Jeff — Mediated Wiki

{{pp-pc1}} {{other uses}} {{Image frame|content={{Photomontage|right|300px | photo1a = Jeff Bezos visits LAAFB SMC (3908618) (cropped).jpeg | photo1b = JEFF COOPWOOD.jpg | photo2a = Jeff Kinney Book Signing, November 2011 (1).jpg | photo2b = Official Portrait of Public Defender Jeff Adachi.jpg | photo3b = Jeff Dunham and Achmed (cropped).JPG | photo3a = Jeff Bridges by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped 2).jpg | photo4a = Jeff Goldblum by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg | photo4b = Jeff gordon (47223209121) (cropped).jpg | photo5a = Jeff Fenech.jpg | photo5b = Jeff Locke (American football) (cropped4).JPG | photo6b = Jeff Daniels May 2018 (cropped) (cropped).jpg | photo6a = Official Photo of Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) 2008 (cropped).jpg | photo7a = Jeff Foxworthy.jpg | photo7b = Jeff Bennett 2023.jpg | photo8a = Jeff Probst 2017 (cropped).png | photo8b = Jeff Okudah 2022.jpg | photo9a = Jeff Cobb June 2019.jpg | photo9b = Jeff Corwin 2006 06 24.png | photo10a = Jeff Blake.jpg | photo10b = Jeff Beck in Amsterdam 1979 (cropped).jpg }}}} '''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/jeff|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Jeff|first=Mike|last=Campbell|website=Behind the Name}}</ref>

== 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 ==

=== Film and television === * Jeff Anderson, American actor * Jeff Bennett, American voice actor and singer * Jeff Bergman, American voice actor * Jeff Bollow, American writer and director * Jeff Brazier (born 1979), English television presenter and reality TV personality * Jeff Bridges, American actor * Jeff Canoy (born 1984), Filipino broadcast journalist and documentary film maker * Jeff Chandler (1918–1961), American film actor * Jeff Cohen (actor), American attorney and former child actor who appeared as Chunk in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies'' * Jeff Conaway (1950–2011), American actor * Jeff Coopwood, American actor, singer, broadcaster and educator * Jeff Corey (1914–2002), American stage and screen actor and director * Jeff Corwin, American animal and nature conservationist, host of ''The Jeff Corwin Experience'' and ''Corwin's Quest'' * Jeff Daniels, American actor * Jeff B. Davis, American actor, comedian and singer * Jeff Deverett, Canadian film producer * Jeff Dunham, American ventriloquist and comedian * Jeff East, American actor * Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian and actor * Jeff Garcia (1975–2025), American comedian and actor * Jeff Garlin, American comedic actor * Jeff Goldblum, American film actor * Jeff Hunter, American film actor * Jeff Hyslop (born 1951), Canadian actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, and director * Jeff Katz, American film producer and studio executive * Jeff Lemire (born 1976), Canadian comic book writer, artist, and television producer * Jeff Loveness, American screenwriter and television producer * Jeff Machado (died 2023), Brazilian actor * Jeff Maxwell, American actor * Jeff McCarthy, American character actor * Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist, and actor * Jeff Osterhage, American film and television actor * Jeff Probst, American television personality, host of ''Survivor'' * Jeff Shannon (1961–2013), American film critic * Jeff Stelling, British sports journalist, sport television presenter and game show host * Jeff Stevenson (born 1961), English actor and comedian * Jeff Thisted, American game show host * Jeff Yagher, American actor * Jeff York (1912–1995), American actor

=== Literature === * Jeff Abbott, American suspense novelist * Jeff Kinney, American game designer, cartoonist, producer, actor, and children's book author * James Neff, American non-fiction author and investigative journalist * Jeff Noon, British novelist, short story writer, and playwright * Jeff VanderMeer, American writer * Jeff Weiss, American playwright, impresario, and actor

=== Music === * Excision (musician), Canadian dubstep producer and DJ Jeff Abel * Jeff Abercrombie, bassist for American rock band Fuel * Jeff Alexander (1910–1989), American conductor, arranger, and composer of film, radio, and television scores * Jeff Allen, English session drummer * Jeff Baxter, American guitarist for rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers * Jeff Beal (born 1963), American composer of music for various media * Jeff Beck (1944–2023), English guitarist * Jeff Buckley (1966–1997), American singer-songwriter * Jeff Coffin, saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator * Jeff Current, lead singer of American alternative rock band Against All Will * Jeff Fatt, Australian musician and actor, formerly with the children's band The Wiggles * Jeff Gillan, American journalist * Jeff Graham, Canadian radio DJ * Jeff Hanneman (1964–2013), American guitarist, founding member of the thrash metal band Slayer * Jeff Hartford, Canadian DJ and producer * Jeff Healey (1966–2008), Canadian blues-rock guitarist and songwriter * Jeff Loomis, lead guitarist for heavy metal band Nevermore * Jeff Lynne, British singer-songwriter and record producer * Jeff Mangum, American singer-songwriter and founder of Neutral Milk Hotel * Jeff Mills, American techno DJ and producer * Jeff Pilson (born 1959), American musician * Jeff Porcaro (1954–1992), American session drummer and member of the rock band Toto * Jeff Satur, Thai singer and actor * Jeff Scott Soto, American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent * Jeff Stinco, Canadian singer-songwriter and lead guitarist for pop-punk band Simple Plan * Jeff Timmons, American pop singer, producer, and pop group 98 Degrees founding member * Jeff Tweedy, American singer-songwriter and founding member of Wilco * Jeff Ward (musician) (1962–1993), American musician * Jeff Waters, Canadian thrash metal guitarist for band Annihilator

=== Other arts and entertainment === * Jeff Koons, American artist * Jeff Smith, American cartoonist * Jeff Sneider, American entertainment journalist

== 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 == {{reflist}}

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