Vern is a masculine given name, often a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of Vernon, Lavern or other names. People named Vern include: * Vernon Vern Bakalich (1929–2015), New Zealand rugby league player * Verdi Vern Barberis (1928–2005), Australian weightlifter * Vernon

Vern Buchanan Vernon Gale Buchanan ( ; born May 8, 1951) is an American businessman, politician, and Air Force veteran serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 16th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he first entere ...

(born 1951), American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida * Vern Bullough (1928–2006), American historian and sexologist * Vernon Vern Burke (born 1941), American former National Football League player * Vernon Vern Clark (born 1944), former US Navy admiral and Chief of Naval Operations * Lavern Vern Corbin, American college basketball player (1926–1929) * Vernon Vern Countryman (1917–1999), American Harvard Law School professor and social critic *

Vern Den Herder Vern Wayne Den Herder (born November 28, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 12 seasons with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played in three Super Bowls for the Dolp ...

(born 1948), American retired National Football League player and member of the College Football Hall of Fame * Vern Fleming (born 1962), American former National Basketball Association player * Vern Fonk (1930–2006), American entrepreneur best known for founding Vern Fonk Insurance, a high-risk auto insurance agency * Vern Freiburger (1923–1990), American baseball player * Vern Gardner (1925–1987), American National Basketball Association player * Vernon Vern Gosdin (1934–2009), American country music singer * Vernon Arnold Haugland (1908–1984), American reporter, war correspondent and writer * Vernon Vern Kaiser (1925–2011), Canadian National Hockey League player * Vern Oliver Knudsen (1893–1974), American acoustical physicist * Vern Krishna, Canadian law professor and accountant * Vernon Vern Law (born 1930), American retired Major League Baseball pitcher * Arild Verner

Vern Mikkelsen Arild Verner Agerskov Mikkelsen (October 21, 1928 – November 21, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. One of the National Basketball Association's first power forwards in the 1950s, he was known for his tenacious defense and ...

(1928–2013), American National Basketball Association player * Vern Miller (1928–2021), American attorney, former police officer, and former Attorney General of Kansas * Vern Moore (footballer) (1895–1955), Australian rules footballer * Vern Mullen (1900–1980), American National Football League player *

Vern Paxson Vern Edward Paxson is a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. He also leads the Networking and Security Group at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, California. His interests range from tr ...

, Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley * Vern Poore (), American Oscar-winning sound engineer * Vern Poythress (born 1946), American Calvinist philosopher, theologian and New Testament scholar * Lavern Vern Pyles, American politician, former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1975–1980) * Vernal Vern Riffe Jr. (1925–1997), American politician, longest serving speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives * Vernon Vern Roberson (born 1952), American former National Football League and Canadian Football League player * Vernon Vern Rumsey (1973–2020), American musician * Vern Rutsala (1934–2014), American poet * Vern L. Schramm (born 1941), American biochemist and professor * Vern Smith (journalist) (1892–?), American communist, journalist and editor * Vernon

Vern Sneider Vernon J. Sneider (6 October 1916 – 1 May 1981) was an American novelist. His 1951 novel ''The Teahouse of the August Moon (novel), The Teahouse of the August Moon'' was later adapted for a The Teahouse of the August Moon (play), Broadway pl ...

(1916–1981), American novelist best known for ''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' * Vernon Vern Stephens (1920–1968), American Major League Baseball player * Verner E. Suomi (1915–1995), Finnish-American educator, inventor and scientist, considered the father of satellite meteorology * Vern Swanson (born 1941), American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives * Vern Taylor, Canadian figure skater (1970s) and coach * Vern Terpstra (1927–2013), Professor Emeritus of international business at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan * Vern Tincher (born 1936), American politician, former member of the Indiana House of Representatives * Delbert Lavern Vern Williams (1930–2006), American bluegrass musician

Fictional Characters

* Vern a neighbour or fictional character

Ernest P. Worrell Ernest P. Worrell is a fictional character that was portrayed by American actor Jim Varney in a series of television commercials and then later in a television series (''Hey Vern, It's Ernest!'') and a series of feature films. Ernest—creat ...

Fictional Characters

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