Blackmore (variations include: Blackmoore, Blackmoor, Blackmor) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Anauta Blackmore Anauta Blackmore (–1965), also known as Lizzie Ford Blackmore, was an Arctic author, memoirist and lecturer. She is best known for her 1940 autobiography, ''Land of the Good Shadows'', which may be the first book-length autobiography of an Inuk. ...

(c. 1890–1965), Inuit lecturer and writer *

Amy Blackmore Amy Blackmore is a Montreal impresario and is the founder and artistic director of the Bouge d'ici Dance Festival. She is also the Executive and Artistic Director of MainLine Theatre and the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival. She has worked with ...

, Canadian impresario *

Ben Blackmore Ben Blackmore (born ) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a er for Keighley Cougars in the Championship. He previously played for the Castleford Tigers and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. B ...

(born 1993), English rugby league player * Beulah Blackmore (1886–1967), American home economist * Bill Blackmore, English footballer, active 1912–1920 *

Clayton Blackmore Clayton Graham Blackmore (born 23 September 1964) is a Welsh former Wales national football team, international association football, footballer. He was a combative player known for his attacking free kicks and a utility player who excelled in D ...

(born 1964), Welsh international footballer * Clifford Blackmore, Kansas politician *

David Blackmore David Blackmore (19 December 1909 – 15 June 1988) was a Welsh cricketer.https://cricketarchive.com/subscribe He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Glamorgan. He was born and died in Swansea. Blackmore, who played on ...

(1909–1988), Welsh cricketer * Denis Blackmore, American mathematician * Edwin Gordon Blackmore (1837–1909), South Australian parliamentary secretary and horseman * Eleanor Blackmore (1873–1943), English Baptist missionary in Nicaragua *

Elizabeth Blackmore Elizabeth Blackmore (born ) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her roles as Natalie in the supernatural horror film ''Evil Dead (2013 film), Evil Dead'', Valerie Tulle in The CW's supernatural drama series ''The Vampire Diaries'', a ...

(born 1987), Australian actress *

Emilie Blackmore Stapp Emilie Blackmore Stapp (1876–1962) was an American children's author and philanthropist whose writing career spanned over 50 years. She was born in Madison, Indiana on July 4, 1876 and died June 29, 1962, in Wiggins, Mississippi where she is bu ...

(1876–1962), American children's author and philanthropist * Ernest Blackmore (1895–1955), English cricketer * Frank Blackmore (1916–2008), British airman and traffic engineer * George Blackmore (1908–1984), English cricketer * George Blackmore Guild (1834–1917), American politician *

Ginny Blackmore Virginia Blackmore (born 6 March 1986) is a singer and songwriter from Auckland, New Zealand. Blackmore's song, ''Bones'', has received regular airplay throughout the United States and she has also performed the song on Weekend Mixtape and the ...

(born 1986), New Zealand singer-songwriter * Harold Blackmore (1904–1989), English footballer * Hedley Blackmore (1901–1992), Australian rules footballer * Hugh Enes Blackmore (1863–1945), British opera and concert singer *

Jake Blackmore Joseph Henry "Jake" Blackmore (10 March 1883 - 26 March 1964)
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(died 1964), Welsh rugby union player *

James Blackmore James Blackmore (February 2, 1821 – February 6, 1875) was an American politician. He served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1868 to 1869 and 1872 to 1875. Life Blackmore was born in 1821 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. His father was Coun ...

(1821–1875), American politician *

John Blackmore John Blackmore was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654. Blackmore was the son of John Blackmore of Exeter, Devon. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 12 December 1634, aged 18. He was awarded BA on 16 January ...

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1634–1657), English politician *

John Horne Blackmore John Horne Blackmore (March 27, 1890 – May 2, 1971) was a Canadian school teacher and principal and Canadian politician. He was one of the first elected members and leaders of the Social Credit Party of Canada, a political party in Canada that ...

(1890–1971), Canadian politician *

Jürgen Blackmore Over the Rainbow were a rock band formed in 2008 by former members of Rainbow, along with Rainbow leader Ritchie Blackmore's son Jürgen (replacing his father on guitar). Members include Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow 1980-1984), Bobby Rondinelli (Rai ...

, British guitarist, son of Ritchie Blackmore *

Leigh Blackmore Leigh (David) Blackmore (born 1959) is an Australian horror writer, critic, editor, occultist, musician and proponent of post-left anarchy. He was the Australian representative for the Horror Writers of America (1994–95) and served as the ...

(born 1959), Australian horror writer and critic *

Lewis Blackmore Lewis Gordon Blackmore (21 May 1886 – 23 July 1916) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family and early life Blackmore's father, Edwin Gordon Blackmore (1837–1909), an Engli ...

(1886–1916), Australian rules footballer *

Mahia Blackmore Mahia Blackmore (2 January 1949 – 31 May 2021) was a New Zealand singer and bandleader who got her start as a singer in the 1960s. She was referred to as New Zealand's own queen of rhythm and blues. She was also part of the Billy TK band Power ...

(1949–2021), New Zealand singer and band leader *

Neil Blackmore Neil Blackmore is a British novelist who had a success in Germany and other countries in the 1990s and 2000s with his first two novels, ''Soho Blues'' and ''Der Himmel über Damaskus''. These books were published to great success and critical stre ...

, British novelist * Peter Blackmore (footballer) (1879–1937), English footballer *

Peter Blackmore (politician) Peter Terrence Blackmore (born 11 February 1945) is an Australian politician and former Mayor of the City of Maitland. Born to George and Kathleen Blackmore, he attended Newcastle Technical High School and became a salesman, covering fields suc ...

(born 1945), Australian politician and mayor of Maitland * R. D. Blackmore (1825–1900), English novelist *

Rachael Blackmore Rachael Blackmore (born 11 July 1989) is an Irish former National Hunt jockey. In 2021, she became the first female jockey to win the Grand National in the 182-year history of the race. She also became the first woman to be leading jockey at t ...

(born 1989), Irish jockey *

Richard Blackmore Sir Richard Blackmore (22 January 1654 – 9 October 1729), England, English poet and physician, is remembered primarily as the object of satire and as an epic poet, but he was also a respected medical doctor and theologian. Earlier years He ...

(1654–1729), English poet and physician * Richard Blackmore (American football) (born 1956), American football player *

Richie Blackmore (rugby league) James Richard "Richie" Blackmore (born 2 July 1969) is a rugby league coach, and former professional footballer who represented New Zealand. His position of preference was as a . Early years An Otahuhu junior, Blackmore also played rugby uni ...

(born 1969), New Zealand footballer and coach *

Ritchie Blackmore Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English lead guitarist. He was a founding member and the guitarist of Deep Purple, one of the pioneering bands of hard rock. After leaving Deep Purple in 1975, Blackmore formed the band Rainbow ...

(born 1945), British rock guitarist *

Rod Blackmore Rodney ("Rod") David Blackmore OAM (born 7 August 1935), is a former senior magistrate in the Australian state of New South Wales. He is perhaps best known for his work with children and adolescents. Blackmore's last judicial posting was as th ...

(born 1935), Australian magistrate * Roger Blackmore (born 1941), English politician * Selwyn Blackmore (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer *

Sophia Blackmore Sophia Blackmore (18 October 1857 – 3 July 1945) was an Australian Christian missionary. She founded the Fairfield Methodist Schools, and also Methodist Girls' School in Singapore. She was the first unmarried woman missionary sent by the Woman ...

(1857–1945), Australian missionary *

Stephen Blackmore Stephen Blackmore CBE FRSE FRSB FLS (born 30 July 1952) is a British botanist, who was educated at St. George's School, Hong Kong and the University of Reading where he completed his PhD in 1976 on the "Palynology and Systematics of the Cic ...

(born 1952), British botanist *

Steve Blackmore Steven Walter Blackmore (3 March 1962 – 7 May 2020) was a Welsh rugby union player. He began his international career playing for Wales in the Five Nations championship in 1987 when they lost to Ireland. He also played for Wales in the first ...

(born 1962), Welsh rugby union player *

Susan Blackmore Susan Jane Blackmore (born 29 July 1951) is a British writer, lecturer, sceptic, broadcaster, and a visiting professor at the University of Plymouth. Her fields of research include memetics, parapsychology, consciousness, and she is best known f ...

(born 1951), British parapsychologist, writer, and lecturer * Thomas Blackmore (fl. 1659–1652), English politician * William Blackmore (minister) (died 1684), English ejected minister * William Henry Blackmore (1827–1878), English lawyer *

Winston Blackmore Winston Blackmore (born August 25, 1956) is the leader of a polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saint religious group in Bountiful, British Columbia, Canada. He is described as "Canada's best-known avowed polygamist". He has 150 children with h ...

, Canadian leader of a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group

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