# List of people with surname Jenkins

This is a list of real and fictional surnamed Jenkins.

## 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

* Ebenezer Evans Jenkins (1820–1905), Wesleyan minister in India
* 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 (1924–2024), 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 (1946–2025), 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
* Gus Jenkins (1931–1985), American blues pianist and singer
* 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
* 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
* 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

## O

* Oliver Peebles Jenkins (1850 – 1935) was an American physiologist and histologist, mainly associated with Stanford University.

## 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
* Rodney Jenkins (1944–2024), American equestrian
* 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
* Speight Jenkins (born 1937), American music critic and opera general director
* 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)

## 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#Wallace Jenkins