Cheever is an
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surname. It is from
Anglo-Norman French
Anglo-Norman, also known as Anglo-Norman French ( nrf, Anglo-Normaund) (French: ), was a dialect of Old Norman French that was used in England and, to a lesser extent, elsewhere in Great Britain and Ireland during the Anglo-Norman period.
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chivere, chevre ‘goat’ (Latin capra ‘nanny goat’), applied as a nickname for an unpredictable or temperamental person, or a metonymic occupational name for a goatherd.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Abijah Cheever
Abijah Cheever (May 23, 1760 – April 21, 1843) was an American surgeon and politician from Saugus, Massachusetts.
Early life
Cheever was born on May 23, 1760, in Saugus. He was a descendant of Ezekiel Cheever, longtime headmaster of the Bost ...
(1760–1843), American doctor and politician, descendant of Ezekiel Cheever
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Benjamin Cheever
Benjamin Hale Cheever (born October 8, 1948) is an American writer and editor. He is the son of Mary Winternitz and writer John Cheever and brother of Susan Cheever. To date, he has written four adult fiction novels, one children's book, and tw ...
(born 1948), American writer and editor, son of John Cheever
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Benjamin H. Cheever Jr. (1850–1930), US Army officer
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Charles A. Cheever
Charles Augustus Cheever (September 7, 1852 – May 2, 1900) was an American industrialist and inventor. He was affiliated with Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison improving their inventions. He patented 100 of these improvements, most rela ...
(1852–1900), American inventor and businessman
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Charlie Cheever
Charlie Cheever (born August 2, 1981) is the co-founder, along with Adam D'Angelo, of Quora (website), Quora, an online knowledge market. He was formerly an engineer and manager at Facebook. Prior to Facebook, Cheever was employed by Amazon.com i ...
(born 1981), American engineer and businessman, one of the founders of the website
Quora
Quora () is a social question-and-answer website based in Mountain View, California. It was founded on June 25, 2009, and made available to the public on June 21, 2010. Users can collaborate by editing questions and commenting on answers that ...
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Eddie Cheever
Edward McKay "Eddie" Cheever Jr. (born January 10, 1958) is an American former racing driver who raced for almost 30 years in Formula One, sports cars, CART, and the Indy Racing League. Cheever participated in 143 Formula One World Championship ...
(born 1958), American racing driver
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Eddie Cheever III
Edward Mackay "Eddie" Cheever III (born 5 June 1993) is an Italian- American racing driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for MR Racing in the LMGTE Am class. He is the son of retired Formula One driver Eddie Cheever.
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(born 1993), Italian racing driver, son of Eddie Cheever
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Ezekiel Cheever
Ezekiel Cheever (1614–1708) was a schoolmaster, and the author of "probably the earliest American school book", ''Accidence, A Short Introduction to the Latin Tongue''. Upon his death, it was said that "New England adnever known a better tea ...
(1614–1708), England-born schoolmaster
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George B. Cheever George Barrell Cheever (April 7, 1807 – October 1, 1890) was a well-known and controversial abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist minister and writer. He was a graduate of Bowdoin College, where he was a classmate of Nathanial Hawthorne ...
(1807–1890), American minister and abolitionist writer
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John Cheever
John William Cheever (May 27, 1912 – June 18, 1982) was an American short story writer and novelist. He is sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs". His fiction is mostly set in the Upper East Side of Manhattan; the Westchester suburbs; ...
(1912–1982), American novelist and short story writer
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Jonathan Cheever (born 1985), American snowboarder
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Joseph Cheever (1772–1872), American farmer and politician, brother of Abijah Cheever
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Michael Cheever
Michael John Cheever (born June 24, 1973) is a former American football center in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonvil ...
(born 1973), American football center in the National Football League
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Ross Cheever
Ross Cheever (born April 12, 1964 in Rome, Italy) is an American race car driver and is the younger brother of former Formula One driver and Indianapolis 500 champion Eddie Cheever. Born in Rome, Ross never completed a full season in elite level mo ...
(born 1964), American racing driver, brother of Eddie Cheever
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Susan Cheever
Susan Cheever (born July 31, 1943) is an American author and a prize-winning best-selling writer well known for her memoir, her writing about alcoholism, and her intimate understanding of American history. She is a recipient of the PEN New Engla ...
(born 1943), American author, daughter of John Cheever
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