Jernigan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Aaron Jernigan Aaron David Jernigan (September 14, 1813 – August 25, 1891) was the first settler of what is now Orange County, Florida. Originally from Camden County, Georgia, he lived for a time in the Tallahassee area before moving to Orange County in 1843 ...

(1813–1891), early U.S. settler * Anna Jernigan ("Anna Jay") (born 1998), American wrestler *

Billy Jernigan Billy Jernigan (September 8, 1923 – March 2, 1997) was an American wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle flyweight division at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and of ...

(1923–1997), American wrestler *

Candy Jernigan Candy P. Jernigan (1952 – June 5, 1991) was an American multimedia artist, graphic designer, and set designer, instrumental in the avant-garde art scenes of Provincetown and New York City in the late 1970s and 1980s. She is best known for her v ...

(1952–1991), U.S. artist and designer *

Darren Jernigan Darren Jernigan (born December 7, 1969) is an American politician. A Democrat, he represented the 60th district ( Hermitage, Donelson, and Old Hickory) in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2012 and took office in ...

(born 1969), U.S. politician *

Dennis Jernigan Dennis Jernigan is a singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. He is native to Oklahoma, and headquarters a music-based Christian ministry from there. Jernigan now lives in Muskogee, Oklahoma, with his wife and their nine children. Je ...

(born 1959), U.S. Christian singer-songwriter * Doug Jernigan (born 1946), U.S. musician * Garrett Jernigan, American physicist and astronomer * Gerald D. Jernigan (1942–2006), U.S. politician *Harry Jernigan, fictional character from ''

The Towering Inferno ''The Towering Inferno'' is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels '' The ...

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Jerrel Jernigan Jerrel Marquis Jernigan (born June 14, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2011 NFL draft and w ...

(born 1989), American football player *

Johnny Jernigan Johnny Jernigan is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves as a defensive analyst at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2002, he served as the interim head coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin ...

, American football coach and former player *

Joseph Paul Jernigan Joseph Paul Jernigan (January 31, 1954 – August 5, 1993) was a Texas murderer who was executed by lethal injection on August 5, 1993 at 12:31 a.m. In 1981, Jernigan was found guilty of "cold-blooded murder" and sentenced to death for kill ...

(1954–1993), U.S. murderer *

Kenneth Jernigan Norman Kenneth Jernigan (November 13, 1926 – October 12, 1998) was the longtime leader of the National Federation of the Blind, the largest and oldest blind people's organization in the United States. Early life Kenneth Jernigan was bor ...

(1926–1998), blind U.S. civil rights activist *

Kenton Jernigan Kenton L. Jernigan is a squash player from the United States. He was one of the leading hardball squash players in the US in the 1980s and 1990s. Jernigan won the US national singles title three consecutive times in 1983-85. Representing Harvard ...

, U.S. squash player *

Mark Jernigan Mark Jernigan is an American politician from the Hawaii Republican Party. He was a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives The Hawaii House of Representatives () is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article ...

, American politician * Tamara E. Jernigan (born 1959), U.S. scientist and astronaut *

Terry Jernigan Terry Lynne Jernigan () is a neuropsychologist and the director of the Center for Human Development at University of California, San Diego. Education Jernigan graduated from University of California, Irvine with a bachelor's degree before ear ...

(born 1951/1952), U.S. neuropsychologist *

Thomas R. Jernigan Thomas Roberts Jernigan (1847–1920) was US consul (representative), consul in Kobe, Japan (1885–1889), and later Consulate General of the United States, Shanghai, US consul general in Shanghai, China (1893–1897). After leaving the diplomat ...

(1847–1920), U.S. diplomat, and consul general in Shanghai

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