Jed is a masculine given name or nickname, usually of

Jedediah Jedediah ( he, יְדִידְיָה) or Jedidiah is a Hebrew male given name, which is derived from the name ''Yedidyah'', meaning "beloved of Jah". In the Hebrew Bible, Jedidiah (''Jeddedi'' in Brenton's Septuagint Translation) was the second or ...

People

Politicians

Jed Johnson (Oklahoma) Jed Joseph Johnson, Sr. (July 31, 1888 – May 8, 1963) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a United States representative from Oklahoma and a judge of the United States Customs Court. Early life and education Born ...

(1888–1963), politician from Oklahoma * Jed Johnson, Jr. (1939–1993), U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, son of Jed Johnson

In sports

Jed Adcock Jed Adcock (born 15 November 1985) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and current coach who played for the and in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was co-captain of the Brisbane Lions in 2013 and sole captain in 2014 ...

(born 1985), Australian rules footballer * Jed Anderson (born 1994), Australian rules footballer * Jed Bews (born 1993), Australian rules footballer * Jed Brown (born 1991), New Zealand rugby union player * Jedidiah Jed Collins (born 1986), American National Football League player * Jed Graef (born 1942), American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist * Jed Hansen (born 1972), American Major League Baseball player *

Jed Holloway Jed Holloway (born 2 November 1992) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He currently plays for NSW Country Eagles, and the Wallabies (the Australian national team). His usual playing positions are number 8, flanker or lock ...

(born 1992), Australian rugby union footballer *

Jed Hoyer Jed Hoyer (born December 7, 1973) is the president of baseball operations of the Chicago Cubs. He has been the general manager of the San Diego Padres and the assistant general manager of the Boston Red Sox. Early and personal life Hoyer was bor ...

(born 1973), American executive vice-president and general manager of the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team *

Jed Hughes Jed Hughes is a former American football coach. Hughes worked as a graduate assistant for Stanford University football program from 1972 to 1973. In 1974, he joined Bo Schembechler's staff at the University of Michigan as a linebacker coach. H ...

, American college football and National Football League coach *

Jadwiga Jędrzejowska Jadwiga "Jed" Jędrzejowska (; 15 October 1912 – 28 February 1980) was a Polish tennis player who had her main achievements during the second half of the 1930s. Because her name was difficult to pronounce for many people who did not speak Polis ...

(1912–1980), Polish tennis player nicknamed "Jed" * Jed Jones, American tennis player, semifinalist in the 1906 US Open * Jed Lamb (born 1992), Australian rules footballer *

Jed Lowrie Jed Carlson Lowrie (born April 17, 1984) is an American professional baseball infielder who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics and New York Mets. Early life Lowri ...

(born 1984), American Major League Baseball player *

Jed Metcher Jed Metcher is a former Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Australia. He is a former competitor in the Australian 125cc Championship, the Australian Supersport Championship, the Supersport World Championship, the British Superbike Championship, ...

(born 1990), Australian Grand Prix motorcycle racer *

Jed Ortmeyer Jed Ortmeyer (born September 3, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks and Minnesota Wild. After his retirement he ...

(born 1978), American National Hockey League player * Jed Prentice, American slalom canoer, world champion in 1989 and 1991 *

Jed Roberts Jed Roberts (born November 10, 1967) was a Canadian Football League defensive end and linebacker who played thirteen seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos. His father was Jay Roberts, a former tight end with the Ottawa Rough Riders. External links * ...

(born 1967), Canadian Football League player * Jed Rowlands, New Zealand rugby union coach *

Jed Steer Jed John Steer (born 23 September 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Steer joined Villa from his hometown club Norwich City on 1 July 2013, after beginning his playing career with the Canaries. He has also pl ...

(born 1992), English football goalkeeper * Jed Wallace (born 1994), English footballer * Jed Weaver (born 1976), American National Football League player * John Edward

Jed York John Edward "Jed" York (born March 9, 1981) is an American businessman who is the CEO of the San Francisco 49ers NFL franchise. York is the son of Denise DeBartolo York and John York, and nephew of former 49ers owner Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. Ea ...

(born c. 1980), American CEO of the San Francisco 49ers National Football League team * Jedidiah Jed Zayner (born 1984), American soccer player

In arts and entertainment

Jed Allan Jed Allan Brown (March 1, 1935 – March 9, 2019), known professionally as Jed Allan, was an American actor and television host, best known as C.C. Capwell on '' Santa Barbara'', Don Craig on '' Days of Our Lives'', Rush Sanders on ' ...

(1935–2019), American actor, particularly on soap operas *

Jed Brophy Jed Brophy (born 29 October 1963) is an actor from New Zealand. He has appeared in several of Peter Jackson's films, including ''Braindead'', ''Heavenly Creatures'', ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, and ''King Kong''. Brophy also app ...

(born 1963), New Zealand film actor *

Jed Harris Jed Harris (born Jacob Hirsch Horowitz; February 25, 1900 – November 15, 1979) was an Austrian-born American theatrical producer and director. His many successful Broadway productions in the 1920s and 1930s include ''Broadway (play), Broadway' ...

(1900–1979), Austrian-American theater producer and director and film writer born Jacob Hirsch Horowitz *

Jed Johnson (designer) Jed Johnson (December 30, 1948 – July 17, 1996) was an American interior designer and film director. Initially hired by Andy Warhol to sweep floors at The Factory, he subsequently moved in with Warhol, and was his boyfriend for twelve year ...

(1948–1996), American interior designer and lover of Andy Warhol * Jed Kurzel (born 1976), Australian film composer and musician *

Jed Mercurio Gerald Gary "Jed" Mercurio (born September 1966) is a British television writer, producer, director and novelist. A former hospital doctor and Royal Air Force officer, Mercurio has been ranked among UK television's leading writers. In 2017, Mer ...

(born 1966), British television writer, producer and director and novelist * Jed Perl (born 1951), American art critic and author *

Jed Prouty Jed Prouty (born Clarence Gordon Prouty; April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor. Biography Born as Clarence Gordon Prouty in Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly app ...

(1879–1956), American film actor *

Jed Riffe Jed Riffe is an American filmmaker and founder of Jed Riffe Films + Electronic Media. For over 30 years his documentary films have focused on social issues and politics including: Native American histories and struggles (Ishi, the Last Yahi, Cal ...

, American filmmaker *

Jed Simon Jedson Louis Simon (born February 27, 1964) is a Canadian musician. He was a member of supergroup Scar the Martyr and has been a member of numerous metal bands, including Front Line Assembly, Strapping Young Lad, Zimmers Hole, and TENET. He is ...

(born 1964), Canadian musician *

Jed Whedon Jed Tucker Whedon (born July 18, 1975) is an American screenwriter and musician, and the son of screenwriter Tom Whedon, grandson of screenwriter John Whedon, and the brother of screenwriter Zack Whedon and of filmmaker Joss Whedon. Career ...

(born 1974), American screenwriter and musician

Academics

Jed Buchwald Jed Z. Buchwald is Doris and Henry Dreyfuss Professor of History at Caltech. He was previously director of the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology at MIT. He won a MacArthur Fellowship in 1995 and was elected to the American ...

, American historian, professor of history at Caltech * Jed Rubenfeld, American Yale Law School professor and author

Other

Jed S. Rakoff Jed Saul Rakoff (born August 1, 1943) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education Rakoff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 1, 1943. He grew up in ...

(born 1943), American federal judge * Jed Smock, also known as Brother Jed (born 1943), confrontational American evangelist and campus preacher

Fictional characters

Josiah Bartlet Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a fictional character from the American television serial drama ''The West Wing'' created by Aaron Sorkin and portrayed by actor Martin Sheen. The role earned Sheen a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Telev ...

("Jed"), on the American television series ''

The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the ...

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Jed Clampett ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor, backwoods family fro ...

, on the American television series ''

The Beverly Hillbillies ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor, backwoods family from ...

'' * Jedediah Leland ("Jed"), reporter in the film ''

Citizen Kane ''Citizen Kane'' is a 1941 American drama film produced by, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Herman J. Mankiewicz. The picture was Welles' first feature film. ''Citizen Kane'' is frequently cited ...

'' * Jemima Marshall ("Jed") ''(female)'', in

John le Carré David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 193112 December 2020), better known by his pen name John le Carré ( ), was a British and Irish author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. ...

s novel ''

The Night Manager ''The Night Manager'' is an espionage novel by British writer John le Carré, published in 1993. It is his first post- Cold War novel, detailing an undercover operation to bring down a major international arms dealer. Plot summary Jonathan Pin ...

'' and on the British TV mini-series of the same name * Jed Olsen, the alias of Danny Johnson, who is ''The Ghost Face'' in the multi platform video game ''

Dead by Daylight ''Dead by Daylight'' is an asymmetric multiplayer survival horror online game developed by Canadian studio Behaviour Interactive. It is a one-versus-four game in which one player takes on the role of a savage Killer and the other four play as Su ...

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Jed Stone Jed Stone is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Kenneth Cope. He was a lodger of Minnie Caldwell's in the 1960s, and her nickname for him was "Sunny Jim". He made a reappearance after an absen ...

, on the British soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'' * Jed Wright, the only boss in the Xbox 360 video game demo '' Dead Rising 2: Case Zero''

References

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