Overview
Pendleton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Alexander Sandie Pendleton (1840–1864), Confederate staff officer serving Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson
Austin Pendleton, (born 1940), American film, television, and stage actor
Brian Pendleton (1944–2001), guitarist with British group The Pretty Things in the 1960s
Charles F. Pendleton (1931–1953), soldier, Medal of Honor recipient in US Army during the Korean War
Chris Pendleton (born 1982), American amateur wrestler, winner of the NCAA Division I wrestling titles in 2004 and 2005
Don Pendleton (1927–1995), American author, creator of the Mack Bolan character
Edmund Pendleton (1721–1803), American politician, lawyer, and judge, delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia
Edmund Henry Pendleton (1788–1862), U.S. Representative from New York
Edmund J. Pendleton (1899–1987), American composer
Ellen Fitz Pendleton (1864–1936), American college president
Florence Pendleton (1926–2020), shadow senator from the District of Columbia
Freddie Pendleton (born 1963), retired professional boxer
George Cassety Pendleton (1845–1913), Democratic politician, Texas state representative and speaker, Texas lieutenant governor, and U.S. Representative
George H. Pendleton (1825–1889), American politician, senator from Ohio, eponym of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
Henry Pendleton (c. 1521 – 1557), English churchman, theologian
Isaac Pendleton (1777–1804), US sailor, captain of the brig
Jack J. Pendleton (1918–1944), US Army soldier and WWII Medal of Honor recipient
Jim Pendleton (1924–1996), American professional baseball player
James M. Pendleton (1822–1889), U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
James Madison Pendleton (1811–1891), 19th-century Baptist preacher, educator and theologian
Joey Pendleton, Democratic member and minority whip of the Kentucky Senate
John Pendleton (1802–1868), 19th-century Virginia congressman, diplomat, lawyer and farmer
John Pendleton, Jr. (1749–1806), acting governor of Virginia in 1799
John O. Pendleton (1851–1916), U.S.
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