Early is both a surname and a given name which may refer to:
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People
Surname
Alan Early (born 1983), Irish graphic designer and writer
Biddy Early (1798–1874), Irish herbalist
Cleanthony Early (born 1991), American basketball player
Connelly Early (born 2002), American baseball player
David Early (1938–2013), American actor
Delloreese Patricia Early (1931–2017), stage name Della Reese, American singer, actress, television personality, author and ordained minister
Edward Early (born 1935), American politician
Edward J. Early Jr. (1931–2023), American lawyer and politician
Eleazer Early (1779–1840), American hotelier
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), Confederate American Civil War general
Margaret Early (1919–2000), American actress
Nathaniel B. Early (1866–1947), American politician
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
Jubal Early, a bounty hunter in the television series Firefly
Early Cuyler, in the cartoon show Squidbillies
Early Grayce, a sociopathic parolee in the film Kalifornia
The Early family, in the film Ghostwatch



