Short (surname)
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Short is a surname of English origin.[1]
Notable people with this surname include:
- Alan Short (1920–2004), California legislator
- Arthur Short (cricketer) (born 1947), South African cricketer
- Arthur Short (politician) (1850–1933), politician in the British colony of South Australia
- Arthur Ernest William Short (1890–1949), South Australian businessman and city councillor
- Arthur Rendle Short (1880–1953), professor of surgery at Bristol University
- Augustus Short (1802–1883), "Bishop Short", British-born Australian religious leader
- Bob Short (1917–1982), American sports team owner
- Bobby Short (1924–2005), American musician
- Brandon Short (born 1977), American football player
- Chris Short (1937–1991), American baseball player
- Clare Short (born 1946), British politician
- Clyde Short, (born 1883), Kansas politician
- Columbus Short (born 1982), American dance choreographer and actor
- Craig Short (born 1968), British football player
- E L Short (born 1925), Texas politician
- Edward Short (Canadian judge) (1806–1871), Canadian jurist and politician
- Edward Watson Short, Baron Glenamara (1912-2014), British politician
- Elizabeth Short (1924–1947), American murder victim known as the "Black Dahlia"
- "Emily Short", pseudonymous writer of interactive fiction
- Eustace Short (1875–1932), co-founder of Short Brothers
- Gene Short (born 1953), American basketball player
- Gertrude Short (1902-1968), American film actress
- Gregory Short (1938–1999), American classical music composer
- Harry Short, American baseball player and manager
- Harry Bernard Short, Canadian politician
- Horace Short (1872–1917), co-founder of Short Brothers
- Hassard Short (1877–1956), Broadway musical director
- Jack Short (fl. 1300s), Scottish servant and betrayer of Sir William Wallace
- Jake Short (born 1998), US Television Actor
- James Short (mathematician) (1710–1768), British mathematician, optician, and telescope builder
- Jason Short (born 1978), American football player
- Jay Short (born 1939), American biochemist and biotech entrepreneur
- Joseph Short (1904–1952), American journalist
- Kayle Short (born 1973), Canadian hockey player
- Keith Short (born 1941), British sculptor
- Leonie Short (born 1956), Australian politician
- Lester L. Short (born 1933), American ornithologist
- Luke Short (1854–1893), American gunfighter
- Luke Short (writer) (1908–1975), American writer
- Martin Short (born 1950), Canadian actor and comedian
- Nathaniel Short (born 1985), English footballer
- Nigel Short (born 1965), British chess player
- Obadiah Short (1803–1886), British artist
- Oswald Short (1883–1969), co-founder of Short Brothers
- Patrick Short (fl. c. 1830), British-born religious leader
- Peter Short (clergyman) (born 1948), Canadian minister, Moderator of the United Church of Canada
- Peter Short (field hockey) (born 1976), Canadian field hockey player
- Peter Short (printer) (died 1603), English printer
- Peter Short (rugby union) (born 1979), English rugby union player
- Phil Short (born 1947), U.S. Army officer and Louisiana politician
- Rob Short (born 1972), British-born hockey player
- Robert L. Short (1932–2009), American religious writer and minister
- Roger Short (1944–2003), British diplomat
- Sidney Howe Short, American inventor, professor, businessman
- Thomas Vowler Short (1790–1872), English clergyman and academic
- Tom Short (born 1957), American Christian traveling evangelist
- Walter Short (1880–1949), American soldier
- William Henry Short (1884–1916), British soldier
- William J. Short (fl. 1920s), Canadian politician from Manitoba
- William Short (Alberta politician) (1866–1926), mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- William Short (American ambassador) (1759–1849), Thomas Jefferson's private secretary
Fictional characters
- Holly Short, in the Artemis Fowl series
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References
- "Short at surnamedb.com". Retrieved 2013-10-10.
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