Chandos (name) explained

Chandos is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Fay Chandos, pen name of Irene Mossop (1904–1988), prolific British writer of children's and romance novels
• John Chandos (died 1369), medieval English knight, military strategist and close friend of Edward, the Black Prince
• John Chandos (actor) (1917–1987), British actor

Dynastic name:

• Duke of Chandos and Baron Chandos, England
• Viscount Chandos, United Kingdom

Given name:

• Chandos Blair (1919–2011), British Army General Officer Commanding Scotland
• Chandos Leigh, 1st Baron Leigh (1791–1850), British landowner and minor poet
• Chandos Morgan (1920–1993), Chaplain of the Fleet and Archdeacon of the Royal Navy from 1972 to 1975
• Chandos Leigh Hunt Wallace (1854–1927), English healer and writer on health, spiritualism and food reform
• Chandos Wren-Hoskyns (1812–1876), English landowner, agriculturist, author and Member of Parliament