Grosvenor

Grosvenor ( /ˈɡroʊvənər/, Norman French for "great hunter" or "fat hunter", Grand Veneur in standard French) may refer to:

People

Baronets/Marquesses/Dukes of Westminster

(see also Duke of Westminster):

• Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baronet (1584-1645)
• Sir Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Baronet (1604-1664), son of 1st baronet
• Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet (1656-1700), grandson of 2nd baronet
• Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet (1689-1732), eldest surviving son of 3rd baronet
• Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Baronet (1693-1733), second surviving son of 3rd baronet
• Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet (d. 1755), third surviving son of 3rd baronet, father of 7th baronet/1st earl
• Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor (1731-1802), father of 2nd earl/1st marquess
• Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (1767-1845), father of 2nd marquess
• Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795-1869), father of 3rd marquess/1st duke
• Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster (1825-1899)
  • Lord Hugh Grosvenor (1884–1914), son of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
• Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster (1879-1953), grandson of 1st duke by eldest son
• William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster (1894-1963), grandson of 1st duke by third son
• Gerald Hugh Grosvenor, 4th Duke of Westminster (1907-1967), grandson of 1st duke by elder son from second wife (sixth of all)
• Robert George Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster (1910-1979), brother of 4th duke
• Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1951-), eldest son of 5th duke
  • Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (born 1991), son of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster

Barons Ebury

• Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury (1801-1893)
• Robert Wellesley Grosvenor, 2nd Baron Ebury (1834-1918)
• Robert Victor Grosvenor, 3rd Baron Ebury (1868-1921)
• Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 4th Baron Ebury (1883-1932)
• Robert Egerton Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury (1914-1957)
• Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton, 6th Baron Ebury (b. 1934)

Editors of National Geographic

• Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (1875–1966), first editor of National Geographic Magazine and president of the National Geographic Society
• Melville Bell Grosvenor (1901-1982), editor of National Geographic Magazine and president of the National Geographic Society, son of Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
• Gilbert Melville Grosvenor (born 1931), editor of National Geographic Magazine , son of Melville Bell Grosvenor
• Edwin S. Grosvenor (born 1951), publisher of American Heritage, son of Melville Bell Grosvenor and half-brother of Gilbert Melville Grosvenor

Other people

• Catherine Grosvenor (born 1978), a British playwright and translator
• Ebenezer O. Grosvenor (1820–1910), an American politician from Michigan
• Luther Grosvenor (born 1946), a British rock musician
• Thomas G. Grosvenor (1842–1886) (second son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury), First Secretary at the British Legation in Peking (1879–1883)
• Thomas Peabody Grosvenor (1744–1825), a United States Representative from New York
• Vertamae Grosvenor (born 1938), a food writer and broadcaster
• Charles Henry Grosvenor, Representative from Ohio
• Benjamin Grosvenor, a British classical pianist
• Grosvenor P. Lowery (1831-1893), Corporate Attorney for Thomas Edison and Western Union.

Places, buildings and structures

• Grosvenor Arch
• Grosvenor Bridge
• Grosvenor Canal
• Grosvenor Centre, Northampton
• Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair
• Grosvenor Gallery
• Grosvenor Grammar School
• Grosvenor House Hotel
• Grosvenor Resort
• Grosvenor Park, Saskatoon
• Grosvenor Square in Mayfair, London
• Grosvenor-Strathmore (Washington Metro)
• Various locations in Chester including:
  • Grosvenor Bridge (Chester)
  • Chester Grosvenor and Spa
  • Grosvenor Park, Chester
  • Grosvenor Rowing Club

Other

• Grosvenor Group