Goode ( or , depending on family) is a surname.

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include: *

Alex Goode Alexander David Goode (born 7 May 1988) is an English professional rugby union player playing for Saracens in Premiership Rugby. Biography All-rounder Goode appeared at the national schools athletics finals, played county tennis and was part ...

(Born 1988), British rugby union player *

Alexander D. Goode Alexander David Goode (May 10, 1911 – February 3, 1943) was a rabbi and a lieutenant in the United States Army. He was one of the Four Chaplains who gave their lives to save other soldiers during the sinking of the troop transport during W ...

(1911-1943), US Army chaplain *

Andy Goode Andrew James Goode (born 3 April 1980) is a sports pundit and retired rugby union player. Goode had an 18-year professional career playing over 400 games and scoring over 4,000 points. He played professionally in England, France and South A ...

(born 1980), British rugby union player *

Cameron Goode Cameron James Goode (born April 15, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California. College career Goode was a member of the California Golden Bear ...

(born 1998), American football player * Sir

Charles Henry Goode Sir Charles Henry Goode (, 26 May 1827 – 5 February 1922) was a British Australian merchant, businessman, politician and philanthropist in the early days South Australia. He founded Goode, Durrant and Company in 1882. History He was born a ...

(1827–1922) Australian merchant and philanthropist, founder of Goode, Durrant and Co. *

Charles Rufus Goode Charles Rufus Goode (27 April 1844 – 4 August 1913) was a pastoralist and politician in the early days of South Australia. History Charles Rufus Goode was born on 27 April 1844, at Kyre Magna, in Worcestershire, England, and came to Austra ...

(1844–1913), pastoralist and politician in South Australia * Chris Goode (born 1963), NFL Player 1987-1993 Indianapolis Colts *

Clarence Goode Clarence Goode (17 August 1875 – 30 April 1969) was a farmer and politician in South Australia. Descendants pronounce the family name to rhyme with "wood". History Clarence was born at Canowie Station the son of Thomas Goode. He was educ ...

(1875–1969) South Australian farmer and politician *

Coleridge Goode George Coleridge Emerson Goode (29 November 1914 – 2 October 2015) was a British Jamaican-born jazz bassist best known for his long collaboration with alto saxophonist Joe Harriott. Goode was a member of Harriott's innovatory jazz quintet thro ...

(1914-2015), Jamaican British jazz musician *

Daniel Goode Daniel Goode (born January 24, 1936) is an American composer and clarinetist. Daniel Goode was born in New York City. After graduating in 1957 from Oberlin College, he studied composition at Columbia University with Henry Cowell and Otto Luen ...

(born 1936), American composer and clarinetist *

David Goode (organist) David Goode (born 1971) is a British organist and composer. Life and career Goode was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral, briefly attended Wells Cathedral School, was then a music scholar at Eton College and then organ scholar at King's College, ...

(born 1971), British organist * David Goode (sculptor) (born 1966), British sculptor * David R. Goode, retired CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation * Elena Goode (born 1982), American actress who stars on the daytime soap ''As The World Turns'' *

Erich Goode Erich Goode is an American sociologist specializing in the sociology of deviance. He has written a number of books on the field in general, as well as on specific deviant topics. He was a professor at the State University of New York at Stony Bro ...

, American sociologist *

George Brown Goode George Brown Goode (February 13, 1851 – September 6, 1896), was an American ichthyologist and museum administrator. He graduated from Wesleyan University and studied at Harvard University. Early life and family George Brown Goode was born Febru ...

(1851–1896), American ichthyologist *

Gigi Goode Gigi Goode (born December 2, 1997) is an American drag queen and reality television personality known for being a runner-up on the twelfth season of the drag competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Following her appearance on ''Drag Race'', ...

, American drag queen * H. A. & W. Goode, department store in South Australia founded by Henry Abel Goode, William Goode and Benjamin Powell Goode * Harry C. Goode Jr. (1938–2013), American politician *

Harry H. Goode Harry H. Goode (June 30, 1909 – October 30, 1960) was an American computer engineer and systems engineer and professor at the University of Michigan. He is known as co-author of the book ''Systems Engineering'' from 1957, which is one of the earl ...

(1909-1960), American engineer *

Harry King Goode Group Captain Harry King Goode, (22 October 1892 – 21 August 1942) was an officer of the Royal Air Force (RAF). During World War I, he was a flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories. He remained in RAF service until retiring in 1941. Bio ...

(1892 - 1942), British World War I flying ace *

Jeff Goode Jeff Goode is an American television writer and playwright, perhaps best known as the creator of Disney Channel's '' American Dragon: Jake Long'' and the author of the stage play ''The Eight: Reindeer Monologues''. Goode has written a number o ...

, American television show creator * James Moore Goode (1939–2019), American architectural historian *

Jamie Goode Jamie Goode is a British author with a PhD in plant biology, and a wine columnist of ''The Sunday Express''. Goode also contributes to wine publications such as '' Harpers'', ''The World of Fine Wine'', ''Decanter'', ''GrapesTALK'' and ''Sommelier J ...

, British wine writer *

Joanne Goode Joanne Gwendoline "Jo" Goode MBE (née Wright; born 17 November 1972) is a former English badminton player. She represented Great Britain at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, and won the 2000 mixed doubles bronze medal with Simon Archer. Goode ...

, former British badminton player *

John Goode (Virginia politician) John Goode Jr. (May 27, 1829 – July 14, 1909) was a Virginia attorney and Democratic politician. He served in both the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress, and was a colonel in the Confederate Army. He was Solicitor Genera ...

(1829–1909), American politician *

John Paul Goode John Paul Goode (21 November 1862 – 5 August 1932), a geographer and cartographer, was one of the key geographers in American geography’s Incipient Period from 1900 to 1940 (McMaster and McMaster 306). Goode was born in Stewartville, Minneso ...

(1862–1932), American geographer *

John W. Goode John William Goode Jr. (March 10, 1923 – February 5, 1994) was a lawyer in San Antonio who was a figure in the 1950s and 1960s rebirth of the Republican Party in Texas. Background Goode was a son of the physician John Goode Sr. (1886� ...

(1923-1994), American lawyer and Republican politician *

Lynda Tolbert-Goode Lynda Tolbert-Goode (born October 3, 1967, in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American hurdler and sprinter. She claimed the bronze medal in the women's 100 m hurdles event at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Achievements ...

(born 1967), American hurdler * Malvin Russell Goode (born 1908), African-American television journalist *

Mary Goode Mary Goode (born 15 May 1979) is a former Ireland women's field hockey international. She has also played senior club field hockey for Pembroke Wanderers and Hermes. Domestic teams Goode was a Pembroke Wanderers player when she made her sen ...

(born 1979), field hockey goalkeeper from Ireland *

Matthew Goode Matthew William Goode (born 3 April 1978) is a British actor. Goode made his screen debut in 2002 with American Broadcasting Company, ABC's TV film feature ''Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister#Adaptation, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister''. His ...

(born 1978), British actor * Matthew Goode (1820 - 1901) founder of

Matthew Goode and Co Matthew Goode and Co. was a softgoods wholesaler (soft goods being cloth and articles made from it) of Adelaide, South Australia with branches in Perth, Western Australia and Broken Hill, New South Wales in Australia. History Matthew Goode M ...

South Australian softgoods wholesaler *

Milton Goode Milton Goode (born February 16, 1960, in Tinton Falls, New Jersey) is a retired high jumper from the United States, who participated at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Goode was raised in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, and attended ...

(born 1960), American high jumper * P. Wayne Goode (1937-2010), American politician * Patrick Gaines Goode (1798-1862), American lawyer, and legislator *

Richard Goode Richard Goode (born June 1, 1943) is an American classical pianist who is especially known for his interpretations of Mozart and Beethoven. Early life Goode was born in the East Bronx, New York. He studied piano with Elvira Szigeti, Claude Fra ...

(born 1943), American classical pianist *

Roger Goode Roger Goode is a South African DJ. Biography Goode rose to local fame for his first single Single may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Single (music), a song release Songs * "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004 * "Single" ...

, South African DJ * Royal Goode, Swedish chess player *

Roy Goode Sir Royston Miles "Roy" Goode (born 6 April 1933) is an academic commercial lawyer in the United Kingdom. He founded the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary, University of London. He was awarded the OBE in 1972 followed by the CBE ...

(born 1933), British lawyer *

Sarah E. Goode Sarah Elisabeth Goode (1855 – April 8, 1905) was an American entrepreneur and inventor. She was the second known African-American woman to receive a United States patent, which she received in 1885. Biography Born in 1855 in Toledo, Ohio t ...

(born 1850), first African American woman to get a US patent *

Virgil Goode Virgil Hamlin Goode Jr. (born October 17, 1946) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 5th congressional district of Virginia between 1997 and 2009. He was initially a Democrat, but be ...

(born 1946), American politician * W. Wilson Goode Jr. (born 1965), Philadelphia City Councilman *

Wilson Goode Woodrow Wilson Goode Sr. (born August 19, 1938) is a former List of mayors of Philadelphia, Mayor of Philadelphia and the first African Americans, African American to hold that office. He served from 1984 to 1992, a period which included the c ...

(born 1938), former Mayor of Philadelphia

Fictional characters

* Ebenezer Goode, character in "

Ebeneezer Goode "Ebeneezer Goode" is a song by Scottish electronic music group the Shamen which, heavily remixed by the Beatmasters, became their biggest hit when released as a single on 24 August 1992. The group's original version featured on the vinyl edition ...

", a 1992 song by the British group The Shamen

Songs

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Johnny B. Goode "Johnny B. Goode" is a 1958 rock song written and first recorded by Chuck Berry. Released as a single, it peaked at number two on ''Billboard'' magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart and number eight on its pre-Hot 100 chart. "Johnny B. Goode" is con ...

", song by Chuck Berry

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