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origin, found in England and France. It is derived from the personal name "Golhard". Recorded variants include Godard and Godart in England; Goudard and Godar in France; Gotthard, Godehard and Goddert in Germany; and Goedhard and Goedhart in Holland. Notable people with the name include:

Arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theater

* Alf Goddard (1897–1981), English film actor *

Andy Goddard Andy Goddard (born 1968) is a Welsh director and screenwriter, best known for writing and directing his feature debut '' Set Fire to the Stars'' (2014) and directing and co-producing his second feature '' A Kind of Murder'' (2016). Goddard has a ...

(born 1968), British film director and screenwriter *

Charles W. Goddard Charles William Goddard (November 26, 1879 – January 11, 1951) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Goddard began writing Broadway theatre, Broadway plays before turning to film, adapting a number of his stage works to film. He wrote the ...

(1879–1951), American playwright and screenwriter * Drew Goddard (born 1975), American screenwriter, director and producer * Jim Goddard (1936–2013), English film and television director * Liza Goddard (born 1950), British television presenter * Paulette Goddard (1911–1990), American actress * Trisha Goddard (born 1957), British television presenter

Literature and journalism

Julia Goddard Julia Bachope Goddard (11 July 1825 – 30 September 1896), was a British children's writer of more than 25 books, animal welfare campaigner, journalist and artist. Early life She was born in Birmingham on 11 July 1825, the eldest daughter in a fa ...

(1825–1896), British children's writer and animal welfare campaigner * Mary Katharine Goddard (1738–1816), American publisher and printer * Robert Goddard (novelist) (born 1954), British novelist *

Sarah Updike Goddard Sarah Updike Goddard (January 5, 1770) was an early American printer, as well as a co-founder and publisher of the ''Providence Gazette and Country Journal'', the first newspaper founded in Providence, Rhode Island. She worked closely with her so ...

(c. 1701–1770), American publisher and printer * William Goddard (publisher) (1740–1817), American publisher and printer

Music

Adam Ant Stuart Leslie Goddard, better known as Adam Ant (born 3 November 1954), is an English singer, musician, and actor. He gained popularity as the lead singer of new wave group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten ...

(born Stuart Leslie Goddard, 1954), British pop singer *

Alexa Goddard Alexa Goddard (born 21 December 1990) is an English pop and R&B singer from Blackwater, Hampshire previously signed to Roc Nation. Born in Camberley, Surrey, Goddard was spotted singing at a talent contest at the age of 14. From 2007 she featu ...

(born 1988), British R&B singer * Geoff Goddard (1938–2000), English musician and songwriter *

George 'Sonny' Goddard George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...

(1924–1988), Trinidadian steelpan enthusiast and President of the Steelband Association * Joe Goddard (born 1979), British indie musician (Hot Chip) and composer

Other arts and entertainment

Anna-Marie Goddard __NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1994, the 40th anniversary year of the publication. ''Playboy'' magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. January Anna-Marie Goddard is a Dutch model and ...

(born 1970), Dutch-born model for adult publications *

Gary Goddard Gary Goddard (born July 18, 1954) is an American producer and director who co-founded the Landmark Entertainment Group. In 2002, he left it to form Gary Goddard Entertainment (GGE), later known as the Goddard Group, an entertainment design firm ...

, American film producer and director; theme park designer *

George William Goddard George William Goddard (June 15, 1889 – September 20, 1987) was a United States Air Force brigadier general and a pioneer in aerial photography. Early life and education George William Goddard was born in London, England, in 1889. He moved t ...

(1889–1987), American air force general and aerial photography pioneer

Politics and law

Ambrose Goddard Ambrose Goddard (c. 1727–1815) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1772 to 1806. Goddard was the third son of Ambrose Goddard and his wife Elizabeth Awdry, daughter of Ambrose Awdry of Seend, Wiltshire. He was educat ...

(c. 1727–1815), MP for Wiltshire *

Ambrose Goddard (born 1819) Ambrose Lethbridge Goddard (9 December 1819 – 15 November 1898) was a British Conservative Party politician. Political career Goddard was first elected MP for Cricklade in 1847 and held the seat until 1868. In 1874 he regained the seat befo ...

(1819–1898), MP for Cricklade *

Daniel Ford Goddard Rt Hon. Sir Daniel Ford Goddard Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC JP (17 January 1850 – 6 May 1922) was a British civil engineer, businessman and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (United ...

(1850–1922), MP for Ipswich * F. Norton Goddard, New York City Republican politician, c. 1900 * Rayner Goddard, Baron Goddard (1877–1971), Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales *

Robert Hale Ives Goddard Robert Hale Ives Goddard (September 21, 1837 – April 22, 1916) was a prominent banker, industrialist, U.S. Army officer, state senator and philanthropist. Early life He was born in Providence, Rhode Island on September 21, 1837. He was a son ...

(1837–1916), industrialist and Rhode Island politician *

Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. (August 8, 1919February 1, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 12th governor of Arizona from 1965 until 1967. He remained active in politics following his term in office, serving on the Democratic Nati ...

(1919–2006), 12th Governor of Arizona *

Theodore Goddard John Theodore Goddard (1879–27 November 1952) was an English solicitor and founder of the law firm Theodore Goddard (TG) based in London. The firm merged with Addleshaw Booth & Co on 1 May 2003 to become Addleshaw Goddard. Goddard was appoin ...

(1879–1952), British solicitor to Wallis Simpson during the Edward VIII abdication crisis *

Thomas Goddard (jurist) Thomas George Goddard (born Tomasz Goldwag, 20 May 1937 – 14 March 2019) was a New Zealand jurist. He served as chief judge of the Employment Court of New Zealand from 1989 to 2005. Early life and family Goddard was born Tomasz Goldwag in War ...

(1937–2019), New Zealand jurist * Thomas Goddard (MP) (1777–1814), MP for Cricklade

Science and engineering

Calvin Hooker Goddard Calvin Hooker Goddard (30 October 1891 – 22 February 1955) was a forensic scientist, army officer, academic, researcher and a pioneer in forensic ballistics. He examined the bullet casings in the 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre and showed tha ...

(1891–1955), American scientist, "the father of forensic ballistics" *

Cliff Goddard Cliff Goddard (born 5 December 1953 in Canberra) is a professor of linguistics at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. He is, with Anna Wierzbicka, a leading proponent of the Natural Semantic Metalanguage approach to linguistic analysis ...

, Australian professor in linguistics *

David R. Goddard David Rockwell Goddard (January 3, 1908 – July 9, 1985) was an American plant physiologist. Goddard was most known for his contributions to the large-scale production of penicillin, bacitracin and vitamin B2 in World War II. His later research ...

(1908–1985), American plant physiologist and scientific administrator, son of Pliny Earle Goddard * Dick Goddard (1931–2020), meteorologist at WJW-TV in Cleveland *

Ebenezer Goddard Ebenezer Goddard (10 March 1816, Ipswich–19 October 1882, Ipswich) was an Ipswich engineer, businessman and politician. He worked for Ipswich Gas Company for many years and was Mayor of Ipswich three times: 1857-1858, 1865-1866 and 1872-1873. ...

, British businessman and engineer * Ernest James Goddard, Australian professor of biology *

Henry H. Goddard Henry Herbert Goddard (August 14, 1866 – June 18, 1957) was a prominent American psychologist, eugenicist, and segregationist during the early 20th century. He is known especially for his 1912 work '' The Kallikak Family: A Study in the Her ...

(1866–1957), American psychologist and eugenicist * Ives Goddard (born 1941), American linguist *

Lisa Goddard Lisa Marie Goddard (September 23, 1966 – January 13, 2022) was an American climate scientist who was director at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI). She joined the institute in 1995 and served as IRI's director ...

(1966–2022), American climatologist * Michael Goddard, Australian animal genetics researcher *

Peter Goddard (physicist) Peter Goddard (born 3 September 1945) is a British mathematical physicist who works in string theory and conformal field theory. Among his many contributions to these fields is the Goddard–Thorn theorem (proved together with Charles Thorn) ...

(born 1945), British mathematical physicist * Pliny Earle Goddard, early American linguist, father of David R. Goddard *

Robert H. Goddard Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) was an American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first Liquid-propellant rocket, liquid-fueled rocket. ...

(1882–1945), "the father of modern US rocketry" * Stacie E. Goddard, American political scientist * William Goddard (engineer), IBM engineer *

William Andrew Goddard III William Andrew Goddard III (born March 29, 1937) is the Charles and Mary Ferkel Professor of Chemistry and Applied Physics, and Director of the Materials and Process Simulation Center at the California Institute of Technology. He obtained his B. ...

, American theoretical chemist

Sports

* Brendon Goddard (born 1985), Australian rules footballer * Dicky Goddard (1879–1949), English rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s *

Hope Goddard Iselin Edith Hope Goddard Iselin (January 17, 1868 – April 5, 1970) was an American heiress and sportswoman who was the first American woman to compete as a crew member in the America's Cup yacht race. She also owned thoroughbred racehorses. Early ...

(1868–1970), American sportswoman *

Jamie Goddard Jamie Goddard (born 18 July 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club football for the Gold Coast Seagulls/Chargers, the North Sydney Bears and the Northern Eag ...

(born 1972), Australian rugby league footballer * Joe Goddard (boxer) (1857–1903), Australian boxer *

John Goddard (cricketer) John Douglas Claude Goddard OBE (21 April 1919 – 26 August 1987) was a cricketer from Barbados who captained the West Indies in 22 of his 27 Tests between 1948 and 1957. Early life and career with Barbados Goddard was born in Fontabelle, Sai ...

(1919–1987), Barbadian cricketer * John Goddard (footballer) (born 1993), English Footballer * Jordan Goddard (born 1993), English footballer *

Paul Goddard (footballer) Paul Goddard (born 12 October 1959 in Harlington, Middlesex, England) is an English former professional footballer and manager. Biography and career During his playing career, he gained caps for England U21s (scoring five times) and earned a ...

(born 1959), English footballer * Peter Goddard (motorcyclist) (born 1964), Australian motorcycle road racer * Richard Goddard (footballer) (born 1978), Trinidad and Tobago football goalkeeper *

Richard Goddard (rugby league) Richard Goddard (born 28 April 1974) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Castleford Tigers, York ...

(born 1974), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s * Richard Goddard-Crawley (born 1978), British semi-professional association football midfielder *

Spike Goddard Richard "Spike" Goddard (born 17 August 1992) is an Australian racing driver. Career Karting Goddard began his racing career in karting at the age of fourteen and raced in his native Australia. Formula Ford In 2009, he graduated to single– ...

(Richard Goddard, born 1992), Australian racing driver *

Tom Goddard Thomas William John Goddard (1 October 1900 – 22 May 1966) was an English cricketer and the fifth-highest wicket taker in first-class cricket. Biography Born 1 October 1900 in Gloucester, Goddard joined Gloucestershire in 1922 as a fast bow ...

(1900–1966), English cricketer; fifth highest first-class wicket-taker * Tracy Goddard (born 1969), British runner * Trevor Goddard (cricketer) (1931–2016), South African cricketer * Trevor Goddard (1962–2003), English actor and former professional boxer

Others

* Goddard family, in the English counties of Wiltshire, Hampshire, and Berkshire, between the Tudor period and the late modern era * John Goddard (disambiguation), multiple people * Nichola Goddard (1980–2006), Canadian army captain who was killed during Canadian operations in Afghanistan * Thomas Goddard (priest) (1674–1731), Canon of Windsor

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