List of people with surname Jenkins

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This is a list of people and fictional characters surnamed Jenkins.

## People

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* Ab Jenkins (1883–1956), American racing car driver
* Al Jenkins (disambiguation)
* 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

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* 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 (1915–1996), Australian writer, newspaper reporter and Bondi Beach identity
* Billy Jenkins (disambiguation)
* 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 (disambiguation)
* Bryan Jenkins, Australian chief executive

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* Carlos Jenkins (born 1968), American footballer
* Carter Jenkins (born 1991), American actor
* Charles Jenkins (disambiguation)
* Chris Jenkins (disambiguation)
* Christopher Martin-Jenkins (1945–2013), cricket journalist
* Clay Jenkins (born 1964), American lawyer and politician
* Clive Jenkins (1926–1999), British trade unionist
* Constance Jenkins Macky (1883–1961), née Constance Jenkins, Australian-born American artist and teacher
* Cullen Jenkins (born 1981), American footballer
* Cynthia Jenkins (1924–2001), New York politician

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* Dan Jenkins (1928–2019), American author and journalist
* Daniel H. Jenkins (born 1963), American actor

### E

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* Ebenezer Evans Jenkins (1820–1905), Wesleyan minister in India
* 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 (disambiguation)
* E. J. Jenkins (born 1998), American football player
* Elgton Jenkins (born 1995), American football player
* Ella Jenkins (1924–2024), 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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* Farish Jenkins (1940–2012), American paleontologist
* Ferguson Jenkins (born 1943), Canadian baseball player
* Florence Foster Jenkins (1868–1944), U.S. "soprano" known for her extraordinary bravery on stage
* Frances C. Jenkins (1826-1915), U.S. evangelist, Quaker minister, and social reformer

### G

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* G. Kenneth Jenkins (1918–2005), British numismatist
* Geoffrey Jenkins (1920–2001), South African writer
* George Jenkins (disambiguation)
* Geraint H. Jenkins (1946–2025), 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
* Gus Jenkins (1931–1985), American blues pianist and singer
* Gwilym Jenkins (1932–1982), Welsh statistician

### H

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* Harold Jenkins (disambiguation)
* Harry Jenkins (disambiguation)
* Helen Jenkins (born 1984), British triathlete
* Henry Jenkins (disambiguation)
* Herbert George Jenkins (1876–1923), British writer and owner of publisher Herbert Jenkins Ltd
* Holman W. Jenkins Jr., Wall Street Journal editorial writer
* Horace Jenkins (born 1974), American basketball player
* Hugh Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Putney (1908–2004), British Labour Party politician

### I

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* Ian Jenkins (disambiguation)
* Iain Jenkins (born 1972), former Northern Ireland footballer

### J

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* J. Geraint Jenkins (1929–2009), Welsh maritime historian and historian of rural crafts
* Jack Jenkins (disambiguation)
* Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins (1937–2001), American actor
* Jackie Jenkins-Scott (born c. 1950), American business and academic administrator
* James Jenkins (disambiguation)
* 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
* Jim Jenkins (footballer) (1897–1983), Australian rules footballer
* Joe Jenkins (disambiguation)
* John Jenkins (disambiguation)
* Johnny Jenkins (1939–2006), American blues guitarist
* Johnny Jenkins (1939–2006), American blues guitarist
* Joseph Jenkins (disambiguation)
* Josh Jenkins (born 1989), Australian rules football player

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* Karl Jenkins (born 1944), Welsh musician and composer
* Katherine Jenkins (born 1980), Welsh mezzo-soprano
* Kathryn Jenkins (1961–2009), Welsh hymn writer and scholar
* Keith Jenkins, English postmodern historian
* Ken Jenkins (born 1940), American actor
* Ken Jenkins (American football) (born 1959), American footballer
* Kenny Jenkins (1945–2009), Scottish footballer
* Kris Jenkins (born 1979), American footballer
* Kydran Jenkins (born 2002), American 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 L. Jenkins (1924–2017), American World War II pilot and prisoner of war
* 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 (disambiguation)
* 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 fiction writer
* Mike Jenkins (strongman) (1982–2013), professional strongman competitor
* Minnie Braithwaite Jenkins (1874–1954), American school teacher

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* Nathan Jenkins, British songwriter and record producer
* Neil Jenkins, Welsh rugby union footballer and coach.
* Neil Jenkins (footballer) English soccer player
* Newell Sill Jenkins, American dentist and developer
* Nikara Jenkins (born 1997), Welsh rhythmic gymnast
* Niki Jenkins (born 1973), Canadian judoka
* Nikko Jenkins (born 1986), American spree killer
* Noam Jenkins, Canadian actor

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* Oliver Peebles Jenkins (1850 – 1935) was an American physiologist and histologist, mainly associated with Stanford University.

### P

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* Patty Jenkins, American film director and screenwriter
* Paul Jenkins (disambiguation)
* 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 (disambiguation)
* Richard Jenkyns (1782–1854), British academic administrator and Dean of Wells
* Robert Jenkins (disambiguation)
* Rodney Jenkins (1944–2024), American equestrian
* Roy Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead (1920–2003), British politician

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* Sacha Jenkins (1971–2025), American hip-hop journalist
* Sally Jenkins (born 1960), American author and sports journalist
* Samuel Jenkins, Jr. (born 1956), African-American politician
* Scoville Jenkins (born 1986), American tennis player
* Simon Jenkins (born 1943), British newspaper columnist
* Speight Jenkins (born 1937), American music critic and opera general director
* Stephan Jenkins (born 1964), rock singer

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* Terry Jenkins (born 1963), professional darts player
* Teven Jenkins (born 1998), American football player
* Thomas Jenkins (disambiguation)
* Thornton A. Jenkins (1811–1893), United States rear admiral
* Tom Jenkins (disambiguation)
* Tommy Jenkins (born 1947), English footballer
* Tommy Jenkins (Australian footballer) (1902–1979)
* Trefor Jenkins (1932–2025), South African human geneticist

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* Walter Jenkins (1918–1985), top aide to Lyndon B. Johnson, resigned after a scandal
* Walter Jenkins (civil servant) (1874–1951), British admiralty official
* William Jenkins (disambiguation)
* Woody Jenkins (born 1947), American journalist and politician

## Fictional characters

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* Abner Jenkins (Beetle, MACH-1, etc.), a Marvel Comics supervillain-turned-hero
* Al Jenkins (EastEnders), in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Adam Croasdell
* Anya Jenkins, in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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* Billie Jenkins, in the television series Charmed
* Bruno Jenkins, in the BBC medical drama Casualty
* Bruno Jenkins, a young boy in Roald Dahl's The Witches and the 1990 film based on the story

### C

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* Carl Jenkins (Starship Troopers), in the film Starship Troopers
* Carl Jenkins (Oz), an inmate of the Aryan Brotherhood on the HBO drama Oz
* Christy Jenkins, in the television series Charmed

### E

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* Ed Jenkins, protagonist of a series of novelettes by Erle Stanley Gardner

### H

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* Howell Jenkins, birthname of Wizard Howl in the novel Howl's Moving Castle

### K

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* Kiki Jenkins, datable character in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV

### L

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* Leeroy Jenkins, a player character and internet phenomenon from World of Warcraft
* Leeroy Jenkins, a character act of Flip Wilson, American comedian and actor

### N

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* Neil Jenkins, in the sitcom Gavin & Stacey
* Nessa Jenkins, in the sitcom Gavin & Stacey
* Nicholas Jenkins, the narrator of Anthony Powell's novel series A Dance to the Music of Time

### P

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* Paul Jenkins (EastEnders), in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
* Peter "Tucker" Jenkins, in the BBC children's programme Grange Hill, portrayed by Todd Carty

### W

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* Halo characters#Wallace JenkinsPrivate First Class Wallace A. Jenkins, a UNSC marine in Bungie's Halo universe

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* Mrs. Jenkins, John Rolfe's maid in the Disney film Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
* Mrs. Jenkins, in the preschool children's animated television seriesTimothy Goes to School

## See also

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* Jenkins (name)
* Jenkin
* Jenkyns
* Little John
* All pages with titles beginning with Jenkins
* All pages with titles containing Jenkins

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