Farrington is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with this name include:
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Adele Farrington
Adele Farrington (1867 - 19 December 1936) was an American actress of the stage and the silent film era.
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Farrington had the lead in ''This Is the Life'' (1915) for the American Film Company. She also did he ...
(1867–1936), American actor
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Amy Farrington (born 1966), American actor
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Sir Anthony Farrington, 1st Baronet (1742–1823), General of the British Army
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Benjamin Farrington
Benjamin Farrington (10 July 1891 –17 November 1974) was an Irish scholar and professor of Classics, teaching in Ireland (1916–1920), South Africa (1920–1935), and Great Britain (1935–1956). Although his academic career spanned several d ...
(1891–1974), Irish classicist
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Betty Farrington
Betty Farrington (May 14, 1898 – February 3, 1989) was an American character actress active from the 1920s through 1960.
Career overview
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Betty Farrington played mostly supporting and minor roles during her caree ...
(1898–1989), American character actress
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Bo Farrington (1936–1964), American football player
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Colleen Farrington (1936–2015), American model and nightclub singer
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David P. Farrington
David Philip Farrington, (7 March 1944 – 5 November 2024) was a British criminologist, forensic psychologist, and emeritus professor of psychological criminology at the University of Cambridge, where he was also a Leverhulme Trust Emeritus F ...
(born 1944), British criminologist
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Don Farrington (died 2000), American aviator
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Edward Silsby Farrington (1856–1929), American judge
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Elizabeth P. Farrington (1898–1984), ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' publisher, Congressional Delegate for the Territory of Hawaii and wife of Joseph Rider Farrington
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Frank Farrington (actor) (1873–1924), American silent film actor
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Frank Farrington (rugby league)
Francis James Farrington (18 November 1926 – 9 December 2014) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and later a long-serving administrator with the Newtown Jets, Newtown club in Sydney.
War service
Frank Farringto ...
(1926–2014), Australian rugby league player
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Frank G. Farrington (1872–1933), American lawyer and politician from Maine
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Fred Farrington
Fred Farrington (1867 – 1924) was an English footballer who played at half-back for Burslem Port Vale between 1888 and 1894. He served as club captain in the 1892–93 season.
Career
Farrington probably joined Burslem Port Vale in the aut ...
(died 1931), British footballer
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George Farrington, English footballer
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Gregory C. Farrington, 12th president of Lehigh University
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Harry Webb Farrington (1879–1930), American author
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Iain Farrington (born 1977), British pianist, organist, composer and arranger
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James Farrington (1791–1859), New Hampshire politician
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James Edward Butler Futtit Farrington (1908–2002), polar explorer
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Jeff Farrington, American politician from Michigan
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John Farrington (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
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John Farrington (footballer) (born 1947), English professional footballer
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John Farrington (athlete) (born 1942), Australian long-distance runner
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John Farrington (MP) (1609–1680), Member of Parliament (MP) for Chichester
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Joseph Rider Farrington (1897–1954), ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' publisher and Congressional Delegate for the Territory of Hawaii
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Josie Farrington, Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (1940–2018), British Labour Party politician
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Kaitlyn Farrington (born 1989), American snowboarder
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Ken Farrington
Kenneth William Farrington (born 18 April 1936) is a retired English actor. He first came to fame playing the role of Billy Walker, wayward son of publican Annie, in ITV's longest-running soap opera, ''Coronation Street''. Following a brief per ...
(born 1936), English actor
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Logan Farrington (born 2001), American soccer player
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Mark Farrington (born 1965), English footballer
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Michael Farrington (born 1966), Canadian ice dancer
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Neil Farrington (died 2009), English musician
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Oliver C. Farrington (1864–1934), American geologist
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Richard Farrington (1702–1772), Welsh Anglican priest and antiquarian
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Samuel Farrington, American politician
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Sinead Farrington, British particle physicist
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Sloane Farrington (1923–1997), Bahamian competitive sailor
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Suzanne Farrington (1933–2015), married name of the only child of actress Vivien Leigh
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Thomas Farrington (disambiguation), several people
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Wallace Rider Farrington (1871–1933), ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' publisher and Governor of the Territory of Hawaii
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William Farrington (soldier) ( 1412), English soldier and diplomat
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William Farrington (Royalist) (died 1659), English politician
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Yolanda Ivonne Montes Farrington
Yolanda Montes (January 3, 1932 – February 16, 2025), better known by her stage-name Tongolele, was a Mexican–American dancer, actress and vedette (cabaret), vedette. At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving stars from th ...
(born 1932), American-born exotic dancer and actor
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Ronald A. Farrington (1962- ), American Army Pilot, Gulf War
Given name
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Farrington Daniels
Farrington Daniels (March 8, 1889 – June 23, 1972) was an American physical chemist who is considered one of the pioneers of the modern direct use of solar energy.
Biography
Daniels was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 8, 1889. Daniel ...
(1889–1972), American physical chemist
Fictional character
* Harriet Farrington, protagonist of 1980s British TV series ''
Farrington of the F.O.''
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