Jerry (given name)
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Jerry is a given name, used for both sexes. It is of Old English origin, and sometimes can be spelled Gerry, Gerrie, Jery, Jerrie, or Jeri. It is a diminutive form of Gerald
, Geraldine
, Jeremy
, Jeremiah
or Jerome
.
Gerald
Gerald is a masculine German given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ger- and suffix -wald . Variants include the English given name Jerrold, and the feminine nickname Jeri. Gerald is less common as a surname...
, Geraldine
Geraldine
The feminine form of the first name Gerald. Famous women named Geraldine include:*Geraldine Ferraro, United States congresswoman and 1984 Vice Presidential candidate*Geraldine Chaplin, actress*Geraldine Fitzgerald, actress*Geraldine Page, actress...
, Jeremy
Jeremy
Jeremy is an English masculine given name. Less commonly, it may be a surname. It is also an English rendering of Jeremiah employed in certain sections of the Authorized King James Version bible.It may also refer to:*Jeremy , a 1973 American film...
, Jeremiah
Jeremiah (disambiguation)
Jeremiah was one of the main prophets of the Hebrew Bible.Jeremiah is a given name and surname that may also be spelled Jeremias. It may refer to:-Clergy:*Patriarch Jeremias I of Constantinople, reigned 1522–1524 and 1525–1546...
or Jerome
Jerome (disambiguation)
Jerome is a name that is the anglicization of Hieronymus. St Jerome was an Illyrian Christian priest who translated the Bible into Latin...
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Entertainment
- Jerry BirnJerry BirnJerry Birn was an American television soap opera writer. He was married to actress Patty Weaver from 1994 until his death aged 86; his daughter is Laura Bryan Birn....
(1923–2009), American television writer - Jerry CantrellJerry CantrellJerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with the grunge/metal band Alice in Chains, as lead guitarist, backing and co-lead vocalist, and co-lyricist. He performs lead vocals on his solo projects, and is part of Alice in Chains' harmonizing...
(born 1966), guitarist and vocalist for grunge band, Alice in Chains - Jerry ClowerJerry ClowerHoward Gerald "Jerry" Clower was a popular country comedian best known for his stories of the rural South. He was often nicknamed "The Mouth of the South", although this title has also been used for other individuals.Clower began a 2-year stint in the Navy immediately after graduating high school...
(1926–1998), country comedian - Jerry GarciaJerry GarciaJerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead...
(1942–1995), guitarist and vocalist for the American jam band, The Grateful Dead - Jerry GoldsmithJerry GoldsmithJerrald King Goldsmith was an American composer and conductor most known for his work in film and television scoring....
(1929–2004), Film music composer - Jerry HallJerry HallJerry Faye Hall is an American model and actress, also known for her long-term relationship with Mick Jagger, with whom she had four children.-Early life:...
(born 1956), American model and actress - Jerry Lee LewisJerry Lee LewisJerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...
(born 1935), American singer, songwriter and pianist - Jerry LewisJerry LewisJerry Lewis is an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis...
(born 1926), American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director, singer and humanitarian - Jerry Martin (musician)Jerry Martin (musician)Jerry Martin is a jazz and New Age composer, famous for composing songs for television commercials, and for The Sims and SimCity series.- Biography :...
, American jazz and New Age composer and video game creator - Jerry O'ConnellJerry O'ConnellJeremiah "Jerry" O'Connell is an American actor, best known for his roles in the TV series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me, Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack, and Detective Woody Hoyt on the drama Crossing Jordan...
(born 1974), American actor - Jerry OrbachJerry OrbachJerome Bernard "Jerry" Orbach was an American actor and singer. He was well known for his starring role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the Law & Order television series and as the voice of Lumière in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. As well, Orbach was a noted musical theatre star...
(1935–2004), American actor - Jerry ReedJerry ReedJerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
(1937–2008), guitarist and country singer - Jerry SeinfeldJerry SeinfeldJerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television and film producer, known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the situation comedy Seinfeld , which he co-created and co-wrote with Larry David, and, in the show's final two seasons,...
(born 1954), comedian, actor and writer - Jerry SpringerJerry SpringerGerald Norman "Jerry" Springer is a British-born American television presenter, best known as host of the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show since its debut in 1991...
(born 1944), TV personality and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio - Jerry Van DykeJerry Van DykeJerry Van Dyke is an American comedian and actor. He is the younger brother of comedian and actor Dick Van Dyke, and made his acting debut on The Dick Van Dyke Show with several guest appearances as Rob Petrie's brother, Stacey...
(born 1931), American actor and comedian
Sports
- Jerry KiernanJerry KiernanJeremiah Kiernan is a former long-distance runner from Ireland. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he finished in ninth place in the men's marathon. His team mate John Treacy claimed silver in the same race. Kiernan twice won the Dublin...
(born 1953), Irish long-distance runner - Jerry LawlerJerry LawlerJerry O'Neil Lawler is an American professional wrestler, wrestling commentator, musician, businessman, commercial artist and film actor, known throughout the wrestling world as Jerry "The King" Lawler. He is currently signed to WWE, working on its Raw brand as the color commentator and occasional...
(born 1949), American musician, professional wrestler and commentator - Jerry RiceJerry RiceJerry Lee Rice is a retired American football wide receiver. He is generally regarded as the greatest wide receiver of all time and one of the greatest players in National Football League history...
(born 1962), a former American football wide receiver - Jerry StackhouseJerry StackhouseJerry Darnell Stackhouse is an American professional basketball player who plays both shooting guard and small forward. He most recently played for the Miami Heat. He is now an NBA TV analyst but remains as an eligible free agent....
(born 1974), American basketball player - Jerry WestJerry WestJerry Alan West is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . His nicknames include "Mr...
(born 1938), American basketball player
Politics
- Jerry BrownJerry BrownEdmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr. is an American politician. Brown served as the 34th Governor of California , and is currently serving as the 39th California Governor...
, California governor - Jerry MateparaeJerry MateparaeLieutenant General Sir Jeremiah "Jerry" Mateparae, GNZM, QSO is New Zealand's 20th Governor-General. He was Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force between 2006 and 2011, the first Māori person to hold the office, and the Director of the New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau from 7...
(born 1954), New Zealand Governor-General Designate and former Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force - Jerry WeyerJerry WeyerJerry Weyer is a Luxembourgian politician and has been co-president of Pirate Parties International since 1st of March 2010...
(born 1986), Luxembourgian politician
Other
- Jerry Coleby-WilliamsJerry Coleby-WilliamsJerry Coleby-Williams is an Australian conservationist, horticulturalist and plant curator. He has been a presenter on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia since 1999. He is the director of the Seedsavers Network and an Executive Member of the Queensland Conservation Council.Coleby-Williams was born in...
, Australian conservationist, horticulturalist and plant curator - Jerry Dolyn BrownJerry Dolyn BrownAmerican folk artist Jerry Dolyn Brown, better known as Jerry Brown , is a traditional stoneware pottery maker who lives and works in Hamilton, Alabama. He is a 1992 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship award and 2003 recipient of the Alabama Folk Heritage...
(born 1942), Alabama folk artist and traditional potter - Jerry ParrJerry ParrJerry S. Parr is a retired Secret Service Agent, who is best known for being one of the agents protecting President Reagan on the day of his assassination attempt on March 30, 1981.- Education :...
(born 1930), retired United States Secret Service agent - Jerry SpinelliJerry SpinelliJerry Spinelli is an author of children's novels on adolescence and early adulthood. He is best known for the novels Maniac Magee and Wringer....
(born 1941), writer of young adult fiction
Fictional characters
- Jerry Seinfeld (character)Jerry Seinfeld (character)Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld is the main protagonist of the American television sitcom Seinfeld . The straight man among his group of friends, this semi-fictionalized version of comedian Jerry Seinfeld was named after, co-created by, based on, and played by Seinfeld himself.The series revolves around...
, eponymous character in the American sitcom, Seinfeld - Jerry MouseJerry MouseJerry Mouse is a fictional animated character, one of the main characters in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's series of Tom and Jerry theatrical cartoon short films. Created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Jerry is a brown anthropomorphic mouse, who first appeared in the 1940 MGM animated short Puss...
, a fictional mouse in the "Tom and Jerry" cartoons - Jerry Stokes, a character in the short lived television series Welcome to EltingvilleWelcome to EltingvilleWelcome to Eltingville is an animated comedy pilot based on Evan Dorkin Eisner Award winning comic book, Dork!; which takes place in Eltingville, Staten Island. The pilot episode, titled "Bring Me the Head of Boba Fett", in the premiered in the United States on March 3, 2002, on Cartoon Network's...
- Jerry CruncherJerry Cruncher-Overview:Jerry Cruncher is employed as a porter for Tellson's Bank of London. He earns extra money as a 'resurrection man' removing bodies from their graves for sale to medical schools and students as cadavers. During the story, Jerry Cruncher accompanies Jarvis Lorry and Lucie Manette to Paris...
, a character in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
See also
- JeriJeri-People:*Jeri Ellsworth , American entrepreneur and computer chip designer*Jeri Laber , American activist and writer*Jeri Ryan , American actress*Jeri Southern , American jazz pianist and singer...
- Jerry Brown (disambiguation)Jerry Brown (disambiguation)Jerry Brown may refer to:*Jerry Dolyn Brown - Alabama folk artist and traditional potter*Jerome Brown - American football defensive lineman*Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr. - 34th and 39th Governor of California...
- Geri (disambiguation)