Blunt (surname)
Introduction '''Blunt''' is a common surname of English derivation, meaning "blonde, fair" (Old French ''blund''), or "dull" (Middle English ''blunt, blont''). A variant spelling is '''Blount'''.
Notable people sharing the surname "Blunt" * Lady Anne Blunt (1837–1917), English horsebreeder; wife of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt* Anthony Blunt (1907–1983), English art historian and Soviet spy* Charles Blunt (born 1951), Australian politician leader of the National Party of Australia* Christopher Evelyn Blunt (1904–1987), British merchant banker and numismatist* Crispin Blunt (born 1961), British Conservative MP for Reigate* Dean Blunt, British musician, record producer, singer-songwriter, director, and conceptual artist* E. A. H. Blunt, British civil servant, administrator and writer of the British Raj* Edmund March Blunt (1770–1862), American navigator and magazine publisher* Emily Blunt (born 1983), British-American actress* Giles Blunt (born 1952), Canadian author* Henry Blunt (disambiguation), multiple people* James Blunt (born 1974), British musician* James G. Blunt (1826–1881), American physician and abolitionist, Union General in the American Civil War* John Henry Blunt (1823–1884), British divine* John James Blunt, (1794–1855), British religious scholar* Joseph Blunt (1792–1860), American lawyer, author, editor and politician from New York* Judy Blunt (born 1954), American Writer from Montana* Leroy Blunt (1921–2016), American politician* Matt Blunt (born 1970), American politician, governor of Missouri* N. Bowditch Blunt (1804–1854), American lawyer and politician from New York* Roger Blunt (1900–1966), New Zealand Test cricketer* Roy Blunt (born 1950), American politician, senator from Missouri, former House Majority Whip and interim House Majority Leader* Russell Blunt (1908–2004), American high school and collegiate track and basketball coach* Shannon Blunt, American engineer* Simon F. Blunt (1818–1854), American sailor, cartographer, and ship captain* Ted Blunt (1943–2024), American politician, educator and athlete* Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840–1922), British poet and writer* Wilfrid Jasper Walter Blunt (1901–1987), British art teacher, artist, author and curator
Fictional characters * Alan Blunt, a fictional character from the ''Alex Rider'' novel series by Anthony Horowitz* Arno Blunt, a fictional character in the book ''Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code'' by Eoin Colfer* Sir Hubert Blunt, a character in the 1980s animated television series ''Dragon's Lair''
See also * Blount (surname)* Blunt (disambiguation)
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