Gerald (given name)
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Gerald is an English language
masculine
given name
. People with the name include:
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
masculine
Masculine
Masculine or masculinity, normally refer to qualities positively associated with men.Masculine may also refer to:*Masculine , a grammatical gender*Masculine cadence, a final chord occurring on a strong beat in music...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. People with the name include:
Politicians
- Gerald FordGerald FordGerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...
, the 38th President of the United States - Gerald Gardiner, Baron GardinerGerald Gardiner, Baron GardinerGerald Austin Gardiner, Baron Gardiner, CH, QC, PC , was a British Labour politician, who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1964 to 1970 and during that time he introduced into British law as many reforms as any Lord Chancellor had done before or since...
, Lord Chancellor from 1964 to 1970 - Gerald LascellesGerald LascellesThe Honourable Gerald David Lascelles was the younger son of the 6th Earl of Harewood and Mary, Princess Royal, the only daughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck. He was the first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. He was styled The Honourable Gerald Lascelles...
, the younger son of the 6th Earl of Harewood and Princess Mary - Gerald NabarroGerald NabarroSir Gerald David Nunes Nabarro was a Conservative Party politician of the 1950s and 1960s. Nabarro had a flamboyant public profile and a reputation for taking maverick political stances.-Early life:...
, wealthy and florid British Conservative politician of the 1950s and 60s with a high public profile* - Gerald S. McGowanGerald S. McGowanGerald Stephen "Jerry" McGowan is an American lawyer, and diplomat. He was appointed United States Ambassador to Portugal on November 10, 1997, and was sworn in by Vice President Al Gore. He presented his credentials in Lisbon, Portugal on March 19, 1998 and left his post on July 3, 2001...
, US Ambassador to Portugal - Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of WellingtonGerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of WellingtonGerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, KG , styled Lord Gerald Wellesley between 1900 and 1943, was a British diplomat, soldier, and architect....
, a British diplomat, soldier, and architect
Sports
- Gerald Brown (American football)Gerald Brown (American football)Gerald Brown is an American football coach who is the Atlanta Falcons Running Backs Coach. Brown has logged 22 years in the coaching job which includes the last six seasons at Indiana University Hoosiers....
, a coach for college and NFL American football - Gerald LairdGerald LairdGerald Lee Laird III is an American professional baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers. He graduated La Quinta High School in 1998, and played college baseball at Cypress College...
, a Major League Baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers - Gerald WallaceGerald WallaceGerald Jermaine Wallace is an American professional basketball forward for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA.- High school :Wallace attended Childersburg High School in Childersburg, Alabama, where he had a very successful career...
, an NBA player - Gerald GreenGerald GreenGerald Green, Jr. is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Foshan Dralions of the CBA. He was selected by the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics with the 18th pick of the first round in the 2005 NBA Draft...
, an NBA player - Gerald HumphriesGerald HumphriesGerald Harvey Humphries was an English cricketer who played two first-class matches for Worcestershire in the 1930s...
, an English cricketer who played two first-class matches for Worcestershire in the 1930s - Gerald SensabaughGerald SensabaughGerald Lind Sensabaugh, Jr. is an American football Safety who is currently a safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
, a Strong Safety for the Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
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Entertainment
- Gerald AndersonGerald AndersonGerald Anderson is a Filipino American actor who was a former housemate on the first season edition of the Philippine reality television show Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition...
, a Filipino American actor - Gerald CasaleGerald CasaleGerald Vincent Casale , often known as Jerry Casale, is a vocalist, bass guitar/synthesizer player, and a founding member of the new wave band Devo...
, a vocalist, bass guitar & synthesizer player, and a founding member of the band Devo - Gerald FinziGerald FinziGerald Raphael Finzi was a British composer. Finzi is best known as a song-writer, but also wrote in other genres...
, a British composer - Gerald HaslamGerald HaslamGerald William Haslam is the author credited with having created an awareness of "the other California" , the state's untrendy small town and rural reaches...
, an American author of books such as The Other California - Gerald LevertGerald LevertGerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...
, a late R&B singer - Gerald MastersGerald MastersGerald Masters born Gerald Watkiss was a musician, solo artist and songwriter, achieving fame during the late seventies and early eighties....
, a songwriter and musician - Gerald VizenorGerald VizenorGerald Robert Vizenor is a Native American writer, and an enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, White Earth Reservation. One of the most prolific Native American writers, with over 30 books to his name, Vizenor also taught for many years at the University of California, Berkeley, where...
, a novelist, poet and critic - Gerald William Trainor, Jerry TrainorJerry TrainorGerald William "Jerry" Trainor is an American actor, comedian and voice actor, widely known for playing Spencer Shay on iCarly. He is also known as Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh and the title character, Dudley Puppy, on T.U.F.F. Puppy...
, American actor/comedian. (Main character in iCarlyICarlyiCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan...
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Other fields
- Gerald BirksGerald BirksGerald Alfred Sigourney Birks, MC and Two Bars, RFC was a Canadian fighter ace in World War I. He assisted in the founding of Khaki University during World War I-Education:...
, a Canadian fighter ace in World War I - Gerald W. BrownGerald W. BrownGerald W. "Jerry" Brown is an American whistleblower who concerned himself with deficiencies in passive fire protection systems in US and Canadian nuclear power plants.-Thermo-Lag scandal:...
, a whistle-blower who revealed fire protection deficiencies in the US and Canadian nuclear industry - Gerald CohenGerald CohenGerald Allan "Jerry" Cohen was a Marxist political philosopher, formerly Visiting Quain Professor of Jurisprudence, University College, London and Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory, All Souls College, Oxford...
, a professor of social and political theory at Oxford university - Gerald DurrellGerald DurrellGerald "Gerry" Malcolm Durrell, OBE was a naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author and television presenter...
, a naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter - Gerald Murphy, the heir to the family who owned Mark Cross Company
- Gerald RatnerGerald RatnerGerald Irving Ratner , is a British businessman. He was formerly chief executive of the major British jewellery company Ratners Group...
, former retail tycoon responsible for one of the most famous errors in corporate history - Gerald Mayo, filed a lawsuit against Satan and his servants in United States District Court
Fictional characters
- Gerald TippettGerald TippettGerald Heathcliff Tippett is a fictional character in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, who was played by Harry McNaughton from his first appearance in September 2007 up until his final appearance in September 2010.-2007-2008:...
, a character in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street - Gerald Robotnik, a character from Sonic Adventures II