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Jerry Pronunciation
JERR -ee Gender
Unisex (Male/Female) Region of origin English Related names
Diarmaid , Gerry, Gerrie, Jery, Jeryn, Jere, Jerrie, Jared, Jeri, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jermaine and Jerome
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 .
Jerry Bauerly (born 1943), American educator, farmer, businessman, and Minnesota State Representative
Jerry Brown (born 1938), 34th and 39th Governor of California
Jerry Gaetz (1914–1964), member of the North Dakota Senate
Jerry Mateparae (born 1954), New Zealand Governor-General Designate and former Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force
Jerry H. Money (1946-1990) American politician
Jerry Rawlings (1947–2020), 1st President of 4th Republic of Ghana
Jerry Sanders (politician) (born 1950), former San Diego mayor and chief of police
Jerry Buss (1933–2013), American businessman, sports teams owner, real estate investor, chemist, and philanthropist
Jerry Colangelo (born 1939), American businessman and sports executive
Jerry Greenfield (born 1951), American businessman, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream company
Jerry Jones (born 1942), American businessman and sport team owner
Jerry Yang (born 1968), Taiwanese-American co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo!
Jerry Birn (1923–2009), American television writer
Jerry Blavat (1940–2023), American radio disc jockey
Jerry Dolyn Brown (1942–2016), Alabama folk artist and traditional potter
Jerry Bruckheimer (born 1943), American film and television producer
Jerry Butler (born 1939), American soul singer and songwriter
Jerry Cantrell (born 1966), American guitarist and vocalist for grunge band Alice in Chains
Jerry Clower (1926–1998), American country comedian
Jerry Dixon (actor) , American actor
Jerry Dunphy (1921–2002), American television news anchor
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 Harris (born 1999), American television personality
Jerry Hausner (1909–1993), American actor
Jerry Haynes (1927–2011), American actor
Jerry Heil (born 1995), stage name of Yana Oleksandrivna Shemaieva, Ukrainian singer, songwriter and YouTuber
Jerry Houser (born 1952), American actor
Jerry Juhl (1938–2005), American television writer
Jerry King , cartoonist
Jerry Kuehl (1931–2018), American historian and TV producer
Jerry Lee Lewis (1935–2022), American singer, songwriter and pianist
Jerry Leiber (1933–2011), American songwriter and record producer
Jerry Lewis (1926–2017), American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director, singer and humanitarian
Jerry Maren (1920–2018), American actor
Jerry Martin (composer) , American jazz and New Age composer and video game creator
Jerry Naylor (1939–2019), American country and rock and roll recording artist
Jerry Nelson (1934–2012), American actor and puppeteer
Jerry O'Connell (born 1974), American actor
Jerry Orbach (1935–2004), American actor
Jerry Ragovoy (1930–2011), American songwriter and record producer
Jerry Reed (1937–2008), American country singer and guitarist
Jerry Roush (born 1986), former vocalist of the metalcore bands Sky Eats Airplane, Of Mice & Men, and Glass Cloud
Jerry Scott (born 1955), American cartoonist and writer
Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954), American comedian, actor and writer
Jerry Spinelli (born 1941), American writer of young adult fiction
Jerry Springer (1944–2023), American TV personality and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
Jerry Stiller (1927-2020), American actor and comedian
Jerry Supiran (born 1973), American actor
Jerry Trainor (born 1977), American actor and comedian
Jerry Vale (1930–2014), American singer
Jerry Van Dyke (1931–2018), American actor and comedian
Jerry Wallace (1928–2008), American singer
Jerry Weintraub (1937–2015), American film and television producer
Jerry Yan (born 1977), Taiwanese actor
Jerry Anderson (1953–1989), American football safety player
Jerry Balisok (1955–2013), American professional wrestler
Jerry Blackwell (1949–1995), American professional wrestler
Jerry Bohlander (born 1974), American former mixed martial artist
Jerry Brown (gridiron football) (1987–2012), American football player
Jerry Buchek (1942–2019), American baseball player
Jerry Goff (born 1964), American baseball player
Jerry Gustafson (born 1934), American football player
Jerry Jacobs (American football) (born 1997), American football player
Jerry Jeudy (born 1999), American football player
Jerry Kiernan (1953–2021), Irish long-distance runner
Jerry Kindall (1935–2017), American baseball player
Jerry Lawler (born 1949), American musician, professional wrestler and commentator
Jerry Lyne , American basketball player and coach
Jerry Lynn (born 1963), American professional wrestler
Jerry Lynn (baseball) (1916–1972), Major League Baseball second baseman
Jerry Mansfield (1892–1960), American football player
Jerry Marion (born 1944), American football player
Jerry Mays (defensive lineman) (1939–1994), American professional football player
Jerry Moffatt (born 1963), British rock climber and climbing author
Jerry Montgomery (born 1979), American football player and coach
Jerry Narron (born 1956), American baseball player, manager, and coach
Jerry Newsom (born 1946), American former college basketball player
Jerry Norman (basketball) (born 1929), American basketball coach
Jerry Pulamte (born 1999), Indian footballer
Jerry Rice (born 1962), American football player
Jerry Saggs (born 1964), American professional wrestler
Jerry Sandusky (born 1944), American football coach and convicted sex offender
Jerry Schild (1954–2012), American NASCAR Cup Series driver
Jerry Simon (born 1968), American-Israeli basketball player
Jerry Sitoe (born 1990), Mozambican footballer
Jerry Sloan (1942–2020), American basketball player and coach
Jerry Stackhouse (born 1974), American basketball player
Jerry Stubbs (born 1951), American professional wrestler
Jerry Tarkanian (born 1930), American retired college basketball head coach known as "Tark the Shark"
Jerry Tillery (born 1996), American football player
Jerry Watford (1930–1993), American football player
Jerry West (1938–2024), American basketball player
Jerry Brudos (1939–2006), American serial killer
Jerry Coleby-Williams , Australian conservationist, horticulturalist and plant curator
Jerry Coyne (born 1949), American biologist
Jerry Doggett (1916–1997), American sportscaster
Jerry Dunphy (1921–2002), American television news anchor
Jerry P. Eaton (1926–2004), American geologist
Jerry Falwell (1933–2007), American Baptist pastor and televangelist
Jerry Falwell Jr. (born 1962), American attorney and former president of Liberty University
Jerry Johnston (born 1959), American clergyman
Jerry Kang , American legal scholar and academic administrator
Jerry Krause (missionary) (disappeared 2013), American aviator
Jerry Lawson (1940–2011), American electronics engineer working in video games
Jerry Little (1956–1994), American serial killer
Jerry Magee (1928–2019), American journalist
Jerry Walter McFadden (1948–1999), American serial killer
Jerry Parr (1930–2015), United States Secret Service agent
Jerry Spraggins (born 1954), American murderer, rapist and suspected serial killer
Jerry D. Roe (born 1936), American professor
Jerry Taft (1943–2020), American meteorologist
Jerry Whitworth (born 1939), member of the Walker family spy ring
Jerry Yang , American winner of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event
Xiangzhong "Jerry" Yang (1959–2009), Chinese-American biotechnology scientist who worked on cloning
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
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 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 Mouse , in the Tom and Jerry cartoons
Jerry Muller, a character in the 1934 film
The Man Who Changed His Name
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