Crandall

For other uses, see Crandall (disambiguation).

Crandall is a Scottish surname. It derives from the Gaelic patronymic name MacRandall, which subsequently dropped the Mac after becoming corrupted to MacCrandall.

Notable people with the surname

• Bradley Crandall (1927–1991), radio personality, USA
• Bruce Perry Crandall (* 1933), soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, USA
• Charles Henry Crandall (1858–1923), author and poet, USA
• Charles Martin Crandall (1833–1905), inventor and toymaker, USA
• Del Crandall (* 1930), baseball player and manager, USA
• Duane Crandall (* 1946), politician, Canada
• Elizabeth Walbert Crandall (1914–2005), academic, USA
• Harrison R. Crandall (1887–1970), photographer and painter, USA
• Harry Crandall (1879–1937), businessman, USA
• J'aime Crandall (* 1982), ballet dancer, USA
• James Otis Crandall (1887–1951), baseball player, USA
• Jesse Armour Crandall (1834–1920), inventor and toymaker, USA
• John Crandall (1609–1676), early settler of Rhode Island, USA
• John Gardner Crandall Jr. (1931–2008), American football coach, USA
• Joseph Crandall (ca 1761-1858), Baptist minister and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada
• Keith A. Crandall (* 1965), computational biologist, bioinformaticist, and population geneticist, USA
• Lauren Crandall (* 1985), field hockey player, USA
• Lee Saunders Crandall (1887–1969), ornithologist and General Curator of Bronx Zoo, USA
• Louis Eugene Crandall (1929–2016), printer and entrepreneur, USA
• Lucien Stephen Crandall (1844–1889), inventor, USA
• Lynn Crandall (1888–1964), civil engineer, USA
• Martin Lesley Crandall (* 1975), keyboardist, USA
• Michael Grain Crandall (* 1940), mathematician, USA
• Orson Leon Crandall (1903–1960), soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, USA
• Prudence Crandall (c.1803–1890), schoolteacher and activist, USA
• Reed Leonard Crandall (1917–1982), illustrator of comic books and magazines, USA
• Richard Crandall (1947–2012), computer scientist and physicist, USA
• Robert Lloyd Crandall (* 1935), businessman, USA
• Rodolph Crandall (1832–1922), politician and soldier, USA
• Roland Crandall (1892–1972), animator, USA
• Stephen Harry Crandall (1920–2013), professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, USA

Fictional characters

• Captain Crandall, leader of Teamo Supremo
• Lt. Rip Crandall, character played by Jack Lemmon in The Wackiest Ship in the Army
• Lt. Dolores Crandall, character in Operation Petticoat
• Lennart Crandall, character in Johnny Cool
• Bob "Lightnin'" Crandall, character played by Bob Steele in Lightnin' Crandall
• Corky Crandall, character in sitcom Makin' It
• Sam Crandall, character in The FBI Story
• George Crandall (disambiguation), multiple characters
• Ellen Crandall, character played by Dorothy Neuman in Perry Mason, episode #44 "The Case of the Curious Bride"
• Jack Crandall, character played by Dwayne Hickman in My Dog, The Thief
• Sheriff Vic Crandall, character played by Barry Kelley in sitcom Petticoat Junction
• Sheriff Lucky Crandall, character played by Russell Hayden in A Tornado in the Saddle
• Sir Crispin Crandall, character played by Harris Yulin, The Blacklist, episode "Sir Crispin Crandall
• Monte Crandall, character played by James Ellison in The Ghost Goes Wild
• Lawrence and Betty Crandall, characters played by Harry Hayden and Donna Martell in Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
• Jim Crandal, character played by James Britton in The Yesterday Machine

See also

• Crandall v. Nevada (1868), U.S. Supreme Court case
• Crandell