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 (Seventeen)
- Vernon Coleman (born 1946), English author
- Vernon Herbert Coleman (1898–1978) American artist and art teacher
- 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 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 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 S. Welch (1906-1980), American lawyer, businessman, and politician
- Vernon Wells, American baseball player
- Vernon Wells (actor) (born 1945), Australian actor
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
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