List of people with surname Jenkins explained
This is a list of real and fictional surnamed Jenkins.
Real people
The following is a list of real people surnamed Jenkins.
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- Ab Jenkins (1883–1956), American racing car driver
- Al Jenkins (disambiguation), several people
- Alan Jenkins (engineer) (born 1947), English automotive engineer and designer
- Alan Jenkins (poet) (born 1955), English poet
- Albert Jenkins (footballer) (1865−1940), English footballer who formed Doncaster Rovers in 1879.
- Albert Jenkins (rugby union) (1895–1953), Welsh international rugby union player
- Albert G. Jenkins (1830–1864), American soldier and politician
- Allan Jenkins (footballer) (born 1981), Scottish footballer
- Allen Jenkins (1900–1974), American actor and singer
- Austin Jenkins (born 1989), American professional wrestler better known as Adam Cole
B
- Barbara Jenkins, Trinidadian writer
- Bert Jenkins (1885–1943), Welsh rugby league and rugby union footballer
- Bill Jenkins (drag racer) (1930–2012), American drag racer
- Bill Jenkins (politician) (born 1936), American politician
- Bill Jenkins (Royal Marines officer) (1925–2002), youngest Royal Marine to win a DSO in the Second World War
- Bill Jenkins, American voice actor for FUNimation Entertainment
- Bill Jenkings born as William Charles Jenkings (1915–1996), Australian writer, newspaper reporter and Bondi Beach identity
- Billy Jenkins (American football) (born 1974), American football defensive back
- Billy Jenkins (Australian footballer) (1914–2001), Australian rules footballer
- Billy Jenkins (musician) (born 1956), English blues guitarist, composer, and bandleader
- Blanche Jenkins (active 1872–1915), British portrait painter
- Bob Jenkins (1947–2021), American television and radio sports announcer
- Bob Jenkins (American football) (1923–2001), American football halfback
- Bobo Jenkins (1916–1984), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Brian Jenkins (American football) (born 1971), college football coach at Bethune-Cookman University
- Brian Jenkins (politician) (born 1942), British Labour Party politician, MP for Tamworth
- Sir Brian Garton Jenkins, former Lord Mayor of London
- Brian Michael Jenkins (born 1942), U.S. terrorism expert
- Bryan Jenkins, Australian chief executive
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- Ed Jenkins (American football) (born 1950), Edward Jenkins, former American footballer
- Ed Jenkins (rugby union) (born 1986), Australian rugby union player
- Ed Jenkins (U.S. politician) (1933–2012), Edgar Jenkins, U.S. Representative from Georgia
- Edward Jenkins (MP) (1838–1910), author and Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee 1874–1880
- Edward Jenkins (priest) (1902–1996), Anglican Dean of St David's
- Edward Enoch Jenkins, Attorney-General (Fiji) 1938–1945
- Edward Hopkins Jenkins (1850–1931), American agricultural chemist
- E. J. Jenkins (born 1998), American football player
- Elgton Jenkins (born 1995), American football player
- Ella Jenkins (born 1924), American folk singer
- Ernie Jenkins (1880–1958), Wales international rugby union player
- Ernie Jenkins (baseball) (1906–1978), American baseball pitcher and manager
- Evan Jenkins (footballer) (1906–90), Welsh football winger
- Evan Jenkins (politician) (born 1960), United States politician from West Virginia
- Evan Meredith Jenkins (1896–1985), British colonial administrator
- Eveline Annie Jenkins (1893–1976), British artist and illustrator
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G
- G. Kenneth Jenkins (1918–2005), British numismatist
- Geoffrey Jenkins (1920–2001), South African writer
- George Jenkins (born 1973), American dentist of The Three Doctors
- George C. Jenkins (1908–2007), American production designer
- George Jenkins (Australian politician) (1878–1957)
- George Jenkins (soccer) (1904–1985), Canadian soccer player
- George Neil Jenkins (1914–2007), British professor of oral physiology
- George P. Jenkins (1914–2009), American business executive
- George W. Jenkins (1907–1996), American businessman and founder of Publix
- Geraint H. Jenkins (born 1946), historian of Wales and the Welsh language
- Gethin Jenkins (born 1980), Welsh rugby player and coach
- Gordon Jenkins (1910–1984), American musician
- Graeme Jenkins (born 1958), British conductor
- Gwilym Jenkins (1932–1982), Welsh statistician
H
- Harold Jenkins (Shakespeare scholar) British literary scholar
- Harold Jenkins, member of Sugarman Gang British criminal
- Harold Lloyd Jenkins (1933–1993) American country-western singer-songwriter. Stage name: Conway Twitty
- Harry Jenkins (born 1952) is an Australian Labor politician.
- Harry Jenkins, Sr. (1925–2004), Australian Labor politician
- Harry Reginald Jenkins (1881–1970), New Zealand Member of Parliament
- Harry W. Jenkins, Major General in the United States Marine Corps
- Harry Jenkins (disambiguation), several people
- Herbert George Jenkins (1876–1923), British writer and owner of publisher Herbert Jenkins Ltd
- Helen Jenkins (born 1984), British triathlete
- Henry Jenkins (MP) for Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
- Henry Jenkins (supercentenarian)
- Henry Alfred Jenkins, Australian politician
- Holman W. Jenkins, Wall Street Journal editorial writer
- Horace Jenkins (born 1974), American basketball player
- Hugh Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Putney (1908–2004), British Labour Party politician
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- J. Geraint Jenkins (1929–2009), Welsh maritime historian and historian of rural crafts
- Jack Jenkins (American football) (1921–1982), American football player
- Jack Jenkins (baseball) (1942–2002), American baseball player
- Jack Jenkins (rugby player) (1880–1971), Wales international rugby union player
- Jack Jenkins (Welsh footballer) (1892–1946), Welsh international
- Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins (1937–2001), American actor
- Jackie Jenkins-Scott (born c. 1950), American business & academic administrator
- Jackie Jenkins (fl. 1990s), British writer a.k.a. Vanessa Bishop
- James Allister Jenkins (1923–2012), Canadian-American mathematician
- James J. Jenkins (1923–2012) American psychology professor. Played a significant role in the development of cognitive psychology.
- Jaray Jenkins (born 2000), American football player
- Jay Jenkins (born 1977), professionally known as Jeezy (formerly Young Jeezy), American rapper
- Jean Jenkins (ethnomusicologist) (1922–1990), American-born ethnomusicologist
- Jean Jenkins (politician) (born 1938), Australian educator and senator for Western Australia
- Jerry B. Jenkins (born 1949), American author
- Joe Jenkins (1890–1974), American baseball player
- John Jenkins, 1st Baron Glantawe (1835–1915), Welsh MP for Carmarthen
- John Jenkins (American football) (born 1952), American football coach
- John Jenkins (American politician), Maine state senator, mayor and candidate for Governor of Maine
- John Jenkins (Australian footballer) (1936–1980), Australian footballer
- John Jenkins (Australian politician) (1851–1923), American-born premier of South Australia
- John Jenkins (baseball) (1896–1968), American baseball player
- John Jenkins (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player
- John Jenkins (composer) (1592–1678), English composer
- John Jenkins (defensive tackle) (born 1989), American football player
- Sir John Jenkins (diplomat) (born 1955), British ambassador to Saudi Arabia
- John Jenkins (governor) (died 1681), colonial governor of North Carolina
- Rev. John Jenkins (Gwili) (1872–1936), Welsh poet, theologian and Archdruid, 1932–1936
- John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri) (1770–1829), Welsh Church of England priest and antiquarian
- John Jenkins (jazz musician) (1931–1993), American saxophonist
- John Jenkins (poet) (born 1949), Australian poet
- John Jenkins (racing driver) (1875–1945), early 20th-century American open-wheel racing driver
- John Jenkins (rugby), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
- John A. Jenkins (born 1950), American journalist and author
- John Barnard Jenkins (1933–2020), Welsh nationalist, effective leader of Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru in the 1960s
- John Brady Jenkins, American drug dealer in The Yogurt Connection
- John Carmichael Jenkins (1809–1855), American plantation owner in the Antebellum South
- John David Jenkins (1828–1876), Welsh Tractarian clergyman and railwaymen's union president
- Edward Jenkins (MP), born John Edward Jenkins, 1838–1910), British barrister, author and Liberal Party politician
- John Hogan Jenkins (1832–1930), British politician, MP for Chatham, 1906–1910
- John Holmes Jenkins (1940–1989), American historian, antiquarian bookseller, publisher, and poker player
- Rev. John I. Jenkins (born 1953), 17th president of the University of Notre Dame, 2005–
- John J. Jenkins (1843–1911), Wisconsin congressman and Puerto Rico judge
- John Major Jenkins (born 1964), American author and populariser of the Maya calendar
- John Paul Jenkins (born 1981), local-government councillor in Wales
- John Pickens Jenkins, better known as Bobo Jenkins (1916–1984), American blues singer and record label owner
- John Theophilus Jenkins (1829–1919), physician and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Johnny Jenkins (1939–2006), American blues guitarist
- John Jenkins, former director of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band
- Johnny Jenkins (1939–2006), American blues guitarist
- Joseph Jenkins (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joseph John Jenkins (1811–1885), English engraver and water-colour painter
- Joseph Willcox Jenkins (1928–2014), American composer, professor of music, and musician
- Josh Jenkins (born 1989), professional Australian rules football player
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- Larry "Flash" Jenkins (1955–2019), American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter
- Lauren Jenkins (born 1991), American singer-songwriter, actress, and director
- Lawrence Jenkins (1924–2017), American World War II pilot and prisoner of war
- Sir Leoline Jenkins (1625–1685), Welsh lawyer and diplomat
- Leon Jenkins (born 1950), American football player
- Leroy Jenkins (jazz musician) (1932–2007), American composer and jazz musician
- Leroy Jenkins (televangelist) (1934–2017), American televangelist
- Lew Jenkins (1916–1981), American boxer
- Louis Jenkins (poet) (1942–2019), American poet
- Louis Jenkins (politician) (1860–1939), Canadian politician
- Louise Freeland Jenkins (1888–1970), American astronomer
- Luwanda Jenkins (born 1962), American politician
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- Marilyn Jenkins (1937–2020), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Michael Jenkins (basketball) (born 1986), American professional basketball player
- Michael Jenkins (diplomat) (1936–2013), former British diplomat
- Michael Jenkins (running back) (born 1976), Canadian football player
- Michael Jenkins (sportscaster) (born 1973), Comcast SportsNet sports anchor
- Michael Jenkins (Unification Church) (fl. 1980s), president, Unification Church of America
- Michael Jenkins (wide receiver) (born 1982), American football player
- Mick Jenkins (rapper), American rapper
- Mick Jenkins (rugby), Welsh rugby footballer
- Mikaela Jenkins (born 2003), American Paralympic swimmer
- Mike Jenkins (American football) (born 1985), American footballer
- Mike Jenkins (poet) (born 1953), Welsh poet and novelist
- Mike Jenkins (strongman) (1982–2013), professional strongman competitor
- Minnie Braithwaite Jenkins (1874–1954), American school teacher
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P
- Patty Jenkins, American film director and screenwriter
- Paul Jenkins (actor) (1939–2013), American actor
- Paul Jenkins (barrister), Chief Executive of the Treasury Solicitor's Department and Treasury Solicitor
- Paul Jenkins (cricketer), English cricketer
- Paul Jenkins (economist), Canadian economist and Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
- Paul Jenkins (painter) (1923–2012), American abstract expressionist painter
- Paul Jenkins (poet), American academic and poet
- Paul Jenkins (politician) (born 1938), Australian politician
- Paul Jenkins (writer) (born 1965), British comic book writer
- Paul Jenkins, Welsh martial arts fighter, see List of mixed martial artists with the most sanctioned fights
- Peter Jenkins (journalist) (1934–1992), British journalist
- Philip Jenkins (born 1952), American history professor
- Philip Jenkins, drummer of Kids in Glass Houses
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- Rayshawn Jenkins (born 1994), American football player
- Richard Jenkins (born 1947), American actor
- Richard Jenkins (engineer) (born 1977), British engineer
- Richard Jenkins (MP) (1785–1853), Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury
- Richard L. Jenkins (1903–1991), American child psychiatrist
- Richard Lewis Jenkins (1815–1883), New South Wales politician
- Richard Burton (1925–1984), Welsh actor whose birth name was Richard Walter Jenkins
- Richard Jenkyns (1782–1854), British academic administrator and Dean of Wells
- Robert Jenkins (American football), former NFL player
- Robert Jenkins (master mariner) (fl. 1731–1745), English master mariner who sparked the War of Jenkins' Ear
- Robert Jenkins (Pennsylvania politician) (1769–1848), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Robert Jenkins (UK politician) (1900–1978), British Conservative Member of Parliament for Dulwich, 1951–1964
- Robert H. Jenkins, Jr. (1948–1969), U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action in Vietnam
- Robert Harold Jenkins (1873–1939), Canadian politician
- Robert Thomas Jenkins (1881–1969), Welsh historian and academic
- Robert John Jenkins Junior (born 1966), computer professional
- Bob Jenkins, American sports announcer, born as Robert Jenkins
- Bob Jenkins (American football) (1923—2001), Consensus All-American football player
- Roy Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead (1920–2003), British politician
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- Walter Jenkins (1918–1985), top aide to Lyndon B. Johnson, resigned after a scandal
- Sir Walter Jenkins (civil servant) (1874–1951), British admiralty official
- William Jenkins (1825–1895), Welsh general manager of Consett Iron Company
- William Jenkins (Australian politician), member of the South Australian House of Assembly
- William Jenkins (Canadian politician) (1921–1995)
- William Jenkins (cricketer) (1788–1844), English cricketer
- William Jenkins (Labour politician) (1871–1944), former MP for Neath
- William Jenkins (New Zealand) (1813–1902), New Zealand sailor, whaler, accommodation-house keeper, farmer, market gardener, horse-trainer and jockey
- William Jenkins (Northern Ireland politician) (1904-?), Lord Mayor of Belfast
- William Jenkins (veterinarian), former president of Louisiana State University
- William Albert Jenkins (1878–1968), British politician, former MP for Brecon and Radnor
- William (Bill) Jenkins (1925–2002), youngest Royal Marine to win a DSO in the Second World War
- William Fitzgerald Jenkins, better known under his pen name Murray Leinster (1896–1975), American science fiction author
- William L. Jenkins (born 1936), politician from the state of Tennessee
- William Miller Jenkins (1856–1941), American politician
- William O. Jenkins (1878–1963), American businessman who made great wealth in Mexico
- William Stanley Jenkins (1890-?), Canadian flying ace during World War I
Fictional characters and others
The following is a list of fictional and other Jenkins.
A
- Abner Jenkins (Beetle, MACH-1, etc.), Marvel Comics supervillain-turned-hero
- Doctor Albert Al Jenkins, fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders played by Adam Croasdell
- Anya Jenkins (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
B
C
- Carl Jenkins, General/Doctor, Minister of Paranormal Warfare in Starship Troopers film
- Carl Jenkins (Oz), an inmate of Aryan Brotherhood on the HBO drama Oz
- Carl Jenkins (Starship Troopers) (Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles)
- Christy Jenkins (Charmed)
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H
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L
- Leeroy Jenkins, a player character and internet phenomenon from World of Warcraft
- Leeroy Jenkins, an alert (launch) sign used in many combat search and rescue (CSAR) operations in the Middle East, based on the World of Warcraft meme
- Leeroy Jenkins, a character act of Flip Wilson, American comedian and actor
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- Neil Jenkins, character in Gavin & Stacey
- Nessa Jenkins, character in Gavin & Stacey
- Nicholas Jenkins, the narrator of Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time
P
- Paul Jenkins (EastEnders), fictional character from EastEnders
- Peter "Tucker" Jenkins, fictional character in the BBC children's programme Grange Hill, portrayed by Todd Carty
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- Private First Class Wallace A. Jenkins, a UNSC marine in Bungie's Halo universe Halo characters#Wallace Jenkins
See also
