Famous People with Name Grenville

Grenville Hair            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Grenville Hair: was a footballer who played his entire professional career for Leeds United between 1948 and 1964. He later became the manager of Wellington Town and Bradford City. He died following a Bradford City training session.

Grenville Rodney Millington            Origin/Culture/Country: Welsh

Grenville Rodney Millington: was a leading football player in the 1880s. He was a Welsh International, and was a player in the Preston North End side which became known as "The Invincibles".He was born at Penmachno, Caernarfonshire on 5 August 1862. As a student he played both association football and rugby football, but he eventually emerged as a first rate goalkeeper while studying at St Thomas's Hospital, London. He made the first of his eight appearances for Wales in 1885, and in 1887 was invited to play as an amateur for Preston North End in their FA Cup ties.

Grenville Davey            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Grenville Davey: is an English sculptor.Davey's work is influenced by the work of sculptors such as Tony Cragg and Richard Deacon and shows a similar interest in industrial materials. The simplicity of his forms shows an affinity with minimalism. Many of his works make re

Grenville Thomas Owen Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Grenville Thomas Owen Wilson: is an English former cricketer who played 13 first-class games for Worcestershire in the early 1950s.

Grenville David Alabaster            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Grenville David Alabaster: is a former New Zealand first class cricketer for Otago, Canterbury and Northern Districts. A winner of the New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year Award in 1972, Alabaster was a right-arm off-break bowler. He represented New Zealand on occasions

Kate Grenville            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Kate Grenville: an Australian novelist and teacher of creative writing. She holds degrees from the University of Sydney and the University of Colorado.Grenville was one of three children born to Kenneth Grenville Gee, a lawyer and later judge, and Isobel Russell, a pharmacist.[1] It was a family tradition that the children could choose a surname after leaving school. While the eldest brother retained the family name, Kate and her other brother chose Grenville, the name of their paternal grandmother.[1] She was a born writer and wanted to be one right from childhood.[2] After completing her undergraduate degree in Australia, she worked in the film industry, mostly editing documentaries at Film Australia. In 1976, she went to the UK on a working holiday for six months,