Gene (given name)
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Gene is a unisex given name. It is often a short form (hypocorism) of Eugene or Genevieve.
| Pronunciation | JEEN |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Language | English |
| Origin | |
| Languages | Greek, French, and English |
| Word/name | |
| Region of origin | Greece; France; England |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Eugene, Eugenia, Eugénie, Eugenio, Genevieve, Geneva |
Notable people with the name include:
Men
- Gene Abel, American psychiatrist and controversial clinician
- Gene Bradley (born 1957), American football player
- Gene A. Cretz (born 1950), American politician
- Gene Davidson (1896–1960), American football and baseball player
- Gene Englund (1917–1995), American professional basketball player
- Gene F. Franklin (1927–2012), American engineer and control theorist
- Gene Makowsky (born 1973), Canadian Football League player and politician
- Gene Miles (born 1959), Australian rugby league footballer
- Gene Moore (window dresser) (1910–1998), American designer and store window dresser
- Gene Noble, American singer and songwriter
- Gene Pitney (1940–2006), American singer-songwriter
- Gene Rayburn (1917–1999), American radio and television personality
- Gene Robillard (1929–2007), Canadian football player
- Gene Sarazen (1902–1999), American golfer
- Gene Simmons (born 1949), Israeli-American musician, singer, and songwriter
- Gene Smith (athletic director), athletic director at Ohio State University
- Gene Spafford (born 1956), American computer scientist and cybersecurity pioneer
- Gene Steratore (born 1963), former American football official in the National Football League
- Gene Ween (born 1970), American musician
- Gene Weingarten (born 1951), American humor writer and journalist
- Gene Wilder (1933–2016), American actor and comedian
- Gene Wolfe (1931–2019), American science fiction author
Women
- Gene Anderson (actress) (1931–1965), English actress
- Gene Bradford (1909–1937), American politician
- Gene Damon (1933–2011), American writer and publisher
- Gene Derwood (1909–1954), American poet and painter
- Gene Field Foster (1917–1983), American carpenter, artist, anthropologist, ornithologist, and early Glen Canyon river runner
- Genė Galinytė (born 1945), Lithuanian rower
- Gene Grabeel (1920–2015), American mathematician and cryptanalyst
- Gene Nora Jessen (1937–2024), American aviator and a member of Mercury 13
- Gene Joseph, is a Wet'suwet'en Nadleh'dena First Nations librarian from Nagwilget, British Columbia
- Gene Kemp (1926–2015), English author
- Gene Kennicott (1883–1934), recorded her life in Colorado in early 19th century in rare photographic plates
- Gene Kloss (1903–1996), American artist
- Gene Miles (activist) (1930–1972), political activist from Trinidad and Tobago
- Gene E. K. Pratter (1949–2024), American judge
- Gene-Ann Polk (1926–2015), American physician and hospital administrator, director of pediatric ambulatory care at Harlem Hospital, and a professor of pediatrics at Columbia University
- Gene Stratton-Porter (1863–1924), American writer, nature photographer, and naturalist
- Gene Solia-Gibb (born 1983), Samoan New Zealand netball and rugby player
- Gene Sherman (art specialist) (born 1947), philanthropist, academic and expert on art, fashion and architecture
- Gene Tierney (1920–1991), American film and stage actress
- Gene Weltfish (1902–1980), American anthropologist and historian
