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Blanchard is a French family name. It is also used as a given name. It derives from the Old French word ''blanchart'' which meant "whitish, bordering upon white". It is also an obsolete term for a white horse.


Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 42.3% of all known bearers of the surname ''Blanchard'' were residents of
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
(frequency 1:1,117), 36.3% of the
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...
(1:7,073), 8.7% of
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...
(1:3,021), 3.5% of
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
(1:11,189), 1.7% of
Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
(1:4,397), 1.2% of
Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...
(1:56,908) and 1.1% of Australia (1:15,892). In
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,117) in the following regions: * 1. Saint-Barthélemy (1:18) * 2.
Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire (; ; br, Broioù al Liger) is one of the 18 regions of France, in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful of "balancing metropolises" (). ...
(1:424) * 3.
Centre-Val de Loire Centre-Val de Loire (, , ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (french: région Centre, link=no, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France. It straddles the mi ...
(1:574) * 4.
French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...
(1:677) * 5.
Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...
(1:690) * 6.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ...
(1:700) * 7.
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region c ...
(1:1,098) In
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...
, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,021) in the following provinces:Blanchard surname distribution
/ref> * 1.
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic Canad ...
(1:511) * 2.
Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...
(1:544) * 3.
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
(1:1,106) * 4.
Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...
(1:1,693) * 5.
Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...
(1:1,726)


Surname

Wikipedia articles about people with the surname Blanchard: *
Al Blanchard Al Blanchard (born June 12, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. While playing for the Kitchener Rangers during the 1971-72 season, Blanchard shared a line with Bill Barber and Jerry Byers. All three men went on to be ...
(born 1952), ice hockey right winger * Alain Blanchard (born 1419), commander of the crossbowmen of Rouen during the Hundred Years' War * Alana Blanchard (born 1990), American professional surfer * Albert Gallatin Blanchard (1810–1891), American Civil War general in the Confederate Army * Allen Blanchard (1929–2008), Australian federal politician * Amy Ella Blanchard (1854–1926), American writer of juvenile fiction * Antoine Blanchard (1910–1988), French painter *
Arthur Bailly-Blanchard Arthur Bailly-Blanchard (October 1, 1855 - August 25, 1925) sometimes written Arthur Bailey-Blanchard was an American diplomat. He was the American ambassador to Haiti from 1914 to 1921. Biography He was born on October 1, 1855, in New Orleans, ...
(1855–1925), American diplomat * Barry Blanchard (born 1959), Canadian mountaineer and presenter * Brian Blanchard (born 1958), attorney, judge in Wisconsin *
C. Lemoine Blanchard C. Lemoine Blanchard (October 16, 1910 – August 13, 1986) was a businessman who was a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1959 until 1963 and a board member of the national YMCA. Biography Blanchard was born on October 16, 1910, the ...
(1910–1986), served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1959 until 1963 * Cary Blanchard (born 1968), former American football placekicker in the National Football League * Charles A. Blanchard (1848–1925), the second president of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois *
Charles A. Blanchard (lawyer) Charles Alan Blanchard (born April 14, 1959) is a United States lawyer who served as General Counsel of the Army from 1999 to 2001, and who has served as General Counsel of the Air Force, from 2009 to 2013. Biography Charles A. Blanchard was born ...
(born 1959), United States lawyer who served as general counsel of the army *
Charles V. Blanchard Charles V. Blanchard (February 2, 1866 – February 20, 1939) was an American politician who served as a Massachusetts State Representative and as a Massachusetts State Senator. While he was a member of the Massachusetts House Blanchard develo ...
(1866–1939), American politician who served as a Massachusetts state representative and a Massachusetts state senator * Claude Blanchard (1932–2006), Québécois pop singer and actor * Dick Blanchard (born 1949), linebacker in the National Football League * Doc Blanchard (1924–2009), American college football player and Heisman Trophy winner * Edgar Blanchard (1924–1972), American guitarist and bandleader *
Edmond Blanchard Edmond P. Blanchard (May 31, 1954 – June 27, 2014) was a Canadian jurist and politician. Blanchard was born in Atholville, New Brunswick. He studied at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree ...
(1954–2014), Canadian jurist and politician * Edmund Blanchard (1824–1886), lawyer and prominent businessman in Centre County, Pennsylvania *
Édouard-Théophile Blanchard Édouard-Théophile Blanchard (18 November 1844 – 24 October 1879, Paris) was a French painter. He was a student A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution. In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth cou ...
(1844–1879), nineteenth-century French painter *
Edward Litt Laman Blanchard Edward Litt Leman Blanchard, often referred to as E. L. Blanchard (11 December 1820 – 4 September 1889), was an English writer who is best known for his contributions to the Drury Lane pantomime. He began writing plays and other literature to ...
(1820–1889), English writer best known for his contributions to the Drury Lane pantomime *
Elizabeth Blanchard (educator) Elizabeth Blanchard (1834–1891) was an American educator who was the seventh president of Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It is the oldest member of the ...
(1834–1891), American educator who was the seventh president of Mount Holyoke College * Elizabeth Blanchard (New Hampshire politician), Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 2002–2010 *
Elmer Blanchard J. Elmer Blanchard (March 6, 1927 – September 20, 1970) was a lawyer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1966 to 1970 as a Liberal. He was born in ...
(1927–1970), lawyer and political figure on Prince Edward Island * Émile Blanchard (1819–1900), French zoologist *
Erin Blanchard Erin Blanchard (born November 20, 1989, in Broussard, Louisiana) is a trampoline gymnast who represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Personal life Blanchard is the daughter of Kay and Dwight Blanchard and has three ...
(born 1989), American gymnast * Esprit Antoine Blanchard (1696–1770), French baroque composer, a contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau * Étienne Blanchard (1843–1918), Canadian politician * Eugénie Blanchard (1896–2010) the world's oldest person at the time of her death on November 4, 2010 *
Françoise Blanchard Françoise Denise Aline Blanchard (6 June 1954 – 24 May 2013) was a French actress and voice dubbing artist. Her most notable work is that of her role in the 1982 French film ''La morte vivante'', directed by Jean Rollin. Blanchard had co ...
(1954–2013), French actress *
Francis Blanchard Francis Blanchard AC (21 July 19169 December 2009) was the second longest-serving Director-General of the International Labour Organization. Early life Francis Blanchard was born on 21 July 1916 in Paris, France. After studying in Sorbonne, Bla ...
AC (1916–2009), the second longest-serving Director–General of the International Labour Organization * Frank N. Blanchard (1888–1937), American herpetologist, and professor of zoology at the University of Michigan * Gabriel Blanchard (1630–1704), known as Blanchard Le Neveu, the only son of Jacques Blanchard, born in Paris in 1630 * George S. Blanchard (1920–2006), United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief *
George Washington Blanchard George Washington Blanchard (January 26, 1884October 2, 1964) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1935. He was a Republican. He represented Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in the 73rd United States Congre ...
(1884–1964), member of the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1935 * Georges Maurice Jean Blanchard (1877–1954), French general in World War II *
Gerald Blanchard Gerald Daniel Blanchard (born in Winnipeg) is a Canadian best known for orchestrating complex frauds and heists on three continents. Sisi Star Heist In 1998, Blanchard stole the Star of Empress Sisi, one of 27 diamond-and-pearl hair orna ...
(born 1972), Canadian jewel thief and criminal mastermind *
Harry Blanchard Harry Cutler Blanchard (June 13, 1929, Burlington, Vermont – January 31, 1960, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an American racecar driver. His only Grand Prix appearance came at the wheel of a Porsche RSK Formula 2 car in the first US Grand Pri ...
(1929–1960), Formula One driver from Buenos Aires, Argentina * Hiram Blanchard (1820–1874), Nova Scotia politician * Jérôme Blanchard (born 1981), French pair skater * J. Merrill Blanchard (1881–1914), American college football and men's basketball head coach * Jack Blanchard (born 1942), one-half of singing duo, with Misty Morgan *
Jacques Blanchard Jacques Blanchard (1600–1638), also known as Jacques Blanchart, was a French baroque painter who was born in Paris. He was raised and taught by his uncle, the painter (ca. 1560–1630). Jacques’s brother and son, Jean-Baptiste Blanchard ...
(1600–1638), French baroque painter * James Blanchard (born 1942), American politician and former governor of Michigan * James Blanchard (Canadian politician) (1876–1952), farmer and political figure in Ontario * James Blanchard (scientist), Associate Professor of Community Health Science at the University of Manitoba * James W. Blanchard (1903–1987), American submarine commander during the Pacific War *
Jay Blanchard Jay Stanley Blanchard (born 1946) served one term as a state senator in Arizona, representing District 30 for the Democrats. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Blanchard is a former naval flight officer who received a Ph.D. in Reading Education from th ...
(born 1946), served one term as a state senator in Arizona, representing District 30 for the Democrats *
Jean-Baptiste Blanchard Jean-Baptiste Blanchard (12 October 1731, at Tourteron in the department of Ardennes – 15 June 1797) was a French Jesuit and educator, one of the contemporary opponents of Rosseau. Blanchard was born in Tourteron in the department of Ardenne ...
(after 1595–1665), French painter *
Jean-Baptiste Blanchard Jean-Baptiste Blanchard (12 October 1731, at Tourteron in the department of Ardennes – 15 June 1797) was a French Jesuit and educator, one of the contemporary opponents of Rosseau. Blanchard was born in Tourteron in the department of Ardenne ...
(1731–1797), French Jesuit and educator, one of the contemporary opponents of Rosseau *
Jean-Pierre Blanchard Jean-Pierre rançoisBlanchard (4 July 1753 – 7 March 1809) was a French inventor, best known as a pioneer of gas balloon flight, who distinguished himself in the conquest of the air in a balloon, in particular the first crossing of the Engli ...
(1753–1809), French inventor and pioneer balloonist * Jeremiah Blanchard (1859–1939), farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island *
Jocelyn Blanchard Jocelyn Blanchard (born 28 May 1972) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Blanchard was born in Béthune, Pas-de-Calais. While at Metz he played in the final as they won the 1995–96 Coupe de la Ligue ...
(born 1972), French footballer *
John Blanchard John Blanchard is a Canadian television director and producer. He is best known for his directorial work on the sketch comedy series '' SCTV'', '' The Kids in the Hall'', '' CODCO'', '' MADtv'' and the talk show '' The Martin Short Show'' for w ...
, Canadian television director and producer *
John Blanchard John Blanchard is a Canadian television director and producer. He is best known for his directorial work on the sketch comedy series '' SCTV'', '' The Kids in the Hall'', '' CODCO'', '' MADtv'' and the talk show '' The Martin Short Show'' for w ...
, British designer and creative director *
John Blanchard (politician) John Blanchard (September 30, 1787 – March 9, 1849) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. John Blanchard was born in Peacham, Vermont. He taught school, and graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New ...
(1787–1849), Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * Johnny Blanchard (1933–2009), American baseball player * Jonathan Blanchard (abolitionist) (1811–1892), pastor, educator, social reformer, abolitionist and the first president of Wheaton College * Jonathan Blanchard (statesman) (1738–1788), American politician *
Joseph Blanchard Joseph Blanchard (1704–1758) was born in Dunstable, New Hampshire (now Nashua) on February 11, 1704 to Capt. Joseph Blanchard and his wife Abiah Hassell. In 1724 he joined the New Hampshire Militia as a lieutenant and served in Capt. Eleazer ...
(1704–1758), New Hampshire soldier and politician * Jotham Blanchard (1800–1839), lawyer, newspaper editor and political figure in Nova Scotia * Jules Blanchard (1832–1916), French sculptor *
Justin Blanchard Justin Blanchard is an American actor who has performed in television, film, theatre and radio. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA and the Actors' Equity Association. Education Blanchard grew up in San Antonio, Texas and currently resides in Los ...
, American actor * Ken Blanchard (born 1939) American management expert known for '' The One Minute Manager'' * Leo Blanchard (born 1955), former professional Canadian football offensive lineman *
Leonardo Blanchard Leonardo Blanchard (born 6 May 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a centre-back. Club career Born in Grosseto, Tuscany, Blanchard started his career at his hometown club Sauro Rispescia, located in Rispescia '' frazione''. Siena O ...
(born 1988), Italian footballer * Lory Blanchard (1924–2013), New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach * Louis Raynaud, dit Blanchard (1789–1868), farmer and political figure in Lower Canada * Lowell Blanchard (1910–1968), American radio presenter and performer * Lynda Blanchard (born 1959), American ambassador to Slovenia *
María Blanchard María Blanchard (born María Gutiérrez-Cueto y Blanchard;
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(1881–1932), Spanish painter *
Marc Blanchard Marc Blanchard (12 October 1942 – 8 November 2009) was a professor of Comparative Literature and Critical Theory at the University of California, Davis. He was born in 1942 to a French father and French Jewish mother who were fleeing Nazi persec ...
(died 2009), American professor of Comparative Literature and Critical Theory at the University of California, Davis * Mari Blanchard (1927–1970), American actress * Maxime Blanchard (born 1986), French footballer defender * Newton C. Blanchard (1849–1922), United States Senator and Governor of Louisiana *
Nicolas Blanchard Nicolas Blanchard (born May 31, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the Carolina Hurricanes. He was selected in the 6th round, 192nd overall, by the Hurricanes in the 2005 NHL ...
(born 1987), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Okie Blanchard (Claire H. Blanchard) (died 1989), head football coach in 1940 at the University of Wyoming * Olivier Blanchard (born 1948), French economist * Paul Harwood Blanchard (1923–2011), American glider pilot and author * Pharamond Blanchard (1805–1873), French historical subject and landscape painter *
Porter Blanchard Porter George Blanchard (1886–1973) was an American silversmith living and working in Pacoima, California. He is considered to have been part of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Career Blanchard learned the trade of the silversmith from his fa ...
(1886–1973), American silversmith * Rachel Blanchard (born 1976), Canadian actress *
Raoul Blanchard Raoul Blanchard (4 September 1877 – 24 March 1965) was a French geographer. He taught at the University of Grenoble from 1906 and devoted most of his research to Alpine and Canadian geography. Early life The son of an inspector of the Departm ...
(1877–1965), French geographer * Raphaël Blanchard (1857–1919), French zoologist * Ray Blanchard (born 1945), Canadian sexologist famous for Blanchard's transsexualism typology * Red Blanchard (1914–1980), American comedian and country musician *
Red Blanchard (radio personality) Richard Bogardus "Red" Blanchard, Jr. (June 11, 1920 â€“ June 16, 2011) was an American radio show personality in California markets from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s whose shows were novelty- and comedy-oriented. He was also a musician and ...
(born 1920), American radio show personality in California markets *
Richard E. Blanchard Sr. Richard Eugene Blanchard Sr. (Mar. 14, 1925 – April 19, 2004) was a songwriter who was widely known for writing the popular "Fill My Cup, Lord" (gospel song). Biography He was born in 1925 in Chungking, China, to Methodist missionary par ...
(1925–2004), writer of the gospel song ''Fill My Cup Lord'' * Ron Blanchard, Australian film and television actor * Rowan Blanchard (born 2001), American actress *
Samuel Laman Blanchard Samuel Laman Blanchard (15 May 1804 – 15 February 1845) was a British author and journalist. Life The son of a painter and glazier, he was born at Great Yarmouth. He was educated at St Olave's school, Southwark, and then became clerk to a pr ...
(1804–1845), British author and journalist * Smoke Blanchard (1915–1989), American mountaineer, climber, trekking leader, guide, world traveler, writer, Buddhist, and a truck driver * Sophie Blanchard (1778–1819), French aeronaut and the first woman professional balloonist * Stanislas Blanchard (1871–1949), Canadian politician and gentleman *
Steve Blanchard Steve Blanchard (born December 4, 1958) is an American stage actor and singer best known for his musical theatre roles, being most closely associated with the role of Beast in the musical ''Beauty and the Beast'', which he played on Broadway for ...
(December 4, 1958), stage actor best known for his musical theatre roles *
Susan Blanchard (actress) Susan Blanchard-Frank is an American actress, who is known for playing Mary Kennicott Martin, R.N. #2 on the soap opera ''All My Children'' from 1971 to 1975. Early years Blanchard is from Westport, Connecticut. After an early desire to be ...
(born 1948), American actress known for her role on ''All My Children'' * Susan Blanchard (socialite) (born 1928), known for her marriages to Henry Fonda, Michael Wager, and Richard Widmark * Tammy Blanchard (born 1976), American actress * Tamsin Blanchard, British fashion journalist and author *
Terence Blanchard Terence Oliver Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) is an American trumpeter and composer. He started his career in 1982 as a member of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, then The Jazz Messengers. He has composed more than forty film scores and performed ...
(born 1962), American jazz trumpeter *
Théotime Blanchard Théotime Blanchard (May 8, 1844 – March 11, 1911) was a teacher, farmer, merchant and politician in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Gloucester County from 1870 to 1875 and from 1892 to 1894 in the Legislative Assem ...
(1844–1911), teacher, farmer, merchant and politician in New Brunswick, Canada * Thomas Blanchard (inventor) (1788–1864), American inventor who pioneered interchangeable parts * Tim Blanchard (born 1987), Australian championship-winning motor racing driver * Tom Blanchard (born 1948), former American football punter * Tully Blanchard (born 1954), American professional wrestler *
Valentine Blanchard Valentine Blanchard (1831 – 14 November 1901) was a prominent English photographer who was widely recognized for his artistic and technical contributions to photography in the 1860s. Both his landscape and his portrait photography were highl ...
(1831–1901), Victorian photographer * Vaughn Blanchard (1889–1969), American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics *
William Blanchard (comedian) William Blanchard (1769–1835) was an English comedian. Early life Blanchard was born in York on 2 January 1769, and for a few years was educated at a private school in that city. Losing both his father, John Blanchard, and his mother, whose ...
(1769–1835), English comedian *
William H. Blanchard William Hugh Blanchard (February 6, 1916 – May 31, 1966) was a United States Air Force officer who attained the rank of four-star general and served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1965 to 1966. Early life and edu ...
(1916–1966), United States Air Force officer *
William Isaac Blanchard William Isaac Blanchard (died 1796) was an English stenographer. Biography Blanchard was the grandson of a French refugee, who resided in England. He became a professional shorthand writer, and practised his art in Westminster Hall from 1767 til ...
(died 1790), stenographer


Given name

Wikipedia articles about people with the given name Blanchard: * Alva Blanchard Adams (1875–1941), Democratic politician who represented Colorado in the United States Senate * Azariel Blanchard Miller (1878–1941), an American farmer, rancher, and developer * Blanchard Montgomery (born 1961), a retired American football linebacker * Blanchard Ryan (born 1967), an American actress *
Carla Blanchard Dartez Carla Blanchard Dartez (born September 1965) is a Democratic former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 51 (Assumption, St. Mary, and Terrebonne Terrebonne, meaning ''good earth'' in French, is a name of several pla ...
(b. 1965), a Democratic former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 51 *
Carolyn Blanchard Allen Carolyn Blanchard (Jensen) Allen (June 13, 1921 – October 9, 2018) was an American politician and funeral home operator who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1963 until 1970. Background She was born Carolyn Jensen on June ...
(1921-2018), American politician * Clark Blanchard Millikan (1903–1966), a distinguished professor of aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) * Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, PC (1875–1952), a Canadian politician * Forrester Blanchard Washington (1887-1963), the first of four children born to John Washington and Lucy Wily Washington in 1887 * Graves Blanchard Erskine (1897–1973), United States Marine Corps officer in World War II *
Kempster Blanchard Miller Kempster Blanchard Miller (August 14, 1870 – November 22, 1933) was an American engineer, author, and businessman. He is known for his many writings in the field of electrical engineering, electrical design, and the early telephone industry. His ...
(1870–1933), an American engineer, author, and businessman * Lafayette Blanchard Gleason (1863–1937), the Secretary of the Republican State Committee from 1906 to 1937 * Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913), the first American woman known to have worked as a professional architect * Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr. (born 1929), United States federal judge *
Serge Blanchard Oba René Serge Blanchard Oba is a Republic of the Congo, Congolese politician. He is the President of the Movement for Solidarity and Development (MSD), a political party, and he was the Administrator-General of the Congo Telecommunications Company (SO ...
, a Congolese politician *
Thomas Blanchard Stowell Thomas Blanchard Stowell (1846–1927) was a distinguished American educator. Stowell was born on March 29, 1846, in Perry (town), New York, Perry, New York. In 1865, at the age of 19, he graduated from Genesee College (now Syracuse University ...
(1846–1927), a distinguished American educator *
Victor Blanchard Scheffer Victor Blanchard Scheffer (November 27, 1906 – September 20, 2011) was an American biologist and the author of eleven books relating to natural history. He was born in Manhattan, Kansas and moved to Washington state at a young age. His fathe ...
(1906–2011), a prominent American mammalogist and the author of eleven books relating to naturalism *
William Blanchard Jerrold William Blanchard Jerrold ( London 23 December 1826 – 10 March 1884), was an English journalist and author. Biography He was born in London, the eldest son of the dramatist, Douglas William Jerrold. Due to his disagreements with the pract ...
(1826–1884), an English journalist and author


See also

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Blanshard (disambiguation) Blanshard may refer to: Places: *Blanshard, Manitoba, rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada *Blanshard Peak, distinctive rock pinnacle in Golden Ears Provincial Park *Blanshard Street, arterial road in Victoria, British C ...
* Governor Blanchard (disambiguation)


References

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