Griffith (surname)

Griffith is a derived from the homonymous male first name family name of Welsh origin, is common throughout the English-speaking world.

Bearers of the name

A

• Alan Arnold Griffith (1893-1963), British engineer
• Anastasia Griffith (born 1978 ), British actress
• Andy Griffith (1926-2012), American actor, writer and producer
• Arthur Griffith (1872-1922), Irish politician

B

• Bellver C. Griffith (1931-1999), American information scientist
• Bill Griffith ( born 1944 ), American cartoonist

C

• Chauncey H. Griffith (1879-1956) American typographer and type designer
• Clark Griffith (1869-1955), American baseball player and functionary
• Clifford Griffith (1916-1996), American race car driver
• Corinne Griffith (1896-1979), American actress

D

• Darrell Griffith (born 1958 ), American basketball player
• David Wark Griffith (1875-1948), American actor, director and film producer
• Dwayne Griffith ( born 1984 ), Barbadian footballer

E

• Edward Griffith (1790-1858), British naturalist
• Edward H. Griffith (1888-1975), American film director and film producer
• Elizabeth Griffith (1727-1793), Irish writer
• Emile Griffith (1938-2013), American boxer

F

• Florence Griffith Joyner (1959-1998), American track and field athlete
• Francis Llewellyn Griffith (1862-1934), British Egyptologist
• Francis M. Griffith (1849-1927), American politician
• Frank Kingsley Griffith (1889-1962), British politician
• Frederick Griffith (1877-1941), British physician and bacteriologist

G

• Gayle Griffith ( born 1940 ), American country and rockabilly musician
• George Griffith (1857-1906), British science fiction author and explorer

B

• Hugh Griffith (1912-1980), British actor

J

• Jennifer Griffith, American composer and music educator
• John K. Griffith (1882-1942), American politician
• Justin Griffith ( born 1980 ), American football player

K

• Kenneth Griffith (1921-2006), Welsh actor and director

M

• Melanie Griffith ( born 1957 ), American actress
• Morgan Griffith (born 1958 ), American politician

N

• Nanci Griffith ( born 1953 ), American country musician
• Nicola Griffith ( born 1960 ), British author

P

• Parker Griffith ( born 1942 ), American politician

R

• Ralph TH Griffith (1826-1906), British Indologist
• Richard John Griffith (1784-1878), Irish geologist and mining engineer

S

• Samuel Griffith ( congressman ) ( 1816-1893 ), American politician
• Samuel Griffith ( jurist ) ( 1845-1920 ), Australian lawyer, judge and politician
• Samuel B. Griffith (1906-1983), American General of the Marine Corps

V

• Virgil Griffith ( b. 1983 ), American hacker

W

• William Griffith (1810-1845), English physician and botanist

Y

• Yolanda Griffith (born 1970 ), American basketball player