Gerry

Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (hypocorism) of Gerard, Gerald 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

• Gerry Adams (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
• Gerry Alanguilan (1968–2019), Filipino comic book artist and writer
• Gerry Anderson, English producer and director (1929–2012)
• Gerry Armstrong (activist) (born 1946), critic and former member of the Church of Scientology
• Gerry Armstrong (footballer) (born 1954), Northern Irish footballer
• Gerry Barney (born 1939), British designer
• Gerry Bohanon (born 1999), American football player
• Gerry Boulet (1946–1990), Canadian rock singer
• Gerry Bertier (1953–1981), Virginia high school football player
• Gerry Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gerry Brownlee (born 1956), New Zealand politician
• Gerry Byrne (politician) (born 1966), Canadian politician
• Gerry Byrne (footballer, born 1938) (1938–2015), English footballer
• Gerry Cheevers (born 1940), Canadian retired National Hockey League goaltender
• Gerry Cinnamon, Scottish musician born Gerald Crosbie in 1985
• Gerry Collins (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gerry Cooney (born 1956), American former boxer
• Gerry Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian born Gerard Donoghue in 1968
• Gerry De Silva (born 1940), Sri Lanka Army general
• Gerry Dick, American journalist and host of Inside Indiana Business
• Gerry Duggan (writer) (born 1973), American writer
• Gerry Francis (born 1951), English former footballer and manager
• Gerry Francis (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2025), South African-born footballer
• Gerry Geran (1896–1981), American ice hockey player
• Gerry Gibeault (born 1953), Canadian politician
• Gerry Glaude (1927–2017), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
• Gerry Goffin (1939–2014), American lyricist, husband of Carole King
• Gerry Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gerry Harvey (born 1939), Australian entrepreneur
• Gerry Hitchens (1934–1983), English footballer
• Gerry Kearby (1947–2012), American entrepreneur
• Gerry Kelly (born 1953), Irish republican politician and former Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer
• Gerry Kelly (broadcaster) (born 1948), Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist
• Gerry Kelly (footballer) (1908–1983), English footballer
• Gerry Leonard (born 1961/1962), Irish musician
• Gerry Lindgren (born 1946), American track and field runner
• Gerry McMonagle, political figure in Ireland
• Gerry McCoy (born 1960), Scottish footballer
• Gerry Marsden (1942–2021), English musician, frontman of Gerry and the Pacemakers
• Gerry Morrow (born 1949), Martinique-born Canadian professional wrestler
• Gerry Mulligan (1927–1996), American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger and composer
• Gerry Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gerry O'Connor (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gerry Peñalosa (born 1972), Filipino former boxer and WBC and WBO world champion
• Gerry Peyton (born 1956), Irish former football goalkeeper and coach
• Gerry Philipsen (born 1944), American academic and ethnographer
• Gerry Phillips (born 1940), Canadian politician
• Gerry Rafferty (1947–2011), Scottish singer and songwriter
• Gerry Reynolds (Irish politician) (born 1961), Irish politician
• Gerry Reynolds (British politician) (1927–1969), British politician
• Gerry Roxas (1924–1982), Filipino politician
• Gerry Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gerry Sayer (1905–1942), chief test pilot for Gloster Aircraft
• Gerry Scott (1944–2007), English television production designer
• Gerry Scotti (born 1956), Italian television presenter
• Gerry Sharpe (disambiguation)
• Gerry Sherry, American football player
• Gerry Spence (born 1929), American semi-retired trial lawyer
• Gerry Steinberg (1945–2015), British politician
• Gerry Sutcliffe (born 1953), British politician
• Gerry Tuttle (1926–2006), American football player
• Gerry Ward (basketball) (born 1941), American retired National Basketball Association player
• Gerry Ward (footballer) (1936–1994), English footballer
• Gerry Watson, better known as Bubba Watson (born 1978), American golfer
• Gerry Williams (footballer) (1877–1901), Australian rules footballer

Fictional characters

• Gerry, a character from The Ridonculous Race
• Gerry Keay from The Magnus Archives

See also

• Gary (disambiguation)
• Gehry (surname)
• Geri (disambiguation)
• Gery (disambiguation)
• Jerry (given name)