Vernon (given name)

Vernon is a masculine given name which may refer to:

People

 * Vernon Abeysekera, Postmaster General of Sri Lanka from 1969–1970
 * Vernon Adams (born 1993), American football quarterback
 * Vernon Baker (1919–2010), Medal of Honor recipient
 * Vernon Bell, founder of the British karate movement
 * Vernon Bogdanor (born 1943), British Research Professor
 * Vernon Carey Jr. (born 2001), American basketball player
 * Vernon Coaker (born 1953), British politician
 * Vernon Campbell, American film actor
 * Vernon Carrington, Rastafarian, founder of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
 * Vernon Castle (1887–1918), stage name of American ballroom dancer and dance teacher William Vernon Blyth
 * Choi Hansol, better known as Vernon Chwe (born 1998), Korean-American singer and rapper and member of South Korean idol group Seventeen
 * Vernon Coleman (born 1946), English author
 * Vernon Herbert Coleman (1898–1978) American artist and art teacher
 * Vernon Cooray, Sri Lankan Sinhala electrical engineer and professor
 * Vernon Corea (1927–2002), Sri Lankan radio broadcaster
 * Vernon Davis (born 1984), American football player
 * Vernon Dean (born 1959), American former professional football player
 * Vernon Lee Evans (born 1949), American contract killer
 * Vernon Forrest (1971–2009), American boxer
 * Vernon Simeon Plemion Grant (1902–1990), American illustrator known for gnomes and fairy tales
 * Vernon Gholston, NFL player for the New York Jets
 * Vernon Hartshorn (1872–1931), Welsh trade unionist and Labour Party politician
 * Vernon Henry (born 1952) American fugitive
 * Vernon Huber, 36th Governor of American Samoa
 * Vernon Jarrett (1918–2004), African-American journalist and commentator
 * Vernon K. Jensen (1912-1982), American veterinarian and politician
 * Vernon Jonklaas, Sri Lankan Burgher lawyer and politician
 * Vernon Jordan (1935–2021), American business executive and civil rights activist
 * Vernon Kay (born 1974), British DJ and television presenter
 * Vernon Lattin (born 1938), American president of Brooklyn College
 * Vernon Lewis (American football) (born 1970), American football player
 * Vernon Lewis (footballer) (1881–1941), English amateur footballer and minor counties cricketer
 * Vernon Maxwell (born 1965) American basketball player
 * Vernon Mendis (1925–2010), Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat
 * Vernon C. Miller (1896–1933), American murder victim
 * Vernon R. Morris (born 1963), American atmospheric scientist
 * Vernon Pahl (born 1957), Canadian football player
 * Vernon Philander (born 1985), South African cricketer
 * Vernon Presley (1916–1979), father of Elvis Presley
 * Vernon Reed (1871–1963), New Zealand politician
 * Vernon Reid (born 1958), American guitarist and songwriter, founder and primary songwriter of the rock band Living Colour
 * Vernon Roberson (born 1952), American football player
 * Vernon Scott (born 1997), American football player
 * Vernon L. Smith, American economist
 * Vernon L. Sommerdorf (1921-2009), American physician and politician
 * Vernon K. Stevenson (1812 1884), American businessman
 * Vernon Wallace Thomson (1905–1988), American lawyer and politician
 * Vernon L. Walker (1894–1948), American special effects artist
 * Vernon A. Walters (1917–2002), American diplomat
 * Vernon Weddle (born 1935), American film, stage and television actor
 * Vernon S. Welch (1906-1980), American lawyer, businessman, and politician
 * Vernon Wells, American baseball player
 * Vernon Wells (actor) (born 1945), Australian actor
 * Vernon - Hansol Vernon Chwe (born 1998), South Korean-American singer, rapper and dancer. A member of the idol group Seventeen.

Fictional characters

 * Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter's uncle from the Harry Potter novels and movies
 * Vernon Schillinger, leader of the Aryans on the HBO series Oz
 * Vernon Tomlin, ex-cellarman and potman at the Rovers Return Inn in Coronation Street