Vernon (given name)
Vernon is a usually masculine but sometimes feminine given name which may refer to:People
- Vernon Adams, American football quarterback
- Vernon Baker, Medal of Honor recipient
- Vernon Bell, founder of the British karate movement
- Vernon Bogdanor, British Research Professor
- Vernon Coaker, British politician
- Vernon Campbell, American film actor
- Vernon Carrington, Rastafarian, founder of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
- Vernon Castle, stage name of American ballroom dancer and dance teacher William Vernon Blyth
- Vernon Coleman, English author
- Vernon Herbert Coleman American artist and art teacher
- Vernon Corea, Sri Lankan radio broadcaster
- Vernon Davis, American football player
- Vernon Dean, American former professional football player
- Vernon Forrest, American boxer
- Vernon Simeon Plemion Grant, American illustrator known for gnomes and fairy tales
- Vernon Gholston, NFL player for the New York Jets
- Vernon Hartshorn, Welsh trade unionist and Labour Party politician
- Vernon Huber, 36th Governor of American Samoa
- Vernon Jarrett, African-American journalist and commentator
- Vernon Kay, British DJ and television presenter
- Vernon Lattin, American president of Brooklyn College
- Vernon Lewis, American football player
- Vernon Pahl, Canadian football player
- Vernon Philander, South African cricketer
- Vernon Presley, father of Elvis Presley
- Vernon Reed, New Zealand politician
- Vernon Reid, American guitarist and songwriter, founder and primary songwriter of the rock band Living Colour
- Vernon Roberson, American football player
- Vernon Scott, American football player
- Vernon L. Smith, American economist
- Vernon K. Stevenson, American businessman
- Vernon L. Walker, American special effects artist
- Vernon A. Walters, American diplomat
- Vernon Wells, American baseball player
- Vernon Wells , Australian actor
Fictional characters
- Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter's uncle from the Harry Potter novels
- Vernon Schillinger, leader of the Aryans on the HBO series Oz
- Vernon Tomlin, ex-cellarman and potman at the Rovers Return Inn in Coronation Street
