Graham (surname)

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Graham is both an English and Scottish surname. It is a habitational name, derived from Grantham in Lincolnshire, England. The Scottish Grahams traditionally claimed descent from a chief called Grame, but the first authentic bearer of the name was William of Graham (a Norman) in the twelfth century.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Alasdair Graham (1929–2015), Canadian politician, journalist, and businessman
  • Alasdair Graham (pianist) (1934–2016), British concert pianist
  • Alexander Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alexina Graham (born 1990), British fashion model
  • Sir Alistair Graham (born 1942), British politician
  • Andrew Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Angus Charles Graham (1919–1991), British philosopher
  • Ann Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Aubrey Drake Graham (born 1986), Canadian actor and rapper better known as Drake
  • B. L. Graham (1914–2001), American college basketball player and coach
  • Barbara Graham (1923–1955), American murderer
  • Ben Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bill Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bob Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Brett Graham (born 1967), New Zealand sculptor
  • Bruce Graham (1925–2010), Colombian architect
  • Calvin Graham (1930–1992), American sailor
  • Charles Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Charlotte Graham (born 1972), New Zealand artist
  • Cork Graham (born 1964), American author
  • Currie Graham (born 1967), Canadian actor
  • Dale Graham (born 1951), Canadian politician
  • Daniel Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • David Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Derek Graham-Couch, Scottish professional wrestler
  • Devin Graham, American cinematographer, YouTuber
  • Dick Graham (1922–2013), English footballer and manager
  • Donald Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose (1852–1925), Scottish nobleman
  • Edward Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Enid Gordon Graham (1894–1974), Canadian physiotherapist
  • Eric Graham (1888–1964), Irish bishop
  • Evarts Ambrose Graham (1883–1957), American surgeon and professor
  • Eve Graham (born 1943), Scottish singer
  • Frank Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Franklin Graham (born 1952), American evangelist
  • Gary Graham (born 1950), American actor
  • George Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Gerald Graham (1831–1899), English soldier
  • Gerald S. Graham (1903–1988), Canadian-British imperial and naval historian
  • Gerrit Graham (born 1949), American actor and writer
  • Gwen Graham (born 1963), American politician
  • Harry Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Heather Graham (actress) (born 1970), American actress
  • Helen Matthews (1857/8-?), also known by her pseudonym Mrs Graham, Scottish suffragette and footballer
  • Herol Graham (born 1958), British boxer
  • Hiram P. Graham (1820–1902), American politician
  • Ian Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jack Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jaeden Graham (born 1995), American football player
  • James Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jamie Graham, Canadian police chief
  • Jaymie Graham, Australian rules footballer
  • Jeff Graham, American football player
  • Jeff Graham (quarterback), American football player
  • John Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jorie Graham (born 1950), Pulitzer Prize–winning American poet
  • Joseph Graham (footballer) (1889–1968), English footballer
  • Julie Graham (born 1965), Scottish actress
  • Katharine Graham (1917–2001) (also known as Kay Graham), American publisher of The Washington Post, successor to her husband, Philip
  • Kenny Graham (musician) (1924–1997), English jazz musician and composer
  • Kenny Graham (American football) (born 1941), Kenneth James "Kenny" Graham, American football safety
  • Kenneth Grahame (1859–1932), British writer
  • Kevin Graham, Canadian water polo player
  • Kyle "Skinny" Graham (1899–1973), Major League Baseball pitcher
  • K.M. Graham (1913–2008), Canadian artist
  • Larry Graham (born 1946), American bass guitar player, member of Sly and the Family Stone
  • Lauren Graham (born 1967), American actress
  • Leonard Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Leona Graham (born 1971), British radio presenter
  • Lindsey Graham (born 1955), American politician
  • Lollie Graham, Shetland writer
  • Lou Graham (born 1938), American professional golfer
  • Louis E. Graham (1880–1965), U.S. politician from Pennsylvania
  • Luke Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Malise Graham, 1st Earl of Menteith (1406–1490), Scottish magnate
  • Mark Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Martha Graham (1894–1991), American dancer and choreographer
  • Mary Lou Graham (born 1936), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
  • Max Graham, Canadian DJ, composer and producer of dance music
  • Michael Graham (disambiguation) (also: Mike)
  • Moonlight Graham (1876–1965), American baseball player
  • Ogilvie Graham (1891–1971), Irish cricketer and British Army officer
  • Otto Graham (1921–2003), American football and basketball player
  • Patricia Graham (pilot), Australian aviator
  • Patrick Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Paul Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Peter Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Phil Graham (1915–1963), American publisher
  • Ralph Graham (1910–2005), American football player and coach
  • Sir Reginald Graham, 3rd Baronet (1892–1980), Scottish soldier
  • Richard Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Richey V. Graham (1886–1972), American politician
  • Robert Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ron Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ruth Bell Graham (1920–2007), American writer and philanthropist
  • Sam Graham, English footballer
  • Sam Graham (footballer, born 1874), Scottish footballer
  • Shawn Graham (born 1968), New Brunswick politician
  • Skinny Graham (outfielder) (1909–1967), American baseball player
  • Stan Graham (1926–2010), Canadian politician
  • Stanley Graham (1900–1941), New Zealand mass murderer
  • Stephen Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Steve Graham, Australian Paralympic coach
  • Susan Graham (born 1960), American mezzo-soprano singer
  • Susan L. Graham, American computer scientist
  • Sylvester Graham (1794–1851), American nutritionist
  • Ta'Quon Graham (born 1998), American football player
  • Ted Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton (1925–2020), British Labour Co-operative politician
  • Ted Graham (ice hockey) (1904–1979), Canadian hockey player
  • Thaddea Graham, Chinese-Northern Irish actress
  • Thomas Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tiny Graham (1892–1962), American baseball player
  • Toby Graham (1920–2013), British cross-country skier and historian
  • Todd Graham, American college football coach
  • Treveon Graham (born 1993), American basketball player
  • Wallace H. Graham (1910–1996), American physician
  • Wallace Wilson Graham, American lawyer and politician
  • Wayne Graham, American college baseball coach
  • W. S. Graham (1918–1986), Scottish poet
  • William Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Winston Graham (1908–2003), English novelist
  • Winthrop Graham (born 1965), Jamaican athlete

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Scottish Clans and Tartans (1958 ed.). W. & A. K. Johnston and G. W. Bacon.
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