Jared is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

Biblical The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...

derivation.

Origin

In the

Book of Genesis The Book of Genesis (from Greek ; Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית ''Bəreʾšīt'', "In hebeginning") is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is the same as its first word, ( "In the beginning") ...

, the biblical patriarch Jared (יֶרֶד) was the sixth in the ten pre-

flood A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrol ...

generations between

Adam Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

and

Noah Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5– ...

; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch, and lived 962 years (

Genesis Genesis may refer to: Bible * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...

5:18). The biblical text in the Book of Jubilees implicitly etymologizes the name as derived from the

root In vascular plants, the roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster. They are most often below the sur ...

YRD "descend", because in his days "the angels of the Lord ''descended'' to earth". Alternative suggestions for the name's etymology include words for "rose", "servant" and "one who rules".Hess, Richard S., ''Studies in the personal names of Genesis 1-11'' (1993), p. 69. Yared (505–571), a namesake, was an Ethiopian monk who introduced the concept of sacred music to Ethiopian Orthodox services. He is regarded as a saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church with a feast day of 11 Genbot (May 19). In the English language, Jared is both a common Jewish and Christian-Protestant first name.

People

Arts, entertainment, and media

Jared Abrahamson Jared Abrahamson is a Canadian actor. He is known for his performance in the 2016 film ''Hello Destroyer'', for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor and won the award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver ...

(born 1987), Canadian actor *

Jared Allman Jared Allman is an American actor. He attended the University of Tennessee, earning his bachelor's degree in business from Tusculum College. Early and personal life Allman’s father was in the Air Force during his early childhood, and as a resu ...

(born 1984), American actor *

Jared Anderson (Christian musician) Jared Anderson is a Christian worship leader from Colorado Springs, Colorado. He grew up in the New Life Church where he served for many years as part of New Life Worship and the Desperation Band. Anderson has released four solo albums with Inte ...

(born 1979), American musician and Christian worship leader *

Jared Anderson (heavy metal musician) Jared W. Anderson (December 28, 1974 – October 14, 2006) was an American death metal musician best known as the bassist and vocalist of Morbid Angel from 2001 to 2002 and Hate Eternal from 1998 to 2003. Jared Anderson formed his first band, Inte ...

(1974–2006), American musician * Jared Angira (born 1947), Kenyan poet and author * Jared Angle, American ballet dancer *

Jared Artaud Jared Artaud is an American musician and producer. He is primarily known for his work with the electro psych duo The Vacant Lots. He is also an established poet who lives in New York City. Biography Jared Artaud is an American musician and ...

, American musician *

Jared Maurice Arter Jared Maurice Arter (January 27, 1850 – 1930) was a former slave, who was a writer, Christian missionary, and academic. Early life Jared Maurice Arter was born into slavery in Jefferson County, Virginia (now in West Virginia). His father, J ...

(1850–1930), American author and former slave *

Jared Ball Jared A. Ball (born 1971 in Washington, D.C.) is a professor of communication studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Additionally, he is an author, radio host and mixtape radio producer. In the 2008 presidentia ...

(born 1971), American author and radio host * Jared "Drake" Bell (born 1986), American actor and singer *

Jared Blake Jared Blake is an American country music singer who resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He became known to a wider audience as a contestant on the first season of ''The Voice'', reaching the Top 4 on Blake Shelton's team. In June 2012, Blake signed ...

(born 1978), American musician and actor * Jared Bowen, American journalist and reporter * Jared Breeze (born 2005), American child actor *

Jared Bush Jared Bush (born June 12, 1974) is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He is best known for co-directing and co-writing the Walt Disney Animation Studios film ''Zootopia'' (2016), writing the film '' Moana'' (2016) and directing and ...

(born 1974), American screenwriter and television producer * Jared Byers, American musician * Jared Carter (born 1939), American author and editor *

Jared Campbell Jared Quay Campbell (born August 30, 1989) is an American stand-up comedian, host, actor, and former football safety. He was born in Denver, Colorado. He played college football at the University of Miami and was a member of the Arizona Cardinal ...

(born 1989), American stand-up comedian and former football player *

Jared Cohn Jared Michael Cohn (also credited as Jared Michaels) is an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He has directed films such as '' Buddy Hutchins'', ''Atlantic Rim'', and ''Born Bad'', among others, and has directed multiple films for Th ...

, American film director, screenwriter, and actor * Jared Cohon (born 1947), American author, editor, engineer * Jared Cole, American physicist * Jared Colinger, American musician *

Jared Cotter Jared Lincoln Cotter (born June 17, 1981) is an American pop/ R&B singer, songwriter and model. He has hosted a number of TV shows, and he co-wrote the number 1 song " Down" by Jay Sean.

(born 1981), American musician * Jared Curtis (born 1936), American author and editor *

Jared Daperis Jared Daperis (born 18 August 1991) is an Australian film director. He has received a Young Artist Award nomination and Berlin Commercial Award Nominations. Early life Daperis was born in Melbourne in 1991, the middle child of three. His fat ...

(born 1990), Australian actor *

Jared DePasquale Jared DePasquale (born June 1, 1971) is an American film, television, and audio drama composer. He resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Education and early career Born in Manhasset, New York, DePasquale earned a bachelor of music in guitar perfo ...

(born 1971), American film, television, and audio drama composer * Jared Diamond (born 1937), American scientist and author *

Jared Dines Jared Dines (born October 6, 1989) is an American YouTuber and musician who is known for metalcore-themed and adjacent videos, covers, parodies, and his own original music. Career Dines worked as a recording engineer before pursuing YouTube ful ...

(born 1989), American musician and YouTuber *

Jared Eliot Jared Eliot (November 7, 1685—April 22, 1763) was an American colonial minister, physician, Agronomy, agronomist and farmer. He was located in Guilford, Connecticut and wrote several articles on agriculture and animal husbandry as well as on the ...

(1685–1763) American colonial minister, physician and agronomist *

Jared Emerson-Johnson Jared Nathaniel Emerson-Johnson (born October 13, 1981) is an American video game music composer, sound designer, voice director and voice actor. Emerson-Johnson is the Music Supervisor and lead composer at Bay Area Sound, an audio production com ...

(born 1981), American video game music composer and voice actor * Jared Evan (born 1989), American musician *

Jared Bradley Flagg Jared Bradley Flagg (June 16, 1820 – September 25, 1899) was an American painter. Early life Flagg was born on June 16, 1820, in New Haven, Connecticut. He was a son of Martha (née Whiting) Flagg (1792–1875) and Henry Collins Flagg, the on ...

(1820–1899), American painter *

Jared Faber Jared Faber (also known as J-Radical) is an American musician, composer, and producer who works primarily in television and film. He composed the theme songs for ''Oobi (TV series), Oobi'', ''As Told by Ginger'', ''Emily's Reasons Why Not'', and ...

, American film, television producer, and musician *

Jared Falk Jared Falk (born 1981 in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian professional drummer, teacher and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Drumeo. Biography Falk started playing drums at age 15 and teaching his first student at a ...

(born 1981), Canadian musician *

Jared Farmer Jared Farmer (born 1974) is the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. He specializes in environmental history, landscape studies, and the North American West. Biography Jared Farmer gained his BA from Utah ...

(born 1974), American historian and author *

Jared Fogle Jared Scott Fogle (; born August 23, 1977) is an American former spokesman for Subway restaurants. Fogle appeared in Subway's advertising campaigns from 2000 to 2015, when he publicly became the subject of a Federal Bureau of Investigation inv ...

(born 1977), American former spokesman for Subway and registered sex offender *

Jared Followill Kings of Leon is an American rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew Followill. The band's early music was a blend of Southern rock and ga ...

(born 1986), American musician *

Jared French Jared French (February 4, 1905 – January 8, 1988) was an American painter who specialized in the medium of egg tempera. He was one of the artists attributed to the style of art known as magic realism along with contemporaries George Tooker ...

(1905–1988), American painter *

Jared Friedman Jared Friedman (born 1984) is an American entrepreneur and angel investor. He is a partner at Y Combinator in San Francisco, where he invests in and helps startups. Previously, Jared was the co-founder and CTO at Scribd, a digital library and do ...

(born 1984), American entrepreneur and investor *

Jared Gertner Jared Gertner is an American actor best known for his work in the American musical theater, including a co-starring role in the first touring and London productions of ''The Book of Mormon''. Life and career Gertner was raised in Toms River, New ...

, American actor *

Jared Gilman Jared T. Raynor Gilman (born December 28, 1998) is an American actor best known for his role as Sam Shakusky in the 2012 Wes Anderson film ''Moonrise Kingdom'', which earned him a 2013 Young Artist Award nomination as Best Leading Young Actor i ...

(born 1998), American actor * Jared Gilmore (born 2000), American actor * Jared Gold (born 1972), American fashion designer *

Jared Gold (organist) Jared Gold is an American jazz organist who plays the Hammond B-3 organ. He attended William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. In 1988 he won the Governor's Award for Jazz Performance in New Jersey. He has worked with Ralph Bowen, Benny ...

, American musician * Jared Gomes (born 1968), American musician and activist *

Jared Ian Goldman Jared Ian Goldman is an American film and television producer. He is known for his work on the Justin Timberlake starrer ''Palmer'', Antonio Campos' adaptation of '' The Devil All the Time'' starring Tom Holland, the film adaptation of Shirley Ja ...

(born 1979), American film and television producer *

Jared Lee Gosselin Jared Lee Gosselin (born June 23, 1981) is an American record producer from Detroit, Michigan, United States. Early life Gosselin was born to Cynthia Lee Gosselin, who is a single mother and works as a hairdresser in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. H ...

(born 1981), American record producer *

Jared J. Grantham Jared J. Grantham (1936–2017) was an American physician and nephrologist who was the founding editor of the ''Journal of the American Society of Nephrology'' and co-founder of the PKD Foundation. The Jared Grantham Kidney Institute at the Unive ...

(1936–2017), American physician, nephrologist, and author *

Jared Gutstadt Jared Gutstadt (born September 19, 1977), also known as Jingle Jared, is a Canadian-born entrepreneur, inventor, and musician best known for founding the creative music agency Jingle Punks (2008), and the scripted-podcast network Audio Up ( ...

(born 1977), Canadian-born American music executive * Jared Hampton (born 1990), American musician * Jared Harris (born 1961), British actor *

Jared Hartmann Flyleaf is an American rock band formed in Belton, Texas, in 2002. The band has charted on mainstream rock, Christian pop, and Christian metal genres. They performed around the US in 2003 before releasing their eponymous debut album, ''Flyleaf'' ...

(born 1985), American musician *

Jared Hasselhoff Jared Hennegan (born August 5, 1971), better known by the stage name "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff, is an American musician and television personality best known for being the former bassist of the rock band Bloodhound Gang. Early life Hasselhoff ...

(born 1971), American musician and actor *

Jared Hauser Jared Hauser (born 1971), is an American oboist, recording artist, and educator. He is associate professor of oboe at Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music in Nashville, Tennessee, and also teaches at the National Music Festival in Chestert ...

(born 1971), American musician and professor *

Jared Hecht Jared Hecht is an American entrepreneur, and the co-founder and CEO of Fundera, an online small business lending aggregator as well as group messaging app GroupMe. Early life Hecht studied political science at Columbia University, where he rece ...

(born 1987), American entrepreneur *

Jared Hedges Jared Hedges is a writer/producer for television and video games. He was born in 1980 in Dallas, Texas, and majored in screenwriting at the University of Southern California. Most of his work has consisted of English adaptation (aka ADR) script ...

(born 1980), American screenwriter, television producer, and video games *

Jared Hess Jared Lawrence Hess (born July 18, 1979) and Jerusha Elizabeth Hess ( Demke; born May 12, 1980) are husband-and-wife American filmmakers best known for their work on ''Napoleon Dynamite'' (2004), ''Nacho Libre'' (2006) and ''Gentlemen Broncos' ...

(born 1979), American filmmaker *

Jared Heyman Jared Heyman is an American entrepreneur who founded the online survey company Infosurv. He has a business degree from the University of Texas and holds two US patents. While studying at the University of Texas at Austin, Heyman had internships ...

, American entrepreneur *

Jared Isaacman Jared Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder, CEO of Draken International, a private air force provider and Shift4 Payments, a payment processor. As of ...

(born 1983), American businessman * Jared Israel (born 1944), American writer, activist, and conspiracy theorist * Jared Jussim (born 1935), American lawyer, actor and former executive vice president at Sony Pictures *

Jared Keeso Jared Keeso ( ; born July 1, 1984) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for creating and starring in the comedy series '' Letterkenny'' (2016–present), which won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series in 20 ...

(born 1984), Canadian actor *

Jared Kuemper Jared Kuemper is a Canadian born producer, songwriter, engineer, and audio mixer. He has worked with such artists as Sheryl Crow, Tegan and Sara, Wil, Jann Arden, Jason Falkner, Aaron Pritchett, and Jessie Farrell. Kuemper has collaborated on s ...

, Canadian musician, record producer, and audio engineer * Jared Kusnitz (born 1988), American actor *

Jared Lane Jared Takrouna Lane is a New Zealand artist. He is best known for his comic art (including his serial Progress), but is also an illustrator, storyboard artist and as an exhibiting fine artist. Biography Lane was born on 16 October 1972. After ...

(born 1972), New Zealand artist and illustrator *

Jared Lee Jared D. Lee (born August 19, 1943) is an artist and humorous illustrator. Biography Jared Devon Lee was born in Van Buren, Indiana on August 19, 1943. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1966 from The John Herron Art Institute locat ...

(born 1943), Canadian artist and cartoonist * Jared Lehr, American jewelry fashion designer *

Jared Leto Jared Joseph Leto ( ; born December 26, 1971) is an American actor and musician. Known for his method acting in a variety of roles, he has received numerous accolades over a career spanning three decades, including an Academy Award and a Golde ...

(born 1971), American actor and musician * Jared Louche (born 1960), American musician *

Jared MacEachern Jared MacEachern (born August 16, 1980) is an American heavy metal musician, best known as a singer and rhythm guitarist of Sanctity. In 2013, he joined Machine Head as bassist, replacing Adam Duce. Biography MacEachern started singing in hi ...

(born 1980), American musician *

Jared Marston This is the list of number-one tracks on the ARIA Club Chart in 2019, which is compiled by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) from weekly DJ reports. 2019 Number-one artists See also *ARIA Charts *2019 in music This t ...

, Australian musician and DJ producer *

Jared Martin Jared Christopher Martin (December 21, 1941 – May 24, 2017) was an American film and television actor. He was best known for his role as Steven "Dusty" Farlow in the 1978 series ''Dallas'' and for roles on two science fiction TV series, ''The ...

(1940–2017), American actor * Jared McCloud (born 1980), American musician * Jared Mezzocchi (born 1985), American theatre projection designer and director * Jared Mitchell (writer) (born 1955), Canadian journalist and author * Jared Morgenstern (born 1981), American designer and entrepreneur *

Jared Moshe Jared Moshe is an American-born director, screenwriter and producer of independent films. He wrote and directed the feature Westerns '' Dead Man's Burden'' (2012) and ''The Ballad of Lefty Brown'' (2017). He has also produced the features ''Destr ...

, American film director, screenwriter, and producer * Jared Murillo (born 1988), American dancer, singer, and actor * Jared Nathan (1985–2006), American child actor *

Jared James Nichols Jared James Nichols (born March 14, 1989) is an American blues-rock guitarist and singer from East Troy, Wisconsin, best known for his high-energy " pick-less" electric guitar playing technique. He is rarely seen playing without his signature sin ...

(born 1989), American musician *

Jared Nissim Jared Nissim is the founder of social networking websites The Lunch Club, Meet The Neighbors and Speed Friending. The Lunch Club In December 2001, while working from home as a corporate/technical writer, Nissim began posting to Craigslist wi ...

(born 1973), American businessman * Jared Overton, American musician *

Jared Padalecki Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sam Winchester in the TV series '' Supernatural''. He grew up in Texas and rose to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the televi ...

(born 1982), American actor *

Jared Palomar Augustana is an American rock band from San Diego, California that has released five albums and an EP while being signed to Epic Records and Razor & Tie. They are best known for their song "Boston" and the album '' All the Stars and Boulevards''. ...

, American musician * Jared Pappas-Kelly (born 1974), American curator, author, and visual artist * Jared Paul, American Talent manager and producer * Jared Pelletier (born 1990), Canadian director * Jared Poythress (born 1985), Japanese-born American music producer and DJ * Jared Purton (1976–2009), Australian-born immunologist *

Jared Rigsby House of Heroes is an American alternative rock band from Columbus, Ohio. They have released six albums: ''What You Want Is Now'' (2003), ''House of Heroes'' (2005), ''The End Is Not the End'' (2008), ''Suburba'' (2010), ''Cold Hard Want'' (20 ...

, American musician * Jared Robinsen (born 1963), Australian actor *

Jared Rushton Jared Michael Rushton (born March 3, 1974) is an American former actor. He is best known for his roles in several films from the late 1980s, including ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'', ''Big'', and '' Overboard''. He has been nominated for two Saturn ...

(born 1974), American musician and actor *

Jared Safier Jared Safier (born December 21, 1982) is a four-time Emmy Award-winning American television and film producer and CEO of Safier Entertainment. Career Safier has produced a variety of films including Torch starring Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Academ ...

(born 1982), American television and film producer *

Jared Yates Sexton Jared Yates Sexton (born October 7, 1981) is an American author and political commentator from Linton, Indiana. He was an associate professor in the Department of Writing and Linguistics at Georgia Southern University. Early life Sexton grew up ...

(born 1981), American author and political commentator *

Jared Shavelson Jared Shavelson is an American drummer from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He attended SUNY where he studied jazz. After two years at Music Conservatory he joined The Hope Conspiracy. In 2006 he joined None More Black and played with Paint It Black. H ...

, American musician *

Jared Slingerland Jared Slingerland (born January 16, 1984) is a Canadian guitarist and electronic musician based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known as a member of the electro-industrial band Front Line Assembly (FLA). History Early life Slingerlan ...

(born 1984), Canadian musician *

Jared Sorensen Jared A. Sorensen is an indie role-playing game designer whose works include ''InSpectres'', '' octaNe'', and ''Lacuna Part I.'' Career Jared Sorensen was a member of the website The Forge, and later became an indie publisher. Sorensen designed ...

, indie role-playing game designer *

Jared Southwick The Dream Is Dead was an American hardcore punk band based in Indianapolis whose music contained many anti-authoritarian themes. Band history The concept behind The Dream Is Dead began in 2000 when Clark Giles (founder of Happy Couples Never ...

, (1976–2011), American musician *

Jared Spears Jared Tozier Spears (born August 15, 1936) is an American composer and music teacher. Biography Spears was born in Chicago, Illinois. Spears attended the Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois and earned his Bachelor of Science in ...

(born 1936), American musician *

Jared Spool Jared Spool is an American writer, researcher, speaker, educator, and an expert on the subjects of usability, software, design, and research.Ward, Mark"The long and winding road of e-commerce" ''BBC News'', November 18, 2011. Retrieved December 7, ...

(born 1960), American Author, public speaker, and consultant *

Jared Paul Stern Jared Paul Stern is an American writer who currently serves as the Executive Editor for Maxim Magazine, where his byline has appeared since 2015. He had previously served as editor, publisher, photographer, designer, reporter and columnist for th ...

(born 1971), American journalist, photographer, and designer *

Jared Stern Jared Stern is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He collaborated with John Whittington on ''The Lego Batman Movie'' (2017) and ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' (2017). Career Stern began his career by writing the screenplay for '' ...

, American screenwriter * Jared Swilley (born 1983), American musician * Jared Taylor (born 1951), American white supremacist and author *

Jared Thomas Jared Thomas (born 1976) is an Australian author of children's fiction, playwright and museum curator. Several of his books have been shortlisted for awards, and he has been awarded three writing fellowships. In May 2018 he began a 12-month sec ...

(born 1976), Australian author *

Jared Tinklenberg Jared R. Tinklenberg was an American professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. Tinklenberg passed away on November 18, 2020 at age 80. Education Tinklenberg held a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Iowa. Career Tinklen ...

, American psychiatrist and author *

Jared Sidney Torrance Jared Sidney Torrance (August 3, 1853 – March 29, 1921) was an American real estate developer, best known as the founder of Torrance in southwest Los Angeles County, California. Southern California Jared Torrance was born in Gowanda, New York i ...

(1853–1921), American businessman and real estate developer *

Jared Turner Jared Turner (born 12 April 1978) is a New Zealand-born Australian actor, best known for his roles as Ben Maddox in ''Go Girls'' and as Ty Johnson on the television series, '' The Almighty Johnsons''. He is also recognised on New Zealand TV scre ...

(born 1978), New Zealand-born Australian actor * Jared Tyler (born 1978), American musician *

Jared Van Snellenberg Jared X. Van Snellenberg (born December 26, 1980) is a Canadian psychiatry professor focusing on schizophrenia neuroimaging research and former child actor. Best known for his role in ''Happy Gilmore'', Van Snellenberg works as an assistant profe ...

(born 1980), Canadian actor *

Jared Wade Jared Wade (born August 27, 1988 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Wade was raised in Pooler, outside Savannah, and attended Georgia Southern University with classmate Luke Bryan. He received a Bachelor of Sci ...

(born 1989), American musician *

Jared Warren Jared Warren is an American musician who is the bassist of Big Business (alongside drummer Coady Willis) and formerly the Melvins. Career Both Warren and Willis joined the Melvins in January 2006 and appear on '' (A) Senile Animal'' as well ...

, American musician * Jared Warth (born 1986), American musician *

Jared Bell Waterbury Jared Bell Waterbury (August 11, 1799-December 31, 1876) was an American minister and author. Waterbury was born in New York City, August 11, 1799. He graduated from Yale College in 1822. He spent upwards of two years in the Princeton Theological ...

(1799–1876), American minister and author * Jared Yates, (

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...

) contestant

Government and politics

Jared Benson Jared Benson (1821 in Worcester, Massachusetts – May 9, 1894) was a Minnesota politician and a former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Benson served two stints as speaker, from 1861 to 1862, and again in 1864. He also ser ...

(1821–1894), American politician * Jared Bernstein (born 1955), American economist, author, and advisor at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities * Jared Brossett (born 1982), American politician *

Jared M. Brush Jared M. Brush (October 10, 1814 – November 3, 1895) was Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1869 to 1872. Life Jared Brush was born on October 10, 1814, at the corner of Third Street and Cherry Way. He became a carpenter, and later a contractor. He marr ...

(1814–1895), American politician, 28th Mayor of Pittsburgh PA *

Jared Cohen Jared Andrew Cohen (born November 24, 1981) is an American businessman currently serving as the President of Global Affairs and co-head of the Office of Applied Innovation at Goldman Sachs, where he joined in August 2022 as a Partner and me ...

(born 1981), American businessman, author, and advisor at the Council on Foreign Relations * Jared Genser, international human rights lawyer, author, and advisor at the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights *

Jared Golden Jared Forrest Golden (born July 25, 1982) is an American politician and a Marine Corps veteran serving as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, his district, the largest eas ...

(born 1982), American politician * Jared Comstock Gregory (1823–1892), American politician, 12th Mayor of Madison WI * Jared Hegwood, American author and writer for the United States Naval Oceanographic Office *

Jared Henderson The 2018 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Arkansas, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and var ...

, American politician * Jared Huffman (born 1964), American politician * Jared Ingersol Chipman (1788–1832), Nova Scotian lawyer and politician *

Jared Ingersoll Jared Ingersoll (October 24, 1749 – October 31, 1822) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, and statesman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a signer of the United States Constitution. He serv ...

(1749–1822), American politician *

Jared Ingersoll Sr. Jared Ingersoll (1722, in Milford, Connecticut – August 1781, in New Haven, Connecticut) gained notoriety in Connecticut as agent for the Stamp Act of 1765. Biography Jared Ingersoll Sr. was descended from John Ingersoll Sr. (1626–1684), who ...

(1722–1781) American stamp act agent *

Jared Irwin Jared Irwin (1750 – March 1, 1818) served twice as elected Governor of Georgia (1796–1798) and (1806–1809). He first was elected to office as a reformer based on public outrage about the Yazoo land scandal. He signed a bill that nullifi ...

(1750–1818), American politician, 22nd

Governor of Georgia The governor of Georgia is the head of government of Georgia and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor also has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either veto or approve bills passed by the Georgia Legisl ...

Jared Irwin (Pennsylvania politician) Jared Irwin (January 19, 1768September 20, 1818) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Biography Irwin was born in the Province of Georgia of British America. He was appointed commissioner for valuation of lands and dwellings a ...

(1768–1818), American politician and zoologist *

Jared Potter Kirtland Jared Potter Kirtland (November 10, 1793 – December 10, 1877) was a naturalist, malacologist, and politician most active in the U.S. state of Ohio, where he served as a probate judge, and in the Ohio House of Representatives. He was also a ph ...

(1793–1877), American politician *

Jared Kushner Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981) is an American businessman and investor. He served as a senior advisor to 45th U.S. president Donald Trump, his father-in-law. Since leaving the White House, Kushner founded Affinity Partners, a pri ...

(born 1981), American businessman and senior advisor to President Donald Trump *

Jared Maddux John Jared Maddux (July 20, 1911 – May 22, 1971) was a Tennessee politician. Career A member of the Tennessee State Senate, he was elected by his colleagues to serve as the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee from 1953 to 1959 and again f ...

(1911–1971), American politician *

Jared Mansfield Jared Mansfield (May 23, 1759 – February 3, 1830) was an American teacher, mathematician and surveyor. His career was shaped by two interventions by President Thomas Jefferson. In 1801 Jefferson appointed Mansfield as Professor at the newly fo ...

(1759–1830), American mathematician, Professor at the United States Military Academy and Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory *

Jared Mead Jared Michel Mead (born June 23, 1991) is an American politician serving as a member of the Snohomish County Council, representing the 4th district since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously ser ...

(born 1991), American politician *

Jared Moskowitz Jared Evan Moskowitz (born December 18, 1980) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Florida's 23rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United State ...

(born 1980), American politician * Jared Nunes (born 1982), American politician * Jared Olsen (born 1987), American politician *

Jared O'Mara Jared Cain O'Mara (born 15 November 1981) is a British former politician who was Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency), Sheffield Hallam from 2017 United Kingdom genera ...

(born 1981), former British politician *

Jared Patterson Jared Lynn Patterson (born April 1, 1983) is an American politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 106th district. Elected in November 2018, he assumed office on January 8, 2019. Early life and education Patt ...

, American politician *

Jared Paul Stratton Elections were held on November 2, 2010 to determine Utah's three members of the United States House of Representatives. Representatives were elected for two-year terms to serve in the 112th United States Congress from January 3, 2011 until Jan ...

, American politician *

Jared V. Peck Jared Valentine Peck (September 21, 1816 – December 25, 1891) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1853 to 1855. Biography Born in Port Chester, New York, Peck atten ...

(1816–1891), American politician *

Jared Perkins Jared Perkins (January 5, 1793 – October 15, 1854) was a United States representative from New Hampshire. He was born in Unity, New Hampshire and attended the common schools of Unity and Claremont. He studied theology and was ordained as a mi ...

(1793–1854), American politician * Jared Polis (born 1975), American politician, 43rd Governor of Colorado *

Jared Y. Sanders Jr. Jared Young Sanders Jr. (April 20, 1892 - November 29, 1960) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1934 to 1937 and again from 1941 to 1943. He was the son of Louisiana governor Ja ...

(1892–1960), American lawyer and politician *

Jared Y. Sanders Sr. Jared Young Sanders Sr. (January 29, 1869 – March 23, 1944) was an American journalist and attorney from Franklin, the seat of St. Mary Parish in south Louisiana, who served as his state's House Speaker (1900–1904), lieutenant gover ...

(1869–1944), American politician * Jared Solomon (born 1978), American politician *

Jared Solomon (Maryland politician) Jared Solomon (born April 3, 1985) is an American politician from the Democratic Party and is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 18. Background Solomon attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he received a ...

, American politician * Jared Sparks (1789–1866), American historian and politician *

Jared Thompson Jr. Jared Thompson Jr. (March 15, 1836 - October 22, 1914) was an American lawyer who served one year as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 5th Milwaukee County assembly district (the 5th Ward of the city of Milwaukee, W ...

(1836–1914), American lawyer and politician * Jared C. Troop (1837–1876), Canadian lawyer and politician *

Jared Weinstein Jared Weinstein is a former government official. He served as the special assistant and personal aide to U.S. President George W. Bush from 2006 - 2009. Prior to this post, he served as an aide to White House Chiefs of Staff Andy Card and Josh ...

(born 1979), former government official and personal aide to the 43rd

President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United Stat ...

Jared Whitaker Jared Irwin Whitaker (May 4, 1818May 3, 1884) was a Georgia newspaperman, publisher of '' the Daily Intelligencer'' from 1864 to 1871, and earlier served as a politician. Defeating a three-term incumbent to become the 14th Mayor of Atlanta, Georg ...

(1818–1884), American newspaperman and politician * Jared W. Williams (1796–1864), American lawyer and politician * Jared Williams (Virginia politician) (1766–1831), American politician *

Jared Woodfill Jared Ryker Woodfill V is a Texas lawyer and political figure who was chairman of the Harris County Republican Party from 2002 to 2014. He was elected chairman of the county party for six two-year terms. After being ousted from the chairmanship ...

(born 1968), American lawyer and politician *

Jared Wright Jared Wright is a newspaper editor, editorial cartoonist, and former Colorado politician. He has also worked as a police officer. Wright served a single term in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015, representing House District ...

, American newspaper editor and former politician

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* Jared Abbrederis (born 1990), American football player *

Jared Allen Jared Scot Allen (born April 3, 1982) is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He played college football at Idaho State and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth ...

(born 1982), American football player * Jared Allen (quarterback) (born 1981), American football coach and former player * Jared Anderson (boxer) (born 1999), American boxer *

Jared Aulin Jared Aulin (born March 15, 1982) is a Canadian former professional hockey centre. He was a second round selection of the Colorado Avalanche in the 2000 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft and played 17 NHL games for the Los Angeles Kings. ...

(born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player * Jared Barker (born 1975), Canadian rugby union player *

Jared Bednar Jared Bednar (born February 28, 1972) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously coached the Lake Erie Monsters of the ...

(born 1972), Canadian ice hockey coach and former player *

Jared Benko Jared Benko is the current director of athletics for Georgia Southern University. He previously served as deputy athletic director for Mississippi State University, as assistant athletic director for Auburn University, and in various administrat ...

, American athletic director *

Jared Berggren (born April 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Union Neuchâtel in Switzerland. College career He played four seasons with the Wisconsin Badgers, in which he averaged 7.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 bloc ...

(born 1990), American basketball player *

Jared Bird Jared Bird (born 1 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League side Ilkeston Town as a midfielder. Career Youth career In June 2016, Bird was released by Derby County at the end of his two-yea ...

(born 1997), English football player *

Jared Bidwell Jared Bidwell (born 13 July 1987 in Hamilton, Queensland) is an Australian rower. He was a Queensland state representative in both sculling and sweep-oared boats and an Australian silver-medal winning representative at world championships. Clu ...

(born 1987), Australian rower * Jared Boll (born 1986), American ice hockey player * Jared Borgetti (born 1973), Mexican football player *

Jared Brennan Jared Brennan (born 28 July 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who last represented the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He also previously represented the Brisbane Lions. Early life Br ...

(born 1984), Australian rules football player *

Jared Brown Jared Brown (born April 27, 1973) is a former American football quarterback who played one season with the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League. He played college football at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas The University of N ...

(born 1973), American football player *

Jared Brownridge Jared Brownridge (born November 13, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Santa Clara University. College career As a junior, Brownridge posted 20.6 p ...

(born 1994), American basketball player *

Jared Burton Levi Jared Burton (born June 2, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins. Early life Burton was born in Westminster, South Carolina. He graduated fr ...

(born 1981), American baseball player *

Jared Butler Jared Gladwyn Butler (born August 25, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears. As a junior in 2021, he was named a consensus first-team ...

(born 2000), American basketball player * Jared Cannonier (born 1984), American mixed martial artist * Jared Clauss (born 1981), American football player * Jared Connaughton (born 1985), Canadian sprinter *

Jared Cook Jared Alan Cook (born April 7, 1987) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at the University of South Carolina and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He has ...

(born 1987), American football player *

Jared Coreau Jared Coreau (born November 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga. Playing career Junior Coreau began his junior career playing for the Peterboroug ...

(born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player *

Jared Cowen Jared Nelson Cowen (born January 25, 1991) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Cowen was drafted in the first round, ninth overall, by the Senators ...

(born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player *

Jared Crick Jared Verlon Crick (born August 21, 1989) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The Houston Texans selected him in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft. College career ...

(born 1989), American football player *

Jared Crouch Jared Crouch (born 5 March 1978) is a former Australian football player with the Sydney Swans of the Australian Football League (AFL), who is colloquially known as "Crouchie" to Swans fans and the media. He currently serves as a development coa ...

(born 1978), Australian rules football player * Jared Cunningham (born 1991), American basketball player *

Jared Curtis (footballer) Jared Curtis (born 29 April 1979 in Apia, Samoa) is a Samoan former footballer. He was a Samoa international. Manawatu United Ascertained to trial for Manawatu United Manawatu United (previously known as YoungHeart Manawatu) was a footba ...

(born 1979), Samoan football player *

Jared Deacon Jared Mark Deacon (born 15 October 1975) is a male British former sprint athlete who specialised in the 400 metres. He was born in South Shields and competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Athletics career He was a regular feature in the intern ...

(born 1975), British sprinter *

Jared DeMichiel Jared DeMichiel (; born April 16, 1985) is a former American professional ice hockey goaltender, currently an associate head coach at Michigan State University. After ending his playing career in 2011, he accepted a position as volunteer goalten ...

(born 1985), American ice hockey coach and former player *

Jared DeVries Jared Jay DeVries (born June 11, 1976) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football for the University of Iowa, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 1999 NFL Dr ...

(born 1976), American football player *

Jared Dillinger Jared Ryan B. Dillinger (born January 6, 1984) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Dillinger is the second pick overall in the very talented draf ...

(born 1984), Filipino-American basketball player *

Jared Donaldson Jared Donaldson (born October 9, 1996) is a former American professional tennis player from Glocester, Rhode Island. Donaldson was the only American to qualify for the inaugural Next Generation ATP Finals at the end of 2017 as the fifth seed. He ...

(born 1996), American tennis player * Jared Downing (born 1989), American mixed martial artist *

Jared Dudley Jared Anthony Dudley (born July 10, 1985) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A forward, he played college basketball for ...

(born 1985), American basketball player *

Jared Elliott Jared Elliott is an American football coach. He is currently the pass game coordinator and tight ends coach at Ball State. He served as the head football coach at Western Illinois University Western Illinois University (WIU) is a public u ...

, American football coach * Jared Embick (born 1978), American soccer coach and former player *

Jared Fernández Jared Wade Fernandez (born February 2, 1972) is an Hispanic American former Major League Baseball knuckleball pitcher who last pitched in for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League. Fernandez attended Fresno State University and in , ...

(born 1972), American baseball player *

Jared Frayer Jared Frayer (born October 7, 1978) of Miami, Florida is an American freestyle wrestler who won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at 66 kg and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Early life Frayer was born in Miami, Florida but grew up in Cl ...

(born 1978), American wrestler *

Jared Gaither Jared Dwight Gaither (born March 18, 1986) is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2007 Supplemental Draft. He played colle ...

(born 1986), American football player * Jared Garcia (born 1982) American BMX rider *

Jared Goff Jared Thomas Goff (born October 14, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California, where he set the Pac-12 Conference season records for passing ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Jared Goldberg Jared Goldberg (born June 17, 1991) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team, and resident of Holladay, Utah. Goldberg was the 2010 U.S. Junior Championships combined champion, and won the downhill title in the 20 ...

(born 1991), American alpine skier * Jared Gomes (ice hockey) (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player *

Jared Gordon Jared Gordon (born September 6, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist. He was the lightweight champion of Duelo De Gigantes in Mexico and featherweight champion for Cage Fury Fighting Championships in United States. He competes in the Lightwe ...

(born 1988), American mixed martial artist *

Jared Grasso Jared Keith Grasso (born May 11, 1980) is an American college basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach of the Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team from 2018 to 2023. In his fifth season, he led Bryant to the 2022 NCAA Division I men' ...

(born 1980), American basketball coach and former player *

Jared Graves Jared Graves (born 16 December 1982 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian cyclist who has represented Australia in BMX, four-cross (4X), and downhill mountain biking. In 2006, he finished second in the mountain bike 4x world cup series. ...

(born 1982), Australian cyclist *

Jared Green Jared Green (born April 1, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He is the founder and CEO of Engage 365 LLC as well as The Green Dream nonprofit (501c3). Green played college football for South ...

(born 1989), American football player * Jared Hamman (born 1982), American martial artist *

Jared Harper Jared Lamar Harper (born September 14, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers where he was the starting point guard on the T ...

(born 1997), American basketball player * Jared Hassin (born 1989), American football player *

Jared Heine Jared J. Heine (born September 6, 1984) is an American-Marshallese swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. He acquired a dual citizenship to participate internationally for the Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing himself ...

(born 1984), Marshallese swimmer *

Jared Hess (fighter) Jared Hess (born November 13, 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a retired American mixed martial artist. He is most known for his stint fighting for Bellator Fighting Championships in their middleweight division. He was runner up in the middlew ...

(born 1983), American mixed martial artist * Jared Hodgkiss (born 1986), English football player *

Jared Homan Jared William Homan (born March 6, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Premier League. His natural position is power forward, but he is also an accomplished center. Player profile ...

(born 1983), American basketball player *

Jared Hoying Jared William Hoying (born May 18, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays. He also played for the Hanwha Eagle ...

(born 1989), American baseball player *

Jared Hughes William Jared Hughes (born July 4, 1985) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2011 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, Phil ...

(born 1985), American baseball player *

Jared Jarvis Jared Jarvis (born 29 August 1994) is an Antigua and Barbuda sprinter. He competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), ...

(born 1994), Antigua and Barbuda sprinter *

Jared Jeffrey Jared Michael Jeffrey (born June 14, 1990) is an American former professional soccer player. Career Youth Jeffrey was born in Dallas, Texas. After winning the Parade Boys Soccer National High School Player of the Year in 2008, Jeffrey signed w ...

(born 1990), American soccer player *

Jared Jeffries Jared Scott Carter Jeffries (born November 25, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. Jeffries was drafted with the 11th overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. He also played for the New York Knicks, ...

(born 1981), American basketball player * Jared Jenkins (born 1989), American football player *

Jared Jordan Jared Ahern Jordan (born October 14, 1984) is a former American professional basketball player for various teams in Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He last played for CSU Sibiu of the Liga Națională in Romania during the 2019–20 season. Colleg ...

(born 1984), American basketball player *

Jarred Kelenic Jarred Robert Kelenic ( ; born July 16, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). Kelenic was drafted in the first round of the 2018 MLB draft by the New York Mets and was trad ...

(born 1999), American baseball player * Jared Kelley (born 2001), American baseball player *

Jared Khasa Jared Khasa (born 4 November 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for AEL Limassol. Career Khasa made his professional debut with Sion in a 0–0 Swiss Super League tie on 21 October 2018. On 12 January 2022, Khasa jo ...

(born 1997), French football player * Jared Kirby, American fencing instructor and martial artist *

Jared Koenig Jared Tyler Koenig (born January 24, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. Amateur career Koenig grew up in Aptos, California and attended Aptos High School. Koenig began his college baseball career a ...

(born 1994), American baseball player *

Jared Koster Jared Koster (born April 11, 1991) is a Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angel ...

(born 1991), Canadian football player *

Jared Lakind Jared Talor Lakind (born March 9, 1992) is an American-Israeli professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He also plays for Team Israel. In high school, Lakind played first base, outfield, and pitcher, and in his senior year in 2010 was ...

(born 1992), American baseball player *

Jared Landers Jared Landers (born May 1, 1982) is an American professional dirt and stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, driving the No. 777 car for Double L Motorsports. Racing career Landers started racing ...

(born 1982), American racing driver *

Jared Lewis Jared Lewis (born 9 March 1982) is a sprinter from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who specializes in the 100 metres. He was born in Kingstown.

(born 1982), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sprinter *

Jared London Jared London (born 6 February 1995) is a Trinidadian international footballer who plays for Club Sando, as a midfielder. Career He has played club football for Club Sando. He made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad ...

(born 1995), Trinidadian and Tobagonians football player *

Jared Lorenzen Jared Raymond Lorenzen (February 14, 1981 – July 3, 2019) was an American football quarterback and administrator who played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons with the New York Giants. He played college football at Kentucky ...

(1981-2019), American football player *

Jared Lum Jared Christopher Lum (; born 19 July 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder and is currently a free agent. He last played for Hong Kong side Eastern. Club career In 2010, Lum joined Marconi Stallions, wher ...

(born 1992), Australian soccer player * Jared Mayden (born 1998), American football player *

Jared McCann Jared McCann (born May 31, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). McCann was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round (24th overall) of the 2 ...

(born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player *

Jared McGee Jared Allen McGee is an American football player at Northwestern University at the linebacker position. He hails from Mansfield, Texas, and is a graduate of Mansfield Legacy High School Mansfield Legacy High School is a public secondary schoo ...

, American football player * Jared McGriff-Culver (born 1989), American football player *

Jared Mees Jared Mees is an American professional dirt track motorcycle racer. He competes in the AMA Grand National Championship winning the GNC1 title in 2012, 2014, and 2015, the Grand National Twins Championship in 2009, and the Grand National Singles ...

(born 1986), American motorcycle racer *

Jared Mitchell (baseball) Jared Christopher Mitchell (born October 13, 1988) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He played college baseball ...

(born 1988), American baseball player *

Jared Mills Jared Mills (born 11 February 1975) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented Aotearoa Māori in the 2000 World Cup. Playing career Mills played 22 first grade games for the Western Suburbs Magpies in 1998 ...

(born 1976), New Zealand rugby league player *

Jared Montz Jared Montz (born December 26, 1982) is a retired American soccer player. Professional career Montz played college soccer at Lynn University for four years, where he finished with 5 goals and 16 assists in 67 matches. He helped lead the Lynn F ...

(born 1982), American soccer player *

Jared Moon Jared Wayne Moon (born April 4, 1971) is an American baseball coach and former catcher. He played college baseball at Houston Baptist for coaches Rickey Witt & Rusty Pendergrass from 1990 to 1994. He was also the head coach of the Houston Baptist ...

(born 1971), American baseball coach and former player * Jared Mortensen (born 1988), Canadian baseball player *

Jared Newberry Jared Newberry (born April 11, 1981) is an American football linebacker in the All American Football League for Team Alabama. He also played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, and the New York Jets. ...

(born 1981), American football player *

Jared Newson Jared Newson (born September 26, 1984 in Belleville, Illinois) is an American basketball player who played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce and Bakersfield Jam in the NBA D-League The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketbal ...

(born 1984), American basketball player * Jared Nickens (born 1994), American basketball player *

Jared Nightingale Jared Nightingale (born October 3, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who primarily played in the American Hockey League (AHL). Playing career On January 30, 2009, Nightingale signed an AHL contract with the Hartford W ...

(born 1982), American ice hockey player * Jared Norman (born 1974), English cricketer *

Jared Norris Jared Scott Norris (born July 19, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played football at Centennial High School in Bakersfield, California, where he was a three-year letterman and earned All-State honors during h ...

(born 1993), American football player * Jared Odenbeck (born 1995), American soccer player * Jared Odrick (born 1987), American football player *

Jared Oliva Jared Cole Oliva (born November 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Amateur career Oliva attended Valencia High School in Sant ...

(born 1995), American baseball player *

Jared Page Jared Page (born 22 July 1993 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two ...

(born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player * Jared Palmer (born 1971), American tennis player *

Jared Panchia Jared Kiran Panchia (born 18 October 1993) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a forward or midfielder for the New Zealand national team. Life and career Panchia was born on 18 October 1993 in Auckland to Peter Panchia and Ramila. ...

(born 1993), New Zealand field hockey player *

Jared Payne Jared Benjamin Payne (born 13 October 1985) is a retired rugby union centre who played for Ulster and the Ireland national team. He was a member of the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, but did not play a test match. Since his ...

(born 1985), New Zealand-born Irish rugby union player * Jared Peniston (born 1982), Bermudian football player *

Jared Perry Jared Perry (born August 27, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Missouri. Perry has also been a member of the Philadelph ...

(born 1988), American football player *

Jared Petrenko Jared Petrenko (born 22 December 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 2008 to 2014. He currently plays for the Port Douglas Crocs of AF ...

(born 1989), Australian rules football player * Jarred Phillips (born 1995), Canadian soccer player * Jared Pinkney (born 1997), American football player *

Jared Poché Jared Marcus Poché (born November 21, 1994) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Career Poché attended Lutcher High School in Lutcher, Louisiana. Lutcher won the Class 4A state championship in 2013. He enrolled at Louisiana S ...

(born 1994), American baseball player *

Jared Polec Jared Polec (born 12 October 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club, Port Adelaide and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' first sel ...

(born 1992), Australian rules football player *

Jared Poulton Jared Poulton (born 21 April 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Debuting with the Port Adelaide Football Club in 1999, he was noted as an impact player and when Port was playing well in 2004. Poult ...

(born 1977), Australian rules football player *

Jared Rando Jared Rando (born 1981) is an Australian downhill mountain biker, signed to Giant Bicycles. Rando has competed at every UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships from 1999 to 2009, participating in both downhill and fourcross events. At th ...

(born 1981), Australian mountain biker * Jared Reiner (born 1982), American basketball player *

Jared Retkofsky Jared Michael Retkofsky (born March 16, 1983) is a former American football long snapper. He played college football at Texas Christian University and was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. Retkofsky earned a ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Jared Rhoden Matthew Jared Rhoden (born August 27, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. He played college ...

(born 1999), American basketball player * Jared Rivers (born 1984), Australian rules football player *

Jared Rollins ''The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra'' was the sixth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) produced reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter'', and premiered on September 19, 2007 on Spike TV, after ''UFC Fight N ...

(born 1977), American mixed martial artist *

Jared Rosholt Jared Daniel Rosholt (born August 4, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, Rosholt has competed for the UFC, Titan FC, Professional Fighters League, and L ...

(born 1986), American mixed martial artist *

Jared Ross Jared Ross (born September 18, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey center. When he debuted with the Philadelphia Flyers at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, he became the first player born and trained in the state of Alabama ...

(born 1982), American ice hockey player *

Jared Rosser Jared Rosser (born 21 February 1997) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Dragons regional team as a winger Rosser made his debut for the Dragons regional team in 2017 having previously played for Bedwas RFC and Ebbw Vale RFC Ebbw Va ...

(born 1997), Welsh rugby union player *

Jared Sandberg Jared Lawrence Sandberg (born March 2, 1978) is an American professional baseball coach and a former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman and minor league manager. Sandberg served as the manager for Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas in the PCL f ...

(born 1978), American baseball coach and former player * Jared Saunders (born 1990), South African rugby union player *

Jared Savage Jared Savage (born March 2, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Ontario Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Austin Peay Governors and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. High sc ...

(born 1997), American basketball player * Jared Schuurmans (born 1987), American discus thrower * Jared "Skip" Schumaker (born 1980), American baseball player *

Jared Shuster Jared Craig Shuster (born August 3, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Wake Forest University. The Atlanta Braves selected him in the first ro ...

(born 1998), American baseball player * Jared Simpson (born 1996), English rugby league player *

Jared Sims Jared Phillip John Sims (born 16 October 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Mousehole. Born in Truro, he previously played in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, having progressed through the club's youth system. He ...

(born 1993), English football player * Jared Smith (born 1990), American football player * Jared Solomon (baseball) (born 1997), American baseball player *

Jared Spurgeon Jared Spurgeon (born November 29, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and captain of the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Spurgeon was selected 156th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2008 NHL Entr ...

(born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player *

Jared Staal Jared John Staal (born August 21, 1990) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current coach. He is currently an assistant coach for the AHL's Charlotte Checkers. Staal moved into coaching after retiring from playing in 2017, f ...

(born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player *

Jared Stroud Jared Presson Stroud (born July 10, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City. Career Youth career Stroud grew up in Chester Borough, New Jersey and played high school so ...

(born 1996), American soccer player *

Jared Sullinger Jared Sullinger Sr. (born March 4, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for Ohio State University before being drafted 21st overall ...

(born 1992), American basketball player *

Jared Tallent Jared Tallent OAM (born 17 October 1984) is an Australian race walker and Olympic gold medallist in the 50 km walk from London in 2012. He is a four-time Olympic medallist, three-time World Championship medallist and holds the current Oly ...

(born 1984), Australian race walker * Jared Taylor (rugby league) (born 1981), French rugby league player *

Jared Tebo Jared Randall Tebo (born February22, 1987) is an American radio-controlled car racer from Raymore, Missouri who specializes in off-road racing driving for Mayako. A child motocross racer, he took up radio-controlled racing at the age of 12 as an ...

(born 1987), American radio-controlled car racer *

Jared Terrell Jared Terrell (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Rhode Island. High school career Terrell is a na ...

(born 1995), American basketball player *

Jared Theodorakos Jared G. Theodorakos (born March 15, 1981) is a professional baseball pitcher who played internationally for the Greece national baseball team. Baseball career A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Theodorakos attended Baylor University and played on th ...

(born 1981), American baseball player * Jared Timmer (born 1997), American soccer player *

Jared du Toit Jared du Toit (born 22 May 1995) is a Canadian professional golfer. Du Toit played college golf at the University of Idaho for two years before transferring to Arizona State University. At the 2016 RBC Canadian Open, du Toit was one stroke behi ...

(born 1995), Canadian golfer *

Jared Tomich Jared James Tomich (born April 24, 1974 in St. John, Indiana) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. Tomich went to high school at Lake Central High School. Lake Central recently retired his number. Tomich p ...

(born 1974), American football player *

Jared Veldheer Jared Veldheer (born June 14, 1987) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Hillsdale. Early life and college Veldheer was bor ...

(born 1987), American football player * Jared Verse, American football player *

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (born 20 January 1989) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL) and New Zealand at international level. Waerea-Hargreaves started h ...

(born 1989), New Zealand rugby league player *

Jared Walsh Jared James Walsh (born July 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Walsh was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin and later moved to Georgia where he atte ...

(born 1993), American baseball player *

Jared Ward Jared Ward (born September 9, 1988) is an American long distance runner. He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics when he placed third in the marathon at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials.

(born 1988), American long-distance runner *

Jared Warner Jared David Warner (born 14 November 1996) is an English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. He made his List A debut on 6 May 2019, for Yorkshire in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup. He made his first-class debut on 27 ...

(born 1996), English cricketer *

Jared Watts Jared Watts (born February 3, 1992) is a retired American professional soccer player who played as a defender. Career Youth career Watts spent time with North Meck SC as well as with the IMG Soccer Academy. He would attend Wake Forest Unive ...

(born 1992), American soccer player *

Jared Weaver Jered David Weaver (born October 4, 1982) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels and San Diego Padres. Weaver was drafted in the first round (12th overall ...

(born 1982), American baseball player *

Jared Wells Jared Linn Wells (born October 31, 1981 in Freeport, Texas) is a professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He appeared briefly in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the San Diego Padres in 2008. Professional career San Diego P ...

(born 1981), American baseball player * Jared Wilson (footballer) (born 1989), English football player *

Jared Wolfe Jared Wolfe (born April 7, 1988) is an American professional golfer. Wolfe played on the Web.com Tour in 2014, the PGA Tour Canada in 2015 and the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2017. He won the inaugural BMW Jamaica Classic on the PGA Tour Latinoa ...

(born 1988), American golfer *

Jared Young Jared M. Young (born July 9, 1995) is a Canadian professional baseball second baseman and first baseman in the Chicago Cubs organization. He made his MLB debut in 2022. Amateur career Young attended Prince George Secondary School in Prince Geor ...

(born 1995), Canadian baseball player *

Jared Zabransky Jared Zabransky (born December 4, 1983) is a former professional gridiron football quarterback in the National Football League and the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Houston Texans of the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2007 thou ...

(born 1983), American football player * Jared Zezel (born 1991), American curler

Other people

* Jared Carter (Latter Day Saints) (1801–1849), early American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement * Jared Crane, son of American businessman

Jim Crane James Robert Crane (born January 17, 1954) is an American businessman from Houston, Texas. Crane is chairman and chief executive of Crane Capital Group, Crane Worldwide Logistics, and Crane Freight and Shipping. He is also the owner and chairma ...

* Jared Kleinstein, American baseball fan who mimicked baseball player Tim Tebow for kneeling during the U.S. national anthem * Jared Lee Loughner (born 1988), American criminal who was arrested for the

2011 Tucson shooting On January 8, 2011, U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords and 18 others were shot during a constituent meeting held in a supermarket parking lot in Casas Adobes, Arizona, in the Tucson metropolitan area. Six people were killed, including feder ...

Jared C. Monti Jared Christopher Monti (September 20, 1975 – June 21, 2006) was a soldier in the United States Army who received the United States military's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the War in Afghanistan. Monti w ...

(1975–2006), American soldier who was killed in action during the War in Afghanistan * Jared Pratt (1769–1839), American and father of the Mormon pioneer brothers *

Jared Remy Jared W. Remy (born September 7, 1978) is an American career criminal who pleaded guilty to the murder of his girlfriend, Jennifer Martel. He is the son of the late Boston Red Sox player and broadcaster Jerry Remy. Jared previously worked for the R ...

(born 1978), American criminal who was involved in the assault and murder of Jennifer Martel * Jared Robinet, American police officer who was involved in the shooting of Stephon Clark

Fictional characters

Jared Jared is a given name of Biblical derivation. Origin In the Book of Genesis, the biblical patriarch Jared (יֶרֶד) was the sixth in the ten pre-flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch, ...

, fictional character from the television show '' Kids Incorporated'' (portrayed by Jared Delgin) * Jared Afeaki, fictional character from television show ''

Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...

'' (portrayed by Beulah Koale) *

Jared Banks Jared Banks is a fictional character on the American daytime drama ''One Life to Live''. Originally slated to debut on August 17, 2007, the character, as portrayed by John Brotherton, first appeared a week earlier on August 10, 2007. Chris Bones p ...

, fictional character from television show ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...

'' (portrayed by John Brotherton) * Jared Casey, fictional character from television show '' Passions'' (portrayed by James Stevenson) * Jared Dunn, fictional character from television show ''

Silicon Valley Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that serves as a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical areas San Mateo County ...

'' (portrayed by

Zach Woods Zachary Woods (born September 25, 1984) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer. He is best known for his roles as a series regular for three seasons as Gabe Lewis on the NBC sitcom ''The Office'', as Jared Dunn on the HBO ...

) * Jared Garrity, fictional character from television show ''

The Twilight Zone ''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology television series created by Rod Serling. The episodes are in various genres, including fantasy, science fiction, absurdism, dystopian fiction, suspense, horror, su ...

'' (portrayed by John Dehner) * Jared Evan Grace, fictional from the movie ''

The Spiderwick Chronicles ''The Spiderwick Chronicles'' is a series of children's fantasy books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. They chronicle the adventures of the Grace children, twins Simon and Jared and their older sister Mallory, after they move into the Spid ...

'' (portrayed by Freddie Highmore) * Jared Hall, fictional character from the television show ''One Life to Live'' (portrayed by Herve Clermont) *

Jared Haynes The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2011, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's executive producer, Steve Frost. Flynn Buchanan Flynn Bucha ...

, fictional character from the television show '' Emmerdale'' (portrayed by

Philip Hill-Pearson Philip Hill-Pearson is a British actor. He trained at East 15 Acting School, graduating in 2009. Shortly after graduating from the drama school, he was cast as Bruce Donnelly in the comedy drama series '' Shameless''. Following on from this, he ...

) *

Jared Kincaid ''The Dresden Files'' is a series of contemporary fantasy/Mystery fiction, mystery novels written by American author Jim Butcher. The first novel, ''Storm Front (The Dresden Files), Storm Front''—which was also Butcher's writing debut—was p ...

, fictional character from Jim Butcher's novel series ''

The Dresden Files ''The Dresden Files'' is a series of contemporary fantasy/mystery novels written by American author Jim Butcher. The first novel, '' Storm Front''—which was also Butcher's writing debut—was published in 2000 by Roc Books. The books are wri ...

'' * Jared Kleinman, fictional character from the Broadway musical ''

Dear Evan Hansen ''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a t ...

'' (portrayed by

Alex Wyse Alex Wyse is an American stage and screen actor, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for playing Kyle in '' Marvel's Iron Fist'', Saul Feinberg in ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', Georg Zirschnitz in the 2015 Deaf West Broadway reviva ...

Will Roland William Frederick Roland (born March 5, 1989) better known as Will Roland is an American actor and singer, best known for originating the role of Jared Kleinman in the Broadway musical ''Dear Evan Hansen'', for which he received a Grammy and Da ...

, Jared Goldsmith, and Jack Loxton) *

Jared Levine This is a List of All Saints characters featuring all the main/permanent character, as well as the actors that portrayed them and a brief character synopsis, relating to the Australian medical drama '' All Saints''. Main cast References ...

, fictional character from the television show '' All Saints'' (portrayed by

Ben Tari Ben Tari (born 4 July 1972) is an Australian actor most known for his work as Jared Levine on All Saints, an Australian hospital drama. He is a graduate of the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA). He joined all Saints from 1 ...

) * Jared "Munter" Mason, fictional character from the television show '' Outrageous Fortune'' (portrayed by

Tammy Davis Tammy Davis is a New Zealand actor, best known for his role as Munter on the hit New Zealand comedy-drama '' Outrageous Fortune''. He grew up in Raetihi, New Zealand. In August 2021, it was announced that he would feature in the 2021 Season of C ...

) * Jared Morillo, fictional character from the DC comic series ''

Rogues A rogue is a person or entity that flouts accepted norms of behavior. Rogue or rogues may also refer to: Companies * Rogue Ales, a microbrewery in Newport, Oregon * Rogue Arts, a film production company * Rogue Entertainment, a software comp ...

'' * Jared Morillo (Arrowverse), fictional character from the television show ''

The Flash The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...

'' (portrayed by Stephen Huszar) * Jared Nomak, fictional character from the movie ''

Blade 2 ''Blade II'' is a 2002 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Blade, directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by David S. Goyer. A sequel to ''Blade'' (1998), it is the second installment in the ''Blade'' franchise, foll ...

'' (portrayed by

Luke Goss Luke Damon Goss (born 29 September 1968) is an English actor, and drummer of the 1980s band Bros. He has appeared in numerous films including ''Blade II'' (2002) as Jared Nomak, ''One Night with the King'' (2006) as King Xerxes, '' Hellboy II ...

) * Jared Vasquez, fictional character from ''

Manifest Manifest may refer to: Computing * Manifest file, a metadata file that enumerates files in a program or package * Manifest (CLI), a metadata text file for CLI assemblies Events * Manifest (convention), a defunct anime festival in Melbourne, Aus ...

'' (portrayed by

J. R. Ramirez J. R. Ramirez is a Cuban-American actor. He is best known for his series regular role of Detective Jared Vasquez on the NBC/Netflix series ''Manifest''. Prior, he was a series regular as Julio on the Starz series ''Power'' and as Oscar Arocho on ...

) * Jared Bakravan, fictional character from

James Clavell James Clavell (born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell; 10 October 1921 – 7 September 1994) was an Australian-born British (later naturalized American) writer, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Clavell is best ...

's novel '' Whirlwind'' *

Jared Vance ''NCIS'' is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which investigates crimes involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The series was c ...

(portrayed by Akinsola Arimbo), son of fictional character Leon Vance from the television show ''

NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to: Law enforcement * National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom * Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...

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