Vern is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Vernon, Lavern or other names. People named Vern include:
Vernon Vern Bakalich (1929-2015), New Zealand rugby league playerVerdi Vern Barberis (1928–2005), Australian weightlifterVernon Vern Buchanan (born 1951), American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from FloridaVern Bullough (1928–2006), American historian and sexologistVernon Vern Burke (born 1941), American former National Football League playerVernon Vern Clark (born 1944), former US Navy admiral and Chief of Naval OperationsLavern Vern Corbin, American college basketball player (1926-1929)Vernon Vern Countryman (1917-1999), American Harvard Law School professor and social criticVern Den Herder (born 1948), American retired National Football League player and member of the College Football Hall of FameVern Fleming (born 1962), American former National Basketball Association playerVern Fonk (c. 1931–2006), American entrepreneur best known for founding Vern Fonk Insurance, a high-risk auto insurance agencyVern Gardner (1925–1987), American National Basketball Association playerVernon Vern Gosdin (1934–2009), American country music singerVernon Arnold Haugland (1908-1984), American reporter, war correspondent and writerVernon Vern Kaiser (1925-2011), Canadian National Hockey League playerVern Oliver Knudsen (1893–1974), American acoustical physicistVern Krishna, Canadian law professor and accountantVernon Vern Law (born 1930), American retired Major League Baseball pitcherArild Verner Vern Mikkelsen (1928-2013), American National Basketball Association playerVern Miller (born 1928), American attorney, former police officer and former Attorney General of KansasVern Moore (footballer) (1895–1955), former Australian rules footballerVern Mullen (1900-1980), American National Football League playerVern Paxson, Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, BerkeleyVern Poore (fl. 1975-1996), American Oscar-winning sound engineerVern Poythress (born 1946), American Calvinist philosopher, theologian and New Testament scholarLavern Vern Pyles, American politician, former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1975-1980)Vernal Vern Riffe Jr. (1925–1997), American politician, longest serving speaker of the Ohio House of RepresentativesVernon Vern Roberson (born 1952), American former National Football League and Canadian Football League playerVern Rutsala (1934–2014), American poetVern L. Schramm (born 1941), American biochemist and professorVern Smith (journalist) (1892-?), American communist, journalist and editorVernon Vern Sneider (1916–1981), American novelist best known for The Teahouse of the August MoonVernon Vern Stephens (1920-1968), American Major League Baseball playerVerner E. Suomi (1915-1995), Finnish-American educator, inventor and scientist, considered the father of satellite meteorologyVern Swanson (born 1941), American politician, member of the Kansas House of RepresentativesVern Taylor, Canadian figure skater (1970s) and coachVern Terpstra (1927-2013), Professor Emeritus of international business at the Ross School of Business, University of MichiganVern Tincher (born 1936), American politician, former member of the Indiana House of RepresentativesDelbert Lavern Vern Williams (1930-2006), American bluegrass musician