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).

People

Male

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 Terry Wilson Bowden (; born February 24, 1956) is an American college football coach, currently the head coach at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Bowden was previously head coach at Salem University (1983–1985), Samford University (1987 ...

(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 Terence Fitzroy Connor (born 9 November 1962) is an English former professional football player turned coach who is assistant manager at Blackpool. He was born in Leeds and was a pupil at Foxwood School, Seacroft, Leeds. As a player, Connor sc ...

(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 Terry Deitz (born October 10, 1959) is an American retired U.S. Navy pilot, television host, and two-time contestant on the American reality television show ''Survivor (U.S. TV series), Survivor'', where he placed third in the Survivor: Panama, ...

(born 1959) American Survivor contestant and television host *

Terry Dubrow Terry J. Dubrow (born September 14, 1958) is an American plastic surgeon and television personality. He is known for his work on ''The Swan'' and for co-hosting '' Botched'' and its spin-off series '' Botched by Nature'' with Paul Nassif. He als ...

(born 1958), American plastic surgeon and television personality * Terry Etim (born 1986), English professional mixed martial artist currently signed to the UFC *

Terry Fair Terrance Delon Fair (born July 20, 1976) is an American football coach and former player. A first round pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, he played cornerback for several seasons from 1998 to 2005. He played college football at Tennessee. After his ...

(basketball) (1960–2020), American-Israeli professional basketball player * Terry Farnsworth (born 1942), Canadian Olympic judoka *

Terry Fator Terry Wayne Fator () is an American ventriloquist, impressionist, stand-up comedian, and singer. Born in Dallas, Texas, he developed an interest in ventriloquism from a young age, developing both this and a talent for singing. After initially per ...

(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 Terry Winter Kay (February 10, 1938 – December 12, 2020) was an American author, whose novels examined life in the American South. His most well-known book, ''To Dance with the White Dog'', was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame television mov ...

(1938–2020), American writer *

Terry Kelly (singer) Terry Kelly, CM (born 1955) is a Canadian country/folk music artist, athlete and professional speaker. Kelly has released six studio albums and charted eleven singles on the ''RPM'' Canadian country singles chart. In addition to award nominations ...

, Canadian singer-songwriter, speaker, and entertainer * Terry Kilgore (born 1961), American politician *

Terry Kunz Terry Tim Kunz (born October 26, 1952) is a former American football running back who played one season with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the eighth round of the 1976 NFL Draft. K ...

(born 1952), American football player * Terry Labonte (born 1956), American retired NASCAR driver * Terry Lin (born 1966), Taiwanese singer *

Terry Malone Terry is a unisex given name, derived from French Thierry and Theodoric. It can also be used as a diminutive nickname for the names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence or Terrier (masculine). People Male * Terry Albritton (1955–2005), Ame ...

, 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 Terence McDermott (born 8 December 1951) is an English former football midfielder who was a member of the Liverpool team of the 1970s and early 1980s, in which he won three European Cups and five First Division titles. He was capped 25 times ...

(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 Terry McLaurin (born September 15, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted by Washington in the third round of the ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Terry Metcalf Terrance Randolph Metcalf (born September 24, 1951) is a former American football running back who played six total seasons in the National Football League (NFL), five of them with the St. Louis Cardinals and one with the Washington Redskins, an ...

(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 Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He played John Locke on the TV series ''Lost'', the title role in '' The Stepfather'' and ''Stepfather II'', and Peter Watts in ''Millennium'', w ...

(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 Terrence Richardson (born August 14, 1965) is an American fashion and portrait photographer. He has shot advertising campaigns for Marc Jacobs, Aldo, Supreme, Sisley, Tom Ford, and Yves Saint Laurent among others, and also done work for ma ...

(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 Terry William Rozier III (born March 17, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals before being selected ...

(born 1994), American basketball player * Terry Sanford (1917–1998), American politician and educator, Governor of North Carolina (1961–1965) * Terry Saul (1921–1976), Choctaw/Chickasaw illustrator, painter, muralist, commercial artist, and educator. * Terry Schofield (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 (1945–2013), American businesswoman * Terry Babcock-Lumish (born 1976), American professor * Terry Baum (born 1946), American playwright * Terry Bellamy, American former mayor * Terry Bergeson (born 1942), American educator * Terry Berkowitz, American video artist * Terry Berlier (born 1972), American artist and sculptor * Terry Beyer (born 1951), American politician * Terry Braunstein (artist) (born 1942), American photomontage artist * Terry Castle (born 1953), American scholar * Terry Cole-Whittaker (born 1939), American writer * Terry Acebo Davis (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, American gerontologist * Terry Gabreski (born 1952), American vice commander * Terry Van Ginderen (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 (born 1947), American politician and businesswoman * Terry Karl (born 1947), American professor * Terry Moore (actress) (born 1929), American film actress * Terry M. McGovern (born 1961), American activist * Terry McMillan (born 1951), American novelist * Terry Meza (born 1949), American politician * Terry Neese, American political figure * Terry O'Flaherty, Irish mayor * Terry a. O'Neal (born 1973), American writer * Terry Oroszi (born 1966), American author * Terry Orr-Weaver, American molecular biologist * Terry Plank (born 1963), American volcanologist * Terry Pheto (born 1981), South African actress * Terry Reintke (born 1987), German politician * Terry Spear, American author * Terry Underwood (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 Pterosaur, pterodactyl boss character from the video game ''Banjo Tooie'' * 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 (1996 film), Broken Arrow'' * Terry Boot, minor character from the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels, by J. K. Rowling * Terry Chaney, main female character in ''Final Destination (film), Final Destination'' * Terry Collier, 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#Cast, American Graffiti'' * Terrance "Terry" Hawthorne, a character in the 1985 American adventure comedy film ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure#Cast, Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' * Terry Ives, mother of Eleven (Stranger Things), Eleven in the television series Stranger Things, ''Stranger Things'' * Terry Kimple, a character from ''The Cleveland Show'' * Terry Lee, main character of the comic strip ''Terry and the Pirates (comic strip), Terry and the Pirates'' * Terry Malloy, main protagonist of the 1954 crime drama film ''On the Waterfront'' * Terry McCann, from the TV series Minder (TV series), ''Minder'' played by Dennis Waterman * Terry McScotty, one of the main characters in the anime series ''Battle B-Daman'' * Batman (Terry McGinnis), Terry McGinnis, main character in ''Batman Beyond'' * Terry Milkovich, from ''Shameless (British TV series), Shameless'' * Terry Silver, a character in the 1989 American martial arts drama film ''The Karate Kid Part III#Cast, The Karate Kid Part III'' * Terry the Tomboy, from ''AwesomenessTV (TV series), AwesomenessTV'' * Terry Williams (Hollyoaks), Terry Williams, a character in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Scary Terry, from ''Rick and Morty'' * Terry, from the novel ''Hatchet (novel), Hatchet'' * Terry, from the 2013 animated film ''Monsters University'' * Terry, from the 2020 animated film ''Soul (2020 film), Soul'' * Terry Benedict, casino owner, the main antagonist in the ''Ocean's (franchise), Ocean's'' trilogy''

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