List of Famous people named Jeremiah

Jeremiah McLain Rusk was a U.S. Representative, the 15th Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin from 1882 to 1889 and the second United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1889 to 1893. He also served as Union Army officer during the American Civil War.

Jeremiah James Harty was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the 26th Archbishop of Manila in the Philippines from 1903 to 1916 before returning to the United States, where he served as Archbishop of Omaha from 1916 to 1927.

Sir Jeremiah Homfray was an English ironmaster, best known for mineral developments in South Wales for and starting the Ebbw Vale ironworks.

Captain Jeremiah O'Brien (1744–1818) was an Irish-American captain in the Massachusetts State Navy. Prior to its existence, he commanded the sloop Unity when he captured the British armed schooner HMS Margaretta in the Battle of Machias, the first naval battle of the American Revolutionary War. He also led the first American attack on Nova Scotia in the Raid on St. John (1775).

Jeremiah Clarke was an English baroque composer and organist, best known for his Trumpet Voluntary, a popular piece often played at wedding ceremonies.