List of people with surname Jenkins

This is a list of real and fictional surnamed Jenkins.

• See Jenkins (name) for the etymology of related first and last names.

Real people[]

The following is a list of real surnamed Jenkins.

A[]

• Ab Jenkins (1883–1956), American racing car driver
• Al Jenkins (disambiguation), several people
• Alan Jenkins (engineer) (born 1947), English automotive engineer and designer
• Alan Jenkins (poet) (born 1955), English poet
• Albert G. Jenkins (1830–1864), American soldier and politician
• Albert Jenkins (footballer) (1865−1940), English footballer who formed Doncaster Rovers in 1879.
• Albert Jenkins (rugby union) (1895–1953), Welsh international rugby union player
• Allan Jenkins (footballer) (born 1981), Scottish footballer
• Allen Jenkins (1900–1974), American actor and singer

B[]

• Barbara Jenkins, Trinidadian writer
• Bert Jenkins (1885–1943), Welsh rugby league and rugby union footballer
• Bill Jenkins (politician) (born 1936), American politician
• Bill Jenkins (drag racer) (1930–2012), American drag racer
• Bill Jenkins (Royal Marines officer) (1925–2002), youngest Royal Marine to win a DSO in the Second World War
• Bill Jenkins, American voice actor for FUNimation Entertainment
• Bill Jenkings born as William Charles Jenkings (1915–1996), Australian writer, newspaper reporter and Bondi Beach identity
• Billy Jenkins (musician) (born 1956), English blues guitarist, composer, and bandleader
• Billy Jenkins (American football) (born 1974), American football defensive back
• Billy Jenkins (Australian footballer) (born 1914), Australian rules footballer
• Blanche Jenkins (active 1872–1915), British portrait painter
• Bob Jenkins (1947–2021), American television and radio sports announcer
• Bob Jenkins (American football) (1923–2001), American football halfback
• Brian Jenkins (politician) (born 1942), British Labour Party politician, MP for Tamworth
• Brian Jenkins (American football) (born 1971), college football coach at Bethune-Cookman University
• Brian Michael Jenkins (born 1942), U.S. terrorism expert
• Bryan Jenkins, Australian chief executive
• Sir Brian Garton Jenkins, former Lord Mayor of London

C[]

• Carlos Jenkins (born 1968), American footballer
• Carter Jenkins (born 1991), American actor
• Charles Jenkins (disambiguation), several people
• Chris Jenkins (disambiguation), several people
• Christopher Martin-Jenkins (1945–2013), cricket journalist
• Clay Jenkins (born 1964), American lawyer and politician
• Clive Jenkins (1926–1999), British trade unionist
• Constance Lillian Jenkins (married name Constance Jenkins Macky; 1883–1961)
• Cullen Jenkins (born 1981), American footballer
• Cynthia Jenkins (1924–2001), New York politician

D[]

• Dan Jenkins (1928–2019), American author and journalist
• Daniel H. Jenkins (born 1963), American actor

E[]

• Ed Jenkins (U.S. politician) (1933–2012), Edgar Jenkins, U.S. Representative from Georgia
• Ed Jenkins (American football) (born 1950), Edward Jenkins, former American footballer
• Ed Jenkins (rugby union) (born 1986), Australian rugby union player
• Edward Jenkins (MP) (1838–1910), author and Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee 1874–1880
• Edward Jenkins (priest) (1902–1996), Anglican Dean of St David's
• Edward Enoch Jenkins, Attorney-General (Fiji) 1938–1945
• Edward Hopkins Jenkins (1850–1931), American agricultural chemist
• Elgton Jenkins (born 1995), American football player
• Ella Jenkins (born 1924), American folk singer
• Ernie Jenkins (1880–1958), Wales international rugby union player
• Ernie Jenkins (baseball) (1906–1978), American baseball pitcher and manager
• Evan Jenkins (politician) (born 1960), United States politician from West Virginia
• Evan Jenkins (footballer) (1906–90), Welsh football winger
• Evan Meredith Jenkins (1896–1985), British colonial administrator
• Eveline Annie Jenkins (1893–1976), British artist and illustrator

F[]

• Farish Jenkins (1940–2012), American paleontologist
• Ferguson Jenkins (born 1943), Canadian baseball player
• Florence Foster Jenkins (1868–1944), U.S. "soprano" known for her extraordinary bravery on stage

G[]

• G. Kenneth Jenkins (1918–2005), British numismatist
• Geoffrey Jenkins (1920-2001), South African writer
• George C. Jenkins (1908–2007), American production designer
• George Jenkins (Australian politician) (1878–1957)
• George W. Jenkins (1907–1996), American businessman and founder of Publix
• George Jenkins (soccer) (1904–1985), Canadian soccer player
• George P. Jenkins (1914–2009), American business executive
• George Neil Jenkins (1914–2007), British professor of oral physiology
• George Jenkins (born 1973), American dentist of The Three Doctors
• Geraint H. Jenkins (born 1946), historian of Wales and the Welsh language
• Gethin Jenkins (born 1980), Welsh rugby player and coach
• Gordon Jenkins (1910–1984), American musician
• Graeme Jenkins (born 1958), British conductor
• Gwilym Jenkins (1932–1982), Welsh statistician

H[]

• Harold Jenkins (Shakespeare scholar) British literary scholar
• Harold Jenkins, member of Sugarman Gang British criminal
• Harold Lloyd Jenkins (1933-1993) American country-western singer-songwriter. Stage name: Conway Twitty
• Harry Jenkins (born 1952) is an Australian Labor politician.
• Harry Jenkins, Sr. (1925–2004), Australian Labor politician
• Harry W. Jenkins, Major General in the United States Marine Corps
• Harry Reginald Jenkins (1881–1970), New Zealand Member of Parliament
• Harry Jenkins (disambiguation), several people
• Herbert George Jenkins (1876–1923), British writer and owner of publisher Herbert Jenkins Ltd
• Helen Jenkins (born 1984), British triathlete
• Henry Jenkins (supercentenarian)
• for Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
• Henry Alfred Jenkins, Australian politician
• Horace Jenkins (born 1974), American basketball playerer
• Hugh Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Putney (1908–2004), British Labour Party politician

I[]

• Ian Jenkins (politician) (born 1941), Scottish politician
• Ian Jenkins (curator), curator at the British Museum
• Ian Jenkins (Royal Navy officer) (1944–2009), former Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces
• Iain Jenkins (born 1972), former Northern Ireland footballer

J[]

• J. Geraint Jenkins (1929–2009), Welsh maritime historian and historian of rural crafts
• Jack Jenkins (baseball) (1942–2002), American baseball player
• Jack Jenkins (American football) (1921–1982), American football player
• Jack Jenkins (rugby player) (1880–1971), Wales international rugby union player
• Jack Jenkins (Welsh footballer) (1892–1946), Welsh international
• Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins (1937–2001), American actor
• Jackie Jenkins-Scott (born c. 1950), American business & academic administrator
• Jackie Jenkins (fl. 1990s), British writer a.k.a. Vanessa Bishop
• James Allister Jenkins (1923–2012), Canadian-American mathematician
• James J. Jenkins (1923-2012) American psychology professor. Played a significant role in development of cognitive psychology.
• Jean Jenkins (politician) (born 1938), Australian educator and senator for Western Australia
• Jean Jenkins (ethnomusicologist) (1922–1990), American-born ethnomusicologist
• Jerry B. Jenkins (born 1949), American author
• Joe Jenkins (1890–1974), American baseball player
• Joseph John Jenkins (1811–1885), English engraver and water-colour painter
• Joseph Willcox Jenkins (1928–2014), American composer, professor of music, and musician.
• John Jenkins (American politician), Maine state senator, mayor and candidate for Governor of Maine
• John Jenkins (governor) (died 1681), colonial governor of North Carolina
• John J. Jenkins (1843–1911), Wisconsin congressman and Puerto Rico judge
• John Theophilus Jenkins (1829–1919), physician and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada
• John Hogan Jenkins (1832–1930), British politician, MP for Chatham, 1906–1910
• Sir John Jenkins (diplomat) (born 1955), British ambassador to Saudi Arabia
• Edward Jenkins (MP), born John Edward Jenkins, 1838–1910), British barrister, author and Liberal Party politician
• John Jenkins, 1st Baron Glantawe (1835–1915), Welsh MP for Carmarthen
• John Barnard Jenkins (born 1933), Welsh nationalist, effective leader of Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru in the 1960s
• John Paul Jenkins (born 1981), local-government councillor in Wales
• John Jenkins (Australian politician) (1851–1923), American-born premier of South Australia
• John Jenkins (composer) (1592–1678), English composer
• Johnny Jenkins (1939–2006), American blues guitarist
• John Jenkins (poet) (born 1949), Australian poet
• John Jenkins (jazz musician) (1931–1993), American saxophonist
• John Major Jenkins (born 1964), American author and populariser of the Maya calendar
• John Pickens Jenkins, better known as Bobo Jenkins (1916–1984), American blues singer and record label owner
• John A. Jenkins (born 1950), American journalist and author
• John Jenkins (American football) (born 1952), American football coach
• John Jenkins (defensive tackle) (born 1989), American football player
• John Jenkins (Australian footballer) (1936–1980), Australian footballer
• John Jenkins (baseball) (1896–1968), American baseball player
• John Jenkins (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player
• John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri) (1770–1829), Welsh Church of England priest and antiquarian
• John David Jenkins (1828–1876), Welsh Tractarian clergyman and railwaymen's union president
• Rev. John Jenkins (Gwili) (1872–1936), Welsh poet, theologian and Archdruid, 1932–1936
• Rev. John I. Jenkins (born 1953), 17th president of the University of Notre Dame, 2005–
• John Jenkins, former director of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band
• John Holmes Jenkins (1940–1989), American historian, antiquarian bookseller, publisher, and poker player
• John Brady Jenkins, American drug dealer in The Yogurt Connection
• John Carmichael Jenkins (1809-1855), American plantation owner in the Antebellum South
• Johnny Jenkins (racing driver) (1875–1945), early 20th-century American open-wheel racing driver
• John Jenkins (rugby), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
• Johnny Jenkins (1939–2006), American blues guitarist
• Johnny Jenkins (racing driver) (1875–1945), American car-race driver
• Joseph Jenkins (disambiguation), multiple people
• Josh Jenkins (born 1989), professional Australian rules football player

K[]

• Karl Jenkins (born 1944), Welsh musician and composer
• Katherine Jenkins (born 1980), Welsh mezzo-soprano
• Kathryn Jenkins (1961–2009), Welsh hymn writer and scholar
• Keith Jenkins, English postmodern historian
• Ken Jenkins (born 1940), American actor
• Ken Jenkins (American football) (born 1959), American footballer
• Kenny Jenkins (1945–2009), Scottish footballer
• Kris Jenkins (born 1979), American footballer

L[]

• Larry "Flash" Jenkins (1955–2019), American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter
• Lawrence Jenkins (1924–2017), American World War II pilot and prisoner of war
• Sir Leoline Jenkins (1625–1685), Welsh lawyer and diplomat
• Leon Jenkins (born 1950), American football player
• Leroy Jenkins (jazz musician) (1932–2007), American composer and jazz musician
• Leroy Jenkins (televangelist) (1934–2017), American televangelist
• Lew Jenkins (1916–1981), American boxer
• Louis Jenkins (poet) (1942–2019), American poet
• Louis Jenkins (politician) (1860–1939), Canadian politician
• Louise Freeland Jenkins (1888–1970), American astronomer
• Luwanda Jenkins (born 1962), American politician

M[]

• Marilyn Jenkins (born 1937), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Michael Jenkins (Unification Church) (fl. 1980s), president, Unification Church of America
• Michael Jenkins (Canadian football) (born 1976), Canadian footballer
• Michael Jenkins (American football) (born 1982), American footballer
• Michael Jenkins (diplomat) (born 1936), former British diplomat
• Michael Jenkins (sportscaster) (born 1973), Comcast SportsNet sports anchor
• Michael Jenkins (basketball) (born 1986), American professional basketball player
• Michael A. G. Jenkins, co-creator of the Jenkins-Traub algorithm
• Mick Jenkins (rapper), American rapper
• Mick Jenkins (rugby), Welsh rugby footballer
• Mike Jenkins (American football) (born 1985), American footballer
• Mike Jenkins (poet) (born 1953), Welsh poet and novelist
• Mike Jenkins (strongman) (1982-2013), professional strongman competitor

N[]

• Neil Jenkins, Welsh rugby union footballer and coach.
• Neil Jenkins (footballer) English soccer player
• Newell Sill Jenkins US-dentist and developer
• Nikara Jenkins (born 1997), Welsh rhythmic gymnast
• Niki Jenkins (born 1973), Canadian judoka
• Nikko Jenkins (born 1986), American spree killer
• Noam Jenkins, Canadian actor

P[]

• Patty Jenkins, American film director and screenwriter
• Paul Jenkins (actor) (1939-2013), American actor
• Paul Jenkins (barrister), Chief Executive of the Treasury Solicitor's Department and Treasury Solicitor
• Paul Jenkins (cricketer), English cricketer
• Paul Jenkins (economist), Canadian economist and Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
• Paul Jenkins (painter) (1923–2012), American abstract expressionist painter
• Paul Jenkins (poet), American academic and poet
• Paul Jenkins (politician) (born 1938), Australian politician
• Paul Jenkins (writer) (born 1965), British comic book writer
• Paul Jenkins, Welsh martial arts fighter, see List of mixed martial artists with the most sanctioned fights
• Peter Jenkins (journalist) (1934–1992), British journalist
• Philip Jenkins (born 1952), American history professor
• Philip Jenkins, drummer of Kids in Glass Houses

R[]

• Rayshawn Jenkins (born 1994), American football player
• Richard L. Jenkins (1903–1991), American child psychiatrist
• Richard Jenkins (engineer) (born 1977), British engineer
• Richard Jenkins (born 1947), American actor
• Richard Jenkins (MP) (1785–1853), Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury
• Richard Lewis Jenkins (1815–1883), New South Wales politician
• Richard Jenkyns (1782–1854), British academic administrator and Dean of Wells
• Richard Burton (1925–1984), Welsh actor whose birth name was Richard Walter Jenkins
• Robert Jenkins (American football), former NFL player
• Robert Jenkins (master mariner) (fl. 1731–1745), English master mariner who sparked the War of Jenkins' Ear
• Robert Jenkins (Pennsylvania politician) (1769–1848), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Robert Jenkins (UK politician) (1900–1978), British Conservative Member of Parliament for Dulwich, 1951–1964
• Robert Harold Jenkins (1873–1939), Canadian politician
• Robert H. Jenkins, Jr. (1948–1969), U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action in Vietnam
• Robert Thomas Jenkins (1881–1969), Welsh historian and academic
• Bob Jenkins (American football) (1923—2001), Consensus All-American football player
• Robert John Jenkins Junior (born 1966), computer professional
• Bob Jenkins, American sports announcer, born as Robert Jenkins.
• Roy Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead (1920–2003), British politician

S[]

• Sally Jenkins (born 1960), American author and journalist
• Samuel Jenkins, Jr. (born 1956), African-American politician
• Scoville Jenkins (born 1986), American tennis player
• Sheree A Jenkins, American author
• Sir Simon Jenkins (born 1943), British newspaper columnist
• Stephan Jenkins (born 1964), rock singer

T[]

• Terry Jenkins (born 1963), professional darts player
• Teven Jenkins (born 1998), American football player
• Thomas Jenkins (disambiguation), multiple people
• Thornton A. Jenkins (1811–1893), U.S. Rear Admiral
• Tom Jenkins (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tommy Jenkins (born 1947), English footballer
• Tommy Jenkins (Australian footballer) (1902–1979)

W[]

• Walter Jenkins (1918–1985), top aide to Lyndon B. Johnson, resigned after a scandal
• Sir Walter Jenkins (civil servant) (1874–1951), British admiralty official
• William Jenkins (1825–1895), Welsh general manager of Consett Iron Company
• William Albert Jenkins (1878–1968), British politician, former MP for Brecon and Radnor
• William (Bill) Jenkins (1925–2002), youngest Royal Marine to win a DSO in the Second World War
• William Jenkins (Labour politician) (1871–1944), former MP for Neath
• William Jenkins (Canadian politician) (1921–1995)
• William Miller Jenkins (1856–1941), American politician
• William L. Jenkins (born 1936), politician from the state of Tennessee
• William Jenkins (veterinarian), former president of Louisiana State University
• William Jenkins (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1904), Lord Mayor of Belfast
• William Jenkins (Australian politician), member of the South Australian House of Assembly
• William Jenkins (New Zealand) (1813–1902), New Zealand sailor, whaler, accommodation-house keeper, farmer, market gardener, horse-trainer and jockey
• William Jenkins (cricketer) (1788–1844), English cricketer
• William O. Jenkins (1878–1963), American businessman who made great wealth in Mexico
• William Stanley Jenkins (born 1890), Canadian flying ace during World War I
• William Fitzgerald Jenkins, better known under his pen name Murray Leinster (1896–1975), American science fiction author

Fictional characters and others[]

The following is a list of fictional and other Jenkins.

A[]

• Abner Jenkins (Beetle, MACH-1, etc.), Marvel Comics supervillain-turned-hero
• Anya Jenkins (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Doctor Albert Al Jenkins, fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders played by Adam Croasdell

B[]

• Billie Jenkins (Charmed)
• Bob Jenkins, character in Almost Normal
• Bruno Jenkins, nurse in the BBC medical drama Casualty
• Bruno Jenkins, young boy in Roald Dahl's The Witches and the 1990 film based on the story

C[]

• Carl Jenkins, General/Doctor, Minister of Paranormal Warfare in Starship Troopers film
• Carl Jenkins (Oz), an inmate of Aryan Brotherhood on the HBO drama Oz
• Carl Jenkins (Starship Troopers) (Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles)
• Christy Jenkins (Charmed)

E[]

• Ed Jenkins, fictional protagonist of a series of novelettes by Erle Stanley Gardner

G[]

• George W. Jenkins High School, a high school in Lakeland, Florida

H[]

• Howell Jenkins, birthname of Wizard Howl in (Howl's Moving Castle)

L[]

• Leeroy Jenkins, a player character and internet phenomenon from World of Warcraft
• Leeroy Jenkins, an alert (launch) sign used in many combat search and rescue (CSAR) operations in the Middle East, based on the World of Warcraft meme
• Leeroy Jenkins, a funny character act of Flip Wilson, American comedian and actor

M[]

• Mrs. Jenkins, John Rolfe's maid in Disney's Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
• Mrs. Jenkins, character in Timothy Goes to School

N[]

• Neil Jenkins, character in Gavin & Stacey
• Nessa Jenkins, character in Gavin & Stacey
• Nicholas Jenkins, the narrator of Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time

P[]

• Paul Jenkins (EastEnders), fictional character from EastEnders
• Peter "Tucker" Jenkins, fictional character in the BBC children's programme Grange Hill, portrayed by Todd Carty

R[]

• Richard L. Jenkins, a marine who served on the SSV Normandy in Bioware's Mass Effect

W[]

• Private First Class Wallace A. Jenkins, a UNSC marine in Bungie's Halo universe Halo characters#Wallace Jenkins

See also[]

• Jenkins (name)
• Jenkin
• Jenkyns
• Little John
• All pages with titles beginning with Jenkins
• All pages with titles containing Jenkins

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