List of Famous people with last name Goodenough

John Bannister Goodenough is an American materials scientist, a solid-state physicist, and a Nobel laureate in chemistry. He is a professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at the University of Texas at Austin. He is widely credited with the identification and development of the lithium-ion battery, for developing the Goodenough–Kanamori rules in determining the sign of the magnetic superexchange in materials, and for seminal developments in computer random access memory.

Samuel Goodenough was the Bishop of Carlisle from 1808 until his death in 1827, and an amateur botanist and collector. He is honoured in the scientific names of the plant genus Goodenia and the red-capped robin.

Frederick Craufurd Goodenough, was a British banker. He was the chairman of Barclays Bank from 1917 to 1934.

Frederick Craufurd Goodenough, was a British banker. He was the chairman of Barclays Bank from 1917 to 1934.

Ward Hunt Goodenough II was an American anthropologist, who has made contributions to kinship studies, linguistic anthropology, cross-cultural studies, and cognitive anthropology.

Commodore James Graham Goodenough was an officer in the Royal Navy who went to become Commander-in-Chief, Australia Station.