Vernon (given name)

Vernon is a masculine given name which may refer to:

People

• Vernon Abeysekera, Postmaster General of Sri Lanka from 1969–1970
• Vernon Adams (born 1993), American football quarterback
• Vernon Baker (1919–2010), Medal of Honor recipient
• Vernon Bell, founder of the British karate movement
• Vernon Bogdanor (born 1943), British Research Professor
• Vernon Carey Jr. (born 2001), American basketball player
• Vernon Coaker (born 1953), British politician
• Vernon Campbell, American film actor
• Vernon Carrington, Rastafarian, founder of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
• Vernon Castle (1887–1918), stage name of American ballroom dancer and dance teacher William Vernon Blyth
• Choi Hansol, better known as Vernon Chwe (born 1998), Korean-American singer and rapper (Seventeen)
• Vernon Coleman (born 1946), English author
• Vernon Herbert Coleman (1898–1978) American artist and art teacher
• Vernon Cooray, Sri Lankan Sinhala electrical engineer and professor
• Vernon Corea (1927–2002), Sri Lankan radio broadcaster
• Vernon Davis (born 1984), American football player
• Vernon Dean (born 1959), American former professional football player
• Vernon Lee Evans (born 1949), American contract killer
• Vernon Forrest (1971–2009), American boxer
• Vernon Simeon Plemion Grant (1902–1990), American illustrator known for gnomes and fairy tales
• Vernon Gholston, NFL player for the New York Jets
• Vernon Hartshorn (1872–1931), Welsh trade unionist and Labour Party politician
• Vernon Henry (born 1952) American fugitive
• Vernon Huber, 36th Governor of American Samoa
• Vernon Jarrett (1918–2004), African-American journalist and commentator
• Vernon K. Jensen (1912–1982), American veterinarian and politician
• Vernon Jonklaas, Sri Lankan Burgher lawyer and politician
• Vernon Jordan (1935–2021), American business executive and civil rights activist
• Vernon Kay (born 1974), British DJ and television presenter
• Vernon Lattin (born 1938), American president of Brooklyn College
• Vernon Lewis (American football) (born 1970), American football player
• Vernon Lewis (footballer) (1881–1941), English amateur footballer and minor counties cricketer
• Vernon Maxwell (born 1965) American basketball player
• Vernon Mendis (1925–2010), Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat
• Vernon C. Miller (1896–1933), American murder victim
• Vernon R. Morris (born 1963), American atmospheric scientist
• Vernon Pahl (born 1957), Canadian football player
• Vernon Philander (born 1985), South African cricketer
• Vernon Presley (1916–1979), father of Elvis Presley
• Vernon Reed (1871–1963), New Zealand politician
• Vernon Reid (born 1958), American guitarist and songwriter, founder and primary songwriter of the rock band Living Colour
• Vernon Roberson (born 1952), American football player
• Vernon Scott (born 1997), American football player
• Vernon L. Smith, American economist
• Vernon L. Sommerdorf (1921–2009), American physician and politician
• Vernon K. Stevenson (1812–1884), American businessman
• Vernon Wallace Thomson (1905–1988), American lawyer and politician
• Vernon L. Walker (1894–1948), American special effects artist
• Vernon A. Walters (1917–2002), American diplomat
• Vernon Weddle (born 1935), American film, stage and television actor
• Vernon S. Welch (1906–1980), American lawyer, businessman, and politician
• Vernon Wells, American baseball player
• Vernon Wells (actor) (born 1945), Australian actor

Fictional characters

• Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter's uncle from the Harry Potter novels and movies
• Vernon Schillinger, leader of the Aryans on the HBO series Oz
• Vernon Tomlin, ex-cellarman and potman at the Rovers Return Inn in Coronation Street

See also

• Vern, a given name, often short for Vernon