Baylor
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Baylor is a surname and the name of several places and institutions. They include:
Institutions:
- Baylor University in Waco, Texas
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
- University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, Texas
- Baylor School, secondary school, Tennessee
People:
- Don Baylor (born 1949), American Major League Baseball player, coach and manager
- Elgin Baylor (born 1934), American NBA player
- George Baylor (1752-1784), American soldier during the American Revolutionary War
- Gracia Baylor, Australian politician
- John Baylor (1822-1894), officer of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
- Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793-1874), American politician, judge, and founder of Baylor University
Places:
- Baylor County, Texas, named for Henry Weidner Baylor
Events:
- Baylor Massacre, during the American Revolutionary War