Jeffery is a given name or a surname. As a surname, it is a Cornish variant of the more commonly spelled given name Jeffrey. It may refer to:

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Aaron Jeffery Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award-winning New Zealand-Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Watson in '' Water Rats'', as Alex Ryan in ''McLeod's Daughters'', and as Matt "Fletch" Fletcher in '' Wentworth''. Early and persona ...

(born 1970), New Zealand-born actor *

Alshon Jeffery Alshon Jeffery (born February 14, 1990) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at South Carolina, and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. As a member of the ...

(born 1990), American football player * Arthur Jeffery (1892–1959), Australian-born professor of Semitic languages *

Clara Jeffery Clara Jeffery (born August 25, 1967) is the editor in chief of '' Mother Jones''. Career Jeffery was born in Baltimore, Maryland and was raised in Arlington, Virginia, and attended the Sidwell Friends School (1985), before going to Carleton Colle ...

(born 1967), American journalist * Darren Jeffery (born 1976), English opera singer *

George Barker Jeffery George Barker Jeffery FRS (9 May 1891 – 27 April 1957) was a leading mathematical physicist in the early twentieth century. He is probably best known to the scientifically literate public as the translator of papers by Albert Einstein, Hendri ...

(1891–1957), English mathematical physicist *

Keith Jeffery Keith John Jeffery MRIA (11 January 1952 – 12 February 2016) was a Northern Irish historian specialising in modern British, British Imperial, and Irish history. Early life He attended Methodist College Belfast, where his father was vic ...

(1952–2016), Northern Irish historian * Margaret Jeffery (1920–2004), British swimmer and Olympian *

Michael Jeffery Major General Philip Michael Jeffery, (12 December 1937 – 18 December 2020) was a senior Australian Army officer and vice-regal representative. He was the 28th governor of Western Australia from 1993 to 2000, and the 24th governor-general o ...

(1937–2020), Australian soldier and Governor-General *

Michael Jeffery (manager) Frank Michael Jeffery (13 March 1933 – 5 March 1973) was an English music business manager of the 1960s who is best known for his management of The Animals and Jimi Hendrix, whom he co-managed for a time with former Animals bassist Chas Chand ...

(1933–1973), English manager of musicians including Jimi Hendrix * Paul Jeffery, alias of author F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre (1948–2010) *

Ralph Lent Jeffery Ralph Lent Jeffery (3 October 1889 Overton, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada – 1975 Wolfville, Nova Scotia) was a Canadian mathematician working on analysis. He taught at several institutions including Acadia University, the University of S ...

, Canadian mathematician * Simon Jeffery ( fl. 2000s), business manager in the video games industry *

Thomas B. Jeffery Thomas Buckland Jeffery (5 February 1845 – 2 April 1910) was a British emigrant to the United states who co-founded the Gormully & Jeffery company which made the Rambler bicycle. He invented the "clincher" rim which was widely used to fit tires ...

(1845–1910), British-born entrepreneur and inventor in the United States *

Tony Jeffery Tony Loranzo Jeffery (born July 9, 1964) is a former American football running back who played two seasons with the Phoenix Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Phoenix Cardinals in the second round of the 1988 NFL Draf ...

(born 1964), American football player

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Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, (29 January 1717 – 3 August 1797) was a British Army officer and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in the British Army. Amherst is credited as the architect of Britain's successful campaign ...

, officer in the British Army *

Jeffery Deaver Jeffery Deaver (born May 6, 1950) is an American mystery and crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a J.D. degree from Fordham University and originally started working as a journalist. He late ...

, American mystery/crime novelist *

Jeffery Demps Jeffery Barnard Demps (born January 8, 1990) is an American track and field athlete and former American football running back. He attended the University of Florida, where he was a running back for the Florida Gators football team and a sprinte ...

, Florida football player and sprinter * Jeffery Lamar Williams, better known under his stage name

Young Thug Jeffery Lamar Williams (born August 16, 1991), known professionally as Young Thug, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is considered to be an influential figure of his generation, with his music impacting the modern sound of hip ...

(born 1991), American rapper *

Jeffery Simmons Jeffery Bernard Simmons Jr. (born July 28, 1997) is an American football defensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State and was drafted by the Titans with the 19t ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Jeffery Taylor Jeffery Matthew Taylor (born May 23, 1989) is a Swedish-American professional basketball player for BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for Vanderbilt University, before being drafted 31st overall b ...

(born 1989), Swedish basketball player *

Jeffery Xiong Jeffery Xiong (born October 30, 2000) is an American chess prodigy. He earned the Grandmaster title in September 2015 at the age of fourteen, the fourth youngest player to qualify in the US. Chess career Xiong was aged seven when he played in ...

, American chess grandmaster

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