Mead (surname)

Mead is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Albert E. Mead (1861–1909), fifth Governor of U.S. state of Washington
Albert R. Mead (1915–2009), American malacologist
Andrea Mead Lawrence (1932–2009), American alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist
Andrew Mead (born 1952), American justice
Benjamin C. Mead (1873–1934), American lawyer
Beth Mead (born 1995), English association footballer
Bob Mead (born 1937), American politician
Carver Mead (born 1934), U.S. computer scientist
Cato Mead (c. 1761–1846), black American Revolutionary War veteran
Charlie Mead (1921–2014), Canadian baseball player
Chip Mead (1950–1993), American race car driver from Dayton, Ohio
Chris Mead (1940–2003), ornithologist
Chuck Mead, American singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, and musical director
Courtland Mead (born 1987), U.S. actor, best known for playing Danny Torrance in Stephen King's The Shining
Cowles Mead (1776–1844), U.S. Representative from Georgia
Curtis Mead (born 2000), Australian baseball player
Cyril Mead, birth name of Syd Little (born 1942), British comedian
Daniel W. Mead (1862–1948), American engineer
Darius Mead (1787–1864), American politician
Darren Mead (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
David Mead (disambiguation), several people
Dorothy Mead (1928–1975), English painter
Elizabeth Storrs Mead (1832–1917), American educator and President of Mount Holyoke College
Elwood Mead (1858–1936), U.S. politician and engineer, head of the Bureau of Reclamation
Emma Camp Mead (1866–1934), hotelkeeper and herbalist
George Herbert Mead (1863–1931), philosopher, sociologist
Gertrude Mead (1867–1919), Australian doctor and advocate
Giles W. Mead (1928-2005), American ichthyologist and museum curator
G. R. S. Mead (1863–1933), English author, editor, and esotericist
Hassan Mead (born 1989), cross country and track and field athlete
James Mead (actor) (1912–1985), American performer; later stage name James Craig
James R. Mead (pioneer) (1836–1910), American pioneer and politician; co-founder of Wichita
James R. Mead (judge) (1861–1934), American jurist and politician from Connecticut
Jane Mead (1958–2019), American poet
Jared Mead (born 1991), American politician
John A. Mead (1841–1920), U.S. politician from Vermont
Jon Mead (born 1967), Canadian curler
Larkin Goldsmith Mead (1815–1910), American sculptor
Lawrence Mead (born 1943), American political scientist
Lee Mead (born 1981), British musical theatre actor
Les Mead (1909–1996), Australian rugby league footballer
Lynda Lee Mead (born 1939), 1960 winner of the Miss America pageant
Marcia Mead (1879–1967), architect
Margaret Mead (1901–1978), anthropologist
Mary Mead (1935–1996), rancher and Wyoming politician
Matt Mead (born 1962), Governor of Wyoming
Matthew Mead (disambiguation)
Michael Mead (born 1956), English professional ballroom dance champion and choreographer
Mike Mead (first credit 1985), American drummer
Nancy R. Mead (born 1942), American computer scientist
Nathaniel Mead (died 1970), English lawyer and politician
Owen Mead (1892–1942), New Zealand soldier
Phil Mead (1887–1958), English cricketer
Richard Mead (1673–1754), English physician
Richelle Mead (born 1976), American fantasy author
Roger Mead (1938–2015), English statistician and professor
Scott Mead, American fine art photographer, philanthropist, and investor
Shepherd Mead (1914–1994), American author
Sidney Moko Mead (born 1927), New Zealand Māori anthropologist, historian, artist, teacher and writer
Silas Mead (1834–1909), Baptist minister in Adelaide, South Australia
Sister Janet Mead (1937–2022), Australian Catholic nun and musician
Slade Mead (born 1961), former U.S. Senator for Arizona
Solomon Mead (1829–1905), American academic administrator
Steven Mead (born 1962), British euphonium solo player
Stu Mead (born 1955), American painter
Syd Mead (1933–2019), American industrial designer, worked on films such as Blade Runner
Taylor Mead (1924–2013), American writer and actor
Ted Mead, Australian rugby league footballer
Theodore Luqueer Mead (1852–1936), American naturalist
Tim Mead (born 1981), English countertenor
Tom Mead (1918–2004), Australian politician
Walter Mead (cricketer) (1869–1954), English Essex cricketer
Walter Russell Mead (born 1952), American foreign thinker
William H. Mead (1921–1974), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware
William Perrett Mead (1889–1980), New Zealand and writer
William Richard Mead (1915–2014), British geographer
William Rutherford Mead (1846–1928), American architect

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