Randolph

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Randolph is an old English name meaning Shieldwolf. Shortened names include Randy, Ralph (name).

Contents 1 Places in the United States 2 People 2.1 Surname 2.2 Given name 3 Ships 4 Hotels

Randolph may refer to:

[edit] Places in the United States

• Randolph, Arizona
• Randolph, Iowa
• Randolph, Kansas
• Randolph, Maine
• Randolph, Massachusetts
• Randolph, Minnesota
• Randolph, Missouri
• Randolph, Nebraska
• Randolph, New Hampshire
• Randolph (town), New York
  • Randolph (village), New York
  • East Randolph, New York
• Randolph, Utah
• Randolph, Vermont
• Randolph, Wisconsin
• Randolph (town), Wisconsin
• Randolph Township, Minnesota
• Randolph Township, New Jersey
• Randolph Township, Pennsylvania
• Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
• Randolph County, several in the U.S.
• Randolph School, in Alabama

[edit] People

[edit] Surname

• A. Philip Randolph (1889-1979), African-American civil rights leader
• Anders Randolf (1870-1930), a Danish-American actor
• Arthur Raymond Randolph (b. 1943), American judge
• Edmund Randolph (1753-1813), politician from Virginia
• Jennings Randolph (1902-1998), politician from West Virginia
• John Randolph
  • John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray (died 1346), 3rd Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland.
  • John Randolph (Williamsburg) (1727-1784), Virginia colonial leader and loyalist
  • John Randolph (bishop) (1749-1813), British cleric, professor and bishop
  • John Randolph of Roanoke (1773-1833) American revolutionary, U.S. Congressman and Senator from Virginia
  • John Randolph (actor) (1915-2004), American actor
• Joyce Randolph, (1924) American actor
• Peyton Randolph (1721-1775), first president of the Continental Congress
• Paschal Beverly Randolph (1825-1875), American medical doctor, occultist, and writer
• Thomas Randolph
  • Thomas Randolph (poet) (1605–1635), English poet and dramatist
  • Thomas Randolph (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
  • Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray (died 1332), companion-in-arms of Robert the Bruce
  • Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray (died 1332), son of the 1st Earl of Moray; companion-in-arms of King Robert I of Scotland
• William Randolph (1650-1711), Virginia colonist
• Willie Randolph (b. 1954), Major League Baseball manager and player
• Zach Randolph (b. 1981), National Basketball Association player for the New York Knicks

[edit] Given name

• Randolph C. Harrison (Randy Harrison) (b. 1977), American actor
• Randolph Mantooth (b. 1945), American actor
• Randolph Scott (1898-1987), American actor
• Lord Randolph Churchill (1849-1895), British statesman
• Randolph Churchill (1922-1968), British politician
• Randolph S. Parker III (Trey Parker), one of the creators of the animated series South Park

[edit] Ships

• Randolph (ship), a merchant ship that carried settlers to Christchurch, New Zealand
• USS Randolph, two ships of the United States Navy, named after Peyton Randolph, a member and first president of the Continental Congress

[edit] Hotels

• Macdonald Randolph Hotel ("The Randolph"), Oxford, England