Grosvenor ( ) is a surname derived from Gilbert le Grosveneur, ancestor of the modern Dukes of Westminster, whose family name is "Grosvenor". According to the Grosvenor family, Gilbert was a relative of William the Conqueror and of Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester, and settled in Cheshire after the Norman Conquest. His surname, , might translate as "the great huntsman" or "the fat huntsman" in Norman French.
People
- The Grosvenor family, headed by the Duke of Westminster
- Bendor Grosvenor (born 1977), British art dealer and art historian
- Benjamin Grosvenor (born 1992), British classical pianist
- Catherine Grosvenor (born 1978), British playwright and translator
- Charles Henry Grosvenor (1833âÂÂ1917), Representative from Ohio
- Ebenezer O. Grosvenor (1820âÂÂ1910), American politician from Michigan
- Edwin S. Grosvenor (born 1951), publisher of American Heritage, son of Melville Bell Grosvenor and half-brother of Gilbert Melville Grosvenor
- Lady Edwina Louise Grosvenor (born 1981), British prison reformer
- Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (1875âÂÂ1966), first editor of National Geographic Magazine and president of the National Geographic Society
- Gilbert Melville Grosvenor (born 1931), editor of National Geographic Magazine, son of Melville Bell Grosvenor
- Hugh Grosvenor (born 1991), 7th Duke of Westminster
- Olivia Grosvenor (born 1992), wife of the 7th Duke of Westminster
- Luther Grosvenor (born 1946), British rock musician
- Melville Bell Grosvenor (1901âÂÂ1982), editor of National Geographic Magazine and president of the National Geographic Society, son of Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
- Robert Grosvenor, multiple people
- Thomas Peabody Grosvenor (1744âÂÂ1825), United States Representative from New York
- Vertamae Grosvenor (1938âÂÂ2016), food writer and broadcaster
Fictional
- Archibald Grosvenor, one of the main characters in the Gilbert & Sullivan opera Patience
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