Terence (given name)

Terence is a masculine given name, derived from the Latin name Terentius. The diminutive form is Terry. Spelling variants include Terrence, Terrance, Terance and (in Scotland) Torrance.

Notable people with this name

 * Terence (c. 195/185 – c. 159 BC), Latin playwright
 * Saint Terence, several people
 * Geezer Butler (born Terence Butler in 1949), British musician of Black Sabbath fame
 * Terry Callier (1945–2012), American jazz and folk singer and guitarist
 * Terence Chang, Hong Kong and American film producer
 * Terence Crawford (born 1987), American boxer
 * Terry Crews, American actor and TV presenter
 * Terence Trent D'Arby (born 1962), American singer and songwriter
 * Terry A. Davis (1969–2018), American programmer, developer of TempleOS
 * Terence Davies (1945–2023), English film director and screenwriter
 * Terence Dials (b. 1983), American basketball player
 * Terry Fox (1958–1981), Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist
 * Terence Garvin (b. 1991), American football player
 * Terrence Giddy, known as Terry Giddy (1950–2023), Australian Paralympic athlete
 * Torry Gillick (1915–1971), Scottish footballer
 * Terence Hill, Italian actor
 * Terrence Howard, American actor and singer
 * Terrence Hughes, American professional wrestler
 * Terrence Jenkins, American actor, TV personality, and model
 * Terence Kelly, many people
 * Terence Lam (born 1991), Hong Kong composer, singer-songwriter, and record producer
 * Terrence Magee, American football player
 * Terrence Malick, American filmmaker
 * Terence MacSwiney (1879–1920), Lord Mayor of Cork who died on hunger strike during the Irish War of Independence
 * Terry McAuliffe, American politician and businessman
 * Terence McKenna, American writer and philosopher
 * Terence McKenna (film producer), Canadian film producer
 * Terence Millin (1903–1980), Irish surgeon
 * Terence Morris (born 1979), NBA and Israel Basketball Premier League basketball player
 * Terence Newman, American football player
 * Terence O'Neill, Ulster Unionist politician, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
 * Terence Parkin, deaf South African swimmer and the most decorated Deaflympic athlete in history
 * Terry Pratchett (1948–2015), English author
 * Terence Rattigan (1911–1977), British dramatist
 * Terrence Romeo (born 1992), Filipino basketball player
 * Terence Sanders (1901–1985), British rower
 * Terrence Shannon Jr. (born 2000), American basketball player
 * Terence Siufay (born 1976), Macanese singer and actor
 * Terence Smith (disambiguation), several people
 * Terence Stamp (born 1938), British actor
 * Terence Steele (born 1997), American football player
 * Terence Tao (born 1975), Australian mathematician, winner of a Fields Medal
 * Terrence Trammell (born 1978), American track and field athlete
 * Terence Tse, educator, speaker, advisor and commentator
 * Terrence Watson (born 1987), American-Israeli basketball player
 * Terrence Wilcutt, American astronaut
 * Terence Winter, American television and film writer
 * Terence Wilson, also known as Astro, former British singer and member of British band UB40
 * Terence Yin (born 1975), Hong Kong film actor, singer, producer, and media relations specialist
 * Terence Young (director), British film director
 * Terence Young (politician) (born 1952), Canadian politician
 * Terence Yung, American classical pianist

Fictional characters

 * Terence or Terrence (Terry) Granchester (or Grandchester), male character in Candy Candy (manga, anime and Final Story)
 * Terence the Tractor in The Railway Series and Thomas and Friends
 * Terence, the large red bird from the Angry Birds video game series
 * Terence, a pixie dust sparrow-man from Disney Fairies
 * Terence, a bath toy crocodile in Rubbadubbers
 * Terence (Terry) Morris, a character in the X-Files TV series, episodes "Dreamland" and "Dreamland II"
 * Terrance and Phillip, a duo of characters in the animated TV series, South Park
 * Terrence (Terry) McGinnis, the main character of Batman Beyond
 * Terrence, Mac's older brother, in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends