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

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', 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 I ...

) of Vernon, Lavern or other names. People named Vern include: * Vernon

Vern Bakalich Vernon Andrew Neville Bakalich (8 July 1929 – 21 November 2015) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1957 World Cup. Playing career Bakalich played for Richmond in the Auckland Rugby League competition and w ...

(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 and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 16th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he first entered Congress in 2007, re ...

(born 1951), American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida *

Vern Bullough Vern Leroy Bullough (July 24, 1928 – June 21, 2006) was an American historian and sexologist. He was a distinguished professor emeritus at the State University of New York ( SUNY) at Buffalo, Faculty President at California State University, No ...

(1928–2006), American historian and sexologist * Vernon

Vern Burke Vernon Eugene Burke (born April 30, 1941) is a former American football tight end who played five seasons in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, and the New Orleans Saints. High school career Burke attended North High Scho ...

(born 1941), American former National Football League player * Vernon

Vern Clark Vernon Eugene Clark (born September 7, 1944) is a retired admiral who served as the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) of the United States Navy. He retired on July 22, 2005, making his tenure of five years the second-longest serving CNO behind Arlei ...

(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 (born 1948), American retired National Football League player and member of the College Football Hall of Fame *

Vern Fleming Vern Fleming (born February 2, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who played twelve seasons in the NBA from 1984 until 1996. Born in New York City, Fleming grew up in the Queensbridge Housing projects in the Long Island ...

(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 Gardner (1925–1987), American National Basketball Association player * Vernon

Vern Gosdin Vernon Gosdin (August 5, 1934 – April 28, 2009) was an American country music singer. He had 19 top-10 solo hits on the country music charts from 1977 through 1990. Three of these hits went to Number One: "I Can Tell By the Way You Dance (You ...

(1934–2009), American country music singer *

Vernon Arnold Haugland Vernon Arnold Haugland (May 27, 1908 – September 15, 1984) was a reporter and writer for the Associated Press. As a war correspondent, he experienced and documented World War II events in person. During an assignment to New Guinea, he was a ...

(1908–1984), American reporter, war correspondent and writer * Vernon

Vern Kaiser Vernon Charles Kaiser (September 28, 1925 – January 17, 2011) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 50 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. He was born in Preston, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) ...

(1925–2011), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Vern Oliver Knudsen Vern Oliver Knudsen (December 27, 1893 – May 13, 1974) was an American acoustical physicist. Biography Knudsen received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University (BYU) with an A.B. in 1915. Following his graduation from BYU Knudsen ...

(1893–1974), American acoustical physicist *

Vern Krishna Vern Krishna, , is a professor of law at the University of Ottawa and of counsel at TaxChambers LLP. He is the author of fourteen texts in tax, international tax, and business law, as well as numerous articles and case comments. His writings are ...

, Canadian law professor and accountant * Vernon

Vern Law Vernon Sanders Law (born March 12, 1930) is an American former baseball pitcher who played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played in 1950–51 and 1954–67. He batted and threw right-handed and was li ...

(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. Als ...

(1928–2013), American National Basketball Association player *

Vern Miller Vern Miller (December 22, 1928 – June 11, 2021) was an American attorney, politician, and law enforcement officer who served as the Kansas attorney general from 1971 to 1975. Early life and education Miller was born in Wichita, Kansas in 192 ...

(1928–2021), American attorney, former police officer, and former Attorney General of Kansas *

Vern Moore (footballer) Edward Vernon Moore (11 May 1895 – 4 June 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Richmond in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in ...

(1895–1955), Australian rules footballer *

Vern Mullen Vern Elmo Mullen (February 27, 1900 - September 14, 1980) was a professional football player from Taylorville, Illinois. Early life Mullen was born in Taylorville, Illinois and graduated from Taylorville High School. After high school, Mullen s ...

(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 Vern Poore is an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and has been nominated for four more in the same category. He worked on over 60 films between 1975 and 1996. Selected filmography Poore won an Academy Award for B ...

(), American Oscar-winning sound engineer *

Vern Poythress Vern Sheridan Poythress (born 1946) is an American philosopher, theologian, New Testament scholar and mathematician, who is currently the New Testament chair of the ESV Oversight Committee. He is also the Professor of New Testament Interpretatio ...

(born 1946), American Calvinist philosopher, theologian and New Testament scholar * Lavern

Vern Pyles Lavern "Vern" Pyles, Jr. (May 17, 1919 – June 20, 2013) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Born in Washington, D.C., he worked as a cable slicer for AT&T and then went to Clemson University where he received ...

, American politician, former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1975–1980) * Vernal

Vern Riffe Vernal G. Riffe Jr. (June 26, 1925 – July 31, 1997) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. Riffe served for many years in the Ohio House of Representatives and was the longest serving speaker of the Ohio House of Representative ...

Jr. (1925–1997), American politician, longest serving speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives * Vernon

Vern Roberson Vernon Lee Roberson (born August 3, 1952) is a former American football defensive back who played two seasons in the National Football League with the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Grambling State Universi ...

(born 1952), American former National Football League and Canadian Football League player * 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 (1916–1981), American novelist best known for ''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' * Vernon

Vern Stephens Vernon Decatur Stephens (October 23, 1920 – November 3, 1968) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from through . An eight-time All-Star, Stephens was notable for being the American L ...

(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 Vern Tincher is a former Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is co ...

(born 1936), American politician, former member of the Indiana House of Representatives * Delbert Lavern

Vern Williams Vern Williams (born Delbert Lavern Williams) (December 9, 1930 – June 6, 2006) was a singer and mandolin player who was instrumental in introducing bluegrass music to the West Coast of the United States. Early life Williams was born on Decembe ...

(1930–2006), American bluegrass musician

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