Biff is a primarily masculine given name, a nickname or part of a stage name. It originated as a nickname for names starting with the letter B. It came to be considered a stereotypical preppy nickname during the 1980s.
People Nickname Biff Byford (born 1951), British lead singer of the heavy metal band Saxon Frank Dunlap (1924–1993), Canadian Football League player James T. Ellison (c. 1861–1920s), New York City gangster William Grimes (journalist) (born 1950), journalist Biff Henderson (born 1946), American stage manager and television personality on the Late Show with David Letterman Biff Jones (1895–1980), former college football head coach and member of the College Football Hall of Fame Biff Liff (1919–2015), born Samuel Liff, Tony Award-winning American Broadway manager and producer. William Q. MacLean Jr. (1934–2026), American politician Biff McGuire (1926–2021), American stage and film actor Biff Rose (1937–2023), American comedian and singer-songwriter Biff Schaller (1889–1939), Major League Baseball player Biff Schlitzer (1884–1948), Major League Baseball pitcher Biff Sheehan (1868–1923), Major League Baseball player Richard Stannard (songwriter) (born 1966), British songwriter Claude Taugher (1897–1963), National Football League player and decorated World War I US Marine Corps officer Biff Wysong (1905–1951), Major League Baseball pitcher
Given name Biff Mitchell (1947–2025), Canadian novelist, satirist and humorist Biff Pocoroba (1953–2020), American baseball player Biff Yeager (born 1942), American actor
Stage name Biff Debrie, stage name of Don Preston (born 1932), American jazz and rock and roll musician Biff Elliot (1923–2012), American actor Biff Wellington (1964–2007), Canadian wrestler Biff Wiff (1948-2025), stage name of Gary Crotty, American actor
Fictional characters Biff Baker, Cold War spy in the American TV series Biff Baker, U.S.A., played by Alan Hale Jr. Biff Brewster, teenage hero of 13 adventure and mystery novels in the 1960s Biff Fowler, in the ITV soap Emmerdale Biff Hooper, friend of the Hardy Boys in the novel series The Hardy Boys Biff Tannen, in the Back to the Future film trilogy Sully and Biff, from Sesame Street
Animals Biff, the Michigan Wolverine, a mascot for Michigan Wolverines football in the 1920s and 1930s
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