Small is an English and Scottish surname, and it derives from the

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''Smålig'' meaning someone who is narrow or thin. Notable people with the surname include: * A. Francis Small *

Albion Woodbury Small Albion Woodbury Small (May 11, 1854 – March 24, 1926) founded the first independent Department of Sociology in the United States at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois in 1892. He was influential in the establishment of sociology as ...

(1854–1926), founded the first Department of Sociology in the United States at the University of Chicago *

Ambrose Small Ambrose Joseph Small (February 11, 1866 – disappeared December 2, 1919) was a Canadian theatre magnate who owned several Ontario-based theatres including the Grand Opera House in Toronto, the Grand Opera House in Kingston, the Grand Theatre ...

(1863 vanished 1919), Canadian theatre magnate *

Anthony Small Anthony Small (also known as Abdul Haq) is a retired professional boxer and Islamic political activist who was born 20 June 1981 in Lewisham, London, England. He held both the British and Commonwealth belts at light middleweight. His was also r ...

(born 1981), British ex-boxing champion and Islamic political activist also known as Abdul Haq *

Archie Small Archibald Rammell Small (1889–1955) was an English amateur footballer who played at inside-forward for Southampton in the years prior to World War I. Football career Small was born in Droitwich, Worcestershire and was a prominent member of t ...

(born 1889), English footballer with Southampton *

Bertrice Small Bertrice Small (December 9, 1937 – February 24, 2015), was an American ''New York Times''- bestselling writer of historical and erotic romance novels. Bertrice lived on Long Island, New York, with her husband George Small. She was a member ...

(1937–2015), American writer of historical and erotic romance novels *

Brendon Small Brendon Small (born February 15, 1975) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, animator, writer, director, producer, and musician known for co-creating the animated series ''Home Movies'' (1999–2004, with Loren Bouchard) and '' Metalocalypse'' ...

(born 1975), American actor, composer, and musician *

Bruce Small Sir Andrew Bruce Small OStJ (11 December 1895 – 1 May 1980) was an Australian businessman and politician. In Melbourne, he developed Malvern Star bicycles into a household name in Australia, then retired to the Gold Coast, Queensland, where ...

(1895–1980), Australian businessman and politician *

Charles A. Small Charles Asher Small is a Canadian intellectual, the founder and director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy the first international interdisciplinary research center dedicated to studying antisemitism with a contempor ...

, Director of The Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism *

Charlotte Small Charlotte Small (September 1, 1785 - May 4, 1857) was a Métis woman who notably joined her surveyor, map maker, and explorer husband David Thompson on his expeditions. Life Charlotte Small was born on September 1, 1785 to North West Company in ...

(1785–1857), Métis wife of explorer David Thompson *

Chris Small Christopher Small (born 26 September 1973) is a retired Scottish professional snooker player and now a qualified snooker coach. His playing career was ended by the spinal condition ankylosing spondylitis. Career At age 15, Small was the numbe ...

(born 1973), Scottish professional snooker player *

Drink Small Drink Small (born January 28, 1933) is an American soul blues and electric blues guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He is known as The Blues Doctor and has been influenced by a variety of musical styles including gospel and country musi ...

(born 1933), American blues guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter *

Edward Small Edward Small (born Edward Schmalheiser, February 1, 1891, Brooklyn, New York – January 25, 1977, Los Angeles) was a film producer from the late 1920s through 1970, who was enormously prolific over a 50-year career. He is best known for the movi ...

(1891–1977), American film producer *

Elisha Small Elisha Small (died December 1, 1842) was an American sailor who was sailing with the rank of Seaman. He had served on several kinds of ships, including a Slave ship, slaver, before joining the United States Navy. In November 1842, while serving a ...

(died 1842), American sailor * Ernest Gregor Small (1888–1944), American admiral * Ethan Small (born 1997), American baseball player * Frank Small, Jr. (1896–1973), represented the fifth district of the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives * Fred Small (born 1952), American singer-songwriter *

Gladstone Small Gladstone Cleophas Small (born 18 October 1961) is an English former cricketer, who played in 17 Test matches and 53 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the England cricket team. Small was primarily a pace bowler, he was selected for the 1986� ...

(born 1961), former England cricketer *

Heather Small Heather Margarita Small (born 20 January 1965) is a British soul singer and former lead vocalist of the band M People. Her subsequent debut solo studio album, ''Proud'', was released in 2000. Career 1987–1998: Hot House and M People Small ...

(born 1965), British soul singer *

Henry Small (footballer) Henry John Small (c.1881 – 5 June 1946) was an English association football, footballer who played as an inside forward for Southampton F.C., Southampton and Manchester United F.C., Manchester United in the 1900s. Football career Small was bo ...

(1881–1946), English footballer with Southampton and Manchester United * Henry Small (singer) (born 1948), Canadian singer * Jack Small (1765–1836), English cricketer *

Jack Small (footballer) Jack Small (29 October 1889 – 9 December 1946) was an English professional footballer who played at wing-half either side of the First World War. Football career Small was born at South Bank, Middlesbrough and attended St. Peter's School, Sou ...

(1889–1946), English footballer with Sunderland and Southampton *

James Edward Small James Edward Small, (February 1798 – May 27, 1869) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West. He was born in York, Upper Canada in 1798, the son of John Small. He attended the Home District School with Ro ...

(1798–1869), lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada * James Small (inventor) (1730–1793) *

James Small (rugby player) James Terence Small (10 February 1969 – 10 July 2019) was a South African rugby union winger who played for the Springboks. His international debut was against the All Blacks in 1992 and he made his final appearance against Scotland in 1997. I ...

(1969–2019), South African rugby union footballer *

John Kunkel Small John Kunkel Small (January 31, 1869 – January 20, 1938) was an American botanist. Born on January 31, 1869, in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Kunkel studied botany at Franklin & Marshall College and Columbia University. He was the first Curator of ...

(1869–1938), American botanist *

John Small (British Army officer) John Small (13 March 1726 – 17 March 1796) was a career British military officer from Scotland who played a key role in raising and leading the 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) during the American Revolution. After the war, ...

(1726–1796) *

John Small (cricketer) John Small (19 April 1737 – 31 December 1826) was an English professional cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, ea ...

(1737–1826), English cricketer * John Small (Canadian politician, born 1746) (1746–1841), political figure in Upper Canada *

Joe Small (cricketer) Joseph A. Small (3 November 1892 – 26 April 1958) was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England. He scored the first half century for a West Indies player in Test cricket and ...

(1892–1958), West Indian cricketer *

Len Small Lennington "Len" Small (June 16, 1862 – May 17, 1936) was an American politician who served as the 26th Governor of Illinois from 1921 to 1929. He previously was a member of the Illinois state senate from the 16th District from 1901 to 1903 a ...

(1862–1936), Republican governor of Illinois * Marty Small Sr. (born 1974), American politician * Mews Small (born 1942), American actress *

Michael Small Michael Small (May 30, 1939 – November 24, 2003) was an American film score composer known for his scores to the movies '' Klute'', '' The Parallax View'', '' Marathon Man'', and ''The Star Chamber''. Personal life Small was born in New York ...

(1939–2003), American film score composer *

Millie Small Millicent Dolly May Small CD (6 October 1947 – 5 May 2020) was a Jamaican singer and songwriter who is best known for her 1964 hit " My Boy Lollipop". The song reached number two in both the UK and US charts and sold over seven million ...

(1947–2020), Jamaican singer born Millicent Dolly May Small *

Milton Small Milton Aster Small (born 12 February 1964) is a former West Indian cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each compris ...

, (born 1964), former West Indian cricketer *

Pauline Small Pauline Small (November 30, 1924 – March 9, 2005) was the first woman to be elected to office in the Crow Tribe of Indians. In 1966 she was elected to Vice-Secretary of the Crow Tribal Council, holding office ''de facto'' to 1972, and s ...

(1924–2005), American Crow Indian leader *

Phil Small Phillip James Small (born 2 August 1954) is an Australian musician and songwriter, who is the bass guitarist for the pub rock band Cold Chisel.McFarlane . Retrieved 17 February 2010.Spencer et al, (2007Small, Phil entry. Retrieved 17 February ...

(born 1954), Australian bassist *

Richard H. Small Richard H. Small (born 1935) is an American scientist, who has worked mainly in the field of electroacoustics. He is known for the commonly used Thiele/Small parameters for loudspeaker enclosure design, which are named after Small and his colleague ...

(born 1935), American scientist, responsible for creating the algorithms for calculating loudspeaker cabinets together with Albert Neville Thiele (Thiele/Small parameter) *

Sami Jo Small Sami Jo Small (born March 25, 1976) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. As a member of the Canadian national team, she was a three-time Olympic medallist and four-time World Championship medallist. One of the founders of the now defun ...

(born 1976), women's ice hockey player *

Sharon Small Sharon Small is a Scottish actress known for her work in film, radio, theatre, and television. Perhaps best known for her portrayal of Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers in the BBC television adaptation of '' The Inspector Lynley Mysteries'' b ...

(born 1967), Scottish actress *

Sherrod Small Sherrod Small is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He currently co-hosts the podcast ''Race Wars'' with comedian Karen Margolis. Early life Small was born and raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, New York, by his mother a ...

, comedian *

Taylor Small Taylor Small (born March 26, 1994) is an American politician. She is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives. Early life Small was born in Portland, Maine to Canadian parents. She lived in Johnson, Vermont, and then Western Massachuset ...

, American politician * Viro Small (born 1854), catch wrestler and boxer of African descent * Willard Stanton Small (1870–1943), experimental psychologist * Wade Small (born 1984), footballer *

William Small William Small (13 October 1734 – 25 February 1775) was a Scottish physician and a professor of natural philosophy at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, where he became an influential mentor for Thomas Jefferson. Early life William Sm ...

(1734–1775) *

William Small (Scottish politician) William Watson Small (19 October 1909 – 18 January 1978) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. Small was an engineer. He was an Ayrshire County Councillor from 1945 to 1951 and an active member of the Amalgamated Engineering Union, serving o ...

(1909–1978) *

Wilson Small Wilson Small (1810–1886) was an American tradesman, businessman, politician and public servant. A jeweller by trade, Small took an interest in politics from an early age, and in the 1830s was an organizer of the Locofocos faction of the Democrat ...

(1810–1886), New York politician, businessman and civil servant Fictional characters * Diogenes Small, in the ''Inspector Morse'' series of books *

Leon Small Leon Small is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and its Internet spin-off ''EastEnders: E20'', played by Sam Attwater. He made his first appearance in EastEnders on 5 January and appears in all twelve episodes of the ...

, from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''

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