Kermit (given name)
Kermit is a male given name found mainly in the United States. It is a variant spelling of Kermode, a surname in the Isle of Man, which itself is a Manx language variant of Mac Diarmata, an Irish language patronymic anglicised MacDermot. The name Kermit came to prominence through Kermit Roosevelt, son of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, named for Robert Kermit, a maternal great-uncle. The character Kermit the Frog, introduced in 1955, made the name known internationally through the television programs Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.
People with the given name Kermit
A–G
- Kermit Alexander, former American football player
- Kermit Beahan, U.S. Air Force officer who dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki
- Kermit Bloomgarden, American theatrical producer
- Kermit Blossor, namesake of the Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame
- Kermit Blount, former head college football coach at Winston-Salem State University
- Kermit Brashear, American politician
- Kermit Brown, American politician
- Kermit Edward Bye, United States Circuit Judge
- Kermit S. Champa, American art historian and educator
- Kermit Cintrón, boxer
- Kermit R. Cofer, associate justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
- Kermit Davis, men's basketball head coach at Mississippi University
- Kermit Dial, American Negro league infielder
- Kermit Driscoll, jazz bassist
- Kermit Eady, American social worker
- Kermit Erasmus, footballer
- Kermit Goell, American songwriter and archaeologist
- Kermit Gordon, Director of the United States Bureau of the Budget
- Kermit Gosnell, physician and convicted murderer
H–R
- Kermit L. Hall, legal historian and university president
- Kermit Holmes, American basketball player and coach
- Kermit Hunter, playwright
- Kermit Johnson, football player
- Kermit D. Johnson, American Army chaplain
- Kermit E. Krantz, physician
- Kermit Lipez, United States Circuit Judge
- Kermit Love, puppeteer and actor
- Kermit Lynch, wine importer, author, and winemaker
- Kermit Maynard, American actor and stuntman
- Kermit Moore, American conductor, cellist, and composer
- Kermit Moyer, American author
- Kermit Murdock, American actor
- Kermit Oliver, American painter
- Kermit Poling, American conductor, violinist, and composer
- Kermit Quinn, American R&B singer
- Kermit Roosevelt (disambiguation), descendants of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
- Kermit Ruffins, jazz musician
S–Z
- Kermit A. Sande, American politician
- Kermit Schafer, writer and producer
- Kermit Schmidt, American football end and halfback
- Kermit Scott, American counselor and professor of philosophy
- Kermit Scott (musician), jazz tenor saxophonist
- Kermit Sheets, actor, director, playwright
- Kermit Smith, American college baseball player and coach
- Kermit Smith Jr., convicted and executed murderer
- Kermit Staggers, politician
- Kermit Tesoro, Filipino visual, installation, accessory, and fashion designer
- Kermit Tipton, namesake of Kermit Tipton Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee
- Kermit Tyler, American Air Force officer
- Kermit Van Every, American aeronautical engineer
- Kermit Wahl, American professional baseball player
- Kermit Washington, former NBA basketball player
- Kermit Weeks, aviation enthusiast and collector/restorer
- Kermit Whitfield, American football wide receiver
- Kermit Williams, American politician
- Kermit Zarley, professional golfer and author
Fictional characters
- Kermit the Frog, of Muppets fame, introduced in 1955Kermit the Hermit, a 1965 book by Bill Peet
- Kermit William Hodges, the main character in Stephen King's Bill Hodges trilogy, beginning with ''Mr. Mercedes''