Family name Challenger (Challenger 
) , globally, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Challenger is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Saint Kitts and Nevis, where it is a common surname, Antigua and Barbuda, where it is quite a common surname, and Dominica (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. Very seldom, Challenger is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Challenger | Antigua and Barbuda, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Australia |
| george henry challenger aero-engineer born in Wales, GB (b. 1881) |
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| frederick challenger British chemist, GB (b. 1887) |
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| charlie challenger Australian rules footballer (1917–1996), AU (b. 1917) |
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| sydney challenger (1922:2007) - One of the founders of landscape architecture in New Zealand. Initially trained in and taught horticulture, coming to New Zealand in 1956 to teach at Lincoln College. Then went to the UK to study landscape architecture., NZ (b. 1922) |
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tamsyn challenger English conceptual, political and installation artist, GB (b. 1974) |
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| rudy challenger American actor, US (b. 1928) |
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| michael challenger British painter, GB (b. 1939) |
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| romeo challenger British rock drummer, GB (b. 1950) |
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| ben challenger British athlete, GB (b. 1978) |
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| alfredo challenger British footballer (born 1979), GB (b. 1979) |
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| aimée challenger researcher |
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| asha cecily challenger Third Secretary from Antigua & Barbuda |
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| michael challenger actor in the theatrical field in Quebec |
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| moharram challenger researcher |
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| richard challenger British colonial governor |
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