Cram (surname)
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Cram is a surname, and may refer to
- Allen Gilbert Cram, (1886 - 1947), an American painter
- Bobby Cram (____-2007), an English professional footballer.
- Cleveland Cram, an American CIA station chief and CIA historian
- Donald J. Cram, a Nobel-prize-winning chemist
- Franklin W. Cram, a Maine railroad company builder
- George F. Cram, a map-maker and publisher
- George Henry Cram, a colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War
- Haldane Rodger Cram, a Canadian civil engineer
- Ralph Adams Cram, an American architect
- Steve Cram, a British middle-distance runner
- Thomas J. Cram, a topographical engineer in the Union Army during the Civil War
- Cram, guitarist and vocalist for the rock band Honest Engine
Donald J. Cram, Haldane Rodger Cram, and Ralph Adams Cram were related; they descended from a Peter Cram who emigrated in 1820 with family from Comrie, Scotland to become farmers in the vicinity of what is now Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada.
The Cram surname may have derived from van Kram, a German surname. Another spelling is von Kromme. Family legend has it that three von Kromme brothers, related to royalty, came over from Germany. Not wanting anyone to know they were related to the unpopular royals back home, they changed their name to Cram.
