Vaughan (or Vaughn) is a surname, originally Welsh, deriving from the Welsh word bychan, meaning "small". It is also used as a first name - mainly for men, and occasionally for women. Notable people with this given name include: * Vaughan Arnell (born 1961), British music video director * Vaughan Bowen (born 1972), Australian business executive * Vaughan Brown (born 1959), New Zealand cricketer * Vaughan Connelly (1902–1991), American gridiron football player * Vaughan Cornish (1862–1948), English geographer * Vaughan Coveny (born 1971), New Zealand association footballer * Vaughan Cox (1860–1923), British general in the Indian Army * Vaughan Ellis (born 1947), Australian rules footballer *

Vaughan Gething Humphrey Vaughan ap David Gething (born 15 March 1974) is a Welsh Labour Co-op politician who served as First Minister of Wales from March to August 2024, and served as leader of Welsh Labour from March to July 2024, making him the first blac ...

(born 1974), Welsh politician * Vaughan Glaser (1872–1958), American actor * Vaughan Grayson (1894–1995), Canadian painter and writer * Vaughan Grylls (born 1943), British conceptual artist and photographer * Vaughan Harley (1864–1923), British professor *

Vaughan Johnson Vaughan Monroe Johnson (March 24, 1962 – December 12, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles. He also was a member of ...

(1962–2019), American football player * Vaughan Johnson (politician) (1947–2023), Australian politician *

Vaughan Jones Sir Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones (31 December 19526 September 2020) was a New Zealand mathematician known for his work on von Neumann algebras and knot polynomials. He was awarded a Fields Medal in 1990. Early life Jones was born in Gisbo ...

(born 1952–2020), New Zealand mathematician * Vaughan Jones (footballer) (born 1959), Welsh footballer * Vaughan Kester (1869–1911), American novelist and journalist * Vaughan Lee (fighter) (born 1982), English mixed martial artist * Vaughan Lewis (born 1940), Saint Lucian politician * Vaughan Lowe (born 1952), English judge and legal scholar * Vaughan Oliver (1957–2019), British graphic designer *

Vaughan Pratt Vaughan Pratt (born April 12, 1944) is a Professor, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, who was an early pioneer in the field of computer science. Since 1969, Pratt has made several contributions to foundational areas such as search algorit ...

(born 1944), Australian-American computer scientist * Vaughan Roberts (born 1965), English Anglican priest * Vaughan Roderick (born 1957), Welsh television journalist * Vaughan Russell (1890–1979), Scottish footballer * Vaughan Ryan (born 1968), English footballer * Vaughan Savidge (born 1956), British radio announcer and newsreader * Vaughan Smith (born 1963), English war correspondent and restaurateur * Vaughan Smith (entertainer) (born 1982), New Zealand radio presenter * Vaughan Somers (born 1951), Australian golfer * Vaughan Thomas (born 1945), English rugby league footballer * Vaughan Vaughan-Lee (1836–1882), English politician * Vaughan Wilkins (1890–1959), English historical novelist

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