Church is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Albert T. Church (born 1947), Vice-Admiral in the United States Navy
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Alfred John Church (1829–1912) an English classical scholar
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Alonzo Church
Alonzo Church (June 14, 1903 – August 11, 1995) was an American mathematician, computer scientist, logician, philosopher, professor and editor who made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer scien ...
(1903–1995), logician, famous for the
Church-Turing thesis and
lambda calculus
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Arthur Harry Church (1865–1937), British botanist and botanical illustrator
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Arthur Herbert Church
Sir Arthur Herbert Church (June 2, 1834 – May 31, 1915) was a British chemist, expert on pottery, stones and chemistry of paintings, who discovered turacin in 1869 and several minerals, including the only British cerium mineral. He was also a ta ...
(1834–1915), British chemist
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Austin Church (1799–1879), American physician and entrepreneur
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Captain Benjamin Church (1639–1718), colonial officer during King Philip's War
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Benjamin Church (physician)
Benjamin Church (August 24, 1734 – 1778) was effectively the first Surgeon General of the United States Army, serving as the "Chief Physician & Director General" of the Medical Service of the Continental Army from July 27, 1775, to October 17 ...
(1734–1776), first Surgeon General of the Continental Army and grandson of Captain Benjamin Church
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Benjamin Church (carpenter) (1807–1887), American pioneer and builder of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Bethine Clark Church (1923–2013), spouse of American senator Frank Church
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Brad Church (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player
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Charlotte Church (born 1986), Welsh soprano singer and talk show host
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Doug Church (born 1968), video-game designer
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Elihu Dwight Church (1836–1908), American book collector and philanthropist
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Ellen Church (1904–1965), first airline stewardess
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Eric Church
Kenneth Eric Church (born May 3, 1977) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has released nine studio albums through Capitol Nashville since 2005. His debut album, 2006's '' Sinners Like Me'', produced three singles on the ''Billboar ...
(born 1977), American country music singer
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Forrest Church (born 1948), American minister, son of Senator Frank Church
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Francis Pharcellus Church
Francis Pharcellus Church (February 22, 1839 – April 11, 1906) was an American publisher and editor. Born in Rochester, New York, he graduated from Columbia University and embarked on a career in journalism. With his brother, William Cona ...
(1839–1906), American writer (famous for the editorial ''Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus'')
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Frank Church (1924–1984), four-term U.S. Senator from Idaho.
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Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), landscape painter
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Frederic A. Church (1878–1936), American engineer and early
roller coaster designer.
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Frederick Stuart Church (1842–1924), American artist.
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George Church (geneticist) (born 1954), Harvard geneticist, molecular engineer, and chemist, founder of the
Personal Genome Project.
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George W. Church Sr. (1903–1956), founder of
Church's Chicken, a chain of franchised fried chicken restaurants
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Gerald Church (born 1928), Scottish footballer
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Kenneth Church
Kenneth Stanley Church (March 24, 1930 – July 13, 2020) was a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.
Apprenticeship
Born in Windsor, Ontario, in his early teens Church began riding ponies and in 1946 got a job as an exercise rider at O ...
(1930–2020), Canadian jockey
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James E. Church (1869–1959), pioneered the techniques used to measure snow and forecast seasonal water supplies
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John A. Church (born 1951), an expert on sea-level and its changes
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Judith Church
Judith Church (born 19 September 1953) is a former politician in the United Kingdom.
Having unsuccessfully fought Stevenage in 1992, she was the Labour Member of Parliament for Dagenham from winning the seat at a by-election in June 1994 until ...
(born 1953), a politician in the United Kingdom
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Leonard C. Church (1846–1915), American businessman, farmer, and politician
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Lewis Church (born 1928), English cricketer
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Louis K. Church (1845–1898), New York Supreme Court justice
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Mary Church Terrell (1863–1954), American writer and civil-rights activist
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Mike Church (born 1962), a Southern United States radio commentator
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Richard Church (general) (1784–1873), a British military officer and general in the Greek army
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Richard William Church
Richard William Church (25 April 1815 – 6 December 1890) was an English churchman and writer, known latterly as Dean Church. He was a close friend of John Henry Newman and allied with the Tractarian movement. Later he moved from Oxford academi ...
(1825–1890), an English divine, nephew of the general
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Richard Church (poet) (1893–1972), an English poet and man of letters
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Robert Reed Church (1839–1912), the first African-American millionaire
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Rosemary Church, (born 1962), TV anchor
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Ryan Church
Ryan Matthew Church (born October 14, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Career Minors
Drafte ...
(born 1978), an American baseball player
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Simon Church (born 1988), Welsh international footballer
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Thomas Church (1798–1860), a British colonial administrator under the British
East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and South ...
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Thomas Church (landscape architect)
Thomas Dolliver Church (April 27, 1902 – August 30, 1978) was a 20th century landscape architect based in California.[Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church (born Thomas Richard McMillen; June 17, 1960) is an American actor. After starring in the 1990s sitcom ''Wings'' and playing the lead for two seasons in ''Ned & Stacey'' (1995–1997)'','' Church became known for his film work, ...]
(born 1961), American actor in television and film
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Thomas Langton Church
Thomas Langton "Tommy" Church (1873 – February 7, 1950) was a Canadian politician.
After serving as Mayor of Toronto from 1915 to 1921, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1921 election as a Conservative from the riding ...
(1870–1950), Canadian politician
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Walter G. Church Sr. (1927–2012), member of the North Carolina General Assembly
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William Church (c. 1778 – 1863), American inventor who patented a typesetting machine in 1822
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