Jeffries is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Jeffries (born 1976), American actor * Ben Jeffries (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer * Bill Jeffries (born 1945), former New Zealand politician *

Chad Jeffries Chad Jeffries (born December 25, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the Rhein Fire (ELF), Rhein Fire of the European League of Football (ELF). From 2018 to 2022, he played for the Danube Dragons in the Austrian Football League and won ...

(born 1992), American football player * Charles Jeffries (1864–1936), British Salvation Army officer * Charles Adams Jeffries (1869–1931), Australian journalist * Chris Jeffries (born 1978), Canadian cross-country skier * Clarence Smith Jeffries (1894–1917), Australian Victoria Cross recipient *

Darren Jeffries Darren Jon-Jeffries (born 2 March 1982) is an English actor, writer and presenter best known for his portrayal of Sam "O.B." O'Brien in Channel 4 soap-opera ''Hollyoaks''. He is also known for presenting Freshly Squeezed and Red Bull Rivals ...

(born 1982), British actor *

Dean Jeffries Edward Dean Jeffries (February 25, 1933 – May 5, 2013) was an American custom car designer and fabricator, as well as stuntman and stunt coordinator for motion pictures and television programs based in Los Angeles, California. Early life J ...

(1933–2013), American stunt performer and coordinator * Derek Jeffries (born 1951), English former footballer * D. J. Jeffries (born 1999), American basketball player * Donald Jeffries (1941–2011), British virgilist and academic * Edward Jeffries (1900–1950), Mayor of Detroit, Michigan (1940–48) *

Fran Jeffries Fran Jeffries (born Frances Ann Makris; May 18, 1937 – December 15, 2016) was an American singer, dancer, actress, and model. Early life Jeffries was born Frances Ann Makris on May 18, 1937, in Palo Alto, California, the daughter of Esther A. ...

(1937–2016), American singer, actress and model * Glenn Jeffries (born 1961), West Virginia state Senator *

Greg Jeffries Gregory Lemont Jeffries (born October 16, 1971) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for two teams. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1993 NFL draft. He played college footbal ...

(born 1971), American football player *

Gregg Jeffries Gregory Scott Jefferies (born August 1, 1967) is an American former infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball who had a 14-year career from 1987 to 2000. He was a highly touted prospect who became the first two-time winner of the ''Baseball ...

(born 1967), American baseball player *

Hakeem Jeffries Hakeem Sekou Jeffries ( ; born August 4, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who has served as Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, House minority leader and House Democratic Caucus#Leaders of the House Democrati ...

(born 1970), American politician *

Herb Jeffries Herb Jeffries (born Umberto Alexander Valentino; September 24, 1913 – May 25, 2014) was an American actor of film and television and popular music and jazz singer-songwriter, known for his baritone voice. He starred in several low-budget "ra ...

(1913–2014), American singer and actor * James Jeffries (disambiguation), several people, including: **

James Jeffries (Louisiana politician) James A. Jeffries (October 1836 – January 18, 1910) was the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, with service from 1888 to 1892 under Governor Francis T. Nicholls. Jeffries was allied with the Nicholls faction of the Louisiana Democrati ...

, Louisiana Lt. Governor ** James Edmund Jeffries (1925–1997), Kansas congressman **

James J. Jeffries James Jackson Jeffries (April 15, 1875 – March 3, 1953) was an American professional boxer and List of world heavyweight boxing champions, world heavyweight champion. He was known for his enormous strength and stamina. Jeffries fought out of ...

(1875–1953), boxing champion **

Jim Jeffries (baseball) James Courtney Jeffries (May 18, 1893 – November 28, 1938) was an American pitcher and outfielder in Negro league baseball and the pre-Negro leagues. He was a southpaw pitcher and batter and played almost exclusively for the Indianapolis ABCs ...

(1893–1938), American Negro league baseball player *

Jared Jeffries Jared Scott Carter Jeffries (born November 25, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. Jeffries was drafted with the 11th overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. He also played for the New York Knicks, ...

(born 1981), American basketball player * John Jeffries (disambiguation) several people, including **

John Jeffries John Jeffries (5 February 1744 – 16 September 1819 using Old Style Dating, 5 February 1745 – 16 September 1819 using New Style) was an American physician, scientist, and military surgeon with the British Army in Nova Scotia and New York du ...

(1744–1819), Boston physician ** John Jeffries II (1796–1876), American ophthalmic surgeon ** John Jeffries (judge) (1929–2019), New Zealand local politician and senior civil servant ** John Calvin Jeffries (born c. 1948), law professor *

Joseph Mary Nagle Jeffries Joseph Mary Nagle Jeffries, known as J. M. N. Jeffries (1880–1960), was a British war correspondent, historian and author. Between 1914 and 1933 he wrote for the ''Daily Mail'', serving as a war correspondent as head of the Paris bureau during Wor ...

(1880–1960), British war correspondent, historian and author *

Kevin Jeffries Kevin D. Jeffries (born November 24, 1964) is an American politician from the State of California. He is a Riverside County Supervisor and a former member of the California State Assembly representing the California's 66th Assembly district. J ...

(born 1964), American politician * Lang Jeffries (1930–1987), Canadian-American actor *

Leah Jeffries Leah Sava Jeffries (; born September 25, 2009) is an American actress. Jeffries made her acting debut on the American musical drama, ''Empire'' (2015) and later her feature film debut in the action-thriller '' Beast'' (2022). In 2022, Jeffries w ...

(born 2009), American actress *

Leonard Jeffries Leonard Jeffries Jr. (born January 19, 1937) is an American political scientist and former academic. He was the departmental chair of Black Studies at the City College of New York, part of the City University of New York (CUNY). He was born and ra ...

(born 1937), American professor of Black Studies *

Lionel Jeffries Lionel Charles Jeffries (10 June 1926 – 19 February 2010) was an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He appeared primarily in films and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Golden ...

(1926–2010), English actor * Mary Jeffries (disambiguation) several people, including ** Mary Frances Jeffries (1854–1907), London brothel madam ** Mary T. Jeffries (1863–1930), American temperance advocate * Maud Jeffries (1869–1946), American actress who married and settled in Australia * Mike Jeffries (CEO) (born 1944), American CEO *

Mike Jeffries (soccer) Michael Jeffries (born May 20, 1962) is an American soccer coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Charlotte Independence in USL League One. The 1983 Hermann Trophy winner, he played professionally in the North American So ...

(born 1962), retired American soccer player * Philip M. Jeffries (1925–1987), American set decorator * Rich Jeffries (1938–2012), American television announcer *

Ron Jeffries Ron Jeffries (born December 26, 1939) is one of the three founders of the Extreme Programming (XP) software development methodology In software engineering, a software development process or software development life cycle (SDLC) is a proc ...

(born 1939), American computer scientist * Rosemary Jeffries, American nun and educator * Sabrina Jeffries, American author * Ted Jeffries (1908–1985), American football coach *

Thomas Jeffries Thomas Jeffrey (surname also recorded as Jeffery, Jeffries, Jeffreys or Jefferies; – 4 May 1826) was a convict bushranger, murderer, and Human cannibalism, cannibal in the mid-1820s in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania, Australia). In contemp ...

(died 1826), Australian outlaw & prisoner *

Tony Jeffries Tony David Jeffries (born Tony David Bryce; 2 March 1985) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2011. As an amateur, he won the light-heavyweight bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics. In 2012, Jeffries was forced to re ...

(born 1985), English professional boxer * Walter S. Jeffries (1893–1954), American politician * Walter V. Jeffries (born 1962), American farmer, businessman, author and inventor * William Arthur Jeffries (1921–1981), English footballer for Mansfield Town * William Henry Jeffries (1845–1921), Methodist minister in England and Australia *

Willie Jeffries Willie E. Jeffries (born January 4, 1937) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at South Carolina State University for 19 seasons in two stints, five seasons at Wichita State University, and five s ...

(born 1937), American college football coach

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