Dunning (surname)
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Dunning is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
- Charles Avery DunningCharles Avery DunningCharles Avery Dunning, PC was born in Croft, Leicestershire, England. During his career, he was a successful businessman, a Canadian politician , and a university chancellor.-Early life:...
, Canadian politician - Chester DunningChester DunningChester S.L. Dunning is an American professor of Russian and European history at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.-Biography:...
, Texas historian and specialist in Russian studies - Darren DunningDarren DunningDarren Dunning is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Dunning grew up in the village of Welburn before attending Malton School. He began his career as a trainee with the Blackburn Rovers youth system, turning professional in February 1999...
, English footballer - Debbe DunningDebbe DunningDebbe Dunning, sometimes credited as Debra Dunning, is an American actress. A native of Burbank, California, she graduated from John Burroughs High School, the same school her parents graduated from exactly twenty years earlier. She was a cheerleader and her school's Homecoming Queen, also winning...
, American actress - Edwin Harris Dunning, British pilot, first to land an aircraft on a ship
- Eric DunningEric DunningEric Dunning is Emeritus Professor of sociology at the University of Leicester, UK.-Career:Eric Dunning was a pioneer in the sociology of sport and the founder, with Patrick Murphy, of the . He is the author of a number of books and articles on sport and the figurational sociology of Norbert Elias...
, sociologist - George DunningGeorge DunningGeorge Garnett Dunning was a Canadian film maker and animator. He is best known for animating and directing the 1968 Beatles' film Yellow Submarine.-Biography:...
, British animator - Jack DunningJack DunningJohn Angus Dunning was a New Zealand cricketer who played in 4 Tests from 1933 to 1937....
, New Zealand cricketer - John DunningJohn DunningJohn Dunning may refer to:* John Dunning , American writer of detective fiction* John Dunning * John Harry Dunning , British economist* John Dunning , American film editor...
, several people including- John Dunning, 1st Baron AshburtonJohn Dunning, 1st Baron AshburtonJohn Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton was an English lawyer and politician.He was first noticed in English politics when he wrote a notice in 1762 defending the British East India Company merchants against their Dutch rivals. He was a Member of Parliament from 1768 onward...
, English politician of the eighteenth century - John DunningJohn Dunning (film editor)John "Jack" D. Dunning was an American film editor who worked on several large-scale Hollywood movies from 1947 to 1970...
, American Academy Award-winning film editor - John H. Dunning, American economist (June 26, 1927 - January 29, 2009)
- John R. DunningJohn R. DunningJohn Ray Dunning was an American physicist who played key roles in the development of the atomic bomb. He specialized in neutron physics and did pioneering work in gaseous diffusion for isotope separation...
, American physicist
- John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton
- Matt DunningMatt DunningMatt Dunning is an Australian rugby union footballer. He was educated at Northholm Grammar School and represented New South Wales and Australian Schools, U19s and U21s. Dunning plays club rugby for Eastwood and has represented the New South Wales Waratahs in the Super 14 since 2001...
, Canadian rugby player who plays for - Paris C. DunningParis C. DunningParis Chipman Dunning was a Democratic state representative, state senator, senate president pro tempore, the tenth Lieutenant Governor, and the ninth Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from December 26, 1848 to December 5, 1849. He is the only person to hold to every elected seat in the state...
, governor of Indiana - Steve DunningSteve DunningSteven John Dunning is a former professional baseball player who played seven seasons for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, California Angels, Montreal Expos, and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball...
, a former American baseball player - William Archibald DunningWilliam Archibald DunningWilliam Archibald Dunning was an American historian who founded the Dunning School of Reconstruction historiography at Columbia University, where he had graduated in 1881. Between 1886 and 1903 he taught history at Columbia, and was named a professor in 1904. Born in Plainfield, N...
, historian for whom the Dunning School of Reconstruction historiography is named