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 Patrick Hemming (1937–2008), U.S. Marine mercenary and CIA agent
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
Gerry Torciano, a character from The Sopranos

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Gerry

Surname

Given name

Fictional characters

See also