Ted is a masculine given name. It is usually a diminutive form (hypocorism) for Edward, Edwin, Edgar, Edmund, Theodore, among other names. Alternatives of Ted are Ned, Teddy, and Ed.
People
- Ted Bundy (born 1946), American serial killer
- Ted Cruz (born 1970), Canadian-born American politician
- Ted Danson (born 1947), American actor
- Ted Ginn Jr. (born 1985), Former American NFL player
- Ted Ginn Sr. (born 1955), American football coach and father of Ted Ginn Jr.
- Ted Hurst (born 2004), American football player
- Ted Jolliffe (1909–1998), Chinese-born Canadian politician
- Ted Kennedy (1932-2009), American lawyer and politician
- Ted Koppel (born 1940), British-American television journalist
- Ted Nolan (born 1958), Canadian Ojibwe ice hockey player
- Ted Nugent (born 1948), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist
- Ted Rall (born 1963), American cartoonist
- Ted Turner (1938–2026), American media mogul
- Ted Wheeler (born 1962), American politician and former mayor of Portland, Oregon
- Ted Whitten (1933– 1995) Australian rules footballer
- Ted Williams (1918-2002), American professional baseball player and manager
Fictional characters:
- Ted Thompson, a character in the video game Bully