Early (name)

Early is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Alan Early, author
• Cleanthony Early (born 1991), American basketball player
• David Early (1938–2013), American actor
• Gerald Early, writer, culture critic and professor
• James M. Early, electrical engineer for whom the Early effect was named
• John Early (disambiguation)
• Joseph Early, congressman from Massachusetts
• Jubal Anderson Early, American Civil War general
• Margaret Early (1919-2000), American actress
• Stephen Early (1889–1951), White House Press Secretary (1933–1945, 1950)
• Steve Early (born 1956), American boxer

Given name:

• Early Doucet, American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals
• Early Wynn, Major League baseball pitcher, elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972

Fictional characters:

• Early Cuyler, an anthropomorphic hillbilly squid in The Squidbillies.
• Early Grayce, a sociopath in the film Kalifornia.
• Jubal Early a fictional bounty hunter from the television series Firefly