Jerry (given name)
Jerry is a given name, usually used for males. 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 George, Gerald, Gerard, Geraldine, Geronimo, Jared, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jermaine, Jeronimo, or Jerome.
People
Politics
- Jerry Bauerly, American educator, farmer, businessman, and Minnesota State Representative
- Jerry Brown, 34th and 39th Governor of California
- Jerry Gaetz, member of the North Dakota Senate
- Jerry Mateparae, New Zealand Governor-General Designate and former Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force
- Jerry H. Money American politician
- Jerry Rawlings, 1st President of 4th Republic of Ghana
- Jerry Sanders (politician), former San Diego mayor and chief of police
Business
- Jerry Buss, American businessman, sports teams owner, real estate investor, chemist, and philanthropist
- Jerry Colangelo, American businessman and sports executive
- Jerry Greenfield, American businessman, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream company
- Jerry Jones, American businessman and sport team owner
- Jerry Yang, Taiwanese-American co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo!
Arts and entertainment
- Jerry Birn, American television writer
- Jerry Blavat, American radio disc jockey
- Jerry Dolyn Brown, Alabama folk artist and traditional potter
- Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer
- Jerry Butler, American soul singer and songwriter
- Jerry Cantrell, American guitarist and vocalist for grunge band Alice in Chains
- Jerry Clower, American country comedian
- Jerry Dixon (actor), American actor
- Jerry Dunphy, American television news anchor
- Jerry Garcia, American guitarist and vocalist for the American rock band The Grateful Dead
- Jerry Goldsmith, American composer and conductor
- Jerry Hall, American model and actress
- Jerry Harris, American television personality
- Jerry Hausner, American actor
- Jerry Haynes, American actor
- Jerry Heil, stage name of Yana Oleksandrivna Shemaieva, Ukrainian singer, songwriter and YouTuber
- Jerry Houser, American actor
- Jerry Juhl, American television writer
- Jerry King, cartoonist
- Jerry Kuehl, American historian and TV producer
- Gerald Lamb, known as Jerry Lamb, Hong Kong actor, singer, television presenter, and DJ
- Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer, songwriter and pianist
- Jerry Leiber, American songwriter and record producer
- Jerry Lewis, American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director, singer and humanitarian
- Jerry Maren, American actor
- Jerry Martin (composer), American jazz and New Age composer and video game creator
- Jerry Naylor, American country and rock and roll recording artist
- Jerry Nelson, American actor and puppeteer
- Jerry O'Connell, American actor
- Jerry Orbach, American actor
- Jerry Pinkney, American illustrator and writer of children's literature
- Jerry Ragovoy, American songwriter and record producer
- Jerry Reed, American country singer and guitarist
- Jerry Rivera, Puerto Rican salsa singer and songwriter
- Jerry Roush, former vocalist of the metalcore bands Sky Eats Airplane, Of Mice & Men, and Glass Cloud
- Jerry Scott, American cartoonist and writer
- Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian, actor and writer
- Jerry Spinelli, American writer of young adult fiction
- Jerry Springer, American TV personality and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
- Jerry Stiller, American actor and comedian
- Jerry Supiran, American actor
- Jerry Trainor, American actor and comedian
- Jerry Vale, American singer
- Jerry Van Dyke, American actor and comedian
- Jerry Velázquez, Mexican actor and singer
- Jerry Wallace, American singer
- Jerry Weintraub, American film and television producer
- Jerry Yan, Taiwanese actor
Sports
- Jerry Anderson, American football safety player
- Jerry Anderson (diver), Puerto Rican diver
- Jerry Balisok, American professional wrestler
- Jerry Blackwell, American professional wrestler
- Jerry Bohlander, American former mixed martial artist
- Jerry Brown (gridiron football), American football player
- Jerry Buchek, American baseball player
- Jerry Collins, professional rugby union player
- Jerry Deets, Paralympian athlete from the United States
- Jerry Goff, American baseball player
- Jerry Graham, American professional wrestler
- Jerry Gustafson, American football player
- Jerry Hinsdale, American competitive swimmer
- Jerry Jacobs (American football), American football player
- Jerry Jeudy, American football player
- Jerry Kelly, American professional golfer
- Jerry Kiernan, Irish long-distance runner
- Jerry Kindall, American baseball player
- Jerry Lawler, American musician, professional wrestler and commentator
- Jerry Lyne, American basketball player and coach
- Jerry Lynn, American professional wrestler
- Jerry Lynn (baseball), Major League Baseball second baseman
- Jerry Mansfield, American football player
- Jerry Marion, American football player
- Jerry Martin (ski jumper), American former ski jumper
- Jerry Mays (defensive lineman), American professional football player
- Jerry Moffatt, British rock climber and climbing author
- Jerry Montgomery, American football player and coach
- Jerry Narron, American baseball player, manager, and coach
- Jerry Newsom, American former college basketball player
- Jerry Norman (basketball), American basketball coach
- Jerry Page, American boxer
- Jerry Pate, American professional golfer
- Jerry Pulamte, Indian footballer
- Jerry Quarry, American professional boxer
- Jerry Rice, American football player
- Jerry Saggs, American professional wrestler
- Jerry Sandusky, American football coach and convicted sex offender
- Jerry Schild, American NASCAR Cup Series driver
- Shang Juncheng, also known as Jerry Shang, Chinese professional tennis player
- Jerry Simon, American-Israeli basketball player
- Jerry Sitoe, Mozambican footballer
- Jerry Sloan, American basketball player and coach
- Jerry Stackhouse, American basketball player
- Jerry Stubbs, American professional wrestler
- Jerry Tarkanian, American retired college basketball head coach known as "Tark the Shark"
- Jerry Tillery, American football player
- Jerry Tuwai, Fiji rugby union player
- Jerry Watford, American football player
- Jerry West, American basketball player
Other
- Jerry Balentine, American osteopathic physician and academic administrator
- Jerry Brudos, American serial killer
- Jerry Coleby-Williams, Australian conservationist, horticulturalist and plant curator
- Jerry Coyne, American biologist
- Jerry Doggett, American sportscaster
- Jerry Dunphy, American television news anchor
- Jerry P. Eaton, American geologist
- Jerry Falwell, American Baptist pastor and televangelist
- Jerry Falwell Jr., American attorney and former president of Liberty University
- Jerry Johnston, American clergyman
- Jerry Kang, American legal scholar and academic administrator
- Jerry Krause (missionary), American aviator
- Jerry Lawson, American electronics engineer working in video games
- Jerry Little, American serial killer
- Jerry Magee, American journalist
- Jerry Walter McFadden, American serial killer
- Jerry Martin Orbos, Filipino Roman Catholic priest
- Jerry Parr, United States Secret Service agent
- Jerry Spraggins, American murderer, rapist and suspected serial killer
- Jerry D. Roe, American professor
- Jerry Taft, American meteorologist
- Jerry Whitworth, member of the Walker family spy ring
- Jerry Yang, American winner of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event
- Xiangzhong "Jerry" Yang, Chinese-American biotechnology scientist who worked on cloning
Fictional characters
- Jerry, a fictional character from the game Undertale
- Jerry, a character in the 1998 American comedy movie My Giant
- Jerry, the name of multiple pre-life beings in film Soul
- Jerry, the second main character from The Zoo Story by Edward Albee
- Dr. Jerry Attricks, a fictional character in the YouTube series Scott the Woz
- Jerry Recycled Batteries, also known as Peterbilt, a red truck character in the animated film Cars
- Jerry Bear, a fictional bear in the Sprout show Pajanimals
- Jerry Cramer, a character in the 1990 American comedy movie Ski Patrol
- Jerry Cruncher, in the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- Jerry Gergich, a fictional character in the TV series Parks and Recreation
- Jerry Gourd, a fictional character in the Christian video series VeggieTales
- Jerry Hewitt, a character in the 2008 Hallmark Channel television movie The Nanny Express
- Cpt. Jerry Lawson, a character in the 1983 American techno-thriller movie WarGames
- Jerry Lewis, a fictional character in the TV series Totally Spies!
- the title character in the film Jerry Maguire, portrayed by Tom Cruise
- Jerry Martin, character in the film The Divorcee
- Jerry Martinez, the main antagonist of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Jerry Miller, in the film Tammy
- Jerry Mouse, in the Tom and Jerry cartoons
- Jerry Muller, a character in the 1934 film The Man Who Changed His Name
- Jerry Pierce, a character in Tag, played by Jeremy Renner
- Jerry Russo, from the television series Wizards of Waverly Place
- Jerry Seinfeld (character), eponymous character in the American sitcom Seinfeld
- Jerry Slugworth, a scare floor manager in the animated film Monsters, Inc.
- Jerry Smith, a fictional character in the American animated series Rick and Morty
- Jerry Stokes, in the short-lived television series Welcome to Eltingville
- Jerry the Tyke, a fictional dog who had his own cartoon series between 1925 and 1927