Terri is an alternative spelling of Terry. It is a feminine given name and is also a diminutive for Teresa.

Notable people with the name include:

  • Terri Allard (born 1962), American country/folk singer/songwriter
  • Terri S. Armstrong, American scientist
  • Terri Attwood (born 1959), English professor
  • Terri Austin (born 1955), American educator and politician
  • Terri Bennett, Irish cricketer
  • Terri Bjerre (born 1966), American musician
  • Terri Blackstock (born 1957), American Christian fiction writer
  • Terri Bonoff, American politician
  • Terri Brisbin, American historical romance author
  • Terri Brosius, American musician and voice actor
  • Terri Brown, American athlete
  • Terri Bryant, American politician
  • Terri Butler, Australian politician
  • Terri Lyne Carrington, jazz drummer, composer, and record producer
  • Terri Carver, American politician
  • Terri Cater, Australian sprinter and middle-distance runner
  • Terri Clark, Canadian country music artist
  • Terri Collins, American politician
  • Terri Conley, American social psychologist
  • Terri Conn, American actress
  • Terri Crawford, Canadian musician
  • Terri Cruz (1927-2017), American community organizer
  • Terri Dendy, American track and field athlete
  • Terri Dial (1949–2012), American banker
  • Terri Lynn Doss, American model and actress
  • Terri Doty, American voice actress, voice director, and ADR writer
  • Terri Dunning, British swimmer
  • Terri Dwyer, English actress
  • Terri-Rae Elmer, radio news announcer
  • Terri Farley, American writer
  • Terri Fields, American book writer and teacher
  • Terri H. Finkel, American pediatric rheumatologist and immunologist
  • Terri Garber, American actress
  • Terri Gibbs, American country music artist
  • Terri Grodzicker, American molecular geneticist and virologist
  • Terri Hall (1953–2007), American erotic actress
  • Terri Hardin, Muppet puppeteer, actress and stand-up comedian
  • Terri Hanauer, Canadian-American actress
  • Terri Crawford Hansen, American journalist
  • Terri Harper, British professional boxer
  • Terri Hawkes, Canadian actress
  • Terri Hemmert, American radio personality and musicologist
  • Terri Hendrix, contemporary folk singer-songwriter from Texas
  • Terri L. Hill, American politician
  • Terri Hoffman (1938–2015), American writer
  • Terri Hogue, American hydrologist
  • Terri Hollowell, American singer
  • Terri Hoyos, American actress
  • Terri Irwin, Australian, American-born naturalist, author, and owner of Australia Zoo at Beerwah, Queensland, Australia
  • Terri Ivens, American actress
  • Terri Janke, Wuthathi/Meriam Indigenous lawyer
  • Terri Jentz, American writer
  • Terri Jorgenson, American politician
  • Terri Kimball, American model and Playmate of the Month
  • Terri Kwan, Taiwanese actress, model, singer and author
  • Texas Terri (formerly Terri Laird), punk rock singer and songwriter from Texas
  • Terri Lynn Land, Michigan Secretary of State
  • Terri Leigh, Canadian television anchor
  • Terri McCormick, Wisconsin State Representative
  • Terri Meyette, Yaqui poet
  • Terri Edda Miller, American screenwriter, producer, and director
  • Terri Minsky, American television writer and producer
  • Terri Mitchell, American women's basketball coach
  • Terri Moss, American boxer
  • Terri Nunn, American singer and actress
  • Terri O'Connell, motorsports racing champion
  • Terri Paddock, American writer and arts journalist
  • Terri Poch, American bodybuilder and former professional wrestler
  • Terri Priest (1928–2014), American artist
  • Terri Proud, American politician
  • Terri Psiakis, Australian comedian and a presenter on radio and television
  • Terri Quaye, English musician
  • Terri Rachals, American nurse accused of murder
  • Terri Rogers (1937–1999), English ventriloquist and magician
  • Terri Roth, vice president of conservation and science at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
  • Terri Runnels, American professional wrestling manager, television host and occasional wrestler
  • Terri Russell, Australian cricket player
  • Terri Schiavo (1963–2005), diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for several years
  • Terri Schneider, American endurance athlete, motivational speaker, author, coach, and consultant
  • Terri Scott, education executive
  • Terri Sewell, American politician
  • Terri Seymour, British television presenter
  • Terri Sharp (1948–2015), American songwriter
  • Terri Stoneburner, American lawyer and judge
  • Terri Swearingen, American nurse
  • Terri Funk Sypolt, American politician
  • Terri Tatchell, Canadian screenwriter
  • Terri Te Tau, New Zealand contemporary artist and writer
  • Terri Willingham Thomas, American judge
  • Terri Thompson, American business journalist
  • Terri Treas, American actress, writer and director
  • Terri Utley, beauty queen and motivational speaker
  • Terri Vaughan, American insurance academic, regulator, and advisor
  • Terri Violet, American politician
  • Terri J. Vaughn, American film and television actress
  • Terri Walker, English R&B and soul singer-songwriter
  • Terri Lynn Weaver, American politician
  • Terri Welles, American actress and adult model
  • Terri White, American actress and singer
  • Terri White (journalist), British journalist, editor and author
  • Terri L. White, mental health executive
  • Terri Williams-Flournoy, American women's basketball coach
  • Terri Windling, American editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults
  • Terri Witek, American poet
  • Terri Young, American pediatric ophthalmologist
  • Terri Zemaitis, American volleyball player

Fictional characters

  • Terri, a character from Amphibia
  • Terri Alden, Three's Company
  • Terri Helmandollar, a character from The Loud House
  • Terri Joe, the fictional alter ego of American influencer Psyiconic
  • Terri Johnstone, River City
  • Terri McGreggor, Degrassi: The Next Generation
  • Terri Schuester, Glee
  • Terri Stivers, Homicide: Life on the Street
  • Terri Webber, General Hospital
  • Sherri and Terri, The Simpsons

People with the last name Terri

  • Salli Terri, a singer, arranger, recording artist, and songwriter

Tropical cyclones

  • Cyclone Terri (2001)

See also

  • Teri (given name)
  • Terry