- Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
- English humorist and playwright.
- a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sacred name.”
- Latin name Eusebius Hieronymus. ?347–?420 ad, Christian monk and scholar, whose outstanding work was the production of the Vulgate. Feast day: Sept 30
- Jerome K (lapka). 1859–1927, English humorous writer; author of Three Men in a Boat (1889)
