Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (

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) of

Gerard Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other Germanic name, early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful ...

Gerald Gerald is a masculine given name derived from the Germanic languages prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Gerald is a Norman French variant of the Germanic name. An Old English equivalent name was Garweald, the likely original ...

or Geraldine. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

* Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice president (1813–1814) after whom the term ''gerrymander'' was named ** Ann Gerry (1763–1849), wife of Elbridge *** Thomas Russell Gerry (1794–1848), son of Elbridge and Ann **** Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837–1927), American lawyer and reformer, son of Thomas ***** Peter G. Gerry (1879–1957), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, great grandson of Elbridge ****** Edith Stuyvesant Gerry (1873–1958), American philanthropist and wife of Peter ****** 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 Sr ******* Robert L. Gerry III (born 1937), American businessman, son of Robert L. Jr * Alan Gerry (born 1929), American billionaire and founder of Cablevision Industries * Elbridge Gerry (Maine politician) (1813–1886), American lawyer and politician * Eloise Gerry (1885–1970), American forestry research scientist * Nathan Gerry (born 1995), American football player * Robert Gerry (politician) (1858–1931), American politician

Given name

* Gerard

Gerry Adams Gerard Adams (; born 6 October 1948) is a retired Irish Republican politician who was the president of Sinn Féin between 13 November 1983 and 10 February 2018, and served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Louth from 2011 to 2020. From 1983 to 19 ...

(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 Alexander Gerry Anderson English producer and director (1929–2012) * Gerald Gerry Armstrong (activist) (born 1946), critic and former member of the Church of Scientology * Gerard Gerry Armstrong (footballer) (born 1954), Northern Irish footballer * Gerry Barney (born 1939), British designer * Gerry Bohanon (born 1999), American football player * 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 Gerard Anthony Brownlee (born 4 February 1956) is a New Zealand politician and the 32nd speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He was first elected as a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Ilam (New Zealand elec ...

(born 1956), New Zealand politician *

Gerry Byrne (politician) Gerry Byrne, (born September 27, 1966) is a Canadian politician who was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1996 to 2015 representing Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, Newfoundland and Labrador, and a cabinet minister in the government of Jea ...

(born 1966), Canadian politician * Gerald

Gerry Byrne (footballer, born 1938) Gerald Byrne (29 August 1938 – 28 November 2015) was an English association football, footballer who spent his List of one-club men in association football, entire playing career at Liverpool F.C., Liverpool. He was a member of England's 1966 ...

(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 De Silva (born 1940), general,

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from 1994-1996 * Gerry Dick, American journalist and host of Inside Indiana Business * Gerry Duggan, American writer * 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) (1933–2025), South African-born footballer, first black footballer to play for Leeds United * Pierce Gerry Geran (1896–1981), American ice hockey player * Gerry Gibeault (born 1953), Canadian politician * 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 * Gerry McCoy (born 1960), Scottish footballer * Gerard Gerry Marsden (1942–2021), English musician, frontman of Gerry and the Pacemakers * Gerry Morrow (born 1949), Martinique-born Canadian professional wrestler * 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 Philipsen (born 1944), American academic and ethnographer * Gerry Phillips (born 1940), Canadian 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 Gerardo Manuel de Leon Roxas Sr. (; August 25, 1923 – April 19, 1982), better known as Gerry Roxas, was a Filipino lawyer and politician. As a representative of the Capiz's 1st congressional district, 1st District of Capiz (1957 to 1963) a ...

(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 * Gerry Sharpe (disambiguation) * 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 (basketball) (born 1941), American retired National Basketball Association player * Gerald Gerry Ward (footballer) (1936–1994), English footballer * Gerry Bubba Watson (born 1978), American golfer * Gerry Williams (footballer) (1877–1901), Australian rules footballer

Fictional characters

* Gerry, a character from '' The Ridonculous Race'' * Gerard 'Gerry' Keays from '' The Magnus Archives ''

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