Jeremy ( ) is a male given name of Hebrew origin. The name's meaning is "God will uplift" or "Yhwh will raise" in various biblical interpretations, as the name "Jeremy" is the diminutive, anglicized form of the Hebrew given name "Jeremiah," the given name of the major prophet (Jeremiah) of Judeo-Christian traditions and scripture. Notable people with the name include: In arts and entertainment Jeremy Beadle (1948–2008), English television presenter, writer and producer Jeremy Bowen, Welsh journalist Jeremy Brett (1933–1995), English actor Jeremy Brock, actor and director Jeremy Bulloch, English actor Jez Butterworth, English playwright, screenwriter, and film director Jeremy Camp, Christian musician Jeremy Clarkson, English broadcaster Jaz (Jeremy) Coleman, English musician Jeremy (J.B.) Cummings, American Children's Book Author Jeremy Davis, bassist for American rock band Paramore Jeremy Deller, English artist Jeremy Edwards, English television actor Jeremy Fall, American editor in chief of Cliché Magazine Jeremy Filsell, English pianist and composer Jem Finer, English musician with The Pogues Jeremy Gable, American playwright and game designer Jeremy Hardy, English comedian Jeremy Harrington, American YouTuber and voice actor Jeremy Healy, English singer and DJ Jeremy Heywood, British Civil Servant Jeremy Irons, English actor Jeremy Jordan (singer, born 1973), American singer Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984), American actor Jeremy Kyle, English television presenter Jeremy Latimore, Australian Rugby League player Jeremy Lau, known as Jer Lau (born 1992), Hong Kong singer and actor Jeremy Lee (chef), TV chef Jeremy Lee (singer) (born 1995), Hong Kong singer, dancer, and actor Jeremy Lloyd English sitcom writer Jeremy London, American actor with twin actor Jason London Jeremy McKinnon, vocalist for American metalcore band, A Day to Remember Jeremy Northam, English film actor Jeremy Paxman, English television presenter Jeremy Piven, American actor Jeremy Ray, Australian television presenter and video game reviewer Jeremy Renner, American actor Jeremy Rohmer, contestant of ANTM cycle 20 Jeremy Rowley, American actor Jeremy Scahill, Oscar-nominated and two-time George Polk award-winning journalist Jeremy Shada, American actor, notably as the voice of Finn the Human in Adventure Time and GingerBrave in Cookie Run: Kingdom Jeremy Sinden, English actor Jeremy Sisto, American actor, producer, and writer Jeremy Soule, American composer Jeremy Spake, English TV presenter Jeremy Strong, American actor Jeremy Suarez, American actor from The Bernie Mac Show Jeremy Sumpter, American actor Jeremy Taggart, percussionist for Canadian band Our Lady Peace Jeremy Thomas, English writer and film producer Jeremy Vine, English radio and television journalist and presenter