of the 1966 NFL draft. ...

(born 1943), American football player *

Randy Winn Dwight Randolph Winn (born June 9, 1974) is an American former professional baseball player and is currently the vice president of player development for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played all or parts of 13 seas ...

(born 1974), American baseball player *

Randy Wittman Randy Scott Wittman (born October 28, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player at the guard position and former coach of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Washington Wizards. Playing career High schoo ...

(born 1959), American basketball player and coach * Randy Woelfel, Canadian chemical executive *

Randy Wolf Randall Christopher Wolf (born August 22, 1976), nicknamed "Wolfie", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Houston Astro ...

(born 1976), American baseball player *

Randy Wolters Randy Wolters (born 6 April 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for VV Katwijk. Career Wolters was born in Leiden. He formerly played for FC Utrecht, FC Emmen, FC Den Bosch, VVV-Venlo and Go Ahead Eagles. He made his ...

(born 1990), Dutch footballer *

Randy Wood (disambiguation) Randy Wood may refer to: * Randy Wood (artist) (born 1970), American artist * Randy Wood (ice hockey) (born 1963), American ice hockey player * Randy Wood (music executive) (1929–1980), American head of Vee-Jay Records and founder of Mira Records ...

, multiple people * Randy Woods (born 1970), American basketball coach * Randy Woodson (born 1957), American academic administrator *

Randy Woytowich Randy Woytowich (born July 22, 1954) is a Canadian curler from Saskatchewan. He is a former Canadian mixed champion and two-time provincial men's champion. As a junior curler, Woytowich and teammates Rick Woytowich, Ben Dies and John Kuffn ...

(born 1954), Canadian curler * Randy Wright (born 1961), American football player * Randy Wynne (born 1993), American baseball player * Randy Wyrozub (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player

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* Randy Young (born 1954), American football player * Randy Young (end) (1898–1975), American football player

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Randy Zisk Randall "Randy" Zisk is an American television director, producer, and writer. Biography He graduated from the University of Southern California and is a native of Dallas, Texas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas. His family ...

, American television director

Women with the given name

* Randy Albelda (born 1955), American feminist economist, activist, author, and academic * Randy Bloom (born 1955), American painter * (born 1981), German handball player *

Randy Crawford Veronica "Randy" Crawford (born February 18, 1952) is an American retired jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as a solo artist. However, sh ...

(born 1952), American singer * Randy Lee Cutler (born 1964), Canadian writer, academic, educator, and artist * Randy Forsberg (1943–2007), American peace activist and political scientist * Randy Frigon (born 1980), Canadian actress and singer-songwriter * Randy Givens (born 1962), American track and field athlete *

Randy Graff Randy Graff (born May 23, 1955) is an American actress and singer. Early years Born in Brooklyn, New York on May 23, 1955, Graff was part of a musically oriented family. Her grandmother "was the lead soprano in temple", and her uncle sang with, ...

(born 1955), American actress and singer *

Randy Gurley Randy Gurley is an American country singer who performed in the US and the UK. She had several hits on the US country charts from 1977 to 1979. She recorded for the ABC and RCA labels. She is most likely remembered for her version of "True Love Wa ...

(born 1963), American country singer *

Randy Kendrick Randy Kendrick is an American conservative political activist and donor. She is married to billionaire Ken Kendrick, the owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Career, activism, and philanthropy Randy Kendrick began her career as a lawyer. She became ...

, American conservative political activist and donor *

Randy Lofficier Jean-Marc Lofficier (; born June 22, 1954) is a French author of books about films and television programs, as well as numerous comics and translations of a number of animation screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier ( ...

(born 1953), American author and wife

Jean-Marc Lofficier Jean-Marc Lofficier (; born June 22, 1954) is a French author of books about films and television programs, as well as numerous comics and translations of a number of animation screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier ( ...

* Randy Susan Meyers (born 1952), American author *

Randy Stuart Randy Stuart (born Elizabeth Shaubell; October 12, 1924 – July 20, 1996), was an American actress in film and television. A familiar face in several popular films of the 1940s and 1950s, and later in Western-themed television series, she is p ...

(1924–1996), American actress * (born 1959), Japanese writer *

Randy'L He-dow Teton Randy'L He-dow Teton (born 1976) is the Shoshone woman who posed as the model for the US Sacagawea dollar coin, first issued in 2000. Biography Randy'L He-dow Teton is a Shoshone-Bannock (tribe), Bannock/Cree from the Lincoln Creek district of th ...

(born 1976), Shoshone model for the Sacagawea dollar coin

Fictional characters

*Randy, a character in the movie 1974 American made-for-television drama '' Can Ellen Be Saved'' *Randy, a character in the 1980 American disaster comedy movie ''

Airplane! ''Airplane!'' (alternatively titled ''Flying High!'') is a 1980 American disaster film, disaster comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams and brothers David Zucker, David and Jerry Zucker in their List of directorial debuts, directoria ...

'' *Randy, a character on the American comedy children's television series ''

Pee-wee's Playhouse ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' is an American comedy children's television series starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman that ran from 1986 to 1990 on Saturday mornings on CBS, and airing in reruns until July 1991. The show was develop ...

'' *Randy, a character in the ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward and co-produced by Frederator Studios for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn the Human, Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

'' episode "

Ring of Fire The Ring of Fire (also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Rim of Fire, the Girdle of Fire or the Circum-Pacific belt) is a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes. It is about long and up to about wide, and surrounds most of the Pa ...

" *Randy Bobandy, in the Canadian television series ''

Trailer Park Boys ''Trailer Park Boys'' is a Canadian mockumentary television sitcom created by Mike Clattenburg that began airing in 2001 as a continuation of his 1999 film bearing the same name. The show follows the misadventures of a group of trailer park resi ...

'' *Randy Cunningham, the title character of '' Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'' *

Randy Disher The following is a list of characters from '' Monk'', an American comedy-drama detective television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk. Monk's assistant Sharona Fleming, portrayed by Bitty Schram, was ...

, in the show ''

Monk A monk (; from , ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. A monk usually lives his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many reli ...

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Randy Feltface Randy Feltface, mostly referred to merely as Randy or, on occasion, Randy the Purple Puppet, is an Australian puppet comedian portrayed by Heath McIvor. Randy is a fixture on the international stand-up circuit and makes regular guest appearances ...

, a puppet in various Australian television shows * Randy Marsh, from ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boysStan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand the ...

'' * Randy Meeks, from ''Scream'' *Randy Parker, a character in the 1983 American movie ''

A Christmas Story ''A Christmas Story'' is a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on the 1966 book '' In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash'' by Jean Shepherd, with some elements from his 1971 book ''Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories ...

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Randy Robertson Randolph "Randy" Robertson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a supporting character in Marvel's Spider-Man series and is depicted as the son of Robbie Robertson, and the husband of Janic ...

, in the series ''

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

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Randy Wagstaff Randy Wagstaff is a fictional character on the HBO drama ''The Wire'', played by Maestro Harrell. Randy is an enterprising student who is dependent on social services. During season 4, he was an 8th grade pupil at Edward Tilghman Middle School an ...

, in the American television drama series ''

The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American Crime fiction, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created and primarily written by the American author and former police reporter David Simon for the cable network HBO. The series premiered o ...

'' *Randy Watson, a character in the 1988 American romantic comedy film ''

Coming to America ''Coming to America'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis, based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, written by David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein, and starring Murphy (in various roles), Arsenio ...

'' * Randall "Randy" Boggs, an antagonist in the ''Monsters, Inc.'' franchise

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