Cromwell

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Cromwell is the name of:

[edit] People

• Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, English statesman in the reign of Henry VIII of England
• Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland (1653-58), a great-great nephew of the above, and his sons
  • Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland (1658-59)
  • Henry Cromwell, Lord Deputy of Ireland
• James Cromwell, American actor who played characters such as Zefram Cochrane and Dr. Alfred Lanning
• John P. Cromwell, US Navy Medal of Honor recipient
• Keith Cromwell, American professional lacrosse player
• William Nelson Cromwell, an American attorney active in promotion of the Panama Canal and co-founder of Sullivan & Cromwell.
• Cromwell Everson, an Afrikaans and South African composer (1925-1991)

[edit] Places

• Cromwell, New Zealand
• Cromwell, Nottinghamshire, England
• United States:
  • Cromwell, Connecticut
  • Cromwell, Indiana
  • Cromwell, Iowa
  • Cromwell, Minnesota
  • Cromwell, Oklahoma
  • Cromwell Township, Minnesota
  • Cromwell Township, Pennsylvania

[edit] Other things

• Cromwell (film), from 1970
• Cromwell (play), by Victor Hugo
• Cromwell (tragedy), an 1820 verse tragedy by Honoré de Balzac
• USS Cromwell (DE-1014), a United States Navy ocean escort ship
• Sullivan & Cromwell, an American law firm.
• Cromwell tank, a series of British tanks from World War II
• Cromwell current, in the Pacific Ocean
• Cromwell (computing), a replacement firmware for the Microsoft Xbox
• Monty Python's "Oliver Cromwell Song"