Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (hypocorism) of Gerard, Gerald or Geraldine. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice president (1813–1814) after whom the term gerrymander was named

Ann Gerry (1763–1849), wife of Elbridge

Thomas Russell Gerry (1794–1848), son of Elbridge and Ann

Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837–1927), American lawyer and reformer, son of Thomas

Peter G. Gerry (1879–1957), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, great-grandson of Elbridge

• Edith Stuyvesant Gerry (1873–1958), American philanthropist and wife of Peter

• Elbridge T. Gerry Sr. (1908–1999), American banker and polo player, great-great-grandson of the vice president

Robert L. Gerry Jr. (1911–1979), American polo player, brother of Elbridge Sr

• Robert L. Gerry III (born 1937), American businessman, son of Robert L. Jr

• Alan Gerry (born 1929), American billionaire and founder of Cablevision Industries

• Elbridge Gerry (Maine politician) (1813–1886), American lawyer and politician

• Eloise Gerry (1885–1970), American forestry research scientist

• Nathan Gerry (born 1995), American football player

• Robert Gerry (politician) (1858–1931), American politician

Given name

• Gerry Adams (born 1948), Irish republican politician

• Gerry Adams Sr. (1926–2003), Irish Republic Army volunteer, father of the Irish politician and alleged abuser of his family

• Gerry Adams (fencer) (born 1962), Australian fencer

• Gerry Alanguilan (1968–2019), Filipino comic book artist and writer

• Gerry Anderson, English producer and director (1929–2012)

• Gerry Armstrong (activist) (born 1946), critic and former member of the Church of Scientology

• Gerry Armstrong (footballer) (born 1954), Northern Irish footballer

• Gerry Barney (born 1939), British designer

• Gerry Bohanon (born 1999), American football player

• Gerry Boulet (1946–1990), Canadian rock singer

• Gerry Bertier (1953–1981), Virginia high school football player

• Gerry Brown (disambiguation), multiple people

• Gerry Brownlee (born 1956), New Zealand politician

• Gerry Byrne (politician) (born 1966), Canadian politician

• Gerry Byrne (footballer, born 1938) (1938–2015), English footballer

• Gerry Cheevers (born 1940), Canadian retired National Hockey League goaltender

• Gerry Cinnamon, Scottish musician born Gerald Crosbie in 1985

• Gerry Collins (disambiguation), multiple people

• Gerry Cooney (born 1956), American former boxer

• Gerry Davis (disambiguation), multiple people

• Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian born Gerard Donoghue in 1968

• Gerry De Silva (born 1940), Sri Lanka Army general

• Gerry Dick, American journalist and host of Inside Indiana Business

• Gerry Duggan (writer) (born 1973), American writer

• Gerry Francis (born 1951), English former footballer and manager

• Gerry Francis (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2025), South African-born footballer

• Gerry Geran (1896–1981), American ice hockey player

• Gerry Gibeault (born 1953), Canadian politician

• Gerry Glaude (1927–2017), Canadian ice hockey defenceman

• Gerry Goffin (1939–2014), American lyricist, husband of Carole King

• Gerry Harris (disambiguation), multiple people

• Gerry Harvey (born 1939), Australian entrepreneur

• Gerry Patrick Hemming (1937–2008), U.S. Marine mercenary and CIA agent

• Gerry Hitchens (1934–1983), English footballer

• Gerry Kearby (1947–2012), American entrepreneur

• Gerry Kelly (born 1953), Irish republican politician and former Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer

• Gerry Kelly (broadcaster) (born 1948), Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist

• Gerry Kelly (footballer) (1908–1983), English footballer

• Gerry Leonard (born 1961/1962), Irish musician

• Gerry Lindgren (born 1946), American track and field runner

• Gerry McMonagle, political figure in Ireland

• Gerry McCoy (born 1960), Scottish footballer

• Gerry Marsden (1942–2021), English musician, frontman of Gerry and the Pacemakers

• Gerry Morrow (born 1949), Martinique-born Canadian professional wrestler

• Gerry Mulligan (1927–1996), American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger and composer

• Gerry Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people

• Gerry O'Connor (disambiguation), multiple people

• Gerry Peñalosa (born 1972), Filipino former boxer and WBC and WBO world champion

• Gerry Peyton (born 1956), Irish former football goalkeeper and coach

• Gerry Philipsen (born 1944), American academic and ethnographer

• Gerry Phillips (born 1940), Canadian politician

• Gerry Rafferty (1947–2011), Scottish singer and songwriter

• Gerry Reynolds (Irish politician) (born 1961), Irish politician

• Gerry Reynolds (British politician) (1927–1969), British politician

• Gerry Roxas (1924–1982), Filipino politician

• Gerry Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people

• Gerry Sayer (1905–1942), chief test pilot for Gloster Aircraft

• Gerry Scott (1944–2007), English television production designer

• Gerry Scotti (born 1956), Italian television presenter

• Gerry Sharpe (disambiguation)

• Gerry Sherry, American football player

• Gerry Spence (born 1929), American semi-retired trial lawyer

• Gerry Steinberg (1945–2015), British politician

• Gerry Sutcliffe (born 1953), British politician

• Gerry Tuttle (1926–2006), American football player

• Gerry Ward (basketball) (born 1941), American retired National Basketball Association player

• Gerry Ward (footballer) (1936–1994), English footballer

• Gerry Watson, better known as Bubba Watson (born 1978), American golfer

• Gerry Williams (footballer) (1877–1901), Australian rules footballer

Fictional characters

• Gerry Torciano, a character from The Sopranos

See also

• Gary (disambiguation)

• Gehry (surname)

• Geri (disambiguation)

• Gery (disambiguation)

• Jerry (given name)