Gaylord (given name)

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Gaylord is a name of Norman French origin, from the Old French gaillard meaning "joyful" or "high-spirited".^[1]^[2] People with the given name of Gaylord include the following:

Arts and entertainment

Music

Gaylord Birch (1946–1996), drummer for the bands Santana, Cold Blood, Pointer Sisters & Herbie Hancock
Gaylord Carter (1905–2000), American organist and the composer of many film scores
Gaylord Yost (1888–1958), violinist, composer, and teacher

Writing

Gaylord J. Clarke (1836–1870), American newspaper editor, lawyer, poet and politician
Gaylord DuBois (1899–1993), American writer of comic book stories, comic strips, Big Little Books, and juvenile adventure novels
Gaylord Larsen (born 1932), American crime writer
Gaylord Shaw (1942–2015), American journalist

Other arts and entertainment

Gaylord Lloyd (1888–1943), American actor and assistant director, brother of Harold Lloyd
Gaylord Schanilec (born 1955), American wood engraver and printer

Government

Gaylord Kent Conrad (born 1948), United States Senator from North Dakota from 1987 to 1992, and again from 1992 to 2013.
Gaylord Graves (1804–1889), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Gaylord Griswold (1767–1809), United States Representative from New York
Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005), American politician from Wisconsin and the founder of Earth Day
Gaylord T. Gunhus (1940–2016), retired American Army officer and 20th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army

Sports

Gaylord Bryan (1927–2015), male long and triple jumper from the United States
Gaylord Oubrier [ Wikidata ] (born 1980), French gymnast
Gaylord Perry (1938–2022), American Major League Baseball Hall of Fame right-handed pitcher
Gaylord Powless (1946–2001), Mohawk lacrosse player
Gaylord Silly (born 1986), French-Seychellois long-distance runner
Gaylord Stinchcomb (1895–1973), American football player

Other fields

Gaylord Granville Bennett (bishop) (1882–1975), American bishop
Gaylord Donnelley (1911–1992), owner and board member of R. R. Donnelley
Gaylord Harnwell (1903–1982), American educator and physicist
George Gaylord Simpson (1902–1984), paleontologist
Gaylord K. Swim (1948–2005), American businessman
Gaylord Starin White (1864–1931), American social reformer and activist
Gaylord Wilshire (1861–1927), land developer, publisher and outspoken socialist

Fictional Characters

Gaylord Robinson, from The Amazing World of Gumball
Gaylord Focker, from Meet the Parents
Gaylord Ravenal, from Showboat

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 . Retrieved 14 October 2018.
↑ "Gaylord". Etymonline. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

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[Hanks_Hardcastle_Hodges_2006-1] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 . Retrieved 14 October 2018.

[2] "Gaylord". Etymonline. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

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