Whiffen is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alma Joslyn Whiffen-Barksdale
Alma Joslyn Whiffen-Barksdale (October 25, 1916 – July 5, 1981) was an American mycologist who discovered ''cycloheximide''. She was born in Hammonton, New Jersey. She received a bachelor's degree from Maryville College (1937). Her Masters (bot ...
(1916–1981), American mycologist
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Blanche Whiffen
Blanche Galton Whiffen, known on stage as Mrs. Thomas Whiffen, (1845–1936) was an American actress born in London. She was educated in France; made her stage début at the Royalty Theatre, London, in 1865; came to America in 1868; and toured t ...
(1845–1936), American actress
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David Whiffen
David Hardy Whiffen Royal Society, FRS (15 August 1922 – 2 December 2002) was an English physicist and pioneer of infrared and Electron Spin Resonance known for the "Whiffen Effect".
Life
He was born in Esher, Surrey into a family of chemical m ...
(1922–2002), British physicist
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Kingsley Whiffen (1950–2006), Welsh footballer
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Marcus Whiffen
Marcus Whiffen (4 March 1916 - February 2002) was an English architectural journalist, historian, author and photographer specialising in British and American architecture. He was Professor Emeritus in the School of Architecture at Arizona State ...
(1916–2002), English architectural historian
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English-language surnames