Chandler (surname)
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Chandler
, which means a maker or seller of candle
s, is the surname
of the following people:
Chandler
A chandler was the head of the chandlery in medieval households, responsible for wax, candles, and soap.Chandler may also refer to:- People :* Chandler , the surname of various people...
, which means a maker or seller of candle
Candle
A candle is a solid block or cylinder of wax with an embedded wick, which is lit to provide light, and sometimes heat.Today, most candles are made from paraffin. Candles can also be made from beeswax, soy, other plant waxes, and tallow...
s, is the surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of the following people:
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- Abiel ChandlerAbiel ChandlerAbiel Chandler was a native of New Hampshire who prospered as a commission merchant in Boston, Massachusetts during the early nineteenth century. He was the seventh of eight children born to Daniel and Sarah Chandler in Concord, New Hampshire. After earning of land from a family friend, Chandler...
(1777-1851), founding donor to Dartmouth College's Chandler School of Science and the Arts - Adam ChandlerAdam ChandlerAdam Chandler, Sr. is a fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children, portrayed by David Canary from December 1983 through his departure on April 23, 2010. Adam Chandler was one of the most devious and powerful individuals within the town of Pine Valley, Pennsylvania...
, fictional character on ABC daytime series All My Children - Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.Alfred DuPont Chandler, Jr. was a professor of business history at Harvard Business School and Johns Hopkins University, who wrote extensively about the scale and the management structures of modern corporations. His works redefined business and economic history of industrialization...
(1918-2007), American economist and industrial historian - Andrew ChandlerAndrew ChandlerAndrew T. "Andy" Chandler is an American voice actor primarily working with FUNimation Entertainment, and is known for his roles in the English-language dubs of anime series...
- Arthur ChandlerArthur ChandlerArthur Clarence Hillier Chandler was a professional footballer in the 1920s and 1930s. He is most famous at Leicester City, where he is the club's all time record goal scorer, with 273 goals, though he also played for Queens Park Rangers and Notts County....
, English footballer for Leicester City (1920s - 1930s) - A. Bertram ChandlerA. Bertram ChandlerArthur Bertram Chandler was a British-Australian science fiction author. He also wrote under the pseudonyms George Whitley, George Whitely, Andrew Dunstan, and S.H.M....
, Australian merchant marine officer and Science Fiction writer
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- Chan ChandlerChan ChandlerChandler Chandler is the former pastor of East Waynesville Baptist Church who resigned after receiving national attention for expelling nine members of his church for supporting Democratic candidate John F...
- Charlotte ChandlerCharlotte ChandlerCharlotte Chandler is an American biographer and playwright who has written biographies of Groucho Marx, Federico Fellini, Billy Wilder, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Alfred Hitchcock...
- Chas ChandlerChas ChandlerBryan James "Chas" Chandler was an English musician, record producer and manager of several successful music acts....
- Chris ChandlerChris ChandlerChristopher Mark Chandler is a retired American football player, who played as a quarterback in the National Football League for 17 seasons. He is known for leading the Atlanta Falcons to a 14-2 season in 1998, followed up with an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIII.-Early years:Chris Chandler was...
(b. 1965), professional quarterback in the National Football League - Colby Chandler (CEO)Colby Chandler (CEO)Colby Hackett Chandler is the former Chairman and chief executive officer of the Eastman Kodak Company.He is a graduate of the University of Maine and received his Master's degree in Management from the Sloan Fellows program of the MIT Sloan School of Management.-References:...
, former CEO of Eastman Kodak - Craig ChandlerCraig ChandlerCraig B. Chandler is a Canadian businessman, pundit, and political and religious activist. He is a co-founder and executive director of the Progressive Group for Independent Business...
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- Rev. Edgar H. S. Chandler
- Edward Barron ChandlerEdward Barron ChandlerEdward Barron Chandler was a New Brunswick politician and lawyer from a United Empire Loyalist family. He was one of the Fathers of Confederation....
- Evan ChandlerEvan ChandlerEvan Chandler was an American screenwriter and dentist, and was best known as accuser to pop star Michael Jackson. In 1993, Chandler accused the singer of molesting his son Jordan after his son told him of the allegations while under the influence of sodium amytal during some surgery...
(1944-2009), former dentist - Elizabeth Margaret ChandlerElizabeth Margaret ChandlerElizabeth Margaret Chandler was a noted poet and writer of Pennsylvania and Michigan. She became the first woman writer in America to make the abolition of slavery her principal theme.-Early life:...
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- Happy ChandlerHappy ChandlerAlbert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, Sr. was a politician from the US state of Kentucky. He represented the state in the U.S. Senate and served as its 44th and 49th governor. Aside from his political positions, he also served as the second Commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1951 and...
(1898-1991), U.S. Senator and Governor of Kentucky - Harry ChandlerHarry ChandlerHarry Chandler was an American newspaper publisher and investor who became owner of the largest real estate empire in the U.S.-Biography:...
, Los Angeles Times publisher 1914-1944, and owner of the largest real-estate empire in the United States - Helen ChandlerHelen ChandlerHelen Chandler was an American film and theater actress.-Career:Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Chandler began her acting career in New York at the age of nine and was on Broadway two years later in 1917...
- Henry William ChandlerHenry William ChandlerHenry William Chandler was an English classical scholar.He was born in London. In 1848 he entered Pembroke College, Oxford, where he was elected fellow in 1853. In 1867 he succeeded Henry Longueville Mansel as Waynflete professor of moral and metaphysical philosophy, and in 1884 was appointed...
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- JR Chandler, fictional character
- Jeff Chandler (actor)Jeff Chandler (actor)Jeff Chandler was an American film actor and singer in the 1950s.-Early life:Chandler was born Ira Grossel to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Anna and Phillip Grossel. He attended Erasmus Hall High School, the alma mater of many stage and film personalities...
- Jeff Chandler (boxer)Jeff Chandler (boxer)"Joltin'" Jeff Chandler is a former boxer. Chandler reigned as the WBA Bantamweight Champion from November 1980 to April 1984....
- Jeff Chandler (kicker)Jeff Chandler (kicker)Jeffrey Robin "Jeff" Chandler is a former American college and professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League for three seasons in the early 2000s. Chandler played college football for the University of Florida, where he became the all-time leading scorer with...
- John Beals ChandlerJohn Beals ChandlerSir John Beals Chandler was the Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1940 to 1952, and the Member for the Queensland Legislative Assembly district of Hamilton from 1943 to 1947.-Personal life:...
, Australian politician and electrical retailer. - John ChandlerJohn ChandlerJohn Chandler was an American politician and soldier of Maine. The political career of Chandler, a Democratic-Republican, was interspersed with his involvement in the state militia during both the American Revolutionary War and War of 1812.Chandler was born in Epping, New Hampshire, the brother of...
(1762-1841)
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- Lane ChandlerLane ChandlerLane Chandler was an American actor specializing in Westerns.-Early life:He was born as Robert Chandler Oakes on a ranch near Culbertson, Montana, the son of a horse rancher. At an early age, the family relocated to Helena, Montana, where he graduated from high school...
- Len ChandlerLen ChandlerLen Hunt Chandler, Jr. , better known as Len Chandler, is a folk musician from Akron, Ohio.-Biography:He showed an early interest in music and began playing piano at age 8. Studying classical music in his early teens, he learned to play the oboe so he could join the high school band, and during...
- Leslie Gordon ChandlerLeslie Gordon ChandlerLeslie Gordon Chandler was an Australian jeweller, vigneron, bird photographer and amateur ornithologist. He became a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union in 1911 and was Press Correspondent for the RAOU 1914-1916 and again in 1920, war service and disability intervening. From...
(1888-1980), Australian ornithologist
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- Marian Otis ChandlerMarian Otis ChandlerMarian Otis Chandler was the secretary and a director of the Times-Mirror Company, which published the Los Angeles Times.-Biography:...
- Marlo ChandlerMarlo ChandlerMarlo Chandler is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Peter David, she first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #347 , and became an ongoing supporting character, first in that book, and later in the Captain Marvel series published between 1999–2004...
- Michelle ChandlerMichelle ChandlerMichelle Louise Chandler is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Melbourne Tigers. She was a member of the national women's team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
(born 1974), Australian basketball player - Mike ChandlerMike ChandlerMike Chandler , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1980-1984 seasons, with 9 career starts, and started in the Indianapolis 500 in 1981-1983. A near head-on crash in practice for the 1984 race left him in a coma for several days and prematurely ended his career...
- Murray ChandlerMurray ChandlerMurray Graham Chandler is a New Zealand chess grandmaster who has played internationally for that nation and for England, after gaining citizenship there in the early 1980s...
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- Paul Chandler, along with his wife Rachel Chandler, held hostage by Somali piratesForeign hostages in SomaliaKidnapping and hostage taking has become a common occurrence in Somalia since 2008, while the country is still facing civil war Kidnapping and hostage taking has become a common occurrence in Somalia since 2008, while the country is still facing civil war Kidnapping and hostage taking has become a...
from October 2009 to November 2010 - Peter Chandler (disambiguation)
- Polly ChandlerPolly ChandlerPolly Chandler is an American photographer noted for her unique portrait style illuminating the personality of her subjects through selective backgrounds and the use of large format cameras.- Photography career :...
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- Rachel Chandler - along with her husband Paul Chandler, held hostage by Somali piratesForeign hostages in SomaliaKidnapping and hostage taking has become a common occurrence in Somalia since 2008, while the country is still facing civil war Kidnapping and hostage taking has become a common occurrence in Somalia since 2008, while the country is still facing civil war Kidnapping and hostage taking has become a...
from October 2009 to November 2010 - Ralph ChandlerRalph ChandlerRalph Chandler was a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy. He saw action during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War, and later served as Commander of the Asiatic Squadron.-Biography:...
- Raymond ChandlerRaymond ChandlerRaymond Thornton Chandler was an American novelist and screenwriter.In 1932, at age forty-five, Raymond Chandler decided to become a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Depression. His first short story, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in...
(1888-1959), American author - Rex ChandlerRex ChandlerRex Chandler is an American actor and former pornographic actor who appeared in gay adult films.Chandler was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan on August 14, 1966. A former Mr. Michigan, he decided to move to Los Angeles in 1990 to seek out roles in the entertainment field. He modeled for several...
- Richard ChandlerRichard ChandlerRichard Chandler was an English antiquary.Chandler was educated at Winchester and at Queen's College, Oxford and Magdalen College, Oxford....
- Rod ChandlerRod ChandlerRodney Dennis "Rod" Chandler was a U.S. Representative from Washington. He is the great-great-grandnephew of long-time U.S. Senator Zachariah Chandler of Michigan....
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- Samuel ChandlerSamuel ChandlerSamuel Chandler was an English Nonconformist minister.-Life:He was born at Hungerford in Berkshire, where his father was a minister. He was sent to school at Gloucester, where he began a lifelong friendship with Bishop Butler and Archbishop Secker; and he afterwards studied at Leiden...
- Scott Chandler (American football), tight end for the Dallas Cowboys
- Seth Carlo ChandlerSeth Carlo ChandlerSeth Carlo Chandler, Jr. was an American astronomer.He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. During his last year in high school he performed mathematical computations for Benjamin Peirce, of the Harvard College Observatory.After graduating, he became the assistant of Benjamin A. Gould...
(1846-1913), American astronomer - Shannon ChandlerShannon ChandlerShannon Chandler is a television and motion picture actress. She played Jo McCormick on Saban's Big Bad Beetleborgs early in its run before Brittany Konarzewski replaced her. Chandler also appeared in Casper: A Spirited Beginning, after which she was nominated by Hollywood Reporter as Best New...
- Spud ChandlerSpud ChandlerSpurgeon Ferdinand "Spud" Chandler was an American right-handed starting pitcher in major league baseball, who played his entire career for the New York Yankees from 1937 through 1947...
(1907-1990), American baseball pitcher - Stuart ChandlerStuart ChandlerStuart Chandler was a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama All My Children. He was a member of the powerful and wealthy Chandler family. He was portrayed by David Canary from October 1984 to May 28, 2009 & September, 2011.- Identical opposite :...
, fictional character
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- Theodore E. ChandlerTheodore E. ChandlerTheodore Edson Chandler was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II, who commanded battleship and cruiser divisions in both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. He was killed in action when Japanese kamikaze aircraft struck his flagship.He was the grandson of William E...
(1894-1945), admiral of the United States Navy - Timothy ChandlerTimothy ChandlerTimothy "Timmy" Chandler is a German-born American soccer player who currently plays for Bundesliga side 1. FC Nuremberg.-Early life:...
- Tyson ChandlerTyson ChandlerTyson Cleotis Chandler is an American professional basketball center who most recently played for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA. He was also a member of the United States men's national basketball team.-High school:...
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- Walter ChandlerWalter ChandlerWalter "Clift" Chandler was an American politician from Tennessee.Walter Chandler was born in Memphis in 1887 to parents of Scots/English descent. He attended public schools before going on to earn his law degree at the University of Tennessee...
(1887-1967), American politician - Wes ChandlerWes ChandlerWesley Sandy "Wes" Chandler is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for eleven seasons in the 1970s and 1980s...
- William E. ChandlerWilliam E. ChandlerWilliam Eaton Chandler was a lawyer who served as United States Secretary of the Navy and as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire.-Early life:...
(1835–1917) United States Secretary of the Navy and senator - William Henry ChandlerWilliam Henry ChandlerWilliam Henry Chandler was a prolific American pastel artist. His works include landscapes, winter landscapes, marine and seascapes, still life fruit and fowl....
(1854–1928) American pastel artist - William W. Chandler engineer
- William Chandler (character) character in the soap opera Fashion House
- William R. Chandler American civil engineer and former executive of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline (TAPLINE)
- William Chandler (driver)William Chandler (driver)William Chandler was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...
, American racecar driver - Wilson ChandlerWilson ChandlerWilson Chandler is an American basketball player currently with Zhejiang Guangsha of the Chinese Basketball Association. He previously played in the National Basketball Association with the New York Knicks and the Denver Nuggets...
- J. Wyeth ChandlerJ. Wyeth ChandlerWyeth Chandler served as mayor of Memphis, Tennessee from 1972 to 1982. Chandler succeeded the controversial Henry Loeb, who battled local sanitation workers during a strike that brought Martin Luther King, Jr. to Memphis in April 1968....