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Jerry (given name)

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Pronunciation
  
/ˈdʒɛri/ JERR-ee

Region of origin
  
English

Gender
  
Male

Related names
  
Gerry, Gerrie, Jery, Jere, Jerrie,Jared, Jeri, Jeremy, Jeremiah

Jerry is a given name, 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 Gerald, Gerard, Geraldine, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jermaine, or Jerome.

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Politics

  • Jerry Brown (born 1938), Governor of California
  • Jerry "Truck" Gisclair (born 1948), Louisiana state representative
  • Jerry Mateparae (born 1954), New Zealand Governor-General Designate and former Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force
  • Jerry Sanders (politician) (born 1950), former San Diego mayor and chief of police
  • Jerry Weyer (born 1986), Luxembourgian politician

    • Business

  • Jerry Buss (1933-2013), businessman, sports teams owner, real estate investor, chemist, and philanthropist
  • Jerry Colangelo (born 1939), American businessman and sports executive
  • Jerry Jones (born 1942), businessman and sport team owner
  • Jerry Greenfield (born 1951), co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream company
  • Jerry Yang (born 1968), co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo!

    • Arts and entertainment

  • Jerry Birn (1923–2009), American television writer
  • Jerry Dolyn Brown (born 1942), Alabama folk artist and traditional potter
  • Jerry Bruckheimer (born 1943), American film and television producer
  • Jerry Cantrell (born 1966), American guitarist and vocalist for grunge band Alice in Chains
  • Jerry Clower (1926–1998), American country comedian
  • Jerry Turner (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 Juhl, American writer
  • Jerry Lee Lewis (born 1935), American singer, songwriter and pianist
  • Jerry Lewis (born 1926), American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director, singer and humanitarian
  • Jerry Martin (composer), American jazz and New Age composer and video game creator
  • Jerry Nelson, American actor and puppeteer
  • Jerry O'Connell (born 1974), American actor
  • Jerry Orbach (1935–2004), American actor
  • Jerry Reed (1937–2008), American guitarist and country singer
  • Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954), American comedian, actor and writer
  • Jerry Spinelli (born 1941), writer of young adult fiction
  • Jerry Springer (born 1944), American TV personality and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Jerry Van Dyke (born 1931), American actor and comedian
  • Jerry Weintraub (born 1937), American film and television producer
  • Jerry Yan (born 1977), Taiwanese actor

    • Sports

  • Jerry Brown (gridiron football) (1987–2012), American football player
  • Jerry Gustafson, American football player
  • Jerry Kiernan (born 1953), Irish long-distance runner
  • Jerry Lawler (born 1949), American musician, professional wrestler and commentator
  • Jerry Mansfield (1892-1960), American football player
  • Jerry Marion (born 1944), American football player
  • Jerry Rice (born 1962), American player of American football
  • Jerry Sitoe (born 1990), Mozambican footballer
  • Jerry Stackhouse (born 1974), American basketball player
  • Jerry Watford (1930-1993), American football player
  • Jerry West (born 1938), American basketball player

    • Other

  • Jerry Coleby-Williams, Australian conservationist, horticulturalist and plant curator
  • Jerry Falwell (1933-2007), American clergyman
  • Jerry Johnston (born 1959), American clergyman
  • Jerry Parr (born 1930), retired United States Secret Service agent
  • Jerry Whitworth (born 1939), member of the Walker family spy ring
  • Jerry Yang (poker player), winner of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event
  • Xiangzhong Yang (1959–2009), 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 Mouse, in the "Tom and Jerry" cartoons
  • Jerry Seinfeld (character), 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

    • References

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