# 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
* Terrence Deyalsingh, Trinidad and Tobago politician
* 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
* Terry Labonte (born 1956), American race car driver
* 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'Loghlin (1764–1843), Irish soldier of the British Army
* 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 Ranger, (1929–2015) British historian of Africa
* 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