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Crosland or Crossland is a
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In arts and media

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William Henry Crossland William Henry Crossland (Yorkshire, 1835 – London, 14 November 1908), known professionally as W.H. Crossland, was a 19th-century English architect and a pupil of George Gilbert Scott. His architectural works included the design of three buildin ...
(1834-1909), British architect * Thomas William Hodgson Crosland (1865-1924), British author *
Alan Crosland Frederick Alan Crosland (August 10, 1894 – July 16, 1936) was an American stage actor and film director. He is noted for having directed the first feature film using spoken dialogue, ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927) and the first feature movie with s ...
(1894-1936), American film director *
Philip Crosland Philip William John Crosland (30 July 1918 – 14 July 2012) was "one of the last of a group of British journalists to make a career working in the Indian national press." Life Crosland was born in Guildford, Surrey, eldest of four children of ...
(1918-2012) British journalist *
Jalan Crossland Jalan Crossland is an American bluegrass, Americana, and alternative country singer-songwriter and musician. Early life Jalan Crossland was born and raised in Ten Sleep, Wyoming. He attended Ten Sleep High School before his family moved to P ...
(fl. from 2000), American bluegrass singer and musician * Jill Crossland (fl. from 2001), British pianist


In business

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Leonard Crossland Sir Leonard Crossland (2 March 1914 – 5 August 1999) was an English automobile executive who filled a succession of increasingly high level appointments with Ford of Britain, culminating with the chairmanship which he held between 1968 and ...
(1914-1999), British automobile executive


In government, military, and politics

* Thomas Crosland MP, (1816-1868), English parliamentarian * Edward Crossland (1827-1881), Confederate officer in the American Civil War * Sir Joseph Crosland MP (1826-1904), English parliamentarian *
Anthony Crosland Charles Anthony Raven Crosland (29 August 191819 February 1977) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician and author. A social democrat on the right wing of the Labour Party, he was a prominent socialist intellectual. His influe ...
(1918-1977), British politician


In science and engineering

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Charles Crossland Charles Crossland (3 September 1844 – 9 December 1916) was an English mycologist. Background and career Charles Crossland was born in Halifax, Yorkshire. His parents ran a general store and Charles left school at 13 to help them run the busi ...
(1844–1916), English mycologist * Cyril Crossland (1878-1943), English zoologist *
Bernard Crossland Sir Bernard Crossland (20 October 1923 – 17 January 2011) was a British professor of engineering with a career spanning some seven decades. He was made a Freeman of the City of London in 1987 and was knighted in 1990 for services to Northern I ...
(1923–2011), British engineer * Ronald Crossland (1920-2006), English classical scholar


In sport

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John Crossland John Crossland (2 April 1852 – 26 September 1903) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1878 and 1887. Crossland was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in county cricket, but critics generally ...
(1852-1903), English cricketer * Samuel Crossland (1851-1908), English cricketer * Nealy Crosland (1880-1929), English rugby league footballer * John Crosland (1922-2006), English professional footballer


Places

* Crossland, Kentucky, a town in the United States * Crossland, Ontario, a community in Canada *
Crossland High School Crossland High School is a public secondary school located in Camp Springs census-designated place, unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, with Temple Hills postal address.Opel Crossland, a
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