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Wycliffe is a given name and surname.


John Wycliffe

A most notable holder of the name was
John Wycliffe John Wycliffe (; also spelled Wyclif, Wickliffe, and other variants; 1328 – 31 December 1384) was an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, biblical translator, reformer, Catholic priest, and a seminary professor at the University of O ...
(also spelled Wyclif, Wycliff, Wiclef, Wicliffe, Wickliffe) (c. 1320s – 31 December 1384) who was an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, Biblical translator, reformer, and seminary professor at Oxford. He was an influential dissident within the Roman Catholic priesthood during the 14th century. Among other things,
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford Wycliffe Hall is a Church of England Seminary, theological college and a permanent private hall of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is named after the Bible translator and reformer John Wycliffe, who was Master (college), mast ...
;
Wycliffe College, Toronto Wycliffe College () is an evangelical graduate school of theology at the University of Toronto. Founded in 1877 as an evangelical seminary in the Anglican tradition, Wycliffe College today attracts students from many Christian denominations from ...
;
Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire Wycliffe College is a public school (co-educational, independent, day and boarding) in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, founded in 1882 by G. W. Sibly. It comprises a Nursery School for ages 2–4, a Preparatory School for ages 4–13, an ...
; and the 1841 ship ''John Wickliffe'' are named after him.


People with the given name

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Wycliffe Gordon Wycliffe A. Gordon (born May 29, 1967) is an American jazz trombonist, arranger, composer, band leader, and music educator at the collegiate-conservatory level. Gordon also sings and plays didgeridoo, trumpet, soprano trombone, tuba, and piano. ...
(born 1967), American musician *
Wyc Grousbeck Wycliffe "Wyc" K. Grousbeck (born June 13, 1961) is an American entrepreneur who is the majority owner and Governor of the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics. Career Grousbeck was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and graduated from ...
, Wycliffe Grousbeck (born 1961), American entrepreneur *
Wyclef Jean Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, musician, and actor. At the age of nine, Jean immigrated to the United States with his family. He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees, a ...
(born 1969), Haitian rapper * Wycliffe
Bubba Morton Wycliffe Nathaniel "Bubba" Morton (December 13, 1931 – January 14, 2006) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers (1961–1963), Milwaukee Braves (1963) and California Angels (1966–1969). He bat ...
(1931–2006), American baseball player * Wycliffe Juma Oluoch (born 1980), Kenyan footballer * Wycliff Kambonde (born 1988), Namibian footballer * Wycliffe Ochomo (born 1990), Kenyan footballer *
Wycliffe Oparanya Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya (born 25 March 1956) is a Kenyan politician who served as the governor of Kakamega County from 2013 to 2022. He was elected on 4 March 2013 and became the first governor of Kakamega County following promulgation of t ...
(born 1956), Kenyan politician *
Wycliff Palu Wycliff Palu (born 27 July 1982), known as Cliffy Palu, is an Australian former professional rugby union footballer of Tongan descent. He played for the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby and represented in 58 tests. Early life Palu was ...
(born 1982), Australian rugby player * Charles Wycliffe Joiner (1916–2017), American judge


People with given names "John Wycliffe"

* John Wycliffe Black (1862–1951), an English shoe manufacturer and politician *
John Wycliffe Lowes Forster J. W. L. Forster or, more formally, John Wycliffe Lowes Forster (31 December 1850 – 24 April 1938) was a Canadians, Canadian artist specializing in portrait painting, portraits. Many of his works can be found at the National Gallery of Canad ...
(1850–1938), a Canadian artist * John Wycliffe Linnell (1878–1967), an English physician


People with the surname

* Elizabeth Wycliffe (born 1983), Canadian swimmer


Other people

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H. Bedford-Jones Henry James O'Brien Bedford-Jones (April 29, 1887 – May 6, 1949) was a Canadian-American historical, adventure fantasy, science fiction, crime and Western writer who became a naturalized United States citizen in 1908. Biography Bedford-Jones ...
(1887–1949), a Canadian writer, used the penname John Wycliffe


See also

* Wycliffe (disambiguation) *
Wickliffe (disambiguation) Wickliffe may refer to: People *Charles A. Wickliffe (1788—1869), a U.S. Representative from Kentucky *Dean Wickliffe, a New Zealander convicted of murder *John Wickliffe or John Wycliffe (c. 1320–1384), English philosopher, theologian, preache ...
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Wiglaf Wiglaf (Proto-Norse: *'' Wīga laibaz'', meaning "battle remainder"; ang, Wīġlāf ) is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem ''Beowulf''. He is the son of Weohstan, a Swede of the Wægmunding clan who had entered the service of Beowulf, ki ...
*'' John Wycliffe: The Morning Star'', a 1984 film {{given name, type=both