Terry is a unisex given name, derived from French Thierry and Theodoric. It can also be used as a

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

nickname for the names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence or Terrier (masculine).

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Terry Albritton Terence Hillary Albritton (January 14, 1955 – September 1, 2005) was an American track and field athlete, former shot put world record holder, and coach. Career Albritton was born in Newport Beach, California and attended Newport Harbor High S ...

(1955–2005), American shot putter, world record holder in 1976 *

Terry Antonis Lefteris "Terry" Antonis ( el, Λευτέρης "Τέρι" Αντώνης; born 26 November 1993) is an Australian association football player who plays for the Western Sydney Wanderers as a midfielder. Born in Sydney, Antonis played youth foo ...

(born 1993), Australian association football player *

Terry A. Davis Terrence Andrew Davis (December 15, 1969 – August 11, 2018) was an American programmer who created and designed TempleOS, a public domain operating system. Its development was an extremely complex, time-consuming and unusual undertaking for on ...

, (1969–2018), American programmer *

Terry Baddoo Terry Baddoo is a television executive and a former TV host. He is half-English and half-Ghanaian, and lives in the USA. Biography Baddoo was born in London, England, and earned a bachelor's degree in Education from London University. He began h ...

, CNN journalist * Terry Balsamo (born 1972), American lead guitarist for the rock band Evanescence * Terry Beckner (born 1997), American football player * Terry Bollea (born 1953), professional wrestler, better known by his ring name

Hulk Hogan Terry Eugene Bollea (; born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 19 ...

* Terry Bowden (born 1956), American football coach and former player * Terry Bradshaw (born 1948), American former National Football League quarterback * Terry Branstad (born 1946), American politician * Terry Brooks (born 1944), American fantasy writer * Terry Brooks (basketball) (born c. 1968), American college basketball player * Terry Brunk (born 1964), professional wrestler known as "Sabu" * Terry Byrne (born 1966), English football manager and businessman * Terry Caldwell (born 1938), English footballer * Terry Callier (1945–2012), American jazz and folk singer and guitarist * Terry Carpenter (1900–1978), American politician * Terry Cochrane (born 1953), Northern Irish footballer * Terry Cochrane (Canadian football) (born 1963), Canadian football player *

Terry Coldwell East 17 are an English pop boy band started by Tony Mortimer, Brian Harvey, John Hendy, and Terry Coldwell in 1991. As of 2020, the group consists of Coldwell, Robbie Craig, and Joe Livermore. East 17 have undergone multiple lineup changes, ...

, member of the pop group East 17 * Terry Cooper (footballer, born 1944), English footballer * Terry Connor (born 1962), English football assistant manager and former coach and player * Terry Crews (born 1968), American actor and retired football player *

Terry Daniel Terry Daniel is a former American football punter who played college football at Auburn University. He was a consensus All-American in 1993. Mississippi State Bulldogs coach Jackie Sherrill accused Daniel of filling footballs with helium Heli ...

, American college football punter (1992–1994) * Terry Deitz (born 1959) American Survivor contestant and television host * Terry Dubrow (born 1958), American plastic surgeon and television personality * Terry Etim (born 1986), English professional mixed martial artist currently signed to the UFC * Terry Fair (basketball) (1960–2020), American-Israeli professional basketball player * Terry Farnsworth (born 1942), Canadian Olympic judoka * Terry Fator (born 1965), American singing ventriloquist * Terry Fontenot (born 1980), American football executive * Terry Fox (1958–1981), Canadian athlete and activist * Terry Francona (born 1959), American professional baseball manager and former player * Terry Funk (born 1944), American professional wrestler * Terry Gilliam (born 1940), British-American film director, and Monty Python member *

Terry Godwin Terry Tyrome Godwin (born October 23, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in t ...

(born 1996), American football player * Terry Goodkind (1948–2020), American fantasy author *

Terry Haskins Terry Edward Haskins (January 31, 1955 – October 24, 2000) was a South Carolina Republican politician who served as the Speaker pro-tempore of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1995 until his death five years later. Background ...

(1955–2000), American politician * Terry Jones (1942–2020), Welsh actor, writer, comedian, screenwriter, film director and Monty Python member * Terry Kath (1946–1978), American guitarist, singer and founding member of the band Chicago * Terry Kay (1938–2020), American writer * Terry Kelly (singer), Canadian singer-songwriter, speaker, and entertainer * Terry Kilgore (born 1961), American politician * Terry Kunz (born 1952), American football player * Terry Labonte (born 1956), American retired NASCAR driver * Terry Lin (born 1966), Taiwanese singer * Terry Malone, American football coach * Terry Manning, American music producer and engineer * Terry McAuliffe (born 1957), American politician; former Governor of Virginia and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee * Terry McDermott (born 1951), English footballer *

Terry McEniff Terry McEniff is an Irish people, Irish businessman and former politician and mayor from County Donegal. His business ventures and political exploits have often featured in national publications, such as the ''Irish Independent'', ''Irish Examine ...

, Irish hotelier and politician *

Terry McGroom Terry McGroom (March 16, 1966 – April 17, 2016) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2004. He challenged for the IBF cruiserweight title in 2001. Early life McGroom attended Wells High School in Chicago, which was "full ...

(1966–2016), American boxer * Terry McLaurin (born 1996), American football player * Terry Metcalf (born 1951), American football player *

Terry Moore (disambiguation) Terry Moore may refer to: *Terry Moore (actress) (born 1929), American film actress * Terry Moore (Australian footballer) (born 1951), Australian rules footballer *Terry Moore (baseball) (1912–1995), American Major League Baseball player * Te ...

, multiple people *

Terry Moran Terry Moran is an American journalist, currently Senior National Correspondent at ABC News. Based in Washington, D.C., Moran covers national politics and policy, reporting from the Trump White House, the Supreme Court, and the campaign trail fo ...

(born 1959), American journalist, former co-anchor of the news show ''Nightline'' * Terry Moran (public servant) (born 1947), Australian senior public servant * Terry Nation, Welsh screenwriter and novelist, creator of the Daleks and Davros for Doctor Who * Terry Nichols, US convicted accomplice in the Oklahoma City bombing * Terry O'Quinn (born 1952), American actor best known for playing John Locke on the TV series ''Lost'' * Terry Pilkadaris (born 1973), Australian golfer * Terry Pratchett (1948–2015), English fantasy author known for the '' Discworld'' book series * Terry Richardson (born 1965), American fashion photographer *

Terry Richardson (ice hockey) Terrance Paul Richardson (born May 7, 1953) is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender. He played 20 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues between 1973 and 1979. The rest of his career, which lasted fr ...

(born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player * Terry Richardson (rugby league), English rugby league footballer in the 1970s and 1980s * Terry Rozier (born 1994), American basketball player * Terry Sanford (1917–1998), American politician and educator, Governor of North Carolina (1961–1965) * Terry Saul (1921–1976),

Choctaw The Choctaw (in the Choctaw language, Chahta) are a Native American people originally based in the Southeastern Woodlands, in what is now Alabama and Mississippi. Their Choctaw language is a Western Muskogean language. Today, Choctaw people are ...

/ Chickasaw illustrator, painter, muralist, commercial artist, and educator. *

Terry Schofield George Terence Schofield (born June 16, 1948) is an American former basketball player and coach. He played college basketball with the UCLA Bruins, winning three national championships (1969–1971) under Coach John Wooden. Schofield played profes ...

(born 1948), American basketball player and coach * Terry Stotts (born 1957), American basketball coach * Terry Sweeney (born 1950), American actor, writer and comedian on '' Saturday Night Live'' * Terry Sue-Patt (1964–2015), British actor * Terry Teachout (1956–2022), American author, critic, biographer, playwright, stage director, and librettist. * Terry Virgo (born 1940), a leader in the British New Church Movement * Terry Wogan (1938–2016), Irish-British broadcaster and television personality * Terry Yorath (born 1950), Welsh former football manager and player * Terry Zwigoff (born 1949), American documentary and feature film director

Female

Terry Alderete Theresa Eleanor "Terry" Roderick-Alderete (May 17, 1945 in San Jose, California – March 21, 2013 in Newark, California, Newark, California) was an American businesswoman from the Bay Area. After working for Pacific Bell for thirty years, she st ...

(1945–2013), American businesswoman * Terry Babcock-Lumish (born 1976), American professor * Terry Baum (born 1946), American playwright *

Terry Bellamy Terry M. Bellamy is the former mayor of Asheville, North Carolina. She was first elected to the Asheville City Council in 1999 and won re‑election in 2003. She was elected mayor in November 2005, defeating incumbent Mayor Charles Worley in the ...

, American former mayor * Terry Bergeson (born 1942), American educator *

Terry Berkowitz Terry Berkowitz (born Brooklyn, New York) creates installations, videos, photography, audio and objects dealing with social and political critique, social consciousness and the human condition. Beginning in the early seventies, she has shown in m ...

, American video artist * Terry Berlier (born 1972), American artist and sculptor * Terry Beyer (born 1951), American politician *

Terry Braunstein (artist) Terry Braunstein (née Malikin; born 1942) is a photomontage artist based in Long Beach, California.''Who is She? Terry Braunstein'' (Thistle & Weed Press, South Pasadena 2016). Her work has used multiple media – photography, installation, assemb ...

(born 1942), American photomontage artist * Terry Castle (born 1953), American scholar * Terry Cole-Whittaker (born 1939), American writer *

Terry Acebo Davis Terry Acebo Davis (born 1953) is a Filipino American artist and nurse based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her art is thematically linked to her family and her origins as a Filipino American. Early life and education Born in Oakland, California ...

(born 1953), Filipino-American artist and nurse * Terry Dexter (born 1978), American singer-songwriter * Terry Van Duyn (born 1951), Democratic politician * Terry Ehret (born 1955), American poet * Terry Ellis (born 1963), American singer * Terry Farrell (actress) (born 1963), American actress * Terry Finn (born 1955), American actress *

Terry Fulmer Teresa Thomas "Terry" Fulmer, (Ph.D., RN, FAAN) is the current President of The John A. Hartford Foundation. Prior positions include distinguished professor and dean of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University, and Dean ...

, American gerontologist *

Terry Gabreski Terry Lee Gabreski ( Walter; born 1952) is a retired senior officer of the United States Air Force (USAF). She was the second woman to hold the rank of lieutenant general in the USAF.. Her spouse is Col. Donald F. Gabreski. She was the Vice Comman ...

(born 1952), American vice commander *

Terry Van Ginderen Esther Van Ginderen-Verbeeck (8 September 1931 – 30 January 2018), also known as ''Tante Terry'' (Aunt Terry), was a Belgium, Belgian Flanders, Flemish-speaking television presenter and businesswoman. She was best known as a host of children's T ...

(1931–2018), Flemish television presenter * Terry Hu (born 1953), Taiwanese actress, writer and translator * Terry Huntingdon (born 1940), American film actress * Terry Irwin (designer), American designer *

Terry D. Johnston Terry D. Johnston (born May 27, 1947) was an American politician and businesswoman. Johnston went to University of North Dakota and was an insurance agent. She lived in Prior Lake, Minnesota with her husband and family. Johnston served in the Minn ...

(born 1947), American politician and businesswoman *

Terry Karl Terry Lynn Karl (born November 21, 1947) is the Gildred Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Political Science specializing in comparative politics in the Political Science Department at Stanford University.

(born 1947), American professor * Terry Moore (actress) (born 1929), American film actress *

Terry M. McGovern Terry M. McGovern is the Harriet and Robert H. Heilbrunn Professor and Chair of the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Since 2018, she has served as director of the De ...

(born 1961), American activist * Terry McMillan (born 1951), American novelist *

Terry Meza Thresa "Terry" Meza (born August 1, 1949) is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 105th district. Early life and education Born in Oak Cliff, Dallas, she was raised in Irvin ...

(born 1949), American politician * Terry Neese, American political figure * Terry O'Flaherty, Irish mayor * Terry a. O'Neal (born 1973), American writer *

Terry Oroszi Terry Oroszi is an American author. She is a Professor and Vice Chair at Wright State University. Early life and education Oroszi graduated high school in Muscatine, Iowa and announced to her parents that she was putting college on hold, inst ...

(born 1966), American author * Terry Orr-Weaver, American molecular biologist *

Terry Plank Terry Ann Plank is an American geochemist, volcanologist and professor of earth science at Columbia College, Columbia University, and the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory. She is a 2012 MacArthur Fellow and member of the National Academy of S ...

(born 1963), American volcanologist *

Terry Pheto Moitheri Pheto (born 11 May 1981) is a South African actress who is known for starring in an Oscar-winning film ''Tsotsi'' (2005) and other South African soapies. She had a recurring role of a heart surgeon, Dr. Malaika Maponya, on the America ...

(born 1981), South African actress *

Terry Reintke Theresa Reintke (born 9 May 1987) is a German politician who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament from Germany since 2014. She is co-president of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament. She is a member of the Alliance ...

(born 1987), German politician * Terry Spear, American author *

Terry Underwood Marie Therese "Terry" Underwood (born 19 December 1944) is a best-selling Australian author who lived on a remote cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia. Early life Underwood was born as Marie Therese Augustus in Albury, New So ...

(born 1944), Australian author * Terry Wahls (born 1955), American physician * Terry Tempest Williams (born 1955), American writer

Fictional characters

* Terry, a character from '' Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' * Terry, a pterodactyl boss character from the video game ''

Banjo Tooie ''Banjo-Tooie'' is a platform video game developed by Rare and originally released for the Nintendo 64 console in 2000. It is the second game in the '' Banjo-Kazooie'' series and the sequel to '' Banjo-Kazooie''. The game follows the returnin ...

'' * Terry Bernadino, a character from '' Reno 911!'' * Terry Bogard, from SNK's '' Fatal Fury'' and '' The King of Fighters'' video games * Terry Carmichael, a character in the 1996 John Woo film '' Broken Arrow'' * Terry Boot, minor character from the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'' series of novels, by J. K. Rowling * Terry Chaney, main female character in '' Final Destination'' *

Terry Collier Terence Daniel Collier is a character in British sitcoms ''The Likely Lads'', ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'', and ''The Likely Lads'' film. He is played by Sunderland-born actor James Bolam. In ''The Likely Lads'' Terry works with fr ...

, fictional character in '' The Likely Lads'' sitcoms and film * Terry "The Toad" Fields, a character in the 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama movie '' American Graffiti'' * Terrance "Terry" Hawthorne, a character in the 1985 American adventure comedy film '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' * Terry Ives, mother of

Eleven Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12 * one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *'' ...

in the television series ''Stranger Things'' * Terry Kimple, a character from '' The Cleveland Show'' * Terry Lee, main character of the comic strip ''

Terry and the Pirates ''Terry and the Pirates'' is an action-adventure comic strip created by cartoonist Milton Caniff, which originally ran from October 22, 1934, to February 25, 1973. Captain Joseph Patterson, editor for the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate, ...

'' * Terry Malloy, main protagonist of the 1954 crime drama film ''

On the Waterfront ''On the Waterfront'' is a 1954 American crime drama film, directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. It stars Marlon Brando and features Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning, and Eva Marie Saint in her film debut. ...

'' * Terry McCann, from the TV series ''Minder'' played by Dennis Waterman * Terry McScotty, one of the main characters in the anime series '' Battle B-Daman'' *

Terry McGinnis Batman (Terrence "Terry" McGinnis Wayne) is a fictional superhero appearing in media published by DC Entertainment. The character was created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini and first appeared in the pilot episode of the animated television series ...

, main character in '' Batman Beyond'' * Terry Milkovich, from '' Shameless'' * Terry Silver, a character in the 1989 American martial arts drama film '' The Karate Kid Part III'' * Terry the Tomboy, from '' AwesomenessTV'' * Terry Williams, a character in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Scary Terry, from '' Rick and Morty'' * Terry, from the novel '' Hatchet'' * Terry, from the 2013 animated film ''

Monsters University ''Monsters University'' is a 2013 American computer-animated monster comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Dan Scanlon (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Kori ...

'' * Terry, from the 2020 animated film '' Soul'' * Terry Benedict, casino owner, the main antagonist in the ''

Ocean's ''Ocean's'' is a series of heist films. Beginning with the 1960 Rat Pack film '' Ocean's 11'', the series has seen mixed to favorable critical reception and substantial commercial success. After the 1960 film, a trilogy was released from 2001 ...

'' trilogy''

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