Gerry
Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (hypocorism) of Gerald or Geraldine. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice president (1813–1814) for whom the term gerrymander was named
- Ann Gerry (1763–1849), wife of Elbridge Gerry
- Thomas Russell Gerry (1794–1848), son of Elbridge and Ann Gerry
- Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837–1927), American lawyer and reformer, son of Thomas Gerry
- Peter G. Gerry (1879–1957), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, great grandson of Elbridge Gerry
- Edith Stuyvesant Gerry (1873–1958), American philanthropist and wife of Peter Gerry
- Elbridge T. Gerry Sr. (1908–1999), American banker and polo player, great-great grandson of the vice president
- Robert L. Gerry Jr. (1911–1979), American polo player, brother of Elbridge T. Gerry Sr.
- Robert L. Gerry III (born 1937), American businessman, son of Robert L. Gerry Jr.
- Peter G. Gerry (1879–1957), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, great grandson of Elbridge Gerry
- Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837–1927), American lawyer and reformer, son of Thomas Gerry
- Thomas Russell Gerry (1794–1848), son of Elbridge and Ann Gerry
- Ann Gerry (1763–1849), wife of Elbridge Gerry
- Alan Gerry (born 1929), American billionaire and founder of Cablevision Industries
- Elbridge Gerry (Maine) (1813–1886), American lawyer and politician
- Eloise Gerry (1885–1970), American forestry research scientist
- Nathan Gerry (born 1995), American National Football League player
- Robert Gerry (politician) (1858–1931), American politician
Given name
- Gerard Gerry Adams (born 1948), Irish republican politician
- Gerry Adams Sr. (1926–2003), Irish Republic Army volunteer, father of the Irish politician and alleged abuser of his family
- Gerry Adams (fencer) (born 1962), Australian fencer
- Doroteo Gerardo Gerry Alanguilan Jr. (1968–2019), Filipino comic book artist and writer
- Gerald Gerry Armstrong (activist) (born 1946), critic and former member of the Church of Scientology
- Gerard Gerry Armstrong (footballer) (born 1954), Northern Irish footballer
- Joseph Gaétan Robert Gérald Gerry Boulet (1946–1990), Canadian rock singer
- Gerry Bertier (1953–1981), Virginia high school football player
- Gerry Brown (disambiguation)
- Gerard Gerry Brownlee (born 1956), New Zealand politician
- Gerry Byrne (politician) (born 1966), Canadian politician
- Gerald Gerry Byrne (footballer, born 1938) (1938–2015), English footballer
- Gerald Gerry Cheevers (born 1940), Canadian retired National Hockey League goaltender, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
- Gerry Cinnamon, Scottish musician born Gerald Crosbie in 1985
- Gerry Collins (disambiguation)
- Gerry Cooney (born 1956), American former boxer
- Gerry Davis (disambiguation)
- Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian born Gerard Donoghue in 1968
- Gerry Dick, American journalist and host of Inside Indiana Business
- Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), American attorney and politician, first female US vice presidential candidate
- Gerald Gerry Francis (born 1951), English former footballer and manager
- Gerald Gerry Francis (footballer, born 1933), South African-born footballer, first black footballer to play for Leeds United
- Pierce Gerry Geran (1896–1981), American ice hockey player
- Gerry Glaude (1927–2017), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
- Gerald Gerry Goffin (1939–2014), American lyricist, husband of Carole King
- Gerry Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gerry Harvey (born 1939), Australian entrepreneur
- Gerald Gerry Hitchens (1934–1983), English footballer
- Gerald Gerry Kearby (1947–2012), entrepreneur of the "dot-com" boom of the late 1990s
- Gerard Gerry Kelly (born 1953), Irish republican politician and former Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer
- Gerald Gerry Kelly (broadcaster) (born 1948), Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist
- Gerard Gerry Kelly (footballer) (1908–1983), English footballer
- Gerry Leonard (born 1961/1962), Irish musician
- Gerald Gerry Lindgren (born 1946), American track and field runner
- Gerry McMonagle, political figure in Ireland
- Gerard Gerry Marsden (born 1942), English musician, frontman of Gerry and the Pacemakers
- Gerald Gerry Mulligan (1927–1996), American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger and composer
- Gerry Murphy (disambiguation)
- Gerry O'Connor (disambiguation)
- Geronimo Gerry Peñalosa (born 1972), Filipino former boxer and WBC and WBO world champion
- Gerald Gerry Peyton (born 1956), Irish former football goalkeeper and coach
- Gerry Phillips (born 1940), Canadian former politician
- Gerald Gerry Rafferty (1947–2011), Scottish singer and songwriter
- Gerard Gerry Reynolds (Irish politician) (born 1961), Irish politician
- Gerald Gerry Reynolds (British politician) (1927–1969), British politician
- Gerardo Roxas (1924–1982), Filipino politician
- Gerry Ryan (disambiguation)
- Phillip Edward Gerald Gerry Sayer (1905–1942), chief test pilot for Gloster Aircraft
- Geraldine Mary Gerry Scott (1944–2007), English television production designer
- Virginio Gerry Scotti (born 1956), Italian television presenter
- Gerald Gerry Sherry, American football player
- Gerald Gerry Spence (born 1929), American semi-retired trial lawyer
- Gerald Gerry Steinberg (1945–2015), British politician
- Gerard Gerry Sutcliffe (born 1953), British politician
- Gerald Gerry Tuttle (1926–2006), American football player
- Gerald Gerry Ward (footballer) (1936–1994), English footballer
- Gerald Gerry Ward (basketball) (born 1941), American retired National Basketball Association player
- Gerry Bubba Watson (born 1978), American golfer
- Gerry Williams (footballer) (1877–1901), Australian rules footballer
Fictional characters
- Gerry, a character from The Ridonculous Race
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See also
- Gery (disambiguation)
- Geraldine (disambiguation)
- Gerhard, a male given name
- Geri (disambiguation)
- Jerry (given name)
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