Grundy
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A family in The Archers
Places:
- Grundy, VirginiaGrundy, VirginiaGrundy is a town in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,105 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Buchanan County. The town is noted for its educational institutions and their role in the town's economic rebirth. In the past, the town served as a stopover for Union...
, a town in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA - Grundy County, Missouri, a county in northern Missouri, USA
- Grundy County, Illinois
- Grundy County, IowaGrundy County, Iowa-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 12,453 in the county, with a population density of . There were 5,530 housing units, of which 5,131 were occupied.-2000 census:...
- Grundy County, Tennessee
- Grundy Lakes Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
- Grundy State Park, Tennessee
People:
- Bill GrundyBill GrundyWilliam "Bill" Grundy was an English television presenter and former host of Today, a regional news programme broadcast on Thames Television...
(1923–1993), British television presenter in the 1970s - Felix GrundyFelix GrundyFelix Grundy was a U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator from Tennessee who also served as the 13th Attorney General of the United States.-Biography:...
(1777–1840), U.S. politician - Joseph R. GrundyJoseph R. GrundyJoseph Ridgway Grundy was an American textile manufacturer and Republican Party politician from Bristol, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.He was educated at Swarthmore College...
(1863–1961), American industrialist and politician - Sydney GrundySydney GrundySydney Grundy was an English dramatist. Most of his works were adaptations of European plays, and many became successful enough to tour throughout the English-speaking world...
(1848–1914), English dramatist - Reg GrundyReg GrundyReginald Roy "Reg" Grundy, AC, OBE is one of the most successful Australian entrepreneurs, and media and television moguls of his generation.He was the only child born to Roy Grundy and Lillian Lees...
(1923–), Australian TV Producer - P. M. Grundy, mathematician known for the Sprague-Grundy theorem
- William M. Grundy, American astronomer
- Stephan GrundyStephan GrundyStephan Grundy is an American author best known for his modern adaptations of legendary sagas and also a non-fiction writer on Germanic mythology, Germanic paganism, and Germanic neopaganism, often under the pseudonym Kveldulf Gundarsson .Grundy grew up mainly in Dallas in the U.S...
, American author of saga retellings
In arts and entertainment:
- Reg Grundy OrganisationReg Grundy OrganisationThe Reg Grundy Organisation was an Australian television production company founded in 1959 by businessman Reg Grundy . It has since branched out into Europe and the USA. The company first produced game shows, before branching into soap operas in 1973...
, an Australian television production company - Miss GrundyMiss GrundyGeraldine Grundy is a fictional character of the Archie Comics series.-Fictional history and character:In the comics, she is the homeroom teacher at Riverdale High School, occasionally teaching English and Math, as well. In Jackpot Comics #4, she is referred to as "Mrs. Grundy, the principal",...
, a fictional teacher from the Archie ComicsArchie ComicsArchie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by...
series. - Mrs GrundyMrs GrundyMrs Grundy is the name of an imaginary English character, who typifies the disciplinary control of the conventional proprieties of society over conduct, the tyrannical pressure of the opinion of neighbours on the acts of others...
, a character from Thomas Morton's 1798 play Speed the Plough - Grundy, a chicken like enemy in the video game Stinkoman 20X6 played on the Homestar Runner website
- Grundy (horse)Grundy (horse)Grundy was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. He was a leading two-year-old in 1974 and went on to win the Epsom Derby in 1975...
, thoroughbred racehorse
In mathematics
- Grundy numberNimberIn mathematics, the proper class of poo poo nimbers is introduced in combinatorial game theory, where they are defined as the values of nim heaps, but arise in a much larger class of games because of the Sprague–Grundy theorem...
In fiction
A family in The Archers
The Archers
The Archers is a long-running British soap opera broadcast on the BBC's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4. It was originally billed as "an everyday story of country folk", but is now described on its Radio 4 web site as "contemporary drama in a rural setting"...
- Clarrie Grundy, matriarch
- Ed Grundy, younger son of Clarrie and Edward, dairyman
- Edward Grundy, chancer, fixer and small-time crook, a lovable rogueLovable rogueThe lovable rogue is a literary trope in the form of a character, often from a dysfunctional or working-class upbringing, who tends to recklessly defy norms and social conventions but who still evokes empathy from the audience or other characters. The lovable rogue is male and is often trying to...
- George Grundy, child of William
- Joe Grundy, patriarch, father-in-law of Clarrie, father of Edward
- William Grundy, elder son of Clarrie and Eddie, gamekeeper, (much to his father's horror).