Buster

Actors

William Collier Jr. (1902–1987), American actor

Buster Crabbe (1908–1983), American actor and athlete

Buster Larsen, Danish comic actor Axel Landing Larsen (1920–1993)

Buster Keaton (1895–1966), American actor, filmmaker, producer and writer

Buster Merryfield (1920–1999), English actor most famous for his portrayal of 'Uncle' Albert Trotter in the sitcom Only Fools and Horses

Musicians and singers

Buster Bailey (1902–1967), American jazz musician

Buster Bennett (1914–1980), American blues saxophonist and vocalist

Buster Benton (1932–1996), American blues guitarist and singer

Buster Bloodvessel (born 1958), English singer of the ska revival band Bad Manners

Buster Brown (musician) (1911–1976), American R&B singer and musician

Buster Cooper (1929–2016), American jazz trombonist

Edward "Little Buster" Forehand, soul and blues musician

Buster Harding (1917–1965), Canadian jazz pianist, composer and arranger

Buster Meikle, singer and guitarist, formerly with Unit 4 + 2 and Buster & Bill

Buster Poindexter, a pseudonym of singer David Johansen (born 1950)

Buster Smith (1904–1991), American jazz musician

Buster Williams (born 1942), jazz bass player

Buster Wilson (1897–1949), American jazz pianist

Prince Buster, Jamaican musician Cecil Bustamente Campbell (1938–2016)

In sports

Buster Adams (1915–1990), American Major League Baseball outfielder

Buster Bishop (1920–2004), American college golf coach

Alonzo Boone (1908–1982), American baseball pitcher and manager in the Negro leagues

Buster Brown (baseball) (1881–1914), American Major League Baseball pitcher

Buster Crabbe, Olympic swimmer and actor Clarence Linden Crabbe II (1908–1983)

Jack Craigie (1913–1994), Australian rugby league footballer

Buster Cupit (1927–2023), American retired golfer

Buster Douglas (born 1960), American heavyweight boxer

Buster Farrer (1936–2025), South African cricketer

Ángel Figueroa (born 1981), Puerto Rican basketball player

Lou Gehrig (1903–1941), American Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player

Buster Harvey (1950–2007), Canadian National Hockey League winger

Buster Millerick (1905–1986), American Hall of Fame racehorse trainer

Buster Mottram (born 1955), English tennis player

Buster Narum (1940–2004), American Major League Baseball pitcher

Other

Geoffrey Bailey (1899–1929 or later), English First World War flying ace

Francis William Beaumont (1903–1941), heir to the Seigneur of Sark, Royal Air Force officer and film producer

Buster Edwards (1931–1994), member of the gang that perpetrated the Great Train Robbery

Buster Lloyd-Jones (1914–1980), British veterinarian

Buster Martin, who claimed to be the oldest employee in the UK

Lionel Crabb (1909–c. 1956), British Royal Navy and MI6 diver