Jesse (given name)
Jesse is a mostly masculine name of English and Dutch origin, derived from the Hebrew name Yishay. It is a common first name in many English-speaking countries. Despite being similar in appearance, it is unrelated in its origin to the feminine name Jessica.
Cognates
- Arabic: Yassa
- Catalan: Jessè
- Czech: Isaj, Jišaj
- Dutch: Isaï, Jesse
- English: Jess, Jessie, Jesse, Jessy
- French: Isaï, Jessé
- German: Isai, Jischaj
- Greek: Iessai
- Hebrew: Yishai, Yishay
- Italian: Iesse
- Japanese: Jeshī
- Korean: I Sae
- Latin: Isai
- Portuguese: Jessé
- Romanian: Isseu
- Russian: Iessej
- Spanish: Isai, Isaí, Ishai, Jesé
Actors
- Jesse Bradford, American actor
- Jesse Borrego, American actor
- Jesse Draper, American actress
- Jesse Eisenberg, American actor
- Jesse Jane, American pornographic actress
- Jesse Heiman, American actor
- Jesse Metcalfe, American actor
- Jesse Randhawa, Indian actress
- Jesse Spencer, Australian actor
- Jesse Williams, American actor
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, American actor
Athletes
- Jesse, ring name of professional wrestler Ray Gordy
- Jesse Anderson, American professional football player
- Jesse Barfield, professional baseball player
- Jesse Barnes, professional baseball player
- Jesse Burkett, professional baseball player, college coach
- Jesse Carlson, professional baseball player
- Jesse Carver, British football player and manager
- Jesse Crain, professional baseball player
- Jesse English, professional baseball player for the Washington Nationals
- Jesse Foppert, professional baseball player
- Jesse Levine, professional tennis player
- Jesse Lingard, English professional football player
- Jesse Lumsden, professional football player, former McMaster University running back
- Jesse Makarounas, Australian footballer
- Jesse McDonald , Australian archer
- Jesse Orosco, professional baseball player
- Jesse Owens, African-American Olympic athlete
- Jesse Palmer, professional football player, former Bachelor star
- Jesse Ryder, New Zealand cricketer
- Jesse Sorensen, American professional wrestler
- Yishai Oliel, Israeli tennis player
Criminals
- Jesse Anderson, American murderer
- Jesse James, American Wild West outlaw
- Jesse James Hollywood, American kidnapper and murderer
- Jesse Pomeroy, American killer
- Jesse Rugge, American kidnapper, involved in murder
Musicians
- Jesse Carmichael, keyboard player for the band Maroon 5
- Jesse Cook, Canadian guitarist
- Jesse Davis, American jazz saxophonist
- Jesse Ed Davis, American guitarist
- Jesse Fuller, American one-man-band
- Jesse Harris, American singer-songwriter
- Jesse Huerta, one half of duo Jesse & Joy
- Jesse Hughes, American frontman of the band Eagles of Death Metal
- Jesse Hughes, Canadian DJ and producer, known by stagename Vanic
- Jesse F. Keeler, musician, member of the band Death From Above 1979
- Jesse Lacey, American frontman for the band Brand New
- Jess Margera, American musician, member of the band CKY
- Jesse McCartney, American singer
- Jesse Michaels, Former frontman for Operation Ivy and Common Rider
- Jesse Pintado, American guitarist, ex-member of Napalm Death and Terrorizer
- Jesse Powell, American R&B singer
- Jesse Quin, bassist for British band Keane
- Jesse James Rutherford, American singer/songwriter, member of The Neighbourhood
- Jesse Winchester, American singer-songwriter
- Jesse Wood, English singer son of Ronnie Wood
- Jesse Colin Young, American singer/songwriter, member of The Youngbloods
Politicians
- Jesse D. Bright, U.S. senator from Indiana
- Jesse Atherton Bynum, Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina
- Jesse Collings, English reformer, member of Parliament, mayor of Birmingham
- Jesse Franklin, Democratic-Republic senator and governor of North Carolina
- Jesse Gray, New York civil rights leader and politician
- Jesse J. Guidry, Louisiana politician
- Jesse Helms, Republican U.S. senator from North Carolina
- Jesse L. Helms, former mayor of Greenville, South Carolina
- Jesse Jackson, American civil rights activist, politician, and minister
- Jesse Klaver, Dutch politician
- Jesse Robredo, Former Mayor of Naga City in the Philippines
- Jesse B. Thomas, Democratic-Republican senator from Illinois
- Jesse M. Unruh, Democratic politician, state treasurer of California
- Jesse Ventura, pro wrestler and governor of Minnesota
- Jesse Johnson Yeates, Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina
- Jesse A. Younger, Republican U.S. representative from California
Scientists
- Jesse L. Greenstein, American astronomer
- Jesse William Lazear, American physician
- Jesse Ramsden, English inventor
- Jesse Lowen Shearer, American engineer
- Jesse Ehrenfeld, American physician
Fictional characters
- Jesse, the protagonist of
- Jesse Aarons, in the book Bridge to Terabithia
- Jesse Andersen, Japanese anime character
- Jesse Chambers, a DC comic book superhero
- Jesse Custer, in the comic book series Preacher
- Jesse Duke, from the TV show and movie The Dukes of Hazzard
- Jesse Flores
- Jesse Glenn, Gundalian Ventus Brawler from the animated series Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders
- Jesse Katsopolis, in the TV sitcom Full House
- Jesse McCree, from the video game Overwatch
- Jesse McNally, in the T.V. Show Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Jesse Pinkman, drug dealing high school dropout in the TV series Breaking Bad
- Jesse Porter, a burned spy who works with Michael on USA's Burn Notice
- Jesse Ramirez, from the TV show Roswell
- Jesse St. James, from the American TV series Glee
- Jesse Stefanovic, in the Canadian TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Jesse Stone, from the detective movies based on the Jesse Stone novels by Robert B. Parker
Miscellaneous
- Jesse, father of David.
- Jesse Alto, American poker player
- Jesse Applegate, American pioneer
- Jesse Camp, former MTV personality
- Jesse Chabot, Canadian screenwriter
- Jesse Cox, Youtube personality
- Jesse Dirkhising, American murder victim
- Jesse Dylan, American film and video director, son of Bob Dylan
- Jesse Honey, English quiz player and winner of BBC Mastermind 2010
- Jesse Horn, American writer and illustrator
- Jesse Hughes, American frontiersman
- Jesse James, American custom motorcycle builder and TV personality
- Jesse Fuller McDonald, American public official, civil engineer and surveyor
- Jesse Clyde Nichols, American real estate developer
- Jesse B. Oldendorf, American Navy admiral
- Jesse Shwayder, American businessman, founder of the Samsonite Corporation
- Jesse Walker, American journalist/historian
- Jesse Wellens, Youtube personality
See also
- Jessye, given name and surname
- Jesse