Gorham or Goreham may refer to:

People

* Arthur F. Gorham (1915–1943), American soldier * Benjamin Gorham (1775–1845), American politician *

Christopher Gorham Christopher Gorham (born August 14, 1974) is an American actor who is best known for the ABC series ''Ugly Betty''. He has also appeared in such series as '' Insatiable'', ''Popular'', ''Odyssey 5'', '' Felicity'', ''Jake 2.0'', '' The Magicians ...

(born 1974), American actor *

Claire Gorham Claire Gorham (born 1967), sometimes credited as Clare Gorham, is an English journalist and television presenter. She is best known for presenting '' The Girlie Show'' in the 1990s. She is a transracial adoptee, born to a Swiss mother and a Nige ...

(born c. 1966), English journalist and television presenter *

Eville Gorham Eville Gorham (October 15, 1925 — January 14, 2020) was a Canadian-American scientist whose focus has been understanding the chemistry of fresh waters and the ecology and biogeochemistry of peatlands. In the process, Gorham made a number of pr ...

(1925–2020), Canadian-American scientist *

Frederic Poole Gorham Frederic Poole Gorham (April 29, 1871 – June 4, 1933) was an American bacteriologist and educator. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of businessman Samuel Gorham and his wife Abby Harding Fish, he was educated in local schools before gra ...

(1871–1933), American bacteriologist * Geoffrey de Gorham (

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1119–46), Norman English abbot and scholar *

George Congdon Gorham George Congdon Gorham (July 5, 1832 – February 11, 1909) was a Republican California politician, newspaper editor, and author. Gorham ran in 1867 under the Republican ticket in the Californian gubernatorial race. He lost, however, to Democrat ...

(1832–1909), American politician and newspaper editor *

George Cornelius Gorham George Cornelius Gorham (1787–1857) was a vicar in the Church of England. His legal recourse to being denied a certain post, subsequently taken to a secular court, caused great controversy. Early life George Cornelius Gorham was born on 21 Aug ...

(1787–1857), English cleric *

Graeme Gorham Graeme Gorham (born June 12, 1987) is a Canadian ski jumper who has been competing since 2003. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished 15th in the team large hill and 50th in the individual large hill events. Gorham finished 12th in the ...

(born 1987), Canadian ski jumper * Henry Stephen Gorham (1839–1920) English entomologist *

John Gorham (graphic designer) John Gorham (May 31, 1937, in Uxbridge, Middlesex – June 7, 2001, in Guildford, Surrey) was a British graphic designer, who gained renown within the industry through a variety of successful projects including film posters, postage stamps and ...

(1937–2001), English graphic designer *

John Gorham (military officer) John Gorham (Goreham, Gorum) (12 December 1709-December 1751) was a New England Ranger and was the first significant British military presence on the frontier of Nova Scotia and Acadia to remain in the region for a substantial period after the Co ...

(1709–1751), New England soldier, founder of

Gorham's Rangers Gorham's Rangers was one of the most famous and effective ranger units raised in colonial North America. Formed by John Gorham, the unit served as the prototype for many subsequent ranger forces, including the better known Rogers' Rangers. The ...

* John Gorham (physician) (1783–1829), Harvard Medical School's first professor of chemistry and pharmacology *

John Gorham Palfrey John Gorham Palfrey (May 2, 1796 – April 26, 1881) was an American clergyman and historian who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. A Unitarian minister, he played a leading role in the early history of Harvard Divinity S ...

(1796–1881), American clergyman and historian *

Joseph Goreham Joseph Gorham (sometimes recorded as Goreham, 1725–1790) was an American colonial military officer during King George's War and later a British army commander during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. He is best known ...

(1725–1790), British soldier, commander at the Battle of Fort Cumberland *

Justin Gorham Justin Terrell Gorham (born August 6, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for the Towson Tigers and the Houston Cougars. High school caree ...

(born 1998), 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 ...

Kathleen Gorham Kathleen Ann "Kathy" Gorham (7 September 1928 - 30 April 1983) was an Australian ballerina. Early life Born in Narrandera, New South Wales, the second of four children of Marcus Gorham, an Irish-born railway employee, and his English-born wi ...

(1928–1983), Australian ballerina *Kaye Goreham (fl. 1972), Australian flight attendant aboard hijacked Ansett Airlines Flight 232 * Maurice Gorham (1902–1975), Irish journalist and broadcasting executive *

Mel Gorham Mel Gorham (born Marilyn Schnier, October 27, 1959) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Violet in Wayne Wang's films ''Smoke'' and ''Blue in the Face''. Gorham is from Miami, Florida, and is of Cuban and Jewish descent. Gorha ...

(born 1959), American actress * Nathaniel Gorham (1738–1796), American politician *Sire

Richard Gorham Colonel Sir Richard Masters Gorham KB, CBE, DFC, JP (3 October 1917 – 8 July 2006) was a prominent Bermudian parliamentarian, businessman and philanthropist, who served as a pilot during the Second World War when he played a decisiv ...

(1917–2006), Bermudian soldier, aviator, businessman, and philanthropist *Robert Gorham, aka Rob da Bank (born 1973), British disc jockey *

Sarah Gorham Sarah Gorham (born March 30, 1954) is an American poet, essayist, and publisher residing in Prospect, Kentucky. Background Gorham was educated at the Ecole D'Humanité, an international boarding school in Switzerland and received her MFA from t ...

(born 1954), American poet * Scott Gorham (born 1951), American guitarist and songwriter

Places

Gorham, Illinois Gorham is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 236 at the 2010 census. It is known locally for its near-annihilation during the deadly Tri-State Tornado of 1925. Geography Gorham is located at (37.716897, -89 ...

* Gorham, Kansas *

Gorham, Maine Gorham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 18,336 at the 2020 United States Census. In addition to its urban village center known as Gorham Village or simply "the Village," the town encompasses a number of s ...

Gorham (CDP), Maine Gorham is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Gorham, in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 6,882 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland– South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Ar ...

Gorham High School (Maine) Gorham High School, is a public high school located in Gorham, Maine Gorham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 18,336 at the 2020 United States Census. In addition to its urban village center known as Go ...

* Gorham, New Hampshire **

Gorham (CDP), New Hampshire Gorham is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Gorham in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,851 at the 2020 census, out of 2,698 people in the entire town of Gorham. Geograp ...

Gorham, New York Gorham is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 4,130 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Nathaniel Gorham. The Town of Gorham is at the southern border of the county, southeast of Canandaigua. History ...

Gorham (hamlet), New York Gorham is a hamlet (and census-designated place) within the Town of Gorham, in Ontario County, New York, United States. It is located along New York State Route 245. Gorham is situated around Flint Creek. Gorham is a large hamlet with several bu ...

Gorham Township, Fulton County, Ohio Gorham Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,260 people in the township, 977 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the northwestern cor ...

Gorham's Bluff, Alabama Gorham's Bluff is an unincorporated community, approximately three miles north of Pisgah at the top of Sand Mountain. It overlooks the Tennessee River valley.Michael HuebnerAlabama Ballet retreats to Gorham's Bluff ''The Birmingham News'', Augus ...

Gorham's Cave Gorham's Cave ( es, Cueva de Gorham, ) is a sea-level cave in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Though not a sea cave, it is often mistaken for one. Considered to be one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe, the ...

, sea cave and prehistoric settlement site in Gibraltar * Phelps and Gorham Purchase, a 1788 land deal in what is now western New York state

Other uses

* Gorham (horse), an Australian thoroughbred horse, winner of the 1981

Expressway Stakes The Expressway Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 2 Thoroughbred open horse race for three-year-olds and older, run under Weight for Age conditions over a distance of 1200 metres at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in late January or ear ...

* Gorham Manufacturing Company, an American silver manufacturing and bronze foundry company *

Gorham's disease Gorham's disease (pronounced GOR-amz), also known as Gorham vanishing bone disease and phantom bone disease, is a very rare skeletal condition of unknown cause, characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of distended, thin-walled vascular ...

, a congenital disorder characterized by massive bone loss {{disambig, geo, surname