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surname. Notable persons with that surname include: * Abby Aldrich (1874–1948), American philanthropist * Allison Aldrich (born 1988), American Paralympic volleyball player *

Ann Aldrich Anna Louise "Ann" Aldrich (June 28, 1927 – May 2, 2010) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Education and career Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Aldrich received a Bache ...

(1927–2010), American federal judge *

Bailey Aldrich Bailey Aldrich (April 23, 1907 – September 25, 2002) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the D ...

(1907–2002), American judge *

Bess Streeter Aldrich Bess Streeter Aldrich (pen name, Margaret Dean Stephens; February 17, 1881 – August 3, 1954) was an American author. Life and career Bess Genevra Streeter was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was the last of the eight children of James Wareham a ...

(1881–1954), American author * Charles H. Aldrich (1850–1929), former Solicitor General of the United States * Charlie Aldrich (born 1918), American musician * Chester Hardy Aldrich (1862–1924), American politician from Nebraska *

Chester Holmes Aldrich Chester Holmes Aldrich (4 June 1871 – 26 December 1940) was an American architect and director of the American Academy in Rome. Early life Aldrich was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the third son of Anna Elizabeth (née Gladding) an ...

(1871–1940), American architect * Clark Aldrich, American author *

Cole Aldrich Cole David Aldrich (born October 31, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He previously played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, and Minnesota Timberwol ...

(born 1988), American basketball player *

Cyrus Aldrich Cyrus Aldrich (June 18, 1808 – October 5, 1871) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Aldrich was born in Smithfield, Rhode Island, June 18, 1808. He followed the occupations of sailor, boatman, farmer, contractor on public works, and ...

(1808–1871), American politician * Daniel Aldrich (1918–1990), American educator *

David Aldrich David Aldrich (November 4, 1907 – September 13, 2002) was an American watercolor painter and architect from Rhode Island. The landscapes and cityscapes that he painted were not painted with literal realism but rather with freedom and spo ...

(1907–2002), American artist * David E. Aldrich (born 1963), American cinematographer *

Doug Aldrich Doug Aldrich (born February 19, 1964) is an American hard rock guitarist. He founded the band Burning Rain with Keith St. John in 1998 and has played with Whitesnake, Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, Bad Moon Rising and Revolution Saints ...

(born 1964), American guitarist *

Edgar Aldrich Edgar Aldrich (February 5, 1848 – September 15, 1921) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Education and career Aldrich was born in Pittsburg, New Hampshire, Aldrich read ...

(1848–1921), American judge * Erin Aldrich (born 1977), American athlete *

Fred Aldrich Fred Aldrich (December 23, 1904 – January 25, 1979) was an American character actor of both film and television. Born in New York. He would break into the film industry in 1939, appearing in two films that year in small roles: '' My Son I ...

(1904–1979), American actor * Frederick Aldrich (1907–2002), American marine biologist *

Gary Aldrich Gary Warren Aldrich is a former FBI agent. Career Gary Aldrich was a special agent with the FBI for 26 years investigating white-collar crime. He spent the latter part of his career working in the White House as a background investigator provi ...

(born 1945), American FBI agent *

Hazen Aldrich Hazen Aldrich (January 10, 1797 – 1873) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. After the death of Joseph Smith, Aldrich went on to lead a small denomination of Latter Day Saints known as the '' Brewsterites''. Biography Aldrich ...

(1797–1873), American religious figure *

Henry Aldrich Henry Aldrich (15 January 1648 – 14 December 1710) was an English theologian, philosopher, and composer. Life Aldrich was educated at Westminster School under Dr Richard Busby. In 1662, he entered Christ Church, Oxford, and in 1689 was mad ...

(1647–1710), English theologian and philosopher * Henry Carl Aldrich (1941–2005), American mycologist * Herman D. Aldrich (1801-1880), American businessman * Howard E. Aldrich (b. 1940s), American sociologist * J. Frank Aldrich (1853–1933), American politician *

James Aldrich James Aldrich (1810–1856) was an editor and minor poet. Aldrich was born in Mattituck, New York, apparently 14 July 1810, and was married in 1836. He was a merchant and editor. He founded the short-lived ''New York Literary Gazette'' in 1839 ...

(1810–1856), American editor and poet * James Aldrich (politician) (1850–1910), American judge and politician from South Carolina * Janet Aldrich, American actress and singer *

Jay Aldrich Jay Robert Aldrich (born April 14, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves and the Baltimore Orioles. Aldrich attended Montclair State University, and in 1981 he played collegiate summ ...

(born 1961), American baseball player * Jeremy Aldrich (born 1977), American soccer player *

John Aldrich (political scientist) John Herbert Aldrich (born 1947) is an American political scientist and author, known for his research and writings on American politics, elections, and political parties, and on formal theory and methodology in political science. Aldrich gradua ...

(born 1947), American political scientist *

John Aldrich (MP) John Aldrich (by 1520 – 1582), of Norwich, Norfolk, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich 1555 and 1572 and mayor of the city in 1570–71. He was the third surviving son of Thomas Aldrich, alderman and mer ...

(1520–1582), British Member of Parliament *

John Merton Aldrich John Merton Aldrich (January 28, 1866 – May 27, 1934) was an American entomologist. Aldrich was the Associate Curator of Insects at the United States National Museum. He is considered one of the most prolific entomologists in the study of flie ...

(1866–1934), zoologist and entomologist *

John Warren Aldrich John Warren Aldrich (February 23, 1906 – May 3, 1995) was an American ornithologist. Biography Aldrich was born on February 23, 1906, in Providence, Rhode Island. He went to Providence public schools, and got a BS degree in biology from Brown ...

(1906–1995), American ornithologist *

Julia Carter Aldrich Julia Carter Aldrich (, Carter; pen name, Petresia Peters; January 28, 1834 – August 26, 1924) was a 19th-century American author and editor from Ohio. She was the Ohio vice-president of the Western Association of Writers, and one of the edito ...

(1834-1924), American author *

Kate Aldrich Kate Aldrich (born October 31, 1973, Damariscotta, Maine) is an American mezzo-soprano. She has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Hamburg State Opera, Teatro Regio (Turin), Rossini ...

(born 1973), American singer *

Ki Aldrich Charles Collins "Ki" Aldrich (June 1, 1916 – March 12, 1983) was an American football player. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1960. Early life Aldrich was born in Rogers, Texas and attended Temple High School in T ...

(1916–1983), American football player * Larry Aldrich (1906–2001), American fashion designer * Lloyd Aldrich (1886–1967), American engineer * Louis Aldrich (1843–1901), American actor * Loyal Blaine Aldrich (1884–1965), American astronomer * Lucy Aldrich (1869–1955), American philanthropist * Mal Aldrich (1900–1986), American football player *

Mariska Aldrich Mariska Aldrich (née Horvath; March 27, 1881 – September 28, 1965) was an American dramatic soprano singer and actress. Life She was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a pupil of Alfred Giraudet (1906–1909) and George Henschel. She m ...

(1881–1965), American singer and actress *

Mark Aldrich Mark Aldrich (January 22, 1802 – September 21, 1873) was a founder of Warsaw, Illinois, and a politician: Illinois Senate, Illinois state senator for the Whig Party (United States), Whig Party, the first American mayor of Tucson, Arizona, and ...

(1802–1873), American politician and mayor * Mary Jane Aldrich (1833–1909), American temperance reformer and lecturer *

Michael Aldrich Michael Aldrich (22 August 1941 – 19 May 2014) was an English inventor, innovator and entrepreneur. In 1979 he invented online shopping to enable online transaction processing between consumers and businesses, or between one business and an ...

(1941–2014), English inventor and entrepreneur *

Mildred Aldrich Mildred Aldrich was an American journalist, editor, writer and translator. She spent her early career as a journalist and editor in Boston before moving to Paris, where she continued working as a foreign correspondent and translator. In 1914, sho ...

(1853–1928), American journalist and writer *

Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. By the 1 ...

(1841–1915), American politician from Rhode Island *

Nelson W. Aldrich Jr. Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich Jr. (April 11, 1935 – March 8, 2022) was an American editor and author. He was noted for writing ''Old Money: The Mythology of Wealth in America'' (Alfred A. Knopf, 1988; Allworth Press, 1996), ''Tommy Hitchcock: An Ame ...

(1935-2022), American editor and author *

Pelham Aldrich Admiral Pelham Aldrich, CVO (8 December 1844 – 12 November 1930) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer, who became Admiral Superintendent of Portsmouth Docks. Biography He was born in Mildenhall, Suffolk, the son of Dr. Pelham Aldrich and El ...

(1844–1930), English Royal Navy officer and explorer *

Pieter Aldrich Pieter ("Piet") Aldrich (born 7 September 1965) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won two Grand Slam men's doubles titles ( Australian Open and US Open) and became the world No. 1 in doubles in ...

(born 1965), South African tennis player * Putnam Aldrich (1904–1975), American musician and professor *

Richard Aldrich (music critic) Richard Aldrich (July 31, 1863 – June 2, 1937) was an American music critic. From 1902–23, he was music critic for ''The New York Times''. Early life Richard Aldrich was born on July 31, 1863 in Providence, Rhode Island. His father was Elisha ...

(1863–1937), American music critic * Richard Aldrich (artist) (born 1975), American painter *

Richard S. Aldrich Richard Steere Aldrich (February 29, 1884December 25, 1941) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and served in the Rhode Island State Senate and the Rhode Island House of Representatives. ...

(1884–1941), American lawyer and politician * Richard W. Aldrich, American neuroscientist *

Robert Aldrich Robert Burgess Aldrich (August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His notable credits include '' Vera Cruz'' (1954), ''Kiss Me Deadly'' (1955), ''The Big Knife'' (1955), '' Autumn L ...

(1918–1983), American film director *

Robert Aldrich (bishop) Robert Aldrich or Aldridge (died March 1555) was Bishop of Carlisle in the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary. Richard Aldrich was born at Burnham, Buckinghamshire, and educated at Eton and Cambridge. In 1534 he was appointed Canon of t ...

, Anglican bishop *

Robert Aldrich (historian) Robert Aldrich (born July 29, 1954, in New York) is an Australian historian and writer. Aldrich is a Professor of European History, he teaches and researches modern European and colonial history, including the history of France since the Revolut ...

(born 1954), Australian historian and writer *

Ronnie Aldrich Ronald Frank Aldrich (15 February 1916 – 30 September 1993) was a British easy listening and jazz pianist, arranger, conductor and composer. Early life He was born Ronald Frank Aldrich on 15 February 1916 in Erith, England, the only son o ...

(1916–1993), British musician *

Sarah Aldrich Sarah Aldrich (born February 10, 1970) is an American actress. Biography Aldrich was born in Los Angeles, Sarah spent her childhood in Northern California. She first discovered her love for the theater in college, prompting her to attend the Ame ...

(born 1970), American actress * Stephen Aldrich (born 1941), American judge * Susannah Valentine Aldrich (1828-1915), American author and hymnwriter * Thomas A. Aldrich (born 1923), American soldier and major general *

Thomas Bailey Aldrich Thomas Bailey Aldrich (; November 11, 1836 – March 19, 1907) was an American writer, poet, critic, and editor. He is notable for his long editorship of ''The Atlantic, The Atlantic Monthly'', during which he published writers including Charles ...

(1836–1907), American writer *

Truman H. Aldrich Truman Heminway Aldrich (October 17, 1848 – April 28, 1932) was a civil engineer, a mining company executive, and a paleontologist, and briefly served in the United States House of Representatives and as Postmaster of Birmingham. He is the so ...

(1848–1932), American engineer and paleontologist *

Virgil Aldrich Virgil Charles Aldrich (13 September 1903 in Narsinghpur, India – 28 May 1998 in Salt Lake City, Utah), was an American philosopher of art, language, and religion. Early life and education The son of Floyd Clement Aldrich and his wife Ann H ...

(1903–1998), Indian–American philosopher *

William Aldrich William Aldrich (January 19, 1820 – December 3, 1885) was an American Republican politician who served as Congressman from the state of Illinois. Biography He was born in Greenfield Center in the Town of Greenfield in New York. He attend ...

(1820–1885), American politician and representative * William F. Aldrich (1853–1925), American politician and representative *

Winthrop W. Aldrich Winthrop Williams Aldrich GBE (November 2, 1885February 25, 1974) was an American banker and financier, scion of a prominent and powerful political family, and US Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Early years Aldrich was born in Rhode Islan ...

(1885–1974), American financier

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