Jemmy (disambiguation)
Jemmy usually refers to a Crowbar (tool) or jimmy, a metal bar with a curved end
It is also a diminutive of Jimmy and often refers to people, including:
- Jemmy Botting or James Botting (1783–1837) hangman at Newgate Prison in London, England, from 1817 to 1819
- Jemmy Button (c. 1815 – 1864), a native Fuegian
- Jemmy Dean (1816–1881) an English professional cricketer
- Jemmy Hirst (1738–1829) an English eccentric.
- Jemmy Moore (1839–1890) an Australian cricketer
- Jemmy Shaw a pioneer of early dog shows, a promoter of dog fighting and rat-baiting
- Jemmy (slave leader) – leader of the Stono Rebellion a slave rebellion in 1739
- Jemmy Wood (1756–1836) "The Gloucester Miser"
It may also refer to:
- Jemmy Jones Island an island in British Columbia
- Jemmy Joneson’s Whurry a traditional Geordie folk song c1815
- Jemmy Twitcher a character in John Gay's The Beggar's Opera supposedly based on John Wilkes
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