Terry (surname)

Terry is a surname which comes from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, cognate of the English Derek. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adam Terry (born 1982), American football player
• Alberto Terry (1929-2006), Peruvian footballer
• Alfred Terry (1827–1890), American Civil War Union general
• Alice Terry (1899–1987), American film actress and director
• Arthur Terry (1927–2004), English philologist, critic, and translator
• Ben Terry (1852–1910), Test cricket umpire
• Benjamin Franklin Terry (1821–1861), organizer of the American Civil War unit Terry's Texas Rangers
• Bill Terry (1898–1989), American major league baseball player
• Charles L. Terry, Jr. (1900–1970), American judge and politician, Governor of Delaware
• Charles Sanford Terry (historian) (1864–1936), English historian and musicologist
• Charles Sanford Terry (translator) (1926–1982), American translator of Japanese literature
• Clark Terry (1920–2015), jazz fluegelhorn/trumpet player and music educator
• Dalen Terry (born 2002), American basketball player
• Daniel Terry (c. 1780–1829), English actor and playwright
• David Smith Terry (1823–1889), American politician and jurist, chief justice of the Supreme Court of California
• Desean Terry, American actor, acting coach and theatre director
• Edward Terry (author) (1590–1660), cleric and author of A Voyage to East-India (1655)
• Edward O'Connor Terry (1844–1912), 19th-century English actor and theatre owner
• Edward Richard "Ted" Terry (1904–1967), Tasmanian professional sprinter and Australian rules footballer
• Eli Terry (1772–1852), American inventor and clockmaker
• Elizabeth Terry (born c. 1943), American chef
• Dame Ellen Terry (1847–1928), English actress
• Fred Terry (1863–1933), English actor and theatre manager
• Georgena Terry, American bicycle designer and businesswoman
• Georgina Terry (born 1990), British actress
• Harry Terry (born 1887, date of death unknown), English stage and film actor
• Helen Terry (born 1956), backing vocals singer with British pop group Culture Club
• Henry Dwight Terry (1812–1869), United States Army Brigadier general during the American Civil War
• Henry John Terry (1869–1952), cricketer who played for the French team in the 1900 Olympics
• J. E. Harold Terry (1885–1939), English playwright
• Jack Terry (1930–2022), Polish-American author
• James Terry (basketball) (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player
• James L. Terry (born 1957), US Army Lieutenant General
• Jason Terry (born 1977), American basketball player
• Jo Ann Terry (born 1938), American hurdler
• John B. Terry (1796–1874), American pioneer, soldier, and territorial legislator
• John Terry (born 1980), English football player
• Joseph Terry (1828–1898), partner in Terry's chocolate makers (1767–2006)
• Lilian Terry (1930–2023), Italian jazz singer
• Luther Leonidas Terry (1911–1985), U.S. Surgeon General (1961–65)
• Matt Terry (born 1993), English singer, winner of UK X Factor (2016)
• Maureen Terry, American business owner and politician
• Michael Terry (disambiguation), several people
• Michelle Terry (born 1979), English actress and writer
• Nigel Terry (1945–2015), English actor
• Olufemi Terry, Sierra Leonean writer
• P. S. Terry (1876–1936), American politician, Missouri senator
• Pat Terry (1933–2007), English footballer
• Paul Terry (cricketer) (born 1959), English cricketer
• Paul Terry (footballer) (born 1979), English footballer and brother of John
• Paul Terry (cartoonist) (1887–1971), U.S. cartoonist and animator, and creator of Terrytoons
• Peter Terry (1926–2017), British air marshal
• Ralph Terry (1936–2022), American major league baseball pitcher
• Richard Terry (musicologist) (1864–1938), English organist, choir director and musicologist
• Rob Terry (born 1980), American professional wrestler
• Rodney Terry (born 1968), American basketball coach
• Ruth Marie Terry (1936–1974), American murder victim
• Ruth Terry (1920–2016), American actress
• Samuel Terry (c. 1776–1838), Australian landowner, merchant and philanthropist
• Sean Terry (born 1991), English cricketer
• Simon Terry (1974–2021), British archer
• Sue Mi Terry, American writer and commentator
• Tamorrion Terry (born 1998), American football player
• Tarahrick Terry, American criminal
• Todd Terry (born 1967), American DJ, record producer and remixer
• Tomás Terry (died 1886), Cuban slave trader and businessman
• Troy Terry (born 1997), American ice hockey player
• Tyrell Terry (born 2000), American basketball player
• T. T. Terry (1865–1941), American politician; mayor of Huntsville, Alabama
• Victor Terry (1942–1960), English murderer
• Wallace Terry (1938–2003), American journalist and oral historian
• Wallace Terry (baseball) (1850–1908), American baseball player
• Walter Terry (1909–1977), American politician
• William Terry (congressman) (1824–1888), American general
• William R. Terry (1827–1897), American general

See also

• Terry (given name)
• Terry (disambiguation)