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Crandall is an English surname. It is likely a geographic feature name deriving from the Anglo-Saxon, "crundel," meaning hollow, ravine, or water-course.


Notable people with the surname

* Bradley Crandall (1927–1991), radio personality, US * Bruce Perry Crandall (born 1933), soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, US * Charles Henry Crandall (1858–1923), author and poet, US * Charles M. Crandall (1826–1867), physician and politician, US *
Charles Martin Crandall Charles Martin Crandall (May 30, 1833 – Jun 25, 1905) was an American inventor and toy-maker. He was best known for various toy blocks, "Crandall's Acrobats", "Noah's Dominoes", "Illuminated Pictorial Alphabet", "District School", "Menagerie", "P ...
(1833–1905), inventor and toymaker, US *
Del Crandall Delmar Wesley Crandall (March 5, 1930May 5, 2021) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He was born in Ontario, California. Crandall played as a catcher in Major League Baseball and spent most of his career with the Boston / ...
(1930–2021), baseball player and manager, US * Duane Crandall (born 1946), politician, Canada * Elizabeth Walbert Crandall (1914–2005), academic, US * Harrison R. Crandall (1887–1970), photographer and painter, US *
Harry Crandall Harry Milton Crandall (1879–1937) was an American businessman who owned a chain of 18 theaters in Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Among the theaters he owned was the Savoy, in Washington, D.C., his fourth acquisition. T ...
(1879–1937), businessman, US * J'aime Crandall (born 1982), ballet dancer, US *
James Otis Crandall James Otis Crandall (October 8, 1887 – August 17, 1951) was a right-handed pitcher and second baseman. He was the first player to be consistently used as a relief pitcher. Consequently, he was given the nickname Doc by Damon Runyon who said ...
(1887–1951), baseball player, US *
Jesse Armour Crandall Jesse Armour Crandall (October 20, 1834 – August 3, 1920) was an American inventor and toy-maker. He had taken out over 150 patents on toys in his 75 years of inventing.''Popular Science'', Volume 47, July 1920, p. 45. Crandall's father, Benjamin ...
(1834–1920), inventor and toymaker, US * John Crandall (1609–1676), early settler of Rhode Island, US * John Gardner Crandall Jr. (1931–2008), American football coach, US *
Joseph Crandall Joseph Crandall (ca. 1761 – February 20, 1858) was a Baptist minister and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly from 1820 to 1822. He was born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, the son ...
(ca 1761–1858), Baptist minister and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada * Keith A. Crandall (born 1965), computational biologist, bioinformaticist, and population geneticist, US * Lauren Crandall (born 1985), field hockey player, US * Lee Saunders Crandall (1887–1969), ornithologist and General Curator of Bronx Zoo, US * Louis Eugene Crandall (1929–2016), printer and entrepreneur, US *
Lucien Stephen Crandall Lucien Stephen Crandall (May 4, 1844 – February 4, 1919) was an American inventor of typewriters, adding machines and electrical devices. Crandall gave his name to several typewriters, and he was also involved in the development of various mac ...
(1844–1889), inventor, US * Lynn Crandall (1888–1964), civil engineer, US * Martin Lesley Crandall (born 1975), keyboardist, US * Michael Grain Crandall (born 1940), mathematician, US *
Orson Leon Crandall Orson Leon Crandall (February 2, 1903 – May 10, 1960) was a United States Navy diver and a recipient of America's highest military decoration - the Medal of Honor. Biography Orson Crandall was born on February 2, 1903, in Saint Joseph, Miss ...
(1903–1960), soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, US *
Prudence Crandall Prudence Crandall (September 3, 1803 – January 27, 1890) was an American schoolteacher and activist. She ran the first school for black girls ("young Ladies and little Misses of color") in the United States, located in Canterbury, Connecticut. ...
(c. 1803 – 1890), schoolteacher and activist, US * Reed Leonard Crandall (1917–1982), illustrator of comic books and magazines, US *
Richard Crandall Richard E. Crandall (December 29, 1947 – December 20, 2012) was an American physicist and computer scientist who made contributions to computational number theory. Background Richard Crandall was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and spent two years ...
(1947–2012), computer scientist and physicist, US * Robert Lloyd Crandall (born 1935), businessman, US * Rodolph Crandall (1832–1922), politician and soldier, US *
Roland Crandall Roland Dimon "Doc" Crandall (August 29, 1892 - August 14, 1972) was an American animator. He is best known for his work at Fleischer Studio, especially on the Betty Boop version of ''Snow White'' and as lead animator with Seymour Kneitel on the ...
(1892–1972), animator, US * Stephen Harry Crandall (1920–2013), professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, US


Fictional characters

* Captain Crandall, leader of Teamo Supremo *Lt. Rip Crandall, character played by Jack Lemmon in '' The Wackiest Ship in the Army'' *Lt. Dolores Crandall, character in ''
Operation Petticoat ''Operation Petticoat'' is a 1959 American World War II submarine comedy film in Eastmancolor from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur, directed by Blake Edwards, that stars Cary Grant and Tony Curtis. The film tells in fla ...
'' *Lennart Crandall, character in ''
Johnny Cool ''Johnny Cool'' is a 1963 American neo-noir crime film directed by William Asher based on the novel ''The Kingdom of Johnny Cool'' by John McPartland which stars Henry Silva and Elizabeth Montgomery. Produced in part by Peter Lawford, ''Johnny ...
'' *Bob "Lightnin'" Crandall, character played by Bob Steele in ''
Lightnin' Crandall ''Lightnin' Crandall'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Charles F. Royal. The film stars Bob Steele, Lois January, Charles King, Earl Dwire, Ernie Adams and Frank LaRue. The film was released on March 2 ...
'' *Corky Crandall, character in sitcom '' Makin' It'' *Sam Crandall, character in ''
The FBI Story ''The FBI Story'' is a 1959 American drama film starring James Stewart, and produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay by Richard L. Breen and John Twist is based on a book by Don Whitehead. Plot John Michael ("Chip") Hardesty ( Jam ...
'' * George Crandall (disambiguation), multiple characters *Ellen Crandall, character played by Dorothy Neuman in ''
Perry Mason Perry Mason is a fictional character, an American criminal defense lawyer who is the main character in works of detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason features in 82 novels and 4 short stories, all of which involve a c ...
'', episode #44 "The Case of the Curious Bride" *Jack Crandall, character played by
Dwayne Hickman Dwayne Bernard Hickman (May 18, 1934 – January 9, 2022) was an American actor and television executive, producer and director, who worked as an executive at CBS and had also briefly recorded as a vocalist. Hickman portrayed Chuck MacDonald, B ...
in ''My Dog, The Thief'' *Sheriff Vic Crandall, character played by
Barry Kelley Edward Barry Kelley (August 19, 1908 – June 5, 1991) was an American actor on Broadway in the 1930s and 1940s and in films during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The heavy-set actor created the role of Ike in '' Oklahoma!'' on Broadway. His l ...
in sitcom ''
Petticoat Junction ''Petticoat Junction'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 1963 to April 1970. The series takes place at the Shady Rest Hotel, which is run by Kate Bradley; her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and ...
'' *Sheriff Lucky Crandall, character played by Russell Hayden in ''A Tornado in the Saddle'' *Sir Crispin Crandall, character played by Harris Yulin, The Blacklist, episode "Sir Crispin Crandall *Monte Crandall, character played by James Ellison in ''The Ghost Goes Wild'' *Lawrence and Betty Crandall, characters played by Harry Hayden and
Donna Martell Donna Kay Martell (born December 24, 1927) is an American former actress who starred in film and television during the Golden Age Era in the 1950s and 1960s. Early years Born on December 24, 1927, in Los Angeles, California, to Louis and Marg ...
in ''
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff ''Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff'' is a 1949 horror comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Abbott and Costello and Boris Karloff. In 1956, the film was re-released by Realart Pictures as a double feature wi ...
'' *Jim Crandal, character played by James Britton in '' The Yesterday Machine''


See also

* Crandall v. Nevada (1868), U.S. Supreme Court case * Crandell (disambiguation)


References

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