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Wheelock (name)

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Wheelock or Wheelocke is an English surname and given name. It is derived from the Proto-Celtic ancestor of the Welsh language word "chevel-og", meaning "winding river". The name may refer to:

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Surname

  • Abraham Wheelocke (1593–1653), English scholar and librarian
  • Cyrus H. Wheelock (1813–1894), American religious leader
  • Dennison Wheelock (1871–1927), American musician
  • Douglas H. Wheelock (born 1960), American astronaut
  • Eleazar Wheelock (1711–1779), American educator and college founder
  • Frank E. Wheelock (1863–1932), American businessman and politician
  • Frederic M. Wheelock (1902–1987), American scholar and writer
  • Jaime Wheelock (born 1946), Nicaraguan politician
  • Jerome Wheelock (1834–1902), American inventor
  • Jerome H. Wheelock (1877–1966), American educator and politician
  • Jerry Wheelock (1784–1861), American businessman
  • John Wheelock (1754–1817), American college president
  • John Hall Wheelock (1886–1978), American poet
  • Lucy Wheelock (1857–1946), American educator and college founder
  • Merrill G. Wheelock (1822–1866), American artist and architect
  • Ralph Wheelock (1600–1683), American teacher
  • Sean Wheelock (born 1974), American sports commentator
  • Simeon Wheelock (1741–1786), American militiaman

    • First name

  • Wheelock G. Veazey (1835–1898), American lawyer and judge
  • Wheelock Whitney, Sr. (1894–1957), American businessman
  • Wheelock Whitney, Jr. (1926-2016), American businessman and politician
  • Wheelock Whitney III (born 1949), American art collector

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