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
* Excision (musician), Canadian dubstep producer and DJ Jeff Abel
* Jeff Abercrombie, bassist for American rock band Fuel
* Jeff Allen, English session drummer
* Jeff Baxter, American guitarist for rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers
* Jeff Beal (born 1963), American composer of music for various media
* Jeff Beck (1944–2023), English guitarist
* Jeff Buckley (1966–1997), American singer-songwriter
* Jeff Coffin, saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator
* Jeff Current, lead singer of American alternative rock band Against All Will
* Jeff Fatt, Australian musician and actor, formerly with the children's band The Wiggles
* Jeff Gillan, an American journalist
* Jeff Graham, Canadian radio DJ
* Jeff Hanneman (1964–2013), American guitarist, founding member of the thrash metal band Slayer
* Jeff Hartford, Canadian DJ and producer
* Jeff Healey (1966–2008), Canadian blues-rock guitarist and songwriter
* Jeff Loomis, lead guitarist for heavy metal band Nevermore
* Jeff Lynne, British singer-songwriter and record producer
* Jeff Mangum, American singer-songwriter and founder of Neutral Milk Hotel
* Jeff Mills, American techno DJ and producer
* Jeff Pilson (born 1959), American musician
* Jeff Porcaro (1954–1992), American session drummer and member of the rock band Toto
* Jeff Scott Soto, American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent
* Jeff Stinco, Canadian singer-songwriter and lead guitarist for pop-punk band Simple Plan
* Jeff Timmons, American pop singer, producer, and pop group 98 Degrees founding member
* Jeff Todd Titon (born 1943), professor of music and author
* Jeff Tweedy, American singer-songwriter and founding member of Wilco
* Jeff Waters, Canadian thrash metal guitarist for band Annihilator

Sports

* Jeff Abbott (baseball), American retired professional baseball player
* Jeff Abbott (racing driver), American professional motorsport drifter
* Jeff Adams, Canadian Paralympian and wheelchair sport world champion
* Jeff Adrien, college basketball player
* Jeff Agoos (born 1968), retired Swiss-born American soccer defender
* Jeff Allam, British racing driver
* Jeff Altenburg, American professional race car driver
* Jeff Andretti, American race car driver
* Jeff Astle (1942–2002), English footballer
* Jeff Bagwell, Hall of Fame American baseball player
* Jeff Bearden (born 1963), American professional wrestler
* Jeff Bennett (athlete) (born 1948), American decathlete
* Jeff Bes, Canadian ice hockey player
* Jeff Blake, American football player
* Jeff Burton, NASCAR racer
* Jeff Butler (football manager) (1934-2017), English football manager
* Jeff Carter, Canadian ice hockey player
* Jeff Chandler (boxer), boxing champion
* Jeff Cheung, American skateboarder and artist
* Jeff Cirillo, retired baseball player
* Jeff Clement, American baseball player
* Jeff Cobb (born 1982), American professional wrestler
* Jeff Coetzee, South African professional tennis player
* Jeff Conine, retired baseball player
* Jeff Curran (born 1977), American retired professional mixed martial artist
* Jeff Curran (footballer) (born 1961), Scottish-born Australian former soccer player
* Jeff Elliott, British decathlete and pole vaulter
* Jeff Farmer (wrestler) (born 1962), American retired professional wrestler
* Jeff Fenech, boxer
* Jeff Ferguson (ice hockey) (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey and roller hockey goaltender
* Jeff Foster (basketball) (born 1977), American basketball player
* Jeff Francis, baseball player
* Jeff Francoeur, baseball player
* Jeff Friesen, NHL player
* Jeff Garcia, American football player
* Jeff Gaylord (1958–2023), American professional wrestler
* Jeff George, American football player
* Jeff Gladney (born 1996), American football player
* Jeff Gordon, NASCAR racer
* Jeff Graham, American football player
* Jeff Graham (quarterback), American football player
* Jeff Green (basketball), American professional basketball forward
* Jeff Guiel, Canadian baseball player
* Jeff Halliburton (born 1949), American former basketball player
* Jeff Halpern (born 1976), American NHL hockey player
* Jeff Hardy (born 1977), American professional wrestler
* Jeff Holland (born 1997), American football player
* Jeff Hopkins (born 1964), Welsh football manager
* Jeff Hornacek, American basketball player
* Jeff Horton American football coach
* Jeff Jarrett, American professional wrestler
* Jeff Kent, baseball player
* Jeff Leiding, American football player
* Jeff Leka, American racing driver
* Jeff Lindgren, American baseball player
* Jeff Locke (American football), American football player
* Jeff Lockie, American football player
* Jeff Loots, American football player
* Jeff Luc, American football player
* Jeff McIntyre (born 1954), American football player
* Jeff Mills (linebacker), American football player
* Jeff Newman (baseball) (born 1948), American baseball player
* Jeff Nielsen, professional hockey player
* Jeff Norton, National Hockey League player
* Jeff Okudah (born 1999), American football player
* Jeff Otis, American football player
* Jeff Overbaugh, American football player
* Jeff Pain, American-born, Canadian skeleton racer
* 3.0 (professional wrestling), Canadian professional wrestler Jeff Parker
* Jeff Reed (American football), American football player
* Jeff Reed (baseball), retired baseball player
* Jeff Salzenstein (born 1973), American tennis player
* Jeff Samardzija (born 1985), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Jeff Shantz, National Hockey League player
* Jeff Simmons (racing driver), American race car driver
* Jeff Skinner, Canadian National Hockey League player
* Jeff Speakman, American actor and martial artist
* Jeff Stevenson (rugby league) (1932–2007), English rugby league footballer
* Jeff Stork, American volleyball player
* Charles Jeff Tesreau (1888–1946), American Major League Baseball pitcher
* Jeff Thomson, Australian cricketer
* Jeff Van Gundy, American NBA coach and broadcaster
* Jeff Walz (born 1971), American basketball coach
* Jeff Williams (baseball), pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers
* Jeff Williams (cyclist), British cyclist
* Jeff Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
* Jeff Wiseman (born 1950), Australian Paralympic athlete and businessman
* Jeff Withey (born 1990), American basketball player

Literature

* Jeff Abbott, American suspense novelist
* Jeff Kinney, American game designer, cartoonist, producer, actor, and children's book author
* Jeff Koons, American artist
* Jeff Noon, British novelist, short story writer, and playwright
* Jeff Smith, American cartoonist
* Jeff VanderMeer, American writer
* Jeff Weiss, American playwright, impresario, and actor

Politics

* Jeff Adachi, elected U.S. San Francisco Public Defender, pension reform advocate, and San Francisco mayoral candidate
* Jeff Bingaman, junior U.S. Senator from New Mexico
* Jeff Cooling (born 1987), Iowa state representative
* Jeff Flake, U.S. Senator from Arizona
* Jeff Kennett, premier of Victoria, Australia
* Jeff Kurtz (born 1954), Iowa state representative
* Jeff Landry, Governor of Louisiana
* Jeff Merkley, U.S. Senator from Oregon
* Jeff Sessions, United States Attorney General and US Senator
* Jeff Truly (1861–1946), Mississippi legislator and judge

Film and television

* Jeff Alexander (1910–1989), American conductor, arranger, and composer of film, radio, and television scores
* Jeff Anderson, American actor
* Jeff Bennett, American voice actor and singer
* Jeff Bergman, American voice actor
* Jeff Bollow, American writer and director
* Jeff Brazier (born 1979), English television presenter and reality TV personality
* Jeff Bridges, American actor
* Jeff Chandler (1918–1961), American film actor
* Jeff Cohen (actor), American attorney and former child actor who appeared as Chunk in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''
* Jeff Conaway (1950–2011), American actor
* Jeff Coopwood, American actor, singer, broadcaster and educator
* Jeff Corey (1914–2002), American stage and screen actor and director
* Jeff Corwin, American animal and nature conservationist, host of '' The Jeff Corwin Experience'' and '' Corwin's Quest''
* Jeff Daniels, American actor
* Jeff B. Davis, American actor, comedian and singer
* Jeff Deverett, Canadian film producer
* Jeff Dunham, American ventriloquist and comedian
* Jeff East, American actor
* Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian and actor
* Jeff Garlin, American comedic actor
* Jeff Goldblum, American film actor
* Jeff Hunter, American film actor
* Jeff Hyslop (born 1951), Canadian actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, and director
* Jeff Katz, American film producer and studio executive
* Jeff Loveness, American screenwriter and television producer
* Jeff Machado (died 2023), Brazilian actor
* Jeff Maxwell, American actor
* Jeff McCarthy, American character actor
* Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist, and actor
* Jeff Osterhage, American film and television actor
* Jeff Probst, American television personality, host of ''Survivor''
* Jeff Stelling, British sports journalist, sport television presenter and game show host
* Jeff Stevenson (born 1961), English actor and comedian
* Jeff Thisted, American game show host
* Jeff Yagher, American actor
* Jeff York (1912–1995), American actor

Programming

* Jeff Dean, a senior fellow at Google and inventor of many of Google's core technologies
* Jeff Minter, British computer/video game designer and programmer
* Jeff Moss, American hacker, computer and internet security expert

Other fields

* Jeff Arcuri (born 1987 or 1988), American stand-up comedian
* Jeff Bezos, American entrepreneur, industrialist, media proprietor, investor, and the former chief executive officer of Amazon
* Jeff Canoy (born 1984), Filipino broadcast journalist and documentarian
* Jeff Cooper (1920–2006), United States Marine and firearms expert
* Jeff Erlanger (1970–2007), American advocate and activist for disability rights
* Jeff Fairburn, British businessman
* Jeff Green (born 1977), American billionaire advertising executive
* Jeff Hawkins, founder of Palm Computing and Handspring
* Jeff Kaplan, vice president of Blizzard Entertainment
* Jeff Kidder (1875–1908), American lawman
* Jeff Kwatinetz, American entertainment executive
* Jeph Jacques, webcomic maker, ''Questionable Content''
* Jeff Kuhn, physicist and astronomer
* Jeff Lemire (born 1976), Canadian comic book writer, artist, and television producer
* Jeff Luers, American anarchist, environmental activist, and arsonist
* Jeff Nuttall, British 1960s counter-culture figure
* Jeff Remmel, American mathematician
* Jeff S. Shamma, professor of electrical engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
* Jeff Shannon (1961–2013), American film critic
* Jeff Sigafoos, New Zealand professor of educational psychology
* Jeff Sneider, American entertainment journalist
* Jeff Steele (born 1971), American entertainment industry executive
* Jeff Weise (1988–2005), American mass murderer and spree killer
* Jeff Wooller, British accountant
* Jeff Greason, American inventor and proponent of space settlement

Fictional characters

* Jeff, 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 of Jenko in the film ''22 Jump Street''
* 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''
* Jeff, an enemy in the 2020 VR game '' Half-Life: Alyx''
* Jeff Albertson, more commonly known as Comic Book Guy, from ''The Simpsons''
* Jeff Atkins, a character in the Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why''
* Jeff Bennett, a fictional character of ''Taxi''
* Jeff Boomhauer, from the American television series ''King of the Hill''
* Jeff Colby, on the American television series ''Dynasty'' and '' The Colbys''
* Jeff Daly, character in ''Rumor has it...'', played by Mark Ruffalo
* Jeff Denlon, a character in the ''Saw'' franchise
* Jeff Difford, a character in '' Young Sheldon''
* Jeff Fungus, a character and voiced by Frank Oz in the '' Monsters, Inc.'' franchise named after Jeff Gordon
* Jeff Gorvette, a character from Pixar's ''Cars'' 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 comedy website
* Jeff the Killer, a character from the creepypasta of the same name
* Jeff the Land Shark, a character in Marvel Comics
* 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''
* Jeff, an alien worm in the 2002 science fiction film Men in Black II

As a surname

* Janina Jeff, American geneticist
* Sandra Jeff, New Mexico politician
* Mary Jeff, Scottish politician

See also

* Jef, short form of Josef/Jozef

References

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English masculine given names
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