Atwood is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Angela Atwood
Angela DeAngelis Atwood (February 6, 1949 – May 17, 1974), also known as General Gelina, was a founding member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), an American far-left urban guerrilla group which kidnapped Patricia Hearst and robbe ...
(1949–1974), founding member of the
Symbionese Liberation Army
The United Federated Forces of the Symbionese Liberation Army (commonly referred to simply as the SLA) was a small, American militant far-left organization active between 1973 and 1975; it claimed to be a vanguard movement. The FBI and wider Am ...
(SLA), American terrorist group which kidnapped
Patricia Hearst
Patricia is a feminine given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word '' patrician'', meaning 'noble', it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. Another well-known variant is Patrice.
According to the US Social Secu ...
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Brett Atwood, journalist, online editor and academic
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Casey Atwood (born 1980), American former NASCAR driver
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Charles Atwood (disambiguation), multiple people
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Charles B. Atwood (1849–1895), American architect
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Colleen Atwood
Colleen Atwood (born September 25, 1948) is an American costume designer. In a career spanning over four decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across film and television. She has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awa ...
(born 1948), Academy Award-winning costume designer
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Dave Attwood (born 1987), English rugby player
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David Attwood (film director) (born 1952), English filmmaker
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Donald J. Atwood Jr. (1924–1994), Deputy United States Secretary of Defense under George H. W. Bush
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Donna Atwood (1925–2010), American figure skater
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Duncan Atwood (born 1955), American javelin thrower
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Eden Atwood (born 1969), American jazz musician and intersex rights activist
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Ethel Atwood (1870–?), American musician and orchestra co-founder
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Edwin W. Atwood (1875–1958), American politician
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George Atwood (1745–1807), English mathematician, inventor of the Atwood machine and chess player
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Harry Atwood (1884–1967), American engineer, inventor and aviator who landed an airplane on the White House South Lawn
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James Attwood
James Albert Attwood Jr. is an American businessman. He serves as a Senior Advisor at The Carlyle Group and chairman of Syniverse Technologies. He is a former investment banker at Goldman Sachs and EVP of Verizon Communications. He was a major ...
, American businessman and political donor
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Jane Evelyn Atwood (born 1947), American photographer
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Jeff Atwood (born 1970), American software developer and entrepreneur
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Jett Atwood, American animator
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John Leland Atwood (1904–1999), American aerospace engineer and business executive
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Kimball Atwood, American anesthesiologist and skeptic of naturopathy
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Atwood-Blauvelt mansion in Oradell, New Jersey
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Lewis R. Atwood (1860–1926), American businessman from Kentucky
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Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and an inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight chi ...
(born 1939), Canadian novelist and literary critic
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Matthias Attwood
Matthias Attwood (24 November 1779 – 11 November 1851) was a British Conservative and Tory politician, and banker.
Attwood was the second son of ironmaster Matthias Attwood of Hawne House, Halesowen, Worcestershire and Ann née Adams, and the ...
(1779–1851), British banker and politician
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Mary Anne Atwood (1817–1910), English writer on
hermeticism
Hermeticism, or Hermetism, is a philosophical and religious tradition rooted in the teachings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, a syncretism, syncretic figure combining elements of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. This system e ...
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Olivia Attwood
Olivia Jade Attwood Dack (born 2 May 1991) is an English television personality, presenter and model. In 2017, she appeared on the third series of '' Love Island'' and later became a regular cast member on the ITVBe reality series '' The Only Way ...
(born 1991), English television personality, presenter and model
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Orville E. Atwood (1880–1939), American politician
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Reese Atwood, American softball player
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Richard Attwood (born 1940), British racing driver
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Roman Atwood (born 1983), American YouTube prankster and comedian
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Rudy Atwood
Rudolph Atwood (December 16, 1912 – October 16, 1992) was an American Christian music pianist, known primarily for his years as accompanist on the long-running ''Old Fashioned Revival Hour'' radio program led by Charles E. Fuller from 1937 to ...
(1912–1992), American pianist
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Seth G. Atwood (1917–2010), American industrialist, community leader, and horological collector
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Stephen S. Attwood (1897–1965), American engineer and professor
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Thomas Attwood (composer)
Thomas Attwood (23 November 176524 March 1838) was an English composer and organist. Attwood studied under Mozart and he was friendly with Felix Mendelssohn.
Early life
The son of a musician in the royal band, Attwood was born in London, pro ...
(1765–1838), English composer and organist
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Thomas Attwood (economist)
Thomas Attwood (6 October 1783 – 6 March 1856) was a British banker, economist, political campaigner and Member of Parliament. He was the leading figure of the underconsumptionist Birmingham School of economists, and, as the founder of the ...
(1783–1856) British banker, economist, political campaigner and Member of Parliament
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Thomas Warr Attwood ( 1733–1775), English builder, architect and local politician
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Tony Attwood (born 1952), British/Australian psychologist
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Wallace Walter Atwood (1872–1949), American geographer and geologist
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William Atwood (disambiguation), several people
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English toponymic surnames