List of Famous people with last name Durham

John Frederick Lambton, 5th Earl of Durham, briefly styled Viscount Lambton between 1928 and 1929, was a British peer. Through his sister Lilian, he was an uncle of future Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home. Lord Durham is best remembered for the donation of Penshaw Monument to the National Trust.

David Anthony Durham is an American novelist, author of historical fiction and fantasy.

Jimmie Durham is an American sculptor, essayist and poet, living and working in Europe since 1994. He was active in the United States in the civil rights movements of African Americans and Native Americans in the 1960s and 1970s, serving on the central council of the American Indian Movement (AIM). He returned to working at art while living in New York City. His work has been extensively exhibited. Durham also received the Günther-Peill-Preis (2003), the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Robert Rauschenberg Award (2017), and the 58th Venice Biennale's Golden Lion for lifetime achievement (2019).

Dr. Bartlett Leonidas Snipes Durham was an American physician and entrepreneur whose land, donated for a railway station, became the location of Durham, North Carolina, named for him.