Meade (surname)
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Meade is a surname, and may refer to
Actors
Artists and musicians
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Fictional characters
Actors
- Emily MeadeEmily MeadeEmily Meade is an American film and television actress. She has been cast in a potentially recurring role as a future version of the character Ella Blake in the U.S. science fiction series Fringe...
(active from 2006), American actress - Garth MeadeGarth MeadeGarth Meade was a comedian and actor active in Australia from 1970. He had studied classical guitar at the Guildhall, London....
(b. 1930), South African comedian/actor, active in Australia since 1970 - Mary MeadeMary MeadeMary Meade was an American film actress who rose to fame in the latter 1940s.Born in Louisiana, her first role was in Wonder Man , as a Goldwyn Girl...
, American film actress of the 1940s
Artists and musicians
- Alexa MeadeAlexa MeadeAlexa Meade is an American artist. While Meade has worked in a variety of sculptural media, she is known for her installations, which feature models situated in tableau scenes painted to look like two-dimensional paintings...
(b. 1986), American artist - Tyson MeadeTyson MeadeTyson Todd Meade is best known as the singer and principal songwriter for Norman, Oklahoma-based alternative rock groups Defenestration and the Chainsaw Kittens...
, singer and songwriter
Military
- Arthur Meade, 5th Earl of ClanwilliamArthur Meade, 5th Earl of ClanwilliamArthur Vesey Meade, 5th Earl of Clanwilliam MC was an army officer and politician.Arthur Meade was the second, but eldest surviving, son of Admiral of the Fleet Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam, GCB KCMG and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, governor of various colonies...
(1873–1953), British army officer and politician - George MeadeGeorge MeadeGeorge Gordon Meade was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer involved in coastal construction, including several lighthouses. He fought with distinction in the Second Seminole War and Mexican-American War. During the American Civil War he served as a Union general, rising from...
(1815–1872), American Civil War general - Richard Meade, 4th Earl of ClanwilliamRichard Meade, 4th Earl of ClanwilliamAdmiral of the Fleet Richard James Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam, GCB, KCMG , styled Lord Gillford until 1879, was a British Royal Navy officer and peer.-Background:...
(1832–1907), British Royal Navy officer - Richard John MeadeRichard John MeadeGeneral Sir Richard John Meade, KCSI, CIE was born at Innishannon County Cork to Captain John Meade of the Royal Navy and Elizabeth Quin....
(1821–1894), British Indian army general - Richard Worsam Meade IIRichard Worsam Meade IIRichard Worsam Meade II was an officer in the United States Navy....
(1807–1870) American naval officer - Richard Worsam MeadeRichard Worsam MeadeRichard Worsam Meade III was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(1837–1897), American naval officer - Robert Leamy MeadeRobert Leamy MeadeRobert Leamy Meade was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during the American Civil War, Spanish-American War and Boxer Rebellion....
(1842–1910), officer in the United States Marine Corps
Politicians and ambassadors
- Arthur Meade, 5th Earl of ClanwilliamArthur Meade, 5th Earl of ClanwilliamArthur Vesey Meade, 5th Earl of Clanwilliam MC was an army officer and politician.Arthur Meade was the second, but eldest surviving, son of Admiral of the Fleet Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam, GCB KCMG and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, governor of various colonies...
(1873–1953), British army officer and politician - Edwin R. MeadeEdwin R. MeadeEdwin Ruthven Meade was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Norwich, New York, Meade pursued an academic course. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Norwich, New York...
(1836–1889), lawyer and U.S. Congressman - Hugh MeadeHugh MeadeHugh Allen Meade was a U.S. Congressman, representing the second district of Maryland from 1947 to 1949.Born in Netcong, Morris County, New Jersey, Meade attended the public schools. He moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 1923 and graduated from Loyola High School in 1925, and from Loyola College in...
(1907–1949), U.S. Congressman - Reuben MeadeReuben MeadeReuben Theodor Meade is a politician from Montserrat, a veteran lawmaker and the current Premier since 27 September 2011. He served previously as the territory's chief minister from 10 October 1991 to 13 November 1996. His party is called Movement for Change and Prosperity . He previously led the...
(b. 1952), politician from Montserrat - Richard Meade, 3rd Earl of ClanwilliamRichard Meade, 3rd Earl of ClanwilliamRichard Charles Francis Christian Meade, 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam GCH was a British ambassador.The only son of the 2nd Earl of Clanwilliam , Lord Clanwilliam was educated Eton and afterwards joined the Diplomatic Service.He attended Lord Castlereagh's suite at the Congress of Vienna in 1814 and was...
(1795–1879), British ambassador - Richard Kidder MeadeRichard Kidder MeadeRichard Kidder Meade was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Lawrenceville, Virginia, Meade pursued an academic course.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Petersburg, Virginia....
(1803–1862), lawyer and U.S. Congressman from Virginia - Robert Henry MeadeRobert Henry MeadeSir Robert Henry Meade GCB was a British civil servant and the Head of the Colonial Office between 1892 and 1897.Meade was the second son of the 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam and Lady Elizabeth Herbert...
(1835–1898), Head of the British Colonial Office - Wendell H. MeadeWendell H. MeadeWendell Howes Meade served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky's 7th Congressional District during the Eightieth Congress...
(1912–1986), lawyer and U.S. Congressman in Kentucky
Religion
- Charles MeadeCharles MeadeCharles Meade was the leader of an end-of-times Christian church based in Lake City, Florida.Meade was born to a farming family in Oil Springs, Kentucky , the ninth child of his mother...
(b. 1916), Christian group leader - William MeadeWilliam MeadeWilliam Meade , was a United States Episcopal bishop.The son of Richard Kidder Meade , one of George Washington's aides during the War of Independence, he was born near Millwood, in what is now Clarke County, Virginia. He graduated as valedictorian in 1808 at the college of New Jersey ; studied...
(1789–1862), United States Episcopal bishop
Sport
- Charles Francis MeadeCharles Francis MeadeCharles Francis Meade was an English mountaineer and author.-Origins:Born in England , Meade was the only surviving child of the Hon. Sir Robert Henry Meade and Caroline Georgiana Grenfell...
(1881–1975), British mountaineer and author - Darren Meade (b. 1970), bodybuilding champion, real estate executive
- James "Jim" Gordon MeadeJim MeadeJames Gordon Meade, Jr. was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football and lacrosse at the University of Maryland. He was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.-References:...
(1914–1977), American football player - John MeadeJohn MeadeJohn Meade is an Irish footballer who plays for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland A Championship.John plays as a Defender. Meade played for Cobh Ramblers, and formed the solid defensive backbone that led the club to winning the League of Ireland First Division in 2007...
(b. 1985), Irish football (soccer) player - Neville MeadeNeville MeadeNeville Meade was a Jamaica-born boxer who emigrated to the United Kingdom settling in Swansea in south Wales. He rose to prominence when he won the gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand...
(1948-2010), British boxer - Noel MeadeNoel MeadeNoel Meade is a famous horse trainer from Ireland. He established Tu Va Stables in Co. Meath, Ireland as a place to train his horses.Meade began his career as a horse trainer in 1971, but it was not until 1978 that Meade started to become well recognized. Sweet Mint, winner of the Cork and Orrery...
, Irish trainer of racehorses - Raphael MeadeRaphael MeadeRaphael Joseph Meade is an English former footballer who played as a striker.-Career:Meade started his career at Arsenal as a schoolboy in 1977, and turning professional in 1980...
(b. 1962), English football (soccer) player - Richard MeadeRichard MeadeRichard John Hannay Meade, OBE is a British equestrian expert and Olympic gold medal winning rider, tipped at one time to be the future husband of Princess Anne.In 1964, Meade won the Burghley Horse Trials on Barberry...
(b. 1936), British equestrian and Olympic gold medal winner - Richie MeadeRichie MeadeRichie Meade is an American college lacrosse coach. He was the head coach of the Navy lacrosse team at the United States Naval Academy and at the University of Baltimore until they discontinued their athletics program...
, American lacrosse coach - Seán MeadeSeán MeadeSeán Meade is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Ballinasloe and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1950s and 1960s.-References:...
(b. 1937), Gaelic footballer
Writers
- Charles Francis MeadeCharles Francis MeadeCharles Francis Meade was an English mountaineer and author.-Origins:Born in England , Meade was the only surviving child of the Hon. Sir Robert Henry Meade and Caroline Georgiana Grenfell...
(1881–1975), British mountaineer and author - Gerald Willoughby-MeadeGerald Willoughby-MeadeGerald Willoughby-Meade was a British author who wrote on the subject of the supernatural in Chinese folklore.He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society and a member of council of the China Society in London....
(1875–1958), British author who wrote about the supernatural in Chinese folklore - Glenn MeadeGlenn MeadeGlenn Meade is an Irish author. He was born in Finglas, Dublin in 1957. He has written fiction and plays.-Career:In the 1980s Meade wrote and directed a number of his own plays for the Strand Theatre in Dublin. He originally worked as a pilot trainer for Aer Lingus, before becoming a journalist for...
(b. 1957), Irish author - L. T. Meade (1854-1914), pseudonym of Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith, an English writer of girls' stories
- Marion MeadeMarion MeadeMarion Meade is an American biographer and novelist, whose subjects stretch from 12th century French royalty to 20th century stand-up comedians. She is best known for her portraits of literary figures and iconic filmmakers....
(b. 1934), American biographer
Other
- Carl J. MeadeCarl J. MeadeCarl Joseph Meade is a former NASA astronaut.-Personal data:Born November 16, 1950, at Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois. Married. Two sons. He enjoys woodworking, home-built aircraft construction, racquetball, jogging, and snow skiing. His father, Mr. John Meade, resides in Universal City, Texas....
(b. 1950), NASA astronaut - Edmund Meade-WaldoEdmund Meade-WaldoEdmund Gustavus Bloomfield Meade-Waldo was an English ornithologist and conservationist.Meade-Waldo was born in Hever Castle and educated at Eton College and Cambridge University. He collected birds in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, the Canary Islands and Spain, the presumably-extinct Canarian...
(1855–1934), English ornithologist and conservationist - James MeadeJames MeadeJames Edward Meade CB, FBA was a British economist and winner of the 1977 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with the Swedish economist Bertil Ohlin for their "Pathbreaking contribution to the theory of international trade and international capital movements."Meade was born in...
(1907–1995), British economist and winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Economics - Michael J. MeadeMichael J. MeadeMichael J. Meade was a figure in the Men's Movement of the 1980s and 1990s.His essays have appeared in To Be A Man, Tending the Fire, Wingspan, Walking Swiftly, and The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart. The latter is an anthology of poetry, which he edited with Robert Bly and James Hillman...
(b. mid 1940s), Mythopoetic branch of the Men's Movement - Robin Meade (b. 1969), television news anchor
- Theodosia Meade, Countess of Clanwilliam (1744–1817), landowner in Ireland
Fictional characters
- Alexis MeadeAlexis MeadeAlexis Meade is a fictional character from the ABC dramedy series Ugly Betty. She was initially played by Elizabeth Penn Payne for the first 12 episodes of her appearance and was played by Rebecca Romijn for the rest of the series.-Biography:Alex Meade was a background presence in the...
, character in Ugly Betty - Bradford MeadeBradford MeadeBradford Emerson Meade is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, played by Alan Dale. Bradford's character was equivalent to Roberto Mendoza in the original Betty la fea, Armando's father, with Armando equalling Daniel....
, character in Ugly Betty - Claire MeadeClaire MeadeClaire Meade is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. She is played by Judith Light.Light's performance as Claire has resulted in a nomination for outstanding guest actress in a Comedy series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards, when Claire was a recurring regular in season...
, character in Ugly Betty - Daniel MeadeDaniel MeadeDaniel Meade is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. He is played by Eric Mabius.-Background:Daniel is the second son of magazine publisher Bradford Meade and Claire Meade in 1974...
, character in Ugly Betty
See also
- Meade (disambiguation)
- Meades (disambiguation)
- Mead (disambiguation)Mead (disambiguation)Mead is an alcoholic drink made from honeyMead may also refer to:-People:*Albert E. Mead , fifth Governor of U.S. state of Washington*Andrea Mead-Lawrence , American alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist...
- Meads (disambiguation)Meads (disambiguation)Meads is a district of Eastbourne, East Sussex, EnglandMeads may also refer to:Placenames* Meads, Kentucky, United StatesPeople* Colin Meads , former New Zealand rugby union footballer...