Camden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Marquess Camden
Marquess Camden is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1812 for the politician John Pratt, 2nd Earl Camden. The Pratt family descends from Sir John Pratt, Lord Chief Justice from 1718 to 1725. His third son from his ...
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Lady Camden
Lady Camden is the stage name of Rex Wheeler, an English drag queen resident in the United States who competed on season 14 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', placing as the runner-up and winning a cash prize of $50,000.
Early life
Wheeler was born in ...
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Archie Camden
Archie Camden (9 March 1888 – 16 February 1979) was a British bassoonist; he was a pedagogue and soloist of international acclaim. His career began in 1906 when he joined the Hallé Orchestra, where he became principal bassoonist in 1914. I ...
(1989–2014), British bassoonist
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Johnson N. Camden
Johnson Newlon Camden (March 6, 1828 – April 25, 1908) was a prominent oilman, industrialist, banker, railroad tycoon, and politician who was estimated to have $25 million at the time of his unexpected death. Although both of his attempts to b ...
(1828–1908), American politician
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Johnson N. Camden Jr. (1865–1942), American politician
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Peter G. Camden (1801–1873), mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
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William Camden
William Camden (2 May 1551 – 9 November 1623) was an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald, best known as author of ''Britannia'', the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and the ''Annal ...
(1551–1623), English antiquary and historian
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Robert Camden Cope
Robert Camden Cope (1771 – 5 December 1818) was a British politician from Loughgall, County Armagh in Ireland. He sat in the First Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Life
Educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall (formally The Colle ...
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English-language surnames
English toponymic surnames