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Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

origin, meaning “white

enclosure Enclosure or Inclosure is a term, used in English landownership, that refers to the appropriation of "waste" or " common land" enclosing it and by doing so depriving commoners of their rights of access and privilege. Agreements to enclose land ...

” from Old English ''hwit'' “white” and ''locc'' “

lock Lock(s) may refer to: Common meanings *Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance *Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal Arts and entertainment * ''Lock ...

”. The name also means "white hair" in

. Notable people with the name include: *

Albert Whitlock Albert J. Whitlock (15 September 1915 – 26 October 1999) was a British-born motion picture matte artist best known for his work with Disney and Universal Studios. Life and career Whitlock began his film career as a page at Gaumont Studios in ...

(1915–1999), English motion picture matte artist * Anna Whitlock (1852–1930), Swedish feminist *

Barbara Ann Whitlock Barbara Ann Whitlock (born 1967) is a botanist, who earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University, with her dissertation ''Systematics and evolution of chocolate and its relatives (Sterculiaceae or Malvaceae s.l.)'' , an interest which continues. She ...

(born 1967), American botanist *

Billy Whitlock William M. Whitlock (1813 – 1878) was an American blackface performer. He began his career in entertainment doing blackface banjo routines in circuses and dime shows, and by 1843 he was well known in New York City. He is best known for h ...

(1813–1878), American blackface performer *

Bobby Whitlock Robert Stanley Whitlock (born March 18, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as a member of the blues-rock band Derek and the Dominos, with Eric Clapton, in 1970–71. Whitlock's musical career began with Memp ...

(born 1948), American session musician * Brand Whitlock (1869–1934), American municipal reformer, diplomat, journalist, and author *

David W. Whitlock David Wesley Whitlock is an American academic who served as the 15th president of Oklahoma Baptist University from November 1, 2008 to January 8, 2019. Background A fifth-generation Oklahoman, Whitlock was born in Purcell and graduated from Wayn ...

(born 1962), American university president, author, Baptist minister *

E. Florence Whitlock Ellen Florence Williams Whitlock (10 November 1889 – 13 October 1978) was a British composer, conductor and educator who was known professionally as E. Florence Whitlock. Biography Whitlock was born in Redruth, Cornwall, England. She studied v ...

(1889-1978) British composer, conductor, and educator *

Ed Whitlock Ed Whitlock (March 6, 1931 – March 13, 2017) was an English-born Canadian long-distance runner, and the first person over 70 years old to run a marathon in less than three hours, with a time of 2:59:10 in 2003. Whitlock, who ran as a teenage ...

(1931–2017), English-Canadian long distance runner *

Elizabeth Whitlock Elizabeth Whitlock (née Kemble; 2 April 1761, Warrington, Lancashire27 February 1836, Addlestone) was an English actress, a member of the Kemble (family), Kemble family of actors. She made her first appearance on the stage in 1783. In 1785 she m ...

(1761–1836), British stage actress *

Garrett Whitlock Garrett Getts Whitlock (born June 11, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at and , he throws and bats right-handed. Amateur career Whitlock attended Providence Chris ...

(born 1996), American baseball player * Harold Whitlock (1903–1985), British Olympic athlete in the 1936 Olympics * Isiah Whitlock Jr. (born 1954), American actor *

Jason Whitlock Jason Lee Whitlock (born April 27, 1967) is an American sports journalist, columnist, and podcaster. He hosts a program for the media company Blaze Media, where he hosts the show ''Fearless with Jason Whitlock''. Whitlock is a former columnist ...

(born 1967), American sportswriter and radio personality * Jeremy Whitlock (born 1965), reactor physicist *

Ken Whitlock Kenneth E. Whitlock Sr. (March 23, 1920January 31, 2012) was an American professional gridiron football player for the Toronto Argonauts of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU), which later became part of the Canadian Football League ...

(1920–2012), American football player *

Lee Whitlock Lee Whitlock (17 April 1968 – 17 February 2023) was a British television and film actor. Of the many roles in film and TV, they included ''Shine on Harvey Moon'' (1982), '' Two of Us'' (1987), '' Casualty'' (1991), ''Grange Hill'' (1993), '' S ...

(born 1968), British television actor *

Max Whitlock Max Antony Whitlock (born 13 January 1993) is a British artistic gymnast. With fourteen medals and six titles in Olympic and world championships, Whitlock is the most successful gymnast in his nation's history, and the most successful pommel h ...

(born 1993), British artistic gymnast, 2 times world champion and 2 times olympic gold medallist *

Percy Whitlock Percy William Whitlock (1 June 1903 in Chatham, Medway, Chatham, Kent – 1 May 1946 in Bournemouth), was an English organist and Post-romanticism, post-romantic composer. Percy Whitlock studied at London's Royal College of Music with Charles ...

(1903–1946), English organist and composer * Phil Whitlock (footballer) (1930–2009), Welsh footballer *

Phil Whitlock (squash player) Philip Whitlock is a former English professional squash player. He is the current squash coach of professional squash player Emily Whitlock, his daughter. Whitlock was born on 28 February 1962 in Belfast and represented Devon at county level. He ...

(born 1962), English squash player *

Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments, having also played in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) between 2004 and 2009. He uses the nickname ...

, (born 1969), Australian darts player *

Tom Whitlock Thomas Ross Whitlock (Springfield, Missouri, 1954) is an American songwriter and musician, best known for his Academy Award-and Golden Globe-winning song "Take My Breath Away", from the film '' Top Gun'', which he co-wrote with Giorgio Moroder. ...

(1954–2023), songwriter and lyricist * William Whitlock (disambiguation)

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