Terri is an alternative spelling of Terry. It is a common feminine

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 ...

and is also a diminutive for Teresa. Notable people with the name include: *

Terri Allard Terri Allard is an American country and folk singer-songwriter from Virginia. She was born in August 31, 1962. Her most recent album, ''Makes No Sense'', features a song she wrote with Mary Chapin Carpenter. When not making music, Allard is ...

(born 1962), American country/folk singer/songwriter *

Terri S. Armstrong Terri S. Armstrong is an American scientist and nurse practitioner. She is a senior investigator in the Center for Cancer Research Neuro-Oncology Branch of the National Cancer Institute. Armstrong held the Dunn Distinguished Professorship in Onc ...

, American scientist * Terri Attwood (born 1959), English professor *

Terri Austin Terri Jo Austin is an American educator and politician from Indiana. Austin is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 36th District since January 2003. Early life On May 17, 1955, Austin was born in Elwoo ...

(born 1955), American educator and politician * Terri Bennett, Irish cricketer * Terri Bjerre (born 1966), American musician * Terri Blackstock (born 1957), American Christian fiction writer *

Terri Bonoff Terri E. Bonoff (born August 1, 1957) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota. She is a former member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 44, which included portions of Minnetonka, Plymouth and Woodland in Hennepin ...

, American politician *

Terri Brisbin Terri Brisbin is an American historical romance author and a registered dental hygienist in South Jersey. Brisbin has been writing romance fiction since 1995 and has sold more than 1.6 million copies of her historical and paranormal romance no ...

, American historical romance author *

Terri Brosius Terri Brosius (née Barous) is an American musician, voice actress, and game designer, best known in gaming circles as the voice of SHODAN in the ''System Shock'' series. Biography Terri was a member of the Boston band Tribe as a keyboardist a ...

, American musician and voice actor * Terri Brown, American athlete *

Terri Bryant Terri Bryant is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate from the 58th district. Previously, she was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 115th district from 2015 until 2021. She took office two weeks earlier than ...

, American politician *

Terri Butler Terri Megan Butler (born 28 November 1977) is a former Australian politician and a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). Butler formerly represented the Division of Griffith in the House of Representatives from the 2014 by-election to the ...

, former Australian politician * Terri Lyne Carrington, jazz drummer, composer, and record producer * Terri Carver, American politician *

Terri Cater Terri Anne Cater (; born 25 September 1956) is an Australian former sprinter and middle-distance runner. She was Australian women's 400 metres champion in 1981 and 800 metres champion in 1981 and 1982. Commonwealth Games Cater competed at two ...

, Australian former sprinter and middle-distance runner *

Terri Clark Terri Lynn Sauson, known professionally as Terri Clark, born August 5, 1968, is a Canadian country music singer who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that ...

, Canadian country music artist *

Terri Collins Terri Doyle Collins (born May 6, 1958) is an American politician. She is a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 8th District, serving since 2010. Collins has sponsored 469 bills as of March 1, 2017. She is a Republican. She ...

, American politician * Terri Conley, American social psychologist * Terri Conn, American actress * Terri Crawford, Canadian musician * Terri Dendy, former American track and field athlete * Terri Dial (1949-2012), American banker * Terri Lynn Doss, American model and actress * Terri Doty, American voice actress, voice director, and ADR writer * Terri Dunning, former British swimmer * Terri Dwyer, English actress * Terri-Rae Elmer, radio news announcer *

Terri Farley American Terri Farley is an American writer. She is the best-selling author of ''Seven Tears into the Sea'', '' The Phantom Stallion'' series for young readers about the contemporary and historic West and many nonfiction magazine articles. Biogr ...

, American writer *

Terri Fields Terri Fields is a book writer and teacher from Phoenix, Arizona. Fields teaches at Sunnyslope High School, where she developed her reading program, Reading Is Sweet. Fields encourages students to read by walking from classroom to classroom and ha ...

, American book writer and teacher *

Terri H. Finkel Terri H. Finkel (born 1953) is an American pediatric rheumatologist and immunologist who is the Children's Foundation of Memphis Endowed Chair and tenured professor of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and St. Jude C ...

, American pediatric rheumatologist and immunologist *

Terri Garber Terri is an alternative spelling of Terry. It is a common feminine given name and is also a diminutive for Teresa. Notable people with the name include: *Terri Allard (born 1962), American country/folk singer/songwriter * Terri S. Armstrong, Ame ...

, American actress *

Terri Gibbs Teresa Fay Gibbs (born June 15, 1954) is an American country music artist who is blind. Between 1980 and 2017, she has recorded eleven studio albums, including four for MCA Records and one for Warner Bros. Records. She also charted 13 singles o ...

, American country music artist *

Terri Grodzicker Terri Grodzicker is an American molecular geneticist and virologist who is currently the Dean of Academic Affairs at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. She also serves as the editor-in-chief of ''Genes & Development''. Her research is in the field o ...

, American molecular geneticist and virologist *

Terri Hall Terri Hall (January 25, 1953 – June 5, 2007) was an American erotic actress in adult films from 1974 to 1984, during the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984). Notable films include: ''Alice In Wonderland'' (1976), ''The Opening of Misty Beethove ...

(1953-2007), American erotic actress *

Terri Hardin Terri Hardin Jackson (born June 21, 1957) is an American puppeteer, artist, and former Disney imagineer. Her first Hollywood job came during her college years in which she built the stillsuits for the film version of ''Dune'' and acted as a stun ...

, Muppet puppeteer, actress and stand-up comedian *

Terri Hanauer Terri Hanauer (born March 25, 1964 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian- American actress, film director, screenwriter and photographer. Biography Hanauer grew up in Canada and later moved to the United States; she holds dual citizenship in both ...

, Canadian-American actress *

Terri Crawford Hansen Terri Crawford Hansen (born 1953) is a journalist who focuses primarily on environmental and scientific issues affecting North American tribal and worldwide indigenous communities. Hansen, an enrolled Native American citizen of the Winnebago Tribe ...

, American journalist *

Terri Harper Terri Harper (born 2 November 1996) is a British professional boxer and current WBA and IBO Super-Welterweight champion. She is also the former super-featherweight world champion, having held the IBO female title from 2019 to November 2021 ...

, British professional boxer * Terri Hawkes, Canadian actress *

Terri Hemmert Terri Hemmert (born April 28, 1948) is an American radio personality, musicologist, and instructor at Columbia College Chicago. She is a long-term presence at WXRT-FM in Chicago, Illinois where she became the first female drive time host for a roc ...

, American radio personality and musicologist *

Terri Hendrix Terri Ann Hendrix is a Texas-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and independent artist who has been writing and performing an eclectic mix of Americana genre, encompassing folk, pop, country, blues, and jazz, since 1990. Since 19 ...

, contemporary folk singer-songwriter from Texas * Terri L. Hill, American politician *

Terri Hoffman Terri Lee Hoffman (March 21, 1938 – October 31, 2015), later known as Terri Lilya Keanely, was an American religious cult leader known for the unexplained deaths of some of her followers, including two husbands, shortly after they had wille ...

(1938-2015), American writer *

Terri Hogue Terri S. Hogue is a hydrologist. She is currently a professor and department head of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado School of Mines. Her research focuses on different hydrologic and land surface processes in semi-arid regions and ...

, American hydrologist *

Terri Hollowell Terri Hollowell (born July 2, 1956 in Jeffersonville, Indiana), is an American singer. She had five nationally charted singles between 1978 and 1980, has toured internationally, and has appeared on numerous nationally televised programs. Car ...

, American singer *

Terri Hoyos Teresa Victoria "Terri" Hoyos is an American actress and former makeup artist. Early life Hoyos was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and is of Mexican descent and is the daughter of actor Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., aka Rodolfo Hoyos. In the ...

, American actress *

Terri Irwin Terri Raines Irwin (née Raines, born July 20, 1964) is an American-Australian conservationist, television personality and author who is the owner of Australia Zoo in Beerwah, Queensland. She is the widow of Steve Irwin. Born in Oregon, she b ...

, Australian, American-born naturalist, author, and owner of Australia Zoo at Beerwah, Queensland, Australia * Terri Ivens, American actress * Terri Janke, Wuthathi/Meriam Indigenous lawyer *

Terri Jentz The Cline Falls axe attack refers to an Cold case, unsolved attempted homicide that occurred on the evening of June 22, 1977, at the Cline Falls State Scenic Viewpoint, Cline Falls State Park in Deschutes County, Oregon United States. The victims ...

, American writer *

Terri Kimball Terri is an alternative spelling of Terry. It is a common feminine given name and is also a diminutive for Teresa. Notable people with the name include: *Terri Allard (born 1962), American country/folk singer/songwriter *Terri S. Armstrong, Amer ...

, American model and Playmate of the Month *

Terri Kwan :''This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen. In the stage name, the surname is Kwan.'' Terri Kwan (; born 2 July 1976) is a Taiwanese actress, model, singer and author. Early life Kwan was born in Tokyo, Japan. She has a sister and two ...

, Taiwanese actress, model, singer and author * Texas Terri (formerly Terri Laird), punk rock singer and songwriter from Texas *

Terri Lynn Land Terri Lynn Land (born June 30, 1958) is an American politician who served as the 41st Michigan Secretary of State from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Land was elected to the Republican National C ...

, Michigan Secretary of State *

Terri Leigh Terri Leigh (born December 23, 1981) is a Canadian television anchor and was a member of the Fox Soccer Report on-air talent team since October 2008. On September 5, 2010, she announced her departure from Fox Soccer Channel on air. She now hosts ...

, Canadian television anchor *

Terri McCormick Terri McCormick (born October 24, 1956) is a former Wisconsin State Representative. McCormick was born in Waupun, Wisconsin on October 24, 1956. She began college at the two-year University of Wisconsin–Fond du Lac then attended the Universi ...

, Wisconsin State Representative *

Terri Meyette Terri Meyette is a Yaqui poet known for her anti-colonialist Decolonization or decolonisation is the undoing of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby imperial nations establish and dominate foreign territories, often overseas. ...

, Yaqui poet *

Terri Edda Miller Terri Edda Miller (sometimes Terri Miller or Terri E. Miller; born May 13, 1966) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. Biography Miller's first job in Hollywood was as an intern in Broadcast Standards at ABC, a network that she w ...

, American screenwriter, producer, and director * Terri Minsky, American television writer and producer *

Terri Mitchell Terri Mitchell (born June 13, 1967) is an associate head women's basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh. Previously she was the head women's basketball coach at Marquette University. During her tenure, she guided the Golden Eagles to a 3 ...

, American women's basketball coach *

Terri Moss Terri Moss (born January 25, 1966) is a retired female boxer, and a 2015 inductee into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame. Background Her family moved to Athens, Georgia in 1975 where she grew up and resided until 2003 when she mov ...

, retired female boxer * Terri Nunn, American singer and actress *

Terri O'Connell Terri Leigh O'Connell (born July 7, 1964) is a former motorsports racing champion, artist, author, and fashion model. Life Terri O'Connell was born on July 7, 1964, in Corinth, Mississippi. She is an only child. O’Connell was named JT Hayes ...

, former motorsports racing champion *

Terri Paddock Terri Paddock is an American writer and arts journalist, based in the UK since 1991. A former PR executive, she became editor of the Whatsonstage.com, a portal website about the British theatre, in 1996. She left that position in 2013. She has a ...

, American writer and arts journalist *

Terri Poch Terri Poch (born August 20, 1964) is an American bodybuilder and former professional wrestler, best known for her appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as Tori. She opened her own yoga studio in Portland. Professional wrestling c ...

, American bodybuilder and former professional wrestler *

Terri Priest Terri Priest (1928–2014) was an artist best known for her depictions of Vermeer inspired female figures. Priest was the recipient of many awards for her artistic talent and philanthropic contributions to many social organizations that focused on ...

(1928-2014), American artist *

Terri Proud Terri Proud was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives The Arizona State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. T ...

, American politician *

Terri Psiakis Terri Psiakis is an Australian comedian and a presenter on radio and television. Radio Psiakis is a Saturday morning presenter on Melbourne radio station Triple M. Previously she was a casual presenter on Triple J, and her appearances most not ...

, Australian comedian and a presenter on radio and television *

Terri Quaye Terri Quaye, also Theresa (born 8 November 1940, Bodmin, England),Val Wilmer"Quaye, Terri (born 1940), singer, pianist, percussionist" The New Grove, Grove Music Online - ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 2nd edition. Published in print Janu ...

, English musician *

Terri Rachals Terri Eden Maples Rachals is a former nurse from Georgia who was accused of killing people at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia with potassium chloride, a heart-stopping drug. While suspected of killing at least nine of her patient ...

, American nurse accused of murder *

Terri Rogers Terri Rogers (4 May 1937 – 30 May 1999) was a transgender English ventriloquist and magician. Rogers was born in Ipswich and was a somewhat isolated youth but determined to build a career in variety. Rogers developed a technically highly pr ...

(1937-1999), English ventriloquist and magician * Terri Roth, vice president of conservation and science at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden *

Terri Runnels Terri Lynne Boatright Runnels A transcript of the article can be found a (born October 5, 1966) is an American retired professional wrestling manager, television host, and professional wrestler. Runnels began her professional wrestling career in ...

, American former professional wrestling manager, television host and occasional wrestler *

Terri Russell Terri Russell (born 3 June 1954 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia) is a former Australian cricket player. Russell played thirteen one day internationals for the Australia national women's cricket team. Her final WODI appearance was in the final o ...

, former Australian cricket player * Terri Schiavo (1963-2005), diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for several years *

Terri Schneider Terri Schneider (born June 29, 1961) is an endurance athlete, motivational speaker, author, coach, and consultant. In 1990, she won the Escape from Alcatraz and took third place at the 1990 Ironman World Championship. Education Terri earned ...

, American endurance athlete, motivational speaker, author, coach, and consultant *

Terri Scott Terri Scott is the former Principal of Northern Regional College, Northern Ireland, a position she held from 2014 to 2021. Prior to this post, she was the first female President of Institute of Technology, Sligo (ITS), from 2008 to 2014. She wa ...

, education executive * Terri Sewell, American politician * Terri Seymour, British television presenter *

Terri Sharp Terri Sharp (March 24, 1948 – December 17, 2015) was an American songwriter and singer. While writing on Music Row in Nashville, Sharp's songs were recorded by many artists including Don Mclean and Hank Williams Jr. She lived in Texas, compos ...

(1948-2015), American songwriter *

Terri Stoneburner Terri J. Stoneburner (born 1945) is an American lawyer and judge from the U.S. state of Minnesota. She is a former judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Education and career Stoneburner earned her undergraduate degree from Hanover College in ...

, American lawyer and judge * Terri Swearingen, American nurse *

Terri Funk Sypolt Terri Funk Sypolt (born December 14, 1953) is an American politician who has served in the West Virginia House of Delegates The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature. Only three states—Marylan ...

, American politician * Terri Tatchell, Canadian screenwriter *

Terri Te Tau Terri Te Tau is a New Zealand contemporary artist and writer. She is a member of the Mata Aho Collective. In 2017, the collective represented New Zealand at documenta, a quinquennial contemporary-art exhibition held in Kassel, Germany. This w ...

, New Zealand contemporary artist and writer *

Terri Willingham Thomas Terri Willingham Thomas (born October 13, 1964) was a Judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals from 2007–2019. Early life and education Thomas was born October 13, 1964. She earned undergraduate degrees from Athens State University and Wal ...

, American judge *

Terri Thompson Terri Thompson is an American business journalist and former director of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Program, Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Biography Prior to joining C ...

, American business journalist *

Terri Treas Terri is an alternative spelling of Terry. It is a common feminine given name and is also a diminutive for Teresa. Notable people with the name include: *Terri Allard (born 1962), American country/folk singer/songwriter * Terri S. Armstrong, Ame ...

, American actress, writer and director *

Terri Utley Terri Lea Britt (née Utley; born 1961) is an American beauty queen, actress, television personality, author and motivational speaker from Arkansas who was crowned Miss USA in 1982. Early life As a young woman, Britt was involved in the American ...

, beauty queen and motivational speaker *

Terri Vaughan Therese Michele "Terri" Vaughan (born June 12, 1956) is an American insurance academic, regulator, and advisor. She was insurance commissioner of the state of Iowa for 10 years from 1994 to 2005, and was the CEO of the National Association of Insura ...

, American insurance academic, regulator, and advisor *

Terri J. Vaughn Terri Juanita Vaughn (born October 16, 1969) is an American actress, director and producer. She is best known for her role as high school secretary Lovita Alizay Jenkins-Robinson in The WB sitcom ''The Steve Harvey Show'' (1997–2002), for which ...

, American film and television actress *

Terri Walker Terri Walker (born Chanelle Gstettenbauer, 14 April 1979) is an English R&B and soul singer-songwriter. Walker has released four albums in the United Kingdom, ''Untitled'', '' L.O.V.E'', ''I Am'' and ''Entitled''. She also provided the majority ...

, English R&B and soul singer-songwriter *

Terri Lynn Weaver Terri Lynn Weaver (born September 19, 1957) is an American politician who was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2009 to 2023. She represented the 40th district, which is composed of Smith, Trousdale, most of DeKalb, and p ...

, American politician *

Terri Welles Terri Welles (born Terri Knepper; November 21, 1956) is an American actress and adult model. She first appeared on the cover of the May 1980 issue of ''Playboy'', wearing a flight attendant costume to illustrate a pictorial on stewardesses (Wel ...

, American actress and adult model *

Terri White Terri White is an American actress and singer. Career The daughter of traveling musicians Bill White and Gertrude Hughes, White has appeared in '' Nunsense 2: The Sequel'' (1994), '' Ain't Misbehavin (1978), ''Barnum'' (1980), '' Welcome to ...

, American actress and singer *

Terri White (journalist) Terri White is a British journalist, editor and author. She was the editor-in-chief of ''Empire (film magazine), Empire'' magazine. Career Around 2001, White served as a features assistant at ''Woman & Home'' magazine. She was the associate e ...

, British journalist, editor and author * Terri L. White, mental health executive * Terri Williams-Flournoy, American women's basketball coach *

Terri Windling Terri Windling (born December 3, 1958 in Fort Dix, New Jersey) is an American editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults. She has won nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and the Bram Stoke ...

, American editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults *

Terri Witek Terri Witek (born Therese Ann Damm in Sandusky, Ohio, United States) is a U.S. poet. Biography Witek holds a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University and, in addition to teaching Poetry in the Expanded Field in the graduate program, directs the undergrad ...

, American poet *

Terri Young Terri L. Young (born 1959) is an American pediatric ophthalmologist. Early life and education Young was born in Sacramento, California and is African-American. She attended Bowdoin College for her undergraduate education and graduated with bache ...

, American pediatric ophthalmologist *

Terri Zemaitis Terri Zemaitis-Boumans (born April 28, 1976) is a retired American female volleyball player. She was part of the United States women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The 1998 FIVB Women's World ...

, retired American female

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player

Fictional characters

Terri Alden ''Three's Company'' is an American sitcom television series that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. It is based on the British sitcom ''Man About the House''. The story revolves around three single roomma ...

, ''Three's Company'' *

Terri Johnstone The following is a list of characters in ''River City'', a Scottish soap opera that began broadcasting on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. Present characters Former characters References {{reflist Characters River City ''River City'' ...

, ''River City'' *

Terri McGreggor ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television programme, television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV Television Network, CTV on October ...

, ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *

Terri Schuester Terri Schuester is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Jessalyn Gilsig, and has appeared in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Terri was de ...

, ''Glee'' *

Terri Stivers Terri Stivers is a fictional character in '' Homicide: Life on the Street''. She was played by actress Toni Lewis. Stivers first appears in Season 5 as a detective in the Baltimore Police Department's narcotics unit, frequently collaborating wit ...

, ''Homicide: Life on the Street'' *

Terri Webber This is a list of characters that have appeared or been mentioned on the American ABC soap opera '' General Hospital''. A Aaron :( Chad Brannon, 2009) Abigail :(Ivy Bethune, 1987) Sarah Abbott :(Eileen Dietz, 1981–83) ::Roommate to Heather ...

, ''General Hospital'' *

Sherri and Terri The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The write ...

, ''The Simpsons''

People with the last name Terri

Salli Terri Salli C. Terri (September 3, 1922 – May 5, 1996) was a singer, arranger, recording artist, and composer. Record audiences still cite Terri's "haunting" vocals, with ''Hi-Fi Review'' originally describing her as ''"a mezzo soprano whose velvet ...

, a singer, arranger, recording artist, and songwriter

Tropical cyclones

Cyclone Terri (2001) In meteorology, a cyclone () is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above (opposite to an ant ...

Fictional characters

People with the last name Terri

Tropical cyclones

See also