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Jerry Sandusky
Jerry Sandusky, former Penn State defensive coordinator (1977-1999) and founder of The Second Mile charity, convicted in 2012 of 45 counts of child sexual abuse and sentenced to 30 to 60 years; appeals continue.
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954, Brooklyn) is an American observational stand-up comedian who co-created NBC's Seinfeld (1989–1998), the first actor paid $1 million per episode, later host of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
Jerry Seinfeld (character)
Jerry Seinfeld is the semi-autobiographical central character of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), a New York stand-up comedian played by the comedian himself. Distinguished by his static 'no hugging, no learning' design, Upper West Side apartment, and bookending stand-up monologues.
Jerry Sheridan
Jerry Sheridan is an American law enforcement officer and the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, elected in 2024 after retiring as chief deputy of the county sheriff's office.
Jerry Shipp
Jerry Shipp (Jerome Franklin Shipp, 1935-2021), American basketball guard, Phillips 66ers AAU star, 1963 Pan American Games gold medalist, and leading scorer (12.4 ppg) on the gold-medal 1964 U.S. Olympic team at Tokyo.
Jerry Shriver
Jerry Michael "Mad Dog" Shriver (1941-1969), MACV-SOG Special Forces sergeant from Sacramento, missing since 24 April 1969 COSVN raid in Cambodia; presumed dead 1974, remains unrecovered, DPAA Active Pursuit.
Jerry Siegel
Jerry Siegel (Jerome Siegel, 1914-1996), American comic book writer who co-created Superman with Joe Shuster, debuting in Action Comics #1, June 1938; sold the rights for $130, fought decades of losing legal battles, and won restored credit and a $20,000-a-year stipend in 1975.
Jerry Silver
Jerry Silver (died 2025, age 77) was an American neuroscientist at Case Western Reserve University who showed that scar molecules called CSPGs block nerve regrowth after spinal cord injury.
Jerry Sloan
Jerry Sloan (1942-2020), American NBA player and Hall of Fame coach; the Original Bull and Utah Jazz head coach for 23 seasons, 1,221 wins, 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals, never won Coach of the Year.
Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer (Gerald Springer, born 1944, London) was an American talk show host, Cincinnati councilman and 56th mayor turned WLWT anchor, host of The Jerry Springer Show (1991-2018), which surpassed Oprah Winfrey's ratings.
Jerry Springer: The Opera
Jerry Springer: The Opera, satirical musical by Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee based on The Jerry Springer Show; premiered at the National Theatre in 2003, transferred to the Cambridge Theatre, won four Oliviers, and drew record complaints over its 2005 BBC2 broadcast.
Jerry Stackhouse
Jerry Stackhouse (born 1974, Kinston, NC) is a former NBA shooting guard, third pick of the 1995 draft, two-time All-Star (2000, 2001), 16,409 career points, later Vanderbilt head coach and Warriors assistant.
Jerry Stahl
Jerry Stahl is an American novelist, screenwriter, and journalist best known for Permanent Midnight (1995), a heroin-addiction memoir adapted into a 1998 film starring Ben Stiller.
Jerry Stevenson (Utah politician)
Jerry Stevenson is an American politician, a Republican member of the Utah Senate from the 6th district, appointed in 2010 and chair of the Executive Appropriations Committee.
Jerry Stiller
Jerry Stiller (Gerald Isaac Stiller, 1927-2020), American comedian and actor; half of the duo Stiller and Meara with wife Anne Meara; played Frank Costanza on Seinfeld and Arthur Spooner on The King of Queens.
Jerry Tarkanian
Jerry Tarkanian (1930-2015), "Tark the Shark," college basketball coach who built UNLV into a powerhouse, won the 1990 NCAA title over Duke 103-73, and fought the NCAA, winning a $2.5 million settlement.
Jerry Tarr
Jerry Tarr (Gerald LaVern Tarr, born 1939), American hurdler and football player: NCAA high hurdles champion 1961-62 at Oregon, world #1 in hurdles 1962, then Denver Broncos AFL wide receiver, 8 catches for 211 yards.
Jerry Tillett
Jerry Tillett is an American Republican politician and retired judge who served over 32 years as a Superior Court judge and is the 2026 Republican nominee for North Carolina Senate District 1.
Jerry Trainor
Jerry Trainor (Gerald William Trainor, born 1977, San Diego) is an American actor known as Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh, Spencer Shay on iCarly and its Paramount+ revival, and the voice of Dudley Puppy on T.U.F.F. Puppy.
Jerry Tuwai
Jerry Tuwai (Seremaia Tuwai Vunisa) is a Fijian rugby sevens player who won Olympic gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 and was named 2019 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year.
Jerry Uelsmann
Jerry Uelsmann (1934–2022) was an American photographer and University of Florida professor known for seamless surrealist black-and-white images assembled from several negatives in the darkroom.
Jerry Vale
Jerry Vale (Genaro Louis Vitaliano, 1930-2014) was an American traditional pop and Italian-American crooner signed to Columbia by Mitch Miller, known for "You Don't Know Me," "Al Di La," and "Have You Looked Into Your Heart."
Jerry Van Dyke
Jerry Van Dyke (1931-2018), American comedian and actor, younger brother of Dick Van Dyke; starred in My Mother the Car (1965-66) and played Luther Van Dam on Coach (1989-97), earning four Emmy nominations.
Jerry W. Blackwell
Jerry Wayne Blackwell (born 1962) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in Minnesota since 2022, after decades in Minneapolis private practice.
Jerry W. Shay
Jerry W. Shay (born 1945 in Dallas, Texas) is an American cell biologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center known for research on telomeres and telomerase in cancer and aging.
Jerry Walker
Jerry Walker is an American Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 31st district, elected in 2025, and co-founder and CEO of the Jersey City nonprofit Team Walker.
Jerry Weiers
Jerry Weiers is an American Republican politician who has served as Mayor of Glendale, Arizona, since 2013, after serving nearly eight years in the Arizona State Legislature.
Jerry Weintraub
Jerry Weintraub (Jerome Charles Weintraub, 1937–2015) was an American concert promoter, talent manager, and film and TV producer behind Nashville, The Karate Kid, the Ocean's Eleven trilogy, and Behind the Candelabra.
Jerry West
Jerry West (1938–2024), "Mr. Clutch" and "The Logo," Lakers guard, 14-time All-Star, 1972 champion, 1969 Finals MVP from a losing team, and Hall of Fame executive who built Showtime and Shaq-Kobe Lakers titles.
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler (1917–2008), American record producer and Atlantic Records partner who coined the term rhythm and blues, produced Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and Bob Dylan, and built Muscle Shoals into a recording center.