Jeremy (name)

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Jeremy Given Name
Gender	Male
Related names	Jeremiah
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Jeremy

Jeremy is a masculine given name. It is an English variant of the biblical name Jeremiah.

Contents 1 In arts and entertainment 2 In politics 3 In sports 4 In other fields 5 Fictional characters with the name 6 Popularity 7 See also

[edit] In arts and entertainment

• Jeremy Beadle MBE (1948–2008), English television presenter, writer and producer
• Jeremy Bowen, Welsh journalist
• Jeremy Brett (1933–1995), English actor
• Jeremy Brock, actor and director
• Jeremy Clarkson, English broadcaster
• Jeremy Deller, English artist
• Jeremy Edwards, English TV actor
• Jeremy Filsell, English pianist and composer
• Jem Finer, English musician with the Pogues
• Jeremy Hardy, English comedian
• Jeremy Healy, English singer and DJ
• Jeremy Irons, English actor
• Jeremy Kyle, English TV presenter
• Jeremy London, American actor with twin actor Jason London
• Jeremy Mills, guitarist of Scottish band Idlewild
• Jeremy Northam, English film actor
• Jeremy Paxman, English TV presenter
• Jeremy Piven, American actor
• Jeremy Rees, professional lacrosse player
• Jeremy Spake, English TV presenter
• Jeremy Taggart, percussionist for Canadian band Our Lady Peace
• Jeremy Thomas, English writer and film producer
• Jeremy Vine, English radio and TV journalist and presenter
• Jeremy Wright (blogger), Canadian author and blogger

[edit] In politics

• Jeremy Browne, UK MP
• Jeremy Corbyn, UK MP
• Jeremy Hunt, UK MP
• Jeremy Purvis, Scottish MSP
• Jeremy Thorpe, former UK MP and Liberal leader
• Jeremy Wright (politician), UK MP

[edit] In sports

• Jeremy Guscott, English rugby player and commentator
• Jeremy Mayfield, American NASCAR driver
• Jeremy McGrath, American dirt bike racer
• Jeremy Reed, American baseball player
• Jeremy Roenick, American ice hockey player
• Jeremy Shockey, American football player

[edit] In other fields

• Jeremy Bamber, English criminal
• Jeremy Bentham, English legal reformer and philosopher
• Jeremy Dear, English journalist and union leader
• Jeremy Leggett, English environmentalist
• Jeremy Peat, Scottish economist and a Governor of the BBC
• Jeremy Rosen, English rabbi

[edit] Fictional characters with the name

• Jeremy, fictional character in the British television show Peep Show
• Jeremy, a character in Pure Pwnage

[edit] Popularity

Previously uncommon, the name Jeremy became popular from the 1950's, through the 1960's and into the 1970s, rising abruptly from the 296th-ranked male given name in 1968 to be the 42nd-ranked name in 1972. Since the mid-1980s, its popularity has gradually fallen.

Popularity of "Jeremy" from 1960-2006
Year	Rank
2006	123
2004	111
2000	84
1996	56
1992	47
1988	35
1984	30
1980	18
1976	14
1972	42
1968	296
1964	538
1960	619
Source: Social Security Administration. See http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames

[edit] See also

• Jeremy
• Jem a shortened familiar name or nickname for Jeremy
• Jerry as above, a shortened version of Jeremy