Randall (surname)
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Etymology
Randall or Randolph are both derived from the Old English Randwulf or Old NorseOld Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
Randólfr ("shieldwolf"), from rand (ON rönd) "the rim of a shield" and wulf (ON úlfr) "wolf", a kenning
Kenning
A kenning is a type of literary trope, specifically circumlocution, in the form of a compound that employs figurative language in place of a more concrete single-word noun. Kennings are strongly associated with Old Norse and later Icelandic and Anglo-Saxon poetry...
meaning "hunter or enemy of the shield", i.e. "sword".
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- Adam RandallAdam RandallAdam Randall is an actor from the Rhondda Valley, South Wales. He trained at East 15 Acting School and has appeared in several productions, including Sgripts Cymru's controversial play Franco's Bastard and played Gethin in the BBC series First Degree...
, actor from the Rhondda Valley, South Wales - Addison RandallAddison RandallAddison Byron Owen Randall was an American film actor, chiefly in Westerns...
, American film actor - Alexander RandallAlexander RandallAlexander Williams Randall was a lawyer, judge and politician from Wisconsin. He served as the sixth Governor of Wisconsin from 1858 until 1861. He was instrumental in raising and organizing the first Wisconsin volunteer troops for the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:Randall...
, American (Wisconsin) politician - Alexander Randall (Maryland)Alexander Randall (Maryland)Alexander Randall was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Randall was educated under private tutors. He graduated from St...
, congressman, Attorney General of Maryland - Alice RandallAlice RandallAlice Randall is an American author and songwriter. Randall grew up in Washington, D.C.. She attended Harvard University, where she earned an honors degree in English and American literature, before moving to Nashville in 1983 to become a country songwriter. She currently lives in Nashville,...
, African American author and songwriter - Anne RandallAnne RandallAnne Randall is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1967 issue...
, American model
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- Benjamin RandallBenjamin RandallBenjamin Randall was the main organizer of the Freewill Baptists in the northeastern United States.In 1749 Benjamin Randall was born into a New England sea captain's family. Randall experienced a conversion to Christianity in 1770 through the influence of George Whitefield. Randall served in the...
, Baptist preacher - Chad RandallChad RandallChad Randall, is an Australian professional rugby league footballer with the Harlequins RL club of Europe's Super League. Randall's usual position is hooker...
, Australian Rugby League player and model - Charles Hiram RandallCharles Hiram RandallCharles Hiram Randall , known as Charles Randall, was a member of the U.S. Congress, the California State Assembly and the Los Angeles City Council in the 20th Century.-Biography:...
, American (California) politician - Charles S. RandallCharles S. RandallCharles Sturtevant Randall was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on February 20, 1824; died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, August 17, 1904. Randall is interred in the Rural Cemetery.-References:* -Notes:...
, former US representative from Massachusetts
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- Dana RandallDana RandallDana Randall is a professor of theoretical computer science at Georgia Tech. Her primary research interest is analyzing algorithms for counting problems using Markov chains. One of her important contributions to this area is a decomposition theorem for analyzing Markov chains. Randall was born in...
, professor of theoretical computer science - David RandallDavid RandallDavid Randall is a British journalist and author of The Universal Journalist, a textbook on journalism.Randall was born in Norwich and studied Economics at Clare College, Cambridge. He was recruited to write for the student newspaper Varsity by then editor Jeremy Paxman...
, English journalist, author, and comic. - Derek RandallDerek RandallDerek William Randall is an English former cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire, and Tests and ODIs for England in the late 1970s and early 1980s....
, England cricketer - Don RandallDon RandallDonald James Randall , Australian politician, is a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives. He represented the Division of Swan, Western Australia, 1996–98, and has represented the Division of Canning, Western Australia, since November 2001. He was born in Merredin, Western...
, Australian politician - Dudley RandallDudley RandallDudley Randall was an African American poet and poetry publisher from Detroit, Michigan. He founded a publishing company called Broadside Press in 1965, which published many leading African American writers. Randall's most famous poem is "The Ballad of Birmingham", written during the 1960s, about...
, African-American poet and publisher
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- Elizabeth RandallElizabeth RandallElizabeth Randall is an American Republican Party politician who serves as a Commissioner of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2003 to 2007...
, American (New Jersey) politician - Edwin M. RandallEdwin M. RandallEdwin M. Randall was a Florida lawyer and Republican politician who served as Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court from January 1869 to January 7, 1885. He was born April 5, 1822. He died July 12, 1895....
, Florida supreme court justice - Elliott RandallElliott RandallElliott Randall is an American guitarist, most known for being a session musician with popular artists. Randall has played the well-known guitar solos from Steely Dan's hit "Reelin' in the Years" and Fame. Legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has reputedly said that Randall's solo on...
, American guitarist - Frankie RandallFrankie Randall-External links:...
, boxer
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- George Morton RandallGeorge Morton RandallGeorge Morton Randall was a Major General in the United States Army, noted for his service in the American Civil War and Indian Wars.-Civil War:...
, American general - Herbert RandallHerbert RandallHerbert Eugene Randall, Jr. is an American photographer who had documented the effects of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. Randall is of Shinnecock, African-American and West Indian ancestry.- Education :...
, American photographer - Holly RandallHolly RandallHolly Randall is an American erotic photographer. She is the daughter of erotic photographer Suze Randall and author Humphry Knipe.-Biography:...
, American erotic photographer
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- Jack Randall (boxer)Jack Randall (boxer)Jack Randall , nicknamed "The Nonpareil", was a professional boxing pioneer.Born in London and standing only 5'6" tall, the diminutive Randall was one of the dominant pugilists of his era, compiling a 16-0-1 record as a professional, with all of his wins coming by knockout...
- James Randall (murderer)James Randall (murderer)James Michael Randall is an American criminal whose convictions include multiple rapes, a kidnapping, and the murder of two women in the Tampa Bay Area in Florida in the 1990s. Randall is currently an inmate in the Jackson Correctional Institute serving out two life sentences...
, convicted rapist and murderer - James Ryder RandallJames Ryder RandallJames Ryder Randall was an American journalist and poet. He is best remembered as the author of "Maryland, My Maryland".-Biography:Randall was born on January 1, 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland....
, American journalist and poet - Jeff Randall (journalist)Jeff Randall (journalist)Jeff William Randall is a journalist, who presents Jeff Randall Live, a business and politics show on Sky News...
- John Randall, several people
- Josh RandallJosh RandallJosh Randall is an American television actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Mike Burton in the NBC sitcom Ed and the recurring guest role of Jake in Scrubs in 2005. He was married to Claire Rankin on 10 September 2000....
, American television actor - Julia RandallJulia RandallJulia Randall was an American poet.She was one of a number of female poets writing in English whose work retained rhyme and meter long past the time when they were considered fashionable by the U.S. poetry scene of the twentieth century...
, American poet
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- Ken RandallKen RandallKenneth Fenwick Randall was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for 20 seasons, including ten seasons in the National Hockey League from 1917 to 1927 for the Toronto Arenas, Toronto St. Pats, Hamilton Tigers and New York Americans...
, Canadian ice hockey player - Kikkan RandallKikkan RandallKikkan Randall is an American cross-country skier from Anchorage, Alaska. She is the niece of former cross-country skiing Olympians Betsy Haines and her brother, Chris Haines...
, American cross-country skier - Lisa RandallLisa RandallLisa Randall is an American theoretical physicist and a leading expert on particle physics and cosmology. She works on several of the competing models of string theory in the quest to explain the fabric of the universe. Her most well known contribution to the field is the Randall-Sundrum model,...
(1962 - ), American particle physicist - Lynne RandallLynne RandellLynne Randell was an Australian pop singer. For three years in the mid-1960s she was Australia's most popular female performer and had hits with "Heart" and "Goin' Out of My Head" in 1966, and "Ciao Baby" in 1967. In 1967, Randell toured the United States with The Monkees and performed on-stage...
(1949–2007), Australian pop singer, changed last name to Randell.
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- Marcus RandallMarcus RandallMarcus Randall is an American football player who plays for Team Arkansas of the All American Football League. Randall played quarterback for LSU, Tennessee Titans and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.-College career:...
, American football player - Mark Randall, several people
- Marta RandallMarta RandallMarta Randall is a science fiction writer.In addition to writing numerous science fiction novels and short fiction, Marta Randall has edited the New Dimensions science fiction anthology series, and Nebula Awards 19....
, science fiction writer - Meg RandallMeg RandallMeg Randall was a film actress. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Randall signed a movie contract with Universal Pictures in 1949 and, that same year, appeared in the film noir classic Criss Cross and played Babs Riley in the comedy film The Life of Riley. Randall was credited as Gene...
, American film actress - Merle RandallMerle RandallMerle Randall was an American physical chemist famous for his work, over the period of 25 years, in measuring free energy calculations of compounds with Gilbert N. Lewis...
, American physical chemist - Mike RandallMike RandallMike Randall was a British newspaper editor.Randall worked as a shipping clerk in Brazil in his youth. He moved to the UK at the start of World War II and took a job as a journalist at the Daily Sketch. In 1941, he moved to the Sunday Graphic, rising to become its editor in 1953...
, British newspaper editor
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- Nancy RandallNancy RandallNancy Randall is an American beauty queen of Brazilian descent who represented the United States at Miss World 2004. She won the Beach Beauty award and placed 2nd runner-up. Randall has Brazilian ancestry and was previously Miss Cidade do Rio de Janeiro 2004. She was 1st runner-up to Miss Earth...
, Brazilian-American model - Paulette RandallPaulette RandallPaulette Randall, is a British theatre director. She chairs the board of the Clean Break Theatre Company, and is former artistic director of the Talawa Theatre Company.-Projects:Royal Court Theatre* Directed Blest be the Tie by Doña Daley...
, British theatre director - Robert Randall, several people
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- Samuel C. RandallSamuel C. RandallSamuel C. Randall was a Michigan politician. He was a thirty-third-degree Mason and a grand commander of Michigan Knights Templar.-Early life:...
, former mayor of Flint, Michigan - Samuel J. RandallSamuel J. RandallSamuel Jackson Randall was a Pennsylvania politician, attorney, soldier, and a prominent Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives during the late 19th century. He served as the 33rd Speaker of the House and a contender for his party's nomination for the President of the...
, US congressman from Pennsylvania and Speaker of the United States House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
from 1876 to 1881 - Semeka RandallSemeka RandallSemeka Chantay Randall is a former collegiate and professional basketball player who is the head coach of the Ohio Bobcats...
, American basketball player - Stuart Randall, Baron Randall of St BudeauxStuart Randall, Baron Randall of St BudeauxStuart Jeffrey Randall, Baron Randall of St Budeaux was a British Labour politician.Randall gained a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from University College, Cardiff and worked in the electronics industry for twenty years. He was Member of Parliament for Hull West from 1983 until he stood...
- Suze RandallSuze RandallSuze Randall is an English model, photographer, and pornographer. She has been one of the world's leading erotic photographers for more than 35 years....
, American model, photographer, and pornographer originally from England
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- Terry RandallTerry RandallTerry "Igor" Randall is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the Manly-Warringah club in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. He also represented New South Wales and Australia...
, Australian rugby league footballer - Tony RandallTony RandallTony Randall was a U.S. actor, comic, producer and director.-Early years:Randall was born Arthur Leonard Rosenberg to a Jewish family in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Julia and Mogscha Rosenberg, an art and antiques dealer...
, American comic actor
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- Walter RandallWalter RandallWalter Randall , was a British dancer turned actor with numerous roles in British television, including parts in The Saint, Out of This World, Yes Minister, The Professionals and Dixon of Dock Green....
, British television actor - William Randall, several people
List of fictional characters with the surname
- Hester Randall, character from the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs
- Josh RandallJosh RandallJosh Randall is an American television actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Mike Burton in the NBC sitcom Ed and the recurring guest role of Jake in Scrubs in 2005. He was married to Claire Rankin on 10 September 2000....
, character from Wanted:Dead or Alive a bounty hunter played by Steve McQueen TV series aired on CBS three years from 1958-1961 - Jeff RandallJeff RandallJeff Randall is a fictional character played by Mike Pratt in the original private detective series, Randall and Hopkirk from 1969 to 1971 and by Bob Mortimer in the BBC remake...
, detective played by Mike Pratt in the original private detective series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - Lucas Randall, character from Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
- Rex RandallRex RandallRex Randall was a fictional character in the UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by John Hopkins from November to December 2005 when the series ended.-About Rex:...
, character from the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs - Lieutenant Randall, a Non-playable Character in Call of Duty 2