Paddy is a diminutive form of the male given names Patrick, Patricia, Padraig, Padraic and variant forms. It is also a nickname. Notable people include: Paddy Ashdown (1941–2018), British politician and diplomat Paddy Barnes (born 1987), Irish amateur boxer Paddy Baumann (1885–1969), American baseball player Paddy Belton (1926–87), Irish politician Paddy Bradley (born 1981), Irish Gaelic footballer Paddy Buckley (1925–2008), Scottish footballer Paddy Chayefsky (1923–81), American playwright, screenwriter and novelist Paddy Clancy (1922–98), Irish folk singer Paddy Considine (born 1973), English actor, filmmaker, screenwriter and musician Paddy Corrigan (born 1962), Irish retired hurling player Paddy Cullen, Irish former football goalkeeper and manager Paddy Daly (1888–1957), member of the Irish Republican Army and major-general in the Irish National Army Paddy Doherty (disambiguation), several people Paddy Donegan (1923–2000), Irish politician Paddy Driscoll (1896–1968), American football quarterback in both the Pro and College Football Halls of Fame Paddy Finucane (1920–1942), Second World War flying ace with the Royal Air Force Paddy Fisher (born 1998), American football player Paddy George, New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s Paddy Glackin (born 1954), Irish fiddler Paddy Golden (born 1972), Northern Irish emergency physician and sports doctor Paddy Gormley (1916–2001), Irish politician Charles Patrick Green (1914–1999), South African-born British Royal Air Force Second World War fighter ace Paddy Greene (1875–1934), American baseball player Paddy Greene (hurler) (1916–1997), Irish hurler Paddy Harrington (1933–2005), Irish Gaelic footballer Paddy Harte (1931–2018), Irish politician Paddy Hayes (born 1965), Irish Gaelic footballer Paddy Henderson (disambiguation), multiple people Paddy Keenan (born 1950), Irish player of the uilleann pipes Paddy Kennedy (disambiguation), various people Paddy Kenny (born 1978), Premier League football goalkeeper Paddy Larkin, Irish hurling player of the 1930s and 1940s Paddy Livingston (1880–1977), American baseball player Paddy Lowe (born 1962), British motor racing engineer Paddy Mayne (1915–55), British Army lieutenant colonel and founder of the elite Special Air Service, solicitor and Irish rugby union international Paddy Mayes (1885–1963), American baseball player Paddy McAloon (born 1957), English singer, songwriter and member of the band Prefab Sprout Paddy McCarthy (born 1983), Irish footballer Paddy McCourt (born 1983), Footballer from Northern Ireland Paddy McGuinness (born 1973), English sit-down comedian, actor, television personality and presenter Paddy McNair (born 1995), Footballer from Northern Ireland Paddy Mendis (born 1933), 4th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force Paddy Mitchell (1942–2007), Canadian bank robber Paddy Moloney (born 1938), founder and leader