Cheetham is an English surname, probably derived from

Cheetham Cheetham may refer to: People * Cheetham (surname) Places * Cheetham and Altona Important Bird Area, Melbourne, Australia * Cheetham Close, a megalith and scheduled ancient monument located in Lancashire, very close to the boundary with Greater Ma ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, now part of

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Cheetham (born 1928), American paleobiologist *

Alfred Cheetham Alfred Cheetham (6 May 1866 – 22 August 1918) was a member of several Antarctic expeditions. He served as third officer for both the ''Nimrod'' expedition and Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition. He died at sea when his ship was torpe ...

(1867–1918), member of several Antarctic expeditions *

Anthony Cheetham Sir Anthony Kevin Cheetham (born 16 November 1946) is a British materials scientist. From 2012 to 2017 he was Vice-President and Treasurer of the Royal Society. Education Cheetham was educated at Stockport Grammar School and read chemistry at ...

(born 1946), British materials scientist * Arthur Cheetham (1864–1937), English film-maker *

Craig Cheetham Craig Cheetham is an England, English actor. He is best known for his roles on ''Life on Mars (British TV series), Life on Mars'' and on Peter Kay's ''Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere'' in which he played the character Billy Shannon in the second a ...

(born 1970), English actor *

Deborah Cheetham Deborah Joy Cheetham (born 24 November 1964), is an Aboriginal Australian soprano, actor, composer and playwright. Early life and education Cheetham is a member of the Stolen Generations; she was taken from her mother when she was three weeks o ...

, Australian opera singer * Erika Cheetham (1939–1998), English medieval scholar *

Francis Cheetham Francis William Cheetham (5 February 1928 – 8 November 2005) was a leading authority on Nottingham Alabaster and the author of several books and articles on the subject. Career Cheetham was born in 1928 and educated at King Edward VII School ...

(1928–2005), leading authority on Nottingham Alabaster *

Henry Cheetham Henry Cheetham (27 April 1827 – 22 December 1899) was an Anglican bishop, Bishop of Sierra Leone from 1870 until 1882. Henry Cheetham was born in Nottingham and educated in Nottingham and at Christ's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1856, he was ...

(1827–1899), Anglican bishop * Henry Cheetham (pastor) (1801–1881), English Congregational minister in colonial South Australia * Jack Cheetham (1920–1980), South African cricket player * Jackie Cheetham (1907–1987), Scottish footballer * Jason Cheetham (born 1969), English musician (a.k.a. Jay Kay, frontman of

Jamiroquai Jamiroquai () are an English funk and acid jazz band from London. Formed in 1992, they are fronted by vocalist Jay Kay, and were prominent in the London-based funk and acid jazz movement of the 1990s. They built on their acid jazz sound in the ...

) *

John Cheetham (manufacturer) John Cheetham, (1802 – 18 May 1886) was the son of George Cheetham (1757–1826), a prosperous cotton manufacturer whose business was based at mills in Castle Street, Stalybridge, Cheshire and Bankwood Mills, Stalybridge. The family was Nonconf ...

(1802–1886), English politician *

John Frederick Cheetham John Frederick Cheetham PC (1835 – 25 February 1916) was a cotton mill-owner in Cheshire and a Liberal Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons for two five-year periods, in the 1880s and the 1900s. Cheetham was born in Stalybridge, ...

(1835–1916), English politician and son of John Cheetham * Josh Cheetham (born 1992), British speed skater *

Joshua Milne Cheetham Joshua Milne Cheetham, JP, MP (22 May 1835 – 27 November 1902) was a British Member of Parliament. Biography Cheetham was born in 1835 to James and Alice (''née'' Greenwood) Cheetham of Crough House, Shaw and Crompton. Prior to his electi ...

(1835–1902), British Member of Parliament *

Michael Cheetham Michael Cheetham is an English retired footballer most notable for his time at Cambridge United in the early 1990s. Career Ipswich Town manager Bobby Robson paid to buy him out of the army to enable him to start his football career at Portma ...

, English footballer *Sir

Milne Cheetham Sir Joshua Milne Crompton Cheetham (9 July 1869 – 6 January 1938) was a British diplomat. Born in Preston, the son of Joshua Milne Cheetham, MP, he was educated at Rossall School, from which he won a scholarship to Christ Church, Oxford. ...

(1869–1938), British diplomat *Sir

Nicolas Cheetham Sir Nicolas Cheetham (8 October 1910 – 14 January 2002) was a British diplomat and writer. Career Nicolas John Alexander Cheetham (son of Sir Milne Cheetham, also a diplomat) was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He entere ...

(1910–2002), British diplomat and historical writer *

Richard Cheetham Richard Ian Cheetham (born 18 August 1955) is a retired Church of England bishop and former teacher. He served as the area Bishop of Kingston in the Diocese of Southwark, 2002–2022. Early life He was educated at Kingston Grammar School. H ...

(born 1955), current Anglican Area Bishop of Kingston upon Thames *

Roy Cheetham Roy Alexander Cheetham (21December 19398December 2019) was an English footballer who played for Manchester City, Detroit Cougars, Charlton Athletic and Chester. Career As a boy Cheetham watched Manchester City and Manchester United on alt ...

(1939–2019), English footballer *

Steven Cheetham Steven Philip Cheetham (born 5 September 1987) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played for Lancashire. He was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and attended Bury Grammar School. Cheetham i ...

(born 1987), English cricket player *

Tommy Cheetham Thomas Miles Cheetham (11 October 1910 – 23 December 1993) was an English professional footballer. He scored 118 goals from 181 appearances in the Football League playing as a forward for Queens Park Rangers, Brentford and Lincoln City. Foo ...

(1910–1993), English professional football player

See also