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Buck (nickname)

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Buck is the nickname of the following people (for fictional characters, see Buck):

Notable in multiple fields

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  • Lynn Compton (1921–2012), lead prosecutor in Sirhan Sirhan's trial for the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, California Court of Appeals judge and World War II officer portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers
  • Robert Halperin (1908–1985), American co-founder of the Lands' End clothing retailer, sailor, National Football League quarterback and US Navy officer during World War II

In sports

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American football

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Baseball

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Rugby

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  • Denzil Jones (1926–2010), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
  • Buck Shelford (born 1957), New Zealand former rugby union footballer and coach

Other

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Military officers

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  • Albert Elton (fl. 1989–2020), retired United States Air Force major general
  • Elliott Buckmaster (1889–1977), US Navy vice admiral and aviator
  • William F. Kernan (born 1946), US Army retired general
  • Charles T. Lanham (1902–1978), US Army major general, friend of Ernest Hemingway and model for one of the writer's heroes
  • William McCandless (1834–1884), Union Army colonel who fought in the American Civil War
  • Buck McNair (1919-1971), Canadian Second World War flying ace
  • Charles C. Pattillo (1924-2019), American Air Force lieutenant general
  • Jonathan Rogers (GC) (1920–1964), Welsh-born Royal Australian Navy sailor awarded the George Cross
  • Donald Schmuck (1915–2004), US Marine Corps brigadier general
  • Earl Van Dorn (1820–1863), US Army officer and American Civil War Confederate Army general

In music

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  • Buck Clarke (1934–1988), American jazz percussionist
  • Buck Clayton (1911–1991), American jazz trumpeter
  • Josh Graves (1927–2006), American bluegrass musician
  • Buck Owens (1929–2006), American country musician
  • Buck Ram (1907–1991), American songwriter and music producer
  • Buck Dharma (1947–present), American songwriter and guitarist

Politicians and lawyers

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Criminals

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  • Buck Barrow (1903–1933), member of the Barrow Gang, older brother of Clyde Barrow (of Bonnie and Clyde fame)
  • Buck English (died 1915), American Old West outlaw

Other

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See also

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