Jeff

Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey.

Music

 * DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes
 * Excision (musician), Canadian dubstep producer and DJ Jeff Abel
 * Jeff Abercrombie, bassist for American rock band Fuel
 * Jeff Allen, English session drummer
 * Jeff Baxter, American guitarist for rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers
 * Jeff Beal (born 1963), American composer of music for various media
 * Jeff Beck (1944–2023), English guitarist
 * Jeff Buckley (1966–1997), American singer-songwriter
 * Jeff Coffin, saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator
 * Jeff Current, lead singer of American alternative rock band Against All Will
 * Jeff Fatt, Australian musician and actor, formerly with the children's band The Wiggles
 * Jeff Gillan, an American journalist
 * Jeff Graham, Canadian radio DJ
 * Jeff Hanneman (1964–2013), American guitarist, founding member of the thrash metal band Slayer
 * Jeff Hartford, Canadian DJ and producer
 * Jeff Healey (1966–2008), Canadian blues-rock guitarist and songwriter
 * Jeff Loomis, lead guitarist for heavy metal band Nevermore
 * Jeff Lynne, British singer-songwriter and record producer
 * Jeff Mangum, American singer-songwriter and founder of Neutral Milk Hotel
 * Jeff Mills, American techno DJ and producer
 * Jeff Pilson (born 1959), American musician
 * Jeff Porcaro (1954–1992), American session drummer and member of the rock band Toto
 * Jeff Scott Soto, American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent
 * Jeff Stinco, Canadian singer-songwriter and lead guitarist for pop-punk band Simple Plan
 * Jeff Timmons, American pop singer, producer, and pop group 98 Degrees founding member
 * Jeff Todd Titon (born 1943), professor of music and author
 * Jeff Tweedy, American singer-songwriter and founding member of Wilco
 * Jeff Waters, Canadian thrash metal guitarist for band Annihilator

Sports

 * Jeff Abbott (baseball), American retired professional baseball player
 * Jeff Abbott (racing driver), American professional motorsport drifter
 * Jeff Adams, Canadian Paralympian and wheelchair sport world champion
 * Jeff Adrien, college basketball player
 * Jeff Agoos (born 1968), retired Swiss-born American soccer defender
 * Jeff Allam, British racing driver
 * Jeff Altenburg, American professional race car driver
 * Jeff Andretti, American race car driver
 * Jeff Astle (1942–2002), English footballer
 * Jeff Bagwell, Hall of Fame American baseball player
 * Jeff Bennett (athlete) (born 1948), American decathlete
 * Jeff Bes, Canadian ice hockey player
 * Jeff Blake, American football player
 * Jeff Burton, NASCAR racer
 * Jeff Carter, Canadian ice hockey player
 * Jeff Chandler (boxer), boxing champion
 * Jeff Cirillo, retired baseball player
 * Jeff Clement, American baseball player
 * Jeff Cobb (born 1982), American professional wrestler
 * Jeff Coetzee, South African professional tennis player
 * Jeff Conine, retired baseball player
 * Jeff Curran (born 1977), American retired professional mixed martial artist
 * Jeff Curran (footballer) (born 1961), Scottish-born Australian former soccer player
 * Jeff Elliott, British decathlete and pole vaulter
 * Jeff Farmer (wrestler) (born 1962), American retired professional wrestler
 * Jeff Fenech, boxer
 * Jeff Ferguson (ice hockey) (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey and roller hockey goaltender
 * Jeff Foster (basketball) (born 1977), American basketball player
 * Jeff Francis, baseball player
 * Jeff Francoeur, baseball player
 * Jeff Friesen, NHL player
 * Jeff Garcia, American football player
 * Jeff Gaylord (1958–2023), American professional wrestler
 * Jeff George, American football player
 * Jeff Gladney (born 1996), American football player
 * Jeff Gordon, NASCAR racer
 * Jeff Graham, American football player
 * Jeff Graham (quarterback), American football player
 * Jeff Green (basketball), American professional basketball forward
 * Jeff Guiel, Canadian baseball player
 * Jeff Halliburton (born 1949), American former basketball player
 * Jeff Halpern (born 1976), American NHL hockey player
 * Jeff Hardy (born 1977), American professional wrestler
 * Jeff Holland (born 1997), American football player
 * Jeff Hopkins (born 1964), Welsh football manager
 * Jeff Hornacek, American basketball player
 * Jeff Horton American football coach
 * Jeff Jarrett, American professional wrestler
 * Jeff Kent, baseball player
 * Jeff Leiding, American football player
 * Jeff Lindgren, American baseball player
 * Jeff Locke (American football), American football player
 * Jeff Lockie, American football player
 * Jeff Loots, American football player
 * Jeff Luc, American football player
 * Jeff McIntyre (born 1954), American football player
 * Jeff Mills (linebacker), American football player
 * Jeff Newman (baseball) (born 1948), American baseball player
 * Jeff Nielsen, professional hockey player
 * Jeff Norton, National Hockey League player
 * Jeff Okudah (born 1999), American football player
 * Jeff Otis, American football player
 * Jeff Overbaugh, American football player
 * Jeff Pain, American-born, Canadian skeleton racer
 * 3.0 (professional wrestling), Canadian professional wrestler Jeff Parker
 * Jeff Reed (American football), American football player
 * Jeff Reed (baseball), retired baseball player
 * Jeff Salzenstein (born 1973), American tennis player
 * Jeff Samardzija (born 1985), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Jeff Shantz, National Hockey League player
 * Jeff Simmons (racing driver), American race car driver
 * Jeff Skinner, Canadian National Hockey League player
 * Jeff Speakman, American actor
 * Jeff Stevenson (rugby league) (1932–2007), English rugby league footballer
 * Jeff Stork, American volleyball player
 * Charles Jeff Tesreau (1888–1946), American Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Jeff Thomson, Australian cricketer
 * Jeff Van Gundy, American NBA coach and broadcaster
 * Jeff Walz (born 1971), American basketball coach
 * Jeff Williams (baseball), pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers
 * Jeff Williams (cyclist), British cyclist
 * Jeff Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
 * Jeff Wiseman (born 1950), Australian Paralympic athlete and businessman
 * Jeff Withey (born 1990), American basketball player

Literature

 * Jeff Abbott, American suspense novelist
 * Jeff Kinney, American game designer, cartoonist, producer, actor, and children's book author
 * Jeff Koons, American artist
 * Jeff Noon, British novelist, short story writer, and playwright
 * Jeff Smith, American cartoonist
 * Jeff VanderMeer, American writer
 * Jeff Weiss, American playwright, impresario, and actor

Politics

 * Jeff Adachi, elected U.S. San Francisco Public Defender, pension reform advocate, and San Francisco mayoral candidate
 * Jeff Bingaman, junior U.S. Senator from New Mexico
 * Jeff Cooling (born 1987), Iowa state representative
 * Jeff Flake, U.S. Senator from Arizona
 * Jeff Kennett, premier of Victoria, Australia
 * Jeff Kurtz (born 1954), Iowa state representative
 * Jeff Sessions, United States Attorney General and US Senator
 * Jeff Truly (1861–1946), Mississippi legislator and judge

Film and television

 * Jeff Alexander (1910–1989), American conductor, arranger, and composer of film, radio, and television scores
 * Jeff Anderson, American actor
 * Jeff Bennett, American voice actor and singer
 * Jeff Bergman, American voice actor
 * Jeff Bollow, American writer and director
 * Jeff Brazier (born 1979), English television presenter and reality TV personality
 * Jeff Bridges, American actor
 * Jeff Chandler (1918–1961), American film actor
 * Jeff Cohen (actor), American attorney and former child actor who appeared as Chunk in the 1985 movie The Goonies
 * Jeff Conaway (1950–2011), American actor
 * Jeff Coopwood, American actor, singer, broadcaster and educator
 * Jeff Corey (1914–2002), American stage and screen actor and director
 * Jeff Corwin, American animal and nature conservationist, host of The Jeff Corwin Experience and Corwin's Quest
 * Jeff Daniels, American actor
 * Jeff B. Davis, American actor, comedian and singer
 * Jeff Deverett, Canadian film producer
 * Jeff Dunham, American ventriloquist and comedian
 * Jeff East, American actor
 * Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian and actor
 * Jeff Garlin, American comedic actor
 * Jeff Goldblum, American film actor
 * Jeff Hunter, American film actor
 * Jeff Hyslop (born 1951), Canadian actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, and director
 * Jeff Katz, American film producer and studio executive
 * Jeff Loveness, American screenwriter and television producer
 * Jeff Machado (died 2023), Brazilian actor
 * Jeff Maxwell, American actor
 * Jeff McCarthy, American character actor
 * Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist, and actor
 * Jeff Osterhage, American film and television actor
 * Jeff Probst, American television personality, host of Survivor
 * Jeff Stelling, British sports journalist, sport television presenter and game show host
 * Jeff Stevenson (born 1961), English actor and comedian
 * Jeff Thisted, American game show host
 * Jeff Yagher, American actor
 * Jeff York (1912–1995), American actor

Programming

 * Jeff Dean, a senior fellow at Google and inventor of many of Google's core technologies
 * Jeff Minter, British computer/video game designer and programmer
 * Jeff Moss, American hacker, computer and internet security expert

Other fields

 * Jeff Bezos, American entrepreneur, industrialist, media proprietor, investor, and the former chief executive officer of Amazon
 * Jeff Cooper (1920–2006), United States Marine and firearms expert
 * Jeff Erlanger (1970–2007), American advocate and activist for disability rights
 * Jeff Fairburn, British businessman
 * Jeff Hawkins, founder of Palm Computing and Handspring
 * Jeff Kaplan, vice president of Blizzard Entertainment
 * Jeff Kidder (1875–1908), American lawman
 * Jeff Kwatinetz, American entertainment executive
 * Jeph Jacques, webcomic maker, Questionable Content
 * Jeff Lemire (born 1976), Canadian comic book writer, artist, and television producer
 * Jeff Luers, American anarchist, environmental activist, and arsonist
 * Jeff Nuttall, British 1960s counter-culture figure
 * Jeff Remmel, American mathematician
 * Jeff S. Shamma, professor of electrical engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
 * Jeff Shannon (1961–2013), American film critic
 * Jeff Sigafoos, New Zealand professor of educational psychology
 * Jeff Steele (born 1971), American entertainment industry executive
 * Jeff Weise (1988–2005), American mass murderer and spree killer
 * Jeff Wooller, British accountant

Fictional characters

 * Jeff, one half of the comic-strip duo Akbar and Jeff of Life in Hell
 * Jeff, the main character in the 1980s Canadian children's television program Today's Special
 * Jeff, the alter ego of Jenko in the film 22 Jump Street
 * Jeff, a character in the 2004 American comedy movie Connie and Carla
 * Jeff, best friend of Clarence in the 2014–17 American animated television series Clarence
 * Jeff McCallister, a character in the Home Alone franchise
 * Jeff, a character in the video game EarthBound
 * Jeff, an enemy in the 2020 VR game Half-Life: Alyx
 * Jeff Albertson, more commonly known as Comic Book Guy, from The Simpsons
 * Jeff Atkins, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
 * Jeff Bennett, a fictional character of Taxi
 * Jeff Boomhauer, from the American television series King of the Hill
 * Jeff Colby, on the American television series Dynasty and The Colbys
 * Jeff Denlon, a character in the Saw franchise
 * Jeff Difford, a character in Young Sheldon
 * Jeff Fungus, a character and voiced by Frank Oz in the Monsters, Inc. franchise
 * Jeff Heaney, a recurring character in the sitcom Peep Show
 * Jeff Isaacs, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
 * Jeff K., a character on the Something Awful comedy website
 * Jeff the Killer, a character from the creepypasta of the same name
 * Jeff the Land Shark, a character in Marvel Comics
 * Jeff Murdock, a main character in the first three seasons of the British sitcom Coupling
 * Jeff Suckler, a minor character in the FX series What We Do In The Shadows
 * Jeff Thompkins, title character in the 2011 comedy-drama film Jeff, Who Lives at Home
 * Jeff Winger, main character in the NBC sitcom Community
 * Jeff, an alien worm in the 2002 science fiction film Men in Black II

As a surname

 * Janina Jeff, American geneticist
 * Sandra Jeff, New Mexico politician