Jerry (given name)
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Unisex |
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| Region of origin |
English |
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| Related names |
Gerry, Gerrie, Jery, Jere, Jerrie, Jeri, Jeremy, Jeremiah |
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Jerry is a given name, used for both sexes. It is of Old English origin, and sometimes can be spelled Gerry, Gerrie, Geri, Jery, Jere, Jerrie, or Jeri. It is a diminutive form of Gerald, Gerard, Geraldine, Jeremy, Jeremiah or Jerome.
List of people with the given name Jerry
Entertainment
- Jerry Birn (1923–2009), American television writer
- Jerry Bruckheimer (born 1943), American film and television producer
- 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 jam band, The Grateful Dead
- Jerry Goldsmith (1929–2004), American composer and conductor
- Jerry Hall (born 1956), American model and actress
- Jerry Lee Lewis (born 1935), American singer, songwriter and pianist
- Jerry Lewis (born 1926), 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 O'Connell (born 1974), American actor
- Jerry Orbach (1935–2004), American actor
- Jerry Reed (1937–2008), American guitarist and country singer
- Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954), American comedian, actor and writer
- Jerry Springer (born 1944), American TV personality and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
- Jerry Van Dyke (born 1931), American actor and comedian
- Jerry Weintraub (born 1937), American film and television producer
- Jerry Yan (born 1977), Taiwanese actor
Sports
- Jerry Colangelo (born 1939) American businessman and sports executive.
- Jerry Gustafson, American football player
- Jerry Kiernan (born 1953), Irish long-distance runner
- 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 Rice (born 1962), American player of American football
- Jerry Sitoe (born 1990), Mozambican footballer
- Jerry Stackhouse (born 1974), American basketball player
- Jerry West (born 1938), American basketball player
Politics
Other
- Jerry Buss (1933-2013), businessman, sports teams owner, real estate investor, chemist, and philanthropist
- Jerry Coleby-Williams, Australian conservationist, horticulturalist and plant curator
- Jerry Dolyn Brown (born 1942), Alabama folk artist and traditional potter
- Jerry Jones (born 1942), businessman and sport team owner
- Jerry Greenfield (born 1951), co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream company
- Jerry Parr (born 1930), retired United States Secret Service agent
- Jerry Spinelli (born 1941), writer of young adult fiction
- Jerry Whitworth (born 1939), member of the Walker family spy ring
- Jerry Yang (disambiguation) (born 1968), co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo!
Fictional characters
See also