Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Jeff Daniels 2013 The Newsroom 
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character
Jeff "the Dude" Lebowski 1998 The Big Lebowski
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals:
1 character
Jeff Douglas 1947 Brigadoon
Fictional Characters from Television:
6 characters
Jeff Tracy 1965 Thunderbirds
Jeff Taylor 1991 Home Improvement
Jeff Boomhauer 1997 King of the Hill
Jeff Parker 1999 Roswell
Jeff Winger 2009 Community
Jeff Colby 1981; 1985; 2017 The Colbys; Dynasty
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball
(baseball) Jeff Bagwell 2017
Most Valuable Players:
3 winners
Jeff Burroughs 1974 baseball
Jeff Bagwell 1994 baseball
Jeff Kent 2000 baseball
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
9 actors, 2 comedians, 1 comedian/actor, 1 presenter
Jeff Chandler 1918-1961
Jeff MacKay 1948-2008
Jeff Bridges 1949-
Jeff Conaway 1950-2011
Jeff Goldblum 1952-
Jeff Fahey 1952-
Jeff Kober 1953-
Jeff Daniels 1955-
Jeff Perry 1955-
Jeff Foxworthy 1958-
Jeff Probst 1961-
Jeff Dunham 1962-
Jeff Garlin 1962-
Notable Athletes:
2 baseball, 1 rugby, 1 soccer, 1 tennis
(baseball) Jeff Kent 1968-
(baseball) Jeff Bagwell 1968-
(tennis) Jeff Tarango 1968-
(rugby) Jeff Hassler 1991-
(soccer) Jeff Hendrick 1992-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Jeff Bezos 1964-
Notable Musicians:
3 musicians, 1 singer
Jeff Beck 1944-2023
Jeff Lynne 1947-
Jeff Healey 1966-2008
Jeff Timmons 1973-
Notable Writers:
1 author
Larry McMurtry (a.k.a. Jeff) 1936-2021
Olympic Medalists:
6 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze, 1 silver/gold
(gold) Jeff Farrell 1960 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Jeff Mullins 1964 basketball
(gold) Jeff Float 1984 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Jeff Turner 1984 basketball
(silver) Jeff Campbell 1988 water polo
(bronze) Jeff Grayer 1988 basketball
(silver/gold) Jeff Rouse 1992; 1996 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Jeff Weaver 1996 baseball
(silver) Jeff Williams 2004 baseball
(silver) Jeff Powers 2008 water polo
(bronze) Jeff Stevens 2008 baseball
(silver) Jeff Demps 2012 4x100 m relay
(gold) Jeff Carter 2014 ice hockey
(gold) Jeff Henderson 2016 long jump
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Jeff Bridges 2010 Crazy Heart
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Larry McMurtry (a.k.a. Jeff) 1986 Lonesome Dove
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
4 musicians
Jeff Beck 1992; 2009 The Yardbirds;
Jeff Lynne 2017 ELO
Jeff Ament 2017 Pearl Jam
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter 2020 The Doobie Brothers