Marchant is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adio Marchant (born 1987), English singer and songwriter known professionally as

Bipolar Sunshine Adio Marchant (born 24 September 1987), known professionally as Bipolar Sunshine, is an English singer and songwriter from Manchester, England. Previously the co-vocalist with the band Kid British, he embarked on a solo career in 2013. Career ...

Alison Marchant Alison Marchant is an Australian politician who is the current member for the Electoral district of Bellarine, district of Bellarine in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch), Labo ...

, Australian politician *

Chesten Marchant Longevity myths are traditions about long-lived people (generally supercentenarians), either as individuals or groups of people, and practices that have been believed to confer longevity, but for which current scientific evidence does not suppo ...

(died 1676), last monoglot Cornish speaker * David R. Marchant, glacial geologist *

Edward Dalton Marchant Edward Dalton Marchant (1806-1887), also known as Edward D. Marchant and E. D. Marchant, was an American artist. He was born in Edgartown, Massachusetts in 1806. Largely self-taught, Marchant began his career as a house painter, establishing a po ...

(1806–1887), American artist *

George Marchant George Marchant (17 November 1857 – 5 September 1941) was a soft-drink manufacturer and philanthropist in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Early life Marchant was born in Brasted, Kent, England, the son of a builder and hotel keeper. As a b ...

(1857–1941), Australian soft-drink manufacturer and philanthropist *

Henry Marchant Henry Marchant (April 9, 1741 – August 30, 1796) was a Founding Father of the United States, an attorney general of Rhode Island, a delegate to the Second Continental Congress from Rhode Island, a signer of the Articles of Confederation, and the ...

(1741–1796), American lawyer and delegate to the Continental Congress (1777 to 1779) * Sir

Herbert Stanley Marchant Sir Herbert Stanley Marchant KCMG OBE (18 May 1906 – 8 August 1990) was a schoolmaster, at Bletchley Park the codebreaking centre in World War II, and then a diplomat. He was ambassador to Cuba (1960–63) and Tunisia (1963–66); remembered fo ...

, 20th Century British diplomat and writer * Jeremy Marchant Forde (born 1966), English biologist *

John Le Marchant (British Army officer, born 1766) Major-General John Gaspard Le Marchant (9 February 1766 – 22 July 1812) was one of the finest British cavalry commanders of his generation; he was also an intellectual soldier who had a great influence on the efficient functioning of the arm ...

(1766–1812), English major-general * Sir

John Le Marchant (British Army officer, born 1803) Lieutenant General Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant (1803–1874) was a British Army officer and governor of Newfoundland from 1847 to 1852. He later became the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1852–1858) and Governor of Malta (1858–1864 ...

(1803–1874), English general and Governor of Newfoundland * Julio Marchant (born 1980), Argentine football (soccer) player *

Katy Marchant Katy Marchant, (born 30 January 1993) is an elite British track cyclist who specialises in the sprint disciplines. She was educated at Brigshaw High School. Career Originally from Leeds, Marchant was based in Manchester after her switch to cyc ...

(born 1993), British track cyclist *

Kenny Marchant Kenny Ewell Marchant (born February 23, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented several areas around Dallas and Fort Worth. On August 5, 201 ...

(born 1951), Republican member of US House of Representatives *

Maria Elise Allman Marchant Maria Elise Allman Marchant, also known as Ella Allman-Marchant (28 October 1869–15 November 1919) was a New Zealand school principal. She was born in Wellington, New Zealand, one of eleven children of John William Allman Marchant, who la ...

(1869–1919), New Zealand school principal * Stephen Marchant (1912–2003), Australian geologist and amateur ornithologist *

Stephen Marchant (actor) Stephen Marchant is an English actor known for being the first actor to play Terence Turner on ITV's ''Emmerdale'' in 1985. Nick Brimble took over the role in 2006. Stephen Marchant is an actor, known for ''The Tall Guy'' (1989), ''The Bill ...

, Irish actor *

Todd Marchant Todd Michael Marchant (born August 12, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played nine seasons with the Edmonton Oilers and almost six seasons with the Anaheim D ...

(born 1973), American ice hockey player *

Tony Marchant (playwright) Tony Marchant (born 11 July 1959) is a British playwright and television dramatist. In 1982 he won the London Critics' Theatre Award for Most Promising Playwright for ''The Lucky Ones'' and ''Raspberry''. In 1999 he won the British Academy Tele ...

(born 1959), British playwright and television dramatist * Willim "Frenchie" Marchant, Northern Irish loyalist and Ulster Volunteer Force member

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