What is "maynard"

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

Maynard, formerly known as Maynard F# Crabbes, is an Australian entertainer, television presenter and radio announcer. He was a key figure in bringing the ABC's youth-oriented radio station Triple J to national prominence, and he worked at ABC radio and as a video presenter for many years. He appeared as himself in the Australian film The Castanet Club.

Since 2009, Maynard has branched out into providing podcasts, where he has become increasingly involved in the field of scepticism. In addition to his own podcasts, he is a regular featured reporter for the Australian sceptical podcast The Skeptic Zone.

Maynard (first name and dates unknown) was an English cricketer who played for Surrey during the 1740s.

Maynard is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

• 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
• Maynard Webb Chairman of the Board of Directors at Yahoo!

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
• Maynard, one of the main antagonists from Pulp Fiction (film)

Maynard is the second compilation album and 15th overall by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson on Columbia Records. Another budget-priced album, Maynard was created as part of Columbia's "Jazz Odyssey" series.

In the album's liner notes, noted music critic Mort Goode states "This album underscores Maynard's dedication to the jazz composer."

Maynard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Bill Maynard (born 1928), English comedian and actor
• Brad Maynard (born 1974), American football punter and holder
• Brittany Maynard (1984–2014), American activist for assisted suicide
• 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
• Graeme Maynard MBE (1966-present), Royal Air Force
• Gray Maynard (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter
• Hannah Maynard (1834-1918), Canadian photographer
• 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
• Nettie Colburn Maynard (1841-1892), author of "Was Abraham Lincoln a spiritualist?" (1891)
• Nicky Maynard (born 1986), MK Dons F.C. striker
• Ralph Maynard Smith, (1904–1964) architect
• Richard Maynard (1832-1907), Canadian photographer
• 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

Fictional characters:

• Christopher Maynard, fictional antagonist from the 1996 film, The Glimmer Man, played by Stephen Tobolowsky