Blanchard is a French family name. It is also used as a given name. It derives from the Old French word ''blanchart'' which meant "whitish, bordering upon white". It is also an obsolete term for a white horse.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 42.3% of all known bearers of the surname ''Blanchard'' were residents of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

(frequency 1:1,117), 36.3% of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

(1:7,073), 8.7% of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

(1:3,021), 3.5% of

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

(1:11,189), 1.7% of Haiti (1:4,397), 1.2% of

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

(1:56,908) and 1.1% of Australia (1:15,892). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,117) in the following regions: * 1. Saint-Barthélemy (1:18) * 2. Pays de la Loire (1:424) * 3. Centre-Val de Loire (1:574) * 4.

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas. ...

(1:677) * 5.

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...

(1:690) * 6.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ...

(1:700) * 7.

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...

(1:1,098) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,021) in the following provinces:Blanchard surname distribution
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New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

(1:511) * 2.

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

(1:544) * 3.

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...

(1:1,106) * 4.

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

(1:1,693) * 5.

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

(1:1,726)

Surname

Wikipedia articles about people with the surname Blanchard: *

Al Blanchard Al Blanchard (born June 12, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. While playing for the Kitchener Rangers during the 1971-72 season, Blanchard shared a line with Bill Barber and Jerry Byers. All three men went on to be ...

(born 1952), ice hockey right winger *

Alain Blanchard Alain Blanchard (born 14th century, executed in Rouen in 1419) was a commander of the crossbowmen of Rouen during the Hundred Years' War. He was active in the defence of the city during its siege by king Henry V of England. His habit of hangin ...

(born 1419), commander of the crossbowmen of Rouen during the Hundred Years' War *

Alana Blanchard Alana Rene Blanchard (born March 5, 1990) is an American professional surfer and model. Blanchard has surfed on the ASP World Tour. Career Alana Blanchard was first taught how to surf when she was just 4 years old by her father, Holt. Alana r ...

(born 1990), American professional surfer *

Albert Gallatin Blanchard Albert Gallatin Blanchard (September 6, 1810 – June 21, 1891) was a general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. He was among the small number of high-ranking Confederates to have been born in the North. He served on the ...

(1810–1891), American Civil War general in the Confederate Army *

Allen Blanchard Cecil Allen Blanchard (17 April 1929 – 25 October 2008) was an Australian federal politician. Biography Born in London, England, Blanchard migrated to Australia, where he was educated at the Institute of Technology in Western Australia. He s ...

(1929–2008), Australian federal politician *

Amy Ella Blanchard Amy Ella Blanchard (June 28, 1854 – July 4, 1926) was a prolific American writer of children's literature. Early life Amy Ella Blanchard was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1854, the daughter of Daniel Harris Blanchard and Sarah Reynolds. She ...

(1854–1926), American writer of juvenile fiction * Antoine Blanchard (1910–1988), French painter * Arthur Bailly-Blanchard (1855–1925), American diplomat *

Barry Blanchard Barry Blanchard (born March 29, 1959) is one of North America's top alpinists, noted for pushing the standards of highly technical, high-risk alpine climbing in the Canadian Rockies and the Himalayas. Climbing accomplishments Blanchard was born ...

(born 1959), Canadian mountaineer and presenter *

Brian Blanchard Brian Blanchard (born November 7, 1958) is an American attorney, judge, and Democratic politician. He currently serves as a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in Madison-based District IV. Biography Born in State College, Pennsylvania, J ...

(born 1958), attorney, judge in Wisconsin * C. Lemoine Blanchard (1910–1986), served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1959 until 1963 * Cary Blanchard (born 1968), former American football placekicker in the National Football League * Charles A. Blanchard (1848–1925), the second president of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois * Charles A. Blanchard (lawyer) (born 1959), United States lawyer who served as general counsel of the army * Charles V. Blanchard (1866–1939), American politician who served as a Massachusetts state representative and a Massachusetts state senator *

Claude Blanchard Claude Blanchard (May 19, 1932 – August 20, 2006) was a Québécois pop singer and actor. Partial filmography *'' Gina'' (1975) - Bob Sauvageau *''Mustang'' (1975) - *'' Fantastica'' (1980) - Hector *''Jesus of Montreal'' (1989) - Policeman ...

(1932–2006), Québécois pop singer and actor *

Dick Blanchard Richard L. Blanchard (Born January 17, 1949) is a former linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Tulsa and later played professionally with the New England Patriots during the 1972 NF ...

(born 1949), linebacker in the National Football League *

Doc Blanchard Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard (December 11, 1924 – April 19, 2009) was an American football player and serviceman who became the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award, and was the first football player to win the James E. S ...

(1924–2009), American college football player and Heisman Trophy winner *

Edgar Blanchard Edgar Vernon Blanchard (August 17, 1924 – September 16, 1972) was an American R&B guitarist, bandleader and arranger who was prominent in the musical life of New Orleans between the 1940s and 1960s. He was born in Grosse Tête, Louisiana, th ...

(1924–1972), American guitarist and bandleader * Edmond Blanchard (1954–2014), Canadian jurist and politician * Edmund Blanchard (1824–1886), lawyer and prominent businessman in Centre County, Pennsylvania * Édouard-Théophile Blanchard (1844–1879), nineteenth-century French painter *

Edward Litt Laman Blanchard Edward Litt Leman Blanchard, often referred to as E. L. Blanchard (11 December 1820 – 4 September 1889), was an English writer who is best known for his contributions to the Drury Lane pantomime. He began writing plays and other literature to ...

(1820–1889), English writer best known for his contributions to the Drury Lane pantomime * Elizabeth Blanchard (educator) (1834–1891), American educator who was the seventh president of Mount Holyoke College * Elizabeth Blanchard (New Hampshire politician), Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 2002–2010 * Elmer Blanchard (1927–1970), lawyer and political figure on Prince Edward Island *

Émile Blanchard Charles Émile Blanchard (6 March 1819 – 11 February 1900) was a French zoologist and entomologist. Career Blanchard was born in Paris. His father was an artist and naturalist and Émile began natural history very early in life. When he wa ...

(1819–1900), French zoologist * Erin Blanchard (born 1989), American gymnast *

Esprit Antoine Blanchard Esprit-Joseph-Antoine Blanchard (29 February 1696 – 19 April 1770) was a French baroque composer, a contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau, and regarded as a representative composer of religious music in eighteenth-century France.Tai Wai Li ''M ...

(1696–1770), French baroque composer, a contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau *

Étienne Blanchard Étienne Blanchard (April 1, 1843 – September 25, 1918) was a Canadian politician. Born in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East, Blanchard was mayor of Saint-Marc Saint-Marc ( ht, Sen Mak) is a commune in western Haiti in Artibonite de ...

(1843–1918), Canadian politician * Eugénie Blanchard (1896–2010) the world's oldest person at the time of her death on November 4, 2010 * Françoise Blanchard (1954–2013), French actress * Francis Blanchard AC (1916–2009), the second longest-serving Director–General of the International Labour Organization *

Frank N. Blanchard Frank Nelson Blanchard (December 19, 1888 – September 21, 1937) was an American herpetologist, and professor of zoology at the University of Michigan from which institution he received his Ph.D. He is credited with describing several new subspec ...

(1888–1937), American herpetologist, and professor of zoology at the University of Michigan *

Gabriel Blanchard Gabriel Blanchard, known as Blanchard Le Neveu, (1630 in Paris, France – 1704) the only son of Jacques Blanchard, was born in Paris in 1630, and studied under his uncle, Jean Baptiste Blanchard. He was, in 1668, elected Academician on the mer ...

(1630–1704), known as Blanchard Le Neveu, the only son of Jacques Blanchard, born in Paris in 1630 *

George S. Blanchard George Samuel Blanchard (April 3, 1920 – May 3, 2006) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, United States Army Europe/Commander, Central Army Group from 1975 to 1979. Early life Blanchard was born on April ...

(1920–2006), United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief * George Washington Blanchard (1884–1964), member of the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1935 *

Georges Maurice Jean Blanchard Georges Blanchard (1877–1954) was a French military officer. He served in the French Army in World War I on the Western Front. In World War II, he was a general, commanding the French First Army, which advanced into Belgium during the Battle of Be ...

(1877–1954), French general in World War II * Gerald Blanchard (born 1972), Canadian jewel thief and criminal mastermind * Harry Blanchard (1929–1960), Formula One driver from Buenos Aires, Argentina *

Hiram Blanchard Hiram Blanchard (January 17, 1820 – December 17, 1874) was a Nova Scotia lawyer, politician, and the first premier of Nova Scotia. Blanchard won election to the Nova Scotia legislative assembly in Inverness in 1859 as a Liberal. Early l ...

(1820–1874), Nova Scotia politician * Jérôme Blanchard (born 1981), French pair skater * J. Merrill Blanchard (1881–1914), American college football and men's basketball head coach * Jack Blanchard (born 1942), one-half of singing duo, with Misty Morgan * Jacques Blanchard (1600–1638), French baroque painter *

James Blanchard James Johnston Blanchard (born August 8, 1942) is an American retired attorney, diplomat, and politician who served as the 45th governor of Michigan from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Democratic Party, Blanchard previously served in the Unite ...

(born 1942), American politician and former governor of Michigan *

James Blanchard (Canadian politician) James Blanchard (January 8, 1876 – July 17, 1952) was a farmer and political figure in Ontario. He represented Ontario North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1929 to 1934 as a Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, s ...

(1876–1952), farmer and political figure in Ontario *

James Blanchard (scientist) James Blanchard is a Canadian physician who is Professor of Community Health Science at the University of Manitoba and a Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology and Global Public Health. Blanchard has done research and public health program develop ...

, Associate Professor of Community Health Science at the University of Manitoba * James W. Blanchard (1903–1987), American submarine commander during the Pacific War * Jay Blanchard (born 1946), served one term as a state senator in Arizona, representing District 30 for the Democrats * Jean-Baptiste Blanchard (after 1595–1665), French painter * Jean-Baptiste Blanchard (1731–1797), French Jesuit and educator, one of the contemporary opponents of Rosseau *

Jean-Pierre Blanchard Jean-Pierre rançoisBlanchard (4 July 1753 – 7 March 1809) was a French inventor, best known as a pioneer of gas balloon flight, who distinguished himself in the conquest of the air in a balloon, in particular the first crossing of the Englis ...

(1753–1809), French inventor and pioneer balloonist *

Jeremiah Blanchard Jérémie "Jeremiah" Blanchard (September 27, 1859 – March 17, 1939) was a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1893 to 1897 as a Prince Edwa ...

(1859–1939), farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island * Jocelyn Blanchard (born 1972), French footballer *

John Blanchard John Blanchard is a Canadian television director and producer. He is best known for his directorial work on the sketch comedy series '' SCTV'', ''The Kids in the Hall'', ''CODCO'', ''MADtv'' and the talk show '' The Martin Short Show'' for whi ...

, Canadian television director and producer *

, British designer and creative director * John Blanchard (politician) (1787–1849), Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania *

Johnny Blanchard John Edwin Blanchard (February 26, 1933 – March 25, 2009) was an American professional baseball outfielder and catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, and Milwaukee Braves. Career Born ...

(1933–2009), American baseball player * Jonathan Blanchard (abolitionist) (1811–1892), pastor, educator, social reformer, abolitionist and the first president of Wheaton College * Jonathan Blanchard (statesman) (1738–1788), American politician * Joseph Blanchard (1704–1758), New Hampshire soldier and politician * Jotham Blanchard (1800–1839), lawyer, newspaper editor and political figure in Nova Scotia * Jules Blanchard (1832–1916), French sculptor * Justin Blanchard, American actor *

Ken Blanchard Kenneth Hartley Blanchard (born May 6, 1939) is an American author, business consultant and motivational speaker. His writing career includes 60+ published books, most of which are co-authored books. His most successful book, ''The One Minute Man ...

(born 1939) American management expert known for ''

The One Minute Manager ''The One Minute Manager'' is a short book by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson. The brief volume tells a story, recounting three techniques of an effective manager: one minute goals, one minute praisings, and one minute reprimand A reprimand ...

'' * Leo Blanchard (born 1955), former professional Canadian football offensive lineman * Leonardo Blanchard (born 1988), Italian footballer * Lory Blanchard (1924–2013), New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach *

Louis Raynaud, dit Blanchard Louis Raynaud, dit Blanchard (March 1789 – August 9, 1868) was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Saint-Hyacinthe in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1830 to 1838. His name also appears as Louis Renau ...

(1789–1868), farmer and political figure in Lower Canada * Lowell Blanchard (1910–1968), American radio presenter and performer *

Lynda Blanchard Lynda "Lindy" Blanchard (born July 4, 1959) is an American businesswoman, diplomat, and political candidate who served as the United States Ambassador to Slovenia from 2019 until 2021, serving under former President Donald Trump and his administr ...

(born 1959), American ambassador to Slovenia *

María Blanchard María Blanchard (born María Gutiérrez-Cueto y Blanchard;
spanish-art.org; accessed 4 August 2015. ...

(1881–1932), Spanish painter * Marc Blanchard (died 2009), American professor of Comparative Literature and Critical Theory at the University of California, Davis *

Mari Blanchard Mari Blanchard (born Mary E. Blanchard, April 13, 1923 – May 10, 1970) was an American film and television actress, known foremost for her roles as a B movie femme fatale in American productions of the 1950s and early 1960s. Early life and c ...

(1927–1970), American actress * Maxime Blanchard (born 1986), French footballer defender *

Newton C. Blanchard Newton Crain Blanchard (January 29, 1849 – June 22, 1922) was a United States representative, U.S. senator, and the 33rd governor of Louisiana. Personal life Born in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana, he completed academic studies, ...

(1849–1922), United States Senator and Governor of Louisiana *

Nicolas Blanchard Nicolas Blanchard (born May 31, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the Carolina Hurricanes. He was selected in the 6th round, 192nd overall, by the Hurricanes in the 2005 NHL Ent ...

(born 1987), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Okie Blanchard Clair H. "Okie" Blanchard (April 10, 1903 – September 10, 1989), sometimes spelled "Oakie", was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. His collegiate coaching career lasted one season, ...

(Claire H. Blanchard) (died 1989), head football coach in 1940 at the University of Wyoming *

Olivier Blanchard Olivier Jean Blanchard (; born December 27, 1948) is a French economist and professor who is a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He was the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund from September 1, 2 ...

(born 1948), French economist * Paul Harwood Blanchard (1923–2011), American glider pilot and author *

Pharamond Blanchard Henri Pierre Léon Pharamond Blanchard (1805–1873) was a French lithographer, and painter of landscapes and historical subjects. Life Blanchard was born at La Guillotière, a suburb of Lyon, in 1805. He studied under Antoine-Jean Gros, tra ...

(1805–1873), French historical subject and landscape painter * Porter Blanchard (1886–1973), American silversmith *

Rachel Blanchard Rachel Blanchard (born 19 March 1976) is a Canadian actress.Rachel Blanchard's bio
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(born 1976), Canadian actress *

Raoul Blanchard Raoul Blanchard (4 September 1877 – 24 March 1965) was a French geographer. He taught at the University of Grenoble from 1906 and devoted most of his research to Alpine and Canadian geography. Early life The son of an inspector of the Departm ...

(1877–1965), French geographer * Raphaël Blanchard (1857–1919), French zoologist *

Ray Blanchard Ray Milton Blanchard ( ; born October 9, 1945) is an American-Canadian sexologist, best known for his research studies on transsexualism, pedophilia and sexual orientation. He found that men with more older brothers are more likely to be gay th ...

(born 1945), Canadian sexologist famous for Blanchard's transsexualism typology *

Red Blanchard Donald Francis "Red" Blanchard (July 24, 1914 – 24 February 1980: Age - 65) was an American radio showman, comedian, and country musician. Biography He was born in Pittsville, Wisconsin, the third son of William and May (Jackson) Blanchard. In ...

(1914–1980), American comedian and country musician *

Red Blanchard (radio personality) Richard Bogardus "Red" Blanchard, Jr. (June 11, 1920 – June 16, 2011) was an American radio show personality in California markets from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s whose shows were novelty- and comedy-oriented. He was also a musician and ...

(born 1920), American radio show personality in California markets * Richard E. Blanchard Sr. (1925–2004), writer of the gospel song ''Fill My Cup Lord'' *

Ron Blanchard Ronald Blanchard (born 1945) is an Australian stage, television and film actor. He is best known as a character actor, and for his starring roles in five popular children's television series '' Breakfast-a-Go-Go'', '' The Lost Islands'', '' Ale ...

, Australian film and television actor *

Rowan Blanchard Rowan Blanchard (born October 14, 2001) is an American actress and political activist. She was included on a list of ''Times list of Most Influential Teens in 2015. She first became known for starring as Rebecca Wilson in '' Spy Kids: All t ...

(born 2001), American actress * Samuel Laman Blanchard (1804–1845), British author and journalist *

Smoke Blanchard William Earl "Smoke" Blanchard (March 3, 1915 – June 23, 1989) was an American mountaineer, climber, trekking leader, guide, world traveler, writer, Buddhist, and a truck driver. He was born in Montana and moved to Portland, Oregon in his earl ...

(1915–1989), American mountaineer, climber, trekking leader, guide, world traveler, writer, Buddhist, and a truck driver *

Sophie Blanchard Sophie Blanchard (25 March 1778 – 6 July 1819), commonly referred to as Madame Blanchard and also known by many combinations of her maiden and married names, including Madeleine-Sophie Blanchard, Marie Madeleine-Sophie Blanchard, Marie Sophie ...

(1778–1819), French aeronaut and the first woman professional balloonist *

Stanislas Blanchard Stanislas Blanchard (2 December 1871 – 7 December 1949) was a Canadians, Canadian politician and gentleman. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1926 Canadian federal election, 1926 election to represent the Liberal Party o ...

(1871–1949), Canadian politician and gentleman * Steve Blanchard (December 4, 1958), stage actor best known for his musical theatre roles * Susan Blanchard (actress) (born 1948), American actress known for her role on ''All My Children'' *

Susan Blanchard (socialite) Susan Blanchard (née Jacobson; born March 8, 1928) is an American socialite and former lyricist and theatrical producer. She was the stepdaughter of Oscar Hammerstein II, the third wife of actor Henry Fonda, with whom she adopted a daughter, Am ...

(born 1928), known for her marriages to Henry Fonda, Michael Wager, and Richard Widmark *

Tammy Blanchard Tammy Blanchard (born December 14, 1976) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her role as teenage Judy Garland in the critically acclaimed television film '' Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'' (2001), for which she received ...

(born 1976), American actress * Tamsin Blanchard, British fashion journalist and author *

Terence Blanchard Terence Oliver Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) is an American trumpeter and composer. He started his career in 1982 as a member of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, then The Jazz Messengers. He has composed more than forty film scores and performed ...

(born 1962), American jazz trumpeter * Théotime Blanchard (1844–1911), teacher, farmer, merchant and politician in New Brunswick, Canada *

Thomas Blanchard (inventor) Thomas Blanchard (June 24, 1788 – April 16, 1864) was an American inventor who lived much of his life in Springfield, Massachusetts, where in 1819, he pioneered the assembly line style of mass production in America, and also invented the firs ...

(1788–1864), American inventor who pioneered interchangeable parts *

Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard (born 30 June 1987) is an Australian racing driver. Blanchard has raced in several other motor racing series, including the British Formula Ford Championship, and was the winner of the 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship. ...

(born 1987), Australian championship-winning motor racing driver *

Tom Blanchard Thomas Richard Blanchard (born May 28, 1948) is a former American football punter with an 11-year career in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Biography Blanchard played ...

(born 1948), former American football punter *

Tully Blanchard Tully Arthur Blanchard (born January 22, 1954) is an American-Canadian professional wrestler and manager. He is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-to-late 1980s as a member of ...

(born 1954), American professional wrestler *

Valentine Blanchard Valentine Blanchard (1831 – 14 November 1901) was a prominent England, English photographer who was widely recognized for his artistic and technical contributions to photography in the 1860s. Both his landscape and his portrait photography wer ...

(1831–1901), Victorian photographer *

Vaughn Blanchard Vaughn Seavey Blanchard (July 11, 1889 – November 26, 1969) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 110 m hurdles and in the exhibition baseball tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He attended Bates College in Lewiston ...

(1889–1969), American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics * William Blanchard (comedian) (1769–1835), English comedian * William H. Blanchard (1916–1966), United States Air Force officer * William Isaac Blanchard (died 1790), stenographer

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Wikipedia articles about people with the given name Blanchard: *

Alva Blanchard Adams Alva Blanchard Adams (October 29, 1875 – December 1, 1941) was a Democratic politician who represented Colorado in the United States Senate from 1923 until 1924 and again from 1933 to 1941. Biography Adams was born in Del Norte, Colorado an ...

(1875–1941), Democratic politician who represented Colorado in the United States Senate *

Azariel Blanchard Miller Azariel Blanchard Miller (5 September 1878 – 13 April 1941) was an American farmer, rancher, and developer credited with founding the city of Fontana, California, in 1913. Miller Park, Miller Avenue, and Fontana A.B. Miller High School are comm ...

(1878–1941), an American farmer, rancher, and developer *

Blanchard Montgomery Blanchard Montgomery III (born February 17, 1961) is a retired American football linebacker who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL). After playing his college ball at UCLA, Montgomery was drafted in the third round of ...

(born 1961), a retired American football linebacker *

Blanchard Ryan Susan Blanchard Ryan (born January 12, 1967) is an American actress. After working in MTV and other minor parts on television and independent film, she went on to star in the 2003 film '' Open Water'', for which she won the 2004 Saturn Award ...

(born 1967), an American actress * Carla Blanchard Dartez (b. 1965), a Democratic former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 51 * Carolyn Blanchard Allen (1921-2018), American politician *

Clark Blanchard Millikan Clark Blanchard Millikan (August 23, 1903 – January 2, 1966) was a distinguished professor of aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and a founding member of the National Academy of Engineering. Biography Millikan's pa ...

(1903–1966), a distinguished professor of aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) *

Fleming Blanchard McCurdy Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, (February 17, 1875 – August 29, 1952) was a Canadian politician. Born in Old Barns, Nova Scotia, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Nova Scotia riding of Shelburne and Queen's in the 191 ...

, PC (1875–1952), a Canadian politician * Forrester Blanchard Washington (1887-1963), the first of four children born to John Washington and Lucy Wily Washington in 1887 * Graves Blanchard Erskine (1897–1973), United States Marine Corps officer in World War II * Kempster Blanchard Miller (1870–1933), an American engineer, author, and businessman *

Lafayette Blanchard Gleason Lafayette Blanchard Gleason (May 30, 1863 – October 24, 1937) was the secretary of the Republican State Committee of New York from 1906 to 1937, and he was also the General Secretary for seven Republican National Conventions. Publications *A tre ...

(1863–1937), the Secretary of the Republican State Committee from 1906 to 1937 *

Louise Blanchard Bethune Louise Blanchard Bethune (July 21, 1856 – December 18, 1913) was the first American woman known to have worked as a professional architect. She was born in Waterloo, New York. Blanchard worked primarily in Buffalo, New York and partnered with h ...

(1856–1913), the first American woman known to have worked as a professional architect * Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr. (born 1929), United States federal judge * Serge Blanchard Oba, a Congolese politician * Thomas Blanchard Stowell (1846–1927), a distinguished American educator *

Victor Blanchard Scheffer Victor Blanchard Scheffer (November 27, 1906 – September 20, 2011) was an American biologist and the author of eleven books relating to natural history. He was born in Manhattan, Kansas and moved to Washington state at a young age. His father, ...

(1906–2011), a prominent American mammalogist and the author of eleven books relating to naturalism *

William Blanchard Jerrold William Blanchard Jerrold (London 23 December 1826 – 10 March 1884), was an English journalist and author. Biography He was born in London, the eldest son of the dramatist, Douglas William Jerrold. Due to his disagreements with the practice ...

(1826–1884), an English journalist and author

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