Pelham is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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; British aristocratic Whig politicians: * Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham (1653–1712), father of two British Prime Ministers: ** Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1693–1768) ** Henry Pelham (1694–1754) ;American artistic family: * Peter Pelham (c. 1695 – 1751), artist *

Peter Pelham (composer) Peter Pelham (9 December 1721 – 28 April 1805) was an English-born American organist, harpsichordist, teacher and composer. Pelham was born in London. His father, also named Peter Pelham, was an engraver and an artist. Around 1730 the Pelha ...

(1721–1805) *

Henry Pelham (engraver) Henry Pelham (February 14, 1748/49 – 1806) was an American painter, engraver, and cartographer active during the late 18th century. Pelham's many illuminating letters, especially to his half-brother John Singleton Copley, provide an important ...

(1748/49–1806) *

William Pelham (bookseller) William Pelham (1759–1827) was a bookseller and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He kept a shop and circulating subscription library at no.59 Cornhill, 1796-1810. Biography Pelham was born in William ...

(1759–1827) ;Other people (in alphabetical order): *

Charles Pelham (congressman) Charles Pelham (March 12, 1835 – January 18, 1908) was a U.S. congressional representative from Alabama. Born in Person County, North Carolina, Pelham moved with his parents to Alabama in 1838. There, he attended the common schools and l ...

(1835–1908), U.S. Representative from Alabama * Francis Pelham, 5th Earl of Chichester (1844–1905), British nobleman and amateur cricketer * Frederick Thomas Pelham (1808–1861), Royal Navy officer and Second Naval Lord *

George F. Pelham George Frederick Pelham (1867 – February 7, 1937) was an American architect and the son of George Brown Pelham, who was also an architect. Life and career Pelham was born in Ottawa, Ontario, coming to New York City when his father open ...

(1857–1937), American architect *

John Pelham (bishop) John Thomas Pelham (21 June 1811 – 1 May 1894), styled ''The Honourable'' from birth, was a British Anglican clergyman. Background and education He was the third son of Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester and his wife Lady Mary Henrietta ...

(1811–1894), Bishop of Norwich in 1857–1893 *

John Pelham (officer) John Pelham (September 7, 1838 – March 17, 1863) was a soldier who served with the Confederate cavalry under J.E.B. Stuart during the American Civil War. He was called "The Gallant Pelham" by Robert E. Lee for his use of light artillery at F ...

(1838–1863), Confederate artillery officer during the American Civil War * Moses Pelham (born 1971), German rapper and musician *

Peregrine Pelham Sir Peregrine Pelham (died 1650) was an English Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I. Pelham was a prosperous merchant in Kingston upon Hull before becoming town sheriff in 1636 and the MP for Kingston upon Hull in 1641 ...

(died 1650), British Member of Parliament *

Richard Pelham Richard Ward "Dick" Pelham (February 13, 1815 – October 1876), born Richard Ward Pell, was an American blackface performer. He was born in New York City. Pelham regularly did blackface acts in the early 1840s both solo and as part of a duo or ...

(1815–1876), American blackface performer *

Thomas Pelham (disambiguation) Thomas Pelham may refer to: * Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Baronet (c. 1540–1624), Member of Parliament for Lewes, Surrey, and Sussex * Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet (1597–c. 1654), Member of Parliament for East Grinstead and Sussex *Thomas Pelham, ...

, various people *

William Pelham (Medal of Honor) William R. Pelham (December 24, 1845, or December 8, 1847 – March 30, 1933) was a Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at th ...

(1845/47–1933), American Union Navy sailor, recipient of Medal of Honor ;Fictional characters: * Bertie Pelham, a character on the television drama '' Downton Abbey'' and its

film adaptation A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film. Although often considered a type of derivative work, film adaptation has been conceptualized recently by academic scholars such as Robert Stam as a dial ...

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* Pelham Humfrey (1647–1674), English Baroque composer * Sir Pelham Warner ("Plum Warner", 1873–1963), English test cricketer *

P. G. von Donop Lieutenant-Colonel Pelham George von Donop (28 April 1851 – 7 November 1921) was a British Army officer in the Royal Engineers and later Chief Inspecting Officer of Railways. He represented the Royal Engineers at association football, appearin ...

(Pelham George von Donop, 1851–1921), English footballer, soldier and railway inspector, godfather to P. G. Wodehouse * P. G. Wodehouse (Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, 1881–1975), English author, lyricist, playwright {{Given name, type=both English-language surnames