Pendleton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Sandie Pendleton (1840–1864), Confederate staff officer serving Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson
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Austin Pendleton
Austin Campbell Pendleton (born March 27, 1940) is an American actor, playwright, theatre director, and instructor. He is known as a prolific character actor on the stage and screen who has appeared in films including ''Catch-22'' (1970); '' W ...
, (born 1940), American film, television, and stage actor
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Brian Pendleton (1944–2001), guitarist with British group The Pretty Things in the 1960s
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Charles F. Pendleton
Charles Frank Pendleton (September 26, 1931 – July 17, 1953) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on 16–17 July 1953 during the Battle of Kumsong.
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(1931–1953), soldier, Medal of Honor recipient in US Army during the Korean War
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Chris Pendleton (born 1982), American amateur wrestler, winner of the NCAA Division I wrestling titles in 2004 and 2005
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Don Pendleton (1927–1995), American author, creator of the Mack Bolan character
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Edmund Pendleton (1721–1803), American politician, lawyer, and judge, delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia
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Edmund Henry Pendleton (1788–1862), U.S. Representative from New York
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Edmund J. Pendleton
Edmund J. Pendleton (1 March 1899 – 31 January 1987) was an American Musical composition, composer and musician.
Early life
Pendleton was born in Cincinnati on 1 March 1899, and later attended Columbia University in New York. His elder broth ...
(1899–1987), American composer
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Ellen Fitz Pendleton
Ellen Fitz Pendleton (August 7, 1864 – July 26, 1936) was an American educator. She was president of Wellesley College for 25 years and notably expanded it financially and physically.
Early life
Pendleton was born in Westerly, Rhode Island o ...
(1864–1936), American college president
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Florence Pendleton
Florence Howard Pendleton (January 28, 1926 – September 10, 2020) was an American political activist who served as a shadow senator from the District of Columbia from 1991 to 2007.
Pendleton's main goal as shadow senator was to promote the eff ...
(1926–2020), shadow senator from the District of Columbia
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Freddie Pendleton (born 1963), retired professional boxer
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George Cassety Pendleton (1845–1913), Democratic politician, Texas state representative and speaker, Texas lieutenant governor, and U.S. Representative
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George H. Pendleton (1825–1889), American politician, senator from Ohio, eponym of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
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Henry Pendleton Henry Pendleton (? in Manchester – September 1557 in London) was an English churchman, a theologian and controversialist.
Life
He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity, 18 July 1552. Th ...
(c. 1521 – 1557), English churchman, theologian
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Isaac Pendleton
Isaac Pendelton (22 November 1777 – 1 October 1804) was an American Ship's master and sealer.
Isaac Pendelton was born on 22 November 1777 in King's County, Rhode Island (the former name for Washington County) on 22 November 1777.
In 1802, he ...
(1777–1804), US sailor, captain of the brig
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Jack J. Pendleton (1918–1944), US Army soldier and WWII Medal of Honor recipient
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Jim Pendleton (1924–1996), American professional baseball player
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James M. Pendleton
James Monroe Pendleton (January 10, 1822 – February 16, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.
Biography
Born in North Stonington, Connecticut, Pendleton attended school in North Stonington and Suffield, Connecticut.
He moved to W ...
(1822–1889), U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
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James Madison Pendleton (1811–1891), 19th-century Baptist preacher, educator and theologian
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Joey Pendleton
Joey Pendleton (born May 3, 1946) is a former Democratic member of the Kentucky Senate, representing the 3rd District from 1993 through 2013. He previously served as Minority Whip. The 3rd district, according to redistricting legislation passed ...
, Democratic member and minority whip of the Kentucky Senate
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John Pendleton (1802–1868), 19th-century Virginia congressman, diplomat, lawyer and farmer
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John Pendleton, Jr. (1749–1806), acting governor of Virginia in 1799
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John O. Pendleton (1851–1916), U.S. Representative from West Virginia
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Joseph Henry Pendleton (1860–1942), American Marine Corps general, eponym of Camp Pendleton
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Karen Pendleton (born 1946), original Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer
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Lance Pendleton
Lance Michael Pendleton (born September 10, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees and Houston Astros.
Early life
Pendleton was born to David and Terry Pendlet ...
(born 1983), American professional baseball player
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Linwood Pendleton
Linwood Pendleton (born July 20, 1964), a Franco-American environmental economist, is the Executive Director of the Ocean Knowledge Action Networand formerly the Senior Vice-President foScience at the Centre for the 4th Industrial Revolution Pre ...
(born 1964), American environmental economist, acting chief economist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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Louis Pendleton
Louis Christopher Pendleton (October 13, 1931 – January 14, 2007) was an African-American dentist, businessman, and civil rights leader in Shreveport
Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third most populous ci ...
(1931–2007), African American dentist, businessman, and civil rights leader
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Moses Pendleton (born 1949), choreographer, dancer and artistic director of dance company MOMIX
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Nat Pendleton (1895–1967), American Olympic wrestler and film actor
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Nathanael Pendleton (1756–1821), US lawyer and judge during the American Revolutionary War and afterward
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Nathanael G. Pendleton
Nathanael Greene Pendleton (August 25, 1793 – June 16, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, and the father of George Hunt Pendleton.
Born in Savannah, Georgia, August 25, 1793, he moved to New York City with his parents (Nathaniel Pen ...
(1793–1861), U.S. Representative from Ohio
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Olga Pendleton, American statistician
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Philip C. Pendleton (1779–1863), US federal judge in Virginia
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Steve Pendleton (1908–1984), American film actor
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Terry Pendleton (born 1960), American professional baseball player 1984–1998
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Victoria Pendleton (born 1980), British track cyclist
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William Frederic Pendleton (1845–1927), first executive bishop of General Church of the New Jerusalem
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William N. Pendleton (1809–1883), American teacher, Episcopal priest, and Confederate general
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William W. Pendleton (born 1940), former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
* Treavor Pendleton, a fictional character from the 2012 video game
Dishonored by
Arkane Studios
* Murphy Pendleton, a fictional character and protagonist of the 2012 video game
Silent Hill: Downpour
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Pendleton Murrah
Pendleton Murrah (1824/1826August 4, 1865) was the tenth Governor of Texas. His term in office coincided with the American Civil War.
Career
Murrah's birth date and birth location vary from source to source. Some have him born in 1824; others ...
(1824–1865), American politician, governor of Texas during the American Civil War
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Pendleton Ward (born 1982), American animator, musician, screenwriter, and producer
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Edmund Pendleton Gaines (1777–1849), United States Army Major General, namesake of
Fort Gaines, Alabama
Fort Gaines is a historic fort on Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States. It was named for Edmund Pendleton Gaines. Established in 1821, it is best known for its role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.
Exhibits include the ...
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