Jeff

Jeff

Jeff Bridges in 2025
Pronunciation	/dʒɛf/
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Francia, Medieval France, Norman England
Other names
Related names	Jeffrey, Jeffery, Jef, Jeffry, Jefferson

Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given names Jefferson or Jeffrey, the latter of which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey.

Academics

• Jeff Kuhn, physicist and astronomer
• Jeff Remmel, American mathematician
• Jeff S. Shamma, professor of electrical engineering
• Jeff Sigafoos, New Zealand professor of educational psychology
• Jeff Todd Titon (born 1943), professor of music and author

Arts and entertainment

Business

• Jeff Bezos, American entrepreneur, industrialist, media proprietor, investor, and former chief executive officer of Amazon
• Jeff Fairburn, British businessman
• Jeff Green (born 1977), American billionaire advertising executive
• Jeff Hawkins, founder of Palm Computing and Handspring
• Jeff Kaplan, vice president of Blizzard Entertainment
• Jeff Kwatinetz, American entertainment executive
• Jeff Steele (born 1971), American entertainment industry executive

Politics

• Jeff Adachi, San Francisco Public Defender, pension reform advocate, and San Francisco mayoral candidate
• Jeff Bingaman, junior U.S. Senator from New Mexico
• Jeff Cooling (born 1987), Iowa state representative
• Jeff Flake, U.S. Senator from Arizona
• Jeff Kennett, premier of Victoria, Australia
• Jeff Kurtz (born 1954), Iowa state representative
• Jeff Landry, Governor of Louisiana
• Jeff Merkley, U.S. Senator from Oregon
• Jeff Sessions, United States Attorney General and US Senator
• Jeff Truly (1861–1946), Mississippi legislator and judge

Programming

• Jeff Dean, a senior fellow at Google and inventor of many of Google's core technologies
• Jeff Minter, British computer/video game designer and programmer
• Jeff Moss, American hacker, computer and internet security expert

Sports

• Jeff Abbott (baseball), American retired professional baseball player
• Jeff Abbott (racing driver), American professional motorsport drifter
• Jeff Adams, Canadian Paralympian and wheelchair sport world champion
• Jeff Adrien, college basketball player
• Jeff Agoos (born 1968), retired Swiss-born American soccer defender
• Jeff Allam, British racing driver
• Jeff Altenburg, American professional race car driver
• Jeff Andretti, American race car driver
• Jeff Astle (1942–2002), English footballer
• Jeff Bagwell, Hall of Fame American baseball player
• Jeff Bearden (born 1963), American professional wrestler
• Jeff Bennett (athlete) (born 1948), American decathlete
• Jeff Bes, Canadian ice hockey player
• Jeff Blake, American football player
• Jeff Blatnick (1957–2012), American super heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler
• Jeff Burton, NASCAR racer
• Jeff Butler (football manager) (1934–2017), English football manager
• Jeff Carter, Canadian ice hockey player
• Jeff Chandler (boxer), boxing champion
• Jeff Cheung, American skateboarder and artist
• Jeff Cirillo, retired baseball player
• Jeff Clement, American baseball player
• Jeff Cobb (born 1982), American professional wrestler
• Jeff Coetzee, South African professional tennis player
• Jeff Conine, retired baseball player
• Jeff Curran (born 1977), American retired professional mixed martial artist
• Jeff Curran (footballer) (born 1961), Scottish-born Australian former soccer player
• Jeff Elliott, British decathlete and pole vaulter
• Jeff Farmer (wrestler) (born 1962), American retired professional wrestler
• Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer
• Jeff Ferguson (ice hockey) (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey and roller hockey goaltender
• Jeff Foster (basketball) (born 1977), American basketball player
• Jeff Francis, baseball player
• Jeff Francoeur, baseball player
• Jeff Friesen, NHL player
• Jeff Garcia, American football player
• Jeff Gaylord (1958–2023), American professional wrestler
• Jeff George, American football player
• Jeff Gladney (born 1996), American football player
• Jeff Gordon, NASCAR racer
• Jeff Graham, American football player
• Jeff Graham (quarterback), American football player
• Jeff Green (basketball), American professional basketball forward
• Jeff Guiel, Canadian baseball player
• Jeff Halliburton (born 1949), American former basketball player
• Jeff Halpern (born 1976), American NHL hockey player
• Jeff Hardy (born 1977), American professional wrestler
• Jeff Holland (born 1997), American football player
• Jeff Hopkins (born 1964), Welsh football manager
• Jeff Hornacek, American basketball player
• Jeff Horton American football coach
• Jeff Jarrett, American professional wrestler
• Jeff Kent, baseball player
• Jeff Leiding, American football player
• Jeff Leka, American racing driver
• Jeff Lindgren, American baseball player
• Jeff Locke (American football), American football player
• Jeff Lockie, American football player
• Jeff Loots, American football player
• Jeff Luc, American football player
• Jeff McIntyre (born 1954), American football player
• Jeff Mills (linebacker), American football player
• Jeff Monson (born 1971), American mixed martial artist, boxer, and submission grappler
• Jeff Newman (baseball) (born 1948), American baseball player
• Jeff Nielsen, professional hockey player
• Jeff Norton, National Hockey League player
• Jeff Okudah (born 1999), American football player
• Jeff Otis, American football player
• Jeff Overbaugh, American football player
• Jeff Pain, American-born Canadian skeleton racer
• 3.0 (professional wrestling), Canadian professional wrestler Jeff Parker
• Jeff Phillips (skateboarder) (1963–1993), American professional skateboarder
• Jeff Reed (American football), American football player
• Jeff Reed (baseball), retired baseball player
• Jeff Salzenstein (born 1973), American tennis player
• Jeff Samardzija (born 1985), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Jeff Shantz, National Hockey League player
• Jeff Simmons (racing driver), American race car driver
• Jeff Skinner, Canadian National Hockey League player
• Jeff Speakman, American actor and martial artist
• Jeff Stevenson (rugby league) (1932–2007), English rugby league footballer
• Jeff Stork, American volleyball player
• Charles Jeff Tesreau (1888–1946), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Jeff Thomson, Australian cricketer
• Jeff Van Gundy, American NBA coach and broadcaster
• Jeff Walz (born 1971), American basketball coach
• Jeff Williams (baseball), pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers
• Jeff Williams (cyclist), British cyclist
• Jeff Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player
• Jeff Wiseman (born 1950), Australian Paralympic athlete and businessman
• Jeff Withey (born 1990), American basketball player

Other fields

• Jeff Arcuri (born 1987 or 1988), American stand-up comedian
• Jeff Cooper (1920–2006), United States Marine and firearms expert
• Jeff Erlanger (1970–2007), American advocate and activist for disability rights
• Jeff Kidder (1875–1908), American lawman
• Jeff Luers, American anarchist, environmental activist, and arsonist
• Jeff Nuttall, British 1960s counter-culture figure
• Jeff Weise (1988–2005), American mass murderer and spree killer
• Jeff Wooller, British accountant
• Jeff Greason, American inventor and proponent of space settlement

Fictional characters

• Jeff, one half of the comic-strip duo Akbar and Jeff of Life in Hell
• Jeff, the main character in the 1980s Canadian children's television program Today's Special
• Jeff, the alter ego of Jenko in the film 22 Jump Street
• Jeff, in the 2004 American comedy movie Connie and Carla
• Jeff, best friend of Clarence in the 2014–17 American animated television series Clarence
• Jeff McCallister, in the Home Alone franchise
• Jeff, in the video game EarthBound
• Jeff, an enemy in the 2020 VR game Half-Life: Alyx
• Jeff Albertson, more commonly known as Comic Book Guy, from The Simpsons
• Jeff Atkins, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
• Jeff Bennett, in the sitcom Taxi
• Jeff Boomhauer, from the American television series King of the Hill
• Jeff Colby, in the American television series Dynasty and The Colbys
• Jeff Daly, in the film Rumor has it..., played by Mark Ruffalo
• Jeff Denlon, in the Saw franchise
• Jeff Difford, in the television series Young Sheldon
• Jeff Fungus, in the Monsters, Inc. franchise named after Jeff Gordon, voiced by Frank Oz
• Jeff Gorvette, in Pixar's Cars franchise
• Jeff Heaney, a recurring character in the sitcom Peep Show
• Jeff Isaacs, in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Jeff K., on the Something Awful comedy website
• Jeff the Killer, from the creepypasta of the same name
• Jeff the Land Shark, a Marvel Comics character
• Jeff Murdock, a main character in the first three seasons of the British sitcom Coupling
• Jeff Pringles, the teacher from Postman Pat
• Jeff Suckler, a minor character in the FX series What We Do In The Shadows
• Jeff Thompkins, title character in the 2011 comedy-drama film Jeff, Who Lives at Home
• Jeff Winger, main character in the NBC sitcom Community
• Jeff, an alien worm in the 2002 science fiction film Men in Black II

See also

• Jef, short form of Josef/Jozef
• Jeph Jacques, webcomic maker, Questionable Content

References

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