Jerry (given name)

Jerry
Pronunciation	/ˈdʒɛri/ JERR-ee
Gender	Male
Origin
Region of origin	English
Other names
Related names	Gerry, Gerrie, Jery, Jere, Jerrie, Jeri, Jeremy, Jeremiah

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Jerry is a given name, 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 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 rock 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 Byrd (1935-2016), American sportswriter
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 Watford (1930-1993), American football player
Jerry West (born 1938), American basketball player

Politics

Jerry Brown, California governor
Jerry Mateparae (born 1954), New Zealand Governor-General Designate and former Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force
Jerry Sanders, former San Diego mayor
Jerry "Truck" Gisclair (born 1948), Louisiana state representative
Jerry Weyer (born 1986), Luxembourgian politician

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 Falwell (1933-2007), American clergyman
Jerry Johnston (born 1959), American clergyman
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

Jerry Mouse, a fictional mouse in the "Tom and Jerry" cartoons
Jerry Cruncher, a character in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Jerry Seinfeld (character), eponymous character in the American sitcom, Seinfeld
Jerry Maguire, a sports agent in the film Jerry Maguire, portrayed by Tom Cruise
Jerry Russo, a character from Wizards of Waverly Place
Jerry Stokes, a character 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.