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:
Surname:
Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice president (1813–1814) for whom the term gerrymander was named
Peter G. Gerry (1879–1957), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, great grandson of Elbridge Gerry
Elbridge T. Gerry Sr. (1908–1999), American banker and polo player, great-great grandson of the vice president
Robert L. Gerry Jr. (1911–1979), American polo player, brothe of Elbridge T. Gerry Sr.
Given name:
Gerry Adams (born 1948), Irish republican politician
Gerry Adams, Sr. (1926–2003), Irish Republic Army volunteer, father of the Irish politician and alleged abuser of his family
Gerry Adams (fencer) (born 1962), Australian fencer
Gerry Armstrong (activist) (born 1946), critic and former member of the Church of Scientology
Gerry Armstrong (footballer) (born 1954), Northern Irish footballer
Gerry Boulet (1946–1990), Canadian rock singer
Gerry Bertier (1953–1981), Virginia high school football player
Gerry Brown (disambiguation)
Gerry Byrne (politician) (born 1966), Canadian politician
Gerry Byrne (footballer) (1938–2015), English footballer
Gerry Byrne, chairman of Bank Zachodni WBK
Gerry Dee (born 1968), Canadian comedian
Gerry Dick, American journalist and host of Inside Indiana Business
Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), American attorney and politician, first female US vice presidential candidate
Gerry Glaude (1927–2017), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Gerry Kearby (1947–2012), entrepreneur of the "dot-com" boom of the late 1990s
Gerry Kelly (born 1953), Irish republican politician and former Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer
Gerry Kelly (broadcaster) (born 1948), Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist
Gerry Kelly (footballer) (1908–1983), English footballer
Gerry Marsden (born 1942), English musician, frontman of Gerry and the Pacemakers
Gerry Mulligan (1927–1996), American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger and composer
Gerry Murphy (disambiguation)
Gerry Rafferty (1947–2011), Scottish singer and songwriter
Gerry Sherry, American football player
Gerry Tuttle (1926–2006), American football player