Twining (surname) explained

Twining is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Dick Twining (1889–1979), English cricketer
• Edward Twining (1899–1967), British diplomat and author
• Elizabeth Twining (1805–1889), English botanical illustrator
• Ernest W. Twining (1875–1956), English modelmaker, artist, and engineer
• James Twining (born 1972), British author of thriller novels
• Louisa Twining (1820–1912), social reformer
• Luella Twining (1871–1939), Labor activist
• Mary Twining (1726-1804), tea merchant, mother of Richard Twining
• Merrill B. Twining (1902–1996), American Marine Corps general
• Nathan Crook Twining (1869–1924), American Navy admiral
• Nathan Farragut Twining (1897–1982), American Air Force general, Air Force Chief of Staff; Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff 1957–1960
• Richard Twining (1749–1824), tea merchant
• Thomas Twining (merchant) (1675–1741), English merchant and founder of the Twinings tea company
• Thomas Twining (scholar) (1735–1804), English classical scholar
• Twink Twining (1894–1973), American baseball player
• William Twining (military physician) (1790–1835), British military physician
• William Twining (born 1934), English professor of law