Garland (surname)
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Garland is a surname, and may refer
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- Alex GarlandAlex GarlandAlexander Medawar "Alex" Garland is a British novelist and screenwriter.-Early life:Garland was born in London, England, the son of psychoanalyst Caroline and political cartoonist Nicholas Garland. His maternal grandparents were zoologist Peter Medawar and author Jean Medawar...
(b. 1970), British novelist - Augustus Hill GarlandAugustus Hill GarlandAugustus Hill Garland was an Arkansas lawyer and politician. He was a senator in both the United States and the Confederate States, served as 11th Governor of Arkansas and as Attorney General of the United States in the first administration of Grover Cleveland.-Early life and law career:Garland...
(1832–1899), American lawyer and politician - Beverly GarlandBeverly GarlandBeverly Garland was an American film and television actress, businesswoman, and hotel owner. Garland gained prominence for her role as Fred MacMurray's second wife, "Barbara Harper Douglas", in the 1960s sitcom My Three Sons...
(1926–2008), American actress - Billy GarlandBilly GarlandWilliam Jefferson "Billy" Garland , was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Garland was famous for his falsetto singing combined with gentle guitar playing style...
(1918–1960), American guitarist, singer and songwriter - Chris GarlandChris GarlandChristopher "Chris" Garland is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City, Chelsea and Leicester City between the 1960s and 1980s. He was capped once by England at under-23 level....
(b. 1949), former English footballer - Colin GarlandColin GarlandColin Garland is a professional Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League, currently with the Melbourne Football Club....
(b. 1986), Australian Rules footballer - Dale GarlandDale GarlandDale Garland is a Guernsey born British athlete, educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey. He competed in the 400m hurdles at the 2007 World Athletics Championships and attended the 2008 Summer Olympics as part of the 4x400m relay squad, but did not run in the competition.-Commonwealth Games:* 2002...
(b. 1980), Guernsey born British athlete - Donald Edward GarlandDonald Edward GarlandDonald Edward Garland VC born in Ballincor, County Wicklow, Garland was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Victoria Cross:He was 21 years old, and a Flying...
(1918–1940), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross - Hamlin GarlandHamlin GarlandHannibal Hamlin Garland was an American novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his fiction involving hard-working Midwestern farmers.- Biography :...
(1860–1940), American novelist and poet - Hank GarlandHank GarlandWalter Louis Garland , better known as Hank Garland, was a Nashville studio musician who performed with Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison and many others.-Biography:...
(1930–2004), Nashville studio musician - Jack GarlandJack GarlandJohn Richard Garland, PC was a Canadian politician, who was a longtime member of the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Nipissing. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada....
(1918–1964), Canadian politician - James C. GarlandJames C. GarlandDr. James C. Garland is a physicist, author and professor, and the former 20th President of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio....
20th President of Miami University - James Henry GarlandJames Henry GarlandJames Henry Garland is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the bishop of the Diocese of Marquette in the state of Michigan from 1992–2005.-Biography:...
, Roman Catholic bishop - John of Garland, medieval English grammarian, fl. 13th century
- John Garland (Australian politician)
- John Garland (general)John Garland (general)John Garland was a career United States soldier in the Regular Army who had a long and distinguished career spanning fifty years of service during the War of 1812, Seminole Wars, Mexican-American War, Utah War and very briefly into the American Civil War.-Early life and career:Garland was born in...
(1792–1861), career soldier in the U.S. Army - John J. GarlandJohn J. GarlandJohn James Garland was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1915, as a member of the Conservative Party....
(1873–1925), Canadian politician - Jon GarlandJon GarlandJon Steven Garland is a right-handed starting pitcher, who is currently a free agent.-High school career:At John F...
(b. 1979), American baseball player - Judy GarlandJudy GarlandJudy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years and for her renowned contralto voice, she attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage...
(1922–1969), American actress and singer - Landon GarlandLandon Garland-Biography:He graduated with first honors from Hampden-Sydney College in 1829. He taught chemistry and natural philosophy at Washington College , c1829-1830, and taught chemistry and natural history at Randolph-Macon College, 1833-1834, eventually being elected chair of the department. In 1837, he...
(1810–1895), American chemist and natural historian - Lisa Garland, character from the Silent HillSilent Hillis a survival horror video game series consisting of seven installments published by Konami and its subsidiary Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four games in the series, Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4, have been developed by an internal factor, Team Silent...
series - Lorraine GarlandLorraine GarlandLorraine Garland is a folk musician from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She sang and played fiddle with science fiction author Emma Bull in folk duo The Flash Girls and with the band Folk UnderGround. Currently, she is a member of the goth / folk / rock / traditional Celtic duo Lorraine a' Malena with...
(b. 1963), American folk musician - Mahlon Morris GarlandMahlon Morris GarlandMahlon Morris Garland was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Mahlon M. Garland was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to Alexandria, Pennsylvania...
(1856–1920), American politician - Merrick B. GarlandMerrick B. GarlandMerrick Brian Garland is an American federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...
(b. 1952), American judge - Nicholas GarlandNicholas GarlandNicholas Withycombe Garland is a political cartoonist for the Daily Telegraph. He had previously drawn for The New Statesman, The Spectator and The Independent....
(b. 1935), British political cartoonist - Patrick GarlandPatrick Garlandthumb|right|200pxPatrick Garland is a British actor, writer, and director.Garland started Poetry International in 1963 with Ted Hughes and Charles Osborne. He was a director and producer for the BBC's Music and Arts Department , and worked on its Monitor series...
(b. 1935), British actor, writer and director - Peter GarlandPeter GarlandPeter Garland is a composer best known for publishing Soundings Press, one of the few sources of new music scores and articles while in print...
(b. 1952), American composer - Peter Garland (footballer)Peter Garland (footballer)Peter John Garland is an English former professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Charlton Athletic, Wycombe Wanderers, leyton Orient and represented England at youth level.-Playing career:...
(b. 1971), EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball... - Red GarlandRed GarlandWilliam "Red" Garland was an American hard bop jazz pianist whose block chord style, in part originated by Milt Buckner, influenced many forthcoming pianists in the jazz idiom.-Beginnings:...
(1923–1984), American jazz pianist - Roger GarlandRoger GarlandRoger Garland is an environmental activist and a former Irish Green Party politician. He was the Green Party's first candidate to be elected to Dáil Éireann, representing Dublin South from 1989 to 1992....
(b. 1933), Irish politician - Samuel Garland, Jr.Samuel Garland, Jr.Samuel Garland, Jr., was an American attorney from Virginia and Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was killed in action during the Maryland Campaign while defending Fox's Gap at the Battle of South Mountain.-Early life and career:The grandnephew of James Madison, Garland was...
(1830-1862), Confederate American Civil War General - Scott Garland (b. 1973), American professional wrestler
- Scott GarlandScott Garland (ice hockey)Scott Stephen Garland was a professional ice hockey centre who played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Los Angeles Kings....
(b. 1952), former Canadian National Hockey League player - Seán GarlandSeán GarlandSeán Garland is a former President of the Workers' Party in Ireland.-Early Life:Born at Belvedere Place, off Mountjoy Square in Dublin, Garland joined the Irish Republican Army in 1953. In 1954, he briefly joined the British Army as an IRA agent and collected intelligence on Gough Barracks in...
(b. 1934), Irish politician - Theodore Garland, Jr.Theodore Garland, Jr.Theodore Garland, Jr. is a biologist specializing in evolutionary physiology. He was on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for 14 years, served at the National Science Foundation for one year, and is currently Professor of Biology at the University of California, Riverside. He...
, American biologist - Tim GarlandTim GarlandTim Garland is a British jazz saxophonist, composer and band-leader. He is also known for his innovative bass clarinet playing and for his prolific output as composer, blurring the boundaries between modern jazz and classical concert music.As a performer, he has worked widely both in Britain and...
(b. 1966), British jazz saxophonist - Victor GarlandVictor GarlandSir Victor Garland KBE , usually known as Vic Garland, is an Australian former politician, Australian High Commissioner in the United Kingdom and director of many UK and US public companies. A Liberal Party member of the Australian House of Representatives, he represented the Division of Curtin in...
(b. 1934), Australian politician and diplomat - U.S. Air Force General William M. Garland (1908-1991), assistant chief of operations for the Eighth Air ForceEighth Air ForceThe Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Global Strike Command . It is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana....
in the European Theater during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... - Winston GarlandWinston GarlandWinston Kinnard Garland is an American former professional basketball player on the point guard position. He played collegiately at the Southeastern Community College for two seasons , and then at theMissouri State University for the two following seasons...
(b. 1964), American former professional basketball player
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- Garland JeffreysGarland JeffreysGarland Jeffreys is a part African-American, and Puerto Rican American, singer and songwriter, transversing the musical genres of rock and roll, reggae, blues and soul.-Career:...
, singer
Fictional persons
It can also refer to fictional characters:- Garland, a character in the BeybladeBeybladeis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. Originally serialized in CoroCoro Comic from 2000 to 2002, the individual chapters were collected and published in 14 tankōbon by Shogakukan...
animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons.... - Garland, a character in Final FantasyFinal Fantasy (video game)is a fantasy role-playing video game created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, developed and first published in Japan by Square in 1987. It is the first game in Square's Final Fantasy series...
who inhabits the Temple of Fiends. He is also in Final Fantasy IXFinal Fantasy IXis a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation video game console. It is the ninth title in the Final Fantasy series. The game introduced new features to the series like the 'Active Time Event', 'Mognet' and a unique equipment and skill system.Final Fantasy IXs...
where he creates all the genomes in the game on his planet Terra. - Duke Garland, main character in the video game ZeliardZeliardZeliard is a platform-action RPG video game developed for the NEC PC-8801 and published by Game Arts in 1987 in Japan, and re-published for MS-DOS PCs in 1990 by Sierra Entertainment in Europe and North America...
- Johnny Garland, a fictional character in the Shadow HeartsShadow Heartsis a series of role playing games for the PlayStation 2. The original Shadow Hearts was developed by Sacnoth and released by Midway in the United States on December 11, 2001. The sequel, Shadow Hearts: Covenant , was also made by the same group, although Sacnoth reformed itself into a company...
universe. - Lisa Garland, a nurse in the video game Silent HillSilent Hillis a survival horror video game series consisting of seven installments published by Konami and its subsidiary Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four games in the series, Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4, have been developed by an internal factor, Team Silent...
and its film adaptationSilent Hill (film)Silent Hill is a 2006 horror film directed by Christophe Gans and written by Roger Avary. The story is an adaptation of the Silent Hill series of survival horror video games created by Konami. The film, particularly its emotional, religious and aesthetic content as well as its creature design,...
. - Nikolas Garland, the secondary antagonist of Ys III: Wanderers from YsYs III: Wanderers from Ysis an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom Corporation. It is the third game in the Ys series.Ys III was initially released for the NEC PC-8801 and NEC PC-9801 in 1989, and versions for the MSX 2 and Sharp X68000 soon followed. In 1991, a number of console ports were produced:...
and its retconned remake Ys: The Oath in FelghanaYs: The Oath in Felghanais a Japanese Action RPG released in 2005 for Microsoft Windows by Nihon Falcom. It is a remake of the third game in the Ys series, Ys III: Wanderers from Ys. A PSP version was released on April 22, 2010 in Japan...
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