Blankenship is a

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that may refer to: * Beau Blankenship (born 1990), American football player *

Ben Blankenship Ben Blankenship (born December 15, 1988) is an American middle distance runner. He is a world record holder as a member of the 2015 USA Distance medley relay team, of which he ran the 1600-meter anchor leg. Running career Elementary school Bl ...

(born 1988), American Olympic middle-distance runner *

Bill Blankenship Bill Blankenship (born December 12, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head high school football coach at Owasso High School in Owasso, OK. He was the head coach of the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane ...

(born 1956), American football coach and player * Brian Blankenship (born 1963), retired professional American football player *

Cliff Blankenship Clifford Douglas Blankenship (April 10, 1880 – April 26, 1956) was an American professional baseball player. He played his first game on April 17, 1905. He played his 95th and final game on August 18, 1909. His batting average was .225. In 190 ...

(1880–1956), American baseball player *

Cooper Blankenship Cooper Blankenship (August 27, 1929 – June 18, 2015) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 51-1 district of the Texas House of Representatives. Life and career Blankenship was born in Texarkana, Texas. He at ...

(1929–2015), American politician *

Don Blankenship Donald Leon Blankenship (born March 14, 1950) is an American businessman. He was chairman and CEO of the Massey Energy Company—the sixth-largest coal company (by 2008 production) in the United States—from 2000 until 2010 when an explosion ...

(born 1950), former chairman and CEO of the

Massey Energy Massey Energy Company was a coal extractor in the United States with substantial operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia. By revenue, it was the fourth largest producer of coal in the United States and the largest coal producer in Cen ...

coal mining corporation * Donnie Blankenship, American convicted murderer * Erin Blankenship, American statistics educator * G. T. Blankenship (born 1928), American lawyer and politician * Georgiana M. Blankenship (1861–1936), American pioneer and author *

Greg Blankenship Gregory Allen Blankenship (born March 24, 1954) is an American former football linebacker who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Oakland Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Early life Blankenship was born ...

(born 1954), American football player *

Homer Blankenship Homer "Si" Blankenship (August 4, 1902 – June 22, 1974) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates.

(1902–1974), American baseball player * J. Richard Blankenship (born 1959), American diplomat * Jacob Blankenship (born 1994), American pole vaulter *

Jacob Blankenship (basketball) Jacob Blankenship (Greek: Γιάκομπ Μπλάνκενσιπ; born August 4, 1989) is a Greek-American professional basketball player. He is 2.08 m tall. He plays the power forward and the center position. High school career Blankenship play ...

(born 1989), Greek-American basketball player * Josh Blankenship (born 1980), American football player and coach * Kenny Blankenship, the name given to the character portrayed by personality Sonomanma Higashi and voiced by Christopher Darga, on '' MXC'', the American parody/adaptation of ''

Takeshi's Castle is a Japanese game show that aired between 1986 and 1990 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS). It features the Japanese comedian Takeshi Kitano (also known as Beat Takeshi) as a count who sets up difficult physical challenges that players ...

'' * Kevin Blankenship (born 1963), American baseball player *

Kim Blankenship Kim M. Blankenship is an American sociologist and academic administrator whose research focuses on social determinants of health, including HIV/AIDS, race, class, and gender inequalities. She is a professor and the associate dean of research in th ...

, American sociologist and HIV/AIDS researcher * Lance Blankenship, (born 1963), retired Major League Baseball utility player *

Loyd Blankenship Loyd Blankenship, better known by his pseudonym The Mentor, is an American computer hacker and writer. He has been active since the 1970s, when he was a member of the hacker groups Extasyy Elite and Legion of Doom. Writings Hacker Manifesto ...

(born 1965), American computer hacker and writer * Mark Blankenship (born 1978), writer and blogger * Rachel Blankenship (born September 2, 1995), American soccer player * Reed Blankenship (born 1999), American football player *

Robert E. Blankenship Robert E. Blankenship is an American chemist. Blankenship earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1970, and obtained a doctorate in the subject at University of California, Berkeley in 1975. Upon compl ...

, American chemist *

Rodrigo Blankenship Rodrigo John Blankenship (born January 29, 1997), nicknamed "Hot Rod", is an American professional football placekicker for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, w ...

(born 1997), American football placekicker * Ted Blankenship (1901–1945), American baseball player *

Tom Blankenship My Morning Jacket is an American rock band formed in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Jim James, bassist Tom Blankenship, drummer Patrick Hallahan, guitarist Carl Broemel, and keyboardist Bo Koster. The ba ...

(born 1978), American bass guitarist for the band

My Morning Jacket My Morning Jacket is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Jim James, bassist Tom Blankenship, drummer Patrick Hallahan, guitarist Carl Broemel, and keyboardist Bo Kos ...

* William Blankenship (1928–2017), American opera singer

Other uses

* ''Blankenship'' is the name of a song by American indie rock band

DIIV DIIV (pronounced and formerly known as Dive) is an American Rock music, rock band from Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 2011. The band consists of Zachary Cole Smith (vocals, guitar), Andrew Bailey (guitar), Colin Caulfield (bass, keyboards, gu ...

, from their third studio album '' Deceiver''. {{surname