Binney

Binney is surname of Scottish origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Amos Binney, American physician, malacologist and father of William G. Binney
  • Constance Binney (1896–1989), American stage and film actress and dancer
  • David Binney, saxophonist and composer
  • Don Binney, New Zealand painter
  • Edward William Binney (1812–1882), English geologist
  • Edwin Binney (1866–1934), inventor of the Crayola crayon
  • Fred Binney (born 1946), English former professional footballer
  • George Binney (Sir Frederick George Binney; 1900–1972), British arctic explorer
  • Hibbert Binney (1819–1887), Canadian Church of England bishop
  • Horace Binney (1780–1875), American lawyer
  • Hugh Binney (Admiral Sir Thomas Hugh Binney; 1883–1953), British naval officer and administrator
  • James Binney (born 1950), British astrophysicist
  • James Binney (cricketer) (1885–1978), born Edgar James Binney, Australian cricketer
  • Jonathan Binney (1723–1807), merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia
  • Dame Judith Binney (born 1940) New Zealand historian
  • Marcus Binney (born 1944), British architectural historian and author
  • Roy Keith Binney (1886-1957), New Zealand architect
  • Thomas Binney (1798–1874), English Congregationalist
  • William G. Binney (1833–1909), American malacologist
  • William Binney (U.S. intelligence official) (born 1943), American intelligence official and NSA whistleblower

See also

  • Binney & Burnham, an American automobile built in Boston from 1901 to 1902.
  • Binney & Smith, a former name for Crayola LLC, an American company for marking utensils
  • Binney, Illinois, an unincorporated community, United States

References

  1. ^ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 19. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.