Tichenor is a variant of

Tickner Tickner is a topographic surname of English origin for someone who lived at a crossroad or a fork in the road. Notable people with the surname include: * Blair Tickner (born 1993), cricketer * Charles Tickner (born 1953), figure skater * Frank ...

, an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

topographic

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

for someone who lived at a crossroad or a fork in the road.. A more likely origin for the surname is that of a family located in 16th century Sussex whose name derives from the village of Itchenor, near Chichester, previously named in Anglo Saxon, "Iccen Ora" which translates as "Icca's Landing Place." Notable people with the surname include: *

Bridget Bate Tichenor Bridget Bate Tichenor (born Bridget Pamela Arkwright Bate) (November 22, 1917 – October 20, 1990) was a British surrealist painter of fantastic art in the school of magic realism and a fashion editor. Born in Paris, she later embraced Mexico a ...

(1917–1990), Mexican surrealist painter *

Dylan Tichenor Dylan Tichenor'', A.C.E.'' (born 1968) is an American film editor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Critics' Choice Movie Award, a Hollywood Film Award and a Satellite Award, and has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Awar ...

(born 1968), American film editor *

Edna Tichenor Edna Frances Tichenor (April 1, 1901 – November 19, 1965) was an American film actress whose career was most prominent in the silent film era of the 1920s, affecting an onscreen vamp persona. She is perhaps best recalled for three roles ...

(1901–1965), American actress * George C. Tichenor (1838–1902), member of the Board of General Appraisers * George H. Tichenor (1837–1923), American physician * Harold Lee Tichenor (born 1946), Canadian film producer and writer * Henry M. Tichenor (1858–1922), American writer and magazine writer * Isaac Tichenor (1754–1838), American lawyer and politician. Governor of and Senator from Vermont *

Isaac T. Tichenor Isaac Taylor Tichenor (November 11, 1825 – December 2, 1902), a pastor and a planter, was President of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now known as Auburn University, from 1872 to 1881. Early life Isaac Taylor Tichenor was b ...

(1825–1902), president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now known as

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...

* Martin Tichenor (1625–1681), early colonist and original settler of

Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.Stephen W. Tichenor (1813–1883), judge and mayor of Orange, New Jersey * Todd Frederick Tichenor (born 1976), American baseball umpire *

Trebor Jay Tichenor Trebor Jay Tichenor (January 28, 1940 - February 22, 2014) was a recognized authority on Scott Joplin and the ragtime era. He collected and published others' ragtime piano compositions and composed his own. He authored books about ragtime, and both ...

(1940–2014), American pianist, composer and a recognized authority on

Scott Joplin Scott Joplin ( 1868 – April 1, 1917) was an American composer and pianist. Because of the fame achieved for his ragtime compositions, he was dubbed the "King of Ragtime." During his career, he wrote over 40 original ragtime pieces, one ra ...

and the ragtime era *

Vernon Tichenor Vernon Tichenor (August 28, 1815 – January 20, 1892) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Amsterdam (city), New York, Amsterdam, New York (state), New York, Tichenor graduated from Union College in 1838. He then studied law and was ...

(1815–1892), American politician * Walter Reynolds Tichenor (1877–1935), college football player and coach at

Auburn Auburn may refer to: Places Australia * Auburn, New South Wales * City of Auburn, the local government area *Electoral district of Auburn *Auburn, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region *Auburn, South Australia *Auburn, Tasmania *Aub ...

and Georgia *

Warren W. Tichenor Warren W. Tichenor (born in Harlingen, Texas in 1960) served as the 16th United States Ambassador to the United Nations International Organizations in Geneva. He served under president George W. Bush, and was sworn in on June 12, 2006 after bein ...

(born 1960), American diplomat * Captain William V. Tichenor (1813–1887), founder of Port Orford, Oregon

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