Jeremy (given name)

Jeremy
Pronunciation	/ˈdʒɛrɛmi/
Gender	Male
Language	English
Other names
Variant forms	Jer; Jem; Jaz
Nicknames	Jez, Jezza
Related names	Jeremiah, Jérémie, Jérémy, Jeremey

Jeremy (/ˌdʒɛrɛmi/ JERR-em-ee) is an English language male given name, deriving from various translations and interpretations as the anglicized and diminutive form of the Hebrew given name Jeremiah.

Notable people with the name include:

In arts and entertainment

Jeremy Beadle (1948–2008), English television presenter, writer and producer
Jeremy Bowen, Welsh journalist
Jeremy Brett (1933–1995), English actor
Jeremy Brock, actor and director
Jeremy Bulloch, English actor
Jez Butterworth, English playwright, screenwriter, and film director
Jeremy Camp, Christian musician
Jeremy Cavaterra, American composer
Jeremy Clarkson, English broadcaster
Jaz (Jeremy) Coleman, English musician
Jeremy Crawshaw (born 2001), Australian-American football player
Jeremy Davis, bassist for American rock band Paramore
Jeremy Deller, English artist
Jeremy Edwards, English television actor
Jeremy "Jerma" Elbertson, American YouTuber and voice actor
Jeremy Fall, American editor in chief of Cliché Magazine
Jeremy Filsell, English pianist and composer
Jem Finer, English musician with The Pogues
Jeremy Gable, American playwright and game designer
Jeremy Hardy, English comedian
Jeremy Healy, English singer and DJ
Jeremy Heywood, British Civil Servant
Jeremy Irons, English actor
Jeremy Jordan (singer, born 1973), American singer
Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984), American actor
Jeremy Kidd (born 1962), British-born contemporary artist
Jeremy Kyle, English television presenter
Jeremy Lansman, American community radio advocate, radio station owner, and engineer
Jeremy Larner (1937–2026), American author, poet, journalist and speechwriter
Jeremy Latimore, Australian Rugby League player
Jeremy Lau (born 1992), Hong Kong singer and actor
Jeremy Lee (chef), TV chef
Jeremy Lee (singer) (born 1995), Hong Kong singer, dancer, and actor
Jeremy Lloyd (1930–2014), English author, screenwriter, poet, and actor
Jeremy London, American actor with twin actor Jason London
Jeremy McKinnon, vocalist for American metalcore band, A Day to Remember
Jeremy Meeks, American model and convicted felon (born 1984)
Jeremy Northam, English film actor
Jeremy Paxman, English television presenter
Jeremy Piven, American actor
Jeremy Ray, Australian television presenter and video game reviewer
Jeremy Renner, American actor
Jeremy Rohmer, contestant of ANTM cycle 20
Jeremy Rowley, American actor
Jeremy Scahill, Oscar-nominated and two-time George Polk award-winning journalist
Jeremy Shada, American actor, notably as the voice of Finn the Human in Adventure Time and GingerBrave in Cookie Run: Kingdom
Jeremy Sims, Australian actor and director
Jeremy Sinden, English actor
Jeremy Sisto, American actor, producer, and writer
Jeremy Soule, American composer
Jeremy Spake, English TV presenter
Jeremy Strong, American actor
Jeremy Suarez, American actor from The Bernie Mac Show
Jeremy Sumpter, American actor
Jeremy Taggart, percussionist for Canadian band Our Lady Peace
Jeremy Thomas, English writer and film producer
Jeremy Vine, English radio and television journalist and presenter
Jeremy Wade, English author and television presenter, host of River Monsters
Jeremy Ylvisaker, American Multi-instrumentalist
Jeremy Zerechak, American documentary filmmaker
Jeremy Fernandez (singer), American singer
Jeremy Zucker, American singer-songwriter, producer

In politics

Jeremy Browne, British Liberal Democrat MP (2005–2015)
Jeremy Corbyn, British Labour MP for Islington North (1983–) and Leader of the Labour Party (2015–2020)
Jeremy Hanley (1945–2026), British politician
Jeremy Hunt, British Conservative MP (2005–) and government minister
Jeremy Hutchinson (politician) (born 1974), U.S. politician
Jeremy Lefroy (born 1959), British Conservative MP (2010–2019)
Jeremy Purvis, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP (2003–2011), Member of House of Lords (2013–)
Jeremy Quin (born 1968), British Conservative MP (2015–)
Jeremy Thorpe (1929–2014), British MP for North Devon (1959–1979) and Leader of the Liberal Party (1967–1976)
Jeremy Wright (politician), British Conservative MP (2005–)

In sports

Jeremy Abbott, American figure skater
Jeremy Affeldt, American baseball player
Jeremy Ausmus, American professional poker player
Jeremy Banks (born 1999), American football player
Jeremy Bleich, American-Israeli baseball player
Jeremy Bloom, American Olympic downhill skier
Jeremy Bordeleau, Canadian canoeist
Jeremy Burgess, Honda and Yamaha MotoGP team chief engineer
Jeremy Cameron, Australian football player
Jeremy Chinn (born 1998), American football player
Jeremy Clark (defensive back), American football player
Jeremy Clarke (racing driver) (born 1986), American racing driver
Jeremy Clements (born 1985), American racing driver
Jeremy Combs (born 1995), basketball player for Israeli team Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
Jeremy Cox (born 1996), American football player
Jeremy Guscott, English rugby player and commentator
Jeremy Hill, American football player
Jeremy Howe, Australian football player
Jeremy Kellem, American football player
Jeremy Klein, American skateboard professional
Jeremy Lamb, American NBA Basketball Player
Jeremy Larsen, American mixed martial artist
Jeremy Lin, American NBA Basketball Player
Jeremy Lucien (born 2000), American football player
Jeremy Lusk, freestyle motocross driver
Jeremy Luther (born 1973), American basketball coach
Jeremy Maclin, American football player
Jérémy Mathieu, French football player
Jeremy Mayfield, American NASCAR driver
Jeremy McGovern, Australian football player
Jeremy McGrath, American dirt bike racer
Jeremy McKinney, American football player
Jeremy McNichols, American football player
Jeremy Morgan (born 1995), American basketball player
Jeremy Pargo, American basketball player
Jeremy Payne (born 2005), American football player
Jeremy Reaves, American football player
Jeremy Reed, American baseball player
Jeremy Rees, professional lacrosse player
Jeremy Reingold, South African swimmer and rugby player
Jeremy Roenick, American ice hockey player
Jeremy Ruckert (born 2000), American football player
Jeremy Sharp, Australian football player
Jeremy Shockey, American football player
Jeremy Sochan (born 2003), Polish-American basketball player
Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
Jeremy Springer (born 1989), American football player and coach
Jeremy Sprinkle, American football player
Jeremy Toljan, German soccer player
Jeremy Tyler, American basketball player
Jeremy Vuolo, American soccer player
Jeremy Wariner, American track athlete
Jeremy Wilcox, Canadian volleyball player
Jeremy Williams, American player of Canadian football
Jeremy Wolf (born 1993), American-Israeli baseball player on the Israel National Baseball Team
Jeremy Peña, Dominican baseball player

In other fields

Jeremy Allaire, founder of Allaire Corporation
Jeremy Bamber, English multiple murderer
Jeremy Bentham, English legal reformer and philosopher
Jeremy Chambers (born 1974), Australian author
Jeremy Cowan (1923–2013), British historian
Jeremy Dear, English journalist and union leader
Jeremy J. Smith, British philologist
Jeremy Hutchinson, Baron Hutchinson of Lullington (1915–2017), British lawyer
Jeremy Leggett, English environmentalist
Jeremy Peat, Scottish economist and a Governor of the BBC
Jeremy Rosen, English rabbi
Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667), English author and clergyman
Jeremy Fernandez, Malaysian-Australian TV presenter

Fictional characters

Jeremy Hillary Boob, the "nowhere man" from The Beatles' film, Yellow Submarine
Jeremy the Bear, a Canadian children's TV character based on Les Aventures de Colargol
Jeremy Belpois, the Code Lyoko's computer genius

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