Jeremy (given name)

Jeremy (/ˌdʒɛrɛmi/ JERR-em-ee) is an Anglo-Saxon English-language masculine name, deriving from various translations and interpretations as the anglicized and diminutive form of the Hebrew given name Jeremiah, a major prophet of the Old Testament known for his prophecies of judgment and hope. As such, the name "Jeremy" means "appointed by God" or "God will uplift." The actual name "Jeremy" subsequently only appears in the Bible in New Testament Christian scripture in the King James Version (KJV) translations of both Matthew 2:17 and Matthew 27:9.

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 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 Hunt, British Conservative MP (2005–) and government minister
• Jeremy Hutchinson (politician) (born 1974), U.S. politician
• Jeremy Purvis, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP (2003–2011), Member of House of Lords (2013–)
• 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–)
• Jeremy Quin (born 1968), British Conservative MP (2015–)
• Jeremy Lefroy (born 1959), British Conservative MP (2010–2019)

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 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 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 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 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

• Mr Brown/Jeremy Brown, the English teacher in the British show Mind Your Language
• Jeremy, also known as Germy, a sickly kid in iCarly
• Jeremy, protagonist of Pearl Jam's song "Jeremy"
• Jeremy Bentham, an alias used by John Locke in Lost
• Jeremy Finch, a character in To Kill a Mockingbird
• Jeremy "Germy" Kidd, in Beverly Cleary's Ramona Forever
• Jeremy, a jet airliner in Thomas & Friends
• Jeremy Usbourne, in the British series Peep Show
• Jeremy Helsey, twin brother of Nicholas from the Pentagram series
• Jeremy, in Pure Pwnage
• Jeremy Johnson, in Phineas And Ferb
• Jeremy Hillary Boob, the "nowhere man" from The Beatles' film, Yellow Submarine
• Jeremy the Crow, a protagonist crow in the book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and its adaptations
• Jeremy Reed, lead character in Powder
• Jeremy Duncan, protagonist of Zits
• Jeremy, one of the missing children from Five Nights at Freddy's
• Jeremy Fitzgerald, main protagonist of Five Nights at Freddy's 2
• Jeremy, a minor character in Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted
• Jeremy, fiancée of Rebecca Devereaux in the Golden Girls
• Jeremy Fisher, the title character of The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
• Jeremy Fisher, a character in the flash animation series Salad Fingers
• Jeremy Willis, real name of the Scout class in the game Team Fortress 2
• Jeremy Heere, protagonist of Be More Chill
• Jeremy the Bear, a Canadian children's TV character based on Les Aventures de Colargol
• Jeremy Belpois, the Code Lyoko's computer genius
• Jeremy Gilbert, a character in television series The Vampire Diaries
• Jeremy Donaldson, a character in Not For Broadcast

Popularity in the United States

See also

• Jérémy, given name
• Jerami Grant (born 1994), American basketball player
• Jeremi, given name
• Jeremie (name), given name and surname
• Jem (given name), a shortened familiar name or nickname for Jeremy
• Jer (disambiguation), as above, shortened version of Jeremy
• Jez (nickname), a nickname for people named Jeremy