Graham (name)

Graham is a Scottish male first and family name.

meaning

The name comes from Old English and means something like "gray (gra {e} [y]) homestead (ha {o} m [e])" or "gravel land".

variants

Name bearer

First name

Graham Bond (1937–1974), British jazz and blues musician
Graham Bonney (* 1943), British pop singer and entertainer
Graham Chapman (1941–1989), British actor and writer
Graham N. Fitch (1809-1892), American politician
Graham Forbes (≈1917–1984), American jazz pianist
Graham Greene (1904-1991), British writer
Graham Greene (actor) (born 1952), Canadian actor
Graham Hill (1929–1975), British racing driver
Graham McTavish (born 1961), Scottish actor
Graham Miles (1941-2014), English snooker player
Graham Nash (born 1942), British singer and songwriter
Graham Tayar (1933–2016), British journalist, jazz pianist and poet
Graham Walker (racing driver) (1896–1962) British motorcycle racer
Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), British speech therapist, inventor and large entrepreneur
James Graham Ballard (1930-2009), British writer

family name

A.

A. John Graham (1930-2005), British ancient historian
Aimee Graham (* 1971), American actress
Alasdair Graham (1929-2015), Canadian politician
Alastair Graham (1906-2000), British malacologist
Alex Graham (1917–1991), British cartoonist and comic artist
Alexa Graham (* 1998), American tennis player
Alexander H. Graham (1890–1977), American politician
Alexander S. Graham (1917-1991), British cartoonist and comic artist, see Alex Graham
Alexander Michael Graham (* 1938), former Lord Mayor of London
Alexander Graham (swimmer) (born April 28, 1995), Australian swimmer
Andrew Graham (astronomer) (1815-1908) Irish astronomer
Andrew Graham (Bishop) (born 1929), British theologian and clergyman, Bishop of Newcastle
Angelo P. Graham , American art director and production designer
Angus Charles Graham (1919–1991), British sinologist and philosopher
Ashley Graham (rugby player) (born 1984), Australian rugby league player
Ashley Graham (Model) (* 1987), American model
Aubrey Drake Graham (* 1986), Canadian actor, rapper and R&B singer; see Drake (rapper)

B.

Barbara Graham (1923–1955), American murderer
Benjamin Graham (1894–1976), American economist and stock market specialist
Bette Nesmith Graham (1924–1980), American entrepreneur
Bill Graham (saxophonist) (* 1918), American jazz musician
Bill Graham (politician, 1919) (1919–1995), Australian politician
Bill Graham (concert organizer) (1931–1991), German-American concert organizer
Bill Graham (politician, 1939) (born 1939), Canadian politician
Billy Graham (1918–2018), American Baptist pastor and evangelist
Billy Graham (boxer) (1922-1992), American boxer
Billy Graham (wrestler) (born 1943), American wrestler
Bob Graham (politician) ( Daniel Robert Graham ; * 1936), American politician
Bob Graham (Illustrator) (* 1942), Australian author and illustrator
Bobby Graham (track and field athlete) (1909–1963), British middle distance runner
Bobby Graham (musician) (1940-2009), British drummer
Bobby Graham (soccer player) (born 1944), Scottish soccer player
Brendan Graham (* 1945), Irish author and composer
Brian Graham (rugby player) (* before 1955), Australian rugby player
Brian Graham (soccer player) (born 1987), Scottish soccer player
Bruce Graham (screenwriter) , American screenwriter
Bruce Graham (ice hockey player) (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
Bruce J. Graham (1925-2010), American architect
Bushy Graham (1905-1982), American boxer

C.

CJ Graham , American actor
Caroline Graham (writer) (* 1931), English crime novelist
Caroline Graham Hansen (* 1995), Norwegian soccer player
Carolyn Graham (* 1931), American language teacher
Charles Christie Graham (1835–1915), New Zealand politician
Clover Graham († 2012), Jamaican-British human rights activist and lawyer
Colin Graham (1931–2007), English opera director and opera director
Colin C. Graham (* 1942), American mathematician
Currie Graham (* 1967), Canadian-American actor

D.

Dan Graham (* 1942), American concept and video artist
Daniel Graham ( American football player ) (* 1978), American football player

Daniel Robert Graham (* 1936), American politician, see Bob Graham (politician)

Daniel W. Graham (* 1948), American philosopher

Danny Graham (* 1985), English football player

Dave Graham (* 1981), American sport climber

Davey Graham (1940–2008), British folk guitarist and composer

David Graham (writer) (actually Robert Hale ; * 1919), English writer

David Graham (actor) (born 1930), English actor

David Graham (1940-2008), British guitarist, see Davey Graham

David Graham (golfer) (born 1946), Australian golfer

David Graham (composer) (born 1951), British composer

David Graham (tennis player) (born 1962), Australian tennis player

David Graham (soccer player, 1978) (born 1978), Scottish soccer player

David Graham (soccer player, 1983) (born 1983), Scottish soccer player

Debbie Graham (* 1970), American tennis player

Derek Graham (* 1941), British medium and long distance runner

Devin Graham (* 1983), American filmmaker, cameraman, photographer, film editor and blogger

Dirk Graham (* 1959), Canadian ice hockey player

E.

Ed graham jr. (1928-2018), American television producer
Edward Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton (1925–2020), British politician (Labor Party and Co-operative Party) and life peer
Elliot Graham (* 1976), American film editor
Éric Graham (* 1950), French racing car driver
Erin Graham (* 1980), American biathlete
Ernie Graham (1946-2001), Northern Irish rock singer and guitarist
Evarts Graham (1883-1957), American surgeon

F.

Frank Graham (voice actor) (1914–1950), American voice actor
Frank L. Graham , Canadian molecular biologist
Frank Porter Graham (1886–1972), American politician
Franklin Graham (* 1952), American evangelist

G

Gary Graham (actor) (born 1950), American actor and television producer
Gary Graham (Designer) (* 1969), American designer and entrepreneur
Gary Graham (musician) , Canadian musician and music educator
George Graham (Bishop) († 1643), Bishop of Orkney
George Graham (watchmaker) (1673–1751), English watchmaker
George Graham (politician) (1772–1830), US acting Secretary of War and Commissioner of the General Land Office
George Graham (Monologist) (1866–1903), American monologue speaker.
George Graham (soccer player) (born 1944), Scottish soccer player and coach
George Augustus Graham ( Captain Graham ; 1833–1909), Scottish officer and cynologist
George Scott Graham (1850–1931), American politician
Gerald Graham (1831–1899), British Lieutenant General
Gerrit Graham (* 1949), American actor and songwriter
Glenn Graham (1904-1986), American track and field athlete
Gordon Graham († 2015), British publisher
Gwen Graham (* 1963), American politician

H

Heather Graham (born 1970), American actress
Henriette Schramm-Graham (1803–1876), German singer, soprano and actress
Henry V. Graham (1916–1999), American general
Herol Graham (born 1959), British boxer
Holter Graham (1972), American actor
Horace F. Graham (1862–1941), American politician
Howard Graham (1898–1986), Canadian Lieutenant General
Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan (1848–1938), Canadian publisher
Hugh Graham (figure skater) , American figure skater
Hugh Graham (show jumper) (* 1949), Canadian show jumper
Hugh Davis Graham (1937–2002), American historian and sociologist

I.

Ian Graham (* 1967), English snooker player
Ian Maxtone-Graham (* 1959), American screenwriter and television producer
Iris Graham (born 1985), Canadian actress

J

Jack Gilbert Graham (1932–1957), American mass murderer
Jack Graham (soccer player, 1868) (1868-1932), English soccer player
Jack Graham (soccer player, 1873) (1873-1925), English soccer player
Jack Graham (soccer player, 1881) (1881– ??), English soccer player
Jack Graham (soccer player, 1909) (1909– ??), English soccer player
Jaki Graham (* 1956), British soul singer
James Graham (quack doctor) (1745-1794), Scottish physician
James Graham (politician, 1793) (1793-1851), American politician (North Carolina)
James Graham (politician, 1813) (1813–1898), Irish-Australian politician
James Graham (marksman) (1870–1950), American marksman
James Graham (playwright) (born 1982), British playwright and screenwriter
James Graham (mineralogist) (1929-2001), Australian mineralogist
James Graham (rugby player) (born 1985), English rugby league player
James Graham, 1st Baronet (of Kirkstall) (1753-1825), British nobleman and politician
James Graham, 1st Baronet (of Netherby) (1761-1824), British nobleman and politician
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612–1650), Scottish nobleman and general
James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose (1682–1742), Scottish nobleman
James Graham, 2nd Baronet (of Netherby) (1792–1861), British statesman
James Graham, 2nd Marquess of Montrose (1633–1669), Scottish nobleman
James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose (1755–1836), Scottish nobleman and politician
James Graham, 3rd Marquess of Montrose (1657–1684), Scottish nobleman
James Graham, 4th Baronet (of Braco) (around 1661 – around 1700), Scottish nobleman
James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose (1799–1874), British nobleman
James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose (1878–1954), British nobleman
James Graham, 7th Baronet (of Netherby) (born 1946), British nobleman
James Graham, 7th Duke of Montrose (1907-1992), British nobleman
James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose (born 1935), Scottish nobleman and politician
James Graham, 11th Baronet (of Norton Conyers) (* 1940), British nobleman
James Duncan Graham (1799–1865), American topographer and officer
James Gillespie Graham (1776–1855), Scottish architect
James H. Graham (1812-1881), American politician
James McMahon Graham (1852–1945), American politician
Jeffrey Brent Graham (1941-2011), biologist
Jim Graham (* 1935), American pole vaulter
Jimmy Graham (born 1986), American football player
John Graham, 1st Viscount of Dundee (1648–1689), Scottish Major General
John Graham (painter, 1754) (1754-1817) Scottish painter
John Graham (officer) (1778–1821), British Army officer and founder of Grahamstown
John Graham (architect) (1908–1991), American architect
John Graham (Bishop) (1794–1865), Bishop of Chester
John Graham (botanist) (1805–1839) English botanist
John Graham (soccer player, 1873) (1873– ??), English soccer player
John Graham (IRA) (1915-1997), Irish IRA activist
John Graham (Major General) (1923–2012), British Major General
John Graham (soccer player, 1926) (1926-2006), English soccer player
John Graham (long distance runner) (born 1956), British marathon runner
John Graham (hurdler) (born 1965), Canadian hurdler
John Graham (music producer) , British music producer
John Graham (racing driver) (* 1955), Canadian racing driver
John Graham, 1st Baronet of Larbert House and Househill (1837–1926), British nobleman
John Graham, 2nd Baronet (of Braco) († around 1646), Scottish nobleman
John Graham, 2nd Baronet (of Dromore) (* 1938), British nobleman
John Graham, 2nd Baronet (of Gartmore) († 1708), Scottish nobleman
John Graham, 2nd Baronet (of Larbert House and Househill) (1864–1936), British nobleman
John Graham, 3rd Baronet (of Larbert House and Househill) (1892–1980), British nobleman
John Graham, 4th Baronet (of Larbert House and Househill) (1926-2019), British diplomat
John Benjamin Graham (1813–1876), mine owner, owner of the Handschuhsheimer Schlösschen
John D. Graham (1886–1961), American painter of Russian descent
Jack Gilbert Graham (1932–1957), British mass murderer
John H. Graham (1835–1895), American politician
John Joseph Graham (1913–2000), American clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Philadelphia
John KD Graham (* 20th century), American film director
John Maxtone-Graham († 2015), American historian
John R. Graham (soccer player) , English soccer player
John R. Graham (composer) , American film composer
Joseph B. Graham, American entrepreneur, see Graham-Paige
Julie Graham (geographer) ( Julie Ann Graham ; 1945–2010), American geographer and author
Julie Graham (actress) (born 1965), British actress

K

Katerina Graham (* 1989), American actress, songwriter and singer

Katharine Graham (1917-2001), American author

Keitani Graham (1980-2012), Micronesian wrestler

Kenny Graham (1924–1997), British jazz musician and composer

Kenny Graham ( American football player ) (born 1941), American football player

Kim Graham (* 1971), American athlete

L.

Larry Graham (* 1946), American singer and musician
Lauren Graham (* 1967), American actress
Laurie Graham (author) (born 1947), British author
Laurie Graham (ski racer) (* 1960), Canadian ski racer
Leona Graham (* 1971), British radio presenter
Leslie Graham (1911–1953), British motorcycle racer
Lindsey Graham (* 1955), American politician
Loren Graham (* 1933), American historian of science
Lorraine Graham , now Lorraine Fenton (* 1973), Jamaican athlete
Lou Graham (1929–1999), American country and rockabilly musician
Louis E. Graham (1880–1965), American politician
Lukas Graham (bourgeois Lukas Forchhammer * 1988), Danish singer and songwriter
Luke Graham (1940-2006), American wrestler
Lynn Graham (* 1947), American shot putter and discus thrower

M.

Malcolm Duncan Graham (1827–1878), American lawyer and politician
Malcom Graham (1934-2015), English football player
Mark Anthony Graham (1973-2006), Canadian athlete
Martha Graham (1894–1991), American dancer, choreographer and teacher
Mary Bloy Graham († 2015), Canadian children's book illustrator
Matt Graham (poker player) (born 1983), American poker player
Matt Graham (freestyle skier) (* 1994), Australian freestyle skier
Maurice Graham (1931-2015), Australian rugby player
Max Graham (* 1971), British house producer and remixer
Mikey Graham (born 1972), Irish singer

N

Nadia Graham-Hutchinson (* 1974), Jamaican sprinter
Norris Graham (1906–1980), American rower

O

Otto Graham (1921–2003), American football player and coach, basketball player

P

Patricia Albjerg Graham (* 1935), American historian of science
Patrick Graham (* 1967), French-Canadian management consultant and writer
Paul Graham (* 1964), American computer scientist and programmer
Paul Graham (photographer) (born 1956), British photographer
Peter Graham (painter) (1836–1921), Scottish painter
Peter Graham (composer, 1952) (* 1952), Czech composer
Peter Graham (composer, 1958) (born 1958), British composer
Peter Graham (producer) , producer
Peter Graham (kickboxer) (* 1975), New Zealand mixed martial arts fighter
Peter W. Graham (* 1980), American physicist
Philip Graham (1915–1963), American publisher

R.

Raymond A. Graham , American entrepreneur, see Graham-Paige
Rex Alan Graham (1915-1958), British botanist
Richard Graham (politician) ( Richard Michael John Ogilvie Graham ; * 1958), British manager and politician
Richard Graham (actor) (born 1960), British actor
Richard Graham (soccer player) (born 1974), English soccer player
Rigby Graham († 2015), British painter
Robert Graham (botanist) (1786–1845), Scottish physician and botanist
Robert Graham (sculptor) (1938–2008), American sculptor
Robert Graham (physicist) (* 1942), German physicist
Robert C. Graham , American entrepreneur, see Graham-Paige
Robert Cunninghame Graham (1852–1936), Scottish-Spanish aristocrat, politician and adventurer
Robert James Douglas Graham (1884–1950), Scottish botanist
Robert Klark Graham (1906 / 1907–1997), American eugenicist and businessman
Robin Lee Graham (born 1949), American sailor
Rodney Graham (born 1949), Canadian artist
Ronald Graham (1935-2020), American mathematician
Rose Graham (1875–1963), British church historian
Ruth Bell Graham (1920–2007), American wife of the revival preacher Billy Graham

S.

Shawn Graham (* 1968), Canadian politician
Shayne Graham (born 1977), American football player
Sheilah Graham (1904–1988), British-American journalist
Stephen Graham (writer) (1884–1975), British writer
Stephen Graham (urban researcher) (* 1965), British geographer and town planner
Stephen Graham (actor) (born 1973), British actor
Stephen Graham (basketball player) (* 1982), American basketball player
Stephen Victor Graham (1874–1955), American naval officer and colonial governor
Susan Graham (* 1960), American mezzo-soprano
Susan L. Graham (* 1942), American computer scientist
Sylvester Graham (1794-1851), American preacher and diet advocate

T

T. Max Graham ( Neil Graham Moran ; 1941-2011), American actor
Teddy Graham (1906–1979), Canadian ice hockey player
Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch (1748–1843), Scottish general and politician
Thomas Graham (chemist) (1805-1869) British chemist
Tim Graham (born 1939), British athlete
Todd Graham (born 1991), Australian ice hockey player
Trevor Graham (* 1964), Jamaican athlete and coach

W.

William Graham, 1st Baronet (of Braco) († around 1635), Scottish nobleman
William Graham, 1st Baronet (of Gartmore) († 1684), Scottish nobleman
William Graham, 1st Earl of Montrose (1464-1513), Scottish nobleman
William Graham, 1st Lord Graham († around 1425), Scottish nobleman
William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose (1492–1571), Scottish nobleman and statesman
William Graham, 3rd Baronet (of Braco) († around 1684), Scottish nobleman
William Graham, 3rd Lord Graham († 1472), Scottish nobleman
William Graham, 3rd Baronet (of Esk) (1730–1744), Scottish nobleman
William Graham (politician, 1782) (1782-1858), American politician
William Graham (philosopher) (1839–1911), British lawyer and philosopher
William Graham (politician, 1939) (born 1939), Canadian politician (Liberal Party)
William A. Graham (Politician) ( William Alexander Graham ; 1839–1923), American politician
William A. Graham (Director) (1926-2013), American director
William A. Graham (Islamic scholar) ( William Albert Graham ; * 1943), American Islamic scholar and university professor
William Alexander Graham (1804–1875), American politician
William Harrison Graham (1844–1923), American politician
William J. Graham (1872–1937), American politician
Winston Graham (1908-2003), British writer
Winthrop Graham (born 1965), Jamaican athlete

Y

Yvonne Mai-Graham (* 1965), German-Jamaican middle-distance runner

Z

Zoe Graham (* 1994), American actress