Ernie is a masculine given name, frequently a short form (hypocorism) of Ernest, Ernald, Ernesto, or Verner. It may refer to:

People

• Ernie Accorsi (born 1941), American football executive

• Ernie Adams (disambiguation)

• Ernie Afaganis (born c. 1933), Canadian sports announcer

• Ernie Althoff (born 1950), Australian musician and composer

• Ernie Anastos (born 1943), American television journalist

• Ernie Anderson (1923–1997), American radio and television announcer

• Ernie Ashcroft (1925–1985), English rugby league footballer

• Ernie Ball (1930–2004), American guitarist and businessman

• Ernie Banks (1931–2015), American baseball player

• Ernie Barbarash, American film producer

• Ernie Barnes (1938–2009), American football player and painter

• Ernie Blenkinsop (1902–1969), English footballer

• Ernie Boch Jr. (born 1958), American billionaire businessman

• Ernie Bond (disambiguation)

• Ernie Bridge (1936–2013), Australian politician

• Ernie Broglio (1935–2019), American baseball pitcher

• Ernie Bushmiller (1905–1982), American cartoonist

• Ernie Calcutt (1932–1984), Canadian sports commentator and radio news director

• Ernie Calloway (born 1948), American football player

• Ernie Clement (born 1996), American baseball player

• Ernie Colón (1931–2019), American comics artist

• Ernie Coombs (1927–2001), Canadian entertainer

• Ernie Cox (1894–1962), Canadian football player

• Ernie Danjean (1934–1995), American football player

• Ernie Davis (1939–1963), American football player

• Ernie DiGregorio (born 1951), American basketball player

• Ernie Dingo (born 1956), Australian actor and television personality

• Ernie Dodd (1880–1918), New Zealand rugby union player

• Ernie Dubeau (1880–1951), Canadian ice hockey player

• Ernie Duplechin, American football and baseball player and football coach

• Ernie Els (born 1969), South African golfer

• Ernie Ernst (1924/25–2013), American district attorney and jurist

• Ernie Fixmer (born 1977), American drifting driver

• Ernie Fletcher (born 1952), American physician and politician, 60th Governor of Kentucky

• Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919–1991), American singer

• Ernie Graham (1946–2001), Northern Irish singer and songwriter

• Ernie Green (born 1938), American football player

• Ernie Grunfeld (born 1955), American basketball player and executive

• Ernie Hammes (born 1968), Luxembourgish jazz trumpeter

• Ernie Hardeman (born 1947), Canadian politician

• Ernie Hart (1910–1985), American comics artist and writer

• Ernie Harwell (1918–2010), American sports announcer

• Ernie Hawkins (born 1947), American blues singer and musician

• Ernie Henry (1926–1957), American jazz saxophonist

• Ernie Hine (1901–1974), English footballer

• Ernie Hughes (born 1955), American football player

• Ernie Hudson (born 1945), American actor

• Ernie Isley (born 1952), American singer and musician

• Ernie Isley (politician) (born 1937), Canadian politician

• Ernie Jennings (born 1949), American football player

• Ernie Johnson (disambiguation)

• Ernie Jones (disambiguation)

• Ernie Kovacs (1919–1962), American comedian, actor and writer

• Ernie Lombardi (1908–1977), American baseball player

• Ernie Maresca (1938–2015), American singer-songwriter

• Ernie McLean (politician), Canadian politician

• Ernie Merrick (born 1953), Scottish-Australian football manager

• Ernie Mims, stage name of Ernest Christoper Memos (1932–2019), American television personality

• Ernie Morgan (1927–2013), English football player and manager

• Ernie Nevers (1902–1976), American football and baseball player and college football head coach

• Ernie Newton (disambiguation)

• Ernie Nordli (1912–1968), American animation artist and graphic designer

• Ernie Odoom, Swiss jazz musician and vocalist

• Ernie O'Malley (1897–1957), Irish Republican Army officer and writer

• Ernie Oravetz (1932–2006), American baseball player

• Ernie O'Rourke (1926–2024), Australian rules footballer

• Ernie Orsatti (1902–1968), American baseball player

• Ernie Otten (born 1954), American politician

• Ernie Ovitz (1885–1980), American baseball player

• Ernie Padgett (1899–1957), American baseball player

• Ernie Parker (1883–1918), Australian tennis player and cricketer

• Ernie Phythian (1942–2020), English former footballer

• Ernie Pitts (1935–1970), Canadian football player

• Ernie Preate (born 1940), American attorney and politician

• Ernie Price (1950–2004), American football player

• Ernie Price (English footballer) (1926–2013)

• Ernie Pyle (1900–1945), American journalist and war correspondent

• Ernie Rea (born 1945), Northern Irish radio presenter

• Ernie Regehr, Canadian pacifist

• Ernie Reid (c.1905 – c.1938), Australian rugby union player

• Ernie Renzel (1907–2007), American politician

• Ernie Reyes Jr. (born 1972), American actor and martial artist

• Ernie Reyes Sr. (born 1947), American martial artist, actor, and fight choreographer

• Ernie Rice (1896–1979), English boxer and actor

• Ernie Richardson (curler) (born 1931), Canadian curler

• Ernie Richardson (footballer) (1916–1977), English footballer

• Ernie Roberts (1912–1994), English politician and trade unionist

• Ernie Robson (1870–1924), English cricketer

• Ernie Roth (1926–1983), American professional wrestler and wrestling manager

• Ernie Royal (1921–1983), American jazz trumpeter

• Ernie Sabella (born 1949), American actor

• Ernie Schaaf (1908–1933), American boxer

• Ernie Schroeder (1916–2006), American comics artist

• Ernie Schunke (1882–1922), Australian rules footballer

• Ernie Shore (1891–1980), American baseball pitcher

• Ernie Sigley (1938–2021), Australian radio and television personality

• Ernie Sims (born 1984), American football player

• Ernie Smith (disambiguation)

• Ernie Stautner (1925–2006), American football player and coach

• Ernie Steury (1930–2002), American physician and missionary

• Ernie Walker (baseball) (1890–1965), American baseball player

• Ernie Walker (football) (1928–2011), Scottish football administrator

• Ernie Watts (born 1945), American jazz and R&B saxophonist

• Ernie Watts (Small Heath footballer), English footballer who played for Small Heath (188–1890)

• Ernie Watts (footballer, born 1872) (1872–?), English footballer

• Ernie Whitchurch (1891–1957), English footballer

• Ernie White (1916–1974), American baseball pitcher

• Ernie White (Canadian football) (born 1938), American-born Canadian football player

• Ernie Whiteside (1889–1953), English footballer

• Ernie Whitt (born 1952), American baseball player

• Ernie Whittam (1911–1951), English footballer

• Ernie Whittle (1925–1998), English footballer

• Ernie Wiggs (c.1940–2014), New Zealand rugby league footballer

• Ernie Wilkins (1919–1999), American jazz saxophonist

• Ernie Willett (1919–1985), English footballer

• Ernie Williamson (1922–2002), American football player and coach

• Ernie Winchester (1944–2013), Scottish footballer

• Ernie Wise, stage name of English comedian Ernest Wiseman (1925–1999), half of the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise

• Ernie Woerner (1905–1972), American football player

• Ernie Wolf (1889–1964), American baseball pitcher

• Ernie Wright (1939–2007), American football player

• Ernie Wright (footballer) (1912–?), English footballer

Fictional characters

• Ernie (Sesame Street), a Muppet on the TV show Sesame Street

• Ernie the Giant Chicken, on the TV series Family Guy

• Ernie Cardenas, on the TV series George Lopez

• Ernie Macmillan, in the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling

• Ernie Pantusso, also known as "Coach", on the TV show Cheers

• Evil Ernie, a comics character created by Brian Pulido and Steven Hughes

Technology

• Ernie Bot

See also

• Erne (disambiguation)

• Erni, a given name and surname