Namesakes
British Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Edward Heath (a.k.a. Ted) 1970-1974 
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Ted Danson 1990; 1993 Cheers
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
2 characters
(character) Ted 1988 Ted, Just Admit It...
(character) Ted 1996 Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Ted Fairwell 2001 Six Feet Under
Ted Garrett 2002 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Ted Mosby 2005 How I Met Your Mother
Ted Chaough 2007 Mad Men
Hall-of-Famers:
3 baseball, 2 ice hockey, 1 football
(baseball) Ted Lyons 1955
(baseball) Ted Williams 1966
(ice hockey) Ted Lindsay 1966
(ice hockey) Ted Kennedy 1966
(football) Ted Hendricks 1990
(baseball) Ted Simmons 2020
Harry Potter Characters:
1 character
Ted Tonks
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Ted Williams 1946; 1949 baseball
Ted Kennedy 1955 ice hockey
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
3 actors
Ted Danson 1947-
Ted Lange 1948-
Ted McGinley 1958-
Notable Athletes:
2 baseball, 2 ice hockey, 1 skating, 1 skiing
(baseball) Ted Lyons 1900-1986
(baseball) Ted Williams 1918-2002
(ice hockey) Ted Lindsay 1925-2019
(ice hockey) Ted Kennedy 1925-2009
(skiing) Ted Ligety 1984-
(skating) Ted-Jan Bloemen 1986-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Ted Turner 1938-
Notable Evildoers:
1 murderer, 1 terrorist
Ted Kaczynski 1942-2023
Ted Bundy 1946-1989
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Ted Kotcheff 1931-
Notable Journalists:
1 news presenter
(news presenter) Ted Koppel 1940-
Notable Musicians:
1 musician
Ted Nugent 1948-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Ted Cruz 1970-
Olympic Medalists:
2 gold
(gold) Ted Meredith 1912 4x400 m relay; 800 m
(gold) Ted Ligety 2006; 2014 alpine skiing
Tolkien's Characters:
1 character
Ted Sandyman (m)