Grant (name)
Grant is an English family name that is also used as a given name .
Origin and meaning
The name comes from both England and Scotland , and there are several possible origins.
First name
- Grant Fuhr (* 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
- Grant Green (1935–1979), American jazz guitarist and composer
- Grant Gustin (* 1990), American actor
- Grant Hackett (* 1980), Australian swimmer
- Grant Hanley (born 1991), Scottish football player
- Grant Heslov (born 1963), American actor
- Grant Hill (born 1972), American basketball player
- Grant Mitchell (1874–1957), American actor
- Grant Moore , American jazz musician and band leader
- Grant Shaud (born 1961), American actor
- Grant Stevens (born 1953), Australian singer and composer
- Grant Stewart (* 1971), Canadian jazz musician
- Grant Hendrik Tonne (* 1976), German politician (SPD)
- Grant Wood (1891–1942), American realism painter
family name
A.
- Abraham P. Grant (1804–1871), American politician
- Adele Gerard Grant (1881–1969), American botanist
- Adrian Grant (* 1980), English squash player
- Alan Grant (* 1949), Scottish novelist and comic book author
- Alex Grant (track and field athlete) (1874-1946), Canadian middle and long distance runner
- Alex Grant (ice hockey player) (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
- Alex Grant (soccer player) (* 1994), Australian soccer player
- Alexander Grant (colonial governor) , British captain, governor of the Gambia
- Alexander Grant (dancer) (1925–2011), New Zealand dancer and choreographer
- Alexander Grant , birth name of Alex da Kid (* 1983), British music producer
- Alfred George Grant (1878–1956), Ghanaian businessman and politician
- Alicia Rae Grant (* 1986), American musician, see Pirate Shantyman and his Bonnie Lass
- Allean Grant (born 1983), soccer player from the Cayman Islands
- Allie Grant (* 1994), American actress
- Alva Day Grant (* 1920), North American botanist
- Amy Grant (* 1960), American singer
- Anne Grant (1755–1838), Scottish writer
- Anthony Grant (* 1987), English football player
- Arthur Grant (1915–1972), English cameraman
- Avram Grant (* 1955), Israeli football coach
B.
- Barbara Rosemary Grant (* 1936), British evolutionary biologist
- Bernhard Grant (1725–1796), German-Scottish Benedictine and mathematician
- Beth Grant (born 1949), American actress
- Beverly Grant (born 1970), Jamaican athlete
- Beverly Grant (actress) (1936–1990), American actress
- Bob Grant († 2013), American radio host
- Bobby Grant (* 1990), English football player
- Brea Grant (born 1981), American actress
- Brian Grant (born 1972), American basketball player
- Brian Grant (soccer player) (born 1964), Scottish soccer player
- Bruce Grant (biologist) , American entomologist and geneticist
- Bruce Grant (saxophonist) (1949–2009), American-French jazz musician
- Bruce Grant (bassist) (* 1952), American jazz musician
- Bruce Grant (anthropologist) , American anthropologist
- Bruce Grant (ski racer) (1963-1995), New Zealand ski racer
- Bryan Grant (1910–1986), American tennis player
- Bud Grant (born 1927), American football player and coach
C.
- Cary Grant (1904–1986), English-American actor
- Chapman Grant (1887–1983), American zoologist, historian, and publicist
- Charles Grant (politician) (1746–1823), British trade politician
- Charles Grant, 1st Baron Glenelg (1778–1866), Scottish politician
- Charles Grant (general) (1877–1950), British general
- Charles Grant ( American football player ) (born 1978), American football player
- Charles L. Grant (1942-2006), English fantasy writer
- Chris Grant , American basketball official
- Ciara Grant (soccer player, 1978) (born 1978), Irish soccer player
- Ciara Grant (soccer player, 1993) (* 1993), Irish soccer player
- Clare Grant (* 1979), American actress, film producer, singer and model
- Claude Henry Baxter Grant (1878–1958), British captain and ornithologist
- Clinton Grant (1971–2014), cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago
- Colin Grant (born 1944), Scottish football player
- Conor Grant (* 1995), English football player
- Coot Grant , American singer, guitarist and songwriter
- Cuthbert Grant (1793-1854), Canadian politician and Métis leader
- Cy Grant (1919-2010), Guyanese actor, singer and author
D.
- Dalton Grant (* 1966), English athlete
- Danny Grant (1946–2019), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- David Grant (poet) (1823-1886), Scottish poet
- David Grant (producer) (1937-1991), British film producer
- David Grant (travel lawyer) (* 1949), British travel lawyer, university lecturer and editor
- David Grant (rugby player) (1956-1994), Australian rugby player
- David Grant (singer) (born 1956), English pop singer
- David Grant (soccer player) (born 1960), English soccer player
- David Grant ( American football player , 1965) (born 1965), American football player
- David Grant ( born 1966), Australian football player
- David Grant (presenter) , Scottish radio presenter
- David Marshall Grant (born 1955), American actor
- David Norvell Walker Grant (1891–1964), American officer
- Derek Grant (ice hockey player, 1974) (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
- Derek Grant (drummer) (born 1977), American drummer
- Derek Grant (ice hockey player, 1990) (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
- Dick Grant (1878-1958), Canadian long-distance runner
- Donny Grant (* 1976), Costa Rican soccer player
- Duncan Grant (1885–1978), Scottish painter
- Duncan Grant (oarsman) (born 1980), New Zealand oarsman
E.
- Earl Grant (1933–1970), American musician
- Ebenezer Grant (1882–1961), English football player
- Eddy Grant (* 1948), British musician
- Edward Grant , known as Ted Grant (formerly Isaac Blank ; 1913-2006), Trotskyist politician and author
- Edward Grant (historian) (1926-2020), American historian of science
- Edward Grant (educator) (around 1546–1601), English educator and author of Latin poems
- Elizabeth Grant of Carron (1745 / 1746–1828), Scottish song poet
- Elizabeth Grant of Rothiemurchus (called The Highland Lady ; 1797–1885), Scottish diary author
- Elizabeth Woolridge Grant , maiden name of Lana Del Rey (* 1985), American singer
F.
- Faye Grant (born 1957), American actress
- Francis Grant (1803–1878), Scottish painter
- Frederick Dent Grant (1850–1912), American general and diplomat
G
- Gabriel Grant (1826–1909), American physician
- Gareth Grant (* 1980), English football player
- Gary Grant (born 1977), British actor
- Gavin Grant (animal rights activist) (born 1955), British animal rights activist and PR expert
- Gavin Grant (soccer player) (born 1984), English soccer player
- Gavin J. Grant , Scottish science fiction writer
- George Grant (philosopher) (1918–1988), Canadian philosopher
- George Grant (soccer player, 1891) (1891-1947), English soccer player
- George Grant (football player, Scotland) (fl. 1930–1939), Scottish football player
- George Davidson Grant (1870-1915), Canadian politician
- George M. Grant (1897–1982), American politician
- George "Pepe" Grant (1937-2016), American singer
- Glen Grant (historian) (1947–2003), American historian
- Glen Grant (athlete) (born 1953), British middle-distance runner
- Gogi Grant (1924-2016), American singer
H
- Haroldo Grant , Argentine soccer player
- Harry Grant (racing car driver) (actually Harold Fletcher Grant ; 1877–1915), American racing car driver
- Harry Grant (soccer player) (born 1993), English soccer player
- Harvey Grant (born 1965), American basketball player
- Heber J. Grant (1856–1945), American Church President
- Henry Fane Grant (1848-1919), British officer
- Hope Grant (1808–1875), British general
- Horace Grant (born 1965), American basketball player
- Howard Grant (born 1966), Canadian boxer
- Hugh Grant (Manager) (born 1958), Scottish economic manager
- Hugh Grant (born 1960), British actor
- Hugh J. Grant (1858–1910), American politician
I.
- Imogen Grant (* 1996), British rower
- Ingrid Grant (* 1964), British ski racer
- Isabel Grant (born 1916), Australian athlete
J
- James Grant (general) (1720–1806), British general
- James Grant, 8th Baronet (1738–1811), Scottish nobleman and politician
- James Grant (Navigator) (1772–1833), British navigator and explorer
- James Grant (writer) (1822-1887), Scottish writer
- James Grant (rugby player) (born 1964), Australian rugby league player
- James Dundas-Grant (1854–1944), British ENT doctor
- James Alexander Grant (1831–1920), Canadian doctor and politician
- James Augustus Grant (1827-1892), Scottish explorer and Africa explorer
- James Benton Grant (1848–1911), American politician
- James Edward Grant (1905–1966), American screenwriter and film director
- James M. Grant , real name of Grant James (actor) (born 1935), American actor and voice actor
- James P. Grant (1922–1995), American diplomat
- James Shaw Grant (1910–1999), British journalist and editor
- James W. Grant ( James William Grant ; * 1943), American politician
- James William Grant (astronomer) (1788-1865), British astronomer
- Jane Grant (1892–1972), American journalist and feminist
- Jeff Grant (* 1958), New Zealand politician
- Jenessa Grant (* 1988), Canadian actress
- Jennifer Grant (born 1966), American actress
- Joan Grant (1907–1989), English writer
- Joe Grant (1908-2005), American comic book writer
- Joel Grant (* 1987), Jamaican soccer player
- Johann von Grant (1710–1764), Scottish major general
- Johannes Grant , German engineer
- John Grant (watchmaker) († 1810), English watchmaker
- John Grant (film producer) (1891–1955), American screenwriter, actor, and producer
- John Grant (soccer player, 1891) (1891– ??), English soccer player
- John Grant (soccer player, 1931) (born 1931), Scottish soccer player
- John Grant (writer, 1930) (1930–2014), Scottish novelist and illustrator, writer of the Littlenose series
- John Grant (writer, 1933) (pseudonym Jonathan Gash ; * 1933), British tropical medicine specialist and writer, author of the Lovejoy crime novel series
- John Grant (writer, 1949) (actually Paul Le Page Barnett, 1949-2020), Scottish science fiction writer
- John Grant (singer) (born 1968), American singer-songwriter
- John Grant (soccer player, 1981) , English soccer player
- John Charles Boileau Grant (1886–1973), British anatomist
- John Gaston Grant (1858–1923), American politician
- John N. Grant (* 1940), Canadian classical scholar
- Johnny Grant (1923–2008), American actor and producer
- Jorge Grant (* 1994), English football player
- José Luís Grant (* 1983), Honduran football player
- Julia Grant (1826–1902), American first lady
- Julia Grant (triathlon) , New Zealand triathlete
- Julius Grant (theater entrepreneur) , Australian theater entrepreneur
- Julius Grant (forensic scientist) (1901-1991), British forensic scientist
K
- Kae Grant (* around 1930), Canadian badminton player
- Kathryn Grant (born 1933), American actress
- Keaton Grant (* 1986), American basketball player
- Karlan Grant (* 1997), English football player
- Kenneth Grant (1924–2011), British writer and occultist
- Ketewan Arachamia-Grant (* 1968), Georgian chess player
- Kevin Grant (soccer player) (born 1952), British-Canadian soccer player
- Kevin Grant (ice hockey player) (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
- Kilian Grant (* 1994), Spanish soccer player
- Kim Grant (actor) , actor
- Kim Grant (director) , theater director
- Kim Grant (art historian) ( Kim Tracy Grant ; * 1962), American art historian
- Kim Grant (tennis player) (* 1971), South African tennis player
- Kim Grant (soccer player) ( Tyrone Kimberley Grant ; * 1972), Ghanaian soccer player
- Kim Grant (actress) , actress and screenwriter
- Kirby Grant (1911–1985), American actor
L.
- Lawrence Grant (actually Percy Reginald Lawrence-Grant ; 1870–1952), British actor
- Lee Grant (born 1925), American actress and director
- Lee Grant (snooker player) , English snooker player
- Lee Grant (soccer player, 1983) (born 1983), English soccer goalkeeper
- Lee Grant (soccer player, 1985) (born 1985), English soccer player
- Linda Grant (* 1942), pseudonym of the American writer Linda VerLee Williams
- Linda Grant (* 1951), British writer and journalist
M.
- Madison Grant (1865–1937), American lawyer and eugenicist
- Marian Grant , Vincentian football player
- Marshall Grant (1928–2011), American bass player
- Michael Grant (1914–2004), English classical philologist and ancient historian
- Michael Grant (writer) (born 1954), American writer
- Michael Grant (boxer) (born 1972), American boxer
- Michael Grant (singer) († 2012), American metal singer
- Michael Grant (tennis player) (born 1956), American tennis player
- Mick Grant (* 1944), British motorcycle racer
- Moray Grant (1917–1977), British cameraman
N
- Natalie Grant (* 1971), American singer of Christian music
- Nia Grant (* 1993), American volleyball player
O
- Olivia Grant (born 1983), British actress
- Oscar Grant III (1986–2009), American police victim, see Killing of Oscar Grant by Police Officers
- Otis Grant (* 1967), Canadian boxer
P
- Paul Grant (* 1993), Scottish football player
- Peggy Grant (* around 1930), Australian badminton player
- Peter Grant (producer) (1935–1995), English music producer
- Peter Grant (ornithologist) (1943–1990), British ornithologist
- Peter Grant (athlete) (born 1954), Australian hurdler
- Peter Grant (production designer) (* 1955), Danish production designer
- Peter Grant (politician) (* 1960), Scottish politician
- Peter Grant (soccer player) (born 1965), Scottish soccer player and coach
- Peter Grant (drummer) (* ≈1960), American drummer
- Peter Raymond Grant (* 1936), British evolutionary biologist and zoologist
R.
- Rachel Grant ( Rachel Louise Grant de Longueuil ; * 1977), Filipino actress and model
- Rebecca Grant (actress, 1968), American actress
- Rebecca Grant (actress, 1982) (born 1982), British actress, singer and dancer
- Reg G. Grant (* 1949), British historian and author
- Rhoda Grant (born 1963), Scottish politician
- Rhyan Grant (born 1991), Australian soccer player
- Richard Grant (Archbishop) († 1231), Archbishop of Canterbury
- Richard Grant , real name of Dick Grant (1878-1958), Canadian long-distance runner
- Richard Grant (writer) (born 1952), American writer
- Richard E. Grant (born 1957), British actor
- Richard E. Grant (paleontologist) (1927-1994), American paleontologist
- Richard H. Grant , British mountaineer
- Richard Sturge Grant (* 1945), New Zealand diplomat
- Robert Grant (politician) (1780–1838), British politician and lawyer
- Robert Grant (soldier) (1837–1874) British soldier
- Robert Grant (Author) (1852-1940), American author
- Robert Grant (Pastor) (born 1936), American pastor
- Robert Grant , maiden name of Ramesvara Swami , American Krishna guru and impostor
- Robert A. Grant (1905–1998), American politician
- Robert Edmond Grant (1793–1874), British biologist
- Robert Grant-Ferris, Baron Harvington (1907–1997), British politician
- Roddy Grant (born 1966), Scottish football player
- Rodgers Lee Grant (1936–2012), American jazz pianist, arranger and composer
- Rodney A. Grant (born 1959), American actor
- Roel Grant (* 1983), Belgian football player
- Ronald M. Grant (1871–1910), American organist and church musician
- Ryan Grant (born 1990), American football player
S.
- Salim Grant (* 1977), American actor and musician
- Sasha Grant (* 2002), Italian basketball player
- Seth Grant , Australian neuroscientist and molecular biologist
- Shauna Grant (1963-1984), American porn actress
- Shelby Grant (1936-2011), American actress
- Stephen Grant (born 1977), Irish football player
- Sterling Grant (* 1987), American ski racer
- Susannah Grant (* 1963), American screenwriter
- Suzanne Grant (* 1984), Scottish soccer player
T
- Taran Grant (* 1972), American zoologist
- Ted Grant (1913-2006), British Trotskyite
- Thomas Grant , Jamaican soccer player
- Tom Grant (* 1946), American jazz musician
- Tom Grant (film producer) , film producer
- Travis Grant (born 1983), Guyanese football player
U
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), American general and politician, President 1869–1877
- Ulysses S. Grant IV (1893–1977), American zoologist and paleontologist
- Uriah Grant (born 1961), Jamaican boxer
V
- Verne Edwin Grant (1917-2007), North American botanist
W.
- Walter Grant (1875– ??), Italian actor
- William Grant, Lord Grant (1909–1972), Scottish judge and politician
- William D. Grant , British microbiologist
- William Robert Ogilvie-Grant (1863-1924), Scottish ornithologist
- Wkitey Grant († 2010), American singer and guitarist
Fictional people
- Lou Grant , character in an American television series