Jennings is a surname of early medieval English origin (also the Anglicised version of the Irish surnames Mac Sheóinín or MacJonin). Notable people with the surname include: *

Jennings (Swedish noble family) Jennings is a Swedish noble family. It was naturalised 1742, matriculated into Swedish House of Nobility 1743 under number 1874. The Jennings family descended from an old noble family named "Jenins" in England, from where it came to Ireland. The ...

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Adam Jennings Adam Jennings (born November 17, 1982) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State. Jennings was also a member of the De ...

(born 1982), American football player *

Al Jennings Alphonso J. "Al" Jennings (November 25, 1863 – December 26, 1961) was an attorney in Oklahoma Territory who at one time robbed trains. He later became a silent film star and made many appearances in films as an actor and technical adviser. ...

(1863–1961), American attorney in Oklahoma Territory, train robber and silent film star *

Alex Jennings Alex Jennings (born 10 May 1957) is an English actor of the stage and screen, who worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. For his work on the London stage, Jennings received three Olivier Awards, winning for ...

(born 1957), British actor *

Andrew Jennings Andrew Jennings (3 September 1943 – 8 January 2022) was a British investigative reporter. He was best known for his work investigating and writing about corruption in the IOC and FIFA. Early life Jennings was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, o ...

(1943–2022), British investigative journalist *

Anfernee Jennings Anfernee Jennings (born May 1, 1997) is an American football outside linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama. Early life and high school Jennings grew up in Dadeville, ...

(born 1997), American football player * Asa Jennings (1877–1933), American who commanded the evacuation of refugees after the Great Fire of Smyrna * Bernard Jennings (1929–2017), British local historian and adult educationist *

Billy Jennings Billy Jennings (born 20 February 1952) is an English former footballer who played as a striker in the Football League for Watford, West Ham United, Orient and Luton Town. He also played in the North American Soccer League for Chicago Sting. ...

(born 1952), English footballer * Billy Jennings (Welsh footballer) (1893–1968), Welsh footballer *

Brandon Jennings Brandon Byron Jennings (born September 23, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player who played 9 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is known for being one of the first Americans to go from high school to ...

(born 1989), American basketball player *

Brent Jennings Brent Jennings (born January 1, 1951) is an American actor. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and is a 1969 graduate of Little Rock Central High School. He played Oakland Athletics coach Ron Washington (later manager of Texas Rangers) in t ...

(born 1951), American actor * Brian Jennings, American football player *

Bryant Jennings Bryant Jennings (born September 25, 1984) is an American former professional boxer. He challenged once for the unified world heavyweight titles in 2015, and the WBA interim heavyweight title in the same year. Jennings holds notable wins over for ...

, American boxer * Charles Edward Jennings (1751–1799), Irish-born French general *

Charles Jennings (journalist) Charles Jennings (January 2, 1908 – July 13, 1973) was a Canadian journalist for the CBC and the father of ABC news anchor Peter Jennings. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Jennings was educated at North Toronto Collegiate and then Trinity College, U ...

(1908–1973), Canadian journalist * Christine Jennings (born 1945), American politician *

Claudia Jennings Mary Eileen Chesterton (December 20, 1949 – October 3, 1979), known professionally as Claudia Jennings, was an American actress and model. Jennings was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for November 1969 and also Playmate of the Ye ...

(1949–1979), American model and actress * Clyde Jennings (1916–2006), Florida philatelist * Desmond Jennings (born 1986), American baseball player * Desmond Domnique Jennings (1971–1999), American serial killer *

Edward Jennings (VC) Edward Jennings VC (ca. 1820 – 10 May 1889) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details He was ap ...

(1820–1889), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross * Edward H. Jennings (1937–2019), tenth president of Ohio State University *

Ed Jennings Edward L. "Ed" Jennings, Jr., is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2006, representing the 23rd District. After unsuccessfully running for the Florida Senate in 2006, Jennings was ...

(born 1968), Florida politician *

Edward Jennings (rowing) Edward Francis Jennings (April 9, 1898 – February 9, 1975) was an American rowing coxswain who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Pennsylvania and died in San Diego San Dieg ...

(1898–1975), American coxswain * Elizabeth Jennings (1926–2001), English poet *

Elizabeth Jennings Graham Elizabeth Jennings Graham (March 1830 – June 5, 1901) was an African-American teacher and civil rights figure. In 1854, Graham insisted on her right to ride on an available New York City streetcar at a time when all such companies were privat ...

(1830–1901), American black civil rights activist and teacher *

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

(born 1949), American football player * Francis Jennings, American historian * Garth Jennings (born 1972), English film director, screenwriter, producer, actor and writer * Gary Jennings (1928–1999), American author * Gary Jennings Jr. (born 1997), American football player *

Gavin Jennings Gavin Wayne Jennings (born 18 April 1957) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1999 to 2020, representing Melbourne Province (1999–2006) and then the South Eastern Metropolitan ...

(born 1957), Victorian Politician * George Jennings (1810–1882), pioneering British sanitary engineer * Gerald H. Jennings, ichthyologist and author *

Grant Jennings Grant Curtis Jennings (born May 5, 1965) is a former National Hockey League defenceman. Career Jennings played Midget AAA for the Notre Dame Hounds of Wilcox, Saskatchewan and then moved onto play Junior A hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey ...

, (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player *

Greg Jennings Gregory Jennings Jr. (born September 21, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Western Michigan an ...

, American football player

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Henry Jennings Henry Jennings (died possibly 1745) was an 18th-century English privateer from the colony of Bermuda, who served primarily during the War of the Spanish Succession and later served as leader of the pirate haven or "republic" of New Providence. ...

, British privateer * Henry Constantine Jennings, English antiquarian *

Herbert Spencer Jennings Herbert Spencer Jennings (April 8, 1868 – April 14, 1947) was an American zoologist, geneticist, and eugenicist. His research helped demonstrate the link between physical and chemical stimulation and automatic responses in lower orders of ani ...

, zoologist, geneticist and eugenicist *

Hilde Jennings Hilde Jennings was a German film actress. She was married to Soviet Union film director Mikhail Iosifovich Dubson. Selected filmography * '' The Brigantine of New York'' (1924) * '' Oh Those Glorious Old Student Days'' (1925) * ''Poor Little Col ...

(1906–?), German actress * Hughie Jennings, American baseball player *

Humphrey Jennings Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (19 August 1907 – 24 September 1950) was an English documentary filmmaker and one of the founders of the Mass Observation organisation. Jennings was described by film critic and director Lindsay Anderson in 195 ...

(1907–1950), English filmmaker * Ivor Jennings (1903–1965), British lawyer * J. B. Jennings, American politician * James Jennings (disambiguation), several people *

Jauan Jennings Bennie Jauan Jennings ( ; born July 10, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee, and was selected by the 49ers in the seventh round ...

(born 1997), American football player * Jazz Jennings, American transgender activist * Jeremy Jennings, English political theorist * Jesse D. Jennings (1909–1997), American archaeologist * Joanne Jennings (born 1969), British high jumper * John Jennings (disambiguation), several people *

Jonas Jennings Jonas Duran Jennings (born November 21, 1977) is a former American football offensive tackle that played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He has also played for t ...

, American football player * Jonathan Jennings, first governor of Indiana * J. T. W. Jennings, 20th century architect *

Kate Jennings Catherine Ruth Jennings (20 May 1948 – 1 May 2021) was an Australian poet, essayist, memoirist, and novelist. Biography Jennings grew up on a farm near Griffith, New South Wales. She attended the University of Sydney in the late 1960s, gradua ...

(1948–2021), Australian writer * Keaton Jennings, English cricketer *

Keith Jennings (American football) Keith O'Neal Jennings (born May 19, 1966) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears. He also was a member of the Las Vegas Outlaws in the XFL. He played college football ...

(born 1966), American football player *

Keith Jennings (basketball) Keith Russell "Mister" Jennings (born November 2, 1968) is an American basketball coach, who formerly played professional in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and overseas in European leagues. College career Jennings, a 5'7" (1.70 m) ta ...

(born 1968), American basketball player and coach * Keith R. Jennings (born 1932), English chemist * Keith Jennings (cricketer) (born 1953), English cricketer * Ken Jennings, holder of longest winning streak on the game show ''Jeopardy!'' * Kenneth Jennings (disambiguation), several people * La Vinia Delois Jennings, American literary scholar * Leonard Jennings, English cricketer and Royal Air Force officer *

Luke Jennings Luke Jennings (born 1953) is a British author, dance critic and journalist. Jennings trained as a dancer at the Rambert School, was one of the students of the Expressionist and Integrated dance pedagoge Hilde Holger, studied Indian languages, an ...

, British author of the novel ''Codename Villanelle'' *

Lyfe Jennings Chester Jermaine "Lyfe" Jennings (born June 3, 1978) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. He plays the guitar, bass, and piano which he integrates into his music. The ''New York Times'' referre ...

, American musician *

Lynn Jennings Lynn Alice Jennings (born July 1, 1960) is a retired American long-distance runner. She is one of the best female American runners of all time, with a range from 1500 meters to the marathon. She excelled at all three of the sport's major discipli ...

, American distance runner

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M. D. Jennings Melvin Delanie Jennings (born July 25, 1988) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Arkansas State and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. Early years Jennings was born in Grenad ...

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Marlene Jennings Marlene Jennings (born November 10, 1951) is a former Canadian politician. She was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, and represented the riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine from 1997 to 2011. Jenni ...

, Canadian politician *

Mason Jennings Mason Jennings is an American folk-pop singer-songwriter. Biography Born in Hawaii, Jennings moved with his family to Pittsburgh at an early age. Jennings learned to play guitar at the age of 13, when he began writing songs. Jennings later dro ...

, American musician * Maxine Jennings (born 1908/1909), American actress * Michael Jennings (disambiguation), several people * Morley Jennings (1890–1985), American college sports coach * Newell Jennings (1883–1965), Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court *

Nicky Jennings Nicholas Jennings (18 January 1946 – 4 June 2016) was an English professional footballer whose 15-year career ran from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s. Born in Wellington, Somerset he played nearly 100 league games for his first club Plymou ...

(1946–2016), English footballer *

Nick Jennings (computer scientist) Nicholas Robert Jennings is a British computer scientist and the current Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University. He was previously the Vice-Provost for Research and Enterprise at Imperial College London, the UK's first Regiu ...

(born 1966), English Regius Professor of computer science * Nicolette Jennings (born 1996), American model, beauty pageant titleholder (

Miss Florida USA The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss USA pageant. Up until the 2017 pageant, both Miss and Teen state pageants were held separately in different months. In recent ...

2019 and Top 10 finalist

Miss USA 2019 Miss USA 2019 was the 68th Miss USA pageant. It was held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, on May 2, 2019. Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey served as hosts, while Lu Sierra served as commentator, all for the second consecutive time and ...

) * Owen Jennings, New Zealand politician *

Pat Jennings Patrick Anthony Jennings (born 12 June 1945) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 119 international matches for Northern Ireland in an international career which lasted for over 22 years. D ...

, Northern Irish footballer *

Patrick Jennings Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings, (20 March 183111 July 1897) was an Irish-Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales. Early life Jennings was born at Newry, Ireland, the son of Francis Jennings, a well-known merchant in that town. He ...

(1831–1897), Australian politician *

Paul Jennings (Australian author) Paul Jennings AM (born 1943), is an English-born Australian children's book writer. His books mainly feature short stories that lead the reader through an unusual series of events that end with a twist. Many of his stories were adapted for t ...

(born 1943), Australian children's author *

Paul Jennings (British author) Paul Francis Jennings (20 June 1918 – 26 December 1989) was an English humourist and author. After his Catholic education, Jennings served in World War II. For many years he wrote a column, ''Oddly Enough,'' in British newspaper ''The Obser ...

(1918–1989), English humorist * Paul Jennings (slave) (1799–1874), American slave owned by President James Madison *

Peter Jennings Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings (July 29, 1938August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-born American television journalist who served as the sole anchor of ''ABC World News Tonight'' from 1983 until his death from lung cancer in 2005. He dropped o ...

(1938–2005), ABC News anchor and newsman * Peter Jennings (serjeant-at-arms) (born 1934), British public servant *

Peter R. Jennings Peter R. Jennings (born 1950) is a Canadian physicist, scientist, inventor, software developer, computer chess programmer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating MicroChess, the first microcomputer game to be sold commercially in 1976. B ...

(born 1950), Canadian scientist and entrepreneur * Philip Jennings (The Americans), fictional character in the 2010s American television drama series ''The Americans'' * Philip Jennings (Queenborough MP) (''c''1679–1740), English lawyer and politician, MP for Queenborough 1715–22 * Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, 1st Baronet (''c''1722–January 1788), known as Philip Jennings until the 1760s, MP for Totnes 1768–88 * Renz L. Jennings (1899–1983), Associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court * Richard E. Jennings (1927–1991), British comic book artist * Richard Jennings (c1619–1668), British politician * Rick Jennings (born 1953), American football player *

Robert Yewdall Jennings Sir Robert Yewdall Jennings (19 October 1913 – 4 August 2004) was Whewell Professor of International Law at Cambridge University from 1955 to 1982 and a Judge of the International Court of Justice from 1982. He also served as the Presiden ...

(1913–2004), English jurist * Sarah Jennings (1660–1744), 1st Duchess of Marlborough *

Shooter Jennings Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings (born May 19, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He is the only son of country singers Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. In a career spanning over two decades, Shooter Jenn ...

(born 1979), American musician *

Stanford Jennings Stanford Jamison Jennings (born March 12, 1962) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). Jennings played seven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals (1984–1990), and one each for the New Orleans Saints (199 ...

, American football player * Steve Jennings (footballer) (born 1984), English footballer * Stephen Arthur Jennings, Canadian mathematician * Talbot Jennings (1894–1985), American playwright and screenwriter * Ted Jennings (born 1990), American football player * Theodore Jennings (1942–2020), American author *

Tim Jennings Timothy DeShawn Jennings (born December 24, 1983) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Georgia, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Jennings has also played f ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Tom Jennings Thomas Daniel Jennings (born 1955) is a Los Angeles-based artist, known for his work on FidoNet and for his work at Phoenix Software on MS-DOS integration and interoperability. Work He is the creator of FidoNet, the first message and file ne ...

(born 1955), creator of FidoNet * Toni Jennings (born 1949), American politician *

Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music. Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...

(1937–2002), American country music singer *

Will Jennings Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings (born June 27, 1944) is an American lyricist. He is popularly known for writing the lyrics for the songs "Tears in Heaven" and "My Heart Will Go On". He has been inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and has won s ...

(born 1944), American songwriter * William Dale Jennings, American author * William M. Jennings (1920–1981), American businessman and hockey team owner *

William Nicholson Jennings William Nicholson Jennings (1860–1946) was a photographer active in Philadelphia from the 1890s. He conducted experiments with color photography and artificial lightning, helping in the development of photographic flash A flash is a device ...

(1860–1946), American photographer * W. Pat Jennings (1919–1994), U.S. Representative from Virginia *

William Sherman Jennings William Sherman Jennings (March 24, 1863February 27, 1920) was an American politician. He served as the 18th Governor of Florida after being a lawyer, county judge, and state representative. Early years and education He was born near Walnut Hil ...

(1863–1920), governor of Florida

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