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 and member of South Korean idol group 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
Vernon - Hansol Vernon Chwe (born 1998), South Korean-American singer, rapper and dancer. A member of the idol group Seventeen.

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

Vernon (given name)

People

Fictional characters

See also