Kenyon is a surname of English origin. The name first appears in English heraldry, the first known holder being Jordan Kenyon, Lord of

Winwick, Cheshire Winwick is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. Located within the historic boundaries of Lancashire, it is situated about three miles north of Warrington town centre, nearby is junction 22 of the M6 and ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Stephen Kenyon (1867–1943), Australian civil engineer and polymath *

Arthur Kenyon (footballer) Arthur Kenyon (1 December 1867 – 1895) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Darwen Darwen is a market town and civil parish in the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The residents of th ...

(1867–1895), English footballer *

Basil Kenyon Basil John Kenyon (19 May 1918 – 9 May 1996) was a South African rugby union player. Biography Kenyon was born in Umtata, and grew up in the Transkei. He joined the SA forces during the World War II in North Africa and Italy. On return to S ...

(1918–1996), South African rugby union player *

Carol Kenyon Carol Kenyon (sometimes spelt Karol; born 1959) is a British singer. She is best known for her vocals on the Heaven 17 hit song "Temptation", which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1983. When the song was re-released as a remix by ...

(born 1959), British singer *

Cecelia Kenyon Cecelia M. Kenyon (1923 – January 1990) was an American political scientist. She was a professor at Smith College from 1948 until 1984, where from 1969 onwards she was the Charles N. Clark Professor of Government. Her theses on the American Revo ...

(1923–1990), American political scientist *

Cynthia Kenyon Cynthia Jane Kenyon (born February 21, 1954) is an American molecular biologist and biogerontologist known for her genetic dissection of aging in a widely used model organism, the roundworm ''Caenorhabditis elegans''. She is the vice president of ...

(born 1954), American molecular biologist *

Dean H. Kenyon Dean H. Kenyon (born c. 1939) is Professor Emeritus of Biology at San Francisco State University, a young Earth creationism, young Earth creationist, and one of the instigators of the intelligent design movement. He is the author of ''Biochemical ...

(born c. 1939), American biologist and proponent of intelligent design * Don Kenyon (1924–1996), English cricketer *

Doris Kenyon Doris Margaret Kenyon (September 5, 1897 – September 1, 1979) was an American actress of motion pictures and television. Early life She grew up in Syracuse, New York, where her family had a home at 1805 Harrison Street. Her father, Dr. Ja ...

(1897–1979), American actress and singer * Dorothy Kenyon (1888–1972), American lawyer *

E. W. Kenyon Essek William Kenyon (1867–1948) was a pastor of the New Covenant Baptist Church and founder and president of Bethel Bible Institute in Spencer, Massachusetts. Biography Kenyon was born on April 25, 1867, in Hadley, New York. At age 17, he ...

(1867–1948), American evangelist and president of a Bible Institute *

Elmer A. Kenyon Elmer A. Kenyon (September 14, 1870 – March 11, 1922) was an American businessman, farmer, and politician. Born in the town of Gilmanton, Wisconsin, Gilmanton, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, Kenyon was a farmer and also in general merchandising ...

(1870–1922), American politician * Frederick C. Kenyon (1867–1941), American zoologist and anatomist * Frederic G. Kenyon (1863–1952) British paleographer and biblical scholar *

James Kenyon (cinematographer) James Kenyon (26 May 1850 – 6 February 1925) was a businessman and pioneer of cinematography in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. The son of Thomas and Margaret Kenyon, little is known of his upbringing. He married Elizabeth Fell, and by 18 ...

(1850–1925), English pioneer of cinematography * James Kenyon (politician) (1846–1924), British Member of Parliament * James Kenyon (sport shooter) (1875–1935), Canadian Olympic sport shooter *

Jane Kenyon Jane Kenyon (May 23, 1947 – April 22, 1995) was an American poet and translation, translator. Her work is often characterized as simple, spare, and emotionally resonant. Kenyon was the second wife of poet, editor, and critic Donald Hall who made ...

(1947–1995), American poet and translator *

John Kenyon (priest) John Kenyon (1812–1869) was an Irish Catholic priest and nationalist, who was involved in the Young Ireland movement and the Irish Confederation. He was renowned for his strong political and religious views which alienated him from many of his ...

(1812–1869), Irish Catholic priest and Young Irelander *

John Robert Kenyon John Robert Kenyon (13 January 1807 – 17 April 1880) was a British lawyer and academic. A Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, from 1828, he served as Vinerian Professor of English Law at the University of Oxford from 1844 until his death. Bio ...

(1807–1880), British legal academic *

John Samuel Kenyon John Samuel Kenyon (July 26, 1874 – September 6, 1959) was an American linguist. Born in Medina, Ohio, he graduated from Hiram College in 1898 and taught there as a professor of English from 1916 to 1944, when he retired and became an emeritus ...

(1874–1959), American phonetician *

Kathleen Kenyon Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, (5 January 1906 – 24 August 1978) was a British archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent. She led excavations of Tell es-Sultan, the site of ancient Jericho, from 1952 to 1958, and has been called ...

(1906–1978), British archaeologist of Neolithic culture * Kyle Kenyon (1924–1996), American politician *

Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon (5 October 1732 – 4 April 1802), was a British politician and barrister, who served as Attorney General, Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice. Born to a country gentleman, he was initially educated in Ha ...

(1732–1802), British politician and barrister * Lloyd Kenyon, 3rd Baron Kenyon (1805–1869), British Member of Parliament *

Mel Kenyon Mel Kenyon (born April 15, 1933 in DeKalb, Illinois) is a former midget car driver. He is known as the "King of the Midgets", "Miraculous Mel"< ...

(born 1933), American racing driver *

Nicholas Kenyon Sir Nicholas Roger Kenyon CBE (born 23 February 1951, in Cheshire) is an English music administrator, editor and writer on music. He was responsible for the BBC Proms in 1996–2007, after which he was appointed Managing Director of the Barbican C ...

(born 1951), English music administrator *

Peter Kenyon Peter Kenyon (born 1954 in Stalybridge, Cheshire) is a British businessman who has served as the chief executive of English Premier League football clubs Manchester United and Chelsea, where he has been involved in contentious transfer dealing ...

(born 1954), British chief executive of Chelsea Football Club *

Sandy Kenyon Sandy Kenyon (born Sanford Klein; August 5, 1922 – February 20, 2010) was an American actor of film and television. He appeared as a guest actor on numerous television series, including a recurring role on ''The Americans''. He was also the orig ...

(1922–2010), American actor *

Sherrilyn Kenyon Sherrilyn Woodward (formerly Sherrilyn Kenyon; born December 11, 1965) is a bestselling US writer. Under her former married name, she wrote both urban fantasy and paranormal romance. She is best known for her Dark Hunter series. Under the pseud ...

(born 1965), American writer of pulp fiction novels *

Steve Kenyon Stephen ("Steve") Kenyon (born 16 September 1951) is a retired male long-distance runner from England, who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the men's marathon (sport), marathon and half marathon. He set his personal best of 2:11:40 o ...

(born 1951), English long-distance runner *

Tom Kenyon Thomas Richard Kenyon (born 26 February 1972) is a former Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Newland for the Labor Party from the 2006 election until his defeat in 2018. Kenyon left the Labor ...

(born 1972), Australian politician *

William C. Kenyon William Curtis Kenyon (December 5, 1898 – May 6, 1951) was an American football and baseball player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine in 1942 and from 1944 to 1945, c ...

(1898–1951), American athlete and coach *

William S. Kenyon (Iowa politician) William Squire Kenyon (June 10, 1869 – September 9, 1933) was a United States senator from Iowa, and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Education and career Born on June 10, 1869, in ...

(1869–1933), American senator * William S. Kenyon (New York politician) (1820–1896), U.S. representative from New York

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