People
As a surname,Granville may refer to:
- Andrew Granville (born 1962), British mathematician
- Arthur Granville (1912–1987), Welsh footballer
- Bonita Granville (1923–1988), American film actress and TV producer.
- Danny Granville (born 1975), English footballer
- Harley Granville-Barker (1877-1946) English actor-manager, director, producer, critic and playwright
- John Granville (1974–2008), a diplomat with the United States Agency for International Development
- Laura Granville (born 1981), American tennis player
- Sydney Granville, (1880–1959) British singer and actor
- William Anthony Granville (1864–1943), American mathematician, the sixth president of Gettysburg College from 1910 until 1923
As a given name, Granville may refer to:
- Granville Bantock (1868–1946) British composer of classical music.
- Granville Bates (1882-1940) American character actor and bit player
- Granville Hicks (1901–1982), American literary figure
- Granville Perkins (1830–1895) American artist and illustrator
- Granville Sharp (1735–1813), British scholar involved in the abolitionist movement
- Granville Woods (1856–1910), 19th century inventor
Granville can also refer to any of several Earls Granville:
- Grace Carteret, 1st Countess Granville (1667–1744)
- John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690–1763)
- Robert Carteret, 3rd Earl Granville (1721–1776)
- Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville (1773–1846)
- Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (1815–1891)
- Granville George Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville (1872–1939)
- William Spencer Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville (1880–1953)
- Granville James Leveson-Gower, 5th Earl Granville (1918–1996)
- Granville George Fergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville (b. 1959)
As a fictional character, Granville can refer to:
- Granville, a fictional character in the British sitcom Open All Hours
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