Jervis

Jervis may refer to:

A surname:

  • Billy Jervis (b. 1942), English former professional footballer
  • Edward Jervis Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent (1767-1859)
  • Jake Jervis (b. 1991), English footballer
  • John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735–1823), admiral in the Royal Navy
  • John B. Jervis (1795–1885), American railroad engineer
  • Richie Jervis (b. 1976), English cricketer
  • Robert Jervis (b. 1940), professor of international affairs at Columbia University
  • Thomas Jervis (1770-1838), English judge
  • William Jervis (1827-1909), English lawyer and cricketer

A given name:

  • Jervis Burdick (1889-1962), American track and field athlete
  • Jervis Drummond )b. 1976), Costa Rican footballer
  • Jervis Johnson, games designer for Games Workshop, Nottingham
  • Jervis McEntee (1828-1891), American painter

Places:

  • Jervis Centre, Dublin.
  • Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia
    • Jervis Bay Territory
    • Jervis Bay National Park
    • Jervis Bay Airport
  • Cape Jervis, South Australia
  • Port Jervis, New York

Other uses:

  • HMS Jervis, a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy named after Admiral John Jervis.
  • HMS Jervis Bay (F40) a British liner converted into an Armed Merchant Cruiser
  • HMAS Jervis Bay (GT 203), a roll-on/roll-off passenger and cargo ferry
  • The 4-2-0 steam locomotive type invented by John B. Jervis.

See also:

  • Jarvis
  • Gervase (a cognate)