# Terry (surname)

Terry is a surname which comes from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, cognate of the English Derek. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adam Terry (born 1982), American football player
* Alberto Terry (1929-2006), Peruvian footballer
* Alfred Terry (1827–1890), American Civil War Union general
* Alice Terry (1899–1987), American film actress and director
* Arthur Terry (1927–2004), English philologist, critic, and translator
* Ben Terry (1852–1910), Test cricket umpire
* Benjamin Franklin Terry (1821–1861), organizer of the American Civil War unit Terry's Texas Rangers
* Bill Terry (disambiguation), several people
* Charles L. Terry, Jr. (1900–1970), American judge and politician, Governor of Delaware
* Charles Sanford Terry (historian) (1864–1936), English historian and musicologist
* Charles Sanford Terry (translator) (1926–1982), American translator of Japanese literature
* Chris Terry, several people
* Clark Terry (1920–2015), jazz fluegelhorn/trumpet player and music educator
* Dalen Terry (born 2002), American basketball player
* Daniel Terry (c. 1780–1829), English actor and playwright
* David Smith Terry (1823–1889), American politician and jurist, chief justice of the Supreme Court of California
* Dennis Terry (born 1954), American radio disc jockey and former phone phreak
* Desean Terry, American actor, acting coach and theatre director
* Edward Terry (author) (1590–1660), cleric and author of A Voyage to East-India (1655)
* Edward O'Connor Terry (1844–1912), 19th-century English actor and theatre owner
* Edward Richard "Ted" Terry (1904–1967), Tasmanian professional sprinter and Australian rules footballer
* Eli Terry (1772–1852), American inventor and clockmaker
* Elizabeth Terry (born c. 1943), American chef
* Dame Ellen Terry (1847–1928), English actress
* Fred Terry (1863–1933), English actor and theatre manager
* Georgena Terry, American bicycle designer and businesswoman
* Georgina Terry (born 1990), British actress
* Harry Terry (born 1887, date of death unknown), English stage and film actor
* Helen Terry (born 1956), backing vocals singer with British pop group Culture Club
* Henry Dwight Terry (1812–1869), United States Army Brigadier general during the American Civil War
* Henry John Terry (1869–1952), cricketer who played for the French team in the 1900 Olympics
* J. E. Harold Terry (1885–1939), English playwright
* Jack Terry (1930–2022), Polish-American author
* James Terry (basketball) (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player
* James L. Terry (born 1957), US Army Lieutenant General
* Jason Terry (born 1977), American basketball player
* Jo Ann Terry (born 1938), American hurdler
* John B. Terry (1796–1874), American pioneer, soldier, and territorial legislator
* John Terry (born 1980), English football player
* Joseph Terry (1828–1898), partner in Terry's chocolate makers (1767–2006)
* Keith Terry (born 1951), American percussionist, rhythm dancer, and educator
* Kelly Terry (born 1992), Canadian former women's ice hockey player
* Lilian Terry (1930–2023), Italian jazz singer
* Luther Leonidas Terry (1911–1985), U.S. Surgeon General (1961–65)
* Matt Terry (born 1993), English singer, winner of UK X Factor (2016)
* Maureen Terry, American business owner and politician
* Michael Terry (disambiguation), several people
* Michelle Terry (born 1979), English actress and writer
* Mike Terry (disambiguation), several people
* Nigel Terry (1945–2015), English actor
* Olufemi Terry, Sierra Leonean writer
* P. S. Terry (1876–1936), American politician, Missouri senator
* Pat Terry (1933–2007), English footballer
* Paul Terry (cricketer) (born 1959), English cricketer
* Paul Terry (footballer) (born 1979), English footballer and brother of John
* Paul Terry (cartoonist) (1887–1971), U.S. cartoonist and animator, and creator of Terrytoons
* Peter Terry (1926–2017), British air marshal
* Ralph Terry (1936–2022), American major league baseball pitcher
* Randall Terry (born 1959), American politician and activist
* Richard Terry (musicologist) (1864–1938), English organist, choir director and musicologist
* Rob Terry (born 1980), American professional wrestler
* Rodney Terry (born 1968), American basketball coach
* Ruth Marie Terry (1936–1974), American murder victim
* Ruth Terry (1920–2016), American actress
* Samuel Terry (c. 1776–1838), Australian landowner, merchant and philanthropist
* Sean Terry (born 1991), English cricketer
* Sheila Terry (disambiguation), several people
* Simon Terry (1974–2021), British archer
* Sue Mi Terry, American writer and commentator
* Tamorrion Terry (born 1998), American football player
* Tarahrick Terry, American criminal
* Todd Terry (born 1967), American DJ, record producer and remixer
* Tomás Terry (died 1886), Cuban slave trader and businessman
* Troy Terry (born 1997), American ice hockey player
* Tyrell Terry (born 2000), American basketball player
* T. T. Terry (1865–1941), American politician; mayor of Huntsville, Alabama
* Victor Terry (1942–1960), English murderer
* Wallace Terry (1938–2003), American journalist and oral historian
* Wallace Terry (baseball) (1850–1908), American baseball player
* Walter Terry (1909–1977), American politician
* William Terry (congressman) (1824–1888), American general
* William R. Terry (1827–1897), American general