Ernie

Ernie is a masculine given name, frequently a short form (hypocorism) of Ernest, Ernald, Ernesto, or Verner. It may refer to:

Tech / Sci
Ernie Bot

People

 * Ernie Accorsi (born 1941), American football executive
 * Ernie Adams (disambiguation)
 * Ernie Afaganis (born c. 1933), Canadian sports announcer
 * Ernie Althoff (born 1950), Australian musician and composer
 * Ernie Anastos (born 1943), American television journalist
 * Ernie Anderson (1923–1997), American radio and television announcer
 * Ernie Ashcroft (1925–1985), English rugby league footballer
 * Ernie Ball (1930–2004), American guitarist and businessman
 * Ernie Banks (1931–2015), American baseball player
 * Ernie Barbarash, American film producer
 * Ernie Barnes (1938–2009), American football player and painter
 * Ernie Blenkinsop (1902–1969), English footballer
 * Ernie Boch Jr. (born 1958), American billionaire businessman
 * Ernie Bond (disambiguation)
 * Ernie Bridge (1936–2013), Australian politician
 * Ernie Broglio (1935–2019), American baseball pitcher
 * Ernie Bushmiller (1905–1982), American cartoonist
 * Ernie Calcutt (1932–1984), Canadian sports commentator and radio news director
 * Ernie Calloway (born 1948), American football player
 * Ernie Colón (1931–2019), American comics artist
 * Ernie Coombs (1927-2001), Canadian entertainer
 * Ernie Cox (1894–1962), Canadian football player
 * Ernie Danjean (1934–1995), American football player
 * Ernie Davis (1939–1963), American football player
 * Ernie DiGregorio (born 1951), American basketball player
 * Ernie Dodd (1880–1918), New Zealand rugby union player
 * Ernie Dubeau (1880–1951), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Ernie Duplechin, American football and baseball player and football coach
 * Ernie Els (born 1969), South African golfer
 * Ernie Ernst (1924/25–2013), American district attorney and jurist
 * Ernie Fletcher (born 1952), American physician and politician, 60th Governor of Kentucky
 * Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919–1991), American singer
 * Ernie Graham (1946–2001), Northern Irish singer and songwriter
 * Ernie Green (born 1938), American football player
 * Ernie Grunfeld (born 1955), American basketball player and executive
 * Ernie Hammes (born 1968), Luxembourgian jazz trumpeter
 * Ernie Hardeman (born 1947), Canadian politician
 * Ernie Hart (1910–1985), American comics artist and writer
 * Ernie Harwell (1918–2010), American sports announcer
 * Ernie Hawkins (born 1947), American blues singer and musician
 * Ernie Henry (1926–1957), American jazz saxophonist
 * Ernie Hine (1901–1974), English footballer
 * Ernie Hughes (born 1955), American football player
 * Ernie Hudson (born 1945), American actor
 * Ernie Isley (born 1952), American singer and musician
 * Ernie Isley (politician) (born 1937), Canadian politician
 * Ernie Jennings (born 1949), American football player
 * Ernie Johnson (disambiguation)
 * Ernie Jones (disambiguation)
 * Ernie Kovacs (1919–1962), American comedian, actor and writer
 * Ernie Lombardi (1908–1977), American baseball player
 * Ernie Maresca (1938–2015), American singer-songwriter
 * Ernie McLean (politician), Canadian politician
 * Ernie Merrick (born 1953), Scottish-Australian football manager
 * Ernie Mims, stage name of Ernest Christoper Memos (1932–2019), American television personality
 * Ernie Morgan (1927–2013), English football player and manager
 * Ernie Nevers (1902–1976), American football and baseball player and college football head coach
 * Ernie Newton (disambiguation)
 * Ernie Nordli (1912–1968), American animation artist and graphic designer
 * Ernie Odoom, Swiss jazz musician and vocalist
 * Ernie O'Malley (1897–1957), Irish Republican Army officer and writer
 * Ernie Oravetz (1932–2006), American baseball player
 * Ernie O'Rourke (1926–2024), Australian rules footballer
 * Ernie Orsatti (1902–1968), American baseball player
 * Ernie Otten (born 1954), American politician
 * Ernie Ovitz (1885–1980), American baseball player
 * Ernie Padgett (1899–1957), American baseball player
 * Ernie Parker (1883–1918), Australian tennis player and cricketer
 * Ernie Phythian (1942–2020), English former footballer
 * Ernie Pitts (1935–1970), Canadian football player
 * Ernie Preate (born 1940), American attorney and politician
 * Ernie Price (1950–2004), American football player
 * Ernie Price (English footballer) (1926–2013)
 * Ernie Pyle (1900–1945), American journalist and war correspondent
 * Ernie Rea (born 1945), Northern Irish radio presenter
 * Ernie Regehr, Canadian pacifist
 * Ernie Reid (c.1905 – c.1938), Australian rugby union player
 * Ernie Renzel (1907–2007), American politician
 * Ernie Rettino, American Christian musician
 * Ernie Reyes Jr. (born 1972), American actor and martial artist
 * Ernie Reyes Sr. (born 1947), American martial artist, actor, and fight choreographer
 * Ernie Rice (1896–1979), English boxer and actor
 * Ernie Richardson (curler) (born 1931), Canadian curler
 * Ernie Richardson (footballer) (1916–1977), English footballer
 * Ernie Roberts (1912–1994), English politician and trade unionist
 * Ernie Robson (1870–1924), English cricketer
 * Ernie Roth (1926–1983), American professional wrestler and wrestling manager
 * Ernie Royal (1921–1983), American jazz trumpeter
 * Ernie Sabella (born 1949), American actor
 * Ernie Schaaf (1908–1933), American boxer
 * Ernie Schroeder (1916–2006), American comics artist
 * Ernie Schunke (1882–1922), Australian rules footballer
 * Ernie Shore (1891–1980), American baseball pitcher
 * Ernie Sigley (1938–2021), Australian radio and television personality
 * Ernie Sims (born 1984), American football player
 * Ernie Smith (disambiguation)
 * Ernie Stautner (1925–2006), American football player and coach
 * Ernie Steury (1930–2002), American physician and missionary
 * Ernie Walker (baseball) (1890–1965), American baseball player
 * Ernie Walker (football) (1928–2011), Scottish football administrator
 * Ernie Watts (born 1945), American jazz and R&B saxophonist
 * Ernie Watts (Small Heath footballer), English footballer who played for Small Heath (188–1890)
 * Ernie Watts (footballer, born 1872) (1872–?), English footballer
 * Ernie Whitchurch (1891–1957), English footballer
 * Ernie White (1916–1974), American baseball pitcher
 * Ernie White (Canadian football) (born 1938), American-born Canadian football player
 * Ernie Whiteside (1889–1953), English footballer
 * Ernie Whitt (born 1952), American baseball player
 * Ernie Whittam (1911–1951), English footballer
 * Ernie Whittle (1925–1998), English footballer
 * Ernie Wiggs (c.1940–2014), New Zealand rugby league footballer
 * Ernie Wilkins (1919–1999), American jazz saxophonist
 * Ernie Willett (1919–1985), English footballer
 * Ernie Williamson (1922–2002), American football player and coach
 * Ernie Winchester (1944–2013), Scottish footballer
 * Ernie Wise, stage name of English comedian Ernest Wiseman (1925–1999), half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise
 * Ernie Woerner (1905–1972), American football player
 * Ernie Wolf (1889–1964), American baseball pitcher
 * Ernie Wright (1939–2007), American football player
 * Ernie Wright (footballer) (1912–?), English footballer

Fictional characters

 * Ernie (Sesame Street), a Muppet on the TV show Sesame Street
 * Ernie, on the TV series Underground Ernie
 * Ernie Pantusso, also known as "Coach" on the TV show Cheers
 * Ernie the Giant Chicken, on the TV series Family Guy
 * Ernie Cardenas, on the TV series George Lopez
 * Ernie Macmillan, in the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling
 * Evil Ernie, a comics character created by Brian Pulido and Steven Hughes
 * Ernie, in the TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Power Rangers Zeo
 * Ernie Bishop, in the film It's a Wonderful Life
 * Ernie Floyd, in the comic strip Piranha Club
 * Ernie "Big Ern" McCracken, in the film Kingpin
 * Ernie Pike, in the comic strip Ernie Pike
 * Ernie Thompson, in the TV series My Three Sons
 * Uncle Ernie, in the Who's rock opera Tommy
 * Ernie Potts, in the TV series Hey, Arnold!