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Blanshard

Blanshard may refer to:

Places:

  • Blanshard, Manitoba, rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada
  • Blanshard Peak, distinctive rock pinnacle in Golden Ears Provincial Park
  • Blanshard Street, arterial road in Victoria, British Columbia

Given name:

  • Blanshard Stamp QC (1905–1984), English lawyer, a Lord Justice of Appeal and a member of the Privy Council
  • Harry Blanshard Wood VC MM (1882–1924), English recipient of the Victoria Cross

Surname:

  • Brand Blanshard (1892–1987), American philosopher known primarily for his defense of reason
  • Paul Blanshard (1892–1980), controversial author, lawyer, Humanist, and outspoken critic of Catholicism
  • Richard Blanshard MA (1817–1894), English barrister, first governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island from 1849 to 1851