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Abigail Swann Abigail L. S. Swann is an Associate professor, Associate Professor of Atmospheric sciences, Atmospheric Sciences and Ecology at the University of Washington. Her research group focuses on questions that examine the interactions between plants and ...

, American atmospheric scientist and ecologist * Alec Swann (born 1976), English cricketer, brother of Graeme *

Anthony Swann Anthony Gilbert Swann (born 27 March 1975) is a former professional rugby league footballer who represented both New Zealand and Samoa in international rugby league. Background He was educated at Liston College, Henderson. Playing career Swa ...

(born 1975), Samoan-New Zealand rugby league player * Archie Swann, Scottish footballer *

Damian Swann Damian Rashad Swann (born December 4, 1992) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at the Georgia Bulldogs football, University of Georgia. Early life Swann was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He came from a rough backg ...

(born 1992), American football player * David Swann (born 1949), Canadian politician * Donald Swann (1923–1994), British composer, musician and entertainer * Edward Swann (1862–1945), New York lawyer *

Eric Swann Eric Jerrod Swann (born August 16, 1970) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 6'5", 317 lbs. defensive tackle, Swann never ...

(born 1970), National Football League player *

Frederick Swann Frederick Lewis Swann (July 30, 1931 – November 13, 2022) was an American church and concert organist, choral conductor, composer, and president of the American Guild of Organists. His extensive discography includes both solo organ works and ...

(1931–2022), American musician *

Gary Swann Gary Swann (born 11 April 1962) is an English former professional footballer. Career Born in York, Yorkshire, Swann started his career as a trainee with Hull City. In eight years at Boothferry Park Swann became a regular in the Hull team appea ...

(born 1962), English footballer * Graeme Swann (born 1979), English cricketer, brother of Alec *

Harry Kirke Swann Harry Kirke Swann (18 March 1871 near Ewhurst, Surrey – 14 April 1926, Barnet, London) was an English ornithologist and author of books on birds. His research interests were birds of prey and British avifauna. Biography Swann was initially privat ...

(1871–1926), British ornithologist * Heather B. Swann (born 1961), Australian contemporary artist *

Henry Swann Henry Swann ('' c.'' November 1763 – 24 April 1824) was a British Tory politician. He sat in the House of Commons for three periods between 1803 and 1824. Swann was elected at a by-election in September 1803 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for t ...

(1763–1824), British Tory politician, Member of Parliament * Herbert Swann (1882–?), British footballer *

Ingo Swann Ingo Douglas Swann (14 September 1933, Telluride, Colorado – 31 January 2013, New York City) was an American psychic, artist, and writer known for being the co-creator, along with Russell Targ and Harold E. Puthoff,''Mind-Reach: Scientists ...

(1933–2013), American remote viewer, author, artist *

Isaiah Swann Isaiah Swann (born February 10, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Juvecaserta of the Serie A2 Basket. He played college basketball for Florida State University before playing professionally in Italy, Israel, Turkey, Germany, ...

(born 1985), American basketball player * James Swann (born 1964), American serial killer *

Jeffrey Swann Jeffrey Swann (born November 24, 1951) is an American classical pianist. Swann was born in Arizona but moved to Dallas, Texas, as a young child. He began piano studies at the age of four. While attending St. Mark's School of Texas, he studied for ...

(born 1951), concert pianist *

John Swann (pirate) John Swann (active 1698–99, first name also Jon, possibly also referred to as "Paul Swan") was a minor pirate in the Indian Ocean, known almost entirely for speculation about his relationship with Robert Culliford. History Swann had been captur ...

(active 1698–99), English pirate *

Julie Swann Julie LeAnne Swann is an American systems engineer and operations researcher who studies optimization-based improvements to supply chains, logistics, health care, the mathematical modelling of infectious disease, and disaster relief. She is A. D ...

, American systems engineer *

Logan Swann Logan Swann (born 10 February 1975) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. Swann is related to several other international rugby league players, notably cousins Willie Swann and Anthony Swann ...

(born 1975), New Zealand rugby league footballer *

Lynn Swann Lynn Curtis Swann (born March 7, 1952) is an American former football player, broadcaster, politician, and athletic director, best known for his association with the University of Southern California and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He served on the ...

(born 1952), National Football League player, sportscaster and politician *

Matilde Alba Swann Matilde Kirilovsky de Creimer (24 February 1912 – 13 September 2000), better known by her penname Matilde Alba Swann, was an Argentine poet, journalist, and lawyer. She was one of the first women to earn a law degree at the National University ...

(1912–2000), Argentine writer and lawyer *

Michael Swann Michael Meredith Swann, Baron Swann, FRS, FRSE (1 March 1920 – 22 September 1990) was a British molecular and cell biologist. He was appointed chairman of the BBC, awarded a knighthood and subsequently a life peerage. Early life Swann was b ...

(1920–1990), biologist, chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation (1973–1980) *

Oliver Swann Air Vice Marshal Sir Oliver Swann, (born Schwann; 18 November 1878 – 7 March 1948) was a British military commander who was a leading figure in the Royal Naval Air Service and senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the first half of the ...

(1878–1948), British naval aviation pioneer and Royal Air Force officer *

Pedro Swann Pedro Maurice Swann (born October 27, 1970) is a retired American outfielder who spent parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Atlanta Braves (2000), Toronto Blue Jays (2002) and Baltimore Orioles (2003). Swann spent 16 se ...

(born 1970), American baseball player and coach * Ray Swann (born 1950), English cricketer, father of Alec and Graeme * Rich Swann (born 1991), American professional wrestler *

Robert Swann (disambiguation) Robert Swann may refer to: * Robert L. Swann (comptroller of Maryland) (born 1935), comptroller of the State of Maryland in the United States *Robert L. Swann (military lawyer), American lawyer, and colonel in the United States Armed Services *Robe ...

, various people *

Robin Swann Robin Swann (born 24 September 1971) is a politician from Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's Minister of Health from Jan 2020 to Oct 2022, he was the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 2017 to 2019.

(born 1971), Northern Irish politician *

Sidney Swann Sidney Ernest Swann (24 June 1890 – 19 September 1976) was a Manx-English clergyman and a rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Biography Swann was born at Sulby, Lezayre, I ...

(1890–1976), English clergyman and rower *

Thomas Swann Thomas Swann (February 3, 1809 – July 24, 1883) was an American lawyer and Politics of the United States, politician who also was President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as it completed track to Wheeling, West Virginia, Wheeling and gaine ...

(1809–1883), American politician *

William Swann William B. Swann (born 1952) is a professor of social and personality psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is primarily known for his work on identity, self and self-esteem, but has also done research on relationships, social cog ...

(born 1952), professor of sociology and personality psychology *

William Dorsey Swann William Dorsey Swann (March 1860 – c. December 23, 1925) was an American LGBT activist in a time where leadership in the movement was uncommon. An African-American born into slavery, Swann was the first person in the United States to lead ...

(1860–1925), American LGBT activist *

William Francis Gray Swann William Francis Gray Swann (August 29, 1884 – January 29, 1962) was an Anglo- American physicist. Education He was educated at Brighton Technical College and the Royal College of Science from which he obtained a B.Sc. in 1905. He worked ...

(1884–1962), Anglo-American physicist *

Willie Swann Willie Swann (born 1974) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer and coach of Samoan heritage. He currently coaches the Auckland Vulcans in the New South Wales Cup. He is a former Samoa international and vice-captain. He a ...

(born 1977), Samoan-New Zealand rugby league footballer

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*Charles Swann, a central character in Marcel Proust's novel sequence ''

In Search of Lost Time ''In Search of Lost Time'' (french: À la recherche du temps perdu), first translated into English as ''Remembrance of Things Past'', and sometimes referred to in French as ''La Recherche'' (''The Search''), is a novel in seven volumes by French ...

'' (the first volume is ''Swann's Way'') *

Elizabeth Swann Elizabeth Turner (née Swann) is a fictional character in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. She appears in ''The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003) and three of its sequels, ''Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' At World's End'' (2007) and ...

, in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films * Luther Swann, Jess Swann and Dez Swann, characters in ''V Wars'' * Mike Swann, a character in the British television soap opera ''EastEnders'' *

Weatherby Swann This is a list of characters appearing in the Pirates of the Caribbean (film series), ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. __TOC__ Main characters Jack Sparrow Captain Jack Sparrow is the protagonist of the series, portrayed by Johnny De ...

, governor of the town of Port Royal in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films * Rory Swann, the Hyperion's mechanic in ''StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty''

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Swann, West Virginia Swann is an unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers cl ...

* 4082 Swann, an asteroid *

Swann (crater) Swann is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, to the southeast of the prominent crater Compton Compton may refer to: Places Canada * Compton (electoral district), a former Quebec federal electoral district * Com ...

, on the far side of the Moon * '' Swann: A Mystery'', a novel by Carol Shields *

Swann Covered Bridge The Swann Covered Bridge, also called the Joy Covered Bridge or Swann-Joy Covered Bridge, is a county-owned, wood-and-metal combination style covered bridge that spans the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River in Blount County, Alabama, United ...

, a covered bridge in Alabama, United States *

Swann Galleries Swann Galleries is a New York City auction house founded in 1941. It is a specialist auctioneer of antique and rare works on paper, and it is considered the oldest continually operating New York specialist auction house. The company has separat ...

, a New York auction house * ''Un amour de Swann'' (film) (aka ''Swann in Love''), 1984 * ''Swann'' (film), a 1996 Canadian drama film

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