Terry

Terry is a unisex given name, derived from French Thierry and Theodoric. It can also be used as a diminutive nickname for the names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence, Terrance or Terrier (masculine).

Male

 * Terry Albritton (1955–2005), American shot putter, world record holder in 1976
 * Terry Antonis (born 1993), Australian association football player
 * Terry A. Davis, (1969–2018), American programmer
 * Terry Baddoo, CNN journalist
 * Terry Balsamo (born 1972), American lead guitarist for the rock band Evanescence
 * Terry Beckner (born 1997), American football player
 * Terry Blair (politician) (1946–2014), Ohio House of Representatives member
 * Terry Blair (serial killer) (1961–2024), American serial killer
 * Terry Bollea (born 1953), professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan
 * Terry Bowden (born 1956), American football coach and former player
 * Terry Bradshaw (born 1948), American former National Football League quarterback
 * Terry Branstad (born 1946), American politician
 * Terry Brooks (born 1944), American fantasy writer
 * Terry Brooks (basketball) (born c. 1968), American college basketball player
 * Terry Brunk (born 1964), professional wrestler known as "Sabu"
 * Terry Byrne (born 1966), English football manager and businessman
 * Terry Caldwell (born 1938), English footballer
 * Terry Callier (1945–2012), American jazz and folk singer and guitarist
 * Terry Carpenter (1900–1978), American politician
 * Terry Childs (serial killer) (1955–2023), American serial killer
 * Terry Cochrane (born 1953), Northern Irish footballer
 * Terry Cochrane (Canadian football) (born 1963), Canadian football player
 * Terry Coldwell, member of the pop group East 17
 * Terry Cooper (footballer, born 1944), English footballer
 * Terry Connor (born 1962), English football assistant manager and former coach and player
 * Terry Cress, Winner of Canada's Worst Handyman 2
 * Terry Crews (born 1968), American actor and retired football player
 * Terry Crowley (born 1947), American baseball player and coach
 * Terry Daniel, American college football punter (1992–1994)
 * Terry Deitz (born 1959) American Survivor contestant and television host
 * Terry Driver (1965–2021), Canadian murderer
 * Terry Dubrow (born 1958), American plastic surgeon and television personality
 * Terry Eagleton (born 1943), British literary critic and academic
 * Terry Etim (born 1986), English professional mixed martial artist currently signed to the UFC
 * Terry Fair (basketball) (1960–2020), American-Israeli professional basketball player
 * Terry Farnsworth (born 1942), Canadian Olympic judoka
 * Terry Fator (born 1965), American singing ventriloquist
 * Terry Fontenot (born 1980), American football executive
 * Terry Forcum, American golfer, 1983 World Long Drive Champion
 * Terry Fox (1958–1981), Canadian athlete and activist
 * Terry Francona (born 1959), American professional baseball manager and former player
 * Terry Funk (1944–2023), American professional wrestler
 * Terry Gibbs (wrestler) (born 1953), American retired professional wrestler
 * Terry Gilliam (born 1940), British-American film director, and Monty Python member
 * Terry Godwin (born 1996), American football player
 * Terry Gordy (1961–2001), American professional wrestler
 * Terry Gou (born 1950), Taiwanese entrepreneur
 * Terry Haskins (1955–2000), American politician
 * Terry Jones (1942–2020), Welsh actor, writer, comedian, screenwriter, film director and Monty Python member
 * Terry Kath (1946–1978), American guitarist, singer and founding member of the band Chicago
 * Terry Teruo Kawamura, United States Army soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor
 * Terry Kay (1938–2020), American writer
 * Terry Kelly (singer), Canadian singer-songwriter, speaker, and entertainer
 * Terry Kilgore (born 1961), American politician
 * Terry Klassen, Canadian voice actor, ADR director, and writer
 * Terry Kunz (born 1952), American football player
 * Terry Labonte (born 1956), American retired NASCAR driver
 * Terry Lin (born 1966), Taiwanese singer
 * Terry Malone, American football coach
 * Terry Manning, American music producer and engineer
 * Terry McAuliffe (born 1957), American politician; former Governor of Virginia and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee
 * Terry McDermott (born 1951), English footballer
 * Terry McEniff, Irish hotelier and politician
 * Terry McGroom (1966–2016), American boxer
 * Terry McLaurin (born 1996), American football player
 * Terry Metcalf (born 1951), American football player
 * Terry Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Terry Moran (born 1959), American journalist, former co-anchor of the news show Nightline
 * Terry Moran (public servant) (born 1947), Australian senior public servant
 * Terry Nation, Welsh screenwriter and novelist, creator of the Daleks and Davros for Doctor Who
 * Terry Nichols, US convicted accomplice in the Oklahoma City bombing
 * Terry O'Quinn (born 1952), American actor best known for playing John Locke on the TV series Lost
 * Terry Orndorff (born 1951), American retired professional wrestler
 * Terry Pilkadaris (born 1973), Australian golfer
 * Terry Pratchett (1948–2015), English fantasy author known for the Discworld book series
 * Terry Richardson (born 1965), American fashion photographer
 * Terry Richardson (ice hockey) (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Terry Richardson (rugby league), English rugby league footballer in the 1970s and 1980s
 * Terry Riley (born 1935), American composer and musician
 * Terry Rozier (born 1994), American basketball player
 * Terry Sanford (1917–1998), American politician and educator, Governor of North Carolina (1961–1965)
 * Terry Sargeant (born 1946), Canadian politician
 * Terry Saul (1921–1976), Choctaw/Chickasaw illustrator, painter, muralist, commercial artist, and educator.
 * Terry Schofield (born 1948), American basketball player and coach
 * Terry Shannon (1952–2005), American engineer and writer
 * Terry Stotts (born 1957), American basketball coach
 * Terry Sturm (1941–2009), New Zealand professor
 * Terry Sweeney (born 1950), American actor, writer and comedian on Saturday Night Live
 * Terry Sue-Patt (1964–2015), British actor
 * Terry Taylor (disambiguation), several people
 * Terry Teachout (1956–2022), American author, critic, biographer, playwright, stage director, and librettist.
 * Terry-Thomas (1911–1990), English character actor and comedian
 * Terry Unrein (born 1962), American former football player
 * Terry Virgo (born 1940), a leader in the British New Church Movement
 * Terry Waite (born 1938), British hostage negotiator
 * Terry Wogan (1938–2016), Irish-British broadcaster and television personality
 * Terry Yorath (born 1950), Welsh former football manager and player
 * Terry Zwigoff (born 1949), American documentary and feature film director

Female

 * Terry Alderete (1945–2013), American businesswoman
 * Terry Babcock-Lumish (born 1976), American professor
 * Terry Baum (born 1946), American playwright
 * Terry Bellamy, American former mayor
 * Terry Bergeson (born 1942), American educator
 * Terry Berkowitz, American video artist
 * Terry Berlier (born 1972), American artist and sculptor
 * Terry Beyer (born 1951), American politician
 * Terry Braunstein (artist) (born 1942), American photomontage artist
 * Terry Castle (born 1953), American scholar
 * Terry Cole-Whittaker (born 1939), American writer
 * Terry Acebo Davis (born 1953), Filipino-American artist and nurse
 * Terry Dexter (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
 * Terry Jo Duperrault, formerly missing person who disappeared at sea
 * Terry Van Duyn (born 1951), Democratic politician
 * Terry Ehret (born 1955), American poet
 * Terry Ellis (born 1963), American singer
 * Terry Farrell (actress) (born 1963), American actress
 * Terry Finn (born 1955), American actress
 * Terry Fulmer, American gerontologist
 * Terry Gabreski (born 1952), American vice commander
 * Terry Van Ginderen (1931–2018), Flemish television presenter
 * Terry Hu (born 1953), Taiwanese actress, writer and translator
 * Terry Huntingdon (born 1940), American film actress
 * Terry Irwin (designer), American designer
 * Terry D. Johnston (born 1947), American politician and businesswoman
 * Terry Karl (born 1947), American professor
 * Terry Keith, American geologist
 * Terry Moore (actress) (born 1929), American film actress
 * Terry M. McGovern (born 1961), American activist
 * Terry McMillan (born 1951), American novelist
 * Terry Meza (born 1949), American politician
 * Terry Neese (born 1947), American political figure
 * Terry O'Flaherty, Irish mayor
 * Terry a. O'Neal (born 1973), American writer
 * Terry Oroszi (born 1966), American author
 * Terry Orr-Weaver, American molecular biologist
 * Terry Plank (born 1963), American volcanologist
 * Terry Pheto (born 1981), South African actress
 * Terry Reintke (born 1987), German politician
 * Terry Spear, American author
 * Terry Underwood (born 1944), Australian author
 * Terry Wahls (born 1955), American physician
 * Terry Tempest Williams (born 1955), American writer

Fictional characters

 * Terry, a character from Aqua Teen Hunger Force
 * Terry, a pterodactyl boss character from the video game Banjo Tooie
 * Terry McGinnis, the main protagonist and second Batman of Batman Beyond
 * Terry Benedict, casino owner, the main antagonist in the Ocean's trilogy
 * Terry Bernadino, a character from Reno 911!
 * Terry Bogard, from SNK's Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters video games
 * Terry Boot, minor character from the Harry Potter series of novels, by J. K. Rowling
 * Terry Carmichael, a character in the 1996 John Woo film Broken Arrow
 * Terry Chaney, main female character in Final Destination
 * Terry Collier, fictional character in The Likely Lads sitcoms and film
 * Terry Cooper, a character in the Success Mode part of the baseball video game MLB Power Pros 2008.
 * Terry "The Toad" Fields, a character in the 1973 film American Graffiti
 * Terry Grandchester, a character in the 1975 manga Candy Candy and it's anime adaptation.
 * Terry Granger, the main protagonist in the 2014 film No Good Deed
 * Terrance "Terry" Hawthorne, a character in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure
 * Terry Ives, mother of Eleven in the television series Stranger Things
 * Terry Kimple, a character from The Cleveland Show
 * Terry Lee, main character of the comic strip Terry and the Pirates
 * Terry Lesler, a character from Scott the Woz
 * Terry Malloy, main protagonist of the 1954 crime drama film On the Waterfront
 * Terry McCann, from the TV series Minder
 * Terry McScotty, one of the main characters in the anime series Battle B-Daman
 * Terry McGinnis, DC Comics character
 * Terry Milkovich, from Shameless
 * Terry Silver, a character in The Karate Kid franchise
 * Terry the Tomboy, from AwesomenessTV
 * Terry Williams, a character in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
 * Scary Terry, from Rick and Morty
 * Terry, from the novel Hatchet
 * Terry, from the 2013 animated film Monsters University
 * Terry, from the 2020 animated film Soul
 * Terry, one of the main protagonists of the adult animated series Solar Opposites

Military

 * "Terry Taliban", British Army slang for Taliban fighters during the Afghanistan War of 2001 to 2021