Kerr (surname)

Kerr is a Scottish surname. See Clan Kerr for the Scottish origins.

Notable people with the surname include:

A

 * Alan Kerr (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Alex Kerr (disambiguation), several people
 * Alexander Kerr (1892–1964), English marine engineer on the Endurance
 * Alexander Kerr (banker) (1838–1909), Scottish banker
 * Alexander Kerr (professor), the Linda and Jack Gill Chair in Music at Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
 * Alexander Robert Kerr (1770–1831), Royal Navy officer
 * Alfred Kerr (1867–1948), German journalist, critic and writer
 * Alice Forgy Kerr (born 1954), American politician from Kentucky
 * Allen Kerr (politician) (born 1956), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
 * Amabel Kerr (1846–1906), British writer
 * Andrew Kerr (disambiguation), several people
 * Angus W. Kerr (1873–1927), American politician
 * Anita Kerr (1927–2022), American singer and arranger
 * Archibald John Kerr Clark Kerr, 1st Baron Inverchapel (1882–1951), British diplomat
 * Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942), Irish medical doctor and botanist
 * Austin Kerr (born 1989), member of American rock band Set It Off

B

 * Baine Kerr (1919–2008), American lawyer
 * Barbara Kerr, Canadian equestrian
 * Beatrice Kerr (1887–1971), Australian swimmer and diver
 * Ben Kerr (1930–2005), Canadian broadcaster, and musician
 * Bill Kerr (1922–2014), Australian actor
 * Brian Kerr (disambiguation), several people
 * Bronwen Kerr, New Zealand architect
 * Brook Kerr (born 1973), American actress

C

 * Charles Kerr (disambiguation), several people
 * Clark Kerr (1911–2003), American professor of economics, academic administrator (first Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley)
 * Cristie Kerr (born 1977), American golfer

D

 * Daniel Kerr (born 1983), Australian rules footballer (son of Australian rules footballer Roger Kerr and brother of Samantha "Sam" Kerr)
 * Daniel Kerr (politician) (1836–1916), American politician
 * David Kerr (disambiguation), several people
 * Deborah Kerr (1921–2007), British film and television actress
 * Deborah Kerr (canoeist) (born 1997), Scottish canoeist
 * Dickey Kerr (1893–1963), American baseball player
 * Don Kerr, Canadian musician and record producer
 * Donald Kerr (born 1939), American intelligence officer
 * Donald Alexander Kerr (1859–1919), Anglican minister and educator in South Australia
 * Donald Beviss Kerr (1919–1942), Australian poet
 * Donald M. Kerr (conservationist) (1946–2015), American biologist and museum founder
 * Donald Kerr (lawyer) (1893–1928), South Australian legal scholar and author
 * Douglas Kerr (born 1951), British writer and literary academic
 * Duncan Kerr (born 1952), Australian judge

E

 * Edward Kerr (born 1966), American actor
 * Elizabeth Kerr, American actress
 * Estelle Muriel Kerr (1879–1971), Canadian painter, illustrator and writer

F

 * Fergus Kerr (born 1931), Scottish Roman Catholic priest and scholar
 * Francis Hannah Kerr (1956–2008), known as Frankie Venom, Scottish-Canadian lead singer with Teenage Head
 * Frank John Kerr (1918–2000), Australian astronomer and physicist
 * Frank Kerr (footballer) (1889–1977)
 * Frederick Kerr (1858–1933), English actor

G

 * Gavin Kerr (born 1977), British rugby union footballer
 * George Kerr (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Gordon Kerr (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Graham Kerr (born 1934), British cooking personality
 * Greg Kerr (born 1947), Canadian politician

H

 * Sir Hamilton Kerr, 1st Baronet (1903–1974), British politician
 * Hugh Kerr (born 1944), Scottish politician and social policy expert

I

 * Ian Mackenzie-Kerr (1929–2005), British book designer
 * Imp Kerr (born 1980), Swedish-French artist

J

 * Jack Kerr (cricketer) (1910–2007), New Zealand cricketer
 * Jack Kerr (ice hockey) (1863–1933), Canadian ice hockey player
 * James/Jim Kerr, several people
 * Jane Kerr (born 1968), Canadian competitive swimmer
 * Jasper Kerr (1898–1986), Scottish footballer
 * Jean Kerr (1922–2003), American author and playwright
 * Jerry Kerr (1912–1999), Scottish footballer
 * John Kerr (disambiguation), several people
 * Johnny Kerr (1932–2009), American basketball player, coach, executive, and broadcaster
 * Josiah Kerr (1861–1920), American politician
 * Joseph Kerr (1765–1837), American politician
 * Joseph Kerr (Canadian politician) (died 1902), merchant and politician from Ontario
 * Joseph Kerr (Wisconsin politician) (died 1855), American politician
 * Josh Kerr (rugby league) (born 1996), Australian rugby league player
 * Josh Kerr (runner) (born 1997), British middle-distance runner
 * Judith Kerr (1923–2019), German-born British writer and illustrator

K

 * Katharine Kerr (born 1944), American science fiction and fantasy novelist
 * Kevin Kerr (disambiguation), several people

M

 * Malcolm H. Kerr (1931–1984), American academic (see also his father Stanley Kerr and son Steve Kerr)
 * Malcolm Kerr (politician) (born 1950), Australian politician
 * Mark Kerr (disambiguation), several people
 * Martin Kerr, American neo-Nazi, commander of the New Order of the American Nazi Party
 * M.E. Kerr, a pseudonym used by Marijane Meaker (1927–2022), American novelist and short story writer
 * Mel Kerr (1903–1980), Canadian baseball player
 * Michael Kerr (disambiguation), several people
 * Miranda Kerr (born 1983), Australian model

N

 * Nancy Kerr (born 1975), English folk musician
 * Nancy Kerr (born 1947), Canadian curler

O

 * Orin Kerr (born 1971), American lawyer and scholar

P

 * Patrick Kerr (born 1956), American actor
 * Paul Kerr (born 1964), English footballer
 * Peg Kerr, American fantasy genre author
 * Peter Kerr (disambiguation)
 * Philip Kerr (1953–2018), British author
 * Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian (1882–1940), British politician, diplomat, and newspaper editor

R

 * Ralph Kerr (1891–1941), British Royal Navy captain of HMS Hood
 * Ray Kerr (born 1994), American baseball player
 * Robbie Kerr (racing driver) (born 1971), British race car driver
 * Robbie Kerr (Australian cricketer) (born 1961), Australian cricket player
 * Robert Kerr (disambiguation), several people
 * Roger Kerr (1945–2011), New Zealand businessman
 * Roger Kerr (footballer) (born 1960), India-born Australian rules footballer (father of Daniel and Sam Kerr)
 * Ronan Kerr (?–2011), murdered Northern Irish police constable
 * Ronnie Kerr (born 1974), American actor
 * Rowan Rait Kerr (1891–1961), Irish cricketer and administrator
 * Roy Kerr (born 1934), New Zealand mathematician

S

 * Samantha Kerr (born 1993), Australian soccer player (respectively the daughter and sister of footballers Roger Kerr and Daniel Kerr)
 * Samantha Kerr (born 1999), Scottish football player
 * Schomberg Henry Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian (1833–1900), British diplomat and politician
 * Scott Kerr (born 1981), English footballer
 * Shelley Kerr (born 1969), Scottish footballer and football manager
 * Sinead Kerr (born 1978), Scottish ice dancer
 * Sophie Kerr (1880–1965), American writer
 * Stanley Kerr (1894–1976), American humanitarian, clinical biochemist and educator (father of academic Malcolm Kerr and grandfather of Steve Kerr)
 * Stephen Kerr (born 1960), British politician
 * Stephen Kerr (born 1992), Scottish professional wrestler known as Stevie Boy
 * Steve Kerr (born 1965), American basketball player, broadcaster, executive, and coach (son of academic Malcolm Kerr and grandson of Stanley Kerr)
 * Stu Kerr (1928–1994), American television personality

T

 * Tim Kerr (born 1960), Canadian professional ice hockey player

V

 * Vernon Kerr (1928–2020), American politician

W

 * Lord Walter Kerr (1839–1927), Scottish officer in the British Royal Navy
 * Walter Kerr (1913–1996), American writer and theater critic
 * Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922–2018), Brazilian agricultural engineer, geneticist, entomologist, and professor
 * Wayne Kerr (born 1985), Irish rugby league player
 * William Kerr (disambiguation), numerous people
 * William Alexander Kerr (1831–1919), Scottish lieutenant in the 24th Bombay Native Infantry
 * William G. Kerr, mayor of Hamilton, Ontario in 1853
 * William Johnson Kerr (1787–1845), Canadian military and political leader
 * W. Rolfe Kerr (born 1935), American religious leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints