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Ernest Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic languages, Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman ...

Ernald Ernald (or Ærnald) (died 1163) was the second Abbot of Kelso before becoming Bishop of Cell Rígmonaid (St Andrews), the highest ranking Scottish see in the period. He was elected to the see on Sunday, St. Brice's Day (13 November) 1160, and wa ...

Ernesto Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to: * ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975 ** ''Ernesto'' (film), a 1979 Italian drama loosely ba ...

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People

Ernie Accorsi Ernest William Accorsi Jr. (born October 29, 1941) is a former American football executive. He served as the general manager of three teams in the National Football League: the Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, and New York Giants. Education an ...

(born 1941), American football executive * Ernie Adams (disambiguation) *

Ernie Afaganis Ernie Afaganis (born ) is a Canadian sports broadcaster, known for his work at CBC Sports. He was born in Lethbridge, Alberta. Career After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Washington University, Afaganis returned to Alberta where i ...

(born c. 1933), Canadian sports announcer *

Ernie Althoff Ernie Althoff is an Australian musician, composer, instrument builder, and visual artist. He was born in Mildura, Victoria in 1950. Career He was involved in the Clifton Hill Community Music Centre during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Alth ...

(born 1950), Australian musician and composer *

Ernie Anastos Ernie Anastos (born July 12, 1943) is an American news anchor and the host of the show ''Positively America with Ernie Anastos''. He anchored the news at 6 p.m. on WNYW in New York City. He was also the anchor of the 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts on Fo ...

(born 1943), American television journalist *

Ernie Anderson Ernest Earle Anderson (November 12, 1923 – February 6, 1997) was an American radio and television personality, horror host, and announcer. Known for his portrayal of "Ghoulardi", the host of late night horror films on WJW Channel 8 on Cleve ...

(1923–1997), American radio and television announcer * Ernie Ashcroft (1925–1985), English rugby league footballer *

Ernie Ball Ernie Ball (born Roland Sherwood Ball; August 30, 1930 – September 9, 2004) was an American entrepreneur and musician who developed guitar-related products. Ball began as a club and local television musician and entrepreneur, building an inte ...

(1930–2004), American guitarist and businessman *

Ernie Banks Ernest Banks (January 31, 1931 – January 23, 2015), nicknamed "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. Sunshine", was an American professional baseball player who starred in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between ...

(1931–2015), American baseball player *

Ernie Barbarash Ernie Barbarash is a film director, screenwriter and producer, perhaps best known as co-producer of the films ''American Psycho 2'', ''Cube 2: Hypercube'', ''Prisoner of Love'', ''The First 9½ Weeks'' and ''The Cat's Meow''. Barbarash also wrote ...

, American film producer *

Ernie Barnes Ernest Eugene Barnes Jr. (July 15, 1938 – April 27, 2009) was an American artist, well known for his unique style of elongated characters and movement. He was also a professional football player, actor and author. Early life Childhood E ...

(1938–2009), American football player and painter *

Ernie Blenkinsop Ernest Blenkinsop (20 April 1902 – 24 April 1969) was an English professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender at left back. Regarded as one of the best full-backs of his generation, h ...

(1902–1969), English footballer *

Ernie Boch Jr. Ernest Alexander Boch Jr. (born February 15, 1958) is an American billionaire and businessman who is the former CEO of Boch Enterprises, a billion business consisting primarily of automobile dealerships in Norwood, Massachusetts and the current ...

(born 1958), American billionaire businessman *

Ernie Bond (disambiguation) Ernie or Ernest Bond may refer to: * Ernie Bond (bushman) (1891–1962), Tasmanian bushman who lived at Gordonvale *Ernest Ernie Bond (footballer) (born 1929), English footballer *Ernest Ernie Bond (politician) Ernest Edward "Ernie" Bond (29 June ...

Ernie Bridge Ernest Francis Bridge, AM (15 December 193631 March 2013) was an Australian parliamentarian and country music singer. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 2001, representing the electorate of Kimberley, ...

(1936–2013), Australian politician *

Ernie Broglio Ernest Gilbert Broglio (; August 27, 1935 – July 16, 2019) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1966. After attending high school and junior college in ...

(1935–2019), American baseball pitcher *

Ernie Bushmiller Ernest Paul Bushmiller Jr. (August 23, 1905 – August 15, 1982) was an American cartoonist, best known for creating the daily comic strip ''Nancy (comic strip), Nancy'', which premiered in 1938 and features the title character who has remained ...

(1905–1982), American cartoonist *

Ernie Calcutt Ernest George Calcutt (November 1, 1932January 10, 1984) was a Canadian sports commentator and radio news director. He worked for CFRA 580-AM in Ottawa, and was the voice for the Ottawa Rough Riders radio broadcasts from 1964 to 1983. He served ...

(1932–1984), Canadian sports commentator and radio news director *

Ernie Calloway Ernest Henry Calloway (born January 1, 1948) is a former American football defensive lineman who played four seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 1969 N ...

(born 1948), American football player *

Ernie Colón Ernesto Colón SierraColón in English translation of Via (July 13, 1931 – August 8, 2019) was a stateside Puerto Rican comics artist, known for his wide-ranging career illustrating children's, superhero, and horror comics, as well as mains ...

(1931–2019), American comics artist *

Ernie Coombs Ernest "Ernie" Arthur Coombs, CM (November 26, 1927 – September 18, 2001) was a US-born Canadian children's entertainer who starred in the Canadian television series ''Mr. Dressup''. His career began as an assistant puppeteer to Fred Roger ...

(1927-2001), Canadian entertainer *

Ernie Cox Ernest Cox (February 17, 1894 – February 26, 1962), was a Canadian football player in the Canadian Football League. Cox was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He played for eleven seasons for the Hamilton Tigers. He died in his home town of Ham ...

(1894–1962), Canadian football player *

Ernie Danjean Ernie Danjean (March 5, 1934 – June 19, 1995) was a linebacker in the National Football League and all-star in the Canadian Football League. After playing college football Auburn University, Danjean was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in t ...

(1934–1995), American football player *

Ernie Davis Ernest Davis (December 14, 1939 – May 18, 1963) was an American football player who won the Heisman Trophy in 1961 and was its first African-American recipient. Davis played college football for Syracuse University and was the first pick in the ...

(1939–1963), American football player *

Ernie DiGregorio Ernest DiGregorio (born January 15, 1951), also known as "Ernie D.", is an American former professional basketball player. He was named NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1973–74 season and shares the NBA rookie record for assists in a single game w ...

(born 1951), American basketball player *

Ernie Dodd Ernest Henry Dodd (21 March 1880 – 11 September 1918) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Dodd represented at a provincial level in 45 matches between 1901 and 1905, and appearing in the first ever Ranfurly Shield challenge in 1 ...

(1880–1918), New Zealand rugby union player *

Ernie Dubeau Ernest Dubeau (April 19, 1882 – June 19, 1951) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He played from 1906 until 1915 for the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Le National, Montreal Shamrocks, Berlin Dutchmen and Portage la Prairie. Born in Brock ...

(1880–1951), Canadian ice hockey player *

Ernie Duplechin Ernie Duplechin (c. 1932 – December 24, 2020) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the McNeese State University from 1979 to 1981, compiling a record of 28–6–1. Duplechi ...

, American football and baseball player and football coach *

Ernie Els Theodore Ernest Els (; born 17 October 1969) is a South African professional golfer. A former , he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature (he stands ) along with his fluid golf swing. Among his more than 70 career victor ...

(born 1969), South African golfer *

Ernie Ernst Erwin "Ernie" Goree Ernst (July 27, 1924 – July 24, 2013) was an American assistant district attorney, and district judge for Walker County, Texas, Walker County, Texas. During a legal career spanning six decades, Ernst presided over several nota ...

(1924/25–2013), American district attorney and jurist *

Ernie Fletcher Ernest Lee Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) is an American physician and politician. In 1998, he was elected to the first of three consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives; he resigned in 2003 after being elected the 60th ...

(born 1952), American physician and politician, 60th Governor of Kentucky *

Tennessee Ernie Ford Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991), known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American singer and television host who enjoyed success in the country and western, pop, and gospel musical genres. Noted for ...

(1919–1991), American singer *

Ernie Graham Ernie Graham (born Ernest Graham; 14 June 1946 – 27 April 2001) was a Northern Irish singer, guitarist and songwriter, active from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. Early life Ernie Graham was born in Belfast, and was training to be a me ...

(1946–2001), Northern Irish singer and songwriter *

Ernie Green Ernest "Ernie" Green (born October 15, 1938) is a former American football Running back, halfback and Fullback (gridiron football), fullback for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League. Early years Born and raised in Columbus, Geo ...

(born 1938), American football player *

Ernie Grunfeld Ernest Grunfeld (born April 24, 1955) is a Romanian-American former professional basketball player and former general manager in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In college at the University of Tennessee, he set a new record as the sch ...

(born 1955), American basketball player and executive *

Ernie Hammes Ernie Hammes (born 1968) is a Luxembourger trumpet virtuoso, arranger, composer, and big band director who is prolific in both jazz and classical idioms. Notably in jazz, Hammes toured with Maynard Ferguson's Big Bop Nouveau band in 2005, alterna ...

(born 1968), Luxembourgian jazz trumpeter *

Ernie Hardeman Ernie Hardeman (born December 4, 1947) is a Canadian politician who served as Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs from 2018 to 2021 in the Doug Ford government and as Minister of Agriculture and Food from 1999 to 2001 in t ...

(born 1947), Canadian politician *

Ernie Hart Ernest Huntley Hart
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(1910–1985), American comics artist and writer *

Ernie Harwell William Earnest Harwell (January 25, 1918 – May 4, 2010) was an American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Baseball games. For 55 seasons, 42 of them with the Detroit Tigers, Harwell called the actio ...

(1918–2010), American sports announcer *

Ernie Hawkins Ernie Hawkins (born Ernest Leroy Hawkins, 1947, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American acoustic blues guitar player, singer, songwriter, recording artist, and educator. Hawkins, along with fellow bluesmen Stefan Grossman and Roy Bookbinde ...

(born 1947), American blues singer and musician * Ernie Henry (1926–1957), American jazz saxophonist *

Ernie Hine Ernest William Hine (9 April 1901 – 15 April 1974) was a professional association football, footballer who played for Barnsley F.C., Barnsley, Leicester City F.C., Leicester City, Huddersfield Town A.F.C., Huddersfield Town and Manchester Unit ...

(1901–1974), English footballer *

Ernie Hughes Ernest Loyal Hughes Jr. is a former American football center who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants. He was drafted by the 49ers in the third round of the 1978 NFL Draft. He ...

(born 1955), American football player *

Ernie Hudson Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. His roles include Winston Zeddemore in the ''Ghostbusters'' film series, Sergeant Darryl Albrecht in ''The Crow'' (1994), and Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's '' Oz'' (1997–2003). Hu ...

(born 1945), American actor *

Ernie Isley Ernest Isley (born March 7, 1952) is an American musician, best known as a member of the musical ensemble The Isley Brothers, and also the splinter group Isley-Jasper-Isley. Biography Ernie was born in Cincinnati, where his older brothers for ...

(born 1952), American singer and musician *

Ernie Isley (politician) Ernest Douglas "Ernie" Isley (born June 29, 1937) is a former school principal and provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1993. He is the former ma ...

(born 1937), Canadian politician *

Ernie Jennings Ernie Jennings (born January 30, 1949) is a former American football wide receiver who played college football at the United States Air Force Academy and attended Kansas City Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He was drafted by the San ...

(born 1949), American football player * Ernie Johnson (disambiguation) *

Ernie Jones (disambiguation) Ernie Jones may refer to: *Ernie Jones (Australian sportsman) (1869–1943), Australian cricketer and Australian rules footballer *Ernie Jones (wide receiver) (born 1964), American football player * Ernie Jones (defensive back) (born 1953), America ...

Ernie Kovacs Ernest Edward Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was a Hungarian-American comedian, actor, and writer. Kovacs's visually experimental and often spontaneous comedic style influenced numerous television comedy programs for years afte ...

(1919–1962), American comedian, actor and writer *

Ernie Lombardi Ernesto Natali Lombardi (April 6, 1908 – September 26, 1977), was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Brooklyn Robins, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves, and New York Giants duri ...

(1908–1977), American baseball player *

Ernie Maresca Ernest Peter Maresca (August 21, 1938 – July 8, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter and record company executive, best known for writing or co-writing some of Dion's biggest hits, including "Runaround Sue" and " The Wanderer". Biogr ...

(1938–2015), American singer-songwriter *

Ernie Merrick Ernest Merrick OAM (born 15 January 1953) is a Scottish-Australian coach, who last managed A-League soccer club Newcastle Jets. He was released on 6 January 2020. He was the former head coach of the Hong Kong national football team and A-League ...

(born 1953), Scottish-Australian football manager *

Ernie Mims Ernest Christopher Memos (October 28, 1932 – July 14, 2019) was an American television broadcaster known by his stage name Ernie Mims. He hosted the WOC-TV children's show ''Cap'n Ernie's Show Boat'' from 1964 to 1974.''The Palimpsest'', Iowa S ...

, stage name of Ernest Christoper Memos (1932–2019), American television personality *

Ernie Morgan Ernest Morgan (13 January 1927 – 3 October 2013) was an English professional football player and manager. He spent the bulk of his career with Gillingham, where he set a record for the highest number of goals scored in a single season which st ...

(1927–2013), English football player and manager *

Ernie Nevers Ernest Alonzo Nevers (June 11, 1902 – May 3, 1976), sometimes known by the nickname "Big Dog", was an American football and baseball player and football coach. Widely regarded as one of the best football players in the first half of the 20th ...

(1902–1976), American football and baseball player and college football head coach *

Ernie Newton (disambiguation) Ernie Newton may refer to: * Ernie Newton (actor) (1925–1996), American actor and voice actor * Ernie Newton (politician) (born 1956), American politician in Connecticut * Ernie Newton (bass player) Ernest F. Newton (November 6, 1908 – October ...

Ernie Nordli Ernest Nordli (June 15, 1912 – April 22, 1968) was an American animation designer and layout artist, most notably for Walt Disney Studios. Biography He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Norwegian immigrant Hans Magnus Nordli (1884-1975) and ...

(1912–1968), American animation artist and graphic designer * Ernie Odoom, Swiss jazz musician and vocalist *

Ernie O'Malley Ernest Bernard Malley ( ga, Earnán Ó Máille; 26 May 1897 – 25 March 1957) was an IRA officer during the Irish War of Independence. Subsequently, he became assistant chief of staff of the Anti-Treaty IRA during the Irish Civil War. O'Malley ...

(1897–1957), Irish Republican Army officer and writer *

Ernie Oravetz Ernest Eugene Oravetz (January 24, 1932 – December 3, 2006) was an American professional baseball player. A switch hitter, switch-hitting outfielder who threw left-handed, he played two seasons of Major League Baseball with the – Washington Se ...

(1932–2006), American baseball player *

Ernie O'Rourke Ernie O'Rourke (born 8 April 1926) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne and North Melbourne Football Club, North Melbourne in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (V ...

(born 1926), Australian rules footballer *

Ernie Orsatti Ernest Ralph Orsatti (September 8, 1902 – September 4, 1968) was a professional baseball player who was an outfielder and first base for the St. Louis Cardinals from to . Orsatti appeared in four World Series, two of which the Cardinals won. ...

(1902–1968), American baseball player *

Ernie Otten Ernest 'Ernie' E. Otten, Jr. (born June 29, 1954) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 6 since January 8, 2013. Elections *2012 With incumbent Senate District 6 Republican Senator Ar ...

(born 1954), American politician *

Ernie Ovitz Ernest Gayhart Ovitz (October 7, 1885 – September 11, 1980) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is com ...

(1885–1980), American baseball player *

Ernie Padgett Ernest Kitchen Padgett (March 1, 1899 – April 15, 1957) was an American baseball infielder who played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Red", he played for the Boston Braves (baseball), Boston Braves and the Cleveland Indi ...

(1899–1957), American baseball player *

Ernie Parker Ernest Frederick Parker (5 November 1883 – 2 May 1918) was an Australian tennis player and cricketer. Career Ernie Parker was educated at Perth High School and St Peter's College, Adelaide, before joining his father's law firm in Perth. T ...

(1883–1918), Australian tennis player and cricketer *

Ernie Phythian Ernest Rixon Phythian (16 July 1942 – 3 August 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. Active between 1960 and 1968, Phythian made over 250 appearances in the Football League, scoring nearly 100 goals. Early and ...

(born 1942), English former footballer * Ernie Pitts (1935–1970), Canadian football player * Ernie Preate (born 1940), American attorney and politician * Ernie Price (born 1950), American football player * Ernie Price (English footballer) (1926–2013) * Ernie Pyle (1900–1945), American journalist and war correspondent * Ernie Rea (born 1945), Northern Irish radio presenter * Ernie Regehr, Canadian pacifist * Ernie Reid (c.1905 – c.1938), Australian rugby union player * Ernie Renzel (1907–2007), American politician * Ernie Rettino, American Christian musician * Ernie Reyes Jr. (born 1972), American actor and martial artist * Ernie Reyes Sr. (born 1947), American martial artist, actor, and fight choreographer * Ernie Rice (1896–1979), English boxer and actor * Ernie Richardson (curler) (born 1931), Canadian curler * Ernie Richardson (footballer) (1916–1977), English footballer * Ernie Roberts (1912–1994), English politician and trade unionist * Ernie Robson (1870–1924), English cricketer * Ernie Roth (1926–1983), American professional wrestler and wrestling manager * Ernie Royal (1921–1983), American jazz trumpeter * Ernie Sabella (born 1949), American actor * Ernie Schaaf (1908–1933), American boxer * Ernie Schroeder (1916–2006), American comics artist * Ernie Schunke (1882–1922), Australian rules footballer * Ernie Shore (1891–1980), American baseball pitcher * Ernie Sigley (1938–2021), Australian radio and television personality * Ernie Sims (born 1984), American football player * Ernie Smith (disambiguation) * Ernie Stautner (1925–2006), American football player and coach * Ernie Steury (1930–2002), American physician and missionary * Ernie Walker (baseball) (1890–1965), American baseball player * Ernie Walker (football) (1928–2011), Scottish football administrator * Ernie Watts (born 1945), American jazz and R&B saxophonist * Ernie Watts (Small Heath footballer), English footballer who played for Small Heath (188–1890) * Ernie Watts (footballer, born 1872) (1872–?), English footballer * Ernie Whitchurch (1891–1957), English footballer * Ernie White (1916–1974), American baseball pitcher * Ernie White (Canadian football) (born 1938), American-born Canadian football player * Ernie Whiteside (1889–1953), English footballer * Ernie Whitt (born 1952), American baseball player * Ernie Whittam (1911–1951), English footballer * Ernie Whittle (1925–1998), English footballer * Ernie Wiggs (c.1940–2014), New Zealand rugby league footballer * Ernie Wilkins (1919–1999), American jazz saxophonist * Ernie Willett (1919–1985), English footballer * Ernie Williamson (1922–2002), American football player and coach * Ernie Winchester (1944–2013), Scottish footballer * Ernie Wise, stage name of English comedian Ernest Wiseman (1925–1999), half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise * Ernie Woerner (1905–1972), American football player * Ernie Wolf (1889–1964), American baseball pitcher * Ernie Wright (1939–2007), American football player * Ernie Wright (footballer) (born 1912), English footballer

Fictional characters

* Ernie (Sesame Street), a Muppet on the TV show ''Sesame Street'' * Ernie, on the TV series ''Underground Ernie'' * Ernie Pantusso, also known as "Coach" on the TV show ''Cheers'' * Ernie the Giant Chicken, on the TV series ''Family Guy'' * Ernie Cardenas, on the TV series ''George Lopez'' * Ernie Macmillan, in the ''Harry Potter'' novels by J. K. Rowling * Evil Ernie, a comics character created by Brian Pulido and Steven Hughes * Ernie, in the TV series ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' and ''Power Rangers Zeo'' * Ernie Bishop, in the film ''It's a Wonderful Life'' * Ernie Floyd, in the comic strip ''Piranha Club'' * Ernie "Big Ern" McCracken, in the film ''Kingpin (1996 film), Kingpin'' * Ernie Pike, in the comic strip ''Ernie Pike'' * Ernie Thompson, in the TV series ''My Three Sons'' * Uncle Ernie, in the Who's rock opera ''Tommy (The Who album), Tommy''

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