As a male name •
Avery Caesar Alexander (1910–1999), American civil rights leader and Louisiana politician •
Avery Anderson (born 1997), American politician •
Avery Anderson III (born 2000), American basketball player •
Avery Atkins (1987–2007), American football player •
Avery August (born 1964), American scientist, vice provost at Cornell University •
Avery Aylsworth (born 1996), American volleyball player •
Avery Blake, American college lacrosse player and coach •
Avery Bradley (born 1990), American professional basketball player •
Avery Brooks (born 1948), American actor, director, singer, and educator best known for his role as Benjamin Sisko in
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine •
Avery Brundage (1887–1975), American sports administrator, President of the International Olympic Committee, 1952–1972 •
Alfred Avery Burnham (1819–1879), U.S. Representative from Connecticut •
Avery Cardoza, American author, professional gambler and publisher •
Avery Claflin (1898–1979), American composer who studied law and business and pursued a career in banking •
Avery Clayton (1947–2009), American nonprofit executive, established a library and museum to house African American artefacts •
Avery Corman (born 1935), American novelist •
Elisha Avery Crary (1905–1978), United States District Judge of the United States District Court •
Avery Craven (1885–1980), American historian who wrote about the nineteenth-century United States •
Avery Dulles (1918–2008), American Jesuit priest, theologian, and Cardinal of the Catholic Church •
Avery E. Field (1883–1955), photographer in Riverside, California •
Avery Fisher (1906–1994), American businessman, founder of Fisher Electronics •
Avery Garrett (1916–1988), American politician in the state of Washington •
Avery Gilbert, American geneticist, self-described "smell scientist" and "sensory psychologist" •
Avery Hopwood (1882–1928), American playwright of the Jazz Age •
Richard Avery Hornsby, English military figure from the 18th century •
Alan Avery Allen Horsley, British Anglican priest and author in the 20th century •
Frank Avery Hutchins (1851–1914), American educator and librarian •
Avery "Kid" Howard (1908–1966), American jazz trumpeter associated with the New Orleans jazz scene •
Avery Jenkins (born 1978), American professional disc golfer •
Avery John (born 1975), Trinidadian soccer player •
Avery Johnson (born 1965), American basketball coach •
Frederick Avery Johnson (1833–1893), American politician and banker •
Francis Avery Jones (1910–1998), Welsh physician and gastroenterologist • Isaiah Avery "
Zay" Jones (born 1995), American football wide receiver •
Avery Kay, United States Air Force colonel, designer of the A-10 Warthog •
Avery Kier (1905–1987), United States Marine Corps aviator and general officer •
G. Avery Lee (1916–2008), Southern Baptist and American Baptist preacher •
Max Avery Lichtenstein, American record producer, composer and songwriter •
Avery Lipman, American music industry executive •
John Avery Lomax (1867–1948), American teacher, a pioneering musicologist and folklorist •
Elias Avery Lowe (1879–1969), Lithuanian–American palaeographer •
C. Avery Mason (1904–1970), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas •
Gerald Avery Mays (1939–1994), American football player and defensive lineman •
Edward Avery McIlhenny (1872–1949), American businessman, explorer, bird bander and conservationist •
John Avery McIlhenny (1867–1942), American businessman, soldier, politician and public servant •
Avery Bryan Morris (born 1987), American professional baseball pitcher •
Avery Moss (born 1994), American football outside linebacker •
Avery Ng (born 1976), Hong Kong politician and social activist •
Avery Paraiso (born 1994), Filipino-Irish commercial model and actor •
Avery Parrish (1917–1959), American jazz pianist, composer and arranger •
Avery Patterson, American football safety •
Harry Avery Reid (1877–1947), British veterinarian, bacteriologist and pathologist •
Avery Robinson (1878–1965), American classical composer •
Avery Rockefeller (1903–1986), American investment banker and conservationist •
Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878–1934), American board director, founder of Owenoke Corporation •
William Avery Rockefeller (1810–1906), American businessman, lumberman and salesman •
Michael Avery Ross (born 1961), American businessman and politician •
Avery Saltzman, Canadian actor and theater director •
Avery Scharer (born 1986), Filipino-American professional basketball player •
Avery Schreiber (1935–2002), American comedian and actor •
Avery W. Severance (1819–1874), American farmer and politician from New York •
Avery Sharpe (born 1954), American jazz double-bassist •
Avery Judd Skilton (1802–1858), American physician and naturalist •
Avery Skinner (1796–1876), American politician from New York •
Avery Stafford (born 1965), gospel and R&B vocalist from the United States •
Avery Storm (born 1981), American R&B singer •
Earl Avery Thompson (1891–1967), American engineer and inventor •
Avery Trufelman, American podcaster and radio producer •
Avery C. Upchurch (1928–1994), American politician •
Avery Warley (born 1987), American professional basketball player •
Avery Weems (born 1997), American baseball player •
Avery Williams (disambiguation), multiple people •
Avery Williamson (born 1992), American football linebacker •
Avery Wilson (born 1995), American singer-songwriter and dancer •
Avery Young (born 1992), American football player
As a female name •
Avery Anna (born 2004), American singer-songwriter •
Averie Bishop, American businessperson, social media personality, and beauty pageant titleholder •
Avery Bourne, Republican member, Illinois House of Representatives •
Avery Jae Clemens, American model, transgender activist, social media influencer, and writer •
Nicole Avery Cox, American actress and comedy writer •
Avery Haines, Canadian television journalist •
Avery Howell (born 2006), Canadian basketball player •
Avery Yale Kamila, American journalist and community organizer •
Avery Krumme (born 2008), American freestyle skier •
Avery Patterson (soccer) (born 2002), American soccer player •
Avery Singer, American artist known for creating digitally assisted paintings •
Avery Skinner, American volleyball player ==Fictional characters==