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Granville may refer to:
People
Surname
- Andrew Granville (born 1962), British mathematician
- Arthur Granville (1912–1987), Welsh footballer
- Augustus Granville (1783–1872), Italian physician, writer, and patriot
- Sir Bevil Granville (died 1706), English soldier and governor of Barbados
- Bonita Granville (1923–1988), American film actress and TV producer
- Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath (1661–1701), English soldier, politician, diplomat, courtier
- Charles Granville (early 20th century), English book publisher
- Christopher Granville (born 1963), British co-founder of research company Trusted Sources
- Danny Granville (born 1975), English footballer
- Denis Granville (1637–1703), English non-juring cleric, Dean of Durham, then Jacobite exile
- Edgar Granville, Baron Granville of Eye (1898–1998), British politician
- Fred LeRoy Granville (1896–1932), English photographer
- George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (1666–1735), English poet, playwright, and politician q
- Harley Granville-Barker (1877–1946) English actor-manager, director, producer, critic and playwright
- Jake Granville (born 1989), Australian Rugby League player
- John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath (1628–1701), English Royalist soldier and statesman during the Civil War
- John Granville, 1st Baron Granville of Potheridge (1665–1707), English soldier, landowner and politician
- John Granville (soccer) (born 1956), Tobagonian retired professional football goalkeeper
- John Granville (1974–2008), diplomat with the United States Agency for International Development
- Joseph Granville (1923–2013), American financial writer and investment speaker
- Laura Granville (born 1981), American tennis player
- Michael Granville (born 1978), American middle-distance runner
- Ralph Granville (born 1931), Scottish former footballer
- Richard Granville (1907–1972), English cricketer
- Roy Granville (1910–1986), American sound engineer
- Sydney Granville (1880–1959), British singer and actor
- William Anthony Granville (1864–1943), American mathematician, the sixth president of Gettysburg College from 1910 until 1923
Given name
- Granville Bantock (1868–1946), British composer of classical music.
- Granville Bates (1882–1940), American character actor and bit player
- Granville Hicks (1901–1982), American literary figure
- Granville Perkins (1830–1895), American artist and illustrator
- Granville Sharp (1735–1813), British scholar involved in the abolitionist movement
- Granville Woods (1856–1910), African-American inventor
Earls Granville
"Granville" can also refer to any of several Earls Granville:
- John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690–1763), British statesman
- Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville (1773–1846), British statesman and diplomat
- Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (1815–1891), British statesman
- Granville Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville (1872–1939), British diplomat
- William Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville (1880–1953), British naval officer and governor
Fictional characters
- Granville, fictional character in British sitcom Open All Hours
Locations
- Australia
- Granville, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
- Electoral district of Granville, a seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Canada
- Granville, British Columbia, former name of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which now lends itself to:
- Granville Entertainment District
- Granville Island, a peninsula in Vancouver
- Granville Street, a major road in Vancouver
- Granville Street Bridge
- Granville Mall, Vancouver
- Vancouver Granville (electoral district)
- Granville, Nova Scotia, also known as Granville Ferry
- France
- Granville, Manche, a commune in the Basse-Normandie region
- Hong Kong
- Granville Road, a road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
- Jamaica
- Granville, Jamaica, a Free Village in Trelawny parish
- United Kingdom
- Granville, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
- United States
- Granville Township (disambiguation), several places
- Granville, Illinois
- Granville, Indiana (extinct)
- Granville, Delaware County, Indiana
- Granville, Iowa
- Granville, Massachusetts
- Granville Township, Minnesota
- Granville, New York
- Granville, North Dakota
- Granville, Ohio
- Granville South, Ohio
- Granville Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) (two places)
- Granville, Tennessee
- Granville, Vermont
- Granville Notch, a mountain pass in Vermont
- Granville, West Virginia
- Granville, Wisconsin, a former town (ceased to exist in 1956)
- Granville County, North Carolina
- Granville District, part of the 18th century Province of North Carolina
Rail and metro
- Granville (CTA), a station on the Red Line of the Chicago Transit Authority, Illinois, United States
- Granville Station (TransLink), a station on the SkyTrain system in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Granville railway station, Sydney, Australia
- Gare de Granville, the SNCF station in the town of Granville
- Granville railway disaster at Granville, New South Wales, Australia
Other
- Granville (band), American musical group
- Granville (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
- The Granville Raid, a German raid during WWII
- Granville F.C., a 19th-century Scottish association football club
See also
- Grandville (disambiguation)
- Grantville (disambiguation)
- Troxel v. Granville, a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case about the constitutional rights of parents