Maynard

Maynard is a name used across the English-speaking world, which comes from a Germanic root meaning "strength, hardy". It may refer to:

Surname

• Bill Maynard (born 1928), English comedian and actor
• Brad Maynard (born 1974), American football punter and holder
• Charles Johnson Maynard (1845–1929), American naturalist and ornithologist
• Conor Maynard (born 1992), British singer
• David Swinson Maynard ("Doc" Maynard), noted figure in early Cleveland, Ohio and Seattle, Washington
• Don Maynard (born 1935), American football player
• Dori J. Maynard (born 1958), President and CEO of the Maynard Institute (2008); daughter of Robert C. Maynard
• Edward Maynard (1813–1891), American firearms inventor
• Finian Maynard (born 1975), 5-time windsurfing speed World Champion
• Frank H. Maynard (1853–1926), old-time cowboy author from Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Gray Maynard (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter
• Horace Maynard (1814–1882), Tennessee Congressman and U.S. Postmaster General
• Isaac H. Maynard (1838–1896), New York lawyer
• Jay Maynard (born 1960), computer programmer and system administrator; most famous for his electroluminiscent Tron Guy costume
• John Maynard Smith (1920–2004), British evolutionary geneticist
• Joyce Maynard (born 1953), American author
• Julian Maynard Smith, son of John Maynard Smith, performance artist and co-founder of the London-based performance company Station House Opera
• Ken Maynard (1895–1973), American motion picture stuntman and actor
• Ken Maynard (cartoonist) (1928–1998), Australian cartoonist
• Matthew Maynard (born 1966), ex-cricketer
• Nicky Maynard (born 1986), West Ham United F.C striker
• Ralph Maynard Smith, (1904–1964) architect
• Robert Maynard, the Royal Navy officer who beheaded the pirate Blackbeard
• Robert C. Maynard (1937–1993), co-founder of the Maynard Institute; American Journalist and Newspaper Editor
• Thane Maynard, wildlife expert
• Tom Maynard, (1989–2012), English cricketer
• William H. Maynard (1786–1832), New York politician

Given or middle name

• Maynard (Australian media personality), DJ with ABC in Australia
• Maynard Ferguson (1928–2006), Canadian jazz trumpeter
• Maynard Jackson (1938–2003), former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
• Maynard James Keenan (born 1964), singer for the bands Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer (born James Herbert Keenan)
• John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946), English economist
• Maynard C. Krueger (1906–1991), socialist professor and politician
• Maynard Jack Ramsay (1914–2005), American entomologist
• Maynard Harrison Smith (1911–1984), US recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Maynard Solomon (born 1930), American music producer and musicologist

Fictional characters

• Maynard G. Krebs, character from The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
• Maynard James "M.J." Delfino, fictional character from the television show Desperate Housewives, played by Mason Vale Cotton
• Christopher Maynard, fictional antagonist from the 1996 film, The Glimmer Man, played by Stephen Tobolowsky
• Maynard, one of the main antagonists from Pulp Fiction (film)

Places

In the United States:

• Maynard, Arkansas
• Maynard, Iowa
• Maynard, Massachusetts
• Maynard, Minnesota

Other

• Maynard Electronics, American company that manufactured tape drives in the 1990s
• Maynard v. Cartwright, 1988 United States Supreme Court case
• Maynards, sweets manufacturer in the United Kingdom, most famous for its wine gums
• Maynard tape primer, system for reloading muskets
• All pages with titles containing Maynard