Gamble is a surname of English origin. It is the 943rd most common surname in the United Kingdom. Notable people with the surname include: * Bobby Gamble, English-Irish cricketer *

Cheryl Gamble Cheryl Elizabeth Gamble (formerly Clemons; born June 13, 1970), better known by her stage name Coko, is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer of the R&B vocal trio Sisters With Voices (SWV). Aside from her R&B career, Gambl ...

(born 1970), American singer *

Chris Gamble Chris Lee Gamble (born March 11, 1983) is a former American football cornerback who played nine seasons for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Ohio State. High school career and personal l ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Clarence Gamble Clarence James Gamble, (January 10, 1894 – July 15, 1966) was an American medical doctor and the heir of the Procter and Gamble soap company fortune. He was an advocate of birth control and eugenics, and founded Pathfinder International. ...

, American heir of the Procter and Gamble soap company fortune * Clarence Gamble (tennis player) *

David Gamble (film editor) David Gamble (born 24 June 1955) is a British film editor who was nominated at the 1998 Academy Awards for Best Film Editing for the film ''Shakespeare in Love''. He also won the BAFTA Award in 1998, for ''Shakespeare in Love''. Selected film ...

(born June 24, 1955), British film editor *

Donte Gamble Donte Kavon Gamble (born July 14, 1978) is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He first enrolled at El Camino Junior College before transferring to San D ...

(born 1978), American football player *

Ed Gamble Edward Stephenson Jamison Gamble (born 11 March 1986) is an English comedian, known for co-presenting ''The Peacock and Gamble Podcast'' and his regular appearances on ''Mock the Week''. He studied at Durham University, where he began his come ...

, British comedian * Frances Gamble (1949-1997), South African climatologist and speleologist *

Fred Gamble (actor) Fred Gamble (born Fred Alvin Gambold, October 26, 1868 – February 17, 1939) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1913 and 1928. He was sometimes billed as Fred Gambold. Biography Gamble was born in Indian ...

(1868–1939), actor *

Fred Gamble (racing driver) Fred K. Gamble (born March 17, 1932 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American racecar driver. He participated in one Formula One Grand Prix, the 1960 Italian Grand Prix, on September 4, 1960. He finished 10th overall driving the Formula Two B ...

(born 1932), Formula One racer *

Frederick William Gamble Frederick William Gamble (1869 – 1926) was a zoologist and author. After secondary education at Manchester Grammar School, Gamble attended the University of Manchester, where he graduated in 1891 B.Sc. and obtained in 1982 the Bishop Berkeley ...

(1869–1926), English zoologist *

James Gamble (industrialist) James Gamble (3 April 1803 – 29 April 1891) was an Irish-American soap industrialist. He was the co-founder of Procter & Gamble Company in 1837, along with William Procter. Early life James Gamble was born at the Graan near Enniskillen ...

(1803–1891), co-founder of Procter & Gamble *

James Sykes Gamble James Sykes Gamble (2 July 1847 – 16 October 1925) was an English botanist who specialized in the flora of the Indian sub-continent; he became Director of the British Imperial Forest School at Dehradun, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. ...

(1847–1925), botanist *

Jim Gamble James Gamble, KPM, is a former police officer and head of Belfast region for the now disbanded RUC Special Branch. Gamble was the head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command (CEOP) Centre in the United Kingdom until 2010, and ...

, British police officer * John A. Gamble (1933–2009), Canadian politician * John M. Gamble (1791–1836), United States Marine Corps officer *

Julian Gamble Julian Gamble (born September 15, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya Basket, Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the Center (basketball), center position. Professional career After ...

(born 1989), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

Kenneth Gamble Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and production team credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as ...

(born 1943), songwriter and producer *

Kevin Gamble Kevin Douglas Gamble (born November 13, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association and currently a scout with the Toronto Raptors. At 6'5" (1.96 m) he played as both a shooting guard and smal ...

(born 1965), American professional basketball player *

Kevin Gamble (netcaster) Kevin Gamble (born 14 June 1973) is a filmmaker, animation producer, and co-creator/co-star of the internet podcast Tiki Bar TV, in which he plays the role of Johnny Johnny the bartender. On October 14, 2005, during the Macworld 2005 Keynote pre ...

(born 1973), filmmaker, animation producer, and podcaster *

Mason Gamble Mason Gamble (born January 16, 1986) is an American former actor. He is mostly famous for his interpretation of Dennis Mitchell in the 1993 film '' Dennis the Menace'', selected over an estimate of 20,000 children who had auditioned. He played ...

(born 1986), child actor who went on to become a marine biologist *

Miriam Gamble Miriam Gamble (born 1980) is a poet who won the Eric Gregory Award in 2007 and the Somerset Maugham Award in 2011. She lives in Scotland and works as a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Life and career Miriam Gamble was born in Brussels ...

(born 1980), poet *

Nathan Gamble Nathan Gamble (born January 12, 1998) is an American actor who made his feature film debut in '' Babel'' (2006), for which he was nominated for a 2007 Young Artist Award. He is best known for his role as Sawyer Nelson in ''Dolphin Tale'' and the ...

(born 1998), American child actor *

Oscar Gamble Oscar Charles Gamble (December 20, 1949 – January 31, 2018) was an American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 17 seasons, from to , for seven teams: the Chicago White Sox and ...

(1949–2018), former outfielder in Major League Baseball * Peter Gamble (1793–1814), United States Navy officer * Ryan Gamble (born 1987), Australian rules footballer * Troy Gamble (born 1967), American hockey player *

William Gamble (business) William Gamble (5 August 1805 – 20 March 1881) was a Canadian businessman and pioneer. He was the son of the politician John Gamble and brother of John William Gamble, and was born in Kingston, Upper Canada. He started a store in Toronto b ...

(1805–1881), Canadian businessman * William Gamble (general) (1818–1866), civil engineer and Union cavalry officer in the American Civil War

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