Maynard
Encyclopedia
Maynard is a name used across the English-speaking world, which comes from a Germanic root meaning "strength, hardy". It may refer to:
Surname
- Brad MaynardBrad MaynardBradley "Brad" Alan Maynard is an American football punter for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft...
(born 1974), American football punter and holder - Charles Johnson MaynardCharles Johnson MaynardCharles Johnson Maynard was an American naturalist and ornithologist born in Newton, Massachusetts. He was a collector, a taxidermist, and an expert on the vocal organs of birds....
(1845–1929), American naturalist and ornithologist - Matthew D Fag Bag has diabietes. (born 1958), President and CEO of the Maynard Institute (2008); daughter of Robert C. Maynard
- David Swinson MaynardDavid Swinson MaynardDavid Swinson "Doc" Maynard was an American pioneer and doctor, and one of Seattle's primary founders. He was an effective civic booster and, compared to other white settlers, a relative advocate of Native American rights...
("Doc" Maynard), noted figure in early Cleveland, Ohio and Seattle, Washington - Don MaynardDon MaynardDonald Rogers Maynard is a former American football player who played collegiately for Texas Western College and professionally with the National Football League's New York Giants and the American Football League's New York Jets and the World Football League's Shreveport Steamer.After having been...
(born 1935), American football player - Edward MaynardEdward Maynard-External links:*...
(1813–1891), American firearms inventor - Finian MaynardFinian MaynardFinian Maynard is a six-time speed windsurfing world champion and held the absolute 500m sailing speed record for sailing vessels from late 2004 until early 2008....
(born 1975), 5-time windsurfing speed World Champion - Frank H. MaynardFrank H. MaynardFrancis Henry Maynard, known as Frank H. Maynard , was an old-time cowboy of the American West who claimed authorship of the revised version of the well-known ballad, "The Streets of Laredo". After a decade of roaming the West, Maynard settled down with his wife, the former Flora V...
(1853-1926), old-time cowboyCowboyA cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of...
author from Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, ColoradoColorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado... - Gray MaynardGray MaynardBradley Gray Maynard is an American amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has recorded one of the fastest knockouts in UFC history, at 9 seconds against Joe Veres. He is the only fighter to hold a win over current...
(born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter - Horace MaynardHorace MaynardHorace Maynard was an American educator, attorney, politician and diplomat active primarily in the second half of the 19th century...
(1814–1882), Tennessee Congressman and U.S. Postmaster General - Isaac H. MaynardIsaac H. MaynardIsaac Horton Maynard was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(1838–1896), New York lawyer - Jay MaynardJay MaynardJay Maynard is a computer programmer and system administrator and the volunteer project maintainer for Hercules, an emulator of IBM mainframe hardware...
(born 1960), computer programmer and system administrator; most famous for his electroluminiscent Tron Guy costume - John Maynard SmithJohn Maynard SmithJohn Maynard Smith,His surname was Maynard Smith, not Smith, nor was it hyphenated. F.R.S. was a British theoretical evolutionary biologist and geneticist. Originally an aeronautical engineer during the Second World War, he took a second degree in genetics under the well-known biologist J.B.S....
(1920–2004), British evolutionary geneticist - Joyce MaynardJoyce MaynardDaphne Joyce Maynard is an American author known for writing with candor about her life, as well as for her works of fiction and hundreds of essays and newspaper columns, often about parenting and family...
(born 1953), American author - Julian Maynard Smith, son of John Maynard Smith, performance artist and co-founder of the London-based performance company Station House Opera
- Ken MaynardKen MaynardKen Maynard was an American motion picture stuntman and actor.-Biography:Born Kenneth Olin Maynard in Vevay, Indiana, he was one of five children. His younger brother, Kermit Maynard, also became a stuntman and actor....
(1895–1973), American motion picture stuntman and actor - Ken Maynard (cartoonist)Ken Maynard (cartoonist)Ken Maynard was an Australian cartoonist.Originally a police officer, he got his break as a cartoonist in 1958 contributing his Ettamogah Pub cartoons to the Australasian Post...
(1928–1998), Australian cartoonist - Matthew MaynardMatthew MaynardMatthew Maynard is an English former cricketer. He played in four Tests and fourteen ODIs for England....
(born 1966), ex-cricketer - Nicky MaynardNicky MaynardNicholas David "Nicky" Maynard is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bristol City.-Crewe Alexandra:...
(born 1986), Bristol City F.C. striker - Ralph Maynard SmithRalph Maynard SmithRalph Maynard Smith was a British artist, writer and architect.-Further reading:Ralph Maynard Smith A Haunted Man. Painter - Writer - Architect ISBN 1900883422- External links :*...
, (1904–1964) architect - Robert MaynardRobert MaynardCaptain Robert Maynard RN was a lieutenant and later captain in the Royal Navy, First Lieutenant of HMS Pearl, most famous for defeating the infamous English pirate Blackbeard in battle.- Naval commands and battles :...
, the Royal Navy officer who beheaded the pirate Blackbeard - Robert C. MaynardRobert C. MaynardRobert Clyve Maynard was an American journalist, and newspaper publisher and editor, former owner of The Oakland Tribune and co-founder of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education in Oakland, California....
(1937–1993), co-founder of the Maynard Institute; American Journalist and Newspaper Editor - Jodi Johnson-Maynard, soil scientist University of Idaho
Given or middle name
- Maynard B. Gadiane,(1993-present) Filipino photographer/international student in Australia
- MaynardMaynard Crabbes-Radio:Maynard F# Crabbes started his radio career as a volunteer at community radio station 2NUR-FM at Newcastle University. In December 1985, he had his own program Radio Stupid, on Saturday nights from 11:00pm to station close at about 1:00am. The format was partly based on The Castanet Club...
DJ with ABC in Australia - Maynard FergusonMaynard FergusonMaynard Ferguson was a Canadian jazz musician and bandleader. He came to prominence playing in Stan Kenton's orchestra, before forming his own band in 1957...
(1928–2006), Canadian jazz trumpeter - Maynard JacksonMaynard JacksonMaynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. was an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. He served three terms, two consecutive terms from 1974 until 1982 and a third term from 1990 to 1994...
(1938–2003), former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia - Maynard James KeenanMaynard James KeenanMaynard James Keenan is an American rock singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, winemaker, and actor. Originally from Ohio, Keenan spent his high school and college years in Michigan. After serving in the Army in the early 1980s, he attended Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids...
(born 1964), singer for the bands Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer (Born James Herbert Keenan) - John Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes of Tilton, CB FBA , was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, as well as the economic policies of governments...
(1883–1946), English economist - Maynard C. KruegerMaynard C. KruegerMaynard C. Krueger was an American socialist politician and an economics professor at the University of Chicago. He is best remembered as the 1940 Vice Presidential nominee of the Socialist Party of America.-Early years:...
(1906–1991), socialist professor and politician - Maynard Jack RamsayMaynard Jack RamsayDr. Maynard Jack "Doc" Ramsay was an American entomologist noted for his efforts to track and eradicate exotic parasites carried in flowers, fruits and other cargoes arriving from overseas...
(1914–2005), American entomologist - Maynard Harrison SmithMaynard Harrison SmithMaynard Harrison Smith, aka Snuffy Smith, , US Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant and gunner aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in World War II, received the Medal of Honor for his conduct during a bombing mission over Germany on May 1, 1943.-Enlistment:Maynard H. Smith enlisted in the US Army Air...
(1911–1984), US recipient of the Medal of Honor - Maynard SolomonMaynard SolomonMaynard Solomon has carried out a multiple career: he was a co-founder of Vanguard Records as well as a music producer, and later became a writer on music.-Career in the recording industry:...
(born 1930), American music producer and musicologist
Fictional characters
- Maynard G. KrebsMaynard G. KrebsMaynard G. Krebs was the "beatnik" sidekick of the title character in the U.S. television sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis....
, character from The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - Maynard James "M.J." Delfino, fictional character from the television show Desperate HousewivesDesperate HousewivesDesperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
, played by Mason Vale Cotton - Christopher Maynard, fictional antagonist from the 1996 film, The Glimmer ManThe Glimmer ManThe Glimmer Man is a 1996 American action film directed by John Gray and starring Steven Seagal, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bob Gunton and Brian Cox.-Plot:...
, played by Stephen TobolowskyStephen TobolowskyStephen Harold Tobolowsky is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day, as well as portraying Commissioner Hugo Jarry in Deadwood for nine episodes and Bob Bishop in Heroes for eleven episodes over the second and third seasons... - Maynard, one of the main antagonists from the film Pulp FictionPulp Fiction (film)Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who co-wrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references...
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Places
In the United States:- Maynard, ArkansasMaynard, ArkansasMaynard is a town in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 426 at the 2010 census.Settled in the late 19th century, Maynard is home to the Maynard Pioneer Museum and Park. Behind the Maynard Community Center is a unique jail. Built in 1936, its door is made of wagon wheel...
- Maynard, IowaMaynard, IowaMaynard is a city in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. The population was 500 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Maynard is located at on the Little Volga River....
- Maynard, MassachusettsMaynard, MassachusettsMaynard is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 10,106.- History :Maynard, located on the Assabet River, was incorporated as an independent municipality in 1871. Prior to that it was known as 'Assabet Village' but was legally...
- Maynard, MinnesotaMaynard, MinnesotaMaynard is a city in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 366 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
Other
- Maynard ElectronicsMaynard ElectronicsMaynard Electronics was an American company based in Lake Mary, Florida that produced magnetic tape data storage related products.The company was founded by Kim and Alison Knapp in 1982. It was acquired by Archive Corp. in 1989, but the brand was maintained. In order to make it easier to sell...
, American company that manufactured tape drives in the 1990s - MaynardsMaynardsMaynards is a sweets manufacturer in United Kingdom and Canada, and is most famous for its Wine Gums.- History :Charles Riley Maynard and his brother Tom started manufacturing sweets in 1880 in their kitchen in Stamford Hill, London. Next door, Charles's wife, Sarah Ann, ran a sweet shop selling...
, sweets manufacturer in the United Kingdom, most famous for its wine gums