Jeter is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Sports
Baseball
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Derek Jeter
Derek Sanderson Jeter ( ; born June 26, 1974) is an American former professional baseball shortstop, businessman, and baseball executive. As a player, Jeter spent his entire 20-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees ...
(born 1974), American baseball player
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Johnny Jeter (baseball)
John Jeter (born October 24, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player, an outfielder who played 336 games of Major League Baseball for four teams — the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indi ...
(born 1944), American baseball player
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Shawn Jeter
Shawn Darrell Jeter (born June 28, 1966) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He is the son of former Major League Baseball outfielder Johnny Jeter.
Career
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 7th round of the 1985 MLB amate ...
(born 1966), American baseball player
Basketball
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Eugene Jeter
Eugene "Pooh" Jeter III (; born December 2, 1983) is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional basketball player for the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League. A tall point guard, he is a naturalized player for the Ukraine national ...
(born 1983), American basketball player
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Hal Jeter (born 1945), American basketball player
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Rob Jeter (born 1969), American basketball coach, son of Bob Jeter
American football
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Bob Jeter
Robert DeLafayette Jeter, Jr. (May 9, 1937 – November 20, 2008) was an American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.
Early years
Jeter was raised in Weirton, West Virginia, whe ...
(1937–2008), American football player
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Donovan Jeter
Donovan Jeter (born December 7, 1998) is an American football nose tackle who is a free agent. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines. Jeter signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2022 and has also been ...
(born 1998), American football player
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Gary Jeter
Gary Michael Jeter (January 24, 1955 – March 9, 2016) was a professional American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). An All-American at the University of Southern California in 1976, Jeter was drafted by the New Yor ...
(1955–2016), American football player
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Tony Jeter (born 1944), American football player
Other
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Carmelita Jeter (born 1979), American sprinter
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Johnny Jeter (born 1981), American professional wrestler
Other
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Chris Jeter, American attorney and politician in Indiana
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Claude Jeter (1914–2009), American gospel singer
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Henry N. Jeter
Henry N. Jeter (October 7, 1851 – August 4, 1938) was a Baptist minister and social justice activist from Newport, Rhode Island. He was minister at Shiloh Church (Newport, Rhode Island), Shiloh Baptist Church in Newport for 42 years before found ...
(1851–1938), American Baptist minister
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Howard Jeter (born 1947), retired American diplomat
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James Jeter
James Jeter, also known and credited as James Jeeter, (September 15, 1921 – March 4, 2007) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was known for playing the recurring role of blacksmith Hans Dorfler in the American historical dram ...
(1921–2007), American film, stage and television actor
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K. W. Jeter
Kevin Wayne Jeter (born March 26, 1950) is an American science fiction and horror author known for his literary writing style, dark themes, and paranoid, unsympathetic characters. He has written novels set in the '' Star Trek'' and '' Star Wa ...
(born 1950), American author
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Michael Jeter (1952–2003), American actor
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William T. Jeter (1850–1930), American politician, 21st Lieutenant Governor of California
Fictional characters
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Tom Jeter, fictional character on ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip''
See also
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Jeder, Hungarian name of a village in Romania
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Jeter Downs
Jeter Deion Downs (born July 27, 1998) is a Colombian professional baseball shortstop for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox. Listed at and , he bats and throws right-handed.
Ear ...
(born 1998), Colombian-American baseball player
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Jever, a city in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Jever Brewery
Jever is a German beer brand, named after the town of Jever where it is brewed. It has been brewed by the "Friesisches Brauhaus zu Jever" (the Jever Frisian Brewery) since 1848.
History
When the "Friesisches Brauhaus zu Jever" was founded ...
, located in Jever
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