Jerry (given name)

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, Jared, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jermaine, or Jerome.

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
 * 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 Ragovoy (1930–2011), American songwriter and record producer
 * Jerry Reed (1937–2008), American country singer and guitarist
 * 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 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 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 Goff (born 1964), American baseball player
 * Jerry Gustafson (born 1934), American football player
 * Jerry Jacobs (American football) (born 1997), American football player
 * Jerry Jeudy (born 1999), American football player
 * 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 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 Pulamte (born 1999), Indian footballer
 * 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
 * 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 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 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
 * 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 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 Mouse, in the Tom and Jerry cartoons
 * Jerry Muller, a character in the 1934 film The Man Who Changed His Name
 * 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