Waldo is a masculine given name. It derives from the Anglo-Saxon name Waltheof. It may refer to:
People
- Waldo of Reichenau (740–814), Carolingian abbot and bishop
- Waldo Colburn (1824–1885), American politician
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American writer and philosopher
- Waldo A. Evans (1869–1936), American naval captain and military governor
- Waldo Frank (1889–1967), American novelist, historian, and critic
- Waldo Grant (1946–2023), American serial killer
- Waldo E. Harder (1918–1976), president of Grace University
- M. Waldo Hatler (1894–1967), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Waldo Hutchins (1822–1891), U.S. Congressman
- Waldo P. Johnson (1817–1885), U.S. senator and Confederate congressman
- Waldo Kantor (born 1960), Argentine volleyball player
- Waldo K. Lyon (1914–1998), U.S. Navy physicist
- Waldo Machado (1934–2019), Brazilian former footballer
- Waldo McBurney (1902–2009), credited as "America's Oldest Worker"
- Waldo Ponce, Chilean football player
- Waldo de los Ríos (1934–1977), Argentine composer and conductor
- Waldo Salt (1914–1987), American screenwriter
- Waldo E. Sexton (1885–1967), American businessman
- Waldo Williams (1904–1971), Welsh language poet
Fictional characters
- Waldo, a central character in the Where's Wally? children's book series and television show
- Waldo, one of the Our Gang characters
- Waldo, a supporting character in the AMC series Into the Badlands
- "Waldo", nickname of the tourist guy in a 9/11 attack hoax photograph
- Waldo Faldo, a character from the television series Family Matters
- Waldo Farthingwaite-Jones, title character of "Waldo" (short story) by Robert A. Heinlein
- Waldo Jeffers, protagonist of The Velvet Underground song " The Gift"
- Waldo Jones, disabled inventor in Robert A. Heinlein's 1942 short story " Waldo"
- Waldo Kitty, a feline parody of Walter Mitty, from the animated series The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty
- Waldo Magoo, the nephew of Quincy Magoo, from the Mr. Magoo franchise
- Waldo C. Graphic, a character from the theme park attraction Muppet*Vision 3D
- Waldo Pepper, title character of the film The Great Waldo Pepper
- Waldo Franz Schaeffer (more commonly known as Franz Hopper), a minor supporting character from the French animated television series Code Lyoko and its cancelled 2013 live-action/CGI show Code Lyoko: Evolution
- Uncle Waldo, the drunken gander from the 1970 Disney animated film The Aristocats
- Waldo, a Reptool in the television series Dinotrux
- Waldo Emerson Bell is the central character in K. M. Alexander's Bell Forging Cycle.
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Waldo is a masculine given name. It derives from the Anglo-Saxon name Waltheof. It may refer to:
People
- Waldo of Reichenau (740–814), Carolingian abbot and bishop
- Waldo Colburn (1824–1885), American politician
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American writer and philosopher
- Waldo A. Evans (1869–1936), American naval captain and military governor
- Waldo Frank (1889–1967), American novelist, historian, and critic
- Waldo Grant (1946–2023), American serial killer
- Waldo E. Harder (1918–1976), president of Grace University
- M. Waldo Hatler (1894–1967), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Waldo Hutchins (1822–1891), U.S. Congressman
- Waldo P. Johnson (1817–1885), U.S. senator and Confederate congressman
- Waldo Kantor (born 1960), Argentine volleyball player
- Waldo K. Lyon (1914–1998), U.S. Navy physicist
- Waldo Machado (1934–2019), Brazilian former footballer
- Waldo McBurney (1902–2009), credited as "America's Oldest Worker"
- Waldo Ponce, Chilean football player
- Waldo de los Ríos (1934–1977), Argentine composer and conductor
- Waldo Salt (1914–1987), American screenwriter
- Waldo E. Sexton (1885–1967), American businessman
- Waldo Williams (1904–1971), Welsh language poet
Fictional characters
- Waldo, a central character in the Where's Wally? children's book series and television show
- Waldo, one of the Our Gang characters
- Waldo, a supporting character in the AMC series Into the Badlands
- "Waldo", nickname of the tourist guy in a 9/11 attack hoax photograph
- Waldo Faldo, a character from the television series Family Matters
- Waldo Farthingwaite-Jones, title character of "Waldo" (short story) by Robert A. Heinlein
- Waldo Jeffers, protagonist of The Velvet Underground song " The Gift"
- Waldo Jones, disabled inventor in Robert A. Heinlein's 1942 short story " Waldo"
- Waldo Kitty, a feline parody of Walter Mitty, from the animated series The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty
- Waldo Magoo, the nephew of Quincy Magoo, from the Mr. Magoo franchise
- Waldo C. Graphic, a character from the theme park attraction Muppet*Vision 3D
- Waldo Pepper, title character of the film The Great Waldo Pepper
- Waldo Franz Schaeffer (more commonly known as Franz Hopper), a minor supporting character from the French animated television series Code Lyoko and its cancelled 2013 live-action/CGI show Code Lyoko: Evolution
- Uncle Waldo, the drunken gander from the 1970 Disney animated film The Aristocats
- Waldo, a Reptool in the television series Dinotrux
- Waldo Emerson Bell is the central character in K. M. Alexander's Bell Forging Cycle.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.