North (surname)

Last updated June 16, 2023

North is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Aaron North (born 1979), American guitarist
Alan North (1920–2000), American actor
Alan North (motorcyclist) (born 1953), South African motorcyclist
Alex North (1910–1991), American composer
Alfred North (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Andy North (born 1950), American professional golfer and television commentator
Anita North (born 1963), British clay-pigeon shooter
Anthony North, Australian judge
Astrid North (1973–2019), German soul singer
Baron North, a title in the Peerage of England
Barry North (born 1959), Royal Air Force officer
Billy North (born 1948), American baseball player
Brad North (born 1985), American soccer player
Brady North (born 1991), American baseball coach
Brownlow North (1741–1820), British bishop
Brownlow North (evangelist) (1810–1875), British evangelist
Chandra North (born 1973), American model
Charles North (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Christopher North (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Dakota North (speedway rider) (born 1991), Australian motorcycle speedway rider
Danny North (born 1987), British football player
David North (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Delia North, South African statistician
Douglas M. North, American academic administrator
Douglass North (1920−2015), American economist
Dudley North (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Edmund H. North (1911–1990), American screenwriter
Edward North, 1st Baron North (c. 1496–1564), English nobleman
Eustace North (1868–1925), England international rugby player
F. J. North (1889–1968), British geologist and museum curator
Ford North (1830–1913), British judge
Francis North (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Frank North (1840–1885), United States Army officer
Frank North (American football) (1924-2017), American football coach
Frank William North (1871–1925), Anglican clergyman who spent his career in Russia and Finland
Freddie North (born 1939), American singer
Frederic North (1866–1921), British sportsman and public servant
Frederick North, Lord North (1732–1792), British prime minister
Freya North (born 1967), British writer
Gary North (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
George North (born 1992), Welsh rugby player
George North (disambiguation), any of several other people of the same name
Gerald North (born 1938), American climatologist
Harold North
Heather North (1945–2017), American actress
Henry North (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Ian North (1952–2021), American musician, producer and painter
Ian North (artist), Australian artist, co-founder of the Experimental Art Foundation in Adelaide in 1974
J. J. North (born 1964), American actress
Jade North (born 1982), Australian football player
Jay North (born 1951), American actor
Jessica Nelson North (1891–1988), American writer
Jim North (1919–2003), American football player
Joe North (1895–1955), British football player
John North (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Jordan North (born 1990), English radio and television presenter
Kenda North (born 1951), American photographer
Larry North, American insurgent
Lawrence North (1903–1980), New Zealand Baptist minister
Lindsay North (1911–1984), Australian politician
Lowell North (1929–2019), American sailor
Marianne North (1830 – 1890), English botanical artist
Marcus North (born 1979), Australian cricketer
Michael North (professor), American literary critic
Mike North, 20th-century American sports talk radio show host
Mikey North (b. 1986), British actor
Moira North, American figure skating choreographer
Ned North, pen name used by Edwin North McClellan
Neil North (1932–2007), British actor
Nigel North (born 1954), English lutenist
Nolan North (born 1970), American voice actor
Oliver North (born 1943), former US military figure, television journalist
Oliver Danson North (1887–1968), British automobile designer
Peter North (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Phil North (born 1965), Welsh cricketer
Philip North (born 1966), British priest
Richard North (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Robert North (1884–1976), American vaudeville performer and film producer
Robyn North (born 1983), British actress
Roger North (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name
Roy North (born 1941), British actor
Russ North (born 1965), British singer
Ryan North (born 1980), Canadian writer
S. N. D. North, American statistician
Sheree North (1932–2005), American dancer and actress
Stacey North (born 1964), British football player
Stephen North (born 1965), British actor
Sterling North (1906–1974), American children's writer
Thomas North (1535–1604), English translator
Tye Milwaukie North (born 1972), American musician
Walter E. North, American diplomat
Walter Harper North, American jurist
Walter H. North, American politician
William North (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name

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