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Terry Crews

Terry Alan Crews (born 1968, Flint, Michigan) is an American actor, host, and former NFL linebacker (Rams, 1991 draft) known for Everybody Hates Chris, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and hosting America's Got Talent.

Terry Deary

Terry Deary (William Terence Deary), English author born 1946 in Sunderland, creator of the Horrible Histories children's history series; over 350 books, 38 million copies in 45 languages, BAFTA-winning TV adaptation, and 2024 adult bestseller A History of Britain in Ten Enemies.

Terry Dischinger

Terry Dischinger (Terence Gilbert Dischinger), 1960 Olympic gold medalist and 1963 NBA Rookie of the Year, a three-time All-Star forward from Purdue who later practiced orthodontics in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Terry Dubrow

Terry Dubrow, American board-certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, star of E!'s Botched with Paul Nassif, former surgeon on Fox's The Swan (2004), husband of RHOC's Heather Dubrow.

Terry Eagleton

Terry Eagleton (Terence Eagleton, born 1943, Salford) is a British Marxist literary critic and theorist, author of Literary Theory: An Introduction (1983), Warton Professor at Oxford, later Manchester and Lancaster.

Terry Ellis

Terry Lynn Ellis (born 1963, Houston) is an American singer, founding member of R&B group En Vogue, solo album Southern Gal (1995), co-founder of En Vogue Records, still touring with the group.

Terry F. McElwain

Terry F. McElwain is an American veterinary pathologist at Washington State University, a key architect of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2009.

Terry F. Moorer

Terry F. Moorer, born Terry Fitzgerald Moorer, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Alabama since 2018, nominated by President Trump.

Terry Farrell (actress)

Terry Farrell (Theresa Lee Farrell, born 1963) is a retired American actress and former model, known for playing Jadzia Dax on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1998) and Reggie Kostas on Becker.

Terry Fator

Terry Fator (born 1965), Dallas-raised American ventriloquist, singer, and impressionist, won America's Got Talent season 2 and its $1 million prize in 2007, then headlined Las Vegas with an 11-year Mirage show and now tours Pure Imagination: Once Upon a Voice.

Terry Fox

Terry Fox was a Canadian athlete and activist who ran the 1980 Marathon of Hope across Canada on a prosthetic leg after losing his right leg to osteogenic sarcoma, covering 5,373 km in 143 days; the Terry Fox Run has since raised over $1 billion for cancer research.

Terry Francona

Terry Francona, MLB manager (Phillies, Red Sox, Indians/Guardians, Reds); 2,108-1,838 career, 2004 and 2007 World Series titles, 3-time AL Manager of the Year, Reds manager since 2024.

Terry Funk

Terry Funk (June 30, 1944 – August 23, 2023), American professional wrestler from Amarillo, Texas; NWA World Heavyweight Champion 1975–1977, ECW champion, WWE Hall of Famer (2009), and hardcore wrestling pioneer who wrestled for 52 years.

Terry G

Terry G, born Gabriel Oche Amanyi, is a Nigerian street-hop singer and producer whose chaotic hit 'Free Madness' defined the pangolo era of the late 2000s.

Terry Gajraj

Terry Gajraj is a Guyanese chutney and chutney-soca singer based in New York, best known for the 1993 crossover hit "Guyana Baboo" and more than 30 albums.

Terry Gathercole

Terry Gathercole (Terence Steven Gathercole, 1935-2001), Australian breaststroke swimmer, coach, and administrator; 1960 Olympic medley relay silver, 200 m breaststroke world record 1958-1961, ISHOF 1985.

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam, American-born animator and filmmaker, only US-born Monty Python member; director of Time Bandits, Brazil, 12 Monkeys, The Fisher King, and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, known for maximalist dystopian fantasy.

Terry Glaze

Terry Glaze is an American rock singer and guitarist, known for his time with Pantera in the 1980s, and later as the frontman for Lord Tracy and Axe Dragger.

Terry Glenn

Terry Glenn (1974-2017), NFL wide receiver for the Patriots, Packers, and Cowboys; 1996 seventh overall pick, Ohio State Biletnikoff winner, rookie-record 90 catches, 593 career receptions, 8,823 yards.

Terry Goodkind

Terry Goodkind (1948–2020), American fantasy author of The Sword of Truth, beginning with Wizard's First Rule (1994); 17 volumes, 26 million copies, adapted as Legend of the Seeker (2008–2010).

Terry Gordy

Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy (1961-2001), American pro wrestler of the Fabulous Freebirds; first foreign AJPW Triple Crown champion, teamed with Dr. Death Steve Williams; died at 40 after 1993 overdose.

Terry Gou (Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry))

Terry Gou, also known as Guo Taiming (郭台铭), is a Taiwanese entrepreneur who founded Foxconn, formally Hon Hai Precision Industry, in Taiwan in 1974 and led it as chairman for 45 years.

Terry Griffiths

Terry Griffiths (1947-2024), Welsh snooker player who won the 1979 World Championship as a qualifier on debut, completed the Triple Crown with the 1980 Masters and 1982 UK Championship, then coached Hendry, O'Sullivan, and Williams.

Terry Gross

Terry Gross (born 1951, Brooklyn) is the American radio host and executive producer of NPR's Fresh Air at WHYY since 1975, known for long-form remote interviews, over 15,000 conversations, two Peabody Awards, and the 2015 National Humanities Medal.

Terry Hall (singer)

Terry Hall (Terence Edward Hall, 1959-2022) was the English lead singer of Coventry 2 Tone band the Specials, frontman of Fun Boy Three and the Colourfield, co-writer of Our Lips Are Sealed, who died of pancreatic cancer aged 63.

Terry Hunter

Terry Hunter is a Chicago house DJ and producer whose 1990 underground hit "Madness" launched a career spanning remixes for Beyoncé and other major artists.

Terry J. Hatter, Jr.

Terry J. Hatter, Jr. (born 1933) is a senior United States district judge of the Central District of California, appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.

Terry J. Smith

Terry J. Smith is an American endocrinologist and University of Michigan professor whose research on thyroid eye disease led to teprotumumab, the first FDA-approved drug for the condition.

Terry Jacks

Terry Jacks, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer of the Poppy Family, whose soft rock "Seasons in the Sun" (1974), adapted from Jacques Brel's "Le Moribond", hit #1 in the US, UK, and Canada.

Terry Jermy

Terry Jermy is a British Labour (Co-op) politician and former magazine editor, MP for South West Norfolk since 4 July 2024, when he unseated former prime minister Liz Truss by 630 votes; previously a Thetford town, Breckland, and Norfolk county councillor.