Grimshaw may refer to:

Places

Grimshaw, Alberta Grimshaw is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is approximately west of the Peace River, Alberta, Town of Peace River at the junction of Alberta Highway 2, Highway 2 and Alberta Highway 2A, Highway 2A and along Mackenzie Northern Railway. ...

, Canada * Grimshaw, Lancashire, England * Grimshaw, Texas, also known as Oil City, built during the beginning of the oil industry and named for Amos Grimshaw, on whose land oil was discovered

People with the surname Grimshaw

* Aiden Grimshaw (b. 1991), English singer * Arthur Edmund Grimshaw (1868-1913), English artist, composer, organist and conductor * Arthur John Grimshaw (1933-2019), Australian Anglican clergyman * Beatrice Grimshaw (1870-1953), Irish writer * Billy Grimshaw (1892-1968), English footballer * Charlotte Grimshaw, New Zealand novelist * Francis Grimshaw (1901-1965), British archbishop *

Gary Grimshaw Gary Grimshaw (February 25, 1946 – January 13, 2014) was an American graphic artist active in Detroit and San Francisco who specialized in designing rock concert posters. He was also a radical political activist with the White Panther Party and ...

(1946-2014), American graphic artist and political activist *

John Grimshaw (cyclist) John Grimshaw (born 1945) is a voice for cyclists in the UK. Sustrans, run by Grimshaw, started the National Cycle Routes. The signposts are a cycle with a number outlined in red. Also, on the routes, there is usually a cast-iron signpost. Gr ...

(b. 1945), British cycling activist * John Grimshaw (politician) (1842-1917), American politician *

John Atkinson Grimshaw John Atkinson Grimshaw (6 September 1836 – 13 October 1893) was an English Victorian-era artist best known for his nocturnal scenes of urban landscapes.Alexander Robertson, ''Atkinson Grimshaw'', London, Phaidon Press, 1996 H. J. Dyos and ...

(1836-1893), English painter * John Elisha Grimshaw (1893-1980), English army officer, recipient of the Victoria Cross * Mortimer Grimshaw (1824 or 1825-1869), English political activist * Myron Grimshaw (1875-1936), American major league baseball player *

Nicholas Grimshaw Sir Nicholas Grimshaw (born 9 October 1939) is a prominent English architect, particularly noted for several modernist buildings, including London's Waterloo International railway station and the Eden Project in Cornwall. He was President of ...

(b. 1939), English architect *

Nick Grimshaw Nicholas Peter Andrew Grimshaw (born 14 August 1984), nicknamed "Grimmy", is an English broadcaster and author. He became known for having hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1. He is also known as a television presenter for his Channel 4 rol ...

(b. 1984), British television and radio presenter * Percy H. Grimshaw (1869-1939), English entomologist and zoogeographer * Soto Grimshaw (1833-1900), Argentinian naturalist *

Samuel Grimshaw Samuel Grimshaw (March 2, 1840 - November 9, 1918) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Grimshaw received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Grimshaw's medal was won for his actions ...

(1840-1918), American soldier, recipient of the Medal of Honor *

Thomas Wrigley Grimshaw Thomas Wrigley Grimshaw (16 November 1839 – 23 January 1900) was an Irish physician, surgeon and statistician who became Registrar General for Ireland from 1879 to 1900. Life He was born in Whitehouse, County Antrim, the only child of Wrigley ...

(1839-1900), Irish physician and surgeon, Registrar General for Ireland *

Tracy Grimshaw Tracy Grimshaw (born 3 June 1960) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Grimshaw is best known for her work with the Nine Network where she was the host of '' A Current Affair'' from 2006 to 2022 and the co-host of '' Today'' ...

(b. 1960), Australian television presenter *

Trevor Grimshaw Trevor Grimshaw (1947–2001) was an English artist whose main subject is the northern industrial town landscape as it used to be. Life and work Grimshaw was born in Hyde, Cheshire in 1947 and studied at the Stockport College of Art from 1963 ...

(1947-2001), English artist *

Walter Grimshaw Walter Grimshaw (12 March 1832 – 27 December 1890) was a 19th-century British composer of chess problems. In 1854 he won the first ever chess problem composition tourney in London. He is perhaps best known for giving his name to the Grimshaw, ...

(1832-1890), composer of chess problems

Other uses

Grimshaw (chess) A Grimshaw is a device found in chess problem A chess problem, also called a chess composition, is a puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task. For instance, a position ma ...

, device found in chess problems, named after Walter Grimshaw *

Grimshaw Architects Grimshaw Architects (formerly Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners) is an architectural firm based in London. Founded in 1980 by Nicholas Grimshaw, the firm was one of the pioneers of high-tech architecture. In particular, they are known for their des ...

, British architecture firm founded by Nicholas Grimshaw *

Grimshaw Guitars Grimshaw Guitars (initially "Emile Grimshaw & Son") was a British manufacturer of guitars and related instruments from the 1930s to the 1980s, known for producing acoustic archtop guitars in the 1930s–1940s, electrified archtop guitars (with p ...

, British musical instrument manufacturer founded by Emile Grimshaw Snr and his son, Emile Grimshaw Jr * '' Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co.'',

Ford Pinto The Ford Pinto is a subcompact car that was manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company in North America from 1970 until 1980. The Pinto was the first subcompact vehicle produced by Ford in North America. The Pinto was marketed in three bo ...

product liability case that became staple of remedies courses in U.S. law schools * The Grimshaw family in ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'', most notably Eileen, Todd and

Jason Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Med ...

* Grimshaw Club, the International Relations Society of the London School of Economics {{disambig, surname, geo