Jesse
Jesse is a first name and family name .
Origin and meaning
In the Tanakh , Isai (Jesse) is the father of David . The line from Jesse came the way in the Christmas carol There is a rose sprung from Jesse refers to this . The radix Jesse ( root Jesse ) is a Christian symbol.
Name bearer
First name
- Jesse (4th century), first known bishop of Speyer
- Jesse Carver (1911–2003), British football player and coach
- Jesse Douglas (1897–1965), American mathematician, recipient of the Fields Medal
- Jesse Eisenberg (* 1983), American actor
- Jesse Engel American pool player
- Jesse Evans (1853–?), American cowboy and bandit
- Jesse Goldstein (1915–1959), American screenwriter and teacher
- Jesse Helms (1921–2008), American politician, Republican senator
- Jesse Hughes (born 1972), American musician
- Jesse Jackson (* 1941), American politician
- Jesse James (1847-1882), American outlaw
- Jesse Jane (* 1980), American porn actress
- Jesse Joensuu (* 1987), Finnish ice hockey player
- Jesse Joronen (* 1993), Finnish football player
- Jesse Lingard (* 1992), English football player
- Jesse McCartney (* 1987), American pop singer
- Jesse Metcalfe (* 1978), American actor
- Jesse Owens (1913–1980), American track and field athlete
- Jesse Pintado (1969-2006), American guitarist
- Jesse Pinto (* 1990), Australian soccer player
- Jesse Pye (1919–1984), British football player
- Jesse Rogers (1911–1973), American country and old-time musician
- Jesse Lowen Shearer (1921–1992), American university professor and engineer
- Jesse Anne Shugg (* 1992), Filipino national soccer player
- Jesse Stacken (* 1978), American jazz pianist
- Jesse Sylvia (* 1986), American poker player
- Jesse Thomas (musician) (1911–1995), American blues musician
- Jesse Thomas ( American football player ) (1928–2012), American football player
- Jesse Thomas (triathlete) (* 1980), American duathlete and triathlete
- Jesse B. Thomas (1777-1853), American politician
- Jesse Ventura (* 1951), American politician, soldier, wrestler, film actor and radio host
- Jesse Winchester (musician) (1944–2014), American musician
- Jesse Winchester (ice hockey player) (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
family name
- Eckhard Jesse (* 1948), German political scientist
- Elena Jesse (* 1993), German actress
- Frank Jesse (* 1964), German racing cyclist
- Friedhelm Jesse (* 1936), German soccer player
- Hans Jesse (~ 1920–1995), German journalist
- Hugo Jesse (1843–1918), German civil servant (Privy Councilor) and local politician
- Ines Jesse (* 1971), German legal scholar, political official and politician (SPD)
- Joanna Jesse (* 1975), German artist and painter
- John Heneage Jesse (1808–1874), British writer
- Mike Jesse (* 1973), German soccer player
- Wilhelm Jesse (1887–1971), German historian and numismatist
- Willy Jesse (1897–1971), German politician (SPD, SED)
Others
- Jesse , a song by Ingrid Peters
- Jesse , American sitcom