Gerry
Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form of Gerard, Gerald or Geraldine. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Elbridge Gerry, fifth US vice president after whom the term gerrymander was named
- * Ann Gerry, wife of Elbridge
- ** Thomas Russell Gerry, son of Elbridge and Ann
- *** Elbridge Thomas Gerry, American lawyer and reformer, son of Thomas
- **** Peter G. Gerry, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, great grandson of Elbridge
- ***** Edith Stuyvesant Gerry, American philanthropist and wife of Peter
- ***** Elbridge T. Gerry Sr., American banker and polo player, great-great grandson of the vice president
- ***** Robert L. Gerry Jr., American polo player, brother of Elbridge Sr
- ****** Robert L. Gerry III, American businessman, son of Robert L. Jr
- Alan Gerry, American billionaire and founder of Cablevision Industries
- Elbridge Gerry (Maine politician), American lawyer and politician
- Eloise Gerry, American forestry research scientist
- Nathan Gerry, American football player
- Robert Gerry (politician), American politician
Given name
- Gerry Adams, Irish republican politician
- Gerry Adams Sr., Irish Republic Army volunteer, father of the Irish politician and alleged abuser of his family
- Gerry Adams (fencer), Australian fencer
- Gerry Alanguilan, Filipino comic book artist and writer
- Gerry Anderson, English producer and director
- Gerry Armstrong (activist), critic and former member of the Church of Scientology
- Gerry Armstrong (footballer), Northern Irish footballer
- Gerry Barney, British designer
- Gerry Bohanon, American football player
- Gerry Boulet, Canadian rock singer
- Gerry Bertier, Virginia high school football player
- Gerry Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gerry Brownlee, New Zealand politician
- Gerry Byrne (politician), Canadian politician
- Gerry Byrne (footballer, born 1938), English footballer
- Gerry Cheevers, Canadian retired National Hockey League goaltender
- Gerry Cinnamon, Scottish musician born Gerald Crosbie in 1985
- Gerry Collins (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gerry Cooney, American former boxer
- Gerry Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian born Gerard Donoghue in 1968
- Gerry De Silva, Sri Lanka Army general
- Gerry Dick, American journalist and host of Inside Indiana Business
- Gerry Duggan (writer), American writer
- Geraldine Ferraro, American attorney and politician
- Gerry Francis, English former footballer and manager
- Gerry Francis (footballer, born 1933), South African-born footballer
- Gerry Geran, American ice hockey player
- Gerry Gibeault, Canadian politician
- Gerry Glaude, Canadian ice hockey defenceman
- Gerry Goffin, American lyricist, husband of Carole King
- Gerry Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gerry Harvey, Australian entrepreneur
- Gerry Hitchens, English footballer
- Gerry Kearby, American entrepreneur
- Gerry Kelly, Irish republican politician and former Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer
- Gerry Kelly (broadcaster), Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist
- Gerry Kelly (footballer), English footballer
- Gerry Leonard, Irish musician
- Gerry Lindgren, American track and field runner
- Gerry McMonagle, political figure in Ireland
- Gerry McCoy, Scottish footballer
- Gerry Marsden, English musician, frontman of Gerry and the Pacemakers
- Gerry Morrow, Martinique-born Canadian professional wrestler
- Gerry Mulligan, American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger and composer
- Gerry Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gerry O'Connor (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gerry Peñalosa, Filipino former boxer and WBC and WBO world champion
- Gerry Peyton, Irish former football goalkeeper and coach
- Gerry Philipsen, American academic and ethnographer
- Gerry Phillips, Canadian politician
- Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer and songwriter
- Gerry Reynolds (Irish politician), Irish politician
- Gerry Reynolds (British politician), British politician
- Gerardo Roxas, Filipino politician
- Gerry Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gerry Sayer, chief test pilot for Gloster Aircraft
- Gerry Scott, English television production designer
- Gerry Scotti, Italian television presenter
- Gerry Sharpe
- Gerry Sherry, American football player
- Gerry Spence, American semi-retired trial lawyer
- Gerry Steinberg, British politician
- Gerry Sutcliffe, British politician
- Gerry Tuttle, American football player
- Gerry Ward (basketball), American retired National Basketball Association player
- Gerry Ward (footballer), English footballer
- Bubba Watson, American golfer
- Gerry Williams (footballer), Australian rules footballer
Fictional characters
- Gerry, a character from The Ridonculous Race
- Gerry Keay from '' The Magnus Archives ''