Breckinridge may refer to:

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Breckinridge (surname) Breckinridge is a surname, and may refer to: * Aida de Acosta (, 1884–1962), in 1903 flew Santos Dumont's dirigible airship * Cabell Breckinridge (1788–1823), lawyer and politician in Kentucky * Clifton R. Breckinridge (1846–1932), congressma ...

Breckinridge family The Breckinridge family is a family of public figures from the United States. The family has included six members of the United States House of Representatives, two United States Senators, a cabinet member, two ambassadors, one United States Vice P ...

* Marvin Breckinridge Patterson (1905–2002), American photojournalist, cinematographer, and philanthropist *

Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (November 5, 1851 – February 16, 1921) was professor of theology at Princeton Seminary from 1887 to 1921. He served as the last principal of the Princeton Theological Seminary from 1886 to 1902. After the death o ...

(1851–1921), principal of Princeton Seminary from 1887 to 1921 * Breckinridge Long (1881–1958), United States ambassador to Italy * Bobby Breckinridge, fictional character in ''Degrassi'' *

John Breckinridge Castleman John Breckinridge Castleman (June 30, 1841 – May 23, 1918) was a Confederate officer and later a United States Army brigadier general as well as a prominent landowner and businessman in Louisville, Kentucky. Early life John B. Castleman was th ...

(1841–1918), military officer and prominent landowner and businessman in Louisville, Kentucky * John C. Breckinridge (1821-1875), senator from Kentucky, fourteenth Vice President of the United States, and later Confederate general and the last Confederate Secretary of War *

Robert Breckinridge McAfee Robert Breckinridge McAfee (February 18, 1784 – March 12, 1849) was an American diplomat, historian and politician who was the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky serving from 1824 to 1828. Early life McAfee was born on February 18, 1784, ...

(1784–1849), Kentucky politician, and seventh Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky *

James Breckenridge Speed James Breckenridge Speed (alternatively James Breckinridge Speed; January 4, 1844 – July 7, 1912) was an American corporate executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist based in Louisville, Kentucky. He served as the President of the Louisvill ...

(1844–1912), businessman and philanthropist in Louisville, Kentucky

Places

In the United States: *

Breckenridge, Colorado The Town of Breckenridge is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Summit County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 5,078 at the 2020 United States Census. Breckenridge is the pr ...

, originally spelled "Breckinridge", renamed during the Civil War * Breckinridge County, Kentucky * Breckinridge Center, Kentucky

Things

Breckinridge House Housing at the University of Chicago includes seven residence halls that are divided into 48 houses. Each house has an average of 70 students. Freshmen and sophomores must live on-campus. Limited on-campus housing is available to juniors and senio ...

, a dormitory at the University of Chicago named for Sophonisba Breckinridge * ''

Myra Breckinridge ''Myra Breckinridge'' is a 1968 satirical novel by Gore Vidal written in the form of a diary. Described by the critic Dennis Altman as "part of a major cultural assault on the assumed norms of gender and sexuality which swept the western world i ...

'', a satirical novel by Gore Vidal written in the form of a diary * ''Myra Breckinridge'' (film), cinematic version of Vidal's novel * USS ''Breckinridge'' (DD-148), a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for Joseph Breckinridge

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