Crosland or Crossland is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

, and may refer to

In arts and media

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 building ...

(1834-1909), British architect * Thomas William Hodgson Crosland (1865-1924), British author * Alan Crosland (1894-1936), American film director *

Philip Crosland Philip 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 Philip William John Crosland was born in Guildford, Surrey, eldest of four chi ...

(1918-2012) British journalist *

Jalan Crossland Jalan Crossland (born ) 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 ...

(fl. from 2000), American bluegrass singer and musician *

Jill Crossland Jill Crossland is an English pianist, born in Yorkshire. She studied with Ryszard Bakst (a Heinrich Neuhaus pupil) at Chetham's School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, and with Paul Badura-Skoda in Vienna. She has a ...

(fl. from 2001), British pianist

In business

* Leonard Crossland (1914-1999), British automobile executive

In government, military, and politics

Thomas Crosland Thomas Pearson Crosland (29 December 1815 – 8 March 1868) was a British Liberal Party politician and woollen manufacturer. Family and early life Crosland was the son of George Crosland and Mary Anne Pearson, the latter of whom died just f ...

MP, (1816-1868), English parliamentarian *

Edward Crossland Edward Crossland (June 30, 1827 – September 11, 1881) was a Confederate army officer in the American Civil War and later a United States representative from Kentucky. He commanded a brigade of cavalry in the Western Theater and served in ...

(1827-1881), Confederate officer in the American Civil War * Sir

Joseph Crosland Sir Joseph Crosland (24 October 1826 – 27 August 1904) was a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament for Huddersfield from 4 February 1893 to 13 July 1895. He had contested the seat in the previous three general electi ...

MP (1826-1904), English parliamentarian * Anthony Crosland (1918-1977), British politician

In science and engineering

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 Cyril Crossland (April 19, 1878, Sheffield, England – January 7, 1943, Hellerup, Gentofte municipality, Denmark) was an English zoologist. He worked as an assistant to Charles Eliot. He studied several groups of marine animals, especially the Pr ...

(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 ...

(born 1923), British engineer *

Ronald Crossland Ronald Arthur Crossland (31 August 1920 – 29 January 2006) was an English classical scholar who was Professor of Greek at Sheffield University from 1958 to 1982. He was a leading expert on Hittite philology and linguistics. Biography Ronald ...

(1920-2006), English classical scholar

In sport

John Crossland John "Jack" 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 ge ...

(1852-1903), English cricketer * Samuel Crossland (1851-1908), English cricketer *

Nealy Crosland Arthur Kenealy Crosland (second ¼ 1880 – first ¼ 1929), also known by the nickname of "Nealy", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, an ...

(1880-1929), English rugby league footballer *

John Crosland John Ronald Crosland DSC (10 November 1922 – 6 May 2006) was an English professional footballer, who played as a defender and could switch from centre-half to full-back. Born in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, Crosland was signed by Blackpool ...

(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.