Grenfell

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Grenfell may refer to:

• Grenfell, New South Wales, a town in the mid-west of New South Wales, Australia.
• Bernard Pyne Grenfell, an English egyptologist.
• Arthur Grenfell Wauchope
• Joyce Grenfell, an English actress, comedienne and singer-songwriter.
• Grenfell, Saskatchewan, a town in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada.
• Grenfell (electoral district), a former electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada.

• A member of the Grenfell family descended from Pascoe Grenfell (1729-1810):
  • Pascoe Grenfell (1761-1838), businessman and politician.
  • John Pascoe Grenfell (1800-1869), Admiral in the Brazilian Navy.
  • George St. Leger Grenfell (1808-1868), soldier of fortune
  • Henry Riversdale Grenfell (1824-1902), banker and politician.
  • Francis Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell (1841-1925), soldier.
  • George Grenfell (1849-1906), missionary and explorer.
  • William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough (1855-1945), athlete, sportsman and public servant.
  • Wilfred Grenfell (1865-1940), medical missionary.
  • Edward Charles Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941), politician and banker.
  • Julian Grenfell (1888-1915), poet and son of Lord Desborough.