Kynaston is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
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Sir Roger Kynaston
Sir Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley (ca. 14331495) was a Knight of the Realm and English nobleman. He was a member of the Kynaston family, of North Shropshire and the Welsh Marches.
Early life
Kynaston was the son of Griffin Kynaston (c. ...
, 15th-century English knight
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David Kynaston
David Thomas Anthony Kynaston (; born 30 July 1951 in Aldershot) is an English historian specialising in the social history of England.
Early life and education
Kynaston was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and New College, Oxford, fr ...
, English historian and author
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Edward Kynaston, English actor
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Francis Kynaston
Sir Francis Kynaston or Kinaston (1587–1642) was an English lawyer, courtier, poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He is noted for his translation of Geoffrey Chaucer's ''Troilus and Criseyde'' into Latin vers ...
, English courtier and poet
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Francis Kynaston (died 1590), MP
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Humphrey Kynaston
Humphrey Kynaston (died 1534), aka ''Wild Humphrey Kynaston'',VirtualShropshire.comNesscliffe Country Park was an English highwayman who operated in the Shropshire area.BBC News''Sir Humphrey Kynaston: The elusive highwayman''/ref> The son of th ...
, English highwayman who operated in the Shropshire area
Given name:
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Kynaston Reeves, also known as Philip Arthur Reeves, English actor
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Kynaston Studd
Sir John Edward Kynaston Studd, 1st Baronet (26 July 1858 – 14 January 1944), known as "JEK", was a British cricketer, businessman and Lord Mayor of London.
Family
Studd was born at Tedworth House, Tidworth, Wiltshire. He married, firstly, H ...
, known as "JEK", British cricketer and businessman
See also
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Kynaston, Herefordshire, hamlet in England
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Kynaston, Shropshire, England
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