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Terry is a unisex given name, derived from French Thierry and Theodoric. It can also be used as a diminutive nickname for the names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence, Terrance or Terrier (masculine).

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 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 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 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 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 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

Military

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