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 (hypocorism) of George, Gerald, Gerard, Geraldine, Jared, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jermaine, or Jerome.
People
Politics
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Jerry Bauerly (born 1943), American educator, farmer, businessman, and Minnesota State Representative
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Jerry Brown (born 1938), 34th and 39th Governor of California
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Jerry Gaetz (1914–1964), member of the North Dakota Senate
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Jerry Mateparae (born 1954), New Zealand Governor-General Designate and former Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force
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Jerry H. Money (1946-1990) American politician
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Jerry Rawlings (1947–2020), 1st President of 4th Republic of Ghana
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Jerry Sanders (politician) (born 1950), former San Diego mayor and chief of police
Business
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Jerry Buss (1933–2013), American businessman, sports teams owner, real estate investor, chemist, and philanthropist
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Jerry Colangelo (born 1939), American businessman and sports executive
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Jerry Greenfield (born 1951), American businessman, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream company
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Jerry Jones (born 1942), American businessman and sport team owner
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Jerry Yang (born 1968), Taiwanese-American co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo!
Arts and entertainment
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Jerry Birn (1923–2009), American television writer
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Jerry Blavat (1940–2023), American radio disc jockey
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Jerry Dolyn Brown (1942–2016), Alabama folk artist and traditional potter
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Jerry Bruckheimer (born 1943), American film and television producer
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Jerry Butler (born 1939), American soul singer and songwriter
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Jerry Cantrell (born 1966), American guitarist and vocalist for grunge band Alice in Chains
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Jerry Clower (1926–1998), American country comedian
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Jerry Dixon (actor), American actor
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Jerry Dunphy (1921–2002), American television news anchor
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Jerry Garcia (1942–1995), American guitarist and vocalist for the American rock band The Grateful Dead
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Jerry Goldsmith (1929–2004), American composer and conductor
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Jerry Hall (born 1956), American model and actress
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Jerry Harris (born 1999), American television personality
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Jerry Hausner (1909–1993), American actor
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Jerry Haynes (1927–2011), American actor
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Jerry Heil (born 1995), stage name of Yana Oleksandrivna Shemaieva, Ukrainian singer, songwriter and YouTuber
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Jerry Houser (born 1952), American actor
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Jerry Juhl (1938–2005), American television writer
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Jerry King, cartoonist
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Jerome Kuehl (1931–2018), American historian and TV producer
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Jerry Lee Lewis (1935–2022), American singer, songwriter and pianist
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Jerry Leiber (1933–2011), American songwriter and record producer
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Jerry Lewis (1926–2017), American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director, singer and humanitarian
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Jerry Maren (1920–2018), American actor
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Jerry Martin (composer), American jazz and New Age composer and video game creator
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Jerry Naylor (1939–2019), American country and rock and roll recording artist
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Jerry Nelson (1934–2012), American actor and puppeteer
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Jerry O'Connell (born 1974), American actor
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Jerry Orbach (1935–2004), American actor
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Jerry Ragovoy (1930–2011), American songwriter and record producer
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Jerry Reed (1937–2008), American country singer and guitarist
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Jerry Roush (born 1986), former vocalist of the metalcore bands Sky Eats Airplane, Of Mice & Men, and Glass Cloud
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Jerry Scott (born 1955), American cartoonist and writer
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Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954), American comedian, actor and writer
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Jerry Spinelli (born 1941), American writer of young adult fiction
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Jerry Springer (1944–2023), American TV personality and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
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Jerry Stiller (1927-2020), American actor and comedian
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Jerry Supiran (born 1973), American actor
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Jerry Trainor (born 1977), American actor and comedian
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Jerry Vale (1930–2014), American singer
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Jerry Van Dyke (1931–2018), American actor and comedian
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Jerry Wallace (1928–2008), American singer
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Jerry Weintraub (1937–2015), American film and television producer
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Jerry Yan (born 1977), Taiwanese actor
Sports
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Jerry Anderson (1953–1989), American football safety player
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Jerry Balisok (1955–2013), American professional wrestler
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Jerry Blackwell (1949–1995), American professional wrestler
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Jerry Bohlander (born 1974), American former mixed martial artist
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Jerry Brown (gridiron football) (1987–2012), American football player
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Jerry Buchek (1942–2019), American baseball player
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Jerry Goff (born 1964), American baseball player
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Jerry Gustafson (born 1934), American football player
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Jerry Jacobs (American football) (born 1997), American football player
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Jerry Jeudy (born 1999), American football player
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Jerry Kiernan (1953–2021), Irish long-distance runner
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Jerry Kindall (1935–2017), American baseball player
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Jerry Lawler (born 1949), American musician, professional wrestler and commentator
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Jerry Lyne, American basketball player and coach
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Jerry Lynn (born 1963), American professional wrestler
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Jerry Lynn (baseball) (1916–1972), Major League Baseball second baseman
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Jerry Mansfield (1892–1960), American football player
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Jerry Marion (born 1944), American football player
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Jerry Mays (defensive lineman) (1939–1994), American professional football player
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Jerry Moffatt (born 1963), British rock climber and climbing author
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Jerry Montgomery (born 1979), American football player and coach
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Jerry Narron (born 1956), American baseball player, manager, and coach
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Jerry Newsom (born 1946), American former college basketball player
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Jerry Norman (basketball) (born 1929), American basketball coach
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Jerry Pulamte (born 1999), Indian footballer
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Jerry Rice (born 1962), American football player
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Jerry Saggs (born 1964), American professional wrestler
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Jerry Sandusky (born 1944), American football coach and convicted sex offender
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Jerry Schild (1954–2012), American NASCAR Cup Series driver
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Jerry Simon (born 1968), American-Israeli basketball player
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Jerry Sitoe (born 1990), Mozambican footballer
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Jerry Sloan (1942–2020), American basketball player and coach
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Jerry Stackhouse (born 1974), American basketball player
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Jerry Stubbs (born 1951), American professional wrestler
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Jerry Tarkanian (born 1930), American retired college basketball head coach known as "Tark the Shark"
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Jerry Tillery (born 1996), American football player
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Jerry Watford (1930–1993), American football player
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Jerry West (1938–2024), American basketball player
Other
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Jerry Brudos (1939–2006), American serial killer
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Jerry Coleby-Williams, Australian conservationist, horticulturalist and plant curator
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Jerry Coyne (born 1949), American biologist
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Jerry Doggett (1916–1997), American sportscaster
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Jerry Dunphy (1921–2002), American television news anchor
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Jerry P. Eaton (1926–2004), American geologist
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Jerry Falwell (1933–2007), American Baptist pastor and televangelist
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Jerry Falwell Jr. (born 1962), American attorney and former president of Liberty University
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Jerry Johnston (born 1959), American clergyman
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Jerry Kang, American legal scholar and academic administrator
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Jerry Krause (missionary) (disappeared 2013), American aviator
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Jerry Lawson (1940–2011), American electronics engineer working in video games
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Jerry Little (1956–1994), American serial killer
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Jerry Magee (1928–2019), American journalist
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Jerry Walter McFadden (1948–1999), American serial killer
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Jerry Parr (1930–2015), United States Secret Service agent
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Jerry Spraggins (born 1954), American murderer, rapist and suspected serial killer
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Jerry D. Roe (born 1936), American professor
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Jerry Taft (1943–2020), American meteorologist
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Jerry Whitworth (born 1939), member of the Walker family spy ring
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Jerry Yang, American winner of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event
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Xiangzhong Yang (1959–2009), Chinese-American biotechnology scientist who worked on cloning
Fictional characters
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Jerry, a fictional character from the game Undertale
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Jerry, a character in the 1998 American comedy movie My Giant
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Jerry, the name of multiple pre-life beings in film Soul
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Dr. Jerry Attricks, a fictional character in the YouTube series Scott the Woz
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Jerry Recycled Batteries, also known as Peterbilt, a red truck character in the animated film Cars
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Jerry Bear, a fictional bear in the Sprout show Pajanimals
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Jerry Cruncher, in the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
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Jerry Gergich, a fictional character in the TV series Parks and Recreation
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Jerry Gourd, a fictional character in the Christian video series VeggieTales
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Jerry Hewitt, a character in the 2008 Hallmark Channel television movie The Nanny Express
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Cpt. Jerry Lawson, a character in the 1983 American techno-thriller movie WarGames
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Jerry Lewis, a fictional character in the TV series Totally Spies!
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the title character in the film Jerry Maguire, portrayed by Tom Cruise
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Jerry Martin, character in the film The Divorcee
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Jerry Martinez, the main antagonist of the video game
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Jerry Mouse, in the Tom and Jerry cartoons
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Jerry Muller, a character in the 1934 film The Man Who Changed His Name
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Jerry Russo, from the television series Wizards of Waverly Place
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Jerry Seinfeld (character), eponymous character in the American sitcom Seinfeld
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Jerry Slugworth, a scare floor manager in the animated film Monsters, Inc.
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Jerry Smith, a fictional character in the American animated series Rick and Morty
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Jerry Stokes, in the short-lived television series Welcome to Eltingville
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Jerry the Tyke, a fictional dog who had his own cartoon series between 1925 and 1927
See also
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Jer (disambiguation)
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Jeri
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Geri (disambiguation)