Mallory 1968254 225461095 2008-07-13T20:33:15Z Duesentrieb 97155 /* Fictional characters with the surname */ oops, previdew... {{otheruses}} '''Mallory''' is an English surname derived from an French word meaning "unfortunate"; spelling variants include '''Mallary''', '''Mallery''', '''Malorie''', and '''Malory'''. Mallory is also a given name derived from the surname. Also meaning "I'll Omen", abiding to the way it is spelled. ==Notable people with the surname== * [[Molla Mallory|Anna Margarethe "Molla" Bjurstedt Mallory]] (1892–1959), Norwegian-American tennis player * [[Arenia Mallory|Arenia C. Mallory]], founder and head of what is now Saints Academy in Lexington, Mississippi * [[Clare Mallory]] is the [[penname]] under which author Winifred Constance McQuilkan Hall (1913-1991) wrote ten children's books published between 1947 and 1951 * [[Carole Mallory]] is an American [[film]] [[actor|actress]] and former [[model (person)|model]] who appeared in ''[[Looking for Mr. Goodbar]]'' and the ''[[The Stepford Wives (1975 film)|The Stepford Wives]]'' * [[Edward Mallory]], born Edward Ralph Martz (1930-2007), was an American actor who played Dr. Bill Horton on [[NBC]]'s [[soap opera]], ''[[Days of our Lives]]'' from 1966 to 1980 * [[George Mallory|George Herbert Leigh Mallory]] (1886–1924), British mountaineer who died attempting to climb Mount Everest * [[JP Mallory|James Patrick "JP" Mallory]], Irish-American archaeologist and Indo-Europeanist * [[James Mallory (jurist)|James Russell Mallory]] (1916-2003), was a Canadian academic and [[Constitution of Canada|constitution]]al expert * [[Religious debates over Harry Potter#Laura Mallory|Laura Mallory]] unsuccessfully attempted to have Harry Potter books removed from the [[Gwinnett County, Georgia]] school system's library * [[Mark L. Mallory]], Ohio politician; elected Mayor of [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] in 2005 * [[Boots Mallory|Patricia "Boots" Mallory]] (1913-1958) was an American [[film]] [[actor|actress]], [[dancer]] and [[model (person)|model]] * [[Penny Mallory]], UK National Ladies Champion Rally Driver in 1993 and UK television presenter * [[Philip Mallory|Philip Rogers Mallory]] (1885-1975), one of the original founders of [[Duracell]] * [[Robert Mallory]] (1815–1885), a politician and lawyer from Kentucky * [[Stephen Mallory]] (c. 1812–1873), Confederate Secretary of the Navy during the American Civil War * [[Thomas Malory]] (c. 1399-1471), the compiler of ''[[Le Morte d'Arthur]]'', a book of French and English Arthurian romances * [[Trafford Leigh-Mallory]] (1892-1944), senior Royal Air Force officer during WWII, younger brother of [[George Mallory]] * [[Bill Mallory|William G. "Bill" Mallory]], [[American football|football]] [[head coach]] at four [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I]]-A programs * [[Lee Mallory|William George "Lee" Mallory]] (1945-2005), a [[singer]], [[songwriter]] and [[guitarist]] was part of [[The Millennium]] and Sagittarius projects * [[Richard C. Mallory]] (1945–Present), co-founder of California's premier real estate law firm, ''Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, LLP''. {{surname|cat=English surnames}} ==Fictional characters with the surname== * Arthur Mallory is a [[fictional character]] played by [[Raymond Burr]] in an [[NBC]] program development project about a lawyer with a tarnished reputation which aired 8 February 1976 on ''[[NBC Mystery Movie]]'' * Capt. Keith Mallory, is a [[fictional character|fictional]] [[WWII]] mountaineer-turned-commando from [[New Zealand]] in [[Alistair MacLean]]'s [[1957 in literature|1957]] novel, ''[[The Guns of Navarone (novel)|The Guns of Navarone]]'' and portrayed by [[Gregory Peck]] in [[Columbia Pictures]]' 1961 [[The Guns of Navarone (film)|motion picture]] * [[Julia Mallory]] is a [[fictional character]] on the FX [[television program|television series]] ''[[Dirt (TV series)|Dirt]]'', played by [[Laura Allen]] * [[Kathleen Mallory|Kathleen (Kathy) Mallory]] is a [[fictional character|fictional]] [[New York City]] police detective featured in nine dark mystery novels by author [[Carol O'Connell]] * [[Quinn Mallory]], [[Colin Mallory]], and [[Mallory (Sliders)]], are [[fictional character]]s in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX Network]] [[television program|television series]], ''[[Sliders]]'' * Steven Mallory is a [[fictional character|fictional]] young sculptor who is hired by and becomes a close friend of Architect Howard Roark in [[Ayn Rand]]'s [[1943 in literature|1943]] [[novel]], ''[[The Fountainhead]]'' * Edward "Leviathan" Mallory, a paleontologist and explorer from ''[[The Difference Engine]]'' by [[William Gibson]] and [[Bruce Sterling]]. ==Fictional characters who are often known just by the name== * A conventional name for an attacker in cryptographic examples; see [[Alice and Bob]] * Mallory is a Brother of Dragons in fantasy author [[Mark Chadbourn]]'s series, ''[[The Dark Age (series)|The Dark Age]]'' and ''[[Kingdom of the Serpent]]'' * Mallory, a female animated duck from ''[[Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series]]'', a cartoon by [[Walt Disney]] Television * [[Mallory Dent]] is a [[fictional character]] played by [[Sydney Tamiia Poitier]] in [[CW Television Network|The CW]] television series,''[[Veronica Mars]]'', which debuted in [[2004]] *[[Mallory Grace]], ''[[The Spiderwick Chronicles]]'' character * Mallory Keaton is a [[fictional character]] played by Justine Bateman in the popular 1980s [[Situation comedy|sitcom]], ''[[Family Ties]]'' ==See also== * [[List of places named Mallory]], a list of places categorized by region, historical places and fictional places [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[de:Mallory]] [[ja:マロリー]]