Childs is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Amy Childs Amy Andrea Childs (born 14 June 1990) is an English model and television personality. In 2010, she appeared in the first two series of the ITV2 reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'', and subsequently starred in her own reality series '' It's ...

(born 1990), English television personality and model *

Barney Childs Barney Sanford Childs (February 13, 1926 – January 11, 2000) was an American composer and teacher. Born in Spokane, Washington, he taught and composed avant-garde music and literature at universities in the United States and United Kingdom. ...

(1926–2000), American composer *

Barry and Sally Childs-Helton Barry and Sally Childs-Helton are a husband-and-wife duo of filk music, filk performers based in Indianapolis, IN. Barry is a guitarist and songwriter, while Sally is a percussionist (and Music for People (organization), Music for People improvis ...

, American singer/songwriters *

Billy Childs William Edward Childs (born March 8, 1957) is an American composer, jazz pianist, arranger and conductor from Los Angeles, California, United States. Early life When he was 16, Childs attended the Community School of the Performing Arts sponsored ...

(born 1957), American composer and jazz pianist *

Brevard Childs Brevard Springs Childs (September 2, 1923 – June 23, 2007) was an American Old Testament scholar and Professor of Old Testament at Yale University from 1958 until 1999 (and Sterling Professor after 1992), who is considered one of the most influe ...

(1923–2007), American Biblical scholar * Chris Childs (disambiguation), several people *

Cupid Childs Clarence Lemuel "Cupid" Childs (August 8, 1867 – November 8, 1912) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball with a 13-season career from 1888, 1890–1901, playing for the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Pe ...

(1867–1912), American Major League baseball player *

David Childs David Magie Childs (April 1, 1941 – March 26, 2025) was an American architect and chairman of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. He was the architect of record for One World Trade Center in New York City, which became the Wes ...

(1941–2025), American architect *

David Childs (academic) David Haslam Childs FRSA (born September 1933) is a British academic and political historian, who is Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Nottingham. His research chiefly concerns the modern German state and the field of German ...

(born 1933), British academic and political historian *

David L. Childs David L. Childs is an American computer scientist noted for his work on his Extended Set Theoretic approach to data base management and cited by Edgar F. Codd Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd (19 August 1923 – 18 April 2003) was a British computer sc ...

, American computer scientist * Earle Childs (1893–1918), American submariner * Ebenezer Childs (1797–1864), American pioneer *

Euros Childs Euros Childs (; Welsh: ; born 16 April 1975) is a Welsh musician and songwriter, perhaps best known as the frontman for the band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci and—as of January 2019—the keyboardist for Teenage Fanclub. His sister, violinist Megan C ...

(born 1975), Welsh singer/songwriter *

George William Childs George William Childs (May 12, 1829 – February 3, 1894) was an American publisher who co-owned the '' Public Ledger'' newspaper in Philadelphia with financier Anthony Joseph Drexel. Early life Childs was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on May ...

(1829–1894), American publisher * John Childs (disambiguation), several people *

Joe Childs Joseph Childs (1884–1958) was a French-born, British-based flat racing jockey. He won fifteen British Classics in a 35-year career, the last ten years of which were spent as jockey to King George V. He was known for riding a slow, waiting ra ...

(1884–1958), French-born, British-based flat racing jockey *

Joseph Childs Major (rank), Major Joseph Childs (1787–1870) was a British Royal Marines officer and penal administrator; he was commandant of the second convict settlement at Norfolk Island, from 7 February 1844 to August 1846. Early life and military caree ...

(1787–1870), English soldier and penal administrator *

Lauren M. Childs Lauren Maressa Childs is an American mathematician specialising in mathematical and computational modelling applied to topics in biology, particularly spread of infectious disease. She is an associate professor of mathematics and Cliff and Agne ...

, American mathematician, expert on modeling disease spread *

Lee Childs Lee Childs (born 6 November 1982, in Yeovil) is a retired British tennis player from England. Following match victories in 2000, Childs was hailed as "the future of British tennis" and a successor to Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski. At the 200 ...

(born 1982), English tennis player *

Lucinda Childs Lucinda Childs (born June 26, 1940) is an American postmodern dancer and choreographer. Her compositions are known for their minimalistic movements yet complex transitions. Childs is most famous for being able to turn the slightest movements into ...

(born 1940), American dancer/choreographer *

Marquis Childs Marquis William Childs (March 17, 1903 – June 30, 1990) was a 20th-century American journalist, syndicated columnist, and author. Early life and education Childs was born on March 17, 1903, in Clinton, Iowa. He graduated from Lyons High Sch ...

(1903–1990), American journalist * Mary Ellen Childs (born 1957), American composer *

Mary Louise Milliken Childs Mary Louise Milliken Childs (1873–1936) was an American philanthropist in the 20th century. She built over twenty hospitals and two churches in the United States. Her projects included the West Jersey Cooper Hospital in New Jersey and the Milli ...

(1873–1936), American philanthropist *

Morris Childs Morris H. Childs (born Moishe Chilovsky; June 10, 1902 – June 5, 1991) was a Ukrainian-American political activist and Communist Party USA, American Communist Party functionary who became a Soviet espionage agent (1929) and then a double agent ...

(born Moishe Chilovsky, 1902–1991), Russian-born communist double agent * Ozro W. Childs (1824–1890), American horticulturalist * Roy Childs (1949–1992), American critic and essayist *

Ted Childs Ted Childs is a British television producer, screenwriter, and director. Career Childs commenced training as a programme director with ABC Weekend TV in 1962. He went on to produce and direct a wide variety of factual programmes and documenta ...

(born 1934), British television producer, screenwriter and director * Terry Childs (serial killer) (1955–2023), American serial killer *

Thomas Childs Thomas Childs (16 March 1796 – 8 October 1853) was a U.S. soldier who served with distinction during the Mexican–American War. Childs was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the son and grandson of Revolutionary War veterans. He graduated f ...

(1796–1853), American soldier *

Toni Childs Toni Childs (born October 29, 1957) is an American-born, Australian singer-songwriter. Early life Childs was born in Orange, California, and lived in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nevada during her childhood. Raised in a household dominated b ...

(born 1957), American singer/songwriter *

Tracey Childs Tracey Childs (born 30 May 1963) is an English actress known for playing Lynne Howard in the 1980s drama series ''Howards' Way''. Her other television roles include Marianne Dashwood in ''Sense and Sensibility (1981 TV series), Sense and Sensib ...

(born 1963), English actress * William Harold Joseph Childs (1905–1983), British physicist *

Yoeli Childs Yoeli Childs (born January 13, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Saga Ballooners of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the BYU Cougars. High school career Childs played at Bingham High School, a cla ...

(born 1998), American basketball player

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