Hayden (surname)
| Hayden |
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| Meaning |
From Old English heg meaning "hay" and denu meaning "valley" |
Hayden is a surname, and may refer to:
- Basil Hayden (1899–2003), American college basketball player and coach
- Benjamin Hayden (1822–1908), American lawyer and politician
- Bill Hayden (born 1933), former Governor-General of Australia
- Bob Hayden, U.S. hockey referee
- Brent Hayden (born 1983), Canadian swimmer
- Carl Hayden (1877–1972), American politician
- Charles T. Hayden (1825–1900), American businessman and probate judge
- Diana Hayden (born 1973), former Miss World and model from India
- Emily Spencer Hayden (1869–1949), 19th and 20th century American photographer
- Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829–1887), 19th century American geologist
- Harry Hayden (1882–1955), Canadian actor
- James Hayden (1953–1983), now-deceased U.S. actor
- Jeffrey Hayden (born 1926), television director and producer
- Joel Hayden (1798–1873), 19th-century Massachusetts politician
- Josephine Hayden, Republican Sinn Féin politician
- Kelvin Hayden (born 1983), American football player
- Leo Hayden (born 1948), former National Football League running back
- Lewis Hayden (1811–1889), African American leader, ex-slave, abolitionist and businessman
- Linda Hayden (born 1953), English film and television actress
- Matthew Hayden (born 1971), Australian cricketer
- Melissa Hayden (actress) (born 1969), American actress
- Melissa Hayden (dancer) (1923–2006), Canadian ballerina
- Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Air Force General and Director, Central Intelligence Agency
- Mike Hayden (born 1944), American politician
- Nicky Hayden (born 1981), American motorcycle racer (brother of Roger Lee and Tomy Hayden)
- Pamela Hayden (born 1953), American voice actress
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden (born 1959), American science fiction editor
- Robert Hayden (1913–1980), African-American educator and poet
- Roger Hayden (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
- Roger Lee Hayden (born 1983), American motorcycle racer (brother of Nicky and Tommy Hayden)
- Salter Adrian Hayden, Canadian lawyer and senator
- Samuel Augustus Hayden (1839–1918), American Baptist pastor and newspaper publisher
- Samuel Hayden, Canadian politician
- Scott Hayden (1882–1915), African-American composer of ragtime music
- Shirley Hayden, American musician and singer
- Sterling Hayden (1916–1986), American film actor
- Steve Hayden (copywriter), American advertising executive and copywriter
- Teresa Nielsen Hayden (born 1956), American essayist and editor
- Tom Hayden (born 1939), American civil rights activist and politician
- Tommy Hayden (born 1978), American motorcycle racer (brother of Nicky and Roger Lee Hayden)
- Torey Hayden (born 1951), American child psychologist
- Vanessa Hayden (basketball) (born 1982), American professional women's basketball player
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