Blanchard

Blanchard is a French family name. It is also used as a given name.

It derives from the Old French word blanchart which meant “whitish, bordering upon white”. It is also an obsolete term for a white horse.^[1]

Surname

Wikipedia articles about people with the surname Blanchard:

• Al Blanchard (born 1952), former professional ice hockey right winger
• Alain Blanchard (born 1419), commander of the crossbowmen of Rouen during the Hundred Years' War
• Alana Blanchard (born 1990), American professional surfer
• Albert Gallatin Blanchard, American Civil War general in the Confederate Army
• Allen Blanchard (1929–2008), former Australian federal politician
• Amy Ella Blanchard, American writer of juveniles
• Antoine Blanchard (1910–1988), French painter
• Arthur Bailly-Blanchard (1855–1925), American diplomat
• Barry Blanchard, Canadian mountaineer and presenter
• C. Lemoine Blanchard (1910–1986), served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1959 until 1963
• Cary Blanchard (born 1968), a former American football placekicker in the National Football League
• Charles A. Blanchard (1848–1925), the second president of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois
• Charles A. Blanchard (lawyer), a United States lawyer who served as General Counsel of the Army
• Charles V. Blanchard (1866–1939), an American politician who served as a Massachusetts State Representative and a Massachusetts State Senator
• Claude Blanchard (1932–2006), a Québécois pop singer and actor
• Dick Blanchard, a former linebacker in the National Football League
• "Doc" Blanchard, American college football player
• Edgar Blanchard (1924–1972) , American guitarist and bandleader
• Edmond Blanchard, Canadian jurist and politician
• Edmund Blanchard (1824–1886), a lawyer and prominent businessman in Centre County, Pennsylvania
• Édouard-Théophile Blanchard, nineteenth-century French painter
• Edward Litt Laman Blanchard (1820–1889), an English writer best known for his contributions to the Drury Lane pantomime
• Elizabeth Blanchard (educator) (1834–1891), an American educator who was the seventh president of Mount Holyoke College
• Elizabeth Blanchard (New Hampshire politician), Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 2002–2010
• Elmer Blanchard (1927–1970), a lawyer and political figure on Prince Edward Island
• Émile Blanchard, French zoologist
• Erin Blanchard, American gymnast
• Esprit Antoine Blanchard (1696–1770), a French baroque composer, a contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau
• Étienne Blanchard (1843–1918), a Canadian politician
• Eugénie Blanchard, World's oldest person, prior to her death November 4, 2010
• Françoise Blanchard (1954–2013), French actress
• Francis Blanchard AC (1916–2009), the second longest-serving Director-General of the International Labour Organization
• Frank N. Blanchard (1888–1937), an American herpetologist, and professor of zoology at the University of Michigan
• Gabriel Blanchard, known as Blanchard Le Neveu, the only son of Jacques Blanchard, born in Paris in 1630
• George S. Blanchard (1920–2006), a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander in Chief
• George Washington Blanchard (1884–1964), a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1935
• Georges Maurice Jean Blanchard (1877–1954), French general in World War II
• Gerald Blanchard, Canadian jewel thief and criminal mastermind
• Harry Blanchard (1929–1960), Formula One driver from Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Hiram Blanchard, Nova Scotia politician
• Jérôme Blanchard (born 1981), a French pair skater
• J. Merrill Blanchard, American college football and men's basketball head coach
• Jack Blanchard, one-half of singing duo, with Misty Morgan
• Jacques Blanchard (1600–1638), a French baroque painter
• James Blanchard, United States politician from Michigan
• James Blanchard (Canadian politician) (born 1876), farmer and political figure in Ontario
• James Blanchard (scientist), an Associate Professor of Community Health Science at the University of Manitoba
• James W. Blanchard (died 1987), an American submarine commander during the Pacific War
• Jay Blanchard (born 1946), served one term as a state senator in Arizona, representing District 30 for the Democrats
• Jean-Baptiste Blanchard (1731–1797), a French Jesuit and educator, one of the contemporary opponents of Rosseau
• Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor
• Jeremiah Blanchard (1859–1939), a farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island
• Jocelyn Blanchard, French footballer
• John Blanchard, a Canadian television director and producer
• John Blanchard (politician) (1787–1849), a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
• Johnny Blanchard (1933–2009), American baseball player
• Jonathan Blanchard (abolitionist) (1811–1892), a pastor, educator, social reformer, abolitionist and the first president of Wheaton College
• Jonathan Blanchard (statesman), American politician
• Joseph Blanchard, New Hampshire soldier and politician
• Jotham Blanchard (1800–1839), a lawyer, newspaper editor and political figure in Nova Scotia
• Jules Blanchard (1832–1916), a French sculptor
• Justin Blanchard, American actor
• Ken Blanchard Management guru
• Leo Blanchard (born 1955), a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman
• Leonardo Blanchard (born 1988), Italian footballer
• Lory Blanchard (1924–2013), New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach
• Louis Raynaud, dit Blanchard (1789–1868), farmer and political figure in Lower Canada
• Louis Raynaud, dit Blanchard (1789–1868), farmer and political figure in Lower Canada
• Lowell Blanchard (1910–1968), American radio presenter and performer
• María Blanchard (1881–1932), Spanish painter
• Marc Blanchard, a professor of Comparative Literature and Critical Theory at the University of California, Davis
• Mari Blanchard (1927–1970), an American actress
• Maxime Blanchard (born 1986), a French footballer playing as a defender
• Newton C. Blanchard, United States Senator and Governor of Louisiana
• Nicolas Blanchard (born 1987), a Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Okie Blanchard, head football coach in 1941 at the University of Wyoming
• Olivier Blanchard, economist
• Paul Harwood Blanchard, glider pilot and author
• Pharamond Blanchard, an historical and landscape painter
• Porter Blanchard, silversmith
• Rachel Blanchard, Canadian actress
• Raoul Blanchard (1877–1965), French geographer
• Raphaël Blanchard (1857–1919), French zoologist
• Ray Blanchard, Canadian sexologist
• Red Blanchard (1914–1980), an American comedian and country musician
• Red Blanchard (radio personality) (born 1920), an American radio show personality in California markets
• Richard E. Blanchard Sr., writer of the gospel song Fill My Cup Lord
• Ron Blanchard, an Australian film and television actor
• Rowan Blanchard (born 2001), American actress
• Samuel Laman Blanchard, British author and journalist
• Smoke Blanchard (1915–1989), an American mountaineer, climber, trekking leader, guide, world traveler, writer, Buddhist, and a truck driver
• Sophie Blanchard, French aeronaut
• Stanislas Blanchard (1871–1949), Canadian politician and gentleman
• Steve Blanchard (December 4, 1958), stage actor best known for his musical theatre roles
• Susan Blanchard (actress), American actress known for her role on All My Children
• Susan Blanchard (socialite), known for her marriages to Henry Fonda, Michael Wager, and Richard Widmark
• Tammy Blanchard (born 1976), an American actress
• Terence Blanchard, jazz trumpeter
• Théotime Blanchard (1844–1911), a teacher, farmer, merchant and politician in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada
• Thomas Blanchard, American inventor
• Tim Blanchard (born 1987), an Australian championship-winning motor racing driver
• Tom Blanchard (born 1948), a former American football punter
• Tully Blanchard, professional wrestler
• Valentine Blanchard (1831 – 1901, Victorian photographer
• Vaughn Blanchard (1889–1969), an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
• William Blanchard (comedian) (1769–1835), an English comedian
• William H. Blanchard (1916–1966), a United States Air Force officer
• William Isaac Blanchard (died 1790), a stenographer

Given name

Wikipedia articles about people with the given name Blanchard:

• Alva Blanchard Adams (1875–1941), Democratic politician who represented Colorado in the United States Senate
• Azariel Blanchard Miller (1878–1941), an American farmer, rancher, and developer
• Blanchard Montgomery (born 1961), a retired American football linebacker
• Blanchard Ryan (born 1967), an American actress
• Carla Blanchard Dartez, a Democratic former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 51
• Clark Blanchard Millikan (1903–1966), a distinguished professor of aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
• Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, PC (1875–1952), a Canadian politician
• Forrester Blanchard Washington, the first of four children born to John Washington and Lucy Wily Washington in 1887
• Graves Blanchard Erskine (1897–1973), United States Marine Corps officer in World War II
• Kempster Blanchard Miller (1870–1933), an American engineer, author, and businessman
• Lafayette Blanchard Gleason (1863–1937), the Secretary of the Republican State Committee from 1906 to 1937
• Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913), the first American woman known to have worked as a professional architect
• Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr. (born 1929), United States federal judge
• Serge Blanchard Oba, a Congolese politician
• Thomas Blanchard Stowell (1846–1927), a distinguished American educator
• Victor Blanchard Scheffer (1906–2011), a prominent American mammalogist and the author of eleven books relating to naturalism
• William Blanchard Jerrold (1826–1884), an English journalist and author

References

1. "blanchard". Oxford English Dictionary Online. Oxford University Press. June 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.

See also

• Blanshard (disambiguation)