Early

Early may refer to:

History

• the beginning or oldest part of a defined historical period, as opposed to middle or late periods.
  • e.g., Early modern Europe

Places:

• In the United States:
  • Early, Iowa
  • Early, Texas
  • Early County, Georgia

People:

• Gerald Early, writer, culture critic and professor
• James M. Early, electrical engineer for whom the Early effect was named
• Joseph Early, congressman from Massachusetts
• Jubal Anderson Early, American Civil War general
• Early Doucet, American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals
• Early Wynn, Major League baseball pitcher, elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972

Popular culture:

• Early Cuyler, an anthropomorphic hillbilly squid in The Squidbillies.
• Early Grayce, a sociopath in the film Kalifornia.
• Jubal Early a fictional bounty hunter from the television series Firefly

Other uses:

• Early Christianity
• Early Records, a record label
• Early effect, an effect in transistor physics