Jerry (given name)

Jerry is a given name, usually used for males. It is of Old English origin, and sometimes can be spelled Gerry, Gerrie, Geri, Jery, Jere, Jerrie, or Jeri. It is a diminutive form (hypocorism) of George, Gerald, Gerard, Geraldine, Jared, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jermaine, or Jerome.

People[]

Politics[]

• Jerry Brown (born 1938), 34th and 39th Governor of California
• Jerry Mateparae (born 1954), New Zealand Governor-General Designate and former Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force
• Jerry Rawlings (1947–2020), 1st President of 4th Republic of Ghana
• Jerry Sanders (politician) (born 1950), former San Diego mayor and chief of police
• Jerry Weyer (born 1986), Luxembourgian politician

Business[]

• Jerry Buss (1933-2013), businessman, sports teams owner, real estate investor, chemist, and philanthropist
• Jerry Colangelo (born 1939), American businessman and sports executive
• Jerry Greenfield (born 1951), co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream company
• Jerry Jones (born 1942), businessman and sport team owner
• Jerry Yang (born 1968), co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo!

Arts and entertainment[]

• Jerry Birn (1923–2009), American television writer
• Jerry Blavat (born 1940), American radio disc jockey
• Jerry Dolyn Brown (born 1942), Alabama folk artist and traditional potter
• Jerry Bruckheimer (born 1943), American film and television producer
• Jerry Butler (born 1939), American soul singer and songwriter
• Jerry Cantrell (born 1966), American guitarist and vocalist for grunge band Alice in Chains
• Jerry Clower (1926–1998), American country comedian
• Jerry Garcia (1942–1995), American guitarist and vocalist for the American rock band The Grateful Dead
• Jerry Goldsmith (1929–2004), American composer and conductor
• Jerry Hall (born 1956), American model and actress
• Jerry Harris (born 1999), American television personality
• Jerry Hausner (1909–1993), American actor
• Jerry Houser (born 1952), American actor
• Jerry Juhl (1938–2005), American television writer
• Jerry Kuehl (1931-2018), historian and tv producer
• Jerry Lee Lewis (born 1935), American singer, songwriter and pianist
• Jerry Leiber (1933–2011), American songwriter and record producer
• Jerry Lewis (1926–2017), American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director, singer and humanitarian
• Jerry Martin (composer), American jazz and New Age composer and video game creator
• Jerry Naylor (1939–2019), American country and rock and roll recording artist
• Jerry Nelson (1934–2012), American actor and puppeteer
• Jerry O'Connell (born 1974), American actor
• Jerry Orbach (1935–2004), American actor
• Jerry Ragovoy (1930–2011), American songwriter and record producer
• Jerry Reed (1937–2008), American country singer and guitarist
• Jerry Roush (born 1986), former vocalist of the metalcore bands Sky Eats Airplane, Of Mice & Men, and Glass Cloud
• Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954), American comedian, actor and writer
• Jerry Spinelli (born 1941), American writer of young adult fiction
• Jerry Springer (born 1944), American TV personality and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
• Jerry Trainor (born 1977), American actor and comedian
• Jerry Vale (1930–2014), American singer
• Jerry Van Dyke (born 1931), American actor and comedian
• Jerry Wallace (1928–2008), American singer
• Jerry Weintraub (born 1937), American film and television producer
• Jerry Yan (born 1977), Taiwanese actor

Sports[]

• Jerry Brown (gridiron football) (1987–2012), American football player
• Jerry Buchek (1942–2019), American baseball player
• Jerry Goff (born 1964), American baseball player
• Jerry Gustafson (born 1934), American football player
• Jerry Jacobs (American football) (born 1997), American football player
• Jerry Jeudy (born 1999), American football player
• Jerry Kiernan (born 1953), Irish long-distance runner
• Jerry Kindall (1935–2017), American baseball player
• Jerry Lawler (born 1949), American musician, professional wrestler and commentator
• Jerry Mansfield (1892-1960), American football player
• Jerry Marion (born 1944), American football player
• Jerry Norman (basketball) (born 1929/1930), American basketball coach
• Jerry Rice (born 1962), American football player
• Jerry Sandusky (born 1944), American football coach and convicted sex offender
• Jerry Schild (1954—2012), former NASCAR Cup Series driver
• Jerry Simon (born 1968), American-Israeli basketball player
• Jerry Sitoe (born 1990), Mozambican footballer
• Jerry Sloan (1942–2020), American basketball player and coach
• Jerry Stackhouse (born 1974), American basketball player
• Jerry Tillery (born 1996), American football player
• Jerry Watford (1930-1993), American football player
• Jerry West (born 1938), American basketball player

Other[]

• Jerry Coleby-Williams, Australian conservationist, horticulturalist and plant curator
• Jerry Coyne (born 1949), American biologist
• Jerry Doggett (1916–1997), American sportscaster
• Jerry Dunphy (1921–2002), American television news anchor
• Jerry Falwell (1933–2007), American Baptist pastor and televangelist
• Jerry Falwell Jr. (born 1962), American attorney and former president of Liberty University
• Jerry Johnston (born 1959), American clergyman
• Jerry Kang, American legal scholar and academic administrator
• Jerry Krause (disappeared 2013), Missing aviator
• Jerry Magee (1928–2019), American journalist
• Jerry Parr (1930–2015), retired United States Secret Service agent
• Jerry Taft (1943–2020), American meteorologist
• Jerry Whitworth (born 1939), member of the Walker family spy ring
• Jerry Yang, winner of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event
• Xiangzhong "Jerry" Yang (1959–2009), biotechnology scientist who worked on cloning

Fictional characters[]

• Jerry Cruncher, in the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
• the title character in the film Jerry Maguire, portrayed by Tom Cruise
• Jerry Martinez, the main antagonist of the 2006 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
• Jerry Mouse, in the Tom and Jerry cartoons
• Jerry Martin, Norma Shearer's academy award winning character from The Divorcee
• Jerry Bear, a fictional bear in the Sprout show Pajanimals
• Jerry Seinfeld (character), eponymous character in the American sitcom Seinfeld
• Jerry Russo, from the television series Wizards of Waverly Place
• Jerry Stokes, in the short-lived television series Welcome to Eltingville
• Jerry the Tyke, a fictional dog who had his own cartoon series between 1925 and 1927
• Jerry Smith, a fictional character in the American animated series Rick and Morty
• Jerry, a fictional character in the TV series Totally Spies!
• Jerry Gergich, a fictional character in the TV series Parks and Recreation
• Jerry, a fictional character from the game Undertale
• Jerry Gourd, a fictional character in the Christian video series VeggieTales
• Jerry, the name of multiple pre-life beings in Soul (2020 film)

See also[]

• Jer (disambiguation)
• Jeri
• Geri (disambiguation)

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