Fenimore is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Constance Fenimore Woolson
Constance Fenimore Woolson (March 5, 1840 – January 24, 1894) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. She was a grandniece of James Fenimore Cooper, and is best known for fictions about the Great Lakes region, the American ...
(1840–1894), American novelist and short story writer
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Fenimore Chatterton (1860–1958), American businessman, politician, and lawyer
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James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought h ...
(1789–1851), American writer
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Susan Fenimore Cooper (1813–1894), American writer and amateur naturalist
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Bob Fenimore (1925–2010), Oklahoma State Cowboys football player
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Lieutenant Fenimore, fictional character in a short story of the ''
Cosmicomics'' by
Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino (, ; ;. RAI (circa 1970), retrieved 25 October 2012. 15 October 1923 – 19 September 1985) was an Italian novelist and short story writer. His best-known works include the ''Our Ancestors'' trilogy (1952–1959), the '' Cosm ...
See also
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Fenimore Art Museum
The Fenimore Art Museum (formerly known as New York State Historical Association) is a museum located in Cooperstown, New York, Cooperstown, New York (state), New York on the west side of Otsego Lake (New York), Otsego Lake. Collection strengths ...
, in Cooperstown, New York, United States
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Fenimore Pass, strait in Alaska
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