List of Famous people with last name Cherry

Lucy Noël Martha Leslie, Countess of Rothes was a British philanthropist and social leader, a heroine of the Titanic disaster, famous for taking the tiller of her lifeboat and later helping row the craft to the safety of the rescue ship Carpathia. The countess was for many years a popular figure in London society, known for her blonde beauty, bright personality, graceful dancing and the diligence with which she helped organise lavish entertainments patronised by English royalty and members of the nobility. She was long involved in charity work throughout the U.K., most notably assisting the Red Cross with fundraising and as a nurse for the Coulter Hospital in London during World War I. Lady Rothes was also a leading benefactor of the Queen Victoria School and The Chelsea Hospital for Women, known today as Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital.

Jonathan Cherry is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Rory Peters in the supernatural horror film Final Destination 2 (2003). His other notable film roles include House of the Dead (2003) and Goon (2011).

Francis Adams Cherry, Sr., was an American jurist and the 35th governor of Arkansas, elected as a Democrat for a single two-year term from 1953 to 1955.

Sara R. Cherry is an American microbiologist who is a Professor of Microbiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research involves genetic and mechanistic studies of virus–host interactions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cherry looked to identify novel therapeutic strategies.