Read (surname)
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Read is a surname, and may refer to
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[edit] Politics and government
- Almon Heath Read (1790–1844), US congressman from Pennsylvania
- George Read (Canadian politician)
- George Read (signer) (1733–1798), signer of American Declaration of Independence
- Jacob Read (1752–1816), US senator for South Carolina and member of Continental Congress
- John Erskine Read (1888–1973), Canadian judge elected to the International Court of Justice
- John Kingsley Read (1937–1985), British National Front politician
- John M. Read (1797–1874), American lawyer, Pennsylvania jurist
- Mel Read, British politician
- Nathan Read (1759–1849), US congressman from Massachusetts
[edit] Military and naval
- Abner Read (1821–1863), US naval officer
- Albert Cushing Read (1887–1967), US naval admiral and aviator
- Anketell Moutray Read (1884–1915), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Charles Read (1840–1890), US and Confederate naval officer
[edit] Entertainment
- Anthony Read, English scriptwriter and editor
- Howard Read, British comedian
- James Read (born 1953), American television actor
- John Dawson Read, English singer-songwriter
- Mike Read (born 1951), British disc jockey and TV presenter
[edit] Academics and literature
- Allen Walker Read (1906–2002), American etymologist and lexicographer
- Benedict Read (born 1945), English art historian
- Chopper Read (born 1954), Australian criminal and author
- Daniel Read (1757–1836), American composer
- Florence M. Read, college president
- Gardner Read (1913–2005), American composer
- Herbert Read (1893–1968), English poet
- Leonard Read (1898–1983), American think tank founder
- Opie Read (1852–1939), American journalist and humorist
- Piers Paul Read (born 1941), British novelist and non-fiction author
- Ronald Kingsley Read (1887–1975) English developer of Quikscript, an alphabet
- Richard Read (born 1957), American journalist
- Thomas Buchanan Read (1822–1872), American poet
[edit] Business and industry
- Ian Read, executive for Pfizer
[edit] Science and technology
- Charles Read (mathematician), British
[edit] Sports
- Charles Read (squash player) (fl. 1920s), English
- Chris Read (born 1978), English cricketer
- Hopper Read (1910–2000), English cricketer
- Ken Read (born 1955), Canadian skier
- Maurice Read (1859–1929), English cricketer
- Phil Read (born 1939), English motorcycle racer
- Walter Read (1855–1907), English cricketer
[edit] Other
- Blue Tulip Rose Read, English stalker
- Deborah Read (1708–1774), the wife of Benjamin Franklin
- Gabriel Read, Australian gold prospector
- Mary Read (c. 1690–1721), English pirate
[edit] See also
- Read family of Delaware
- Reade, a surname page
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