Grant
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Many people have the surname Grant, and many places are named Grant.
Grant may also refer to:
- Clan Grant, a Scottish clan
- Land grant, a gift of land from a government
- Grant (money), financial aid
- Federal grant, U.S. government grants
- W. T. Grant variety store, a chain of mass-merchandise stores
- William Grant & Sons, a Scotch whisky distilling company
- USS Albert W. Grant, ship in the U.S. navy which served during World War Two
- US Grant Bridge over Ohio River and Scioto River
- M3 Lee, an American tank, a modified version was called the Grant
[edit] People
Grant is also a family name (and a first name):
[edit] A-B-C
- Alan Grant
- Alan Grant (Jurassic Park), a fictional paleontologist in the Jurassic Park series
- Alexander Grant, a British army officer, businessman and politician in Upper Canada
- Alexander Grant (University Principal), British Principal of the University of Edinburgh
- Amy Grant, an American singer-songwriter
- Anne Grant
- Avraham Grant
- Bernie Grant
- Beth Grant
- Bob Grant (radio)
- Brian Grant
- Bud Grant, an American football coach
- Cuthbert Grant, a Canadian leader in the early 19th century.
- Cameron Grant National Development Ski Team member (2004)
- Cary Grant, a film actor
- Chapman Grant (1887-1983), American biologist
- Charles Grant;
- Charles Grant (American football), American football player
- Charles Grant (game designer), wargaming author
- Charles L. Grant, science fiction author
- Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg, Scottish politician
- Chris Grant
- Corinne Grant
[edit] D-E-F
- Darrell Grant
- Darren Grant
- David Grant, British academic administrator, current Vice Chancellor of Cardiff University
- David Grant (singer) (born 1956), British pop singer and celebrity vocal coach
- Deborah Grant
- Dennis Grant
- Deon Grant
- Donald Grant, Industrial Workers of the World member, Australian Labor Party politician
- Duncan Grant, a Scottish painter
- Eddie Grant
- Eddy Grant, a Guyanese-British reggae musician and producer
- Faye Grant
- Frank Grant
- Frederick Dent Grant (1850-1912), American general and diplomat
[edit] G-H-J
- Gavin Grant
- George Grant
- George Grant (philosopher) (1918–1988), George Parkin Grant, Canadian philosopher and political commentator
- George Monro Grant (1835–1902), Canadian, principal of Queen's College, grandfather of the philosopher
- George Grant (UK politician) (1924–1984), British Labour MP
- Ginger Grant
- Glen Grant
- Gogi Grant
- Heber J. Grant, Seventh President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Horace Grant, former NBA basketball player
- Hugh Grant, an English film actor
- James Grant
- James Augustus Grant, a Scottish explorer of Africa in the 19th century
- Jane Grant
- Jedediah M. Grant, leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Jennifer Grant
- Jesse Root Grant (1858-1934), American miner and entrepreneur
- Jo Grant
- Joe Grant
- John Grant:
- John Grant (Musician), musician with TheTermites
- John Grant (screenwriter), a screenwriter
- John Grant (science fiction writer), a writer of and about science fiction
- John Grant (Lovejoy), a British author best known for the Lovejoy series
- John Grant (British politician), a former Labour and SDP Member of Parliament
- John T. Grant (1813–1887), an American railroad builder
- John Grant (Australian politician)
- John Grant, Jr. (lacrosse player)
- Johnny Grant
[edit] K-L-M
- Kenneth Grant, a British occultist and head of the Typhonian Ordo Templi Orientis
- Kenneth J. Grant (1839-1932), a Canadian Presbyterian missionary and founding father of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago
- Lawrence Grant
- Lee Grant
- Lemuel P. Grant, Atlanta railroad pioneer
- Linda Grant
- Lou Grant, fictional character
- Madison Grant
- Marshall Grant
- Maxwell Grant
- Michael Grant
- Michael Grant (author), historian who wrote about the Roman empire
- Michael Grant (boxer)
- Michael Grant, 12th Baron de Longueuil
- Micki Grant
- Mike Grant
[edit] P-R-S
- Paul Grant
- Peter Grant (music manager), a rock and roll manager
- Peter Grant (footballer), manager of Norwich City football club
- Peter and Rosemary Grant, biologists
- Rachel Grant
- Red Grant
- Richard Grant
- Richard E. Grant
- Rob Grant
- Robert Grant;
- Robert Grant (Romantic writer) (1779–1838), Romantic period writer
- Robert Grant (novelist) (1852–1940), 20th century novelist
- Robert Grant (soldier) (1837–1874), Victoria Cross recipient
- Robert Grant (Christian Leader), radio personality and pastor
- Robert Grant (Canadian politician), member of the Legislative Assembly for the Comox riding
- Sir Robert Grant (politician) (1779–1838), British politician and lawyer
- Robert Edmond Grant
- Rodney A. Grant
- Shauna Grant
- Stan Grant
- Stan Grant (junior)
- Steven Grant
[edit] T-U-V-W
- Ted Grant
- Tiffany Grant
- Tom Grant
- Tony Grant
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), General-in-chief of the Union Army during the American Civil War and 18th president of the United States of America
- Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. (1852-1929), American lawyer and entrepreneur
- Ulysses S. Grant III (1881-1968), American general
- Ulysses S. Grant IV (1893-1977), American geologist and paleontologist
- Valentine Grant
- William Grant, a British politician.
[edit] Places
[edit] Australia
- Grant, South Australia, Australia
[edit] Canada
- Grant Land, northern lobe of Ellesmere Island
[edit] Scotland
- Grantown or Grantown-on-Spey, Strathspey, Scotland
- Castle Grant, 1.5 miles North of Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland
[edit] United States
- Grant, Alabama, United States
- Grant, Colorado, United States
- Grant, Florida, United States
- Grant, Iowa, United States
- Grant, Michigan, United States
- Grant, Minnesota, United States
- Grant, Nebraska, United States
- Grant, Wisconsin, United States (six towns)
- Grant City, Missouri, United States
- Grant Park, Illinois, United States
- Grant Town, West Virginia, United States
- Grant Township, Michigan, United States (eleven townships)
- Grant Township, Pennsylvania, United States
- Grants, New Mexico, United States
- There are also fifteen Grant Counties in the US.
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