Wyndham is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Wyndhams of England

The Wyndham or Wyndam family is descended from Sir John Wyndham of

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and of

Felbrigg Felbrigg is a small village just south of Cromer in Norfolk, England.''OS Explorer Map 24'' (Edition A 1997) – ''Norfolk Coast Central''. . The Danish name means a 'plank bridge'. Historians believe that the original village was clustered aro ...

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(1443–1503), and wife Lady Margaret Howard (1445–1484/1524), daughter of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, and first wife Catherine Moleyns. Succeeding generations have played an important role in English politics, the law, the military and the arts. Branches of the family are styled variously as

Earl of Egremont Earl of Egremont was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1749, along with the subsidiary title Baron of Cockermouth, in Cumberland, for Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, with remainder to his nephews Sir Charles Wy ...

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and Baron Ibracken,

Baron Wyndham Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knigh ...

Baron Leconfield Baron Leconfield, of Leconfield in the East Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1859 for Col. George Wyndham (1787–1869). He was the eldest illegitimate son and adopted heir of Geor ...

and Baron Egremont,

Wyndham Baronets There have been three Wyndham Baronetcies, all created in the Baronetage of England. All were created for descendants of Sir John Wyndham (d.1573) of Orchard Wyndham in the parish of Watchet, Somerset, by his wife Elizabeth Sydenham, daughter a ...

, of

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, of Pilsden Court, and

, of

Orchard Wyndham Orchard Wyndham is a historic manor near Williton in Somerset, centred on the synonymous grade I listed manor house of Orchard Wyndham that was situated historically in the parish of Watchet and about two miles south of the parish church of ...

Arms of Wyndham, Baron Leconfield and Egremont

The senior line of the Wyndham family is today represented, despite its illegitimacy, by John Max Henry Scawen Wyndham, 7th

, 2nd Baron Egremont, who lives at the family seat of Petworth House, Sussex. Notable Wyndhams include: * Sir Thomas Wyndham of Felbrigg (c. 1466 – c. 1522), English sailor *

Thomas Wyndham (Royal Navy officer) Vice-Admiral Thomas Wyndham (1508–1554) was an English naval officer, naval administrator, explorer, and navigator.ODNB 2004 He was appointed a member of the Council of the Marine as one of the Chief Officers of the Admiralty in 1552 and given ...

(1508–1554), English soldier and sailor * Sir

John Wyndham (1558-1645) John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (; 10 July 1903 – 11 March 1969) was an English science fiction writer best known for his works published under the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names ...

of Orchard Wyndham, Somerset, English defence organiser; son of Florence Wadham, Lady Wyndham (died 1596) * Sir

Hugh Wyndham Sir Hugh Wyndham SL (1602 – 24 December 1684), of Silton, near Gillingham, Dorset, was an English Judge of the Common Pleas and a Baron of the Exchequer. Origins He was born at Orchard Wyndham, Somerset, the eighth son of Sir John Wyndh ...

(1602–1684), English judge * Sir Wadham Wyndham (judge) (1609–1668), English judge *

Sir William Wyndham, 1st Baronet Sir William Wyndham, 1st Baronet (''ca.'' 1632 – 29 October 1683) of Orchard Wyndham, Somerset, was Member of Parliament for Somerset in 1656 and twice for Taunton in 1659 and 1660. He was Sheriff of Somerset in 1679–80. Origins Willia ...

, of Orchard Wyndham (c. 1632–1683), English politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Somerset 1656–1658 and for Taunton 1660–1679 * Thomas Wyndham (c. 1642-1689) of Witham Friary, Somerset, MP for Wells, Somerset * Sir Edward Wyndham, 2nd Baronet (c. 1667–1695), English politician *

Thomas Wyndham, 1st Baron Wyndham Thomas Wyndham, 1st Baron Wyndham PC (27 December 1681 – 24 November 1745), was an Irish lawyer and politician. He served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1726 to 1739. Background Wyndham was born in Wiltshire, the son of Colonel John Wynd ...

(1681–1745) title in the Peerage of Ireland * Charles William Wyndham (1760–1828), English Member of Parliament (MP) for Midhurst 1790–95, New Shoreham 1795–1802, and Sussex 1807–1812 * Sir

Charles Wyndham (1638–1706) Sir Charles Wyndham (1638 – 1706) was an English politician who served as a Whig Member of Parliament from 1679 to 1701. Family Wyndham's birthdate is unrecorded, but he was baptised 2 April 1638. He was the fourth but second surviving son ...

, MP for Southampton (1679–1689 and 1689–1698) and St Ives (1698–1701) *

Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet (c. 168817 June 1740), of Orchard Wyndham in Somerset, was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1710 to 1740. He served as Secretary at War in 1712 and Chancellor of the Exchequer in ...

(1687–1740), English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1713–1714 *

Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, PC (19 August 171021 August 1763), of Orchard Wyndham in Somerset, Petworth House in Sussex, and of Egremont House in Mayfair, London, was a British statesman who served as Secretary of State for the Sout ...

(1710–1763), British peer *

Percy Wyndham-O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond Percy Wyndham-O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond (c. 1713–1774) was a British Member of Parliament and an Irish peer. Origins He was the younger of the two sons of Tory statesman Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet (c.1688–1740) of Orchard Wyndham ...

(c. 1713–1774), MP and Irish peer *

Henry Penruddocke Wyndham Henry Penruddocke Wyndham (1736–1819) MP JP FSA FRS, was a British Whig Member of Parliament, topographer and author. Background Wyndham was born on 4 June 1736, the eldest surviving son of Henry Wyndham of St Edmund's College, Sal ...

(1736–1819), British politician and topographer *

Wadham Wyndham (army officer) Colonel Wadham Wyndham (1737–1812) was an English Officer (armed forces), officer of the British Army and accomplished ''wikt:bon vivant, bon vivant''. Background The son of Henry Wyndham and Arundel Penruddocke, he was born at Dinton, Wiltshi ...

(1737–1812), English colonel and bon vivant * William Windham (1750–1810), British Whig statesman * George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751–1837), British peer * Dr Thomas Wyndham (1772-1862), English clergyman *

Wadham Wyndham (parliamentarian) Wadham Penruddock Wyndham (16 October 1773 – 23 October 1843) was a British Member of Parliament. The eldest surviving son of Henry Penruddocke Wyndham of St Edmund's College, Salisbury, he was educated at Lord Weymouth's Grammar School, War ...

(1773–1843), MP for Salisbury 1818–1833, 1835–1843 *

George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield George Wyndham, 1st Baron Leconfield (5 June 1787 – 18 March 1869), was a British soldier and peer. A direct descendant of Sir John Wyndham, he was the eldest natural son of George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont, and Elizabeth Ilive. ...

(1787–1869), British peer * Henry Wyndham (1790–1860), MP for West Cumberland 1857–1860 *

Wadham Wyndham (political supporter) Wadham Wyndham (1793–1849) DL JP was the eldest son of Colonel Wadham Wyndham and an influential figure in Tory politics in the first half of 19th century Britain. Background Inheriting a considerable fortune from his father in 1813, includ ...

(1793–1849), DL, JP, and political supporter * William Wyndham (1796-1862), MP for South Wiltshire 1852–1859 *

Charles Wyndham (1796-1866) Charles Wyndham or Windham may refer to: Politicians *Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont (1710–1763), British peer and MP *Charles William Wyndham (1760–1828), English MP for Midhurst 1790–95, New Shoreham 1795–1802, and Sussex 1807–18 ...

, English Member of Parliament for West Sussex 1841–1847 * Henry Wyndham, 2nd Baron Leconfield (1830–1901), British peer * Percy Wyndham (1835–1911), British politician * Sir Hugh Wyndham (1836–1916), British diplomat * Lt-Colonel Alfred Wyndham (1836-1914), British and Canadian army officer, pioneering rancher in Ontario and Alberta, Canada * George Wyndham (1863–1913), British political figure and writer * Lt.-Col.

Guy Wyndham Lieutenant-Colonel Guy Percy Wyndham (19 January 1865 – 17 April 1941) was a British Army soldier. Background and family Wyndham was born on 19 January 1865 as the son of Hon. Percy Wyndham and Madeline Caroline Frances Eden Campbell. He was t ...

(1865–1941), soldier *

Charles Wyndham, 3rd Baron Leconfield Charles Henry Wyndham, 3rd Baron Leconfield, (17 February 1872 – 16 April 1952) was a British peer, army officer and political figure. He succeeded his father as third Baron Leconfield in 1901. Ancestry Wyndham was born at the family estat ...

(1872–1952), British peer * Dr. Sir

Harold Wyndham Sir Harold Wyndham (27 June 1903 – 22 April 1988) was Department of Education and Training (New South Wales), Director-General of Education in New South Wales between 1952 and 1968. He chaired the committee whose report (referred to as "The Wyn ...

(1903–1988), Australian educator and public servant *

John Wyndham, 6th Baron Leconfield John Edward Reginald Wyndham, 6th Baron Leconfield, 1st Baron Egremont MBE (5 June 1920 – 6 June 1972) was a British peer, art collector and author. Career John Wyndham was the son of Edward Wyndham, 5th Baron Leconfield, and Gladys Mary Farq ...

(1920–1972), British peer * Francis Wyndham (1924–2017), British author and journalist, son of Lt Col

* Max Wyndham, 2nd Baron Egremont (born 1948), British author

Others with the surname

Anne Wyndham Anne Wyndham (born January 29, 1951) is an American television actress. She is known for playing the title character's daughter Rachel in the television series Barney Miller. Career Born in California. Wyndham began her career in 1972, appea ...

(born 1951), American television actress * John Wyndham, pen name of English author John Wyndham Harris (1903–1969) * Charles Wyndham (actor) (1837–1919), English actor (who assumed the name) and founded Wyndham's Theatre in the West End * Frederick W. Wyndham (1853–1930), British actor and producer, managing director of

Howard & Wyndham Howard & Wyndham Ltd was a theatre owning, production and management company named after John B. Howard and Frederick W. P. Wyndham, founded in Glasgow in 1895, and which became the largest of its type in Britain. The company continued well into the ...

theatres in Scotland and England * Martyn Wyndham-Read, musician *

Robert Henry Wyndham Robert Henry Wyndham (8 April 1814 – 16 December 1894) was a British actor-manager. From 1851 to 1875 he was actor-manager in Edinburgh, where notable plays of the day were performed and where Henry Irving's early career took place. Early car ...

(1814–1894), British actor-manager, father of Frederick W. Wyndham *

Victoria Wyndham Victoria Camargo, known professionally as Victoria Wyndham (born May 22, 1945), is an American actress best known for her role as Rachel Cory Hutchins, Rachel Cory on the soap opera ''Another World (TV series), Another World''. Personal life Bor ...

(born 1945), Mexican-American actress * Valerie Wyndham, ring name of American professional wrestling valet Paige Mayo (born 1986)

People with the given name

Wyndham Cook Wyndham Truran Cook (born 20 March 1943) is a former Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1970 to 1974, representing the seat of Albany. Cook was born in Yarloop, a small t ...

(born 1943), Australian politician *

Wyndham Davies Wyndham Roy Davies (3 June 1926 – 4 December 1984) was a British Conservative Party politician. Against the national trend, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Perry Barr at the 1964 general election, gaining the seat from ...

(1926–1984), British politician * Wyndham Emery (1897–1969), Welsh rugby player *

Wyndham Halswelle Wyndham Halswelle (30 May 1882 – 31 March 1915) was a British athlete. He won the controversial 400m race at the 1908 Summer Olympics, becoming the only athlete to win an Olympic title by a walkover. Halswelle was also an infantry ...

(1882–1915), Scottish athlete *

Wyndham Hazelton Edward Wyndham Hazelton (8 May 1894 – 13 March 1958) was an English cricketer. Hazelton was a right-handed batsman who bowled both leg break and right-arm medium pace. He was born in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, and was educated at Wellingbor ...

(1894–1958), English cricketer * Wyndham Lewis (1882–1957), English author and artist * Wyndham Meredith Manning (1890–1967), South Carolina politician *

Wyndham Robertson Wyndham Robertson (January 26, 1803February 11, 1888) was the Acting Governor of the U.S. state of Virginia from 1836 to 1837. He also twice served multiple terms in the Virginia House of Delegates, the second series representing Richmond during ...

(1803–1888), governor of Virginia, 1836–1837 *

Wyndham Wise Wyndham Paul Wise is a Canadian film historian, critic, editor and publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of the film magazine '' Take One: Film & Television in Canada'' (1992-2006). Career Born in London, England, Wyndham Wise was rais ...

, Canadian film historian and critic {{surname English masculine given names Given names Wyndham family