Terence is a masculine given name, derived from the Latin name Terentius. The diminutive form is Terry. Spelling variants include Terrence, Terrance, Terance and (in Scotland) Torrance.

Notable people with this name

• Terence (c. 195/185 – c. 159 BC), Latin playwright
• Saint Terence, several people
• Geezer Butler (born Terence Butler in 1949), British musician of Black Sabbath fame
• Terry Callier (1945–2012), American jazz and folk singer and guitarist
• Terence Chang, Hong Kong and American film producer
• Terence Crawford (born 1987), American boxer
• Terry Crews, American actor and TV presenter
• Terence Trent D'Arby (born 1962), American singer and songwriter
• Terry A. Davis (1969–2018), American programmer, developer of TempleOS
• Terence Davies (1945–2023), English film director and screenwriter
• Terence Dials (b. 1983), American basketball player
• Terry Fox (1958–1981), Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist
• Terence Garvin (b. 1991), American football player
• Terrence Giddy, known as Terry Giddy (1950–2023), Australian Paralympic athlete
• Torry Gillick (1915–1971), Scottish footballer
• Terence Hill, Italian actor
• Terrence Howard, American actor and singer
• Terrence Hughes, American professional wrestler
• Terrence Jenkins, American actor, TV personality, and model
• Terence Kelly, many people
• Terence Lam (born 1991), Hong Kong composer, singer-songwriter, and record producer
• Terrence Magee, American football player
• Terrence Malick, American filmmaker
• Terence MacSwiney (1879–1920), Lord Mayor of Cork who died on hunger strike during the Irish War of Independence
• Terry McAuliffe, American politician and businessman
• Terence McKenna, American writer and philosopher
• Terence McKenna (film producer), Canadian film producer
• Terence Millin (1903–1980), Irish surgeon
• Terence Morris (born 1979), NBA and Israel Basketball Premier League basketball player
• Terence Newman, American football player
• Terence O'Neill, Ulster Unionist politician, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
• Terence Parkin, deaf South African swimmer and the most decorated Deaflympic athlete in history
• Terry Pratchett (1948–2015), English author
• Terence Rattigan (1911–1977), British dramatist
• Terrence Romeo (born 1992), Filipino basketball player
• Terence Sanders (1901–1985), British rower
• Terence Siufay (born 1976), Macanese singer and actor
• Terence Smith (disambiguation), several people
• Terence Stamp (born 1938), British actor
• Terence Steele (born 1997), American football player
• Terence Tao (born 1975), Australian mathematician, winner of a Fields Medal
• Terrence Trammell (born 1978), American track and field athlete
• Terence Tse, educator, speaker, advisor and commentator
• Terrence Watson (born 1987), American-Israeli basketball player
• Terrence Wilcutt, American astronaut
• Terence Winter, American television and film writer
• Terence Wilson, also known as Astro, former British singer and member of British band UB40
• Terence Yin (born 1975), Hong Kong film actor, singer, producer, and media relations specialist
• Terence Young (director), British film director
• Terence Young (politician) (born 1952), Canadian politician
• Terence Yung, American classical pianist

Fictional characters

• Terence or Terrence (Terry) Granchester (or Grandchester), male character in Candy Candy (manga, anime and Final Story)
• Terence the Tractor in The Railway Series and Thomas and Friends
• Terence, the large red bird from the Angry Birds video game series
• Terence, a pixie dust sparrow-man from Disney Fairies
• Terence, a bath toy crocodile in Rubbadubbers
• Terence (Terry) Morris, a character in the X-Files TV series, episodes "Dreamland" and "Dreamland II"
• Terrance and Phillip, a duo of characters in the animated TV series, South Park
• Terrence (Terry) McGinnis, the main character of Batman Beyond
• Terrence, Mac's older brother, in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends