List of people with surname Jenkins

This is a list of real and fictional surnamed Jenkins.


 * See Jenkins (name) for the etymology of related first and last names.

Real people
The following is a list of real people surnamed Jenkins.

A

 * Ab Jenkins (1883–1956), American racing car driver
 * Al Jenkins (disambiguation), several people
 * Alan Jenkins (engineer) (born 1947), English automotive engineer and designer
 * Alan Jenkins (poet) (born 1955), English poet
 * Albert Jenkins (footballer) (1865−1940), English footballer who formed Doncaster Rovers in 1879.
 * Albert Jenkins (rugby union) (1895–1953), Welsh international rugby union player
 * Albert G. Jenkins (1830–1864), American soldier and politician
 * Allan Jenkins (footballer) (born 1981), Scottish footballer
 * Allen Jenkins (1900–1974), American actor and singer
 * Austin Jenkins (born 1989), American professional wrestler better known as Adam Cole

B

 * Barbara Jenkins, Trinidadian writer
 * Bert Jenkins (1885–1943), Welsh rugby league and rugby union footballer
 * Bill Jenkins (drag racer) (1930–2012), American drag racer
 * Bill Jenkins (politician) (born 1936), American politician
 * Bill Jenkins (Royal Marines officer) (1925–2002), youngest Royal Marine to win a DSO in the Second World War
 * Bill Jenkins, American voice actor for FUNimation Entertainment
 * Bill Jenkings born as William Charles Jenkings (1915–1996), Australian writer, newspaper reporter and Bondi Beach identity
 * Billy Jenkins (American football) (born 1974), American football defensive back
 * Billy Jenkins (Australian footballer) (1914–2001), Australian rules footballer
 * Billy Jenkins (musician) (born 1956), English blues guitarist, composer, and bandleader
 * Blanche Jenkins (active 1872–1915), British portrait painter
 * Bob Jenkins (1947–2021), American television and radio sports announcer
 * Bob Jenkins (American football) (1923–2001), American football halfback
 * Bobo Jenkins (1916–1984), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
 * Brian Jenkins (American football) (born 1971), college football coach at Bethune-Cookman University
 * Brian Jenkins (politician) (born 1942), British Labour Party politician, MP for Tamworth
 * Sir Brian Garton Jenkins, former Lord Mayor of London
 * Brian Michael Jenkins (born 1942), U.S. terrorism expert
 * Bryan Jenkins, Australian chief executive

C

 * Carlos Jenkins (born 1968), American footballer
 * Carter Jenkins (born 1991), American actor
 * Charles Jenkins (disambiguation), several people
 * Chris Jenkins (disambiguation), several people
 * Christopher Martin-Jenkins (1945–2013), cricket journalist
 * Clay Jenkins (born 1964), American lawyer and politician
 * Clive Jenkins (1926–1999), British trade unionist
 * Constance Lillian Jenkins (married name Constance Jenkins Macky; 1883–1961)
 * Cullen Jenkins (born 1981), American footballer
 * Cynthia Jenkins (1924–2001), New York politician

D

 * Dan Jenkins (1928–2019), American author and journalist
 * Daniel H. Jenkins (born 1963), American actor

E

 * Ed Jenkins (American football) (born 1950), Edward Jenkins, former American footballer
 * Ed Jenkins (rugby union) (born 1986), Australian rugby union player
 * Ed Jenkins (U.S. politician) (1933–2012), Edgar Jenkins, U.S. Representative from Georgia
 * Edward Jenkins (MP) (1838–1910), author and Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee 1874–1880
 * Edward Jenkins (priest) (1902–1996), Anglican Dean of St David's
 * Edward Enoch Jenkins, Attorney-General (Fiji) 1938–1945
 * Edward Hopkins Jenkins (1850–1931), American agricultural chemist
 * E. J. Jenkins (born 1998), American football player
 * Elgton Jenkins (born 1995), American football player
 * Ella Jenkins (born 1924), American folk singer
 * Ernie Jenkins (1880–1958), Wales international rugby union player
 * Ernie Jenkins (baseball) (1906–1978), American baseball pitcher and manager
 * Evan Jenkins (footballer) (1906–90), Welsh football winger
 * Evan Jenkins (politician) (born 1960), United States politician from West Virginia
 * Evan Meredith Jenkins (1896–1985), British colonial administrator
 * Eveline Annie Jenkins (1893–1976), British artist and illustrator

F

 * Farish Jenkins (1940–2012), American paleontologist
 * Ferguson Jenkins (born 1943), Canadian baseball player
 * Florence Foster Jenkins (1868–1944), U.S. "soprano" known for her extraordinary bravery on stage
 * Frances C. Jenkins (1826-1915), U.S. evangelist, Quaker minister, and social reformer

G

 * G. Kenneth Jenkins (1918–2005), British numismatist
 * Geoffrey Jenkins (1920–2001), South African writer
 * George Jenkins (born 1973), American dentist of The Three Doctors
 * George C. Jenkins (1908–2007), American production designer
 * George Jenkins (Australian politician) (1878–1957)
 * George Jenkins (soccer) (1904–1985), Canadian soccer player
 * George Neil Jenkins (1914–2007), British professor of oral physiology
 * George P. Jenkins (1914–2009), American business executive
 * George W. Jenkins (1907–1996), American businessman and founder of Publix
 * Geraint H. Jenkins (born 1946), historian of Wales and the Welsh language
 * Gethin Jenkins (born 1980), Welsh rugby player and coach
 * Gordon Jenkins (1910–1984), American musician
 * Graeme Jenkins (born 1958), British conductor
 * Gwilym Jenkins (1932–1982), Welsh statistician

H

 * Harold Jenkins (Shakespeare scholar) British literary scholar
 * Harold Jenkins, member of Sugarman Gang British criminal
 * Harold Lloyd Jenkins (1933–1993) American country-western singer-songwriter. Stage name: Conway Twitty
 * Harry Jenkins (born 1952) is an Australian Labor politician.
 * Harry Jenkins, Sr. (1925–2004), Australian Labor politician
 * Harry Reginald Jenkins (1881–1970), New Zealand Member of Parliament
 * Harry W. Jenkins, Major General in the United States Marine Corps
 * Harry Jenkins (disambiguation), several people
 * Herbert George Jenkins (1876–1923), British writer and owner of publisher Herbert Jenkins Ltd
 * Helen Jenkins (born 1984), British triathlete
 * Henry Jenkins (MP) for Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Henry Jenkins (supercentenarian)
 * Henry Alfred Jenkins, Australian politician
 * Holman W. Jenkins, Wall Street Journal editorial writer
 * Horace Jenkins (born 1974), American basketball player
 * Hugh Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Putney (1908–2004), British Labour Party politician

I

 * Ian Jenkins (curator), curator at the British Museum
 * Ian Jenkins (politician) (born 1941), Scottish politician
 * Ian Jenkins (Royal Navy officer) (1944–2009), former Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces
 * Iain Jenkins (born 1972), former Northern Ireland footballer

J

 * J. Geraint Jenkins (1929–2009), Welsh maritime historian and historian of rural crafts
 * Jack Jenkins (American football) (1921–1982), American football player
 * Jack Jenkins (baseball) (1942–2002), American baseball player
 * Jack Jenkins (rugby player) (1880–1971), Wales international rugby union player
 * Jack Jenkins (Welsh footballer) (1892–1946), Welsh international
 * Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins (1937–2001), American actor
 * Jackie Jenkins-Scott (born c. 1950), American business & academic administrator
 * Jackie Jenkins (fl. 1990s), British writer a.k.a. Vanessa Bishop
 * James Allister Jenkins (1923–2012), Canadian-American mathematician
 * James J. Jenkins (1923–2012) American psychology professor. Played a significant role in the development of cognitive psychology.
 * Jaray Jenkins (born 2000), American football player
 * Jay Jenkins (born 1977), professionally known as Jeezy (formerly Young Jeezy), American rapper
 * Jean Jenkins (ethnomusicologist) (1922–1990), American-born ethnomusicologist
 * Jean Jenkins (politician) (born 1938), Australian educator and senator for Western Australia
 * Jerry B. Jenkins (born 1949), American author
 * Joe Jenkins (1890–1974), American baseball player
 * John Jenkins, 1st Baron Glantawe (1835–1915), Welsh MP for Carmarthen
 * John Jenkins (American football) (born 1952), American football coach
 * John Jenkins (American politician), Maine state senator, mayor and candidate for Governor of Maine
 * John Jenkins (Australian footballer) (1936–1980), Australian footballer
 * John Jenkins (Australian politician) (1851–1923), American-born premier of South Australia
 * John Jenkins (baseball) (1896–1968), American baseball player
 * John Jenkins (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player
 * John Jenkins (composer) (1592–1678), English composer
 * John Jenkins (defensive tackle) (born 1989), American football player
 * Sir John Jenkins (diplomat) (born 1955), British ambassador to Saudi Arabia
 * John Jenkins (governor) (died 1681), colonial governor of North Carolina
 * Rev. John Jenkins (Gwili) (1872–1936), Welsh poet, theologian and Archdruid, 1932–1936
 * John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri) (1770–1829), Welsh Church of England priest and antiquarian
 * John Jenkins (jazz musician) (1931–1993), American saxophonist
 * John Jenkins (poet) (born 1949), Australian poet
 * John Jenkins (racing driver) (1875–1945), early 20th-century American open-wheel racing driver
 * John Jenkins (rugby), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
 * John A. Jenkins (born 1950), American journalist and author
 * John Barnard Jenkins (1933–2020), Welsh nationalist, effective leader of Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru in the 1960s
 * John Brady Jenkins, American drug dealer in The Yogurt Connection
 * John Carmichael Jenkins (1809–1855), American plantation owner in the Antebellum South
 * John David Jenkins (1828–1876), Welsh Tractarian clergyman and railwaymen's union president
 * Edward Jenkins (MP), born John Edward Jenkins, 1838–1910), British barrister, author and Liberal Party politician
 * John Hogan Jenkins (1832–1930), British politician, MP for Chatham, 1906–1910
 * John Holmes Jenkins (1940–1989), American historian, antiquarian bookseller, publisher, and poker player
 * Rev. John I. Jenkins (born 1953), 17th president of the University of Notre Dame, 2005–
 * John J. Jenkins (1843–1911), Wisconsin congressman and Puerto Rico judge
 * John Major Jenkins (born 1964), American author and populariser of the Maya calendar
 * John Paul Jenkins (born 1981), local-government councillor in Wales
 * John Pickens Jenkins, better known as Bobo Jenkins (1916–1984), American blues singer and record label owner
 * John Theophilus Jenkins (1829–1919), physician and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada
 * Johnny Jenkins (1939–2006), American blues guitarist
 * John Jenkins, former director of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band
 * Johnny Jenkins (1939–2006), American blues guitarist
 * Joseph Jenkins (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Joseph John Jenkins (1811–1885), English engraver and water-colour painter
 * Joseph Willcox Jenkins (1928–2014), American composer, professor of music, and musician
 * Josh Jenkins (born 1989), professional Australian rules football player

K

 * Karl Jenkins (born 1944), Welsh musician and composer
 * Katherine Jenkins (born 1980), Welsh mezzo-soprano
 * Kathryn Jenkins (1961–2009), Welsh hymn writer and scholar
 * Keith Jenkins, English postmodern historian
 * Ken Jenkins (born 1940), American actor
 * Ken Jenkins (American football) (born 1959), American footballer
 * Kenny Jenkins (1945–2009), Scottish footballer
 * Kris Jenkins (born 1979), American footballer
 * Kydran Jenkins (born 2002), American football player

L

 * Larry "Flash" Jenkins (1955–2019), American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter
 * Lauren Jenkins (born 1991), American singer-songwriter, actress, and director
 * Lawrence Jenkins (1924–2017), American World War II pilot and prisoner of war
 * Sir Leoline Jenkins (1625–1685), Welsh lawyer and diplomat
 * Leon Jenkins (born 1950), American football player
 * Leroy Jenkins (jazz musician) (1932–2007), American composer and jazz musician
 * Leroy Jenkins (televangelist) (1934–2017), American televangelist
 * Lew Jenkins (1916–1981), American boxer
 * Louis Jenkins (poet) (1942–2019), American poet
 * Louis Jenkins (politician) (1860–1939), Canadian politician
 * Louise Freeland Jenkins (1888–1970), American astronomer
 * Luwanda Jenkins (born 1962), American politician

M

 * Marilyn Jenkins (1937–2020), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
 * Michael Jenkins (basketball) (born 1986), American professional basketball player
 * Michael Jenkins (diplomat) (1936–2013), former British diplomat
 * Michael Jenkins (running back) (born 1976), Canadian football player
 * Michael Jenkins (sportscaster) (born 1973), Comcast SportsNet sports anchor
 * Michael Jenkins (Unification Church) (fl. 1980s), president, Unification Church of America
 * Michael Jenkins (wide receiver) (born 1982), American football player
 * Mick Jenkins (rapper), American rapper
 * Mick Jenkins (rugby), Welsh rugby footballer
 * Mikaela Jenkins (born 2003), American Paralympic swimmer
 * Mike Jenkins (American football) (born 1985), American footballer
 * Mike Jenkins (poet) (born 1953), Welsh poet and novelist
 * Mike Jenkins (strongman) (1982–2013), professional strongman competitor
 * Minnie Braithwaite Jenkins (1874–1954), American school teacher

N

 * Nathan Jenkins, British songwriter and record producer
 * Neil Jenkins, Welsh rugby union footballer and coach.
 * Neil Jenkins (footballer) English soccer player
 * Newell Sill Jenkins, American dentist and developer
 * Nikara Jenkins (born 1997), Welsh rhythmic gymnast
 * Niki Jenkins (born 1973), Canadian judoka
 * Nikko Jenkins (born 1986), American spree killer
 * Noam Jenkins, Canadian actor

P

 * Patty Jenkins, American film director and screenwriter
 * Paul Jenkins (actor) (1939–2013), American actor
 * Paul Jenkins (barrister), Chief Executive of the Treasury Solicitor's Department and Treasury Solicitor
 * Paul Jenkins (cricketer), English cricketer
 * Paul Jenkins (economist), Canadian economist and Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
 * Paul Jenkins (painter) (1923–2012), American abstract expressionist painter
 * Paul Jenkins (poet), American academic and poet
 * Paul Jenkins (politician) (born 1938), Australian politician
 * Paul Jenkins (writer) (born 1965), British comic book writer
 * Paul Jenkins, Welsh martial arts fighter, see List of mixed martial artists with the most sanctioned fights
 * Peter Jenkins (journalist) (1934–1992), British journalist
 * Philip Jenkins (born 1952), American history professor
 * Philip Jenkins, drummer of Kids in Glass Houses

R

 * Rayshawn Jenkins (born 1994), American football player
 * Richard Jenkins (born 1947), American actor
 * Richard Jenkins (engineer) (born 1977), British engineer
 * Richard Jenkins (MP) (1785–1853), Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury
 * Richard L. Jenkins (1903–1991), American child psychiatrist
 * Richard Lewis Jenkins (1815–1883), New South Wales politician
 * Richard Burton (1925–1984), Welsh actor whose birth name was Richard Walter Jenkins
 * Richard Jenkyns (1782–1854), British academic administrator and Dean of Wells
 * Robert Jenkins (American football), former NFL player
 * Robert Jenkins (master mariner) (fl. 1731–1745), English master mariner who sparked the War of Jenkins' Ear
 * Robert Jenkins (Pennsylvania politician) (1769–1848), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
 * Robert Jenkins (UK politician) (1900–1978), British Conservative Member of Parliament for Dulwich, 1951–1964
 * Robert H. Jenkins, Jr. (1948–1969), U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action in Vietnam
 * Robert Harold Jenkins (1873–1939), Canadian politician
 * Robert Thomas Jenkins (1881–1969), Welsh historian and academic
 * Robert John Jenkins Junior (born 1966), computer professional
 * Bob Jenkins, American sports announcer, born as Robert Jenkins
 * Bob Jenkins (American football) (1923—2001), Consensus All-American football player
 * Roy Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead (1920–2003), British politician

S

 * Sally Jenkins (born 1960), American author and sports journalist
 * Samuel Jenkins, Jr. (born 1956), African-American politician
 * Scoville Jenkins (born 1986), American tennis player
 * Sheree A Jenkins, American author
 * Sir Simon Jenkins (born 1943), British newspaper columnist
 * Stephan Jenkins (born 1964), rock singer

T

 * Terry Jenkins (born 1963), professional darts player
 * Teven Jenkins (born 1998), American football player
 * Thomas Jenkins (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Thornton A. Jenkins (1811–1893), U.S. Rear Admiral
 * Tom Jenkins (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Tommy Jenkins (born 1947), English footballer
 * Tommy Jenkins (Australian footballer) (1902–1979)
 * Tristen W.E. Jenkins (Musician)

W

 * Walter Jenkins (1918–1985), top aide to Lyndon B. Johnson, resigned after a scandal
 * Sir Walter Jenkins (civil servant) (1874–1951), British admiralty official
 * William Jenkins (1825–1895), Welsh general manager of Consett Iron Company
 * William Jenkins (Australian politician), member of the South Australian House of Assembly
 * William Jenkins (Canadian politician) (1921–1995)
 * William Jenkins (cricketer) (1788–1844), English cricketer
 * William Jenkins (Labour politician) (1871–1944), former MP for Neath
 * William Jenkins (New Zealand) (1813–1902), New Zealand sailor, whaler, accommodation-house keeper, farmer, market gardener, horse-trainer and jockey
 * William Jenkins (Northern Ireland politician) (1904-?), Lord Mayor of Belfast
 * William Jenkins (veterinarian), former president of Louisiana State University
 * William Albert Jenkins (1878–1968), British politician, former MP for Brecon and Radnor
 * William (Bill) Jenkins (1925–2002), youngest Royal Marine to win a DSO in the Second World War
 * William Fitzgerald Jenkins, better known under his pen name Murray Leinster (1896–1975), American science fiction author
 * William L. Jenkins (born 1936), politician from the state of Tennessee
 * William Miller Jenkins (1856–1941), American politician
 * William O. Jenkins (1878–1963), American businessman who made great wealth in Mexico
 * William Stanley Jenkins (1890-?), Canadian flying ace during World War I

Fictional characters and others
The following is a list of fictional and other Jenkins.

A

 * Abner Jenkins (Beetle, MACH-1, etc.), Marvel Comics supervillain-turned-hero
 * Doctor Albert Al Jenkins, fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders played by Adam Croasdell
 * Anya Jenkins (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

B

 * Billie Jenkins (Charmed)
 * Bob Jenkins, character in Almost Normal
 * Bruno Jenkins, nurse in the BBC medical drama Casualty
 * Bruno Jenkins, young boy in Roald Dahl's The Witches and the 1990 film based on the story

C

 * Carl Jenkins, General/Doctor, Minister of Paranormal Warfare in Starship Troopers film
 * Carl Jenkins (Oz), an inmate of Aryan Brotherhood on the HBO drama Oz
 * Carl Jenkins (Starship Troopers) (Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles)
 * Christy Jenkins (Charmed)

E

 * Ed Jenkins, fictional protagonist of a series of novelettes by Erle Stanley Gardner

G

 * George W. Jenkins High School, a high school in Lakeland, Florida

H

 * Howell Jenkins, birthname of Wizard Howl in (Howl's Moving Castle)

K

 * Kiki Jenkins, datable character in Grand Theft Auto IV

L

 * Leeroy Jenkins, a player character and internet phenomenon from World of Warcraft
 * Leeroy Jenkins, an alert (launch) sign used in many combat search and rescue (CSAR) operations in the Middle East, based on the World of Warcraft meme
 * Leeroy Jenkins, a character act of Flip Wilson, American comedian and actor

M

 * Mrs. Jenkins, John Rolfe's maid in Disney's Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
 * Mrs. Jenkins, character in Timothy Goes to School

N

 * Neil Jenkins, character in Gavin & Stacey
 * Nessa Jenkins, character in Gavin & Stacey
 * Nicholas Jenkins, the narrator of Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time

P

 * Paul Jenkins (EastEnders), fictional character from EastEnders
 * Peter "Tucker" Jenkins, fictional character in the BBC children's programme Grange Hill, portrayed by Todd Carty

R

 * Richard L. Jenkins, a marine who served on the SSV Normandy in Bioware's Mass Effect

W

 * Private First Class Wallace A. Jenkins, a UNSC marine in Bungie's Halo universe Halo characters