Terry

This article is about the given name. For the family name, see Terry (surname). For other uses, see Terry (disambiguation).

Terry is a unisex diminutive nickname for the given names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence, Terrance (masculine).

Terry

Pronunciation	/ˈtɛri/
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	1. Latin 2. Greek 3. English
Word/name	Diminutive form of Terence and Teresa
Region of origin	English-speaking world
Other names
Alternative spelling	Terrie Terri Teri
Derived	diminutive of Terence or Teresa or Lefteris (Eleftherios)
Related names	Terence, Teresa

People

Male

• Terry Albritton (1955–2005), American shot putter, world record holder in 1976
• Terry Antonis (born 1993), Australian association football player
• Terry A. Davis, (1969–2018), American programmer
• Terry Baddoo, CNN journalist
• Terry Balsamo (born 1972), American lead guitarist for the rock band Evanescence
• Terry Beckner (born 1997), American football player
• Terry Blair (politician) (1946–2014), Ohio House of Representatives member
• Terry Blair (serial killer) (1961–2024), American serial killer
• Terry Bollea (born 1953), professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan
• Terry Bowden (born 1956), American football coach and former player
• Terry Bradshaw (born 1948), American former National Football League quarterback
• Terry Branstad (born 1946), American politician
• Terry Brooks (born 1944), American fantasy writer
• Terry Brooks (basketball) (born c. 1968), American college basketball player
• Terry Brunk (born 1964), professional wrestler known as "Sabu"
• Terry Byrne (born 1966), English football manager and businessman
• Terry Caldwell (born 1938), English footballer
• Terry Callier (1945–2012), American jazz and folk singer and guitarist
• Terry Carpenter (1900–1978), American politician
• Terry Childs (serial killer) (1955–2023), American serial killer
• Terry Cochrane (born 1953), Northern Irish footballer
• Terry Cochrane (Canadian football) (born 1963), Canadian football player
• Terry Coldwell, member of the pop group East 17
• Terry Cooper (footballer, born 1944), English footballer
• Terry Connor (born 1962), English football assistant manager and former coach and player
• Terry Cress, Winner of Canada's Worst Handyman 2
• Terry Crews (born 1968), American actor and retired football player
• Terry Crowley (born 1947), American baseball player and coach
• Terry Daniel, American college football punter (1992–1994)
• Terry Daniels, American professional wrestler
• Terry Deitz (born 1959) American Survivor contestant and television host
• Terry Driver (1965–2021), Canadian murderer
• Terry Dubrow (born 1958), American plastic surgeon and television personality
• Terry Eagleton (born 1943), British literary critic and academic
• Terry Etim (born 1986), English professional mixed martial artist currently signed to the UFC
• Terry Fair (basketball) (1960–2020), American-Israeli professional basketball player
• Terry Farnsworth (born 1942), Canadian Olympic judoka
• Terry Fator (born 1965), American singing ventriloquist
• Terry Fontenot (born 1980), American football executive
• Terry Forcum, American golfer, 1983 World Long Drive Champion
• Terry Fox (1958–1981), Canadian athlete and activist
• Terry Francona (born 1959), American professional baseball manager and former player
• Terry Funk (1944–2023), American professional wrestler
• Terry Gibbs (wrestler) (born 1953), American retired professional wrestler
• Terry Gilliam (born 1940), British-American film director, and Monty Python member
• Terry Godwin (born 1996), American football player
• Terry Gordy (1961–2001), American professional wrestler
• Terry Gou (born 1950), Taiwanese entrepreneur
• Terry Griffiths (politician) (1944–2009), Australian politician
• Terry Griffiths (1947–2024), Welsh snooker player
• Terry Haskins (1955–2000), American politician
• Terry Jones (1942–2020), Welsh actor, writer, comedian, screenwriter, film director and Monty Python member
• Terry Kath (1946–1978), American guitarist, singer and founding member of the band Chicago
• Terry Teruo Kawamura, United States Army soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Terry Kay (1938–2020), American writer
• Terry Kelly (singer), Canadian singer-songwriter, speaker, and entertainer
• Terry Kilgore (born 1961), American politician
• Terry Klassen, Canadian voice actor, ADR director, and writer
• Terry Kunz (born 1952), American football player
• Terry Labonte (born 1956), American retired NASCAR driver
• Terry Lamb, Australian rugby league player
• Terry Lin (born 1966), Taiwanese singer
• Terry Malone, American football coach
• Terry Manning, American music producer and engineer
• Terry McAuliffe (born 1957), American politician; former Governor of Virginia and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee
• Terry McDermott (born 1951), English footballer
• Terry McEniff, Irish hotelier and politician
• Terry McGroom (1966–2016), American boxer
• Terry McLaurin (born 1996), American football player
• Terry Metcalf (born 1951), American football player
• Terry Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
• Terry Moran (born 1959), American journalist, former co-anchor of the news show Nightline
• Terry Moran (public servant) (born 1947), Australian senior public servant
• Terry Nation, Welsh screenwriter and novelist, creator of the Daleks and Davros for Doctor Who
• Terry Nichols, US convicted accomplice in the Oklahoma City bombing
• Terry O'Quinn (born 1952), American actor best known for playing John Locke on the TV series Lost
• Terry Orndorff (born 1951), American retired professional wrestler
• Terry Pilkadaris (born 1973), Australian golfer
• Terry Pratchett (1948–2015), English fantasy author known for the Discworld book series
• Terry Richardson (born 1965), American fashion photographer
• Terry Richardson (ice hockey) (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player
• Terry Richardson (rugby league), English rugby league footballer in the 1970s and 1980s
• Terry Riley (born 1935), American composer and musician
• Terry Rozier (born 1994), American basketball player
• Terry Sanford (1917–1998), American politician and educator, Governor of North Carolina (1961–1965)
• Terry Sargeant (born 1946), Canadian politician
• Terry Saul (1921–1976), Choctaw/Chickasaw illustrator, painter, muralist, commercial artist, and educator.
• Terry Schofield (born 1948), American basketball player and coach
• Terry Shannon (1952–2005), American engineer and writer
• Terry Stotts (born 1957), American basketball coach
• Terry Sturm (1941–2009), New Zealand professor
• Terry Sweeney (born 1950), American actor, writer and comedian on Saturday Night Live
• Terry Sue-Patt (1964–2015), British actor
• Terry Taylor (disambiguation), several people
• Terry Teachout (1956–2022), American author, critic, biographer, playwright, stage director, and librettist.
• Terry-Thomas (1911–1990), English character actor and comedian
• Terry Unrein (born 1962), American former football player
• Terry Virgo (born 1940), a leader in the British New Church Movement
• Terry Waite (born 1938), British hostage negotiator
• Terry Wogan (1938–2016), Irish-British broadcaster and television personality
• Terry Yorath (born 1950), Welsh former football manager and player
• Terry Zwigoff (born 1949), American documentary and feature film director

Female

• Terry Alderete (1945–2013), American businesswoman
• Terry Babcock-Lumish (born 1976), American professor
• Terry Baum (born 1946), American playwright
• Terry Bellamy, American former mayor
• Terry Bergeson (born 1942), American educator
• Terry Berkowitz, American video artist
• Terry Berlier (born 1972), American artist and sculptor
• Terry Beyer (born 1951), American politician
• Terry Braunstein (artist) (born 1942), American photomontage artist
• Terry Castle (born 1953), American scholar
• Terry Cole-Whittaker (born 1939), American writer
• Terry Acebo Davis (born 1953), Filipino-American artist and nurse
• Terry Dexter (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
• Terry Jo Duperrault, formerly missing person who disappeared at sea
• Terry Van Duyn (born 1951), Democratic politician
• Terry Ehret (born 1955), American poet
• Terry Ellis (born 1963), American singer
• Terry Farrell (actress) (born 1963), American actress
• Terry Finn (born 1955), American actress
• Terry Fulmer, American gerontologist
• Terry Gabreski (born 1952), American vice commander
• Terry Van Ginderen (1931–2018), Flemish television presenter
• Terry Hu (born 1953), Taiwanese actress, writer and translator
• Terry Huntingdon (born 1940), American film actress
• Terry Irwin (designer), American designer
• Terry D. Johnston (born 1947), American politician and businesswoman
• Terry Karl (born 1947), American professor
• Terry Keith, American geologist
• Terry Moore (actress) (born 1929), American film actress
• Terry M. McGovern (born 1961), American activist
• Terry McMillan (born 1951), American novelist
• Terry Meza (born 1949), American politician
• Terry Neese (born 1947), American political figure
• Terry O'Flaherty, Irish mayor
• Terry a. O'Neal (born 1973), American writer
• Terry Oroszi (born 1966), American author
• Terry Orr-Weaver, American molecular biologist
• Terry Plank (born 1963), American volcanologist
• Terry Pheto (born 1981), South African actress
• Terry Reintke (born 1987), German politician
• Terry Spear, American author
• Terry Underwood (born 1944), Australian author
• Terry Wahls (born 1955), American physician
• Terry Tempest Williams (born 1955), American writer

Fictional characters

• Terry, a character from Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• Terry, a pterodactyl boss character from the video game Banjo Tooie
• Terry McGinnis, the main protagonist and second Batman of Batman Beyond
• Terry Benedict, casino owner, the main antagonist in the Ocean's trilogy
• Terry Bernadino, a character from Reno 911!
• Terry Bogard, from SNK's Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters video games
• Terry Boot, minor character from the Harry Potter series of novels, by J. K. Rowling
• Terry Carmichael, a character in the 1996 John Woo film Broken Arrow
• Terry Chaney, main female character in Final Destination
• Terry Collier, fictional character in The Likely Lads sitcoms and film
• Terry Cooper, a character in the Success Mode part of the baseball video game MLB Power Pros 2008.
• Terry "The Toad" Fields, a character in the 1973 film American Graffiti
• Terry Grandchester, a character in the 1975 manga Candy Candy and it's anime adaptation.
• Terry Granger, the main protagonist in the 2014 film No Good Deed
• Terrance "Terry" Hawthorne, a character in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure
• Terry Ives, mother of Eleven in the television series Stranger Things
• Terry Kelly, a character in the 1980 American disaster movie The Night the Bridge Fell Down
• Terry Kimple, a character from The Cleveland Show
• Terry Lee, main character of the comic strip Terry and the Pirates
• Terry Lesler, a character from Scott the Woz
• Terry Malloy, main protagonist of the 1954 crime drama film On the Waterfront
• Terry McCann, from the TV series Minder
• Terry McScotty, one of the main characters in the anime series Battle B-Daman
• Terry McGinnis, DC Comics character
• Terry Milkovich, from Shameless
• Terry Silver, a character in The Karate Kid franchise
• Terry the Tomboy, from AwesomenessTV
• Terry Williams, a character in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
• Scary Terry, from Rick and Morty
• Terry, from the novel Hatchet
• Terry, from the 2013 animated film Monsters University
• Terry, from the 2020 animated film Soul
• Terry, one of the main protagonists of the adult animated series Solar Opposites
• Terry, an agent in the 2018 series The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle

Military

• "Terry Taliban", British Army slang for Taliban fighters during the Afghanistan War of 2001 to 2021

See also

• Teri (given name)
• Terri
• Terryglass
• Terryglass Castle
• Terryville (disambiguation)
• Therry