Maynard is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Maynard (Australian media personality), DJ with ABC in Australia *

Maynard Ferguson Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often served ...

(1928–2006), Canadian jazz trumpeter *

Maynard Jackson Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (March 23, 1938 – June 23, 2003) was an American politician and attorney from Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in 1973 at the age of 35 as the first black mayor of Atlanta, Georgia and of ...

(1938–2003), former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia *

Maynard James Keenan Maynard James Keenan (born James Herbert Keenan; April 17, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and winemaker. He is best known as the singer and primary lyricist of the rock bands Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Pusci ...

(born 1964), singer for the bands Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer (born James Herbert Keenan) *

John Maynard Keynes John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, ( ; 5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946), was an English economist whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. Originally trained in ...

(1883–1946), English economist *

Maynard C. Krueger Maynard C. Krueger (January 16, 1906 – December 20, 1991) was an American socialist politician and an economics professor at the University of Chicago. He is best remembered as the 1940 Vice Presidential nominee of the Socialist Party of Ameri ...

(1906–1991), socialist professor and politician *

Maynard Lyndon Maynard Lyndon (September 6, 1907 – November 15, 1999) was an American architect. He designed over 40 school buildings in Michigan and California, including the Northville School, known as "the first modern public school in North America". He a ...

(1907-1999), American architect * Maynard Jack Ramsay (1914–2005), American entomologist *

Maynard Reece Maynard Fred Reece (April 26, 1920 – July 11, 2020) was an American artist based in Iowa whose work focused on wildlife, particularly ducks. He won the Federal Duck Stamp competition a record five times in his life: 1948, 1951, 1959, 1969 and 197 ...

(1920–2020), American artist *

Maynard Harrison Smith Maynard Harrison "Snuffy" Smith (May 19, 1911 – May 11, 1984) was a United States Army Air Forces staff sergeant and aerial gunner aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in World War II, received the Medal of Honor for his conduct during a bombin ...

(1911–1984), US recipient of the Medal of Honor *

Maynard Solomon Maynard Elliott Solomon (January 5, 1930 – September 28, 2020) was an American music executive and musicologist, a co-founder of Vanguard Records as well as a music producer."Maynard Solomon" in ''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians'', v ...

(1930-2020), American music producer and musicologist * Maynard Wallace (1943-2021), American politician * Maynard Webb Chairman of the Board of Directors at Yahoo! * Robert Maynard Jones (

Bobi Jones Robert Maynard Jones (20 May 1929 – 22 November 2017), generally known as Bobi Jones, was a Welsh Christian academic and one of the most prolific writers in the history of the Welsh language. A versatile master of poetry, fictional prose and cri ...

; 1929-2017), Welsh poet and academic Fictional characters: *

Maynard G. Krebs Maynard Gwalter Krebs is the "beatnik" sidekick of the title character in the U.S. television sitcom ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'', which aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963. The Krebs character, portrayed by actor Bob Denver, begins the series a ...

, character from ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'' * Maynard James "M.J." Delfino, fictional character from the television show ''Desperate Housewives'', played by Mason Vale Cotton * Maynard, one of the main antagonists from ''Pulp Fiction'' (film) * Brother Maynard, from

Monty Python and the Holy Grail ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' is a 1975 British comedy film satirizing the Arthurian legend, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy group (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) an ...

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