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 nobility, Swedish noble family. It was naturalised 1742, matriculated into House of Nobility (Sweden), Swedish House of Nobility 1743 under number 1874. The Jennings family descended from an old noble family named "Jenins" in ...

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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 Det ...

(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, ...

(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 Dadevill ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Asa Jennings Asa Kent Jennings (1877–1933) was a Methodist pastor from upstate New York and a member of the YMCA. In 1904, while in his twenties, Jennings was struck down by Pott's disease, a type of tuberculosis which affects the spine. As a result of his ...

(1877–1933), American who commanded the evacuation of refugees after the Great Fire of Smyrna *

Bernard Jennings Bernard Jennings (1928-2017) was an English adult educationist and historian. He was president of the Workers' Educational Association in the 1980s, and was known for his local histories of Yorkshire. Jennings was born in Nelson, Lancashire in ...

(1929–2017), British local historian and adult educationist *

Billy Jennings Billy Jennings (born 20 February 1952) is an English former association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker in the Football League for Watford F.C., Watford, West Ham United F.C., West Ham United, Leyton ...

(born 1952), English footballer *

Billy Jennings (Welsh footballer) William Jennings (25 February 1893 – 1968) was a Welsh football player best known for playing for Bolton Wanderers, for whom he made over 250 appearances in The Football League. He played for Bolton in the 1923 and 1926 FA Cup Finals. He also ...

(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 th ...

(born 1951), American actor * Brian Jennings, American football player * Bryant Jennings, American boxer * Charles Edward Jennings (1751–1799), Irish-born French general * Charles Jennings (journalist) (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 Y ...

(1949–1979), American model and actress *

Clyde Jennings Clyde Jennings (March 28, 1916 – May 17, 2006), of Florida, was a prominent figure in philately with his colorful speeches, writings, and personality, as well as his leadership. Collecting interests Jennings specialized in the collecting of Un ...

(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 Edward Harrington Jennings (February 18, 1937 – August 10, 2019) was a professor in finance and University President at University of Wyoming and The Ohio State University. Career Jennings holds a Bachelor of Science in industrial management fro ...

(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 wa ...

(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 Di ...

(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 San ...

(born 1949), American football player *

Francis Jennings Francis "Fritz" Jennings (1918November 17, 2000) was an American historian, best known for his works on the colonial history of the United States. He taught at Cedar Crest College from 1968 to 1976, and at the Moore College of Art from 1966 to 1 ...

, American historian *

Garth Jennings Garth Jennings (born 9 July 1972) is an English director, screenwriter and actor. Films he has directed include ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', ''Son of Rambow'', ''Sing'', and ''Sing 2''. He co-founded the production company Hammer ...

(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 R ...

(born 1957), Victorian Politician *

George Jennings George Jennings (10 November 1810 – 17 April 1882) was an English sanitary engineer and plumber who invented the first public flush toilets. Josiah George Jennings was born on 10 November 1810 in Eling, at the edge of the New Forest in Hamp ...

(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 Hock ...

, (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 Henry Constantine Jennings (August 1731 – 17 February 1819) was an antiquarian, collector and gambler, best known for the Ancient Rome, Roman sculpture – known as ''Jennings Dog, The Jennings Dog'' – which he acquired and which is now in the ...

, 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 (1906–?), German actress *

Hughie Jennings Hugh Ambrose Jennings (April 2, 1869 – February 1, 1928) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager from 1891 to 1925. Jennings was a leader, both as a batter and as a shortstop, with the Baltimore Orioles teams that won N ...

, American baseball player * Humphrey Jennings (1907–1950), English filmmaker *

Ivor Jennings Sir William Ivor Jennings ( si, ශ්‍රීමත් අයිවර් ජෙනින්ග්ස්) (16 May 1903 – 19 December 1965) was a British lawyer and academic. He served as the vice chancellor of the University of Cambridge ( ...

(1903–1965), British lawyer * J. B. Jennings, American politician * James Jennings (disambiguation), several people * Jauan Jennings (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, American football player *

Jonathan Jennings Jonathan Jennings (March 27, 1784 – July 26, 1834) was the first governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in either Hunterdon County, New Jersey, or Rockbridge County, Virginia, he studied law before migrating to the ...

, first governor of Indiana *

J. T. W. Jennings John T. W. Jennings (Brooklyn, New York (state), 1856 to ?) was the Milwaukee Railroad's architect from 1885 to 1893, and was part-time supervising architect for the University of Wisconsin from 1899 to 1906. He contributed to many prominent campu ...

, 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 Keaton Kent Jennings (born 19 June 1992) is a South African-born English cricketer who plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club and has represented England. He is a left-handed opening batsman who also bowls right-arm medium-fast. He made his in ...

, English cricketer * Keith Jennings (American football) (born 1966), American football player * Keith Jennings (basketball) (born 1968), American basketball player and coach * Keith R. Jennings (born 1932), English chemist *

Keith Jennings (cricketer) Keith Francis Jennings (born 5 October 1953) played first-class cricket, first-class and List A cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club from 1975 to 1981. He was a right-handed lower-order batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. Jennings ...

(born 1953), English cricketer *

Ken Jennings Kenneth Wayne Jennings III (born May 23, 1974) is an American game show host, author, and former game show contestant. He is the highest-earning American game show contestant, having won money on five different game shows, including $4,522,70 ...

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

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

, 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 discip ...

, American distance runner

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* M. D. Jennings, American football player * Marlene Jennings, 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 dr ...

, American musician * Maxine Jennings (born 1908/1909), American actress * Michael Jennings (disambiguation), several people * Morley Jennings (1890–1985), American college sports coach *

Newell Jennings Newell Jennings (May 12, 1883 – February 17, 1965) was a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1937 to 1953. Born in Bristol, Connecticut, to John J. and Elizabeth (Newell) Jennings, he attended the public schools in Bristol, "interrupte ...

(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 Plymo ...

(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 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 th ...

(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) Paul Jennings (1799–1874) was an American abolitionist and author. Enslaved as a young man by President James Madison during and after his White House years, Jennings published, in 1865, the first White House memoir. His book was ''A Colored Man ...

(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 (born 1950), Canadian scientist and entrepreneur *

Philip Jennings (The Americans) Philip Jennings (real name Mikhail (called Mischa); rus, Михаил/Миша) is a fictional character in the American television drama series ''The Americans'' on FX, and the male lead. He was created by series creator Joe Weisberg and is p ...

, 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 Sir Philip Jennings-Clerke, 1st Baronet ( – January 1788) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1788, and the 1st Jennings-Clerke Baronet. Life Jennings was the son of Philip Jennings of Duddleston Hall, Shropshi ...

(''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 Richard E. Jennings (20 May 1921 – 19 January 1997) was a comic book artist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom. Biography Richard E. Jennings was born in Hampstead, England. In 1937 he won a free place to the Central School of A ...

(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 Preside ...

(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, American football player *

Steve Jennings (footballer) Steven John Jennings (born 28 October 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder in the English Football League, Scottish Premier League and in English non-league football. He turned professional at Tr ...

(born 1984), English footballer *

Stephen Arthur Jennings Stephen Arthur Jennings (May 11, 1915 – February 2, 1979) was a mathematician who made contributions to the study of modular representation theory . His advisor was Richard Brauer, and his student Rimhak Ree discovered two infinite series ...

, Canadian mathematician *

Talbot Jennings Talbot Lanham Jennings (August 25, 1894 – May 30, 1985) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He received two Academy Award nominations for co-writing the screenplays for ''Mutiny on the Bounty'' (1935) and '' Anna and the King of Siam' ...

(1894–1985), American playwright and screenwriter * Ted Jennings (born 1990), American football player * Theodore Jennings (1942–2020), American author * Tim Jennings (born 1983), American football player * Tom Jennings (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 wo ...

(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 Hill ...

(1863–1920), governor of Florida

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