Herndon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adrienne McNeil Herndon __NOTOC__ Adrienne Elizabeth McNeil Herndon (1869-1910) was an actress, professor, and activist in Atlanta, Georgia. While admittedly an African American to friends and colleagues, she performed with the stage name Anne Du Bignon. She was one of t ...

(1869–1910), African American woman in Atlanta, Georgia *

Alonzo Herndon Alonzo Franklin Herndon (June 26, 1858 Walton County, Georgia – July 21, 1927) was an African-American entrepreneur and businessman in Atlanta, Georgia. Born into slavery, he became one of the first African American millionaires in the Unit ...

(1858–1927), African-American businessman *

Angelo Herndon Angelo Braxton Herndon (May 6, 1913 in Wyoming, Ohio, Wyoming, Ohio – December 9, 1997 in Sweet Home, Arkansas, Sweet Home, Arkansas) was an African-American Labour movement, labor organizer arrested and convicted of insurrection after attempti ...

(1913–1997), African-American communist organizer * C. Nash Herndon (1916–1998), American geneticist and eugenicist * Charles Herndon, American sculptor * Charles W. Herndon, American politician from Arizona *

Chris Herndon Christopher Herndon IV (born February 23, 1996) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Miami (FL) and was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Early years Hernd ...

(born 1996), American football player * Curtis C. Herndon (1925–2009), American politician * Dallas T. Herndon (1878–1953), American author and historian *

David Herndon Kenneth David Herndon (born September 4, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies. Career Minor leagues The 6'5", 230 pound Herndon was originally drafted ...

(born 1985), American professional baseball player * David R. Herndon (born 1953), United States federal judge * Don Herndon (1936–2009), American professional football player * Ellen Lewis Herndon (1837–1880), wife of the 21st President of the United States, Chester A. Arthur *

Holly Herndon Holly Herndon (born 1980) is an American composer, musician, sound artist and sound designer based in Berlin, Germany. After studying composition at Stanford University and completing her Ph.D. at Stanford University's Center for Computer Resea ...

(born 1980), American composer, musician, and sound artist *

James Herndon (writer) James Herndon (1926–1990) was an American writer and educator. He is best known for two memoirs of teaching, ''The Way It Spozed To Be'' and ''How To Survive In Your Native Land.'' He is considered one of the influential 1970s writers on educat ...

(1926–1990), American writer and educator * Jimmy Herndon (born 1973), American professional football player * J. Marvin Herndon (born 1944), American scientist who founded the georeactor theory *

Joe Herndon Walter Gregory "Joe" Herndon (born January 5, 1949) is an American R&B and soul singer, former bass singer of a version of doo-wop group The Spaniels and former bass singer for The Temptations (2003–15). Biography Herndon was born in Washing ...

(born 1949), American R&B and soul singer for The Spaniels and The Temptations *

John Hunter Herndon John Hunter Herndon (1813–1878) was a planter, lawyer, and judge in Texas. Early life John Hunter Herndon was born July 8, 1813, near Georgetown, Kentucky. His father was Boswell Herndon and his mother, Barbara Herndon. He graduated from Transy ...

(1813-1878), American judge and planter in antebellum Texas * Judith Herndon (1941–1980), American Senator of West Virginia *

Junior Herndon Harry Francis "Junior" Herndon (born September 11, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched for the San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete ...

(born 1978), American professional baseball player *

Kelly Herndon Kelly Errin Herndon (born November 3, 1976) is a former American football cornerback. He was originally signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football at Toledo. Although he entered his first NFL ...

(born 1976), American professional football player * Kenneth Herndon (born 1985), American professional baseball player *

Larry Herndon Larry Darnell Herndon (born November 3, 1953), sometimes referred to by the nickname "Hondo", is an American former baseball outfielder and hitting coach. He played in Major League Baseball in 1974 and from 1976 to 1988. Born in Mississippi and ...

(born 1953), American professional baseball player *

Marcia Herndon Marcia Alice Herndon (October 1, 1941May 19, 1997) was an American ethnomusicology, ethnomusicologist and anthropology, anthropologist. She specialized in the ways culture and music reflect each other. Herndon grew up in a family of country music ...

(1941-1997), American ethnomusicologist and anthropologist * Patrick Herndon (1802–1836), American soldier who fought at the Alamo * Raymon W. Herndon (1918–1942), United States Marine Corps Navy Cross recipient *

Steve Herndon Steven Marshall Herndon (born May 25, 1977) is a former professional American football guard. Herndon, born and raised in LaGrange, Georgia, attended high school and played on its football team with Warren Mathis, who later became rapper Bubba S ...

(born 1977), American professional football player *

Susan Herndon Susan Herndon is an American singer-songwriter from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The ''Tulsa World'' has called her one of the "region's most talented musicians;" while the (now-defunct) free paper ''Urban Tulsa Weekly'' has praised Herndon's ability to "de ...

, American singer-song writer *

Thomas Herndon Thomas Herndon (born 1985) is an assistant professor of economics at Loyola Marymount University became known for critiquing "Growth in a Time of Debt", a widely cited academic paper by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff supporting the austerity p ...

(born 1985) *

Thomas H. Herndon Thomas Hord Herndon (July 1, 1828 – March 28, 1883) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Alabama who also served as an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in E ...

(1828–1883), U.S. Representative from Alabama * Tre Herndon (born 1996), American football player *

Ty Herndon Boyd Tyrone Herndon (born May 2, 1962), known professionally as Ty Herndon, is an American country music singer and songwriter. His music career began in the 1980s as a member of the Tennessee River Boys, a predecessor to the country band Diamon ...

(born 1962), American country music singer *

William Herndon (lawyer) William Henry Herndon (December 25, 1818 – March 18, 1891) was a law partner and biographer of President Abraham Lincoln. He was an early member of the new Republican Party and was elected mayor of Springfield, Illinois. Early life Herndon ...

(1818–1891), law partner and biographer of Abraham Lincoln *

William Lewis Herndon Commander William Lewis Herndon (25 October 1813 – 12 September 1857) was one of the United States Navy's outstanding explorers and seamen. In 1851 he led a United States expedition to the Valley of the Amazon, and prepared a report published ...

(1813–1857), United States Navy scientist, explorer, and hero * William S. Herndon (1835–1903), U.S. Representative from Texas

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