Cavendish
Cavendish stands for:
- Cavendish (moon crater) , an impact crater on the moon
- Cavendish (banana) , a type of banana
- Cavendish (family) , a British noble family
- a tie knot , see tie knot # Cavendish knot
- the brand name of the British automobile manufacturer Sheffield Motor Company
- Cavendish & Harvey , German confectionery manufacturer
- an agri-food company owned by JD Irving, Canada
- Cavendish Icefalls , Glacier Break in Victoria Land, Antarctica
- Cavendish Rocks , rock formation in Victoria Land, Antarctica
- Cavendish tobacco
Cavendish is a family name that may refer to:
- Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire (1920–2004), British politician
- Anne Cavendish-Bentinck (1916–2008), British noblewoman and landowner
- Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck (1862–1938), British aristocrat, grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.
- Charles Cavendish (mathematician) (1591–1654), British mathematician and politician
- Charles Cavendish (general) (1620–1643), British general
- Charles Cavendish (natural scientist) (1704–1783), British natural scientist and politician
- Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham (1793–1863), British politician
- Charles Cavendish, 3rd Baron Chesham (1850–1907), British politician
- Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1920–2014), British nobleman, entrepreneur and author
- Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1870–1960), British nobleman and lady-in-waiting
- Frederick Cavendish (1836–1882), British politician
- George Cavendish (1500–1561 / 62), British courtier and author
- George Cavendish-Bentinck (1802-1848), British statesman
- Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806), British nobleman
- Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1951-2016), British nobleman, see Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
- Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle (1630–1691), English nobleman and politician
- Henry Cavendish (politician) (1673–1700), English nobleman and politician
- Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), British natural scientist
- Henry Cavendish, 3rd Baron Waterpark (1793–1863), British nobleman and politician
- Henry Cavendish, 4th Baron Waterpark (1839–1912), British nobleman
- Henry Cavendish, 6th Baron Waterpark (1876–1948), British nobleman
- Hugh Cavendish, Baron Cavendish of Furness (* 1941), British politician and landowner
- John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland (1800–1879), British peer and eccentric
- Kathleen Cavendish (1920–1948), American sister of John F. Kennedy
- Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673), English writer
- Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1895–1988), British nobleman and lady-in-waiting
- Mark Cavendish (* 1985), British cyclist
- Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833-1908), British politician
- Thomas Cavendish (1555–1592), English navigator and explorer
- Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1868–1938), British politician
- William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (1552–1626), English nobleman and politician
- William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire (1591–1628), English nobleman and politician
- William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1592–1676), English nobleman, general and politician
- William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire (1617–1684), English nobleman and politician
- William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (1640–1707), English nobleman and politician
- William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (1672–1729), British nobleman and politician
- William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (1698–1755), British nobleman and politician
- William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720–1764), British nobleman and politician
- William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748–1811), British nobleman and politician
- William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790-1858), British nobleman and politician
- William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire (1808-1891), British nobleman and politician
- William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (1917–1944), British nobleman
- William Cavendish-Bentinck (1774–1839), British general and statesman
- William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738–1809), British nobleman and politician
- William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland (1857–1943), British nobleman and politician
- William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland (1893–1977), British nobleman and politician
- Winifred Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (1863–1954), British nobleman and lady-in-waiting
Cavendish is the name of the following places:
- Cavendish (Suffolk) in Suffolk, England
- Cavendish (Vermont) in Vermont, United States
- Cavendish (Prince Edward Island) in Canada
- Cavendish (New Zealand) in New Zealand
- Cavendish (South Africa) , district of Cape Town, South Africa
- Cavendish (Victoria) , small town in Australia
