Haslam
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Haslam is a surname, and may refer to:
- Annie Haslam, singer and songwriter
- Bill Haslam, mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee
- Chris Haslam, a skateboarder
- Dave Haslam, an author and former DJ
- Professor David Haslam, past chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners
- Rear-Admiral Sir David Haslam, Royal Navy hydrographer
- Rev. David Haslam, Methodist minister and chair of the Dalit Solidarity Network (UK)
- Fred Haslam, a game designer
- Gerald Haslam, an author
- Greg Haslam, the minister of Westminster Chapel, London
- Harry Haslam (1921-1986), footballer
- Jim Haslam, a businessman and philanthrophist of Knoxville, Tennessee
- Jonathan Haslam, Professor of the History of International Relations, Cambridge
- Karen Haslam, a Canadian politician
- Leon Haslam, a motorcycle racer
- Mark Haslam, a former New Zealand cricketer
- Nicky Haslam, society interior designer, columnist and bon viveur
- Sir Robert Haslam (1923-2002), a chairman of British Coal and British Steel, created a life peer with the title Baron Haslam
- Ron Haslam, a champion motorcycle roadracer
- William Haslam (1818-1905), an Anglican evangelist associated with the Keswick movement
- William Haslam (1795?-1851), a lawyer and close friend of the poet John Keats
[edit] Etymology
Haslam is a shortening of the name Hazelham, meaning a village near a hazel tree.
The surname is quite common in North West England, especially in and around Bolton, Lancashire.
There is a Haslam Park in both Bolton and Preston.
Haslem is a less common variant of the name.