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Breckinridge (surname) Breckinridge is a surname, and may refer to: * Aida de Acosta (, 1884–1962), in 1903 flew Santos Dumont's dirigible airship * Cabell Breckinridge (1788–1823), lawyer and politician in Kentucky * Clifton R. Breckinridge (1846–1932), congressm ...

Breckinridge family The Breckinridge family is a family of public figures from the United States. The family has included six members of the United States House of Representatives, two United States Senators, a cabinet member, two ambassadors, one United States Vice ...

Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson (October 2, 1905December 11, 2002), was an American photojournalist, cinematographer, and philanthropist. She used her middle name, Marvin, both professionally and personally to distinguish herself from her cousi ...

(1905–2002), American photojournalist, cinematographer, and philanthropist *

Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (November 5, 1851 – February 16, 1921) was an American professor of Reformed theology at Princeton Seminary from 1887 to 1921. He served as the last principal of the Princeton Theological Seminary from 1886 to ...

(1851–1921), principal of Princeton Seminary from 1887 to 1921 *

Breckinridge Long Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (May 16, 1881 – September 26, 1958) was an American diplomat and politician who served in the administrations of Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. An extreme nativist, Long is largely remembered by ...

(1881–1958), United States ambassador to Italy *

Bobby Breckinridge ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television programme, television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is the fourth entry of the ''Degrassi'' television franchise created b ...

, fictional character in ''Degrassi'' * John Breckinridge Castleman (1841–1918), military officer and prominent landowner and businessman in Louisville, Kentucky *

John C. Breckinridge John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American politician who served as the 14th vice president of the United States, with President James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861. Assuming office at the age of 36, Breckinrid ...

(1821-1875), senator from Kentucky, fourteenth Vice President of the United States, and later Confederate general and the last Confederate Secretary of War *

Robert Breckinridge McAfee Robert Breckinridge McAfee (February 18, 1784 – March 12, 1849) was an American diplomat, historian and politician who was the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky serving from 1824 to 1828. Early life McAfee was born on February 18, 1784, ...

(1784–1849), Kentucky politician, and seventh Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky *

James Breckenridge Speed James Breckenridge Speed (alternatively James Breckinridge Speed; January 4, 1844 – July 7, 1912) was an American corporate executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist based in Louisville, Kentucky. He served as the President of the Louisvil ...

(1844–1912), businessman and philanthropist in Louisville, Kentucky

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Breckenridge, Colorado Breckenridge is the List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule town that is the county seat and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous municipality of Summit County, Colorado, Summit County, Colorado, United ...

, originally spelled "Breckinridge", renamed during the Civil War *

Breckinridge County, Kentucky Breckinridge County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,432. Its county seat is Hardinsburg, Kentucky. The county was named for John Breckinridge (1760–1806), a Kentucky Attorne ...

Breckinridge Center, Kentucky Breckinridge Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in Union County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,874 at the 2000 census. It is named for the Breckinridge Job Corps Center, now known as the Earle C. Clements Job Corps Cente ...

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Breckinridge House Housing at the University of Chicago includes seven residence halls that are divided into 48 houses. Each house has an average of 70 students. Freshmen and sophomores must live on-campus. Limited on-campus housing is available to juniors and senio ...

, a dormitory at the University of Chicago named for Sophonisba Breckinridge * ''

Myra Breckinridge ''Myra Breckinridge'' is a 1968 satirical novel by Gore Vidal written in the form of a diary. Described by the critic Dennis Altman as "part of a major cultural assault on the assumed norms of gender and sexuality which swept the western world ...

'', a satirical novel by Gore Vidal written in the form of a diary * ''Myra Breckinridge'' (film), cinematic version of Vidal's novel * USS ''Breckinridge'' (DD-148), a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for Joseph Breckinridge

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