Chandos is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
*Fay Chandos, pen name of
Irene Mossop (1904–1988), prolific British writer of children's and romance novels
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John Chandos
Sir John Chandos, Viscount of Saint-Sauveur in the Cotentin, Constable of Aquitaine, Seneschal of Poitou, (c. 1320 – 31 December 1369) was a medieval English knight who hailed from Radbourne Hall, Derbyshire. Chandos was a close friend of ...
(died 1369), medieval English knight, military strategist and close friend of Edward, the Black Prince
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John Chandos (actor)
John Chandos McConnell (27 July 1917 – 21 September 1987) was a Scottish film and television actor.
He won a scholarship to RADA in 1936. During the Second World War he served with the Seaforth Highlanders, Parachute Regiment and t ...
(1917–1987), British actor
Dynastic name:
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Duke of Chandos
The Dukedom of Chandos is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. First created as a barony by Edward III in 1337, its second creation in 1554 was due to the Brydges family's service to Mary I during Wyatt's rebellion, wh ...
and Baron Chandos, England
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Viscount Chandos
Viscount Chandos, of Aldershot in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and held by a branch of the Lyttelton family. It was created in 1954 for the businessman and public servant Oliver Lyttelton. He was t ...
, United Kingdom
Given name:
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Chandos Blair (1919–2011), British Army General Officer Commanding Scotland
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Chandos Leigh, 1st Baron Leigh (1791–1850), British landowner and minor poet
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Chandos Morgan (1920–1993), Chaplain of the Fleet and Archdeacon of the Royal Navy from 1972 to 1975
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Chandos Leigh Hunt Wallace (1854–1927), English healer and writer on health, spiritualism and food reform
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Chandos Wren-Hoskyns
Chandos Wren-Hoskyns BA, JP, DL (15 February 1812 – 28 November 1876) was an English landowner, agriculturist, politician and author. Not all of his views are shared today.
Family
Born Chandos Hoskyns, as the second son of Sir Hungerford Ho ...
(1812–1876), English landowner, agriculturist, author and Member of Parliament
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English masculine given names