Grimké

Grimké

Grimké is the surname and may refer to:

* John Faucheraud Grimké (1752-1819)
* Sarah Moore Grimké (1792-1873)
* Angelina Emily Grimké (1805–1879)
* Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837-1914))
* Archibald Henry Grimké (1849-1930)
* Francis James Grimké (1852-1937)
* Angelina Weld Grimké (1880-1958)
* Grimké sisters, collective name of Angelina Emily Grimké and Sarah Moore Grimké

;See also
* Charlotte Forten Grimke House
* Grimke (crater), Venusian feature named to honour Sarah Moore Grimké


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