Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
2 actors
(actor) Jeff Daniels 2013 The Newsroom 
(actor) Jeffrey Tambor 2015; 2016 Transparent
Fictional Characters from Television:
7 characters
Blake "Little Blake/L.B." Colby (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 1981; 1985 Dynasty; The Colbys
Jeff Colby 1981; 1985; 2017 The Colbys; Dynasty
Jeff Taylor 1991 Home Improvement
Bobby Hill (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 1997 King of the Hill
Jeff Boomhauer (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 1997 King of the Hill
Jeffrey Brandau 2001 Crossing Jordan
Jeff Winger 2009 Community
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball, 1 basketball
(basketball) Michael Jordan (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 2009
(baseball) Jeff Bagwell 2017
Most Valuable Players:
4 winners
Jeff Burroughs 1974 baseball
Jeff Bagwell 1994 baseball
Michael Jordan (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 1988; 1991; 1992; 1996; 1998 basketball
Jeff Kent 2000 baseball
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine, 1 physics
(physics) David Jeffrey Wineland 2012
(medicine) Jeffrey C. Hall 2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
16 actors, 1 comedian, 1 comedian/actor, 1 youtuber
Jeffrey Tambor 1944-
Jeffrey Jones 1946-
Jeffrey DeMunn 1947-
Jeff Bridges 1949-
Jeff Conaway 1950-2011
Jeff Goldblum 1952-
Jeff Fahey 1952-
Jeff Daniels 1955-
Jeff Perry 1955-
Tom Hanks (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 1956-
Bernie Mac (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 1957-2008
Jeffrey Nordling 1962-
Jeff Dunham 1962-
Jeffrey Wright 1965-
Jeffrey Dean Morgan 1966-
Jeffrey Donovan 1968-
Jeffrey D. Sams 1968-
Matthew Settle (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 1969-
Jeffree Star (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 1985-
Notable Athletes:
2 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 soccer, 1 tennis
(basketball) Michael Jordan (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 1963-
(baseball) Jeff Kent 1968-
(baseball) Jeff Bagwell 1968-
(tennis) Jeff Tarango 1968-
(soccer) Jeff Hendrick 1992-
Notable Businesspeople:
2 businesspersons
Jeffrey Katzenberg 1950-
Jeff Bezos 1964-
Notable Evildoers:
1 murderer
Jeffrey Dahmer 1960-1994
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director, 1 producer
Jeffrey Katzenberg 1950-
J. J. Abrams (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 1966-
Notable Musicians:
3 musicians, 2 singers
Jeff Lynne 1947-
Joey Ramone (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 1951-2001
Jeff Healey 1966-2008
Jeff Timmons 1973-
Jeffrey "Ja Rule" Atkins 1976-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
David Jeffrey Wineland 1944-
Notable Writers:
1 author
Jeffrey Eugenides 1960-
Olympic Medalists:
7 gold, 3 bronze, 3 silver, 1 silver/gold
(silver) Ken Jones (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 1948 4x100 m relay
(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
(gold) Michael Jordan (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 1984; 1992 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 Powers 2008 water polo
(bronze) Jeff Stevens 2008 baseball
(gold) Jeff Carter 2014 ice hockey
(gold) Jeff Henderson 2016 long jump
Oscar Award Winners:
2 actors
(actor) Tom Hanks (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 1994; 1995 Philadelphia; Forrest Gump
(actor) Jeff Bridges 2010 Crazy Heart
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Jeffrey Eugenides 2003 Middlesex
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
5 musicians
Joey Ramone (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 2002 The Ramones
Izzy Stradlin (a.k.a. Jeffrey) 2012 Guns N' Roses
Jeff Lynne 2017 ELO
Jeff Ament 2017 Pearl Jam
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter 2020 The Doobie Brothers