Killam is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Albert Clements Killam
Albert Clements Killam, (September 18, 1849 – March 1, 1908) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, judge, railway commissioner, and Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada. He was the first judge from Western Canada to be appointed to th ...
(1849–1908), Canadian lawyer
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Amasa Emerson Killam (1834–1922), Canadian politician
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Dorothy J. Killam
Dorothy J. Killam (1900 – 26 July 1965) was an American-born Canadian philanthropist. She was the wife of Canadian financier Izaak Walton Killam. When he died in 1955 she inherited his fortune and continued to build it until her own death 10 yea ...
(1900–1965), Canadian philanthropist
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Eva King Killam
Eva King Killam (1920/21 – July 30, 2006) was a research pharmacologist who studied the activity of drugs on the brain and behavior, developing animal models for epilepsy and opiate dependence.
Killam was the first woman to be awarded the J ...
(1921–2006), American pharmacologist
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Frank Killam
Frank Killam (September 3, 1843 – April 23, 1911) was a Canadian politician and a member of the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Yarmouth in Nova Scotia.
Biography
He was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1843, the son of Tho ...
(1843–1911), Canadian politician
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Gordon Douglas Killam (1930–2020), Canadian scholar of African literature
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Izaak Walton Killam
Izaak Walton Killam (July 23, 1885 – August 5, 1955) was a Canadian financier.
Early life
Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, he was the son of William Dudman Killam and Arabella Hunter (Belle) Cann.
Business ventures
As a young banker with the ...
(1885–1955), Canadian financier
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Joyce Carman Killam (1913–1912), Canadian children's writer
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Mabel Killam (1884–1960), Canadian artist
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Taran Killam
Taran Hourie Killam (born April 1, 1982) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for his television work on ''The Amanda Show'', ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''MADtv'', ''New Girl'', ''Saturday Night Live'', and ''Single Parents''. ...
(born 1982), American comic actor
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Thomas Killam (1802–1868), Canadian ship builder
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