Terry

This article is about the given name. For the family name, see Terry (surname). For other uses, see Terry (disambiguation).

Terry

Pronunciation	/ˈtɛri/
Gender	Unisex
Other names
Alternative spelling	Terri, Terrie, Teri
Derived	diminutive of Terence or Teresa

Terry is:

• A surname from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, cognate of the English Derek
• A male given name transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms
• A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms
• A male nickname, sometimes given to a third, derived from tertius, Latin for third

Terry as given name

• Terry Albritton, athlete
• Terry Allen (disambiguation), multiple people
• Terry Anderson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Terry Baddoo, CNN journalist
• Terry Balsamo, lead guitarist for rock band Evanescence
• Terry Byrne, English football manager
• Terry Bollea, professional wrestler known as "Hulk Hogan"
• Terry Bradshaw, former American football quarterback
• Terry Brooks, fantasy author
• Terry Brunk, professional wrestler known as "Sabu"
• Terry Caldwell, former footballer who once played for Leeds United, Huddersfield Town and Carlisle United
• Terrence ("Terry") O. Callier (1945-2012), Chicago-born jazz and folk singer and guitarist
• Terry Carpenter, 20th Century Nebraska politician
• Terry Coldwell, former member of pop group East 17
• Terry Cooper, English footballer formally of Leeds United
• Terry Connor, footballer, formally of Leeds United full name is Abu Terence Fuongo Connor
• Terry Crews, American actor and retired football player
• Terry Ellis, music artist
• Terry Etim, English professional mixed martial artist currently signed to the UFC
• Terry Farrell (actress), American actress
• Terry Fox, athlete and activist
• Terry Francona, former Boston Red Sox manager
• Terry Funk, professional wrestler
• Terry Gilliam, British-American film director and Monty Python member
• Terry Goodkind, fantasy author
• Terry Hall (disambiguation), various people by this name
• Terry Johnson (dramatist), playwright
• Terry Jones, British writer, film-maker and Monty Python member
• Terry Kath, guitarist for the band Chicago
• Terry Kilgore (born 1961), American politician serving in the Virginia House of Delegates
• Terry Labonte, semi-retired NASCAR driver
• Terry Manning, music producer and engineer
• Terry McAuliffe, former chairman Democratic National Committee
• Terry Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Terry Moran, ABC-TV correspondent
• Terry Moran, Australian senior public servant
• Terry Pilkadaris, Australian golfer
• Terry Pratchett, fantasy author who writes the Discworld series of books
• Terry Sanford, United States politician and educator from North Carolina
• Terry Sweeney, actor, writer, and comedian (Saturday Night Live)
• Terry Tempest Williams, book writer
• Terry-Thomas, actor
• Terry Wogan, Irish/British broadcaster/TV personality in the United Kingdom
• Terry Yorath, Welsh footballer formally of Leeds United
• Terry Zwigoff, American documentary and feature film director
• Belaunde Terry, president of Peru

Terry as nickname

• Nickname of Takeshi Terauchi, Japanese instrumental guitarist

Fictional characters

• Terry, Carl Brutananadilewski's cousin from Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• Terry Bernadino, the roller skating prostitute from Reno 911!
• Terry Bogard, from the SNK video games
• Terry Boot, minor character from the Harry Potter series of novels, by J. K. Rowling
• Terry Collier, fictional character in The Likely Lads sitcoms and film
• Terry Kimple, character in the TV series The Cleveland Show
• Terry McCann, fictional character in the TV series Minder played by Dennis Waterman
• Terry Chaney, main female character in Final Destination, who is hit by bus.
• Terry McGinnis, main character and the new batman in Batman Beyond
• Terry Lee, main character of the comic strip Terry and the Pirates.

See also

• Terrifield (the Squirrel Scout), a character from Camp Lazlo