Jerry

Jerry is sometimes a given name, mostly for males of English origin, and may refer to:

In modern culture

• Jerry Garcia (1942 - 1995), guitarist and vocalist for the American jam band, The Grateful Dead
• Jerry Guscott English retired rugby union player and commentator
• Jerry Cantrell (born 1966), guitarist and vocalist for grunge band, Alice in Chains
• Jerry Clower (1926 - 1998), country comedian
• Jerry Maguire, a film starring Tom Cruise
• Jerry Reed, guitarist and country singer
• Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954), comedian, actor and writer
• Jerry Seinfeld (character), eponymous character in the American sitcom, Seinfeld
• Jerry Springer (born 1944), TV personality and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
• Jerry Martin (musician), American Jazz, New Age and video game composer.
• Jerry Orbach (1935-2004), American actor
• Jerry Parr, retired United States Secret Service agent
• Jerry, the mouse in the Tom and Jerry cartoons
• Its Jerry Time! (2005 - present), the Emmy-winning animated webseries

In sport

• Jerry Kiernan (born 1953), Irish long-distance runner
• Jerry Lawler (born 1949), American musician, professional wrestler and commentator
• Jerry Rice (born 1962), a former American football wide receiver
• Jerry Stackhouse (born 1974), American basketball player
• Jerry West (born 1938), American basketball player
• Jerry (racehorse), winner of the 1840 Grand National

In other uses

• Jerry, nickname for German soldiers
• Jerrycan, a robust fuel container made from pressed steel
• Jerry, a Victorian name for licensed house for beer only. Examples in the UK coounty of Northumberland include "the North Jerry" now the "Milecastle Inn" near Hadrian's Wall and "the Coanwood Jerry", at Asholme, Lambley. Now just "The Jerry" it was formerly also called the "Sportsmans Arms". There are many other spellings. (E.G. Jerrie, Jeri, Jerrei etc)

• One who builds flimsy houses cheaply and hastily