Gladwyn is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
which may refer to:
People:
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Gladwyn Bush
Gladwyn Klosking Bush (14 March 1914 – 24 November 2003), also known as Miss Lassie, was a Caymanian folk painter.
Life and career
Gladwyn was born in South Church Street, George Town, Cayman Islands in March 1914 to Richard and Margare ...
(1914-2003), folk painter from the Cayman Islands
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Gladwyn M. Childs (1896–1975), American minister, missionary and anthropologist
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Gladwyn Jebb
Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn (25 April 1900 – 24 October 1996) was a prominent British civil servant, diplomat and politician who served as the acting secretary-general of the United Nations between 1945 and 1946.
Early ...
(1900-1996), British civil servant, diplomat, politician and Acting Secretary-General of the United Nations (1945-1946)
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Gladwyn Kingsley Noble
Gladwyn Kingsley Noble (September 20, 1894 – December 9, 1940) was an American zoologist who served as the head curator for the Department of Herpetology and the Department of Experimental Biology at the American Museum of Natural History. Noble ...
(1894–1940), American zoologist
See also
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Baron Gladwyn, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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Gladwin (surname) Gladwin is a medieval English surname meaning good friend (derived from Old English ''glæd'' + ''wine''). Notable people with the surname include:
* Chris Gladwin (cricketer) (born 1962), English cricketer
* Cliff Gladwin (19161988), English cric ...
, a surname from which the given name is derived
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Gladwyn, New Brunswick, Canada, a community served by
New Brunswick Route 390
Route 390 is a long mostly east–west secondary highway in the northwest portion of New Brunswick, Canada.
The route's North-Eastern terminus starts at a sharp turn at route 105 in Tobique Narrows. The road travels south-east following the No ...
*''Gladwyn'', an 18th-century schooner associated with the
Navy Island Royal Naval Shipyard
Navy Island Royal Naval Shipyard was a Royal Navy yard in Ontario.
Located on Navy Island in the Niagara River, it served as a French naval base in the early 18th century and was acquired by the British in 1763. The Royal Navy used it for their ...
, Ontario (in present-day Canada)
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