Jerry (given name)
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 of George, Gerald, Gerard, Geraldine, Jared, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jermaine, or Jerome.People
Politics
- Jerry Brown, Governor of California
- Jerry "Truck" Gisclair, Louisiana state representative
- Jerry Mateparae, New Zealand Governor-General Designate and former Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force
- Jerry Sanders , former San Diego mayor and chief of police
- Jerry Weyer, Luxembourgian politician
Business
- Jerry Buss, businessman, sports teams owner, real estate investor, chemist, and philanthropist
- Jerry Colangelo, American businessman and sports executive
- Jerry Jones, businessman and sport team owner
- Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream company
- Jerry Yang, co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo!
Arts and entertainment
- Jerry Birn, American television writer
- Jerry Blavat, American radio disc jockey
- Jerry Dolyn Brown, Alabama folk artist and traditional potter
- Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer
- Jerry Butler, American soul singer and songwriter
- Jerry Cantrell, American guitarist and vocalist for grunge band Alice in Chains
- Jerry Clower, American country comedian
- Jerry Garcia, American guitarist and vocalist for the American rock band The Grateful Dead
- Jerry Goldsmith, American composer and conductor
- Jerry Hall, American model and actress
- Jerry Hausner, American actor
- Jerry Houser, American actor
- Jerry Juhl, American television writer
- Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer, songwriter and pianist
- Jerry Leiber, American songwriter and record producer
- Jerry Lewis, American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director, singer and humanitarian
- Jerry Martin, American jazz and New Age composer and video game creator
- Jerry Naylor, American country and rock and roll recording artist
- Jerry Nelson, American actor and puppeteer
- Jerry O'Connell, American actor
- Jerry Orbach, American actor
- Jerry Ragovoy, American songwriter and record producer
- Jerry Reed, American country singer and guitarist
- Jerry Roush, former vocalist of the metalcore bands Sky Eats Airplane, Of Mice & Men, and Glass Cloud
- Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian, actor and writer
- Jerry Spinelli, American writer of young adult fiction
- Jerry Springer, American TV personality and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
- Jerry Trainor, American actor and comedian
- Jerry Vale, American singer
- Jerry Van Dyke, American actor and comedian
- Jerry Wallace, American singer
- Jerry Weintraub, American film and television producer
- Jerry Yan, Taiwanese actor
Sports
- Jerry Brown , American football player
- Jerry Buchek, American baseball player
- Jerry Gustafson, American football player
- Jerry Jeudy, American football player
- Jerry Kiernan, Irish long-distance runner
- Jerry Kindall, American baseball player
- Jerry Lawler, American musician, professional wrestler and commentator
- Jerry Mansfield, American football player
- Jerry Marion, American football player
- Jerry Norman , American basketball coach
- Jerry Rice, American player of American football
- Jerry Schild, former NASCAR Cup Series driver
- Jerry Simon, American-Israeli basketball player
- Jerry Sitoe, Mozambican footballer
- Jerry Sloan, American basketball player and coach
- Jerry Stackhouse, American basketball player
- Jerry Tillery, American football player
- Jerry Watford, American football player
- Jerry West, American basketball player
Other
- Jerry Coleby-Williams, Australian conservationist, horticulturalist and plant curator
- Jerry Coyne, American biologist
- Jerry Doggett, American sportscaster
- Jerry Dunphy, American television news anchor
- Jerry Falwell, American Baptist pastor and televangelist
- Jerry Johnston, American clergyman
- Jerry Kang, American legal scholar and academic administrator
- Jerry Magee, American journalist
- Jerry Parr, retired United States Secret Service agent
- Jerry Whitworth, member of the Walker family spy ring
- Jerry Yang, winner of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event
- Xiangzhong "Jerry" Yang, biotechnology scientist who worked on cloning
Fictional characters
- Jerry Cruncher, in the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- the title character in the film Jerry Maguire, portrayed by Tom Cruise
- Jerry Martinez, the main antagonist of the 2006 video game
- Jerry Mouse, in the "Tom and Jerry" cartoons
- Jerry Seinfeld, eponymous character in the American sitcom Seinfeld
- Jerry Russo, from the television series Wizards of Waverly Place
- 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
- Jerry Smith, a fictional character in the American animated series Rick and Morty
- Jerry, a fictional character in the TV series Totally Spies!
- Jerry Gergich, a fictional character in the TV series Parks and Recreation
- Jerry, a fictional character from the game Undertale
