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'''Gaunt''' is a adjective that describes a living thing as being bony, thin and/or sickly. It may be used to describe a barren deserted place. "Gaunt" may also refer to:
==People with the name Gaunt==
* [[Dan Gaunt]], a young Welsh darts prodigy tipped as the new Phil 'The Power' Taylor
* [[Jon Gaunt]], British radio presenter and newspaper columnist, late 20th and early 21st century.
* [[John of Gaunt]], 14th century English prince
* [[Maurice de Gaunt]], founder of Beverston Castle
* [[Nathan Gaunt]], an Australian singer-songwriter
==Things==
* [[Gaunt's formula]], a mathematical formula dealing with associated Legendre polynomials
* [[Gaunt (band)]], a punk rock band from Ohio
==Places==
* [[Ghent]], Belgium was formerly called Gaunt
==Fictional characters==
* Leland Gaunt, the antagonist in the [[Stephen King]] novel, ''[[Needful Things]]''.
* [[The House of Gaunt]], a wizard family in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' book series
* [[Nightgaunt]], a fictional race created by [[H. P. Lovecraft]]
* In ''Warhammer 40,000'':
** The ''[[Gaunt's Ghosts]]'' book series
*** [[Ibram Gaunt]], an Imperial Guard officer and main character of the above series
*** Gaunt's Ghosts, the colloquial name for the [[Tanith (Warhammer 40,000)#Tanith First-and-Only|Tanith First-and-Only]] regiment
** Gaunt, term used to describe two [[Tyranid#The Gaunts|Tyranid]] units; Termagaunts and Hormagaunts
* Edward Gaunt, a character from [[Robert Holdstock]]'s book, [[Lavondyss]].
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see also [[emaciated]]