Pelham is an

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surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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; British aristocratic Whig politicians: *

Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton Baronet, Bt ( 1653 – 23 February 1712) was a moderate England, English British Whig Party, Whig politician and Member of Parliament for several constituencies. He is best remembered as the fathe ...

(1653–1712), father of two British Prime Ministers: **

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (21 July 1693 – 17 November 1768) was an English Whigs (British political party), Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prim ...

(1693–1768) **

Henry Pelham Henry Pelham (25 September 1694 – 6 March 1754) was a British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1743 until his death in 1754. He was the younger brother of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, who serv ...

(1694–1754) ;American artistic family: *

Peter Pelham Peter Pelham (; – December 1751) was an American portrait painter and engraver, born in England. London Born c. 1695 in London, Pelham was one of several London artists who learned the then new technique of the mezzotint engraving. Of his ...

(c. 1695 – 1751), artist *

Peter Pelham (composer) Peter Pelham (9 December 1721 – 28 April 1805) was an English-born American organist, harpsichordist, teacher and composer. Pelham was born in London. His father, also named Peter Pelham, was an engraver and an artist. Around 1730 the Pelha ...

(1721–1805) * Henry Pelham (engraver) (1748/49–1806) * William Pelham (bookseller) (1759–1827) ;Other people (in alphabetical order): *

Charles Pelham (congressman) Charles Pelham (March 12, 1835 – January 18, 1908) was an American lawyer, politician, and Confederate Civil War veteran who served one term as a U.S. congressional representative from Alabama from 1873 to 1875. Biography Pelham was bo ...

(1835–1908), U.S. Representative from Alabama * Francis Pelham, 5th Earl of Chichester (1844–1905), British nobleman and amateur cricketer *

Frederick Thomas Pelham Rear-Admiral Frederick Thomas Pelham, (2 August 1808 – 21 June 1861) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Naval Lord. Career He was the son of Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester (1756–1826), and Lady Mary Henrietta Ju ...

(1808–1861), Royal Navy officer and Second Naval Lord * George F. Pelham (1857–1937), American architect *

Henry Francis Pelham Henry Francis Pelham, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, FSA, Fellow of the British Academy, FBA (10 September 1846 – 13 February 1907) was an English scholar and historian. He was Camden Professor of Ancient History at the Un ...

(1846–1907), English scholar and historian *

John Pelham (bishop) Rt. Rev. The Hon. John Thomas Pelham (21 June 1811 – 1 May 1894) was a British Anglican clergyman. Background and education He was the third son of Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester and his wife Lady Mary Henrietta Juliana Osborne, elde ...

(1811–1894), Bishop of Norwich in 1857–1893 *

John Pelham (officer) John Pelham (September 7, 1838 – March 17, 1863) was a Confederate cavalry soldier under J. E. B. Stuart during the American Civil War. Robert E. Lee called Pelham "The Gallant Pelham" for his use of light artillery at the Battle of Fredericksb ...

(1838–1863), Confederate artillery officer during the American Civil War *

Moses Pelham Moses Pelham (born 24 February 1971 in Frankfurt) is a German rapper, singer and producer. In 1993, together with Thomas Hofmann in Frankfurt, he started the Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt. Pelham is a member of the German band Glashaus. Wor ...

(born 1971), German rapper and musician * Peregrine Pelham (died 1650), British Member of Parliament * Richard Pelham (1815–1876), American blackface performer * Thomas Pelham (disambiguation), various people * William Pelham (Medal of Honor) (1845/47–1933), American Union Navy sailor, recipient of Medal of Honor ;Fictional characters: * Bertie Pelham, a character on the television drama ''

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Pelham Horton Box Pelham Horton Box (1898-1937) was a British historian, best known for his book ''The Origins of the Paraguayan War'' (1930): the first to attempt to find out, by a comprehensive investigation of the available documents, what caused Paraguayan Wa ...

(1898–1937), British historian *

Pelham Humfrey Pelham Humfrey (''Humphrey, Humphrys'') (1647 in London – 14 July 1674 in Windsor) was an English composer. He was the first of the new generation of English composers at the beginning of the Restoration to rise to prominence. Life and career ...

(1647–1674), English Baroque composer * Sir

Pelham Warner Sir Pelham Francis Warner, (2 October 1873 – 30 January 1963), affectionately and better known as Plum Warner or "the Grand Old Man" of English cricket, was a Test cricketer and cricket administrator. He was knighted for services to sport ...

("Plum Warner", 1873–1963), English test cricketer * P. G. von Donop (Pelham George von Donop, 1851–1921), English footballer, soldier and railway inspector, godfather to P. G. Wodehouse *

P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse ( ; 15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975) was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Je ...

(Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, 1881–1975), English author, lyricist, playwright {{Given name, type=both English-language surnames