Grant (surname)

This article is about the surname "Grant". For the given name, see Grant (given name). For other uses, see Grant (disambiguation).

Grant is an English, Scottish, and French surname derived from the French graund meaning 'tall' or 'large'. It was originally a nickname given to those with remarkable size.

Notable people with the surname "Grant" include

A

• Aaron Grant (1908–1966), American football player
• Abbi Grant (born 1995), Scottish footballer
• Abiola Grant (born 2002), Barbadian footballer
• Abraham P. Grant (1804–1871), American politician
• Adam Grant (born 1981), American psychologist
• Adele Gerard Lewis Grant (1881–1969), American botanist
• Adrian Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• African Grant (born 1965), American football player
• A. K. Grant (1941–2000), New Zealand writer
• Alan Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Albert Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Albie Grant (1943–2004), American basketball player
• Alec Grant (1893–1966), New Zealand cricketer
• Alexander Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alexandra Grant (born 1973), American visual artist
• Alfred Ernest Albert Grant (1861–1933), English naval officer
• Alick Grant (1916–2008), English footballer
• Alison Grant (born 1961), New Zealand footballer
• Alistair Grant (1937–2001), British businessman
• Allean Grant (born 1983), Caymanian footballer
• Allie Grant (born 1994), American actress
• Amy Grant (born 1960), American singer-songwriter
• Amy Grant (politician), American politician
• Andrew Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Andy Grant (born 1984), Saint Vincentian runner
• Angela Grant (born 1950), British actress
• Ann Grant (born 1955), Zimbabwean field hockey player
• Anne Grant (1755–1838), Scottish poet
• Anthony Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Archibald Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Archie Grant (1904–1970), New Zealand railway worker
• Arthur Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Asahel Grant (1807–1844), American missionary
• Audrey Grant (born 1940), Canadian bridge player
• Avram Grant (born 1955), Israeli football manager

B

• Bakari Grant (born 1987), American football player
• Barbara Grant, American businesswoman
• Barra Grant (born 1948), American actress
• Beatrice Grant (1761–1845), Scottish author
• Ben Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Benny Grant (1908–1991), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bernard Grant (1920–2004), American actor
• Bernhard Grant (1887–1966), British philatelist
• Bernie Grant (1944–2000), British politician
• Bernie Grant (footballer) (born 1962), Scottish footballer
• Bert Grant (1878–1951), American composer
• Beryl Grant (1921–2017), Australian nurse
• Beth Grant (born 1949), American actress
• Betty Jean Grant, American politician
• Bev Grant (born 1942), American musician
• Beverly Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bill Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bisa Grant (born 1976), American athlete
• Blanche Grant (1874–1948), American artist
• Bob Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Boyd Grant (1933–2020), American basketball player and coach
• Brad Grant, Canadian trucking magnate
• Brea Grant (born 1981), American actress
• Brian Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Britt Grant (born 1978), American attorney
• Bruce Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bryan Grant (1909–1986), American tennis player
• Buck Grant (ice hockey) (1894–1982), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bud Grant (1927–2023), American football player and coach
• Bud Grant (broadcaster) (1932–2011), American television executive
• Bunny Grant (1940–2018), Jamaican boxer

C

• Calvin A. Grant (born 1970), American ophthalmologist
• Cameron Grant (born 1970), Canadian swimmer
• Carrie Grant (born 1965), English voice coach
• Carson Grant (born 1950), American actor
• Cary Grant (1904–1986), British–American actor
• Cecil Grant (1870–1946), English academic administrator
• Chapman Grant (1887–1983), American biologist
• Charles Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Charlotte Grant (born 2001), Australian footballer
• Chasity Grant (born 2001), Dutch footballer
• Chet Grant (1892–1985), American football player
• Christine Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Christopher Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ciara Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cie Grant (born 1979), American football player
• Clare Grant (born 1979), American actress
• Claude H. B. Grant (1878–1958), British ornithologist
• Claudius B. Grant (1835–1921), American jurist
• Clifford Grant (1930–2021), Australian opera singer
• Clint Grant (1916–2010), American photographer
• Colesworthey Grant (1813–1880), English artist
• Colin Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Colquhoun Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Conor Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Coreen Grant (born 1998), Scottish rugby union footballer
• Corey Grant (born 1976), Canadian football player
• Corey Grant (running back) (born 1991), American football player
• Corinne Grant (born 1973), Australian comedian
• Cornelius Grant (born 1943), American guitarist
• Corrie Grant (1850–1924), British politician
• Craig Grant (1968–2021), American poet
• Crystal Celeste Grant (born 1980), American actress
• Cuthbert Grant (1793–1854), Canadian politician
• Cy Grant (1919–2010), Guyanese actor
• Cynthia Grant, Canadian scientist
• Cynthia Grant (director), Canadian theatre director

D

• Dalton Grant (born 1966), British high jumper
• Dalton Grant (rugby league) (born 1990), Welsh rugby league footballer
• Daniel Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Danny Grant (ice hockey) (1946–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
• Darlene Grant, American academic administrator
• Darren Grant, American music producer
• Darren Grant (footballer) (born 1963), Australian rules footballer
• Darryl Grant (born 1959), American football player
• Davey Grant (born 1985), English mixed martial artist
• Davie Grant (1860–1903), Scottish golfer
• David Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Deborah Grant (born 1947), English actress
• Deborah Grant (artist) (born 1968), Canadian-American artist
• DeLawrence Grant (born 1979), American football player
• Delroy Grant (born 1957), Jamaican rapist
• Deon Grant (born 1979), American football player
• Derek Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Derick K. Grant (born 1973), American tap dancer
• Derrick Grant (born 1938), Scottish rugby union footballer
• Dick Grant (1870–1956), Canadian runner
• Donald Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Doran Grant (born 1992), American football player
• Doris Grant (1905–2003), British nutritionist
• Dorothy Grant, Haida fashion designer
• Doug Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Douglas Grant (1885–1951), Australian soldier
• Duncan Grant (1885–1978), Scottish painter
• Dwight Grant (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
• Dwinell Grant (1912–1991), American visual artist

E

• Earl Grant (1931–1970), American pianist
• Earl Grant (basketball) (born 1976), American basketball coach
• Ebenezer Grant (1882–1962), English footballer
• Eddy Grant (born 1948), Guyanese-British musician
• Edith Jacqueline Ingram Grant (1942–2020), American judge
• Edward Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Edwin Grant (1887–1966), American politician
• Effingham Grant (1820–1892), British businessman
• Elihu Grant (1873–1942), American scholar
• Elizabeth Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Emma Grant (born 1991), British cyclist
• Emma Grant (footballer) (born 1989), Australian footballer
• Ernest Grant (born 1976), American football player
• Eugene Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Esme Grant, Jamaican politician
• Eva Grant (born 1925), Greek–British figure photographer

F

• Faye Grant (born 1957), American actress
• F. C. Grant (1891–1974), American scholar
• Frances Grant (1909–1982), American actress
• Francis Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Frank Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Frederick Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• F. W. Grant (1834–1902), English scholar

G

• Gabriel Grant (1826–1909), American doctor
• Gareth Grant (born 1980), English footballer
• Gary Martin (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gavin Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• G. C. Grant (1866–1928), Canadian politician
• Geoffrey Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• George Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gilbert Grant (1885–1972), Canadian politician
• Glen Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Glendene Grant (born 1957), Canadian human rights activist
• Gogi Grant (1924–2016), American singer
• Gordon Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Grant Hackett (born 1980), Australian swimmer
• Greg Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gregor Grant (1911–1969), Scottish artist
• Guillermina Grant (born 2002), Uruguayan tennis player
• Gwen Grant (born 1940), English writer
• Gwendolyn Grant (artist) (1877–1968), Australian artist

H

• Hamilton Grant (1872–1937), British diplomat
• Hannah Simpson Grant (1798–1883), American general
• Harold Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Harry Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Harvey Grant (born 1965), American basketball player
• Heathcoat Salusbury Grant (1864–1938), English naval officer
• Heber J. Grant (1856–1945), American religious leader
• Hector Grant (1924–1998), Australian cricketer
• Helen Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Henry Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Hercules Grant (born 1957), Antiguan-Canadian cricketer
• Hilda Kay Grant (1910–1996), Canadian writer
• Hope Grant (1808–1875), British Army officer
• Horace Grant (born 1965), American basketball player
• Howard Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• H. Roger Grant (1943/1944–2023), American historian
• Hugh Grant (born 1960), British actor
• Hugh J. Grant (1858–1910), American politician

I

• Ian Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Igor Grant (born 1942), American psychiatrist
• Imogen Grant (born 1996), British rower
• Ingrid Grant (born 1964), British skier
• Isabella Grant (born 2001), Australian rules footballer
• Isabelle Grant (1896–1977), American activist
• Isobel Grant, Scottish noble
• Isla Grant, Scottish singer-songwriter

J

• Jack Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jackie Grant (1907–1978), West Indian cricketer
• Jackie Grant (footballer) (1924–1999), English footballer
• Jackson Grant (born 2002), American basketball player
• Jakeem Grant (born 1992), American football player
• James Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jamie Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Janarion Grant (born 1993), American football player
• Jane Grant (1892–1972), American publisher
• Jarrad Grant (born 1989), Australian footballer
• Jason Grant, American music historian
• Jaydon Grant (born 1998), American football player
• Jedediah M. Grant (1816–1856), American religious figure
• Jehu Grant (1752–1840), American slave
• Jenessa Grant, Canadian actress
• Jenn Grant (born 1980), Canadian singer-songwriter
• Jennifer Grant (born 1966), American actress
• Jerai Grant (born 1989), American basketball player
• Jerami Grant (born 1994), American basketball player
• Jerian Grant (born 1992), American basketball player
• Jerome Grant, American chef
• Jerry Grant (1935–2012), American race car driver
• Jerry Grant (composer) (born 1936), American composer
• Jesse Root Grant (1794–1873), American farmer
• Jesse Root Grant (politician) (1858–1934), American politician
• Jessica Grant (born 1972), Canadian writer
• Jim Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jimmy Grant (1918–1970), American baseball player
• Joan Grant (1907–1989), English author
• Joanne Grant (1930–2005), American journalist
• Job Grant (1832–1910), American politician
• Jodi Grant (born 1968), American activist
• Joe Grant (1908–2005), American artist
• John Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Johnny Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Johnson Grant (1773–1944), Scottish priest
• Jonathan Grant (born 1993), Canadian soccer player
• Jono Grant (born 1969), Canadian composer
• Jono Grant (DJ) (born 1979), British disc jockey
• Jordan Grant (born 1991), New Zealand field hockey player
• Jorge Grant (born 1994), English footballer
• José Luis Grant (born 1983), Honduran footballer
• Joshua Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joy Grant (born 1951), Belizean politician
• Joyce Grant (1924–2006), English-South African actress
• Julia Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Julian Grant (born 1960), English composer
• Julie Grant (born 1946), English singer
• Julius Grant (1901–1991), British intelligence officer
• Justin Grant (born 1991), American racing driver
• J. W. Grant (born 1982), American politician

K

• Kara Grant (born 1979), Canadian pentathlete
• Karl Grant (born 1970), English weightlifter
• Karla Grant, Australian journalist
• Karlan Grant (born 1997), English footballer
• Kate Grant, American activist
• Katherine Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kathryn Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Keki Byramjee Grant (1920–2011), Indian cardiologist
• Ken Grant (born 1967), British photographer
• Kenneth Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kerr Grant (1878–1967), Australian physicist
• Kerry Grant, Australian canoeist
• Keshia Grant (born 1987), New Zealand netball player
• Kevin Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kilian Grant (born 1994), Spanish footballer
• Kim Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kirby Grant (1911–1985), American actor
• K. M. Grant (born 1958), Scottish writer
• Kristian Grant, American politician from Michigan

L

• Lachie Grant (1923–2002), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Lachlan Grant (1871–1945), Scottish doctor
• Lady Sybil Grant (1879–1955), British writer
• Larry Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Laura Grant (born 2001), Scottish cricketer
• Lawrence Grant (1870–1952), English actor
• Lee Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Lemuel Grant (1817–1893), American engineer
• Len Grant (1906–1938), American football player
• Leroy Grant (1889–1951), American football player
• Levi Grant (1810–1891), American politician
• Lewis Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Lex Grant (born 1962), Scottish footballer
• Lilias Grant (??–1643/1644), Scottish writer
• Linda Grant (born 1951), British journalist
• Lindsay Grant (born 1964), Kittitian politician
• Lindsay Grant (businessperson) (1899–1989), Trinidadian businessman
• Lindy Grant (born 1952), British professor
• Linn Grant (born 1999), Swedish golfer
• Liz Grant (born 1930), Australian pharmacist
• Lou Grant (cartoonist) (1919–2001), American cartoonist
• Lourett Russell Grant, American musician
• Lyonel Grant (born 1957), New Zealand sculptor

M

• Maddy Grant (born 2001), Canadian rugby union footballer
• Madison Grant (1865–1937), American lawyer
• Malcolm Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Marcel Grant (born 1961), British filmmaker
• Margaret Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Maria Grant (1854–1937), Canadian activist
• Marianne Grant (1921–2007), Czech-Scottish artist
• Mark Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Marshall Grant (1928–2011), American bassist
• Mary Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mavis Grant (born 1948), British teacher
• McKenzie Grant (1834–1897), Australian politician
• M. Donald Grant (1904–1998), American sports executive
• Melissa Gira Grant (born 1978), American journalist
• Michael Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Michel Grant (born 1958), Swedish judoka
• Mick Grant (born 1944), English motorcycle racer
• Micki Grant (1941–2021), American singer
• Mike Grant (1873–1955), Canadian ice hockey player
• Moray Grant (1917–1977), Scottish cinematographer
• Moses Grant Jr. (1785–1861), American businessman
• Mudcat Grant (1935–2021), American baseball player
• Murdoch Grant (??–1830), Scottish salesman

N

• Nancy Grant, French-Canadian film producer
• Natalie Grant (born 1971), American singer
• Neil Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Nellie Grant (1855–1922), American social figure
• Nicky Grant (born 1976), Scottish footballer
• Norman Grant (disambiguation), multiple people

O

• Olga Grant, Canadian baseball player
• Oliver Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Orantes Grant (born 1978), American football player
• Otis Grant (born 1967), Canadian boxer
• Otis Grant (American football) (1961–2011), American football player

P

• Paa Grant (1878–1956), Australian merchant
• Pamela Grant (born 1982), Australian footballer
• Patrick Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Paul Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Percy Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Perry Grant (1924–2004), American producer
• Peter Grant (disambiguation), multiple people

R

• Rachel Grant (born 1977), Filipino actress
• Ray Grant (born 1996), Scottish footballer
• Ray Grant (curler) (1934–2020), Canadian curler
• Rebecca Grant (born 1982), English actress and singer
• Reg Grant (1914–1944), New Zealand pilot
• Reg Grant (footballer) (1932–1979), Australian rules footballer
• Rhoda Grant (born 1963), Scottish politician
• Rhyan Grant (born 1991), Australian footballer
• Rhys Grant (born 1987), Australian rower
• Richard Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Richie Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Riley Grant (born 1995), American soccer player
• Robert Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Roddy Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rodney A. Grant (born 1959), American actor
• Rolph Grant (1909–1977), West Indian cricketer
• Rodgers Grant (1936–2012), American pianist
• Roger Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ron Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ronald Grant, American corporate executive
• Rosie Grant (1908–1974), American football player
• Ruby Grant (born 2002), English footballer
• Rupert Grant (born 1973), American football player
• Russell Grant (born 1951), British astrologer
• Ruth Tunstall Grant (1945–2017), American artist
• Ryan Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rylend Grant, American screenwriter

S

• Saginaw Grant (1936–2021), American actor
• Sam Grant (born 1995), English cricketer
• Samuel Grant (1741–1808), Jamaican slave hunter
• Sandy Grant, Australian minister
• Sarah D. Grant (1943–2016), American judge
• Schuyler Grant (born 1970), American actress
• Scott Grant (born 1944), British Army officer
• Seth Grant, Australian neuroscientist
• Shalita Grant (born 1988), American actress
• Shannon Grant (born 1977), Australian rules footballer
• Shauna Grant (1963–1984), American model
• Shauntay Grant, Canadian author
• Shelby Grant (1936–2011), American actress
• Stan Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Stanley Grant (1902–1993), British cinematographer
• Stephen Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Steven Grant (born 1953), American writer
• Susan Grant, American novelist
• Susan-Mary Grant (born 1962), American historian
• Susannah Grant (born 1963), American screenwriter
• Suzanne Grant (born 1984), Scottish footballer

T

• Taryn Grant (born 1994), Canadian water skier
• Ted Grant (1913–2006), South African politician
• Terry Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Thomas Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tiffany Grant (born 1968), American voice actor
• Timothy Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• T. J. Grant (born 1984), Canadian mixed martial artist
• Tobie Grant (1887–1968), American philanthropist
• Tom Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Toni Grant (1942–2016), American psychologist
• Tony Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Travis Grant (born 1950), American basketball player
• Trevor Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Troy Grant (born 1970), Australian politician
• Trudy Grant, Canadian entertainment executive
• Tylan Grant (born 2002), English actor
• Tyra Grant (born 1988), American basketball player
• Tyrone Grant (born 1977), American basketball player
• Tzufit Grant (born 1964), Israeli actress

U

• Ulysses S. Grant (disambiguation), multiple people

V

• Valentine Grant (1881–1949), American actress
• Valentino Grant (born 1964), Italian politician
• Vanessa Grant, Canadian writer
• Verne Grant (1917–2007), American botanist
• Vernon Simeon Plemion Grant (1902–1990), American illustrator
• Victoria Grant (born 1982), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Virginia Grant (1937–2017), Canadian swimmer

W

• Waldo Grant (born 1945/1946), American serial killer
• Walter Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• Wes Grant (born 1946), American football player
• Wilf Grant (1920–1990), English footballer
• Will Grant (born 1954), American football player
• William Grant (disambiguation), multiple people
• William-Pierre Grant (1872–1943), Canadian politician
• Willis Grant (1907–1981), English organist
• W. V. Grant (born 1946), American televangelist
• Wylie Grant (1879–1968), American tennis player

Z

• Zilpha Grant (1919–2011), English swimmer

Fictional characters

• Dr. Alan Grant, a character in the film Jurassic Park
• Alby Grant, a character on the television series Big Love
• Barry Grant, a character on the soap opera Brookside
• Cat Grant, a character in the comic series DC Comics
• Damon Grant, a character on the soap opera Brookside
• Eli Grant, a character on the soap opera Days of Our Lives
• Ginger Grant, a character on the television series Gilligan's Island
• Glory Grant, a character in the comic series Marvel Comics
• Jo Grant, a character on television series Doctor Who
• Karen Grant, a character on the soap opera Brookside
• Lou Grant, a character on the television series The Mary Tyler Moore Show
• Nancy Grant (All My Children), a character on the soap opera All My Children
• Nicolette Grant, a character on the television series Big Love
• Roman Grant, a character on the television series Big Love
• Sheila Grant, a character on the soap opera Brookside
• Ted Grant, a character in the comic series DC Comics
• Tennyson "Tenney" Grant, American Girl character
• Valerie Grant, a character on the soap opera Days of Our Lives

See also

• Clan Grant, a Highland Scottish clan
• Grant (given name), a page for people with the given name "Grant"
• Grant (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Grant"
• Admiral Grant (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Admirals surnamed "Grant"
• General Grant (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Generals surnamed "Grant"
• Governor Grant (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Governors surnamed "Grant"
• Judge Grant (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Judge surnamed "Grant"
• Justice Grant (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Justices surnamed "Grant"
• President Grant (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for president surnamed "Grant"
• Senator Grant (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Senators surnamed "Grant"