Crenshaw is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ander Crenshaw
Alexander Mann "Ander" Crenshaw (born September 1, 1944) is an American banker, attorney, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. Crenshaw retired from Congress whe ...
(born 1944), American politician
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Anderson Crenshaw (1783–1847), American jurist
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Ben Crenshaw
Ben Daniel Crenshaw (born January 11, 1952) is a retired American professional golfer who has won 19 events on the PGA Tour, including two major championships: the Masters Tournament in 1984 and 1995. He is nicknamed '' Gentle Ben''.
Early lif ...
(born 1952), American professional golfer
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Caroline A. Crenshaw, American lawyer
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Claude J. Crenshaw, American Air Force officer and
flying ace
A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviation, military aviator credited with shooting down a certain minimum number of enemy aircraft during aerial combat; the exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ...
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Dan Crenshaw
Daniel Reed Crenshaw (born March 14, 1984) is an American politician and former United States Navy SEAL officer serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district since 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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(born 1984), American politician
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Dave Crenshaw (born 1975), American author
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George L. Crenshaw (1855–1937), American real estate developer and banker
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George Webster Crenshaw (1913–2007), cartoonist and creator of the comic strip ''Belvedere''
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James L. Crenshaw
James L. Crenshaw is the Robert L. Flowers Professor of the Old Testament at Duke University Divinity School. He is one of the world’s leading scholars in Old Testament Wisdom literature. He proposes that much of Proverbs was brought together ...
, American biblical professor
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Jesse Crenshaw (born 1946), American politician
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John Crenshaw (1797–1871), American landowner and slave trader
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John Bascom Crenshaw (1861–1942), American athlete
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John T. Crenshaw (1820–1863), American soldier
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Jonathan Crenshaw
Jonathan Dale Crenshaw (1972 – May 12, 2023) was an American artist and homeless man from South Beach, Florida. He was born without arms and entertained bystanders and tourists of the area by creating paintings and art pieces with his feet as ...
(1972–2023), American artist and homeless man
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Kimberlé Crenshaw
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw (born May 5, 1959) is an American civil rights advocate and a scholar of critical race theory. She is a professor at the UCLA School of Law and Columbia Law School, where she specializes in race and gender issues.
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(born 1959), American lawyer
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Leon Crenshaw (1943–2008), American football player
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Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Howard Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for hit songs such as " Someday, Someway", a US top 40 hit in 1982, " Cynical Girl", and " Whenever You're on My Mind". He is ...
(born 1953), American singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Martha Crenshaw (born 1945), American professor
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Marvin Crenshaw (born 1952), American football player
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Mary Mayo Crenshaw (1875-1951), American writer
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Matt Crenshaw (born 1978), American basketball player and coach
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Mic Crenshaw (born 1970), American recording artist
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Robert Crenshaw
Robert Crenshaw is an American drummer, recording artist, author, and robotics instructor/trainer. He is known primarily for his solo recordings and his years in his brother Marshall Crenshaw's band.
Biography Early years
Crenshaw grew up outsi ...
, American drummer
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Roberta Crenshaw
Roberta P. Crenshaw (April 17, 1914 - February 8, 2005) was an American civic leader and philanthropist. Crenshaw campaigned for over 60 years to preserve park land in Austin, Texas and supported Austin-area cultural institutions.
Early life and ...
(1914–2005), American philanthropist
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Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. (born 1956), American judge
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Willis Crenshaw (born 1941), American football player
Fictional characters:
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Peter Crenshaw, a character from the ''
Three Investigators
The Three Investigators is an American juvenile detective book series first published as "''Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators''". It was created by Robert Arthur Jr., who believed involving a famous person such as movie director Alfr ...
'' juvenile detective book series
* David Crenshaw, player character of ''
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X''
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Mindy Crenshaw, fictional character on the American sitcom ''Drake & Josh''
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