Blank (surname)
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The surname
Blank may refer to one of the following people.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
Blank may refer to one of the following people.
- Amanda BlankAmanda BlankAmanda Blank is an American singer and member of the performance art band Sweatheart based in Philadelphia.-Early life:Amanda Blank was born in Germantown, a neighborhood in northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
, an American rapper and singer
- Arthur BlankArthur BlankArthur M. Blank is an American businessman and a co-founder of The Home Depot. Today he is known for his philanthropy and his ownership of the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League.-Early life:...
, an American businessman and a co-founder of Home Depot - Barbie Blank (born 1987), an American model and professional wrestling valet better known as Kelly Kelly
- Boris BlankBoris Blank (musician)Boris Blank is a Swiss artist and musician especially famous for his work in the musical duo Yello with Dieter Meier.-Career:...
(born 1952), a Swiss musician - Eva Blank, an author
- Hanne BlankHanne BlankHanne Blank Born in Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S., Hanne Blank is a historian, writer, editor and public speaker. She has also edited and written erotica but is retired from that genre....
(born 1969), an American historian - Harrod BlankHarrod BlankHarrod Blank is an American documentary filmmaker and art car artist living in Berkeley, California. He is the son of Gail, a ceramic artist, and filmmaker Les Blank...
(born 1963), an American documentary filmmaker - Israel Blank, a grandfather of Vladimir LeninVladimir LeninVladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...
from mother's side - Jessica BlankJessica BlankJessica Blank, born in New Haven, Connecticut, is an American actress, playwright, and novelist who has appeared in film, television, and theater. She has appeared in several movies, including The Namesake, The Exonerated, and You’re Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You, and the indies Undermind and On...
, an American actor, playwright, and novelist - Joani BlankJoani BlankJoani Blank is an entrepreneur, editor, writer, videographer, educator, cohousing enthusiast and adviser, philanthropist and inventor in the field of sexuality....
(born 1937), a writer and videographer - Johann BlankJohann BlankJohann Blank was a German water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German team which won the gold medal. He played one match as goalkeeper.-External links:*...
(1904-1983), a German water polo player - Jonah BlankJonah BlankJonah Blank is an American author, journalist and foreign policy expert, specializing in the culture, history and affairs of the Indian subcontinent.-Writing career:...
, an American author - Joost de BlankJoost de BlankJoost de Blank was the Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa from 1957 to 1963 and was known as the "scourge of apartheid" for his ardent opposition to the whites-only policies of the South African government. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, King's College London, and Queens' College,...
(1908-1968), Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa - Julius BlankJulius BlankJulius Blank was a semiconductor pioneer and a member of the so-called Traitorous Eight associated with Nobel-winning physicist William Shockley....
, a semiconductor pioneer - Karl BlankKarl BlankKarl Blank was a Russian architect, notable as one of the last practitioners of Baroque architecture and the first Moscow architect to build early neoclassical buildings. His surviving, undisputed legacy consists of three baroque churches and Moscow Orphanage...
(1728-1793), a Russian architect - Kenny BlankKenny BlankKenny Blank, full birth name Kenneth Michael Benbow Blank , is an American actor and prodigy musician. Later, he changed his name to Kenn Michael...
(born 1977), an American actor - Les BlankLes BlankLes Blank is an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians....
(born 1935), an American documentary filmmaker - Marc BlankMarc BlankMarc Blank is an American game developer and software engineer. He is best known as part of the team that created one of the first hit text adventure computer games, Zork....
, an American computer game designer - Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova (née Blank) (1835-1916), Vladimir Lenin'sVladimir LeninVladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...
mother - Marion BlankMarion BlankDr. Marion Blank is the creator of the Reading Kingdom reading program and the director of the A Light on Literacy program at Columbia University in New York...
, a developmental psychologist - Martin BlankMartin BlankMartin Blank is an American glass artist who was born August 29, 1962. He received a BFA degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1984 with a major in glass. He studied with Dale Chihuly and by the 1990s was working independently. Blank has taught at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood,...
(born 1962), an American glass artist - Peter BlankPeter BlankPeter Blank is a German javelin thrower. In his earlier career he was a decathlete, where he set the world record for longest javelin throw in a decathlon....
(born 1962), a German javelin thrower - Renate BlankRenate BlankRenate Anna Blank is a German politician and member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.- External links :*...
(born 1941), a German politician - Stefan BlankStefan BlankStefan Blank is a former German footballer who last worked as head coach of SG Wattenscheid 09.-Coaching career:...
(born 1977), a German footballer - Steve Blank, an entrepreneur
- Theodor BlankTheodor BlankTheodor Anton Blank was a German politician of the CDU. He was one of the founders of the CDU in 1945....
(1905-1972), a German politician - Victor BlankVictor BlankSir Maurice Victor Blank, FRCOG is a prominent British businessman.-Background:Born in 1942, he was educated at Stockport Grammar School and then studied Modern History at St. Catherine's College, Oxford....
, a British businessman