Underdown is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* David Edward Underdown (
David Underdown
David Edward Underdown (19 August 1925 – 26 September 2009) was a historian of 17th-century England, English politics and culture and Professor Emeritus at Yale University. Born at Wells, Somerset, Underdown was educated at The Blue School, Well ...
) (1925–2009), English historian
* Charles Edward Underdown (
Edward Underdown
Charles Edward Underdown (3 December 190815 December 1989) was an English theatre, cinema and television actor. He was born in London and educated at Eton College in Berkshire.
Notable work
Early theatre credits include: Noël Coward's '' Words ...
) (1908–1989), English actor
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Emanuel Maguire Underdown
Emanuel may refer to:
* Emanuel (name), a given name and surname (see there for a list of people with this name)
* Emanuel School, Australia, Sydney, Australia
* Emanuel School, Battersea, London, England
* Emanuel (band), a five-piece rock band fr ...
(1831–1913), English barrister, author and industrialist
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Emily Underdown
Emily Underdown (1863–1947) was an English writer, novelist and poet. She is best known for popularising Dante (1265–1321) and for her children's books. Many of her works are written under the pseudonym Norley Chester, which name appears to ...
(1863–1947), English author
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George Underdown
George Underdown (12 May 1859 29 May 1895) was an English first-class cricketer.
Underdown was born at Petersfield in May 1859. He played his club cricket in the town for Petersfield Cricket Club, serving as its assistant-secretary by 1880. A ...
(1859–1895), English cricketer
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Harry Charles Bailee Underdown
Harry may refer to:
TV shows
* ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin
* ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons
* ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...
(1877–1963), English barrister and industrialist
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James Underdown
James "Jim" Underdown (born October 9, 1960) has been the executive director of The Center for Inquiry (CFI) West in Los Angeles since 1999. The Center for Inquiry is a non-profit educational organization with headquarters in Amherst, New York ...
(born 1960), executive director of The Center for Inquiry (CFI) West in Los Angeles
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Thomas Underdown
Thomas Underdown, also spelled Underdowne ('' fl.'' 1566 - 1577), was a translator. He translated the '' Æthiopian History'' of Heliodorus in 1569, and the ''Ibis'' of Ovid (1577).
The ''Æthiopian History'' has been called "the ancestor in a dir ...
(16th century), English poet and translator
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