Famous People with Name Jerome

Jerome McKinley Henderson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jerome McKinley Henderson: is a retired American basketball player. He was a shooting guard who had a 13 year career in the NBA from 1979 until 1992. He played for the Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, and Houston Rockets. Henderson attended Virginia Commonwealth University.

Jérôme Moïso            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jérôme Moïso: is a French basketball player. Formerly of the National Basketball Association, he was drafted in 2000, and played for the Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets/New Orleans Hornets, Toronto Raptors, New Jersey Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers. He is a center.

Jerome Purcell Chambers            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jerome Purcell Chambers: is a retired American professional basketball player. At 6'5" and 185 pounds, he played as a forward.Chambers attended the University of Utah during the mid-1960s, winning the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player award in 1966 after his team reached the Final Four. He played four professional seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, and Buffalo Braves. In 1968, he was involved in one of the most significant transactions in NBA history when the Lakers traded him, Archie Clark and Darrall Imhoff to the Philadelphia 76ers for Hall-of-Famer Wilt Chamberlain. Chambers never played for the 76ers, who traded him to Phoenix in 1969.[1]

Jerome Pooh Richardson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jerome Pooh Richardson: is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. His nickname came from his grandmother, who thought he resembled Winnie the Pooh.The 6'1" point guard was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the tenth overall pick of the 1989 NBA Draft out of UCLA. He was their first ever draft choice and played for them for their first three seasons until 1992 when he was traded along with Sam Mitchell to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Chuck Person and Micheal Williams in the offseason. In 1994, the Pacers dealt him to the Los Angeles Clippers along with Malik Sealy and 1994 draft pick Eric Piatkowski in exchange for Mark Jackson and the draft rights to Greg Minor.

Jerome Whitehead            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jerome Whitehead: is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the San Diego Clippers in the 2nd round (41st overall) of the 1978 NBA Draft. A 6'10" center-forward from Marquette University, Whitehead played in 11 NBA seasons from 1978 to 1989. He played for the Clippers, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs.

Diane Jerome            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Diane Jerome: is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. She was eliminated in the repechage of the K-2 500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Jessica Jerome            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jessica Jerome: is an American ski jumper who has been competing since 2000. She started ski jumping at age of 7, and in 2001 became a Junior Olympic champion. In 2006, she finished third in the Continental Cup, behind Anette Sagen and Lindsey Van.