Terry (surname)

Last updated September 25, 2024

Terry is a surname which comes from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, cognate of the English Derek. Notable people with the surname include:

Adam Terry (born 1982), American football player
Alberto Terry (1929-2006), Peruvian footballer
Alfred Terry (1827–1890), American Civil War Union general
Ben Terry (1852–1910), Test cricket umpire
Benjamin Franklin Terry (1821–1861), organizer of the American Civil War unit Terry's Texas Rangers
Bill Terry (1898–1989), American major league baseball player
Charles L. Terry, Jr. (1900–1970), American judge and politician, Governor of Delaware
Charles Sanford Terry (historian) (1864–1936), English historian and musicologist
Charles Sanford Terry (translator) (1926–1982), American translator of Japanese literature
Clark Terry (1920–2015), jazz fluegelhorn/trumpet player and music educator
Dalen Terry (born 2002), American basketball player
Daniel Terry (c. 1780–1829), English actor and playwright
David Smith Terry (1823–1889), American politician and jurist, chief justice of the Supreme Court of California
Desean Terry, American actor, acting coach and theatre director
Edward Terry (author) (1590–1660), cleric and author of A Voyage to East-India (1655)
Edward O'Connor Terry (1844–1912), 19th-century English actor and theatre owner
Edward Richard "Ted" Terry (1904–1967), Tasmanian professional sprinter and Australian rules footballer
Eli Terry (1772–1852), American inventor and clockmaker
Elizabeth Terry (born c. 1943), American chef
Dame Ellen Terry (1847–1928), English actress
Fred Terry (1863–1933), English actor and theatre manager
Georgena Terry, American bicycle designer and businesswoman
Georgina Terry (born 1990), British actress
Harry Terry (born 1887, date of death unknown), English stage and film actor
Helen Terry (born 1956), backing vocals singer with British pop group Culture Club
Henry Dwight Terry (1812–1869), United States Army Brigadier general during the American Civil War
Henry John Terry (1869–1952), cricketer who played for the French team in the 1900 Olympics
J. E. Harold Terry (1885–1939), English playwright
Jack Terry (1930–2022), Polish-American author
James Terry (basketball) (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player
James L. Terry (born 1957), US Army Lieutenant General
Jason Terry (born 1977), American basketball player
Jo Ann Terry (born 1938), American hurdler
John B. Terry (1796–1874), American pioneer, soldier, and territorial legislator
John Terry (born 1980), English football player
Joseph Terry (1828–1898), partner in Terry's chocolate makers (1767–2006)
Lilian Terry (1930–2023), Italian jazz singer
Luther Leonidas Terry (1911–1985), U.S. Surgeon General (1961–65)
Matt Terry (born 1993), English singer, winner of UK X Factor (2016)
Michael Terry (disambiguation), several people
Michelle Terry (born 1979), English actress and writer
Nigel Terry (1945–2015), English actor
Olufemi Terry, Sierra Leonean writer
P. S. Terry (1876–1936), American politician, Missouri senator
Pat Terry (1933–2007), English footballer
Paul Terry (cricketer) (born 1959), English cricketer
Paul Terry (footballer) (born 1979), English footballer and brother of John
Paul Terry (cartoonist) (1887–1971), U.S. cartoonist and animator, and creator of Terrytoons
Peter Terry (1926–2017), British air marshal
Ralph Terry (1936–2022), American major league baseball pitcher
Richard Terry (musicologist) (1864–1938), English organist, choir director and musicologist
Rob Terry (born 1980), American professional wrestler
Rodney Terry (born 1968), American basketball coach
Ruth Marie Terry (1936–1974), American murder victim
Ruth Terry (1920–2016), American actress
Samuel Terry (c. 1776–1838), Australian landowner, merchant and philanthropist
Sean Terry (born 1991), English cricketer
Simon Terry (1974–2021), British archer
Sue Mi Terry, American writer and commentator
Tamorrion Terry (born 1998), American football player
Todd Terry (born 1967), American DJ, record producer and remixer
Tomás Terry (died 1886), Cuban slave trader and businessman
Troy Terry (born 1997), American ice hockey player
Tyrell Terry (born 2000), American basketball player
T. T. Terry (1865–1941), American politician; mayor of Huntsville, Alabama
Victor Terry (1942–1960), English murderer
Wallace Terry (1938–2003), American journalist and oral historian
Wallace Terry (baseball) (1850–1908), American baseball player
Walter Terry (1909–1977), American politician
William Terry (congressman) (1824–1888), American general
William R. Terry (1827–1897), American general

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