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Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form ( hypocorism) of the English
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Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey.


Music

* DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes * Excision (musician), Canadian dubstep producer and DJ Jeff Abel *
Jeff Abercrombie Fuel is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, by guitarist-songwriter Carl Bell (musician), Carl Bell in 1989. They are known for their hit songs "Shimmer (Fuel song), Shimmer" from the album ''Sunburn (Fuel al ...
, bassist for American rock band Fuel * Jeff Allen, English session drummer * Jeff Baxter, American guitarist for rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers * Jeff Beal (born 1963), American composer of music for various media *
Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (born 24 June 1944) is an English rock guitarist. He rose to prominence with the Yardbirds and after fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to a mainly instrumental style, with a focus ...
, electric guitarist * Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter * Jeff Coffin, saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator * Jeff Current, lead singer of American alternative rock band Against All Will *
Jeff Fatt Jeffrey Wayne Fatt, AM (born 21 July 1953) is an Australian musician and actor. He was a member of the children's group The Wiggles from its founding in 1991 to 2012, and was also in the 1980s and 1990s pop band The Cockroaches. He was the old ...
, Australian musician and actor, formerly with the children's band The Wiggles * Jeff Gillan, an American journalist * Jeff Graham, Canadian radio DJ * Jeff Hanneman (1964–2013), American guitarist, founding member of the thrash metal band Slayer * Jeff Hartford, Canadian DJ and producer * Jeff Healey (1966–2008), Canadian blues-rock guitarist and songwriter * Jeff Loomis, lead guitarist for heavy metal band Nevermore * Jeff Lynne, British singer-songwriter and record producer * Jeff Mangum, American singer-songwriter and founder of Neutral Milk Hotel * Jeff Mills, American techno DJ and producer * Jeff Porcaro (1954–1992), American session drummer and member of the rock band Toto * Jeff Scott Soto, American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent * Jeff Stinco, lead guitarist for pop-punk band Simple Plan * Jeff Timmons, American pop singer, producer, and pop group 98 Degrees founding member * Jeff Todd Titon (born 1943), professor of music and author *
Jeff Tweedy Jeffrey Scot Tweedy (born August 25, 1967) is an American musician, songwriter, author, and record producer best known as the singer and guitarist of the band Wilco. Tweedy, originally from Belleville, Illinois, started his music career in high s ...
, American singer-songwriter and founding member of Wilco * Jeff Waters, Canadian thrash metal guitarist for band Annihilator


Sports

* Jeff Abbott (baseball), American retired professional baseball player *
Jeff Abbott (racing driver) Jeff Abbott is a former Formula Drift competitor. Biography Born and raised in Poughkeepsie, New York, Jeff moved out to Temecula, California to start his professional career, family, and began to take interest in the sport of drifting. He progr ...
, American professional motorsport drifter * Jeff Adams, Canadian Paralympian and wheelchair sport world champion * Jeff Adrien, former college basketball player *
Jeff Agoos Jeffrey Alan Agoos (born May 2, 1968) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. He is one of the all-time appearance leaders for the United States national team. Agoos served as the Sporting Director for the N ...
(born 1968), retired Swiss-born American soccer defender * Jeff Allam, former British racing driver *
Jeff Altenburg Jeff Altenburg is a professional race car driving, driver born in the United States of America, USA. He has won sixteen national championships in both amateur and professional racing. Personal life Altenburg attended Catonsville High School in Ba ...
, American professional race car driver * Jeff Andretti, former American race car driver * Jeff Astle (1942–2002), English footballer * Jeff Bagwell, Hall of Fame American baseball player *
Jeff Bes Jeff Bes (born July 31, 1973) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played several seasons with the Laredo Bucks. Bes has played for many minor league teams such as the Dayton Bombers, Chicago Wolves, Mississippi Sea Wolves, Orl ...
, Canadian ice hockey player * Jeff Blake, American football player * Jeff Burton, NASCAR racer * Jeff Chandler (boxer), boxing champion * Jeff Cirillo, retired baseball player * Jeff Coetzee, South African professional tennis player * Jeff Conine, retired baseball player *
Jeff Elliott Geoffrey Michael Elliott (7 April 1931 – 12 October 2014) was a pole vaulter, shot putter and decathlete from England. He was born in Ilford. Athletics career He represented Great Britain in both the pole vault and decathlon events at t ...
, British decathlete and pole vaulter *
Jeff Fenech Jeff Fenech (born 28 May 1964) is an Australian former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2008. He won world titles in three weight divisions, having held the IBF bantamweight title from 1985 to 1987, the WBC super-bantamweight t ...
, boxer *
Jeff Ferguson (ice hockey) Jeff Ferguson (born July 23, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey and roller hockey goaltender. Early life Ferguson was born in Calgary, Alberta. He played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Calgary Wrang ...
(born 1969), Canadian ice hockey and roller hockey goaltender *
Jeff Foster (basketball) Jeffrey Douglas Foster (born January 16, 1977) is a former American professional basketball player who spent the entirety of his 13-year career with the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. Early life and college Foster was born in San Antonio, Texas an ...
(born 1977), American basketball player * Jeff Francis, baseball player * Jeff Francoeur, baseball player * Jeff Friesen, former NHL player * Jeff Garcia, American football player * Jeff George, American football player * Jeff Gladney (born 1996), American football player * Jeff Gordon, NASCAR racer * Jeff Graham, American football player *
Jeff Graham (quarterback) Jeff Graham (born February 5, 1966) is a former American football quarterback who played five seasons in the National Football League with the San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the ...
, American football player * Jeff Green (basketball), American professional basketball forward * Jeff Guiel, Canadian baseball player *
Jeff Halpern Jeffrey Craig Halpern (born May 3, 1976) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Washington Capitals twice, Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, and Phoenix Co ...
(born 1976), American NHL hockey player * Jeff Hardy, American professional wrestler *
Jeff Holland Jeffrey Holland (born September 27, 1997) is an American football outside linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Auburn Tigers football, Auburn. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Earl ...
(born 1997), American football player * Jeff Hornacek, American basketball player * Jeff Horton American football coach * Jeff Jarrett, American professional wrestler * Jeff Kent, baseball player *
Jeff Leiding Jeffrey James Leiding (October 28, 1961 – July 13, 2014) was an American football linebacker who played two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth round of the ...
, American football player *
Jeff Locke (American football) Jeffrey Ryan Locke (born September 27, 1989) is a former American football punter. He played college football at UCLA, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. High school career Locke attended Mount ...
, American football player * Jeff Lockie, American football player * Jeff Loots, American football player *
Jeff Luc Jeff Luc (born February 14, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He previously attended Florida State University. In June 2012, Luc transferred to play at Cincinnati. Luc was a 2009 ''USA Today'' High School All-American selection. ...
, American football player *
Jeff Mills (American football) Jeff Jonathan Mills (born October 8, 1968) is a former American football linebacker who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the thir ...
, American football player * Jeff Newman (baseball) (born 1948), American baseball player *
Jeff Nielsen Jeffrey Michael Nielsen (born September 20, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and Minnesota Wild. He is the older brother o ...
, professional hockey player * Jeff Norton, former National Hockey League player *
Jeff Okudah Jeffrey Chidera Okudah (born February 2, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, where he was a unanimous All-American in 2019 before being s ...
(born 1999), American football player * Jeff Otis, American football player * Jeff Overbaugh, American football player * Jeff Pain, American-born, Canadian skeleton racer *
3.0 (professional wrestling) Angelo Parker and Matt Menard, also formerly known as 2.0 (stylized as 2point0) and 3.0, and later Ever-Rise in WWE, is a Canadian professional wrestling tag team currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where they are also a part of the Jer ...
, Canadian professional wrestler Jeff Parker *
Jeff Reed (American football) Jeffrey Montgomery Reed (born April 9, 1979) is a former National Football League (NFL) placekicker. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2002 until 2010, and is ...
, American football player * Jeff Reed (baseball), retired baseball player * Jeff Salzenstein (born 1973), American tennis player * Jeff Shantz, former National Hockey League player * Jeff Simmons (driver), American race car driver *
Jeff Skinner Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey. Music * DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes * ...
, Canadian National Hockey League player * Jeff Speakman, American actor *
Jeff Stevenson (rugby league) Jeff Stevenson (15 May 1932 – 13 October 2007) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, Great Britain & France and Rugby League XIII, and at ...
(1932–2007), English rugby league footballer * Jeff Stork, American volleyball player * Charles Jeff Tesreau (1888-1946), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Jeff Thomson, Australian cricketer * Jeff Van Gundy, American former NBA coach and current broadcaster *
Jeff Walz Jeffrey Jacob Walz (born October 27, 1971) is the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Louisville. In his second year as a head coach, he guided his team to a national championship appearance at the 2009 NCAA Division I w ...
(born 1971), American basketball coach * Jeff Williams (baseball), pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers *
Jeff Williams (cyclist) Jeffrey Williams (born 18 August 1958) is an English former professional road racing cyclist from Manchester. He rode for Great Britain at the Olympic Games, and won several national championship titles. Cycling career In 1979 Williams won his ...
, British cyclist * Jeff Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player *
Jeff Wiseman Jeff Wiseman (born 26 January 1950) is an Australian Paralympic athlete who has competed at two Paralympics and is a wheelchair mechanic. He has played a significant role in the development of wheelchair sport in New South Wales. Wiseman was b ...
(born 1950), Australian Paralympic athlete and businessman *
Jeff Withey Jeffree David Withey (born March 7, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the University of Kansas where he became known for his shot-blocking ability and his defens ...
(born 1990), American basketball player


Literature

* Jeff Abbott, American suspense novelist * Jeff Kinney, American game designer, cartoonist, producer, actor, and children's book author * Jeff Koons, American artist * Jeff Noon, British novelist, short story writer, and playwright * Jeff Smith, American cartoonist *
Jeff VanderMeer Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling Southern Reach Trilogy. The tr ...
, American writer * Jeff Weiss, American playwright, impresario, and actor


Politics

* Jeff Adachi, elected U.S. San Francisco Public Defender, pension reform advocate, and former San Francisco mayoral candidate *
Jeff Bingaman Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013, for 5 terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Chairman of Committee Outreac ...
, junior U.S. Senator from New Mexico *
Jeff Flake Jeffry Lane Flake (born December 31, 1962) is an American politician and diplomat who is the current U.S Ambassador to Turkey. A member of the Republican Party, Flake served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013 and ...
, former U.S. Senator from Arizona *
Jeff Kennett Jeffrey Gibb Kennett (born 2 March 1948) is a former Australian politician who was the 43rd Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999, and currently a media commentator. He was previously the president of the Hawthorn Football Club, serving ...
, former premier of Victoria, Australia * Jeff Sessions, former United States Attorney General and US Senator


Film and television

* Jeff Alexander (1910–1989), American conductor, arranger, and composer of film, radio, and television scores * Jeff Anderson, American actor *
Jeff Bennett Jeffrey Glenn Bennett (born October 2, 1962) is an American voice actor who voiced Johnny Bravo in the Johnny Bravo, eponymous television series, Dexter's Dad in ''Dexter's Laboratory'', Brooklyn in ''Gargoyles (TV series), Gargoyles'' and List o ...
, American voice actor and singer * Jeff Bergman, American voice actor *
Jeff Bollow Jeff Bollow (born September 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California) is an actor, writer, director, producer, author, public speaker, and film festival organizer. He is the author of ''Writing FAST: How to Write Anything with Lightning Speed'', the ...
, American writer and director * Jeff Brazier (born 1979), English television presenter and reality TV personality * Jeff Bridges, American actor * Jeff Chandler (1918–1961), American film actor *
Jeff Cohen (actor) Jeffrey Bertan Cohen (born Jeffrey Bertan McMahon; June 25, 1974) is an American attorney and former child actor best remembered for appearing as Chunk in the 1985 Steven Spielberg production ''The Goonies''. He is a founding partner of law firm ...
, American attorney and former child actor who appeared as Chunk in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies'' * Jeff Conaway (1950–2011), American actor * Jeff Coopwood, American actor, singer, broadcaster and educator *
Jeff Corey Jeff Corey (born Arthur Zwerling; August 10, 1914 – August 16, 2002) was an American stage and screen actor who became a well-respected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the 1950s. Life and career Corey attended New Utrecht High ...
(1914–2002), American stage and screen actor and director * Jeff Corwin, American animal and nature conservationist, host of '' The Jeff Corwin Experience'' and ''
Corwin's Quest ''Corwin's Quest'' is an American wildlife documentary television program that aired on Animal Planet in 2005 and 2006. The show was similar to ''The Crocodile Hunter'' and was hosted by actor and conservationist Jeff Corwin from ''The Jeff Corwin ...
'' *
Jeff Daniels Jeffrey Warren Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and playwright, known for his work on stage and screen playing diverse characters switching between comedy and drama. He is the recipient of several accol ...
, American actor * Jeff B. Davis, American actor, comedian and singer * Jeff Dunham, American ventriloquist and comedian *
Jeff East Jeffrey Franklin East (born October 27, 1957) is an American actor. Beginning his professional acting career at the age of fourteen, East is known for his portrayal of Huckleberry Finn in the United Artists feature films ''Tom Sawyer'' (1973) an ...
, American actor *
Jeff Foxworthy Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy (born September 6, 1958) is an American actor, author, comedian, producer and writer. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, with Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and Ron White. Known for his "You might be a ...
, American comedian and actor * Jeff Garlin, American comedic actor * Jeff Goldblum, American film actor * Jeff Katz, American film producer and studio executive * Jeff Loveness, American screenwriter and television producer * Jeff Maxwell, American actor * Jeff McCarthy, American character actor * Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist, and actor *
Jeff Osterhage Jeff Osterhage (born March 12, 1953) is an American film and television actor from Columbus, Indiana. He graduated from North Farmington High School, Farmington Hills, Michigan, and Western Michigan University with a BBA Degree (1976). Osterhage ...
, American film and television actor * Jeff Probst, American television personality, host of ''
Survivor Survivor(s) may refer to: Actual survivors * *Last survivors of historical events Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Survivors, characters in the 1997 ''KKnD'' video-game series * ''The Survivors'', or the ''New Survivors Found ...
'' * Jeff Stelling, British sports journalist, sport television presenter and game show host * Jeff Stevenson (born 1961), English actor and comedian *
Jeff Thisted Jeffrey "Jeff" Thisted (born October 10, 1968 in Brunswick, Maine) is an American television presenter, game show host and Car-Guy. He's currently on the Discovery Channel show Rods 'N Wheels wrenching on hot rods. He's served as one of the hosts ...
, American game show host * Jeff Wise, television journalist, producer, and author *
Jeff Yagher Jeffrey Brian Yagher (born January 18, 1961) is an American actor. Personal life Born in Lawrence, Kansas, he graduated from Ohio State University and then attended the Yale School of Drama, where he appeared in productions of ''The Vultures'', ...
, American actor * Jeff York (1912–1995), American actor


Programming

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Jeff Dean Jeffrey Adgate "Jeff" Dean (born July 23, 1968) is an American computer scientist and software engineer. Since 2018, he is the lead of Google AI, Google's AI division. Education Dean received a B.S., ''summa cum laude'', from the University o ...
, a senior fellow at Google and inventor of many of Google's core technologies * Jeff Minter, British computer/video game designer and programmer * Jeff Moss, American hacker, computer and internet security expert


Other fields

* Jeff Bezos, American entrepreneur, industrialist, media proprietor, investor, and the former chief executive officer of Amazon *
Jeff Cooper John Dean "Jeff" Cooper (May 10, 1920 – September 25, 2006) was a United States Marine, the creator of a "modern technique" of handgun shooting, and an expert on the use and history of small arms. Early life and education Cooper was ...
(1920–2006), United States Marine and firearms expert * Jeff Fairburn, British businessman * Jeff Hawkins, founder of Palm Computing and Handspring * Jeff Kaplan, vice president of Blizzard Entertainment * Jeff Kwatinetz, American entertainment executive * Jeph Jacques, webcomic maker, ''Questionable Content'' * Jeff Luers, American anarchist, environmental activist, and arsonist * Jeff Nuttall, British 1960s counter-culture figure * Jeff S. Shamma, professor of electrical engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology * Jeff Weise (1988–2005), American mass murderer and spree killer *
Jeff Wooller Herbert Jeffrey Wooller (born 6 March 1940) is an English accountant and educationalist. He is noted for his accountancy tuition initiatives, and for campaigning for reform of his professional institute, the Institute of Chartered Accountants i ...
, British accountant


Fictional characters

* Jeff, the
alter ego An alter ego (Latin for "other I", " doppelgänger") means an alternate self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original personality. Finding one's alter ego will require finding one's other self, one with a differen ...
of Jenko in the film ''
22 Jump Street ''22 Jump Street'' is a 2014 American satirical buddy cop action comedy film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, written by Jonah Hill, Michael Bacall, Oren Uziel and Rodney Rothman and produced by and starring Hill and Channing Tatum. ...
'' * Jeff, best friend of Clarence in the 2014–17 American animated television series ''
Clarence Clarence may refer to: Places Australia * Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division * Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow * Clarence River (New South Wales) * Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) * City of Clarence, a loca ...
'' * Jeff, a character in the video game ''
EarthBound ''EarthBound'', released in Japan as is a role-playing video game developed by Creatures (company), Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The second entry in the Mother (video game s ...
'' * Jeff, an enemy in the 2020 VR game '' Half-Life: Alyx'' * Jeff Albertson, more commonly known as Comic Book Guy, from '' The Simpsons'' * Jeff Atkins, a character in the Netflix series ''
13 Reasons Why ''13 Reasons Why'' is an American teen drama television series developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and based on the 2007 novel ''Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. The series revolves around high school student Clay Jensen (Dylan Mi ...
'' * Jeff Boomhauer, from the American television series '' King of the Hill'' * Jeff Colby, on the American television series '' Dynasty'' and '' The Colbys'' * Jeff Denlon, a character in the '' Saw'' franchise * Jeff Difford, a character in '' Young Sheldon'' * Jeff Fungus, a character and voiced by Frank Oz in the ''
Monsters, Inc. ''Monsters, Inc.'' (also known as ''Monsters, Incorporated'') is a 2001 American computer-animated Monster movie, monster comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, B ...
'' franchise * Jeff Heaney, a recurring character in the sitcom '' Peep Show'' * Jeff Isaacs, a character in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Jeff K., a character on the Something Awful comedy website * Jeff the Killer, a character from the creepypasta of the same name * Jeff Murdock, a main character in the first three seasons of the British sitcom '' Coupling'' * Jeff Suckler, a minor character in the FX series '' What We Do In The Shadows'' * Jeff Thompkins, title character in the 2011 comedy-drama film '' Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' * Jeff Winger, main character in the NBC sitcom '' Community''


As a surname

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Janina Jeff Janina M. Jeff ( juh-NEE-nuh; born September 10, 1985) is a US-based geneticist and a senior scientist at Illumina. She is specifically interested in identifying genetic variants that explain disease disparities across populations, as well as s ...
, American geneticist


See also

* Jef, short form of Josef/Jozef


References

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