Grizzard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ephraim Grizzard
Ephraim Grizzard and Henry Grizzard were African-American brothers who were lynched in Middle Tennessee in April 1892 as suspects in the assaults on two white sisters. Henry Grizzard was hanged by a white mob on April 24 near the house of the you ...
(died 1892), African-American lynching victim
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Frank E. Grizzard, Jr. (born 1954), American historian, writer, and documentary editor
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George Grizzard
George Cooper Grizzard Jr. (April 1, 1928 – October 2, 2007) was an American stage, television, and film actor. He was the recipient of a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award, among other accolades.
Life and career
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(1928–2007), American actor
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Herman Grizzard
Herman Grizzard (1900-1971) was an American radio disc jockey who attained fame from the 1940s through the 1970s for playing rhythm and blues and other music on Nashville radio station WLAC. Grizzard was one host of a nightly series of four program ...
(died 1971), American radio disc jockey
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Lewis Grizzard
Lewis McDonald Grizzard Jr. (October 20, 1946 – March 20, 1994) was an American writer and humorist, known for his Southern demeanor and commentary on the U.S. Southern states, American South. Although he spent his early career as a newspaper ...
(1946–1994), American writer and humorist
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Rod Grizzard
Roderick DeWyane Grizzard (born June 13, 1980) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball, University of Alabama. He was selected in the second round of the 2002 NBA ...
(born 1980), American basketball player
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