Graham (disambiguation)
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A Graham is a class of hill in Scotland.
Graham is also a name or surname meaning gray house, gray armour and well health.
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People
Graham is the surname of a number of significant people:
- Billy Graham (William Franklin Graham) (born 1918), American evangelist
- Bob Graham (born November 9, 1936), Senator from Florida
- Donald Edward Graham, (born 1945), chief executive of The Washington Post, son of Philip and Katherine Graham
- Katherine Meyer Graham, (June 16, 1917-July 17, 2001), (also known as Kay Graham), late publisher of The Washington Post, successor to her husband, Philip Graham
- Larry Graham, funk musician
- Martha Graham, American choreographer
- Paul Graham, Lisp programmer; inventor of Arc dialect of Lisp; essayist.
- Philip L. Graham, (1915-1963), late publisher of The Washington Post and brother of Senator Bob Graham
- Robert Klark Graham was an optometrist and a creator of a Genius Sperm Bank
- Sylvester Graham (July 5, 1794 - September 11, 1851), nutritionist, inventor of graham flour and graham crackers
- Thomas Graham (1748 – December 18 1843), Whig politician and General in the Peninsular War.
- Thomas Graham, (December 21, 1805-September 16, 1869), United Kingdom chemist, proposed Graham's Law
- Thomas Graham, member of parliament for Renfrew West and Inverclyde.
- Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet, First Lord of the Admiralty and a British statesman, (1 June 1792 - 25 October 1861)
Cities
- Graham, North Carolina is a city in Alamance County North Carolina, USA
- Graham, Texas is a city in Young County Texas, USA
- Graham, Indiana is a township in Jefferson County Indiana, USA
- Graham, Pennsylvania is a township in Clearfield County Pennsylvania, USA
- Graham, Missouri is a town in Nodaway County Missouri, USA
- Graham, Minnesota is a township in Benton County Minnesota, USA
- Graham, Kansas is a township in Graham County Kansas, USA
Graham is also part of the name of Grahamsville, New York.
Geography
- Graham Land, Antarctica
- Graham Lakes is a township in Nobles County Minnesota, USA
- Graham County is the name of three counties in the United States, Graham County, Arizona, Graham County, Kansas, Graham County, North Carolina
Other uses
- Graham crackers are a kind of pastry, sweeter than most crackers but not within the range of what are in the United States of America generally termed cookies. They are made from:
- Graham flour, a type of flour similar to whole wheat flour.
- Graham factors are factors for determining ambiguity in US patent law