Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...
) of the English
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 f ...
Jefferson or
Jeffrey, which comes from a
medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...
variant of
Geoffrey.
Music
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DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes
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Excision (musician)
Jeffrey Abel (born 29 April 1986), better known by his stage name Excision, is a Canadian DJ and electronic music producer. He is the founder of Rottun Recordings and Subsidia Records. Active since 2006, his first release, "Warning", was in 200 ...
, Canadian dubstep producer and DJ Jeff Abel
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Jeff Abercrombie, bassist for American rock band Fuel
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Jeff Allen, English session drummer
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Jeff Baxter, American guitarist for rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers
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Jeff Beal (born 1963), American composer of music for various media
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Jeff Beck
Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) was an English musician. He rose to prominence as the guitarist of the rock band the Yardbirds, and afterwards founded and fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, ...
(1944–2023), English guitarist
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Jeff Buckley (1966–1997), American singer-songwriter
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Jeff Coffin, saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator
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Jeff Current, lead singer of American alternative rock band Against All Will
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Jeff Fatt, Australian musician and actor, formerly with the children's band
The Wiggles
The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney in 1991. As of 2022, the group members are Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Tsehay Hawkins, Evie Ferris, John Pearce (entertainer), John Pearce, Caterina Mete ...
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Jeff Gillan, an American journalist
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Jeff Graham, Canadian radio DJ
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Jeff Hanneman (1964–2013), American guitarist, founding member of the thrash metal band Slayer
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Jeff Hartford, Canadian DJ and producer
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Jeff Healey (1966–2008), Canadian blues-rock guitarist and songwriter
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Jeff Loomis
Jeff Loomis (born September 14, 1971) is an American musician, best known for his role as lead guitarist in the progressive metal band Nevermore during its existence from 1991 to 2011, as well as brief tenures in its precursor, Sanctuary (band) ...
, lead guitarist for heavy metal band Nevermore
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Jeff Lynne, British singer-songwriter and record producer
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Jeff Mangum, American singer-songwriter and founder of
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American band formed by Jeff Mangum in Ruston, Louisiana, in 1989. They were active until 1998, and then from 2013 to 2015. The band's music featured a deliberately low-quality sound, influenced by indie rock and psy ...
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Jeff Mills
Jeff Mills (born June 18, 1963, in Detroit, Michigan), also known as "the Wizard", is an American DJ, record producer, and composer. In the late 1980s Mills founded the techno collective Underground Resistance with fellow Detroit techno pro ...
, American techno DJ and producer
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Jeff Pilson
Jeffrey Steven Pilson (born January 19, 1958) is an American musician best known for being the bass player in the glam metal band Dokken and currently classic rock band Foreigner (band), Foreigner. He has also had an extended stint with Dio (ba ...
(born 1959), American musician
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Jeff Porcaro (1954–1992), American session drummer and member of the rock band Toto
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Jeff Scott Soto
Jeff Scott Soto (born November 4, 1965) is an American Rock music, rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is perhaps best known for being the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, and the lead vocalist for Journey (band), Journey i ...
, American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent
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Jeff Stinco, Canadian singer-songwriter and lead guitarist for pop-punk band Simple Plan
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Jeff Timmons, American pop singer, producer, and pop group
98 Degrees founding member
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Jeff Todd Titon (born 1943), professor of music and author
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Jeff Tweedy, American singer-songwriter and founding member of
Wilco
Wilco is an American Rock music, rock band based in Chicago. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo after singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup changed frequently during its fir ...
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Jeff Waters, Canadian thrash metal guitarist for band
Annihilator
Sports
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Jeff Abbott (baseball), American retired professional baseball player
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Jeff Abbott (racing driver), American professional motorsport drifter
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Jeff Adams, Canadian Paralympian and wheelchair sport world champion
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Jeff Adrien, college basketball player
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Jeff Agoos (born 1968), retired Swiss-born American soccer defender
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Jeff Allam, British racing driver
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Jeff Altenburg, American professional race car driver
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Jeff Andretti, American race car driver
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Jeff Astle (1942–2002), English footballer
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Jeff Bagwell, Hall of Fame American baseball player
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Jeff Bearden (born 1963), American professional wrestler
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Jeff Bennett (athlete) (born 1948), American decathlete
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Jeff Bes, Canadian ice hockey player
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Jeff Blake
Jeffrey Bertrand Coleman Blake (born December 4, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the East Carolina Pirates. Bl ...
, American football player
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Jeff Burton, NASCAR racer
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Jeff Butler (football manager) (1934-2017), English football manager
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Jeff Carter, Canadian ice hockey player
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Jeff Chandler (boxer), boxing champion
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Jeff Cheung, American skateboarder and artist
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Jeff Cirillo, retired baseball player
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Jeff Clement, American baseball player
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Jeff Cobb (born 1982), American professional wrestler
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Jeff Coetzee, South African professional tennis player
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Jeff Conine, retired baseball player
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Jeff Curran (born 1977), American retired professional mixed martial artist
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Jeff Curran (footballer) (born 1961), Scottish-born Australian former soccer player
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Jeff Elliott
Geoffrey Michael Elliott (7 April 1931 – 12 October 2014) was a pole vaulter, shot putter and decathlete from England who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Elliott born in Ilford, finished second behind Harry Whittle in t ...
, British decathlete and pole vaulter
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Jeff Farmer (wrestler) (born 1962), American retired professional wrestler
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Jeff Fenech, boxer
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Jeff Ferguson (ice hockey) (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey and roller hockey goaltender
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Jeff Foster (basketball) (born 1977), American basketball player
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Jeff Francis, baseball player
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Jeff Francoeur, baseball player
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Jeff Friesen, NHL player
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Jeff Garcia, American football player
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Jeff Gaylord (1958–2023), American professional wrestler
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Jeff George, American football player
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Jeff Gladney (born 1996), American football player
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Jeff Gordon, NASCAR racer
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Jeff Graham, American football player
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Jeff Graham (quarterback), American football player
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Jeff Green (basketball), American professional basketball forward
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Jeff Guiel, Canadian baseball player
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Jeff Halliburton (born 1949), American former basketball player
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Jeff Halpern (born 1976), American NHL hockey player
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Jeff Hardy (born 1977), American professional wrestler
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Jeff Holland (born 1997), American football player
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Jeff Hopkins (born 1964), Welsh football manager
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Jeff Hornacek, American basketball player
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Jeff Horton American football coach
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Jeff Jarrett
Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett (born July 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he both wrestles and serves as Director of Business Development. He is also ...
, American professional wrestler
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Jeff Kent, baseball player
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Jeff Leiding, American football player
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Jeff Leka, American racing driver
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Jeff Lindgren, American baseball player
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Jeff Locke (American football), American football player
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Jeff Lockie, American football player
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Jeff Loots, American football player
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Jeff Luc, American football player
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Jeff McIntyre (born 1954), American football player
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Jeff Mills (linebacker), American football player
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Jeff Newman (baseball) (born 1948), American baseball player
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Jeff Nielsen, professional hockey player
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Jeff Norton, National Hockey League player
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Jeff Okudah (born 1999), American football player
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Jeff Otis, American football player
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Jeff Overbaugh, American football player
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Jeff Pain, American-born, Canadian skeleton racer
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3.0 (professional wrestling), Canadian professional wrestler Jeff Parker
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Jeff Reed (American football), American football player
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Jeff Reed (baseball), retired baseball player
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Jeff Salzenstein (born 1973), American tennis player
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Jeff Samardzija (born 1985), Major League Baseball pitcher
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Jeff Shantz, National Hockey League player
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Jeff Simmons (racing driver), American race car driver
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Jeff Skinner, Canadian National Hockey League player
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Jeff Speakman, American actor and martial artist
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Jeff Stevenson (rugby league) (1932–2007), English rugby league footballer
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Jeff Stork, American volleyball player
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Jeff Tesreau (1888–1946), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Jeff Thomson, Australian cricketer
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Jeff Van Gundy, American NBA coach and broadcaster
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Jeff Walz (born 1971), American basketball coach
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Jeff Williams (baseball), pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers
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Jeff Williams (cyclist), British cyclist
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Jeff Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
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Jeff Wiseman (born 1950), Australian Paralympic athlete and businessman
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Jeff Withey (born 1990), American basketball player
Literature
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Jeff Abbott, American suspense novelist
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Jeff Kinney, American game designer, cartoonist, producer, actor, and children's book author
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Jeff Koons, American artist
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Jeff Noon
Jeff Noon (born 1957 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England) is a British novelist, short story writer and playwright whose works make use of word play and fantasy. Noon's speculative fiction books have ties to the works of writers such as Lewis C ...
, British novelist, short story writer, and playwright
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Jeff Smith, American cartoonist
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Jeff VanderMeer, American writer
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Jeff Weiss
Jeffrey Weiss (April 30, 1940 – September 18, 2022) was an American playwright, impresario, and actor, both on Broadway theatre, Broadway and a theater he ran with partner Ricardo Martinez in the East Village, Manhattan.
Early life and educa ...
, American playwright, impresario, and actor
Politics
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Jeff Adachi, elected U.S. San Francisco Public Defender, pension reform advocate, and San Francisco mayoral candidate
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Jeff Bingaman
Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is an American retired politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ...
, junior U.S. Senator from New Mexico
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Jeff Cooling (born 1987), Iowa state representative
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Jeff Flake
Jeffry Lane Flake (born December 31, 1962) is an American politician and diplomat who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the United States House of Repr ...
, U.S. Senator from Arizona
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Jeff Kennett, premier of Victoria, Australia
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Jeff Kurtz (born 1954), Iowa state representative
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Jeff Landry
Jeffrey Martin Landry ( ; born December 23, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 57th governor of Louisiana since 2024. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th attorney general of Louisiana from 201 ...
, Governor of Louisiana
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Jeff Merkley, U.S. Senator from Oregon
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Jeff Sessions, United States Attorney General and US Senator
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Jeff Truly (1861–1946), Mississippi legislator and judge
Film and television
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Jeff Alexander (1910–1989), American conductor, arranger, and composer of film, radio, and television scores
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Jeff Anderson, American actor
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Jeff Bennett
Jeff Bennett (born October 2, 1962) is an American voice actor. He voiced the titular character of ''Johnny Bravo'', Dexter and Dee Dee's Dad in ''Dexter's Laboratory'', List of The Powerpuff Girls characters#Ace, Ace, List of The Powerpuff Gi ...
, American voice actor and singer
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Jeff Bergman, American voice actor
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Jeff Bollow, American writer and director
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Jeff Brazier (born 1979), English television presenter and reality TV personality
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Jeff Bridges
Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor. He is known for his Leading actor, leading man roles in film and television. In a career spanning over seven decades, he has received List of awards and nominations received by ...
, American actor
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Jeff Chandler (1918–1961), American film actor
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Jeff Cohen (actor), American attorney and former child actor who appeared as Chunk in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''
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Jeff Conaway (1950–2011), American actor
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Jeff Coopwood, American actor, singer, broadcaster and educator
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Jeff Corey (1914–2002), American stage and screen actor and director
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Jeff Corwin, American animal and nature conservationist, host of ''
The Jeff Corwin Experience'' and ''
Corwin's Quest''
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Jeff Daniels, American actor
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Jeff B. Davis, American actor, comedian and singer
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Jeff Deverett, Canadian film producer
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Jeff Dunham, American ventriloquist and comedian
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Jeff East, American actor
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Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian and actor
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Jeff Garlin
Jeffrey Garlin (born June 5, 1962) is an American stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for playing List of Curb Your Enthusiasm characters#Jeff Greene, Jeff Greene on the HBO sitcom ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', and Murray ...
, American comedic actor
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Jeff Goldblum, American film actor
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Jeff Hunter, American film actor
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Jeff Hyslop (born 1951), Canadian actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, and director
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Jeff Katz, American film producer and studio executive
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Jeff Loveness, American screenwriter and television producer
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Jeff Machado (died 2023), Brazilian actor
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Jeff Maxwell, American actor
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Jeff McCarthy
Jeffrey Charles McCarthy (born October 16, 1954) is an American actor and director.
Early life
McCarthy was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Santa Maria, California, Santa Maria near the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, ...
, American character actor
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Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist, and actor
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Jeff Osterhage, American film and television actor
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Jeff Probst
Jeffrey Lee Probst (; born November 4, 1961) is an American television presenter and producer and young adult fiction writer. He is best known as the Emmy Awards, Emmy Award–winning host of the American version of the reality television show ' ...
, American television personality, host of ''
Survivor
Survivor(s) may refer to:
* one who survives
Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities
* Survivors, characters in the 1997 KKnD series#Armies, ''KKnD'' video-game series
* ''The Survivors'', or the ''New Survivors Foundation'', a fictional ...
''
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Jeff Stelling, British sports journalist, sport television presenter and game show host
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Jeff Stevenson (born 1961), English actor and comedian
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Jeff Thisted, American game show host
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Jeff Yagher, American actor
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Jeff York (1912–1995), American actor
Programming
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Jeff Dean, a senior fellow at Google and inventor of many of Google's core technologies
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Jeff Minter, British computer/video game designer and programmer
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Jeff Moss, American hacker, computer and internet security expert
Other fields
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Jeff Arcuri (born 1987 or 1988), American stand-up comedian
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Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( ;; and Robinson (2010), p. 7. ; born January 12, 1964) is an American businessman best known as the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and clou ...
, American entrepreneur, industrialist, media proprietor, investor, and the former chief executive officer of Amazon
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Jeff Canoy (born 1984), Filipino broadcast journalist and documentarian
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Jeff Cooper (1920–2006), United States Marine and firearms expert
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Jeff Erlanger (1970–2007), American advocate and activist for disability rights
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Jeff Fairburn, British businessman
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Jeff Green (born 1977), American billionaire advertising executive
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Jeff Hawkins, founder of Palm Computing and Handspring
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Jeff Kaplan, vice president of Blizzard Entertainment
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Jeff Kidder (1875–1908), American lawman
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Jeff Kwatinetz, American entertainment executive
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Jeph Jacques, webcomic maker, ''Questionable Content''
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Jeff Kuhn, physicist and astronomer
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Jeff Lemire (born 1976), Canadian comic book writer, artist, and television producer
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Jeff Luers, American anarchist, environmental activist, and arsonist
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Jeff Nuttall, British 1960s counter-culture figure
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Jeff Remmel, American mathematician
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Jeff S. Shamma, professor of electrical engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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Jeff Shannon (1961–2013), American film critic
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Jeff Sigafoos, New Zealand professor of educational psychology
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Jeff Sneider, American entertainment journalist
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Jeff Steele (born 1971), American entertainment industry executive
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Jeff Weise (1988–2005), American mass murderer and spree killer
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Jeff Wooller, British accountant
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Jeff Greason, American inventor and proponent of space settlement
Fictional characters
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Jeff
Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey.
Music
* DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes
...
, one half of the comic-strip duo Akbar and Jeff of ''Life in Hell''
* Jeff, the main character in the 1980s Canadian children's television program ''
Today's Special''
* Jeff, the
alter ego
An alter ego (Latin for "other I") means an alternate Self (psychology), self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original Personality psychology, personality. Finding one's alter ego will require finding one's other ...
of Jenko in the film ''
22 Jump Street
''22 Jump Street'' is a 2014 American adult buddy cop action comedy film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, written by Jonah Hill, Michael Bacall, Oren Uziel and Rodney Rothman and produced by and starring Hill and Channing T ...
''
* Jeff, a character in the 2004 American comedy movie ''
Connie and Carla''
* Jeff, best friend of Clarence in the 2014–17 American animated television series ''
Clarence''
* Jeff McCallister, a character in the ''
Home Alone franchise''
* Jeff, a character in the video game ''
EarthBound
''EarthBound'', originally released in Japan as is a 1994 role-playing video game, role-playing video game developed by Ape, Inc., Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as the second e ...
''
* Jeff, an enemy in the 2020 VR game ''
Half-Life: Alyx''
* Jeff Albertson, more commonly known as
Comic Book Guy
Jeff Albertson, commonly known as the Comic Book Guy (CBG), is a Recurring character, recurring fictional Character (arts), character in the animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and Eisner Awards, Eisner-nominated Spin-off (media), spin-o ...
, from ''
The Simpsons
''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...
''
* Jeff Atkins, a character in the Netflix series ''
13 Reasons Why
''13 Reasons Why'' (also stylized as ''TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY'') is an American teen drama television series based on the 2007 novel '' Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. Developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and with Selena Gomez ser ...
''
* Jeff Bennett, a fictional character of ''
Taxi
A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a Driving, driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of thei ...
''
* Jeff Boomhauer, from the American television series ''
King of the Hill
''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels that initially aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, with four more episodes airing in First-run syndicati ...
''
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Jeff Colby
Jeffrey Broderick "Jeff" Colby is a fictional character on the ABC prime time soap opera ''Dynasty'', created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. Portrayed by John James, Jeff Colby was introduced in the show's first episode in 1981 and appeared as ...
, on the American television series ''
Dynasty
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family, usually in the context of a monarchy, monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A dynasty may also be referred to as a "house", "family" or "clan", among others.
H ...
'' and ''
The Colbys''
* Jeff Daly, character in
''Rumor has it...'', played by
Mark Ruffalo
Mark Alan Ruffalo (; born November 22, 1967) is an American actor. He began acting in the late 1980s and first gained recognition for his work in Kenneth Lonergan's play ''This Is Our Youth'' (1996) and drama film ''You Can Count on Me'' (2000) ...
* Jeff Denlon, a character in the ''
Saw
A saw is a tool consisting of a tough blade, Wire saw, wire, or Chainsaw, chain with a hard toothed edge used to cut through material. Various terms are used to describe toothed and abrasive saws.
Saws began as serrated materials, and when man ...
'' franchise
* Jeff Difford, a character in ''
Young Sheldon''
* Jeff Fungus, a character and voiced by
Frank Oz
Frank Richard Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), known professionally as Frank Oz, is an American puppeteer, filmmaker and actor. He is best known for his involvement with Jim Henson and George Lucas through ''The Muppets'', ''Sesame Street'', and '' ...
in the ''
Monsters, Inc.'' franchise named after
Jeff Gordon
* Jeff Gorvette, a character from Pixar's ''
Cars
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are around one billio ...
'' franchise
* Jeff Heaney, a recurring character in the sitcom ''
Peep Show''
* Jeff Isaacs, a character in ''
Degrassi: The Next Generation''
* Jeff K., a character on the
Something Awful
''Something Awful'' (SA) is an American comedy website hosting content including blog entries, Internet forum, forums, feature articles, digitally edited pictures, and humorous media reviews. It was created by Richard Kyanka, Richard "Lowtax" K ...
comedy website
* Jeff the Killer, a character from the
creepypasta of the same name
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Jeff the Land Shark
Jeff the Land Shark (also known as Jeffrey) is a fictional character who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Kelly Thompson and artist Daniele di Nicuolo, the character First appearance, first appeared in ...
, a character in
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
* Jeff Murdock, a main character in the first three seasons of the British sitcom ''
Coupling''
* Jeff Suckler, a minor character in the FX series ''
What We Do In The Shadows''
* Jeff Thompkins, title character in the 2011 comedy-drama film ''
Jeff, Who Lives at Home''
* Jeff Winger, main character in the NBC sitcom ''
Community
A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...
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* Jeff, an alien worm in the 2002 science fiction film
Men in Black II
''Men in Black II'' (stylized as ''MIIB'') is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film based on the Marvel Comics series of a similar name based on the conspiracy theory. Produced by Columbia Pictures and Amblin Entertainment in ass ...
As a surname
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Janina Jeff, American geneticist
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Sandra Jeff, New Mexico politician
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Mary Jeff, Scottish politician
See also
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Jef, short form of Josef/Jozef
References
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Lists of people by given name
Hypocorisms