Dillard is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with that name include:

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* Dillard E. Bird (1906–1990) * Dillard Chandler (1907–1992) * Dillard Crocker (1925–2014)

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* Aiden Dillard, American film director and artist * Al Dillard (born c. 1969), former college basketball player *

Andre Dillard Andre Dillard (born October 3, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington State, and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles 22nd over ...

(born 1995), American football player * Andy Dillard (born 1981) *

Annie Dillard Annie Dillard (born April 30, 1945) is an American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction. She has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir. Her 19 ...

(born 1945), American author *

Art Dillard Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of what ...

(1907–1960), American actor * Bert Dillard (1909–1960), American actor *

Bill Dillard William Dillard (July 20, 1911 – January 16, 1995) was an American jazz trumpeter, actor, and singer. Background Dillard was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and played in bands led by Jelly Roll Morton, Benny Carter, Luis Russell and Te ...

(1911–1995), American jazz trumpeter * Chandra Dillard (born 1965) * Don Dillard (1937–2022) * Dwaine Dillard (1949–2008) * Gavin Geoffrey Dillard (born 1954) *

Gordon Dillard Gordon Lee Dillard (born May 20, 1964) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1988) and Philadelphia Phillies (1989). His 1988 season was split between the Charlot ...

(born 1964) *

Harrison Dillard William Harrison "Bones" Dillard (July 8, 1923 – November 15, 2019) was an American track and field athlete, who is the only male in the history of the Olympic Games to win gold in both the 100 meter (sprints) and the 110 meter hurdles, maki ...

(1923–2019), American Olympic athlete *

J. D. Dillard JD Dillard is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for his work on ''Sleight'' (2016), '' Sweetheart'' (2019), and ''Devotion'' (2022). Early life Dillard was raised as a Navy brat, the son of Bruce and Geri Dillar ...

, American director, screenwriter, and producer * James Dillard (disambiguation), several people *

James H. Dillard James Hardy Dillard (October 24, 1856 – August 2, 1940), also known as J. H. Dillard, was an educator from Virginia. The son of slaveholders, Dillard was educated at Washington and Lee University and held a variety of teaching positions. In 1891 ...

(1856–1940), American educator * James H. (Jim) Dillard (born 1933), American politician *

James Price Dillard James Price Dillard is a distinguished professor of Communication Arts and Sciences Department at Penn State University. He has authored and co-authored over 50 manuscripts primarily on the role of emotion and persuasive influence. Dillard graduated ...

, Communication Professor at Penn State University *

Jarett Dillard Jarett Juma Porter Dillard (born December 21, 1985) is an American lawyer and former American football wide receiver of the National Football League. Dillard achieved success as a college football player for Rice, while earning his bachelor's d ...

(born 1985), American football player * Jill Duggar Dillard (born 1991), American television personality * Joey Lee Dillard (1924–2009), American linguist *

John Dillard John Dillard (August 12, 1760 – June 5, 1842) was an American soldier and pioneer settler, and a prominent figure in the establishment of Buncombe County, North Carolina and Dillard, Georgia. Dillard was born in Culpeper County, Virginia and ...

(1760–1842), early settler of North Carolina and Georgia * Kevin Dillard (born 1989) *

Kirk Dillard Kirk W. Dillard (born June 1, 1955) is an American politician and former Republican member of the Illinois State Senate, representing the 24th District from 1993 until his resignation in August 2014. He is also the former chairman of the DuPage ...

(born 1955), Illinois State Senate * Mamie Dillard (1874-1954), African American educator, clubwoman and suffragist * Margaret Dillard, American artist * Mark Dillard (born 1986) * Mickey Dillard (born 1958), American former basketball player *

Mike Dillard Mike Dillard (born 1965) is an American drummer and one of the founding members of rock band Melvins. His only known recordings with the original lineup eventually saw release in 2005 as ''Mangled Demos from 1983''. He left the band in 1984 and ...

(born 1964), drummer for the ''Melvins'' * Oliver W. Dillard (1926–2015) * Pat Dillard (1873–1907) *

Phillip Dillard Phillip Dillard (born December 10, 1986) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He attended Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma, where he was rated as one of the ...

(born 1986) *

R. H. W. Dillard Richard Henry Wilde Dillard Vance, Jane Gentry. "R. H. W. Dillard entry" in Southern Writers: A New Biographical Dictionary' (2006). Joseph M. Flora, Amber Vogel, and Bryan Albin Giemza (eds.). Louisiana State University Press. pp. 105-06. . ...

(1937–2023), American poet * Raymond Bryan Dillard (1944–1993), American Old Testament scholar *

Ricky Dillard Ricky Rydell Dillard (born February 25, 1965) is an American gospel musician. He started his music career, in 1987, as a Chicago house musician. His first Christian music album was ''Promise'', by Muscle Shoals Records. His next album, ''A Holy ...

(born 1965), American gospel singer * Stacey Dillard (born 1968) * Stephen Dillard (born 1969), an appellate court judge and lecturer *

Steve Dillard (baseball) Stephen Bradley Dillard (born February 8, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago White Sox. Di ...

(born 1951), former Major League Baseball player *

Tim Dillard Timothy Charles Dillard (born July 19, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers. He is a pregame and postgame analyst for Brewers television broadcasts on Bally ...

(born 1983) * Tramar Dillard (AKA

Flo Rida Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (, ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 breakout single " Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital dow ...

, born 1979), American rapper *

Varetta Dillard Varetta Mamie Dillard (February 3, 1933 – October 4, 1993) was an American rhythm and blues singer in the 1950s whose biggest hit was "Mercy, Mr. Percy". Life and career She was born in Harlem, New York, and spent much of her childhood in hos ...

(1933–1993) * Victor Dillard (1897–1945) *

Victoria Dillard Victoria Dillard (born September 20, 1967) is an American advocate for Parkinson's disease research. She is also a former television and film actress who is best known for her co-starring roles as Janelle Cooper in the ABC sitcom ''Spin City'', ...

(born 1969), American actress * William T. Dillard (1914–2002), founder of the Dillard's department store chain

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