Trainor is a surname of British origin, prevalent in English-speaking countries.
[ It may refer to the following notable people:
*]Bernard E. Trainor
Bernard E. Trainor (September 2, 1928 – June 2, 2018) was an American journalist and a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general. He served in the Marine Corps for 39 years in both staff and command capacities. After retiring from the Mari ...
(1928–2018), American journalist and marine officer
* Bobby Trainor (1934 – 2020), Northern Irish association footballer
* Charles St. Clair Trainor (1901–1978), Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician
* Conor Trainor (born 1989), Canadian rugby union player
*Danny Trainor
Danny Trainor (12 July 1944 – 10 August 1974) was a Northern Irish international footballer.
Club career
Trainor's early career had seen spells with Lisburn Distillery and Coleraine before he joined Crusaders as a wing-half. It was in that r ...
(1944–1974), Northern Irish association footballer
*David Owen Trainor
David Owen Trainor is an American television director.
He began his career working as a camera operator on the feature film ''Paramedics'' in 1988. He then went on to camera operate on the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' in 1990 before being promoted to te ...
, 20th- and 21st-century American former television director
* Gabrielle Trainor, Australian business director
* James E. Trainor III, contemporary American lawyer and government official
*Jerry Trainor
Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor (born January 21, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as "Crazy" Steve in ''Drake & Josh'' and Spencer Shay in the teen sitcom ''iCarly'' (both on Nickelodeon) and its Paramount+ revival s ...
(born 1977), American actor, comedian, and musician
* Jim Trainor, American experimental filmmaker and animator
* Jordan Trainor (born 1996), New Zealand rugby union player
*Kendall Trainor
Kendall Trainor (born July 8, 1967) is a former All-American placekicker for the University of Arkansas in 1988.
Trainor was an All-State selection for Fredonia High School under head coach Gene John and helped them to the 1983 Class 4A State ...
(born 1967), American former gridiron football player
*Kevin Trainor
Kevin Trainor is an Irish actor of stage and screen.
Early life
From Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland, Trainor attended St Colman's College in Newry, where he was a close contemporary of fellow actor Michael Legge, before attending Emm ...
, contemporary Irish actor
*Kim Trainor
Kim Trainor is a Canadian poet. Trainor was the recipient of the Fiddlehead's 2019 Ralph Gustafson Prize and the Malahat Review's 2013 Long Poem Prize.
Trainor's work is particularly concerned with ecology, grief, and memory. Her first book ''K ...
, contemporary Canadian poet
* Larry Trainor (1905–1975), American political activist
* Luke Trainor (1900–1973), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda
* Luke Trainor (born 2006), Australian rules footballer for Richmond
* Martyn Trainor (born 1944), South African former naval officer
*Mary Ellen Trainor
Mary Ellen Trainor (July 8, 1952 – May 20, 2015) was an American character actress best known for her roles as LAPD psychiatrist Dr. Stephanie Woods in the ''Lethal Weapon'' films, newscaster Gail Wallens in ''Die Hard'' and ''Ricochet'', and Ir ...
(1952–2015), American actress
*Meghan Trainor
Meghan Elizabeth Trainor (born December 22, 1993) is an American singer-songwriter and television personality. She rose to prominence after signing with Epic Records in 2014 and releasing her debut single "All About That Bass", which reached ...
(born 1993), American singer
*Mike Trainor
Mike Trainor (born February 6, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian and writer. Currently, Trainor is a writer, producer, and on-air performer for ''The Howard Stern Show'', and has several recurring characters on the show including Jeff the Dr ...
(born 1981), American stand-up comedian and writer
* Nicholas Trainor (born 1975), English former cricketer
* Owen Trainor (1894–1956), Canadian politician and Member of Parliament
* Patrick F. Trainor (1863–1902), American politician
* Peter Trainor (1915–1973), English association footballer
*Rick Trainor
Sir Richard Hughes Trainor, (born 31 December 1948), is a retired academic administrator and historian. He served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Greenwich from 2000 to 2004, the Principal and latterly also president of King's Col ...
(born 1948), American-British academic administrator and historian
* Wes Trainor (1921–1991), Canadian ice hockey player
See also
* Trainer
*Traynor (surname)
Traynor is an English and Irish surname found throughout the world.
The surname is most prevalent in the United States with 5,143 people bearing the surname, followed by England with 3,548 people, Ireland with 2,148 people, Scotland with 1,567 ...
* Gabrielle Trainor Medal
References
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