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Tony Britton

Tony Britton (Anthony Edward Lowry Britton, 1924–2019), English stage, film and television actor; West End and RSC actor, star of Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Day of the Jackal, and the sitcoms Robin's Nest and Don't Wait Up; father of Fern Britton.

Tony Burke

Tony Burke is an Australian Labor Party politician who serves as Minister for Home Affairs, Immigration and Citizenship, Cyber Security, and the Arts, after serving in the Rudd government.

Tony Burrows

Tony Burrows (Anthony Burrows), British session singer born 1943 in Exeter, lead voice of four simultaneous 1970 hits: Edison Lighthouse's Love Grows, White Plains, Brotherhood of Man, and the Pipkins, plus First Class's Beach Baby.

Tony Burton

Tony Burton (1937–2016), American character actor and former professional boxer from Flint, Michigan, best known as trainer Tony "Duke" Evers in the first six Rocky films; also Assault on Precinct 13, The Shining, Frank's Place.

Tony Buzan

Tony Buzan (1942-2019), British author who invented the Mind Map, wrote Use Your Head (1974), and co-founded the World Memory Championships with Raymond Keene in 1991.

Tony Buzbee

Tony Buzbee (Anthony G. Buzbee) is a Houston trial lawyer, Texas A&M graduate, and Marine veteran who founded the Buzbee Law Firm in 2000, known for the BP Texas City verdict, Deshaun Watson and Sean Combs lawsuits, and litigation battles with Jay-Z.

Tony Campos

Tony Campos (born 1973) is the American metal bassist and founding member of Static-X, later of Fear Factory, Ministry, Soulfly, Prong, Possessed, and Asesino; key facts include Wisconsin Death Trip's US million-plus sales and the 2018 Static-X relaunch.

Tony Cascarino

Tony Cascarino (Anthony Cascarino, born 1962) is an English-born former striker for Gillingham, Millwall, Aston Villa, Celtic, Chelsea, Marseille, and Nancy who won a record 88 Republic of Ireland caps despite the eligibility controversy over his adopted Irish grandfather.

Tony Christie

Tony Christie, stage name of Anthony Fitzgerald (born 1943), English pop singer from Conisbrough known for "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo", a 1971 hit that topped the UK chart for seven weeks in 2005 with Peter Kay for Comic Relief.

Tony Clark

Tony Clark (Anthony Christopher Clark), born 1972, former MLB first baseman and MLBPA executive director 2013–2026, first ex-player to lead the union; led the 2022 CBA through a 99-day lockout; resigned February 2026 amid investigations.

Tony Cliff

Tony Cliff (Ygael Gluckstein, 1917-2000), Palestine-born British Trotskyist who developed the theory of bureaucratic state capitalism in the USSR, was excluded from the Fourth International in 1950, and founded the Socialist Workers Party and International Socialist Tendency.

Tony Clifton

Tony Clifton: fictional Vegas lounge singer created by Andy Kaufman with Bob Zmuda, played by both; famous for the Taxi firing, Dinah! egg incident, and Man on the Moon.

Tony Coelho

Tony Coelho (Anthony Lee Coelho, born 1942), California Democratic congressman 1979-1989, DCCC chair, House Majority Whip, primary House author of the Americans with Disabilities Act, resigned 1989 over a junk bond ethics inquiry.

Tony Coles

Tony Coles is an American biotechnology executive who co-founded Yumanity Therapeutics in 2014, led Onyx Pharmaceuticals, and served as CEO of Cerevel Therapeutics from 2019 to 2023.

Tony Conigliaro

Tony Conigliaro (Tony C., 1945-1990), Boston Red Sox outfielder; teenage home run record holder, youngest AL home run king (1965), career derailed by 1967 beaning by Jack Hamilton.

Tony Cottee

Tony Cottee (Anthony Cottee, born 1965) is an English former striker for West Ham, Everton, Selangor, and Leicester City; 714 appearances, 306 goals, British record 1988 Everton transfer, 2000 League Cup winner, seven England caps.

Tony Cox (actor)

Tony Cox (Joseph Anthony Cox, born 1958) is an American actor, 3 ft 6 in tall, known as Marcus in Bad Santa and Bad Santa 2, an Ewok in Return of the Jedi, and roles in Me, Myself & Irene and Oz the Great and Powerful.

Tony Curran

Tony Curran (Anthony Curran, born 1969, Glasgow) is a Scottish actor trained at RSAMD, known for Red Road (BIFA and BAFTA Scotland winner), Datak Tarr in Defiance, King James I in Mary & George, and Lord Lovat in Outlander: Blood of My Blood.

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis (Bernard Herschel Schwartz, 1925–2010) was an American actor, born to Hungarian Jewish immigrants, star of Some Like It Hot, Sweet Smell of Success, The Defiant Ones, and Spartacus, with over 100 films and one Oscar nomination.

Tony Dahlen

Tony Dahlen, born Francis Anthony Dahlen Jr., was an American theoretical geophysicist and seismologist who taught at Princeton University from 1970 until his death in 2007.

Tony Dallara

Tony Dallara, real name Antonio Lardera, was an Italian singer born in Campobasso who won the Sanremo Festival in 1960 with "Romantica" and recorded the hit "Come prima".

Tony Dalton

Tony Dalton (Álvaro Luis Bernat Dalton), Mexican-American actor born 1975 in Laredo, Texas; known for Lalo Salamanca in Better Call Saul, Sr. Ávila, Hawkeye, and Daredevil: Born Again.

Tony Danza

Tony Danza (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza, 1951), American actor and former boxer; starred as Tony Banta on Taxi (1978-1983) and Tony Micelli on Who's the Boss? (1984-1992); later talk show host, Broadway performer, and Standards & Stories cabaret singer.

Tony Davis (investor)

Tony Davis, born Anthony L. Davis, is an American investor who co-founded the New York distressed-debt firm Anchorage Capital Group in 2003, then founded Inherent Group in 2015.

Tony de la Rosa

Tony de la Rosa (1931–2004) was a Mexican American conjunto accordionist, vocalist, and bandleader from Sarita, Texas, who reshaped conjunto by adding drums and amplification in the 1950s.

Tony De Vit

Tony De Vit (1957–1998), also known as TDV, was an English DJ, producer and remixer, resident at London after-hours club Trade and a Kiss FM DJ, who pioneered UK hard house through labels Jump Wax and TDV and hits like Burning Up and The Dawn.

Tony Delk

Tony Delk (born 1974) is a former NBA guard and Kentucky star who won the 1996 NCAA title as Final Four Most Outstanding Player, tied the championship game record with seven three-pointers, and later scored 53 points in one NBA game.

Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David

Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David, the NCIS pairing nicknamed "Tiva", played by Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo; their romance spanned 10-plus seasons and the 2025 Paramount+ spinoff NCIS: Tony & Ziva, cancelled after one season.

Tony Dokoupil

Tony Dokoupil, American journalist (also Anthony Dokoupil), anchor of CBS Evening News since January 2026, formerly CBS Mornings co-host, Newsweek writer, author of The Last Pirate.

Tony Dorsett

Tony Dorsett (born 1954), Heisman Trophy-winning Pittsburgh running back, 1976; NCAA record 6,082 rushing yards; Dallas Cowboys 1977-87, Denver 1988; 12,739 NFL rushing yards; 99-yard run; Hall of Fame 1994.