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surname. Notable people with the surname include: * A. Chase Fawcett (1863–1934), Canadian politician. *

Benjamin Fawcett Benjamin Fawcett (December 1808, in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire – January 1893) was an English nineteenth century woodblock colour printer. Life The son of a ship's master, Fawcett was apprenticed at age 14 for seven years to Wil ...

(1808–1893), English woodblock colour printer *

Brian Fawcett Brian Fawcett (May 13, 1944 – February 27, 2022) was a Canadian writer and cultural analyst. He was awarded the Pearson Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize in 2003 for his book ''Virtual Clearcut, or The Way Things Are in My Hometown''. He wa ...

(1944–2022), Canadian poet and novelist * Cesar Fawcett (born 1983), Colombian footballer * Charles Fawcett (historian), British historian *

Charles Bungay Fawcett Charles Bungay Fawcett (25 August 1883 – 21 September 1952)Charles Fernley Fawcett Charles Fernley Fawcett (2 December 1915 – 3 February 2008) was an American adventurer, soldier, film actor, and a co-founder of the International Medical Corps. He was a recipient of the French Croix de Guerre and the American Eisenhower ...

(1915–2008), U.S. soldier, actor, and co-founder of the International Medical Corps * Charlotte Fawcett (1942–2021), British artist, mother of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson * David Fawcett (born 1963), Australian politician *

Edward Douglas Fawcett Edward Douglas Fawcett (11 April 1866 – 14 April 1960) was an English mountaineer, philosopher and novelist. Life Edward Douglas Fawcett was born in Hove, Sussex on 11 April 1866. He was the elder son of Edward Fawcett, an equerry to the Pr ...

(1866-1960), English mountaineer, philosopher and novelist *

Eric Fawcett Eric Fawcett (23 August 1927 – 2 September 2000), was a professor of physics at the University of Toronto for 23 years. He also co-founded Science for Peace. Academic and professional life Fawcett began his prestigious career in physics wit ...

(1927–2000), British-Canadian physicist *

Farrah Fawcett Farrah Leni Fawcett (born Ferrah Leni Fawcett; February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she playe ...

(1947–2009), U.S. actress *

Henry Fawcett Henry Fawcett (26 August 1833 – 6 November 1884) was a British academic, politician, statesman and economist. Background and education Henry Fawcett was born in Salisbury, and educated at King's College School and the University of Cambri ...

(1833–1884), British economist and politician *

James Farish Malcolm Fawcett James Farish Malcolm Fawcett (born 1856) was an English cavalry officer of the 5th Lancers. He was also an entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Life The son of James Fawcett of Edinburgh, who was resident at Scaleby Castle in 1847, he was ...

(after 1918), English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera *

Joan Fawcett Joan Mary Fawcett (April 19, 1937 – August 16, 2015) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She served as a Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995 who represented the eastern Ontario riding ...

(1937–2015), Canadian politician *

John Fawcett (actor) John Fawcett (29 August 1768 – 13 March 1837) was an English actor and playwright. John Fawcett was the son of York, Dublin and London actor John Fawcett (d. 1793) and his wife Sarah Plaw. His interest in following his father's career ...

(1768–1837), English actor and playwright *

John Fawcett (of Bolton) John Fawcett (of Bolton) (8 December 1789 – 26 October 1867) began in life as a shoemaker but taught himself to be a musician, at Bolton-le-moors. In 1825, Fawcett moved to Bolton, in Lancashire, and became an organist, choir leader, and com ...

(1789–1867), English composer *

Joseph Fawcett Joseph Fawcett (c. 1758 – 24 January 1804) was an 18th-century English Presbyterian minister and poet. Fawcett began his education at Reverend French's school in Ware, Hertfordshire and in 1774 entered the dissenting academy at Daventry. At t ...

(1758–1804), English Presbyterian minister and poet *

Joy Fawcett Joy Lynn Fawcett (; February 8, 1968) is a retired American professional soccer player. She earned 241 caps with the United States women's national soccer team (WNT) and retired from the WNT in 2004 as the highest scoring defender for the U.S. W ...

(born 1968), American soccer player *

Michael Fawcett Michael David Fawcett (born 6 November 1962) is a former senior valet to Charles, Prince of Wales who today consults on various royal projects. Career Royal household Fawcett began his service to the British royal family in 1981 as a footman ...

(born 1962), British courtier *

Millicent Fawcett Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett (née Garrett; 11 June 1847 – 5 August 1929) was an English politician, writer and feminist. She campaigned for women's suffrage by legal change and in 1897–1919 led Britain's largest women's rights associati ...

(1847–1929), British feminist *

Nicole Fawcett Nicole Marie Fawcett (born December 16, 1986) is an American indoor volleyball player who won the 2014 World Championship and 2015 Pan American Games gold medal with the United States national team. Fawcett played for Penn State University f ...

(born 1986), American volleyball player and coach * Norman Fawcett (1910–1997), Canadian politician *

Novice Gail Fawcett Novice Gail Fawcett (March 29, 1909 – June 19, 1998) was an American academic administrator who served as the 8th president of Ohio State University from 1956 to 1972. Early life and education Fawcett was born in Gambier, Ohio. He received a ...

(1909–1998), American academic administrator *

Percy Fawcett Percy Harrison Fawcett (18 August 1867 during or after 1925) was a British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist, and explorer of South America. Fawcett disappeared in 1925 (along with his eldest son, Jack, and one of J ...

(1867 – ), British archaeologist and explorer *

Philippa Fawcett Philippa Garrett Fawcett (4 April 1868 – 10 June 1948) was an English mathematician and educationalist. She was the first woman to obtain the top score in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos exams. She taught at Newnham College, Cambridge, and at ...

(1868–1948), British mathematician and educator *

Quinn Fawcett Quinn Fawcett is the pen name of a pair of authors, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and Bill Fawcett (writer), Bill Fawcett, who also write separately. Among their collaborations are a series of mysteries featuring Victoire Vernet, fictional wife of one of N ...

, pen name of a pair of authors, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and Bill Fawcett * Ron Fawcett (born 1955), English rock climber *

Ruth Fawcett Ruth Fawcett (born 13 April 1961 in Malvern, England) is the daughter of British-Canadian physicist Eric Fawcett, and the sister-in-law of historian Roger Sarty. She is the author of ''Nuclear Pursuits'', the biography of Canadian nuclear-industr ...

(born 1961), Canadian physicist *

Sarah Fawcett Sarah Fawcett is a South African oceanographer and climatologist. A senior lecturer in the Department of Oceanography at the University of Cape Town, she is particularly interested in the role of oceans in regulating biogeochemical cycles and how ...

, South African oceanographer *

Taylor Fawcett ''Life of Riley'' is a British comedy television series, shown on BBC One and BBC HD. The show stars Caroline Quentin and Neil Dudgeon as a recently married couple, and is set around their dysfunctional family. The show also features the couple's ...

(born 1993), British actor *

Theodore Fawcett Theodore Fawcett (10 February 1832 – 21 March 1898) was an early settler in colonial Western Australia, and became a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Theodore Fawcett was born at Craven Hill, London, England on 10 Februar ...

(1832–1898), Australian settler and politician *

Wilford Fawcett Wilford Hamilton Fawcett (; April 29, 1885 – February 7, 1940), also known as Captain Billy, was an American magazine publisher and sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Biography At the age of 16, F ...

(1885–1940), American publisher * William Fawcett (disambiguation), several persons with the name

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