Ackroyd is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alan Ackroyd
Alan may refer to:
People
*Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname
*Alan (given name), an English given name
**List of people with given name Alan
''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.''
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(born 1948), English rugby league footballer
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Albert Akroyd, English rugby league player
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Alfred Ackroyd (1858–1927), English cricketer
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Anthony Ackroyd
Anthony Michael Ackroyd (born 30 June) is an Australian comedian, writer, musician, actor, speaker, and teacher. He is currently the CEO (Chief Enjoyment Officer) of his company The Laughter Advantage.
Biography
Ackroyd was born in Hobart, Tasma ...
(born 1958), Australian comedian, speaker and writer
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Archibald Ackroyd (1897–1968), English cricketer
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Barry Ackroyd (born 1954), English cinematographer
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Christa Ackroyd
Christa Marion Ackroyd is an English journalist and broadcaster, best known as a former presenter for the regional TV news programmes ''Calendar'' (for ITV Yorkshire) and ''BBC Look North''.
Early life
Ackroyd, whose father was a policeman, at ...
(born 1957), British journalist and broadcaster
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Sir Cuthbert Ackroyd, 1st Baronet
Sir Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd, 1st Baronet DL, JP (4 September 1892 – 11 April 1973) was the 628th Lord Mayor of London.
Career
The son of Benjamin Bately Ackroyd and Emily Armitage, he attended school in Dewsbury, followed by the University ...
(1892–1973), Lord Mayor of London 1955–56
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David Ackroyd
David Ackroyd (born May 30, 1940) is an American actor, who first came to prominence in soap operas such as ''The Secret Storm'' and '' Another World''.
Early life
On May 30, 1940, Ackroyd was born in East Orange, New Jersey; he moved to Way ...
(born 1940), American actor
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Harold Ackroyd (1877–1917), British Army medical officer, awarded the Victoria Cross
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Haughton Ackroyd (1894–1979), English footballer
* Heather Ackroyd, British visual artist, of
Ackroyd & Harvey
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Jack Ackroyd (1926–1992), Canadian chief of police and civil servant
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Jane Ackroyd (born 1957), English sculptor
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Jenny Ackroyd (1950–2004), English vascular surgeon
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John Ackroyd (disambiguation)
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
, various people
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Joseph Ackroyd
Joseph Ackroyd (November 23, 1847 in Little Falls, New York, Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York – March 15, 1915 in Utica, New York, Utica, Oneida County, New York) was an American politician from New York (state), New York.
Life
He attende ...
(1847–1915), New York politician
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Joyce Ackroyd
Joyce Irene Ackroyd, (23 November 1918 – 30 August 1991) was an Australian academic, translator, author and editor. She was a scholar of Japanese language and literature.
Early life
Ackroyd apparently acquired an interest Japan during her ...
(1918–1991), Australian academic, translator, author and editor
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Norman Ackroyd
Norman Ackroyd (born 26 March 1938) is an English artist known primarily for his aquatint work. He lives and is based in Bermondsey, London.
Background
Ackroyd was born on 26 March 1938 in Leeds, Yorkshire. He attended Leeds College of Art fr ...
(born 1938), English artist
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Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd (born 5 October 1949) is an English biographer, novelist and critic with a specialist interest in the history and culture of London. For his novels about English history and culture and his biographies of, among others, William ...
(born 1949), English biographer, novelist and critic
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Peter Ackroyd (biblical scholar)
Peter Runham Ackroyd (15 September 1917 – 23 January 2005) was a British Biblical scholar, Anglican priest, and former Congregational minister. From 1961 to 1982, he was the Samuel Davidson Professor of Old Testament Studies at the University ...
(1917–2005), British Old Testament scholar
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Poppy Ackroyd
Poppy Ackroyd is a British composer, pianist and violinist and a regular member of the live project Hidden Orchestra. She is known for her "non-conformist approach to producing sounds" and while her debut album consisted of violin and piano playe ...
(born 1982), British composer, pianist and violinist
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Thomas Raven Ackroyd
Thomas Raven Ackroyd (7 August 1861 – 26 April 1946) was an English bank manager and Liberal Party politician.
Family and education
Ackroyd was the son of William and Elizabeth Ackroyd. He attended Chancery Lane, Wesleyan School in Manchest ...
(1861–1946), English bank manager and politician
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Timothy Ackroyd
Sir Timothy John Robert Whyte Ackroyd, 3rd Baronet (born 7 October 1958), known as Timothy Ackroyd, is an English actor.
Ackroyd was born on 7 October 1958 to Sir John Robert Whyte Ackroyd, 2nd Baronet, and Jennifer Eileen McLeod Bishop.
Early ...
(born 1958), English actor
See also
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
''The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in June 1926 in the United Kingdom by William Collins, Sons and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company. It is the third no ...
'', 1926 novel by Agatha Christie
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The Mrs Ackroyd Band, a band in Manchester, England
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Aykroyd Aykroyd is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Dan Aykroyd (born 1952), Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and musician; brother of Peter
* James P. Aykroyd (1810−1835), early American composer, music teacher, mus ...
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Akroyd
References
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English-language surnames