Jere is a masculine given name and a surname. The given name is often a short form of names such as

Jerald Jerald is a masculine given name which is a variant of Gerald, a German name meaning "rule of the spear". Gerald was brought to Great Britain by the Normans, along with variants Jerold and Jerrold, and the feminine Geraldine. Short forms include J ...

Jeremiah Jeremiah, Modern: , Tiberian: ; el, Ἰερεμίας, Ieremíās; meaning "Yah shall raise" (c. 650 – c. 570 BC), also called Jeremias or the "weeping prophet", was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. According to Jewis ...

Given name

Empress Xiaoduanwen Jerjer (; translated as "lady"/"beauty"; 31 May 1599 – 28 May 1649), of the Khorchin Mongol Borjigit clan, was the consort of Hong Taiji. She was seven years his junior. Jerjer was Empress consort of Qing from 1636 until her husband's death i ...

(1600–1649), personal name Jere (or Jerjer), Empress Consort of Hong Taiji of the Qing Dynasty *

Jere Abbott Jere Abbott (October 5, 1897– July 9, 1982) was an American art historian and museum director. Abbott was the founding associate director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City from 1929 to 1932, and director of the Smith College Museum o ...

(1897–1982), American art historian and first associate director of the Museum of Modern Art * Jere Allen, American painter and former art professor * Jere L. Bacharach (born 1938), American history professor emeritus * Jere Baxter (1852–1904), American businessman, lawyer and politician *

Jere Beasley Jere Locke Beasley (born December 12, 1935) is an American attorney and politician; he served as acting governor of Alabama from June 5 to July 7, 1972. His law firm has been noted nationally for winning major awards for its clients; among th ...

(born 1935), American attorney and politician *

Jere Bergius Jere Bergius (born 4 April 1987 in Vesilahti) is a retired Finnish pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber ...

(born 1987), Finnish pole vaulter *

Jere Brophy Jere Edward Brophy (June 11, 1940 – October 16, 2009) was an American educational psychologist and University Distinguished Professor of Teacher Education at Michigan State University. He received the E. L. Thorndike Award in 2007. Life and ...

, American educational psychologist * Jere Cooper (1893–1957), American politician * Jere Gillis (born 1957), American National Hockey League player * Jere Hård (born 1978), Finnish swimmer * Jere Hargrove (born 1946), American politician *

Jere T. Humphreys Jere T. Humphreys (born March 26, 1949, Tennessee) is an American music scholar who applies historical, quantitative, philosophical, and sociological research methods to music education and arts business. Education Humphreys holds a B.M. in musi ...

(born 1949), American music scholar *

Jere Karalahti Jere Juhani Karalahti (born 25 March 1975) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings as their sixth-round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 166 games in the NHL. Karalahti ...

(born 1975), Finnish ice hockey player * Jere Karjalainen (born 1992), Finnish ice hockey player *

Jere Laaksonen Jere Laaksonen (born February 28, 1991) is a Finnish ice hockey player. Laaksonen made his SM-liiga debut playing with Lukko during the 2011–12 SM-liiga season The 2011–12 SM-liiga season was the 37th season of the SM-liiga, the top lev ...

(born 1991), Finnish ice hockey player *

Jere Lehtinen Jere Kalervo Lehtinen (born June 24, 1973) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. A right winger, he was drafted in the third round, 88th overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars. Lehtinen played his entire ...

(born 1973), Finnish National Hockey League player *

Jere H. Lipps Jere Henry Lipps (August 28, 1939) is Professor of the Graduate School, University of California, Berkeley, and Curator of Paleontology at the University of California Museum of Paleontology. Lipps was the ninth Director of the museum (1989–1 ...

(born 1939), American paleontologist, academic and skeptic * Jere Michael (born 1977), American figure skater * Jere Morehead, American lawyer, law professor and President of the University of Georgia *

Jere Myllyniemi Jere Myllyniemi (born January 24, 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently working as a goaltending coach of KOOVEE of Mestis. Career Myllyniemi began his career with KOOVEE in the Suomi-sarja. He made hi ...

(born 1983), Finnish ice hockey player *

Jere Ölander Jere Ölander (born 2 October 1989 in Helsinki, Finland) is a professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Viikingit in the Finnish II-divisioona. He previously played fourteen games for Jokerit in SM-liiga The SM-liiga (marketed ...

(born 1989), Finnish ice hockey player * Jere Osgood (born 1936), American furniture maker and teacher *

Jere Pulli Jere Pulli (born June 17, 1991) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a free agent having last played for HC Košice in the Slovak Extraliga. Pulli made his SM-liiga debut playing with SaiPa during the 2010–11 1 (one, uni ...

(born 1991), Finnish ice hockey player * Jere Ratcliffe, Chief Scout Executive (1993–2000) of the Boy Scouts of America * Jere Sallinen (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player *

Jere Schuler Jere W. Schuler is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He is a 1952 graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School. He earned a degree from Millersville University in 1956 and a M.Ed. degree from Temple University ...

(born 1934), American politician *

Jere Seppälä Jere Seppala (born January 4, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. His is currently playing with Espoo Blues in the Finnish Liiga. Seppala made his Liiga debut playing with Espoo Blues during the 2013–14 Liiga season The ...

(born 1993), Finnish ice hockey player *

Jere Strittmatter Jere L. Strittmatter (born April 11, 1950) is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He graduated from York Suburban High School in 1968 and from Franklin & Marshall College in 1972. He was first elected to rep ...

(born 1950), American politician *

Jere Uronen Jere Uronen (born 13 July 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Bundesliga club Schalke 04, on loan from Brest, and the Finland national team. He began his senior club career playing for TPS, before signing w ...

(born 1994), Finnish footballer *

Jere Wood Jere Wood is the former mayor of Roswell, Georgia, serving five consecutive terms. Mayor Wood defeated Democrat "Pug" Mabry, who served as mayor for over thirty years, in the election of 1997. During his election he ran on the platform of slow-gr ...

, mayor of Roswell, Georgia, United States

Surname

Besnat Jere Besnat Hellen Mayase Jere (4 May 1952 - 7 June 2020)Besnet Hellen Jere
National Assembly of Zambia was a Z ...

, Zambian politician, member of the Pan-African Parliament *

Dickson Jere Dickson Jere is a Zambian lawyer (barrister), journalist, published author and renowned political analyst specializing on African affairs. He previously served as senior advisor and spokesman of Zambia's Fourth President Rupiah Bwezani Banda. He ...

, Zambian lawyer, journalist, author and political analyst *

Otria Moyo Jere Otria Moyo Jere (born 1959) is a politician who was appointed Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology in the cabinet of Malawi in June 2009. Otria Moyo Jere was born in 1959. She attended the University of Malawi, Chancellor College, ...

(born 1959), Malawian politician, Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology beginning 2009

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