Percival, also spelled Perceval, is a masculine given name derived from the Celtic name

Peredur Peredur (, Old Welsh ''Peretur'') is the name of a number of men from the boundaries of history and legend in sub-Roman Britain. The Peredur who is most familiar to a modern audience is the character who made his entrance as a knight in the Ar ...

and likely influenced by the

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Men

* Percival Alger (born 1964), Filipino fencer * [ ercival Allen (1917-2008), British geologist * Percival Appleby (1894-1968), Canadian World War I flying ace *

Robert Perceval Armitage Sir Robert Perceval Armitage (21 December 1906 – 7 June 1990) was a British colonial administrator who held senior positions in Kenya and the Gold Coast, and was Governor of Cyprus and then of Nyasaland during the Decolonisation of Africa, pe ...

(1906-1990), British colonial administrator * Percival Arnott (1889–1950), Australian cricketer *

Percival Bailey Percival Sylvester Bailey (May 9, 1892 – August 10, 1973) was an American neuropathologist, neurosurgeon and psychiatrist who was a native of rural southern Illinois. He originally studied to become a teacher at Southern Illinois Normal Univer ...

(1892–1973), American neuropathologist, neurosurgeon, and psychiatrist * Percival Baker (1867–1921), Canadian farmer, church minister, and politician * Percival G. Baldwin 1880–1936), Canadian-born American businessman and politician * Percival Barnett (1889–1966), English cricketer * Percival "Percy" Barton (1893–1961), English footballer * Percival Norman "Percy" Barton (1888–1912), Australian footballer * Percival P. Baxter (1876–1969), American politician and philanthropist *

Percival Bazeley Percival Landon Bazeley CBE was a scientist of Australian biotechnology and public health. Biography Born in Orbost, Victoria, Australia on 2 March 1909, Bazeley attended the school of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney, graduating ...

(1909–1991), Australian scientist * Percival "Percy" Beake (1917–2016), British RAF World War II fighter pilot *

Percival Beale Percival Spencer Beale (14 September 19064 February 1981) was the 21st Chief Cashier of the Bank of England The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. E ...

(1906–1981), British Chief Cashier of the Bank of England * Percival "Percy" Benbough (1884–1942), American politician * Percival "Percy" Best (1873–1943), Australian politician *

Percival Bonney Percival Bonney (September 14, 1842 – August 4, 1906) was a judge of the Maine Superior Court. Personal Bonney was born in Minot, Maine, and was the only child of William Lowell and Adeline French Bonney. He attended Hebron Academy and gra ...

(1842–1906), American judge *

Percival Brinton Percival Robert Brinton (5 February 1873 – 14 May 1958) was an English cricketer, who played one first-class match, for Worcestershire against Oxford University in 1904. He scored only one run in his only innings before being dismissed by Ad ...

(1873–1958), English cricketer * Percival Bromfield (1886–1947), English international table tennis player * Percival "Percy" Brookfield (1875–1921), Australian politician and militant trade unionist * Percival Brown (1901–1962), unionist politician from Northern Ireland * Percival Brundage (1892–1979), American accountant and government official * Percival Chubb (1860–1959), British socialist who proposed the official Flag of St. Louis * Percival W. Clement (1846–1927), American politician * Percival Coles (1865–1920), English sportsman and sporting administrator * Percival Corbett (1900–1944), English cricketer *

Percival David Sir Percival Victor David Ezekiel David, 2nd Baronet (21 July 1892 – 9 October 1964) was a Bombay-born British financier who is best known as a scholar and collector of Chinese ceramics. His collection of Chinese ceramics in the Percival D ...

(1892–1964), British financier, scholar, and collector of Chinese ceramics *

Percival Davson Percival May Davson (30 September 1877 – 5 December 1959) was a British fencer and tennis player. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the Davis Cup in 1919. In April 1913, Perc ...

(1877–1959), British fencer and tennis player * Percival "Percy" Deane (1890–1946), Australian public servant *

Percival Drayton Percival Drayton (August 25, 1812 – August 4, 1865) was a career United States Navy officer. He served in the Brazil Squadron, the Mediterranean Squadron and as a staff officer during the Paraguay Expedition. During the American Civil War, h ...

(1812–1865), United States Navy officer *

Percival Everett Percival Leonard Everett II (born December 22, 1956) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and Distinguished professor, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. He has described himself as "pathologicall ...

(born 1956), American writer and academic * Percival Ewens (1882–1961), British cricketer *

Percival Farquhar Percival Farquhar (1865–1953) was an American investor and financier with extensive interests in Latin America and pre-Soviet Russia, including railways, mines, hotels, and restaurants. Early life Farquhar was born to a wealthy Maryland-Penn ...

(1865–1953), American investor and financier * Percival "Percy" Fawcett (1867-disappeared 1925), British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist, and explorer of South America *

Percival Frost Percival Frost (1817–1898), was an English mathematician. Life Percival Frost was born at Kingston upon Hull on 1 September 1817, the second son of Charles Frost. He was educated at Beverley and Oakham, and entered St. John's College, Cambri ...

(1817–1898), English mathematician * Percival Fynn (1872–1940), Rhodesian diplomat and politician *

Perceval Gaillard Perceval Gaillard (born 24 April 1983) is a French politician from La France Insoumise. He was elected member of the National Assembly for Réunion's 7th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election. Biography He moved to Reunion Islan ...

(born 1983), French politician * Percival Gale (1865–1940), English cricketer * Percival Gibson (1893–1970), Anglican Bishop of Jamaica from 1955 to 1967 *

Percival Goodman Percival Goodman (January 13, 1904 – October 11, 1989) was an American urban theorist and architect who designed more than 50 synagogues between 1948 and 1983. He has been called the "leading theorist" of modern synagogue design,Philip N ...

(1904–1989), American urban theorist and architect *

Percival Gordon Percival H. Gordon, (January 27, 1884 – April 6, 1975) was a Canadian lawyer and a Justice of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Born in Qu'Appelle, North-West Territories of Scottish-Presbyterian immigrant parents and completing primary ...

(1884–1975), Canadian lawyer and Justice of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal * Percival Gourgaud (1881–1958), Australian senior public servant * Percival "Percy" Gratwick (1902–1942), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Alfred Perceval Graves Alfred Perceval Graves (22 July 184627 December 1931), was an Anglo-Irish poet, songwriter and folklorist. He was the father of British poet and critic Robert Graves. Early life Graves was born in Dublin and was the son of The Rt Rev. Cha ...

(1846–1931), Anglo-Irish poet, songwriter, and folklorist * Percival Gray (1889–1944), Australian naval officer * William Percival "Percy" Grieve (1915–1998), British politician * Percival Griffiths (1899–1992), British businessman who worked for the Indian Civil Service *

John Percival Gülich John Percival Gülich (also Gulich) (26 December 1864 – 11 December 1898) was a British illustrator, engraver and artist. Biography Gülich was born in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon in 1864, the son of Hermann Gülich, a London merchant of ...

(1864–1898), British illustrator, engraver, and artist * Percival Gunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and diplomat * Percival Hall (1872–1953), American president of Gallaudet University * Percival Hart (1569–1642), English politician * Percival Hart (1666–1738), English politician * Percival Hartley (1881–1957), English immunologist *

Percival Horton-Smith Hartley Sir Percival Horton-Smith Hartley (''né'' Horton-Smith; 2 December 1867 – 30 June 1952) was an English physician and authority on tuberculosis. Early life and education Hartley was born Percival Hubert Graham Horton-Smith in Paddington, the ...

(1867–1952), English physician and authority on tuberculosis * William Percival "Percy" Harvin III (born 1988), American former professional football player * Percival Healing (1878–1915), English cricketer * Percival "Percy" Heather (1882–1956), Australian cricketer * Percival "Percy" Heggaton (1869–1948), Australian politician * Percival Hubbard (1905–1981), South African cricketer * Edward Percival Whitley "Percy" Hughes (1868–?), Welsh footballer * Percival Hussey (1869–1944), Australian sportsman * Percival Inchbold (1884–1953), Australian politician * Percival James (1883–1958), New Zealand clergyman *

John Percival Jones John Percival Jones (January 27, 1829November 27, 1912) was an American politician who served for 30 years as a United States Republican Party, Republican United States Senate, United States Senator from Nevada. He made a fortune in silver mini ...

(1829–1912), American politician * Percival Kemp (1888–1974), English cricketer * Percival King (1835–1910), English cricketer * Percival "Percy" Knowles (born 1930), Bahamian former sailor and Olympian * Percival Lancaster (1880–1937), British civil engineer and writer of adventure fiction for boys * Percival Leigh (1813–1889), English satirist and comic writer * Percival Levett (1560–1625), English merchant and innkeeper * Percival "Percy" Lindo (1877–1946), Jamaican banker, planter, industrialist, and legislator * Percival "Percy" Lindsay (1870–1952), Australian landscape painter, illustrator, and cartoonist * Percival Lloyd (1872–1915), American architect *

Percival Lowell Percival Lowell (; March 13, 1855 – November 12, 1916) was an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars, and furthered theories of a ninth planet within the Solar System ...

(1855–1916), American astronomer * Percival Mabasa, known professionally as Percy Lapid (1959–2022), Filipino journalist, radio broadcaster, and murder victim *

Percival Mackey Thomas Percival Montague Mackey (1 June 1894 – 23 November 1950) was a British pianist, composer and bandleader. He is particularly known for his work as a composer and musical director for films during the 1930s and 1940s. Life and career Mac ...

(1894–1950), British pianist, composer, and bandleader *

Frederick Percival Mackie Colonel Frederick Percival Mackie (19 February 1875 – 15 July 1944) was an English physician who served in the Indian Medical Service between 1901 and 1931 working on the incidence, transmission, and pathology of Insect-borne disease, insect- ...

(1875–1944), English physician * Percival Marling (1861–1936), English British Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient * Percival Clarence "Clarrie" Millar (1925–2017), Australian politician * Percival "Percy" Mills (1896–1971), British weightlifter * Percival "Percy" Molson (1880–1917), Canadian star athlete and soldier * Percival "Percy" Myers (1887–1967), British political activist * Arthur Percival "A.P." Newton (1873–1942), British historian and academic *

Percival Noronha Percival Ivo Vital e Noronha (26 July 1923 – 19 August 2019) was an Indian historian, heritage conservationist, and bureaucrat. In 1982, he established the Association of Friends of Astronomy, the first astronomy club in Goa, India. Noronh ...

(1923–2019), Indian historian, heritage conservationist, and bureaucrat * Percival "Percy" O'Driscoll (born 1934), Canadian Anglican bishop * Percival "Percy" Oliver (1919–2011), Australian backstroke swimmer and Olympian * Percival Partridge (1879–1964), English cricketer and solicitor * Percival "Perce" Pearce (1899–1955), American producer, director, and writer * Edward Percival "Percy" Peter (1902–1986), English competitive swimmer and water polo player and Olympian * Percival Pickering (1810–1876), English cricketer and lawyer *

Pércival Piggott Pércival Antonio Piggott Cumming (born 23 November 1966 in Panama City, Panama) is a Panamanian former Association football, footballer who played professionally for clubs in Panama, El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica. Club career Piggott sc ...

(born 1966), Panamanian former professional footballer *

Percival Pollard Joseph Percival Pollard (January 29, 1869 – December 17, 1911) was an American literary critic, novelist and short story writer. Biography Born in Greifswald, Pomerania to English and German parents, he was educated at Eastbourne College in ...

(1869–1911), American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer * Percival "Percy" Pollard (1883–1948), Australian politician * Percival C. Pope (1841–1922), American officer and United States Marine Corps Brevet Medal recipient *

John Percival Postgate John Percival Postgate, FBA (24 October 1853 – 15 July 1926) was an English classicist and academic. He was a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1878 until his death, and also taught at Girton College, Cambridge (1877–1909) and Un ...

(1853–1926), English classicist and academic *

Percivall Pott Percivall Pott (6 January 1714, in London – 22 December 1788) was an English surgeon, one of the founders of orthopaedics, and the first scientist to demonstrate that cancer may be caused by an environmental carcinogen, namely chimney sweeps ...

(1714–1788), English surgeon * Henry Percivall Pott (1908–1964), British farmer, company director, and politician * Percival Potter (1906–1975), Australian politician * Percival Leroy "P.L." Prattis (1895–1980), American journalist * Percival Puggina (born 1944), Brazilian politician, architect writer, and journalist * Percival "Percy" Quirke (1898–1972), Australian politician * Percival Savage (1894–1976), Australian soldier, farmer, and agriculture administrator *

Percival Serle Percival Serle (18 July 1871 – 16 December 1951) was an Australian biographer and bibliography, bibliographer. Early life Serle was born in Elsternwick, Victoria, Elsternwick, Victoria (Australia), Victoria to English parents who had migrate ...

(1871–1951), Australian biographer and bibliographer * Percival Albert "Peter" Sheppard (1907–1977), British meteorologist * Percival Siebold (1917–1983), British scouting administrator * Percival Smith (1898–1965), British Archdeacon of Lynn * Percival "Percy" Sonn (1949–2007), South African lawyer and cricket administrator *

Percival Spear Thomas George Percival Spear (1901–1982) was a British historian of modern South Asia, in particular of its colonial period. He taught at both Cambridge University and St. Stephen's College, Delhi. Personal life and education Born in B ...

(1901–1982), British historian of South Asia * Percival Green Spencer (1864–1913), British pioneering balloonist and parachutist * Percival Spencer Umfreville Pickering (1858-1920), British chemist and horticulturist * Percival Hopkins Spencer (1897–1995), American inventor, aviation pioneer, test pilot, and businessman * Percival Spencer (born 1975), former Jamaican sprinter * Percival Stephenson (1888–1962), Australian Anglican bishop *

Percival Stockdale Percival Stockdale (26 October 1736 – 14 September 1811) was an English poet, writer and reformer, active especially in opposing slavery. Biography Born 26 October 1736 (O. S.) at Branxton, Northumberland, he was the only child of Thomas Stoc ...

(1736–1811), English poet, writer, and reformer * Percival "Percy" Stow (1876–1919), British director of short films * Percival Symonds (1893-1960), American educational psychologist * Percival Thirlwall, English standard bearer for King Richard III during the Battle of Bosworth Field * Percival Tomlinson (born 1959), Jamaican cricketer * Eric Percival "Percy" Trewern (1895–1959), Australian architect * Percival "Percy" Trompf (1902–1964), Australian commercial artist * Percival Turnbull (1862–1937), Australian born New Zealand cricketer * Percival Turnbull (1953–2016), British archaeologist * Percival "Van" Vanthoff (1894–1967), Australian senior public servant * Percival Wallace (1891–1959), Australian cricketer * Percival Waterfield (1888–1965), English civil servant * Percival Watson (1881–1959), English Congregationalist who served in Australia * Percival "Perc" Westmore (1904–1970), American makeup artist * Percival Whitton (1892–1974), English professional footballer * Percival Wilde (1887–1953), American author and playwright * Hugh Percy Wilkins, born Hugh Percival Wilkins (1896–1960), Welsh-born engineer and amateur astronomer *

Percival Wilkinson Percival Wilkinson (1848 – c. 1891) was a rugby union international who represented England in 1872 against Scotland in his only appearance for the national side. Early life Percival Wilkinson was born in Hampstead, London, the son of William ...

(1848-c. 1891), English rugby player *

Percival Willoughby Sir Percival Willoughby (died 23 August 1643) of Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire was a prominent land owner, businessman, and entrepreneur involved during his lifetime variously in mining, iron smelting, and glass making enterprises in Nottinghams ...

(died 1634), English land owner, businessman, and entrepreneur * Percival Winterbotham (1883–1925), English cricketer * Percival Christopher "P.C." Wren (1875–1941), English writer of adventure fiction * Walter Perceval Yetts (1878–1957), British surgeon and sinologist

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