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Gresham is a surname. Those bearing it include: *Sir Richard Gresham (1494–1549), merchant *Sir John Gresham (1495-1556), Lord Mayor of London and founder of Gresham's School *Sir Thomas Gresham (c. 1519 –1579), after whom Gresham's Law is named, founder of Gresham College *Walter Q. Gresham (1832–1895), American statesman and jurist *Joy Gresham (1915–1960), poet married to C. S. Lewis *Grits Gresham (1922–2008), American sportsman *Peter Gresham (born 1933), New Zealand politician *Douglas Gresham (born 1945), British film producer *Diane Guthrie-Gresham (born 1971), Jamaican track and field athlete