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People

Adam Godley Adam N. Godley (born 22 July 1964) is an English actor. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards and four Laurence Olivier Awards for his performances on the New York and London stages, including ''Private Lives'' in 2001, '' The Pillowman'' i ...

(born 1964), British actor * Alfred Denis Godley, known as

A. D. Godley Alfred Denis Godley (22 January 1856 – 27 June 1925) was an Anglo-Irish classical scholar and author of humorous poems. Godley was born in Ashfield, County Cavan, to Rev James Godley and his wife Eliza La Touche. James was the Church of Ire ...

(1856–1925), English classical scholar and author of light verse *

Alexander Godley General (United Kingdom), General Sir Alexander John Godley, (4 February 1867 – 6 March 1957) was a senior British Army officer. He is best known for his role as commander of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and II Anzac Corps during the ...

(1867–1957), British Army General with the New Zealand and Australian Division at Gallipoli; cousin of the 1st Baron Kilbracken *

Arthur Godley, 1st Baron Kilbracken John Arthur Godley, 1st Baron Kilbracken, (17 June 1847 – 27 June 1932), was an Anglo-Irish people, Anglo-Irish aristocrat and British civil servant and the longest serving, and probably the most influential, Permanent Under-Secretary of Sta ...

(1847–1932), British Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India; cousin of Alexander Godley * Bill Godley (1879–unknown), English footballer * Charlotte Godley (1821–1907) was a New Zealand letter-writer and community leader; mother of Arthur Godley * Eric Godley (1919–2010), New Zealand botanist and biographer *

G. McMurtrie Godley George McMurtrie Godley (1917–1999) was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Laos 1969-1973, at the height of the Vietnam War. President Richard Nixon nominated Godley as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian a ...

(1917–1999), U.S. Ambassador to Laos and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs *

George Godley George Albert Godley (31 October 1857 – 20 July 1941) was a police officer of the Metropolitan Police who was involved in the hunt for Jack the Ripper in 1888.Begg, Fido, and Skinner ''The Jack the Ripper A-Z'' Born at East Grinstead in Suss ...

(1857–1941), British police officer involved in the hunt for Jack the Ripper in 1888 * Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken (1877–1950), Irish nobleman *

Janey Godley Jane Godley Currie (20 January 1961 – 2 November 2024), known professionally as Janey Godley, was a Scottish stand-up comedian, actress, writer and political activist. She began her stand-up career in 1994, and won various awards for her come ...

(1961–2024), Scottish comedian, newspaper columnist, and author * John Godley, 3rd Baron Kilbracken (1920–2006), British-born Irish peer *

John Robert Godley John Robert Godley (29 May 1814 – 17 November 1861) was an Anglo-Irish statesman and bureaucrat. Godley is considered to be the founder of Canterbury, New Zealand, although he lived there for only two years. Early life Godley was born in Dubl ...

(1814–1861), British bureaucrat and statesman; an original resident in Canterbury, New Zealand *

Kevin Godley Kevin Michael Godley (born 7 October 1945) is an English singer-songwriter, drummer and music video director. He was a singer and drummer of the art rock band 10cc and later was part of collaboration duo Godley & Creme with Lol Creme. Early ...

(born 1945), British musician and music video director and part of the Godley & Creme musical partnership * Leonidas M. Godley (1836–1904), American Civil War Union Army soldier; recipient of the Medal of Honor * Robert Godley (born 1971), British designer of men's clothing *

Sandra Godley Sandra Godley OBE (born 27 April 1964) is a British singer-songwriter, broadcaster, and philanthropist. She received a MOBO Award nomination in 2013 for Best Gospel Act a British Citizen award in 2024 for her contribution to music and the arts She ...

, British singer-songwriter, broadcaster and philanthropist * Sean Godley (born 1981), Irish-Australian poet and writer, brother of the 4th Baron Kilbracken *

Sidney Godley Private Sidney Frank Godley VC (14 August 1889 – 29 June 1957) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forc ...

(1889–1957), British Army World War I soldier and German prisoner of war; recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Wynne Godley Wynne Godley (26 September 192613 May 2010) was an economist famous for his pessimism about the British economy and his criticism of the British government. In 2007, he and Marc Lavoie wrote a book about the " Stock-Flow Consistent" model, an a ...

(1926–2010), British economist * Zack Godley (born 1990), American professional baseball pitcher

Places

;New Zealand * Godley Head, northern headland to

Lyttelton Harbour Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō is a major inlet on the northwest side of Banks Peninsula, on the coast of Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury, New Zealand; the other major inlet is Akaroa Harbour, which enters from the southern side of the ...

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Godley, Greater Manchester Godley is a suburb of Hyde, in Greater Manchester, England, lying to the east of the town centre. History The earliest recorded agriculture in Tameside east of the River Tame was in Godley, from 1211–1249.Nevell (1991), p. 52. In ...

Godley East railway station Godley East was a railway station on the Woodhead Line; it served the Godley area of Hyde, in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Early history On 17 November 1841, Godley was the temporary terminus of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne a ...

Godley railway station Godley railway station serves the Godley area of Hyde, Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. It is east of Manchester Piccadilly Manchester Piccadilly is the main railway station of the city of Manchester, in the metropolitan county of ...

Godley Reservoir The Godley Reservoir is a reservoir in Godley, Greater Manchester, Godley, Hyde, Greater Manchester, Hyde, Greater Manchester. It was completed in 1851, as a critical part of the Longdendale Chain project that brings fresh water to Manchester. T ...

Godley Hundred Godley was a hundred in what is now Surrey, England. Egham, Thorpe, Chertsey and Chobham are all mentioned in the Chertsey Abbey charter of 673 AD due to a donation by Frithuwold. Chobham manor needed to be large to have a reasonable economic ...

in Surrey ;United States *

Godley, Illinois Godley is a village in Grundy and Will counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 566 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Godley has a total area of , of which (or 99.91%) is land and (or 0.0 ...

Godley Independent School District Godley Independent School District is a public school district based in Godley, Texas (USA). In 2010, the school district was rated " Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. SchoolsGodley High School(Grades 9-12)Godley Middle School(Grad ...

Godley, Texas Godley is a city in northwestern Johnson County, Texas, United States, in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is on Texas State Highway 171, Farm Roads 2331 and 917, and the tracks of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway northwest of Cle ...

Other

Godley & Creme Godley & Creme were an English rock duo formally established in Manchester in 1977 by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The pair began releasing music as a duo after their departure from the rock band 10cc. In 1979, they directed their first music v ...

, English rock duo composed of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme :* ''

Changing Faces – The Very Best of 10cc and Godley & Creme ''Changing Faces – The Very Best of 10cc and Godley & Creme'' is a compilation album that included the hits of 10cc and Godley & Creme, the first album to include both bands. Release and reception The album featured 16 tracks including a ...

'', released in 1987 :* Cry (Godley & Creme song), released in 1985 :* ''Consequences'' (Godley & Creme album), released in 1977 :* ''Freeze Frame'' (Godley & Creme album), released in 1979 *

Godley River The Godley River is an alpine braided river flowing through Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island. The river's headwaters are in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park at the Godley Glacier which flows from McClure Peak. The river flows south ...

, alpine braided river flowing through Canterbury in New Zealand * Godley Statue, Christchurch memorial for John Robert Godley {{disambig, surname, geo