Graham (surname)

Graham is a Scottish male name and surname.

Importance

The name comes from the Old English word meaning 'gray ( gra { e} [y ] ) homestead (ha { o } m [e ] ) "or" gravel country. "

Variants

• Graeham
• Graeme
• Grahame

Well-known bearers of the name

First name

• Graham Bond ( ~ 1940-1974 ), English jazz and blues musicians
• Graham Bonney ( b. 1943 ), British pop singer and entertainer
• Graham Chapman (1941-1989), British actor and writer
• Graham N. Fitch (1809-1892), American politician
• Graham Forbes ( ≈ 1917-1984 ), American jazz pianist
• Graham Greene (1904-1991), English writer
• Graham Greene (actor ) ( born 1952 ), Canadian actor
• Graham Hill (1929-1975), British racing driver
• Graham McTavish ( born 1961 ), Scottish actor
• Graham Nash ( born 1942 ), English singer and songwriter
• Graham Walker ( racer ) ( 1896-1962 ), British motorcycle racer
• Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), British speech therapist, inventor and big business
• James Graham Ballard (1930-2009), British writer

Family name

A

• A. John Graham (1930-2005), British historian
• Andrew Graham ( astronomer ) ( 1815-1908 ), Irish astronomer
• Andrew Graham ( bishop) ( born 1929 ), British theologian and clergyman, Bishop of Newcastle
• Angelo P. Graham, American art director and production designer
• Angus Charles Graham (1919-1991), British sinologist and philosopher
• Aubrey Drake Graham, Canadian actor, rapper and R & B singer

B

• Barbara Graham (1923-1955), American murderer
• Benjamin Graham (1894-1976), American economist and market specialist
• Bette Nesmith Graham (1924-1980), American entrepreneur
• Bill Graham ( saxophonist ) ( born 1918 ), American jazz musician
• Bill Graham (1931-1991), American impresario
• Billy Graham ( born 1918 ), American Baptist pastor and revivalist
• Billy Graham ( wrestler ) ( born 1943; actually Eldridge Wayne Coleman ), American professional wrestler
• Bob Graham ( politician ) ( b. 1936 ), American politician
• Bob Graham ( Illustrator ) ( b. 1942 ), Australian author and illustrator
• Brendan Graham ( born 1945 ), Irish author and composer
• Bruce Graham (1925-2010), American architect
• Bruce Graham ( screenwriter ), American screenwriter

C

• C. J. Graham, American actor
• Caroline Graham ( born 1931 ), English mystery writer -
• Caroline Graham Hansen ( * 1995), Norwegian football player
• Colin Graham (1931-2007), English stage director and opera director
• Currie Graham ( born 1967), Canadian- American actor

D

• Dan Graham ( b. 1942 ), American conceptual and video artist
• Daniel Graham ( footballer ) (born 1978 ), American football player
• Daniel Robert Graham ( b. 1936 ), American politician
• Daniel W. Graham ( b. 1948 ), American philosopher
• Danny Graham ( born 1985 ), English footballer
• Dave Graham ( born 1981 ), American rock climbers
• Davey Graham (1940-2008), British folk guitarist and composer
• David Graham ( writer ) (actually Robert Hale, born 1919 ), English writer
• David Graham (actor ) ( born 1930 ), English actor
• David Graham (1940-2008), British guitarist, see Davey Graham
• David Graham ( golfer ) ( born 1946 ), Australian golfer
• David Graham ( composer ) ( born 1951 ), British composer
• David Graham (tennis player) (born 1962 ), Australian tennis player
• David Graham ( football player, 1978) (born 1978 ), Scottish football player
• David Graham ( footballer 1983) ( b. 1983 ), Scottish football player
• Debbie Graham (born 1970 ), American tennis player
• Devin Graham ( b. 1983 ), American filmmaker, cameraman, photographer, editor and blogger
• Dirk Graham ( born 1959 ), Canadian ice hockey player

E

• Edward Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton ( born 1925 ), British politician ( Labour and Co-operative Party ) and Life Peer
• Elliot Graham (born 1976 ), American Cutter
• Erin Graham ( born 1980 ), American biathlete
• Ernie Graham (1946-2001), Northern Irish rock singer and guitarist
• Evarts Graham (1883-1957), American surgeon

F

• Frank Graham ( voice actor ) ( 1914-1950 ), American voice actor
• Frank L. Graham, Canadian molecular biologist
• Frank Porter Graham (1886-1972), American politician
• Franklin Graham ( born 1952 ), American evangelist

G

• George Graham ( bishop) († 1643), Bishop of Orkney
• George Graham ( clockmaker ) ( 1673-1751 ), English watchmaker
• George Graham ( footballer ) ( born 1944 ), Scottish football player and coach
• George Augustus Graham ( Captain Graham, 1833-1909 ), Scottish officer and cynologist
• George Scott Graham (1850-1931), American politician
• Gerald Graham (1831-1899), British Lieutenant General
• Gerrit Graham ( born 1949 ), American actor and songwriter
• Glenn Graham (1904-1986), American track and field athlete

B

• Heather Graham (born 1970 ), American actress
• Henriette Schramm - Graham (1803-1876), German singer, soprano and actress
• Herol Graham ( born 1959 ), British boxer
• Holter Graham ( 1972), American actor
• Horace F. Graham (1862-1941), American politician
• Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan ( 1848-1938 ), Canadian publisher
• Hugh Graham ( figure skater ), American figure skater
• Hugh Graham ( show jumper ) ( b. 1949 ), Canadian Show Jumping
• Hugh Davis Graham (1937-2002), American historian and sociologist

I

• Ian Maxtone- Graham ( born 1959 ), American screenwriter and television producer

J

• Jack Gilbert Graham (1932-1957), American mass murderer
• Jack Graham (1873-1925), English footballer
• Jaki Graham ( born 1956 ), British soul singer
• James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose ( 1612-1650 ), Scottish General
• James Graham ( quack ) ( 1745-1794 ), Scottish physician
• James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose ( 1755-1836 ), Scottish nobleman and politician
• James Graham, 2nd Baronet of Netherby ( 1792-1861 ), British politician
• James Graham ( congressman ) ( 1793-1851 ), American politician
• James Graham ( sport shooter ) ( 1873-1950 ), American sports shooter and Olympic athlete
• James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose ( b. 1935 ), Scottish nobleman and politician
• James Duncan Graham (1799-1865), American officer and topographer
• James Gillespie Graham (1776-1855), Scottish architect
• James H. Graham (1812-1881), American politician
• James McMahon Graham (1852-1945), American politician
• James Robert George Graham (1792-1861), British statesman
• Jeffrey Brent Graham (1941-2011), biologist
• Jim Graham ( b. 1945 ), American politician (Columbia )
• John Graham ( Painter, 1754) ( 1754-1817 ), Scottish painter
• John Graham (officer ) ( 1778-1821 ), British army officer and founder of Grahamstown
• John Graham (architect ) ( 1908-1991 ), American architect
• John Graham ( bishop) ( 1794-1865 ), Bishop of Chester
• John Graham ( botanist ) ( 1805-1839 ), English botanist
• John Graham ( Painter, 1886) ( 1886-1961 ), American painter of Russian descent
• John Graham ( footballer ) ( 1873 -? ), English footballer
• John Graham (IRA ) ( 1915-1997 ), Irish IRA activist
• John Graham ( long distance runner ) ( born 1956 ), British marathon runner
• John Graham ( hurdler ) (born 1965 ), Canadian hurdler
• John Graham (music producer ), British music producer
• John Graham ( racing driver ), Canadian racing driver
• John Alexander Graham Noble, 4th Baronet ( born 1926 ), British diplomat
• John Benjamin Graham (1813-1876), mine owners, owners of Handschuhsheimer little castle
• John D. Graham (1886-1961), American painter
• John Gilbert Graham (1932-1957), British mass murderer, see Jack Gilbert Graham
• John H. Graham (1835-1895), American politician
• John R. Graham ( footballer ), English footballer
• John R. Graham ( Composer), American film composer
• Joseph B. Graham, American entrepreneur ( Graham - Paige )

K

• Katerina Graham ( * 1989), American actress, songwriter and singer
• Katharine Graham (1917-2001), American author
• Keitani Graham (1980-2012), Micronesian Ringer
• Kenny Graham ( b. 1941 ), American football player
• Kim Graham (born 1971 ), American track and field athlete

L

• Larry Graham ( born 1946 ), American singer and musician
• Lauren Graham ( born 1967), American actress
• Laurie Graham ( author ) ( born 1947 ), British author
• Laurie Graham ( skier ) ( born 1960 ), Canadian alpine skier
• Leona Graham ( * 1971 ), British radio presenter
• Leslie Graham (1911-1953), British motorcycle racer
• Lindsey Graham ( born 1955 ), American politician
• Loren Graham ( born 1933), American historian of science
• Lorraine Graham, Lorraine Fenton today (born 1973 ), Jamaican track and field athlete
• Lou Graham (1929-1999), American country and rockabilly musician
• Louis E. Graham (1880-1965), American politician
• Luke Graham (1940-2006), American professional wrestler

M

• Mark Anthony Graham (1973-2006), Canadian track and field athlete
• Martha Graham (1894-1991), American dancer, choreographer and teacher
• Max Graham (born 1971 ), British house producer and remixer
• Mikey Graham (born 1972 ), Irish singer

N

• Nadia Graham Hutchinson ( born 1974 ), Jamaican sprinter

O

• Otto Graham (1921-2003), U.S. American football player and coach, basketball player

P

• Patrick Graham ( b. 1968 ), French-Canadian consultant and writer
• Paul Graham ( b. 1964 ), American computer scientist and programmer
• Paul Graham ( photographer) ( born 1956 ), British photographer
• Peter Graham ( painter) ( 1836-1921 ), Scottish painter
• Peter Graham (composer, 1952) ( born 1952 ), Czech composer
• Peter Graham (composer, 1958) ( born 1958 ), British composer
• Peter Graham ( producer), producer
• Peter Graham ( kickboxer ) ( born 1975 ), New Zealand mixed martial arts fighter
• Philip Graham (1913-1963), American publisher

R

• Rex Alan Graham (1915-1958), English botanist
• Robert Graham ( botanist ) ( 1786-1845 ), Scottish physician and botanist
• Robert Graham (sculptor ) ( 1938-2008 ), American sculptor
• Robert Graham ( physicist ) ( born 1942 ), German physicist
• Robert Cunninghame Graham (1852-1936), Scottish- Spanish aristocrat, politician and adventurer
• Raymond A. Graham, American entrepreneur ( Graham - Paige )
• Robert C. Graham, American entrepreneur ( Graham - Paige )
• Robin Lee Graham ( born 1949 ), American sailor
• Rodney Graham ( b. 1949 ), Canadian artist
• Ronald Graham ( born 1935 ), American mathematician
• Rose Graham (1875-1963), English church historian
• Ruth Bell Graham (1920-2007), American wife of the revival preacher Billy Graham

S

• Shawn Graham ( b. 1968 ), Canadian politician
• Stephen Graham ( writer ) ( 1884-1975 ), British writer
• Stephen Graham ( urbanist ) (born 1965 ), British geographer and urban planner
• Stephen Graham ( actor) (born 1973 ), British actor
• Stephen Graham ( basketball player ) ( b. 1982 ), American basketball player
• Stephen Victor Graham (1874-1955), American naval officer and colonial governor
• Susan Graham ( born 1960 ), American mezzo -soprano
• Susan L. Graham ( b. 1942 ), American computer scientist
• Sylvester Graham (1794-1851), American preacher and diet advocates

T

• Ted Graham (1906-1979), Canadian ice hockey player
• Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch ( 1748-1843 ), Scottish general and politician
• Thomas Graham (chemist) ( 1805-1869 ), British chemist
• Tim Graham ( born 1939 ), British track and field athlete
• Todd Graham ( * 1991), Australian ice hockey player
• Trevor Graham ( born 1963 ), Jamaican track and field athlete and coach

W

• William Graham, 1st Lord Graham ( † 1425 )
• William Graham, 3rd Lord Graham ( † 1472 )
• William Graham, 1st Earl of Montrose ( 1464-1513 ), Scottish nobleman
• William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose ( 1492-1571 ), Scottish nobleman and statesman
• William Graham ( Indiana) ( 1782-1858 ), American politician
• William Graham (philosopher ) ( 1839-1911 ), British jurist and philosopher
• William Graham ( politician ) ( b. 1939 ), Canadian politician (Liberal Party)
• William A. Graham (1926-2013), American film director
• William Alexander Graham (1804-1875), American politician
• William Harrison Graham (1844-1923), American politician
• William J. Graham (1872-1937), American politician
• Winston Graham (1908-2003), British writer
• Winthrop Graham (born 1965 ), Jamaican track and field athlete

Y

• Yvonne Mai- Graham (born 1965 ), German - Jamaican middle distance runner

• Male first name
• Family name
• English personal name