# Pendleton (name)

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'''Pendleton''' is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

'''Surname:'''
*[Alan George Pendleton](/source/Alan_George_Pendleton) (1837–1916), South Australian Railways official
* Alexander [Sandie Pendleton](/source/Sandie_Pendleton) (1840–1864), Confederate staff officer serving Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson
*[Austin Pendleton](/source/Austin_Pendleton), (born 1940), American film, television, and stage actor
*[Brian Pendleton](/source/Brian_Pendleton) (1944–2001), guitarist with British group The Pretty Things in the 1960s
*[Charles F. Pendleton](/source/Charles_F._Pendleton) (1931–1953), Medal of Honor recipient in US Army during the Korean War
*[Chris Pendleton](/source/Chris_Pendleton) (born 1982), American amateur wrestler
*[Don Pendleton](/source/Don_Pendleton) (1927–1995), American author, creator of the Mack Bolan character
*[Edmund Pendleton](/source/Edmund_Pendleton) (1721–1803), American politician, lawyer, and judge, delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia
*[Edmund Henry Pendleton](/source/Edmund_Henry_Pendleton) (1788–1862), U.S. Representative from New York
*[Edmund J. Pendleton](/source/Edmund_J._Pendleton) (1899–1987), American composer
*[Ellen Fitz Pendleton](/source/Ellen_Fitz_Pendleton) (1864–1936), American college president
*[Florence Pendleton](/source/Florence_Pendleton) (1926–2020), shadow senator from the District of Columbia
*[Freddie Pendleton](/source/Freddie_Pendleton) (born 1963), retired professional boxer
*[George C. Pendleton](/source/George_C._Pendleton) (1845–1913), Democratic politician, Texas state representative and speaker, Texas lieutenant governor, and U.S. Representative
*[George H. Pendleton](/source/George_H._Pendleton) (1825–1889), American politician, senator from Ohio, eponym of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
*[Henry Pendleton](/source/Henry_Pendleton) (c. 1521 – 1557), English churchman, theologian
*[Isaac Pendleton](/source/Isaac_Pendleton) (1777–1804), US sailor, captain of the brig {{ship||Union|1802 ship|2}} 
*[Jack J. Pendleton](/source/Jack_J._Pendleton) (1918–1944), US Army soldier and WWII Medal of Honor recipient
*[Jim Pendleton](/source/Jim_Pendleton) (1924–1996), American professional baseball player
*[James M. Pendleton](/source/James_M._Pendleton) (1822–1889), U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
*[James Madison Pendleton](/source/James_Madison_Pendleton) (1811–1891), 19th-century Baptist preacher, educator and theologian
*[Joey Pendleton](/source/Joey_Pendleton), Democratic member and minority whip of the Kentucky Senate
*[John Pendleton](/source/John_Pendleton) (1802–1868), 19th-century Virginia congressman, diplomat, lawyer and farmer
*[John Pendleton, Jr.](/source/John_Pendleton%2C_Jr.) (1749–1806), acting governor of Virginia in 1799
*[John O. Pendleton](/source/John_O._Pendleton) (1851–1916), U.S. Representative from West Virginia
*[Joseph Henry Pendleton](/source/Joseph_Henry_Pendleton) (1860–1942), American Marine Corps general, eponym of Camp Pendleton
*[Karen Pendleton](/source/Karen_Pendleton) (1946–2019), original Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer
*[Lance Pendleton](/source/Lance_Pendleton) (born 1983), American professional baseball player
*[Linwood Pendleton](/source/Linwood_Pendleton) (born 1964), American environmental economist, acting chief economist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
*[Moses Pendleton](/source/Moses_Pendleton) (born 1949), choreographer, dancer and artistic director of dance company MOMIX
*[Nat Pendleton](/source/Nat_Pendleton) (1895–1967), American Olympic wrestler and film actor
*[Nathaniel Pendleton](/source/Nathaniel_Pendleton) (1756–1821), US lawyer and judge during the American Revolutionary War and afterward
*[Nathanael G. Pendleton](/source/Nathanael_G._Pendleton) (1793–1861), U.S. Representative from Ohio
*[Olga Pendleton](/source/Olga_Pendleton), American statistician
*[Philip C. Pendleton](/source/Philip_C._Pendleton) (1779–1863), US federal judge in Virginia
*[Robert Larimore Pendleton](/source/Robert_Larimore_Pendleton) (1890–1957), American soil scientist
*[Steve Pendleton](/source/Steve_Pendleton) (1908–1984), American film actor
*[Terry Pendleton](/source/Terry_Pendleton) (born 1960), American professional baseball player 1984–1998
*[Victoria Pendleton](/source/Victoria_Pendleton) (born 1980), British track cyclist
*[William Frederic Pendleton](/source/William_Frederic_Pendleton) (1845–1927), first executive bishop of General Church of the New Jerusalem
*[William N. Pendleton](/source/William_N._Pendleton) (1809–1883), American teacher, Episcopal priest, and Confederate general
*[William W. Pendleton](/source/William_W._Pendleton) (born 1940), former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

'''Given name:'''
*[Pendleton Murrah](/source/Pendleton_Murrah) (1824–1865), American politician, governor of Texas during the American Civil War
*[Pendleton Ward](/source/Pendleton_Ward) (born 1982), American animator, musician, screenwriter, and producer
*[Edmund Pendleton Gaines](/source/Edmund_Pendleton_Gaines) (1777–1849), United States Army Major General, namesake of Fort Gaines, Alabama

'''Fictional characters:'''
* Treavor Pendleton, a fictional character from the 2012 video game [Dishonored](/source/Dishonored) by [Arkane Studios](/source/Arkane_Studios)
* Murphy Pendleton, a fictional character and protagonist of the 2012 video game [Silent Hill: Downpour](/source/Silent_Hill%3A_Downpour)
* Forsythe Pendleton "Jughead" Jones III is one of the fictional characters created by Bob Montana and John L. Goldwater in [Archie Comics](/source/Archie_Comics)
* Erina Pendleton, a fictional character from the anime [Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure](/source/Jojo%E2%80%99s_Bizarre_Adventure)

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