title: Early (name)
text: # Early (name)
  
  Early is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
  
  Surname:
  
  * Alan Early, Irish writer
  * Biddy Early (1798–1874), Irish herbalist
  * Cleanthony Early (born 1991), American basketball player
  * Gerald Early (born 1952), American writer, culture critic and professor
  * James M. Early (1922–2004), American electrical engineer for whom the Early effect was named
  * John Early (disambiguation)
  * Joseph D. Early (1933–2012), U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
  * Jubal Anderson Early (1816–1894), American Civil War general
  * Margaret Early (1919–2000), American actress
  * Peter Early (1773–1817), American politician
  * Quinn Early (born 1965), American football player and stuntman
  * Stephen Early (1889–1951), White House Press Secretary (1933–1945, 1950)
  * Steve Early (born 1956), American boxer
  
  Given name:
  
  * Early Doucet (born 1985), American football wide receiver
  * Early Wynn (1920–1999), American baseball pitcher
  
  Fictional characters:
  
  * Early Grayce, a sociopathic parolee in the film Kalifornia
  * Jubal Early, a fictional bounty hunter in the television series Firefly
  * Early Cuyler, the father character on the cartoon show Squidbillies
  