Griswold (surname)
Griswold is a surname of English origin, from the Old English greosn and weald. Notable people with the surname include:
- A. Minor Griswold, American humorist, journalist, and lecturer, known by his pen name The Fat Contributor
- Alexander Viets Griswold, Protestant Episcopalian bishop and evangelist in the U.S.
- Alfred Whitney Griswold, president of Yale University
- Bill Griswold, American computer scientist
- Daniel T. Griswold, director of the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies
- Deirdre Griswold, American politician
- Don T. Griswold, U.S. Navy ensign
- Dwight Griswold, American politician
- Erwin Griswold, U.S. Solicitor General
- Florence Griswold, founder of the "Lyme Art Colony" in Old Lyme, Connecticut
- Frances Irene Burge Griswold, American writer
- Francis H. Griswold,, U.S. Air Force lieutenant general
- Frank Tracy Griswold, 25th presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church
- Gaylord Griswold, American politician
- Glenn Griswold, American politician
- George Griswold, American politician
- Harry W. Griswold, American politician
- Hattie Tyng Griswold, American writer, poet
- John Ashley Griswold, American politician
- John Augustus Griswold, American politician
- Kate E. Griswold, American editor, publisher, proprietor
- Larry Griswold, American gymnast
- Mabel E. Griswold, American activist
- Mark Griswold, American engineer
- Matthew Griswold , American politician
- Matthew Griswold , American politician
- Morley Griswold , American politician
- Oscar Griswold, American general during World War II
- Putnam Griswold, American singer
- Ralph Griswold, American computer scientist
- Robert E. Griswold, American motivational speaker
- Roger Griswold, American politician
- Rufus Wilmot Griswold, American editor, critic, and anthologist
- Samuel Griswold, American industrial pioneer
- Samuel Griswold Goodrich, American author, better known under the pseudonym Peter Parley
- Stanley Griswold, American politician
- Tom Griswold, American radio host
- William Griswold, several people
- Zona Maie Griswold, American singer
Fictional characters
- Clark Griswold, in National Lampoon's Vacation film series
- Gus Griswald, in the Recess television series
