Jem is a given name, sometimes as a nickname for James, Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jemma, or Jemima, and sometimes as an anglicized version of the Turkish name Cem.

People with the name include:

Jem Belcher (1781–1811), English bare-knuckle boxer Jem Cohen (born 1962), American filmmaker Jem Finer (born 1955), English musician, artist and composer, a founding member of the Pogues Jem Hepworth (born 2000), British racing driver Jem Karacan (born 1989), English footballer Jem Mace (1831–1910), English bare-knuckle boxer Jem Shaw (1836–1888), English cricketer Jem Smith (1863–1931), English bare-knuckle boxer Jem Stansfield (born 1975), inventor and television presenter Jem Ward (1800–1884), English bare-knuckle boxer Jem Lea, alias of Wendy Soloman, bass player with Slady

Fictional characters Jerrica "Jem" Benton, protagonist of Jem, an animated TV series, and the 2015 film Jem and the Holograms James Matthew "Jem" Blythe in Anne Shirley franchise James "Jem" Carstairs in The Infernal Devices trilogy Jem Costello, in the soap opera Hollyoaks Jem Finch, in the film and novel To Kill a Mockingbird

See also Jem (disambiguation)