Gerry is both a surname and a masculine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (hypocorism) of Gerald or Gerard. Notable people with the name include:
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Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice president (1813–1814) for whom the term gerrymander was namedPeter G. Gerry (1879–1957), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, great grandson of Elbridge GerryElbridge T. Gerry Sr. (1908–1999), American banker and polo player, great-great grandson of the vice presidentRobert L. Gerry Jr. (1911–1979), American polo player, brothe of Elbridge T. Gerry Sr.Given name:
Gerry Adams (born 1948), Irish republican politicianGerry Adams, Sr. (1926–2003), Irish Republic Army volunteer, father of the Irish politician and alleged abuser of his familyGerry Adams (fencer) (born 1962), Australian fencerGerry Armstrong (activist) (born 1946), critic and former member of the Church of ScientologyGerry Armstrong (footballer) (born 1954), Northern Irish footballerGerry Boulet (1946–1990), Canadian rock singerGerry Bertier (1953–1981), Virginia high school football playerGerry Brown (disambiguation)Gerry Byrne (politician) (born 1966), Canadian politicianGerry Byrne (footballer) (1938–2015), English footballerGerry Byrne, chairman of Bank Zachodni WBKGerry Dee (born 1968), Canadian comedianGerry Dick, American journalist and host of Inside Indiana BusinessGeraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), American attorney and politician, first female US vice presidential candidateGerry Glaude (1927–2017), Canadian ice hockey defencemanGerry Kearby (1947–2012), entrepreneur of the "dot-com" boom of the late 1990sGerry Kelly (born 1953), Irish republican politician and former Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteerGerry Kelly (broadcaster) (born 1948), Northern Irish broadcaster and journalistGerry Kelly (footballer) (1908–1983), English footballerGerry Marsden (born 1942), English musician, frontman of Gerry and the PacemakersGerry Mulligan (1927–1996), American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger and composerGerry Murphy (disambiguation)Gerry Rafferty (1947–2011), Scottish singer and songwriterGerry Sherry, American football playerGerry Tuttle (1926–2006), American football player