Earnest

Earnest is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to:

Given name

 * Earnest Andersson (1878–1943), American polymath
 * Earnest Brown IV (born 1999), American football player
 * Earnest Byner (born 1962), American football player
 * Earnest Elmo Calkins (1868–1964), American early advertising innovator
 * Earnest Sevier Cox (1880–1966), American Methodist preacher
 * Earnest Stewart Cox (1900–1992), British railway engineer and author
 * Earnest Frank, American football coach
 * Earnest Graham (born 1980), American football player
 * Earnest Gray (born 1957), American football player
 * Earnest Greene (born 2003), American football player
 * Earnest Hooton (1887–1954), American physical anthropologist
 * Ernie Hudson (born 1945), American actor
 * Earnest Jackson (born 1959), American football player
 * Earnest Mudzengi, Zimbabwean politician
 * Earnest Pugh, American gospel singer-songwriter
 * Earnest Rhone (born 1953), former NFL linebacker
 * Earnest Ross (born 1991), American professional basketball player
 * Earnest James Ujaama (born 1965), American Muslim social activist
 * Earnest Wilson, American football coach

Surname

 * Conrad Earnest (born 1957), American soccer goalkeeper
 * G. Brooks Earnest (1902–1992), American educator
 * James Earnest (1818–1900), Wisconsin state legislator
 * Josh Earnest (born 1975), American political advisor, former White House press secretary
 * Les Earnest (born 1930), American computer scientist
 * Matthew Earnest (born 1969), American theater director