Winslow is an

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surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Anna Green Winslow Anna Green Winslow (November 29, 1759 – July 19, 1780), was an American letter writer. A member of the prominent Winslow family of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, she wrote a series of letters to her mother between 1771 and 1773 that portr ...

(1759–1780), colonial American diarist, daughter of Joshua Winslow * Bradley Winslow (1831–1914), American Civil War Union brevet brigadier general * Brett Winslow (born 1967), American volleyball player *

Cameron Winslow Cameron McRae Winslow (July 29, 1854 – January 2, 1932) served in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War and World War I. A son of Commander Francis Winslow (I) (1818–1862), (Cameron's father, who also fought in the Civil War ...

(1854–1932), US Navy admiral * Carl Henry Winslow (1931–2020), American fire chief *

Carleton Winslow Carleton Monroe Winslow (December 27, 1876 – 1946), also known as Carleton Winslow Sr., was an American architect, and key proponent of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in Southern California in the early 20th century. Biography Win ...

(1876–1946), American architect * Celeste M. A. Winslow (1837–1908), American author *

Charles Winslow Charles Lyndhurst Winslow (1 August 1888 – 15 September 1963) was a three-time Olympic tennis medalist from South Africa. He won two gold medals: Men's Singles and Doubles at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. Eight years later, in Antw ...

(1888–1963), South African tennis player *

Charles-Edward Amory Winslow Charles-Edward Amory Winslow (February 4, 1877 – January 8, 1957) was an American bacteriologist and public health expert who was, according to the ''Encyclopedia of Public Health'',"Winslow, Charles-Edward Amory.", ''Encyclopedia of Public He ...

(1877–1957), American bacteriologist and public health expert * Charles F. Winslow (1811–1877), American physician, botanist and diplomat *

Daniel Winslow Daniel B. Winslow (born May 13, 1958) is an American lawyer, Republican Party politician, and former Presiding Justice of the Wrentham District Court. He was the state Representative for the Ninth Norfolk district from January 2011 to Septemb ...

(born 1958), American lawyer and politician *

Don Winslow Don Winslow (born October 31, 1953) is an American retired author best known for his award-winning and internationally bestselling crime novels, including '' Savages'', ''The Force'' and the Cartel Trilogy. Early life Winslow was born on Oct ...

(born 1953), American author *

Donald James Winslow Donald James Winslow (1911 – 10 July 2010) was a professor at Boston University in Boston, United States who specialized in the subject of biography. Life Donald James Winslow was born in 1911, the third of four children of Guy Winslow, presiden ...

(1911–2010), American English professor *

Edward Winslow Edward Winslow (18 October 15958 May 1655) was a Separatist and New England political leader who traveled on the ''Mayflower'' in 1620. He was one of several senior leaders on the ship and also later at Plymouth Colony. Both Edward Winslow and ...

(1595–1655), English-American pilgrim leader on the Mayflower and governor of Plymouth Colony *

Edward Winslow (loyalist) Edward Winslow (February 20, 1746 or 1747 – May 13, 1815) was a loyalist officer and New Brunswick judge and official. Edward Winslow was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1746 or 1747, a descendant of Mayflower Pilgrim Edward Winslow and t ...

(1746/47-1815), American loyalist officer, judge and official * Edward Winslow (silversmith) (1669-1753), early American silversmith *

Edward Francis Winslow Edward Francis Winslow (September 28, 1837 – October 22, 1914) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and later railroad executive. Biography Early life Winslow was born September 28, 1837 in Augusta, Maine. In 1856 ...

(1837–1914), American Civil War Union brevet brigadier general and railroad executive * Forbes Benignus Winslow (1810–1874), psychiatrist * Francis A. Winslow (1866–1932), American judge *

George Winslow George Karl Wentzlaff, whose stage name was George "Foghorn" Winslow (May 3, 1946 June 13, 2015), was an American child actor of the 1950s known for his stentorian voice and deadpan demeanor. He appeared in several films, opposite such stars as ...

(1946–2015), American child actor * George Winslow (American football) (born 1963), American National Football League former punter *

Harriet Winslow Harriet Wadsworth Winslow (née Lathrop; 1796–1833), born in Norwich, Connecticut, was a prominent missionary attached to American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. She was married at age 23 to fellow missionary Rev. Miron Winslo ...

(1796–1833), American missionary * Helen M. Winslow (1851–1938), American author, journalist *

Herbert Winslow Herbert Winslow (September 22, 1848 – September 25, 1914) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Biography He was born in 1848 in Roxbury, Massachusetts to John Ancrum Winslow. Through an entirely paternal line he was a direct descendant ...

(1848–1914), US Navy rear admiral *

Jacob B. Winslow Jacob Benignus Winsløw, also known as Jacques-Bénigne Winslow (17 April 1669 – 3 April 1760), was a Danish-born French anatomist. Life Winsløw was born in Odense, Denmark. Later he became a pupil and successor of Guichard Joseph Duverney, ...

(1669–1760), Danish-born French anatomist * Jack Copley Winslow (1882–1974), English missionary *

James Winslow James Winslow (born 16 April 1983) is a British professional car racing driver who races at Le Mans 24 Hours. A ten-time Motorsport champion member of the British Racing Drivers' Club, he competes in Europe, Australia & Asia in Le Mans LMP & GT ...

(born 1983), British racing driver * John Winslow (disambiguation), several people *

Joshua Winslow Joshua Winslow (January 23, 1726 – June 1801) was a soldier, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1770 to 1772. He was the father of Anna Green Wi ...

(1726–1801), Canadian soldier, judge and politician *

Josiah Winslow Josiah Winslow ( in Plymouth Colony – 1680 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony) was the 13th Governor of Plymouth Colony. In records of the time, historians also name him Josias Winslow, and modern writers have carried that name forward. He was b ...

(c.1628-1680), colonial American Governor of Plymouth Colony *

Justise Winslow Justise Jon Winslow (born March 26, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, with whom he won the 201 ...

(born 1996), American basketball player *

Kellen Winslow Kellen Boswell Winslow Sr. (born November 5, 1957) is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1995), he is widely recognized as one of the greatest tight ...

(born 1957), American football player *

Kellen Winslow II Kellen Boswell Winslow II (born July 21, 1983) is an American former professional football player and a convicted sex offender. He was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) and played college football at the University of Miami, wh ...

(born 1983), American football player and son of Kellen Winslow *

L. Forbes Winslow Lyttelton Stewart Forbes Winslow MRCP (31 January 1844 – 8 June 1913) was a British psychiatrist famous for his involvement in the Jack the Ripper and Georgina Weldon cases during the late Victorian era. Career Born in Marylebone in London, ...

(1844–1913), British psychiatrist * Margaret E. Winslow (1836–1936), American activist, editor, author *

Michael Winslow Michael Leslie Winslow (born September 6, 1958) is an American actor, comedian and beatboxer billed as The Man of 10,000 Sound Effects for his ability to make realistic sounds using only his voice. He is best known for his roles in all seven ''Po ...

(born 1958), American actor and comedian known as the "Man of 10,000 Sound Effects" * Norris Winslow (1834–1900), New York banker and politician * Ola Elizabeth Winslow (1885–1977), American author and historian *

Pat Winslow Billie Patricia "Pat" Daniels (in first marriage Winslow, in second marriage Bank, in third marriage Connolly; born September 1, 1943) is a retired female pentathlete and track and field coach from the United States, who was the U.S. track and f ...

(born 1943), American retired heptathlete and track and field coach *

Paul Winslow (American football) Paul Lawrence Winslow Jr. (February 28, 1938 – May 10, 2012) was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the thirteenth round of the 1960 NFL Draft and played that season with the team ...

(born 1938), former defensive back in the National Football League * Paul Winslow (cricketer) (1929–2011), South African cricketer *

Perry Winslow Perry Winslow (1815–1890) was a whaling ship master out of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Born February 25, 1815, in Nantucket to Joseph Winslow and Betty (Comstock) Winslow, he was the brother of another whaling captain, Joseph Winslow, and the ...

(1815–1890), American whaling ship master *

Rickie Winslow Rickie O'Neal Winslow (born July 26, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. He has a Turkish passport under the name Kartal Reşat Fırıncıoğlu. Winslow, who was selected by the Chicago Bulls, with the 28th overall pick, i ...

(born 1964), American basketball player *

Robert Winslow Robert E. Winslow (September 18, 1916 – January 11, 1994) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Arizona from 1949 to 1951, compiling a record of 12–18–1. In 1944, Winslow play ...

(1916–1994), American football player and coach * Robert E. Winslow (general) (1829–1893), American Civil War Union brevet brigadier general * Rosemary Winslow, American poet, and academic *

Ryan Winslow Ryan Henry Winslow (born April 30, 1994) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Pittsburgh. Early years Winslow attended and played high school football at La Salle College High School. Coll ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Samuel Winslow Samuel Ellsworth Winslow (April 11, 1862 – July 11, 1940) was an American politician and Republican Congressman from Massachusetts. Biography Winslow was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He spent a year at the Williston Seminary in Eastha ...

(1862–1940), American politician *

Thomasina Winslow Thomasina Winslow (August 15, 1965 – January 13, 2023) was an American blues musician and the daughter of folk musician Tom Winslow. As a toddler, she sang back-up on her father's folk music classic ''Hey Looka Yonder (It's The Clearwater''); ...

(1965-2023), American musician *

Tom Winslow Thomas Griffin Winslow (November 13, 1940 – October 23, 2010)Tom Keyser, "Tom Winslow, folk and country-blues musician, dies at 69", ''Albany Times Union'', November 13, 2010. Found aTimes Union website Accessed November 16, 2010. was an Ame ...

(1940–2010), American folk singer and songwriter * Walter C. Winslow (1882–1962), American judge *

Warren Winslow Warren Winslow (January 1, 1810 – August 16, 1862) was the 33rd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1854 to 1855. Although first elected to the state senate in 1854, Winslow had a spectacular rise to Democratic Party leadership ...

(1810–1862), Governor of North Carolina

Fictional characters

Cassie Layne Winslow Cassie Layne Winslow is a fictional character from '' Guiding Light'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. She was first portrayed by Laura Wright for an eight-year period, followed by Nicole Forester until the character's departure in 2 ...

and Richard Winslow, on the American soap opera ''Guiding Light'' * The Winslow family, in the American television sitcom ''

Family Matters ''Family Matters'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on ABC on September 22, 1989, and ended on May 9, 1997. However it moved to CBS, where it was shown from September 19, 1997, to July 17, 1998. A spin-off of '' Perfect Strangers ...

'' * Ephraim Winslow, in the 2019 film '' The Lighthouse'', played by Robert Pattinson

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