# Jerry (given name)

Jerry is a given name, usually used for males. It is of Old English origin, and sometimes can be spelled Gerry, Gerrie, Geri, Jery, Jere, Jerrie, or Jeri. It is a diminutive form (hypocorism) of George, Gerald, Gerard, Geraldine, Geronimo, Jared, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jermaine, Jeronimo, or Jerome.

## People
### Politics

* Jerry Bauerly (born 1943), American educator, farmer, businessman, and Minnesota State Representative
* Jerry Brown (born 1938), 34th and 39th Governor of California
* Jerry Gaetz (1914–1964), member of the North Dakota Senate
* Jerry Mateparae (born 1954), New Zealand Governor-General Designate and former Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force
* Jerry H. Money (1946-1990) American politician
* Jerry Rawlings (1947–2020), 1st President of 4th Republic of Ghana
* Jerry Sanders (politician) (born 1950), former San Diego mayor and chief of police

### Business

* Jerry Buss (1933–2013), American businessman, sports teams owner, real estate investor, chemist, and philanthropist
* Jerry Colangelo (born 1939), American businessman and sports executive
* Jerry Greenfield (born 1951), American businessman, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream company
* Jerry Jones (born 1942), American businessman and sport team owner
* Jerry Yang (born 1968), Taiwanese-American co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo!

### Arts and entertainment

* Jerry Birn (1923–2009), American television writer
* Jerry Blavat (1940–2023), American radio disc jockey
* Jerry Dolyn Brown (1942–2016), Alabama folk artist and traditional potter
* Jerry Bruckheimer (born 1943), American film and television producer
* Jerry Butler (born 1939), American soul singer and songwriter
* Jerry Cantrell (born 1966), American guitarist and vocalist for grunge band Alice in Chains
* Jerry Clower (1926–1998), American country comedian
* Jerry Dixon (actor), American actor
* Jerry Dunphy (1921–2002), American television news anchor
* Jerry Garcia (1942–1995), American guitarist and vocalist for the American rock band The Grateful Dead
* Jerry Goldsmith (1929–2004), American composer and conductor
* Jerry Hall (born 1956), American model and actress
* Jerry Harris (born 1999), American television personality
* Jerry Hausner (1909–1993), American actor
* Jerry Haynes (1927–2011), American actor
* Jerry Heil (born 1995), stage name of Yana Oleksandrivna Shemaieva, Ukrainian singer, songwriter and YouTuber
* Jerry Houser (born 1952), American actor
* Jerry Juhl (1938–2005), American television writer
* Jerry King, cartoonist
* Jerry Kuehl (1931–2018), American historian and TV producer
* Jerry Lee Lewis (1935–2022), American singer, songwriter and pianist
* Jerry Leiber (1933–2011), American songwriter and record producer
* Jerry Lewis (1926–2017), American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director, singer and humanitarian
* Jerry Maren (1920–2018), American actor
* Jerry Martin (composer), American jazz and New Age composer and video game creator
* Jerry Naylor (1939–2019), American country and rock and roll recording artist
* Jerry Nelson (1934–2012), American actor and puppeteer
* Jerry O'Connell (born 1974), American actor
* Jerry Orbach (1935–2004), American actor
* Jerry Pinkney (1939-2021), American illustrator and writer of children's literature
* Jerry Ragovoy (1930–2011), American songwriter and record producer
* Jerry Reed (1937–2008), American country singer and guitarist
* Jerry Roush (born 1986), former vocalist of the metalcore bands Sky Eats Airplane, Of Mice & Men, and Glass Cloud
* Jerry Scott (born 1955), American cartoonist and writer
* Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954), American comedian, actor and writer
* Jerry Spinelli (born 1941), American writer of young adult fiction
* Jerry Springer (1944–2023), American TV personality and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
* Jerry Stiller (1927-2020), American actor and comedian
* Jerry Supiran (born 1973), American actor
* Jerry Trainor (born 1977), American actor and comedian
* Jerry Vale (1930–2014), American singer
* Jerry Van Dyke (1931–2018), American actor and comedian
* Jerry Velázquez (born 1990), Mexican actor and singer
* Jerry Wallace (1928–2008), American singer
* Jerry Weintraub (1937–2015), American film and television producer
* Jerry Yan (born 1977), Taiwanese actor

### Sports

* Jerry Anderson (1953–1989), American football safety player
* Jerry Balisok (1955–2013), American professional wrestler
* Jerry Blackwell (1949–1995), American professional wrestler
* Jerry Bohlander (born 1974), American former mixed martial artist
* Jerry Brown (gridiron football) (1987–2012), American football player
* Jerry Buchek (1942–2019), American baseball player
* Jerry Goff (born 1964), American baseball player
* Jerry Graham (1931–1997), American professional wrestler
* Jerry Gustafson (born 1934), American football player
* Jerry Jacobs (American football) (born 1997), American football player
* Jerry Jeudy (born 1999), American football player
* Jerry Kiernan (1953–2021), Irish long-distance runner
* Jerry Kindall (1935–2017), American baseball player
* Jerry Lawler (born 1949), American musician, professional wrestler and commentator
* Jerry Lyne, American basketball player and coach
* Jerry Lynn (born 1963), American professional wrestler
* Jerry Lynn (baseball) (1916–1972), Major League Baseball second baseman
* Jerry Mansfield (1892–1960), American football player
* Jerry Marion (born 1944), American football player
* Jerry Mays (defensive lineman) (1939–1994), American professional football player
* Jerry Moffatt (born 1963), British rock climber and climbing author
* Jerry Montgomery (born 1979), American football player and coach
* Jerry Narron (born 1956), American baseball player, manager, and coach
* Jerry Newsom (born 1946), American former college basketball player
* Jerry Norman (basketball) (born 1929), American basketball coach
* Jerry Pate (born 1953), American professional golfer
* Jerry Pulamte (born 1999), Indian footballer
* Jerry Rice (born 1962), American football player
* Jerry Saggs (born 1964), American professional wrestler
* Jerry Sandusky (born 1944), American football coach and convicted sex offender
* Jerry Schild (1954–2012), American NASCAR Cup Series driver
* Jerry Simon (born 1968), American-Israeli basketball player
* Jerry Sitoe (born 1990), Mozambican footballer
* Jerry Sloan (1942–2020), American basketball player and coach
* Jerry Stackhouse (born 1974), American basketball player
* Jerry Stubbs (born 1951), American professional wrestler
* Jerry Tarkanian (born 1930), American retired college basketball head coach known as "Tark the Shark"
* Jerry Tillery (born 1996), American football player
* Jerry Watford (1930–1993), American football player
* Jerry West (1938–2024), American basketball player

### Other

* Jerry Brudos (1939–2006), American serial killer
* Jerry Coleby-Williams, Australian conservationist, horticulturalist and plant curator
* Jerry Coyne (born 1949), American biologist
* Jerry Doggett (1916–1997), American sportscaster
* Jerry Dunphy (1921–2002), American television news anchor
* Jerry P. Eaton (1926–2004), American geologist
* Jerry Falwell (1933–2007), American Baptist pastor and televangelist
* Jerry Falwell Jr. (born 1962), American attorney and former president of Liberty University
* Jerry Johnston (born 1959), American clergyman
* Jerry Kang, American legal scholar and academic administrator
* Jerry Krause (missionary) (disappeared 2013), American aviator
* Jerry Lawson (1940–2011), American electronics engineer working in video games
* Jerry Little (1956–1994), American serial killer
* Jerry Magee (1928–2019), American journalist
* Jerry Walter McFadden (1948–1999), American serial killer
* Jerry Parr (1930–2015), United States Secret Service agent
* Jerry Spraggins (born 1954), American murderer, rapist and suspected serial killer
* Jerry D. Roe (born 1936), American professor
* Jerry Taft (1943–2020), American meteorologist
* Jerry Whitworth (born 1939), member of the Walker family spy ring
* Jerry Yang, American winner of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event
* Xiangzhong "Jerry" Yang (1959–2009), Chinese-American biotechnology scientist who worked on cloning

## Fictional characters

* Jerry, a fictional character from the game Undertale
* Jerry, a character in the 1998 American comedy movie My Giant
* Jerry, the name of multiple pre-life beings in film Soul
* Dr. Jerry Attricks, a fictional character in the YouTube series Scott the Woz
* Jerry Recycled Batteries, also known as Peterbilt, a red truck character in the animated film Cars
* Jerry Bear, a fictional bear in the Sprout show Pajanimals
* Jerry Cramer, a character in the 1990 American comedy movie Ski Patrol
* Jerry Cruncher, in the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
* Jerry Gergich, a fictional character in the TV series Parks and Recreation
* Jerry Gourd, a fictional character in the Christian video series VeggieTales
* Jerry Hewitt, a character in the 2008 Hallmark Channel television movie The Nanny Express
* Cpt. Jerry Lawson, a character in the 1983 American techno-thriller movie WarGames
* Jerry Lewis, a fictional character in the TV series Totally Spies!
* the title character in the film Jerry Maguire, portrayed by Tom Cruise
* Jerry Martin, character in the film The Divorcee
* Jerry Martinez, the main antagonist of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
* Jerry Miller, in the film Tammy
* Jerry Mouse, in the Tom and Jerry cartoons
* Jerry Muller, a character in the 1934 film The Man Who Changed His Name
* Jerry Pierce, a character in Tag, played by Jeremy Renner
* Jerry Russo, from the television series Wizards of Waverly Place
* Jerry Seinfeld (character), eponymous character in the American sitcom Seinfeld
* Jerry Slugworth, a scare floor manager in the animated film Monsters, Inc.
* Jerry Smith, a fictional character in the American animated series Rick and Morty
* Jerry Stokes, in the short-lived television series Welcome to Eltingville
* Jerry the Tyke, a fictional dog who had his own cartoon series between 1925 and 1927