Jerry (given name)

Jerry

Pronunciation	/ˈdʒɛri/ JERR-ee
Gender	Unisex (Male/Female)
Origin
Region of origin	English
Other names
Related names	Diarmaid, Geronimo, Gerry, Gerrie, Jery, Jeryn, Jere, Jerrie, Jared, Jeri, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jermaine, Jeronimo, and Jerome

Jerry is a given name, usually 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 George, Gerald, Gerard, Geraldine, Geronimo, Jared, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jermaine, Jeronimo, or Jerome.

People

Politics

• Jerry Bauerly (born 1943), American educator, farmer, businessman, and Minnesota State Representative
• Jerry Brown (born 1938), 34th and 39th Governor of California
• Jerry Gaetz (1914–1964), member of the North Dakota Senate
• Jerry Mateparae (born 1954), New Zealand Governor-General Designate and former Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force
• Jerry H. Money (1946-1990) American politician
• Jerry Rawlings (1947–2020), 1st President of 4th Republic of Ghana
• Jerry Sanders (politician) (born 1950), former San Diego mayor and chief of police

Business

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

Arts and entertainment

• Jerry Birn (1923–2009), American television writer
• Jerry Blavat (1940–2023), American radio disc jockey
• Jerry Dolyn Brown (1942–2016), Alabama folk artist and traditional potter
• Jerry Bruckheimer (born 1943), American film and television producer
• Jerry Butler (born 1939), American soul singer and songwriter
• Jerry Cantrell (born 1966), American guitarist and vocalist for grunge band Alice in Chains
• Jerry Clower (1926–1998), American country comedian
• Jerry Dixon (actor), American actor
• Jerry Dunphy (1921–2002), American television news anchor
• Jerry Garcia (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 Harris (born 1999), American television personality
• Jerry Hausner (1909–1993), American actor
• Jerry Haynes (1927–2011), American actor
• Jerry Heil (born 1995), stage name of Yana Oleksandrivna Shemaieva, Ukrainian singer, songwriter and YouTuber
• Jerry Houser (born 1952), American actor
• Jerry Juhl (1938–2005), American television writer
• Jerry King, cartoonist
• Jerry Kuehl (1931–2018), American historian and TV producer
• Gerald Lamb, known as Jerry Lamb (born 1970), Hong Kong actor, singer, television presenter, and DJ
• Jerry Lee Lewis (1935–2022), American singer, songwriter and pianist
• Jerry Leiber (1933–2011), American songwriter and record producer
• Jerry Lewis (1926–2017), American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director, singer and humanitarian
• Jerry Maren (1920–2018), American actor
• Jerry Martin (composer), American jazz and New Age composer and video game creator
• Jerry Naylor (1939–2019), American country and rock and roll recording artist
• Jerry Nelson (1934–2012), American actor and puppeteer
• Jerry O'Connell (born 1974), American actor
• Jerry Orbach (1935–2004), American actor
• Jerry Pinkney (1939-2021), American illustrator and writer of children's literature
• Jerry Ragovoy (1930–2011), American songwriter and record producer
• Jerry Reed (1937–2008), American country singer and guitarist
• Jerry Rivera (born 1973), Puerto Rican salsa singer and songwriter
• Jerry Roush (born 1986), former vocalist of the metalcore bands Sky Eats Airplane, Of Mice & Men, and Glass Cloud
• Jerry Scott (born 1955), American cartoonist and writer
• Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954), American comedian, actor and writer
• Jerry Spinelli (born 1941), American writer of young adult fiction
• Jerry Springer (1944–2023), American TV personality and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
• Jerry Stiller (1927-2020), American actor and comedian
• Jerry Supiran (born 1973), American actor
• Jerry Trainor (born 1977), American actor and comedian
• Jerry Vale (1930–2014), American singer
• Jerry Van Dyke (1931–2018), American actor and comedian
• Jerry Velázquez (born 1990), Mexican actor and singer
• Jerry Wallace (1928–2008), American singer
• Jerry Weintraub (1937–2015), American film and television producer
• Jerry Yan (born 1977), Taiwanese actor

Sports

• Jerry Anderson (1953–1989), American football safety player
• Jerry Anderson (diver) (1932–2009), Puerto Rican diver
• Jerry Balisok (1955–2013), American professional wrestler
• Jerry Blackwell (1949–1995), American professional wrestler
• Jerry Bohlander (born 1974), American former mixed martial artist
• Jerry Brown (gridiron football) (1987–2012), American football player
• Jerry Buchek (1942–2019), American baseball player
• Jerry Collins (1980–2015), professional rugby union player
• Jerry Deets (1947–2002), Paralympian athlete from the United States
• Jerry Goff (born 1964), American baseball player
• Jerry Graham (1931–1997), American professional wrestler
• Jerry Gustafson (born 1934), American football player
• Jerry Hinsdale (born 1936), American competitive swimmer
• Jerry Jacobs (American football) (born 1997), American football player
• Jerry Jeudy (born 1999), American football player
• Jerry Kelly (born 1966), American professional golfer
• Jerry Kiernan (1953–2021), Irish long-distance runner
• Jerry Kindall (1935–2017), American baseball player
• Jerry Lawler (born 1949), American musician, professional wrestler and commentator
• Jerry Lyne, American basketball player and coach
• Jerry Lynn (born 1963), American professional wrestler
• Jerry Lynn (baseball) (1916–1972), Major League Baseball second baseman
• Jerry Mansfield (1892–1960), American football player
• Jerry Marion (born 1944), American football player
• Jerry Martin (ski jumper) (born 1950), American former ski jumper
• Jerry Mays (defensive lineman) (1939–1994), American professional football player
• Jerry Moffatt (born 1963), British rock climber and climbing author
• Jerry Montgomery (born 1979), American football player and coach
• Jerry Narron (born 1956), American baseball player, manager, and coach
• Jerry Newsom (born 1946), American former college basketball player
• Jerry Norman (basketball) (born 1929), American basketball coach
• Jerry Page (born 1961), American boxer
• Jerry Pate (born 1953), American professional golfer
• Jerry Pulamte (born 1999), Indian footballer
• Jerry Quarry (1945–1999), American professional boxer
• Jerry Rice (born 1962), American football player
• Jerry Saggs (born 1964), American professional wrestler
• Jerry Sandusky (born 1944), American football coach and convicted sex offender
• Jerry Schild (1954–2012), American NASCAR Cup Series driver
• Shang Juncheng, also known as Jerry Shang (born 2005), Chinese professional tennis player
• Jerry Simon (born 1968), American-Israeli basketball player
• Jerry Sitoe (born 1990), Mozambican footballer
• Jerry Sloan (1942–2020), American basketball player and coach
• Jerry Stackhouse (born 1974), American basketball player
• Jerry Stubbs (born 1951), American professional wrestler
• Jerry Tarkanian (born 1930), American retired college basketball head coach known as "Tark the Shark"
• Jerry Tillery (born 1996), American football player
• Jerry Tuwai (born 1989), Fiji rugby union player
• Jerry Watford (1930–1993), American football player
• Jerry West (1938–2024), American basketball player

Other

• Jerry Brudos (1939–2006), American serial killer
• Jerry Coleby-Williams, Australian conservationist, horticulturalist and plant curator
• Jerry Coyne (born 1949), American biologist
• Jerry Doggett (1916–1997), American sportscaster
• Jerry Dunphy (1921–2002), American television news anchor
• Jerry P. Eaton (1926–2004), American geologist
• Jerry Falwell (1933–2007), American Baptist pastor and televangelist
• Jerry Falwell Jr. (born 1962), American attorney and former president of Liberty University
• Jerry Johnston (born 1959), American clergyman
• Jerry Kang, American legal scholar and academic administrator
• Jerry Krause (missionary) (disappeared 2013), American aviator
• Jerry Lawson (1940–2011), American electronics engineer working in video games
• Jerry Little (1956–1994), American serial killer
• Jerry Magee (1928–2019), American journalist
• Jerry Walter McFadden (1948–1999), American serial killer
• Jerry Martin Orbos (born 1953), Filipino Roman Catholic priest
• Jerry Parr (1930–2015), United States Secret Service agent
• Jerry Spraggins (born 1954), American murderer, rapist and suspected serial killer
• Jerry D. Roe (born 1936), American professor
• Jerry Taft (1943–2020), American meteorologist
• Jerry Whitworth (born 1939), member of the Walker family spy ring
• Jerry Yang, American winner of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event
• Xiangzhong "Jerry" Yang (1959–2009), Chinese-American biotechnology scientist who worked on cloning

Fictional characters

• Jerry, a fictional character from the game Undertale
• Jerry, a character in the 1998 American comedy movie My Giant
• Jerry, the name of multiple pre-life beings in film Soul
• Jerry, the second main character from The Zoo Story by Edward Albee ^[1]
• Dr. Jerry Attricks, a fictional character in the YouTube series Scott the Woz
• Jerry Recycled Batteries, also known as Peterbilt, a red truck character in the animated film Cars
• Jerry Bear, a fictional bear in the Sprout show Pajanimals
• Jerry Cramer, a character in the 1990 American comedy movie Ski Patrol
• Jerry Cruncher, in the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
• Jerry Gergich, a fictional character in the TV series Parks and Recreation
• Jerry Gourd, a fictional character in the Christian video series VeggieTales
• Jerry Hewitt, a character in the 2008 Hallmark Channel television movie The Nanny Express
• Cpt. Jerry Lawson, a character in the 1983 American techno-thriller movie WarGames
• Jerry Lewis, a fictional character in the TV series Totally Spies!
• the title character in the film Jerry Maguire , portrayed by Tom Cruise
• Jerry Martin, character in the film The Divorcee
• Jerry Martinez, the main antagonist of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
• Jerry Miller, in the film Tammy
• Jerry Mouse, in the Tom and Jerry cartoons
• Jerry Muller, a character in the 1934 film The Man Who Changed His Name
• Jerry Pierce, a character in Tag, played by Jeremy Renner
• Jerry Russo, from the television series Wizards of Waverly Place
• Jerry Seinfeld (character), eponymous character in the American sitcom Seinfeld
• Jerry Slugworth, a scare floor manager in the animated film Monsters, Inc.
• Jerry Smith, a fictional character in the American animated series Rick and Morty
• 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

See also

• Jer (disambiguation)
• Jeri
• Geri (disambiguation)

References

1. "The Zoo Story". litcharts.com. Retrieved 12 December 2025.