Whitworth is an Ancient Norman name, located in

Whitworth, County Durham Whitworth was a civil parish in County Durham, in England, centred on Whitworth Hall. It was one of several parishes abolished in 1937 to create the parish of Spennymoor. Whitworth Hall (now a hotel) is on the road between Spennymoor and Brancep ...

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Andrew Whitworth Andrew James Whitworth (born December 12, 1981) is a former American football tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He spent his first 11 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and his final five with the Los Ange ...

(born 1981), American football offensive lineman *

Armstrong Whitworth Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was a major British manufacturing company of the early years of the 20th century. With headquarters in Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Armstrong Whitworth built armaments, ships, locomotives, automobiles and a ...

, English manufacturing company * Earl Whitworth, extinct English title * George Whitworth (disambiguation) :*

George F. Whitworth George Frederick Whitworth (March 15, 1816 – October 6, 1907) was an American Presbyterian missionary, educated at Hanover College in Indiana. Whitworth worked as a minister in the Ohio Valley until 1853, when he and his family moved to the Wes ...

(1816–1907), American missionary :* George Whitworth (footballer, born 1896) (1896–?), English footballer :* George Whitworth (footballer, born 1927) (1927–2006), English footballer *

Jennings B. Whitworth Jennings Bryan "Ears" Whitworth (September 17, 1908 – March 3, 1960) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Okla ...

(1908–1960), American college sports coach * Jerry Whitworth (born 1939), US Navy communications specialist convicted of spying for the Soviet Union * John Whitworth (disambiguation) :*

John Whitworth (RAF officer) Air Commodore John Nicholas Haworth Whitworth, (10 January 1912 – 13 November 1974) was a Royal Air Force pilot in the 1930s and a commander during and after the Second World War. He was educated at Oundle School in Northamptonshire. Whitwort ...

(1912–1974), Royal Air Force pilot :* John Whitworth (musician) (1921–2013), English countertenor, organist, and teacher of music :* John Whitworth (poet) (1945–2019), British poet *

Johnny Whitworth Johnny Whitworth (born October 31, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as A.J. in ''Empire Records'' (1995), as Donny Ray Black in Francis Ford Coppola's ''The Rainmaker (1997 film), The Rainmaker'' (1997), as Vernon Gant in ''L ...

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Joseph Whitworth Sir Joseph Whitworth, 1st Baronet (21 December 1803 – 22 January 1887) was an English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist. In 1841, he devised the British Standard Whitworth system, which created an accepted standard for scr ...

(1803–1887), English engineer *

Judith Whitworth Judith Ann Whitworth (born 1 April 1944) is an Australian medical researcher in the areas of kidney function and blood pressure. Now an Emeritus Professor, she is the former Director of the John Curtin School of Medical Research and Howard Flor ...

, Australian medical researcher *

Kathy Whitworth Kathrynne Ann Whitworth (September 27, 1939 – December 24, 2022) was an American professional golfer. During her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else on the LPGA or PGA Tours. Whitworth was also a runner-up ...

, American golfer * Porter Whitworth (1827–1892), English major general * R. P. Whitworth (1831–1901), Australian journalist and author *

Robert Whitworth Robert Whitworth (1734 – 30 March 1799) was an English land surveyor and engineer, who learnt his trade under John Smeaton and James Brindley, and went on to become one of the leading canal engineers of his generation. Biography Whitworth was ...

(1734–1799), English surveyor and canal engineer * Steve Whitworth, (born 1952) English footballer * Victoria Whitworth (1966–), Anglo-Scots writer, archaeologist and art historian * Wallis Whitworth (1855–1927), first director of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery * Wilfred Whitworth, English rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s * William Whitworth (disambiguation)

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