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 located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

(frequency 1:1,117), 36.3% of the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

(1:7,073), 8.7% of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

(1:3,021), 3.5% of

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

(1:11,189), 1.7% of

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

(1:4,397), 1.2% of

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

(1:56,908) and 1.1% of

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

(1:15,892). In

, 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 (; but can also mean 'Lower Loire') is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, located on the country's Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital an ...

(1:424) * 3.

Centre-Val de Loire Centre-Val de Loire (; ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France. It straddles the middle Loire Valley in the interior ...

(1:574) * 4.

French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...

(1:677) * 5.

Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...

(1:690) * 6.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine () is the largest Regions of France, administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. The region was created in 2014 by the merging of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes ...

(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 ...

(1:1,098) In

, 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 is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...

(1:511) * 2.

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is the smallest province by land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

(1:544) * 3.

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...

(1:1,106) * 4.

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

(1:1,693) * 5.

Yukon Yukon () is a Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada’s we ...

(1:1,726)

Surname

Wikipedia articles about people with the surname Blanchard: * Al Blanchard (born 1952), ice hockey right winger * Alain Blanchard (died 1419), commander of the crossbowmen of Rouen during the Hundred Years' War *

Alana Blanchard Alana Rene Blanchard (born March 5, 1990) is an American professional surfer and model. Blanchard has surfed on the ASP World Tour. Career Alana Blanchard was first taught how to surf when she was just 4 years old by her father, Holt. Alana ...

(born 1990), American professional surfer *

Albert Gallatin Blanchard Albert Gallatin Blanchard (September 6, 1810 – June 21, 1891) was a general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. He was among the small number of high-ranking Confederates to have been born in the North. He served on the ...

(1810–1891), American Civil War general in the Confederate Army *

Allen Blanchard Cecil Allen Blanchard (17 April 1929 – 25 October 2008) was an Australian federal politician. Biography Born in London, England, Blanchard migrated to Australia, where he was educated at the Institute of Technology in Western Australia. He s ...

(1929–2008), Australian federal politician *

Amy Ella Blanchard Amy Ella Blanchard (June 28, 1854 – July 4, 1926) was a prolific American writer of children's literature. Early life Amy Ella Blanchard was born in Baltimore in 1854, the daughter of Daniel Harris Blanchard and Sarah Reynolds. She was educat ...

(1854–1926), American writer of juvenile fiction *

Antoine Blanchard Antoine Blanchard is the pseudonym under which the French painter Marcel Masson (15 November 1910 – 10 August 1988)Artnet painted his immensely popular Parisian street scenes. He was born in a small village near the banks of the Loire. Educat ...

(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. He was born on October 1, 1855, in New Orleans, Louisiana, ...

(1855–1925), American diplomat *

Barry Blanchard Barry Kenneth Blanchard (born March 29, 1959) is one of North America's top alpine climbers, noted for pushing the standards of highly technical, high-risk alpine climbing, ice climbing, and mixed climbing in the Canadian Rockies and the Himalay ...

(born 1959), Canadian mountaineer and presenter *

Brian Blanchard Brian Blanchard (born November 7, 1958) is an American attorney, judge, and Democratic politician. He currently serves as a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in Madison-based District IV. Biography Born in State College, Pennsylvania, J ...

(born 1958), attorney, judge in Wisconsin * C. Lemoine Blanchard (1910–1986), served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1959 until 1963 *

Cary Blanchard Robert Cary Blanchard (November 5, 1968 – September 6, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Washington Re ...

(1968-2016), 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) (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 A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians re ...

(1866–1939), American politician who served as a Massachusetts state representative and a Massachusetts state senator *

Claude Blanchard Claude Blanchard (May 19, 1932 – August 20, 2006) was a Québécois pop singer and actor. Partial filmography *'' Gina'' (1975) - Bob Sauvageau *''Mustang'' (1975) - *'' Fantastica'' (1980) - Hector *''Jesus of Montreal'' (1989) - Policeman ...

(1932–2006), Québécois pop singer and actor * Dick Blanchard (born 1949), linebacker in the National Football League *

Doc Blanchard Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard (December 11, 1924 – April 19, 2009) was an American football player and serviceman who became the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award, and was the first football player to win the James E ...

(1924–2009), American college football player and Heisman Trophy winner *

Edgar Blanchard Edgar Vernon Blanchard (August 17, 1924 – September 16, 1972) was an American R&B guitarist, bandleader and arranger who was prominent in the musical life of New Orleans between the 1940s and 1960s. He was born in Grosse Tête, Louisiana, t ...

(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 degre ...

(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 of François-Édouard Picot and Alexandre Cabanel at the École des Beaux Arts. Blanchard won the Prix de Rome scholarship in 1868. ...

(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) (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 i ...

(1927–1970), lawyer and political figure on Prince Edward Island *

Émile Blanchard Charles Émile Blanchard (6 March 1819 – 11 February 1900) was a French zoologist and entomologist. Career Blanchard was born in Paris. His father was an artist and naturalist and Émile began natural history very early in life. When he was ...

(1819–1900), French zoologist * Erin Blanchard (born 1989), American gymnast *

Esprit Antoine Blanchard Esprit-Joseph-Antoine Blanchard (29 February 1696 – 19 April 1770) was a French baroque composer, a contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau, regarded as a representative composer of religious music in eighteenth-century France.Tai Wai Li ''Marc-Fran ...

(1696–1770), French baroque composer, a contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau *

Étienne Blanchard Étienne Blanchard (April 1, 1843 – September 25, 1918) was a Canadian politician. Born in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East, Blanchard was mayor of Saint-Marc in 1890 and 1891. He was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for V ...

(1843–1918), Canadian politician *

Eugénie Blanchard French supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from France who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. , the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 161 French supercentenarians. France was home ...

(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. Her most notable work is that of her role in the 1982 French film '' La morte vivante'', directed by Jean Rollin. Blanchard had collaborated with Rollin ...

(1954–2013), French actress * Francis Blanchard 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 (1884–1964), member of the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1935 *

Georges Maurice Jean Blanchard Georges Blanchard (1877–1954) was a French military officer. He served in the French Army in World War I on the Western Front. In World War II, he was a general, commanding the French First Army, which advanced into Belgium during the Battle of ...

(1877–1954), French general in World War II * Gerald Blanchard (born 1972), Canadian jewel thief and criminal mastermind *

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Gypsy-Rose Alcida Blanchard (formerly Anderson; born July 27, 1991) is an American woman who rose to worldwide prominence when she was convicted of second-degree murder in Springfield, Missouri, for the death of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, ...

(born 1991), American murderer *

Harry Blanchard Harry Cutler Blanchard (June 13, 1929, Burlington, Vermont – January 31, 1960, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an American racecar driver. Blanchard began his racing career by racing sports cars in the United States. first and only Formula One s ...

(1929–1960), Formula One driver from Buenos Aires, Argentina *

Hiram Blanchard Hiram Blanchard (January 17, 1820 – December 17, 1874) was a Nova Scotia lawyer, politician, and the first premier of Nova Scotia. Blanchard won election to the Nova Scotia legislative assembly in Inverness in 1859 as a Liberal. Early life ...

(1820–1874), Nova Scotia politician *

Jérôme Blanchard Jérôme Blanchard (born 20 July 1981) is a French former pair skater. With Sabrina Lefrançois, he is the 2004 French national champion. He also competed for one season with Maria Mukhortova. Career With partner Sabrina Lefrançois, he won ...

(born 1981), French pair skater *

J. Merrill Blanchard Jesse Merrill Blanchard (April 26, 1881 – April 3, 1914) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the College of William & Mary ( ...

(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 James Johnston Blanchard (born August 8, 1942) is an American attorney, diplomat, and politician who served as the 45th governor of Michigan from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Blanchard previo ...

(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 (born 1946), served one term as a state senator in Arizona, representing District 30 for the Democrats * Jean-Baptiste Blanchard (after 1595–1665), French painter * Jean-Baptiste Blanchard (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. Notable for his successful hydrogen balloo ...

(1753–1809), French inventor and pioneer balloonist * Jeremiah Blanchard (1859–1939), farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island * Jocelyn Blanchard (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 *

, British designer and creative director * John Blanchard (politician) (1787–1849), Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania *

Johnny Blanchard John Edwin Blanchard (February 26, 1933 – March 25, 2009) was an American professional baseball outfielder and catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, and Milwaukee Braves. Career Bor ...

(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) Jonathan Blanchard (September 18, 1738 – July 16, 1788) was an American lawyer, farm owner, and statesman from Dunstable, New Hampshire. He was a delegate for New Hampshire to the Continental Congress in 1784. Jonathan was the son of Colonel ...

(1738–1788), American politician *

Joseph Blanchard Joseph Blanchard (11 February 1704 – 7 April 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 se ...

(1704–1758), New Hampshire soldier and politician *

Jotham Blanchard Jotham Blanchard (March 15, 1800 – July 14, 1839) was a lawyer, newspaper editor, and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1830 to 1836. He was born in Peterborough ...

(1800–1839), lawyer, newspaper editor and political figure in Nova Scotia * Jules Blanchard (1832–1916), French sculptor * Justin Blanchard, American actor *

Ken Blanchard Kenneth Hartley Blanchard (born May 6, 1939) is an American author, business consultant and motivational speaker who has written more than 70 books, most of which were co-authored. His most successful book, '' The One Minute Manager'', has sol ...

(born 1939) American management expert known for ''

The One Minute Manager ''The One Minute Manager'' is a short book by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson (writer), Spencer Johnson. The brief volume tells a story, recounting three techniques of an effective management, manager: one minute goal setting, goals, one minute ...

'' * Leo Blanchard (born 1955), former professional Canadian football offensive lineman * Leonardo Blanchard (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 Lowell Blanchard (November 5, 1910 – February 19, 1968) was an American radio presenter and performer. Blanchard, a native of Chicago, Illinois, was a station manager and popular show host for WNOX-AM Radio in Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxvil ...

(1910–1968), American radio presenter and performer *

Lynda Blanchard Lynda "Lindy" Blanchard (born July 4, 1959) is an American businesswoman, diplomat, and political candidate who served as the United States Ambassador to Slovenia from 2019 until 2021, under President Donald Trump and his administration. She was a ...

(born 1959), American ambassador to Slovenia *

María Blanchard María Gutiérrez-Cueto y Blanchard
spanish-art.org; accessed 4 August 2015. (6 March 1881 – 5 Apri ...

(1881–1932), Spanish painter * Marc Blanchard (died 2009), American professor of Comparative Literature and Critical Theory at the University of California, Davis *

Mari Blanchard Mari Blanchard (born Mary E. Blanchard, April 13, 1923 – May 10, 1970) was an American film and television actress, known foremost for her roles as a B movie'' femme fatale'' in American productions of the 1950s and early 1960s. Early life a ...

(1927–1970), American actress *

Maxime Blanchard Maxime Edouard Camille Blanchard, or just Maxi Blanchard, (born 27 September 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played as defender and defensive midfielder. He played in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers, Plymouth Argyle ...

(born 1986), French football defender * Newton C. Blanchard (1849–1922), United States Senator and Governor of Louisiana * Nicolas Blanchard (born 1987), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Okie Blanchard Clair H. "Okie" Blanchard (April 10, 1903 – September 10, 1989), sometimes spelled "Oakie", was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. His collegiate coaching career lasted one season ...

(Claire H. Blanchard) (died 1989), head football coach in 1940 at the University of Wyoming *

Olivier Blanchard Olivier Jean Blanchard (; born December 27, 1948) is a French economist and professor. He is Robert M. Solow Professor Emeritus of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Economics at the Paris School of Economics, an ...

(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 (1886–1973), American silversmith *

Rachel Blanchard Rachel Elise Blanchard (born 19 March 1976) is a Canadian actress.Rachel Blanchard's b ...

(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 Depart ...

(1877–1965), French geographer *

Raphaël Blanchard Raphaël Anatole Émile Blanchard (28 February 1857 – 7 February 1919) was a French physician and naturalist who was a pioneer of medical zoology, with studies on parasites ranging from protozoa to worms and insects. Life and work Blanchar ...

(1857–1919), French zoologist *

Ray Blanchard Ray Milton Blanchard III ( ; born October 9, 1945) is an American-Canadian sexologist who researches pedophilia, sexual orientation and Transgender, gender identity. He has found that men with more older brothers are more likely to be gay than m ...

(born 1945), Canadian sexologist famous for

Blanchard's transsexualism typology The American-Canadian sexologist Ray Blanchard proposed a psychological typology of gender dysphoria, transsexualism, and fetishistic transvestism in a series of academic papers through the 1980s and 1990s. Building on the work of earlier resear ...

* Red Blanchard (1914–1980), American comedian and country musician *

Red Blanchard (radio personality) Richard Bogardus "Red" Blanchard, Jr. (June 11, 1920 – 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 ...

(1920–2011), American radio show personality in California markets * Richard E. Blanchard Sr. (1925–2004), writer of the gospel song ''Fill My Cup Lord'' * Ron Blanchard, Australian film and television actor *

Rowan Blanchard Rowan Blanchard (born October 14, 2001) is an American actress. She began acting as a child and starred in the action film ''Spy Kids: All the Time in the World'' (2011). She gained wide recognition for playing List of Girl Meets World characte ...

(born 2001), American actress * Samuel Laman Blanchard (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 Sophie Blanchard (; 25 March 1778 – 6 July 1819), commonly referred to as Madame Blanchard, was a French aeronaut and the wife of ballooning pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Blanchard was the first woman to work as a professional balloonist, an ...

(1778–1819), French aeronaut and the first woman professional balloonist * Stanislas Blanchard (1871–1949), Canadian politician and gentleman * Steve Blanchard (December 4, 1958), stage actor best known for his musical theatre roles *

Susan Blanchard (actress) Susan Blanchard is an American actress, who is known for playing Mary Kennicott Martin on the soap opera ''All My Children'' from 1971 to 1975. Early life and education Blanchard is a native of Westport, Connecticut. After an early desire to ...

(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 Tammy Blanchard is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her role as teenage Judy Garland in the critically acclaimed television film '' Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'' (2001), for which she received a Golden Globe Award nom ...

(born 1976), American actress *

Tamsin Blanchard Tamsin Blanchard is a British fashion journalist, author, and lecturer. She is particularly known for her work on sustainability and ecological issues in fashion. Early life and education Blanchard was born in Liverpool and took a fashion journali ...

, British fashion journalist and author *

Terence Blanchard Terence Oliver Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) is an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He has also written two operas and more than 80 film and television scores. Blanchard has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Original Score for ''B ...

(born 1962), American trumpeter, pianist and composer *

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 Asse ...

(1844–1911), teacher, farmer, merchant and politician in New Brunswick, Canada *

Thomas Blanchard (inventor) Thomas Blanchard (June 24, 1788 – April 16, 1864) was an American inventor who lived much of his life in Springfield, Massachusetts, where in 1819, he pioneered the assembly line style of mass production in America, and also invented the first ...

(1788–1864), American inventor who pioneered

interchangeable parts Interchangeable parts are parts (wikt:component#Noun, components) that are identical for practical purposes. They are made to specifications that ensure that they are so nearly identical that they will fit into any assembly of the same type. One ...

Tim Blanchard Timothy William John Blanchard (born 30 June 1987) is an Australian racing driver. Blanchard has raced in several other motor racing series, including the British Formula Ford Championship, and was the winner of the 2007 Australian Formula For ...

(born 1987), Australian championship-winning motor racing driver *

Tom Blanchard Thomas Richard Blanchard (born May 28, 1948) is an American former professional football punter with an 11-year career in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Biography Blanc ...

(born 1948), former American football punter *

Tully Blanchard Tully Arthur Blanchard (born January 22, 1954) is a Canadian-American professional wrestler and manager. He is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-to-late 1980s as a member of ...

(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 highly ...

(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 (1916–1966), United States Air Force officer * William Isaac Blanchard (died 1790), stenographer

Given name

Wikipedia articles about people with the given name Blanchard: *

Alva Blanchard Adams Alva Blanchard Adams Sr. (October 29, 1875December 1, 1941) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Pueblo, Colorado. He served nine years as a United States senator from Colorado, serving by appointment from 1923 to 1924, ...

(1875–1941), Democratic politician who represented Colorado in the United States Senate *

Azariel Blanchard Miller Azariel Blanchard Miller (5 September 1878 – 13 April 1941) was an American farmer, rancher, and developer credited with founding the city of Fontana, California, in 1913. Miller Park, Miller Avenue, and Fontana A.B. Miller High School are com ...

(1878–1941), an American farmer, rancher, and developer *

Blanchard Montgomery Blanchard Montgomery III (born February 17, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). After playing his college ball at UCLA, Montgomery was selected in the third rou ...

(born 1961), a retired American football linebacker * Blanchard Ryan (born 1967), an American actress * Carla Blanchard Dartez (born 1965), a Democratic former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 51 * Carolyn Blanchard Allen (1921–2018), American politician *

Clark Blanchard Millikan Clark Blanchard Millikan (August 23, 1903 – January 2, 1966) was a distinguished professor of aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and a founding member of the National Academy of Engineering. Biography Millikan's pa ...

(1903–1966), a distinguished professor of aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) *

Fleming Blanchard McCurdy Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, (February 17, 1875 – August 29, 1952) was a Canadian politician. Born in Old Barns, Nova Scotia, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Nova Scotia riding of Shelburne and Queen's in the 191 ...

, 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 (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. (1929–2022), United States federal judge * Serge Blanchard Oba, a Congolese politician *

Thomas Blanchard Stowell Thomas Blanchard Stowell (1846–1927) was an American educator. Stowell was born on March 29, 1846, in Perry, New York. In 1865, at the age of 19, he graduated from Genesee College (now Syracuse University). He went on to earn a Master's deg ...

(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 father, ...

(1906–2011), a prominent American mammalogist and the author of eleven books relating to naturalism * William Blanchard Jerrold (1826–1884), an English journalist and author

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