Grimes (surname)
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Grimes is a surname, that is believed to be of a Scandinavian or Irish descent and may refer to:
Fictional characters:
- John & EdwardJedwardJohn Paul Henry Daniel Richard Grimes and Edward Peter Anthony Kevin Patrick Grimes are an Irish hip pop duo. They are identical twins and perform under the name Jedward...
, Irish twins and music duo - Aoibhinn GrimesAoibhinn GrimesAoibhinn Grimes is a former field hockey forward from Canada, who earned a total number of hundred international caps for the Canadian Women's National Team during her career. On national level she played for University of Victoria Vikes...
- Ashley Grimes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Barbara Grimes, a Chicago murder victim
- Bryan GrimesBryan GrimesBryan Grimes was a North Carolina plantation owner and a general officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He fought in nearly all of the major battles of the Eastern Theater of that war....
, American Civil War Confederate major general - Burleigh GrimesBurleigh GrimesBurleigh Arland Grimes was an American professional baseball player, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. He was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1954. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.-Career:Nicknamed "Ol' Stubblebeard", Grimes was...
(1893–1985), US baseball player - Camryn GrimesCamryn GrimesCamryn Elizabeth Grimes is an American actress.-Life and career:Camryn is the daughter of Preston Lee and Heather Grimes. Camryn has six siblings, four sisters and two brothers...
- Charles GrimesCharles GrimesCharles Grimes was an English-born surveyor who did some valuable work in colonial Australia. He served as surveyor-general of New South Wales and discovered the Yarra River in what is now the state of Victoria. He is perhaps best known for being the surveyor who mapped the route of the Hobart...
- Charles Grimes (rower)Charles Grimes (rower)Charles Livingston Grimes was an American competition rower and Olympic champion.-Education:Grimes was prepared at Groton. He graduated from Yale University in 1957 and had an LL.B. from Harvard Law....
(1935–2007), U.S. Olympic rower - Christopher M. GrimesChristopher M. GrimesChristopher Martin Grimes is an artist residing in Bermuda. He is primarily an oil painter although occasionally he has produced watercolors.Grimes also has a studio in Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada....
(born 1948), Artist, Bermuda - Connor GrimesConnor GrimesConnor Grimes is a field hockey player from Canada.Grimes competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, as part of the Canadian team which finished the field hockey tournament in 10th place.-References:...
- Frank GrimesFrank Grimes (actor)Frank Grimes is an Irish stage and screen actor.Grimes was born in Dublin. He achieved his first major success as the young Brendan Behan in the 1967 stage adaptation of Behan's autobiography, Borstal Boy, at the Abbey Theatre...
(born 1947), Irish actor - Gary GrimesGary GrimesGary Grimes is a former American actor.-Biography:Gary Grimes' first major role was in the 1971 motion picture Summer of '42, playing a teenager who has an affair with a beautiful older woman, played by Jennifer O'Neill...
(born 1955), American actor - Henry GrimesHenry GrimesHenry Grimes is a jazz double bassist, violinist, and poet.After more than a decade of activity and performance, notably as a leading bassist in free jazz, Grimes completely disappeared from the music scene by 1970...
(born 1935), US jazz musician - Jack Grimes (disambiguation), multiple people
- James W. GrimesJames W. GrimesJames Wilson Grimes was an American politician, serving as the third Governor of Iowa and a United States Senator from Iowa.-Biography:...
(1816–1872), US politician - Jason GrimesJason GrimesJason Grimes is an American long jumper. Among his accomplishments, he took a silver medal at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.-References:*...
(born 1959), American long jumper - Jesse GrimesJesse GrimesJesse Grimes was a Texas pioneer and politician. Before moving to Texas, he fought in the War of 1812. He was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He served as Senator in the Republic of Texas Congress and in the Texas State Legislature. Grimes County was named in his honor...
of Grimes County Texas - John Grimes (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joseph Rudolph GrimesJoseph Rudolph GrimesJoseph Rudolph Grimes was a leading politician in Liberia. A trained lawyer, he served as Secretary of state from 1960 to 1971.-Early life:...
(1923–2007), politician in Liberia - Karolyn GrimesKarolyn GrimesKarolyn Grimes is an American actress known for her role as "Zuzu Bailey" in the Frank Capra classic It's a Wonderful Life. She also played "Debbie" in the 1947 Christmas film, The Bishop's Wife starring Cary Grant, David Niven, and Loretta Young.Grimes was born in Hollywood, California...
- Louis Arthur GrimesLouis Arthur GrimesLouis Arthur Grimes served as the 10th Chief Justice of Liberia and is considered one of the most important jurists in the history of Liberia. He was appointed Attorney General by President Charles D. B. King and served in this position from 1922 to 1932 when he was appointed Secretary of State by...
- Ken GrimesKen GrimesKen Grimes is an artist living in Cheshire, Connecticut, who creates his art at Fellowship Place in New Haven, Connecticut.His artwork consists of drawings and paintings in monochrome , typically consisting of white text and diagrams on a black background.The art deals with themes of coincidences,...
(born 1947), US artist - Mark GrimesMark GrimesMark Grimes is a Toronto City Councillor for Ward 6 Etobicoke-Lakeshore. He represents one of the two Etobicoke—Lakeshore wards.-Background:Grimes was born in Orillia and grew up in New Toronto. Prior to politics he worked as a trader on the Toronto Stock Exchange before starting his own...
- Martha GrimesMartha GrimesMartha Grimes is an American author of detective fiction.She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to William Dermit Grimes, Pittsburgh's city solicitor, and to June Dunnington, who owned the Mountain Lake Hotel in Western Maryland where Martha and her brother spent much of their childhood. Grimes...
- Oscar GrimesOscar GrimesOscar Ray Grimes, Jr. was a utility infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians , New York Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics...
- Patricia Grimes, a Chicago murder victim
- Paul GrimesPaul GrimesPaul Grimes is a former gangster who, from an early age, was active in Liverpool's criminal underworld. He has 38 criminal convictions and was involved in a range of violent and illegal activities. He also set up legal businesses recycling scrap metal and disposing of waste...
, a former Liverpudlian criminal - Phil GrimesPhil GrimesPhil Grimes was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Mount Sion and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team from the 1940s until the 1960s.-Early life:...
- Ray GrimesRay GrimesOscar Ray Grimes, Sr. was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox , Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies . Grimes batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Bergholz, Ohio.Grimes emerged as one of the first Chicago Cubs heroes of the early 1920s...
- Roger GrimesRoger GrimesRoger D. Grimes is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Grimes was born and raised in the central Newfoundland town of Grand Falls-Windsor....
(born 1950), Canadian politician - Roy GrimesRoy GrimesAustin Roy Grimes was a second baseman in Major League who played briefly for the New York Giants in 1920. Grimes batted and threw right-handed...
- Scott GrimesScott GrimesScott Richard Grimes is an American actor, voice artist and singer. Some of his most prominent roles are his appearances in ER as Dr. Archie Morris, Party of Five as Will McCorkle, Band of Brothers as Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey, and the popular animated sitcom American Dad!, voicing Steve...
(born 1971), US actor - Shenae GrimesShenae GrimesShenae Grimes is a Canadian actress. She currently portrays the role of Annie Wilson on 90210, a spinoff of Beverly Hills, 90210. Prior to that she played Darcy Edwards on Degrassi: The Next Generation...
- Steve GrimesSteve GrimesSteve Grimes was the rhythm guitarist and keyboardist of Liverpool based pop group, The Farm. He was also one of its founder members in 1983 under the name 'Soul of Socialism'....
- Stuart GrimesStuart GrimesStuart Brian Grimes is a former Scottish rugby player and captain. Grimes' previous clubs include Padova, Border Reivers, Newcastle Falcons, Caledonia Reds, Watsonians, Edinburgh University, Robert Gordon's College. He was previously Newcastle Falcons forwards coach...
- Tammy GrimesTammy Grimes-Early life:Grimes was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, the daughter of Eola Willard , a naturalist and spiritualist, and Nicholas Luther Grimes, an innkeeper, country-club manager, and farmer. She attended high school at the then-all girls school, Beaver Country Day School, in Chestnut Hill,...
- Tommie Grimes (born 1964) Liverpool Pipefitter/Plumber
- Tiny GrimesTiny GrimesLloyd "Tiny" Grimes was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He was a member of the Art Tatum Trio from 1943 to 1944, was a backing musician on recording sessions, and later led his own bands, including a recording session with Charlie Parker...
- Vic GrimesVic GrimesVictor "Vic" Grimes is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling, Xtreme Pro Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation.-All Pro Wrestling:...
- W. F. GrimesW. F. GrimesProfessor William Francis Grimes was a Welsh archaeologist who devoted his career to the archaeology of London and the prehistory of Wales. Born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, he received his education at the University of Wales. He held a number of prominent posts in Wales, including Chairman of the...
(1905–1988), British archaeologist
Fictional characters:
- Morgan GrimesMorgan GrimesMorgan Guillermo Grimes is a major character on the television series Chuck. He is portrayed by actor Joshua Gomez, and is the best friend of Chuck Bartowski....
, on the television series ChuckChuck (TV series)Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central... - Muddy and Dallas Grimes, villains of Beavis and Butt-Head Do AmericaBeavis and Butt-head Do AmericaBeavis and Butt-head Do America is a 1996 animated feature film, based on the TV series, Beavis and Butt-Head. It was produced by Paramount Pictures in association with Geffen Pictures and MTV Films, and co-written and directed by creator Mike Judge. The film grossed $20.11 million in its opening...
- Rick GrimesRick GrimesRick Grimes is a fictional character in the ongoing black-and-white comic book series The Walking Dead and as well as its television series adaptation, The Walking Dead.-Comic book series:...
, in the black-and-white comic book series The Walking Dead and the television series of the same name