Pollard
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Pollard is a family name and also several things. It is a 14th century Irish name derived from the name "Paul".
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People commonly referred to by the family name Pollard include:
- Ernest C. Pollard — atomic physicist and biophysicist, son of Sam Pollard
- Several people named John Pollard
- Jonathan Pollard — Israeli spy captured in the United States
- Justin Pollard — Historian and writer
- Mattie Lou Pollard — the 1947 national spelling bee champion, who correctly spelled "chlorophyll" to win
- Michael J. Pollard — American actor
- Robert Pollard — lead singer of Guided by Voices
- Sam Pollard — Bible Christian Church missionary to China and inventor of the "Pollard script"
- Scot Pollard, Cleveland Cavaliers player — American NBA basketball
- Su Pollard — English comedy actress who starred in the BBC TV sitcom Hi-de-Hi!
- William Cyrus Pollard — American Civil War historian
Fictional people called Pollard include:
- Eric Pollard — a character from British soap opera Emmerdale
- Vicky Pollard — a character from British comedy show Little Britain
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Things commonly known as a Pollard or a pollard include:
- an animal that has lost or cast its horns
- a tree which has been pollarded
- a hornless variety of ox, sheep, goat or similar animal
- a mixture of fine bran and a small amount of flour
- a chub
- Pollard script — a writing system devised in 1905 for the A-Hmao language
Places called Pollard' include: