Arts & LiteratureBritish1881 – 1975
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
Created Jeeves and Wooster, prolific humorist and novelist
Biography
British author best known for creating the characters Jeeves and Wooster. His witty, humorous novels became classics of English literature.
Quick Facts
Category
Arts & Literature
Nationality
British
Born
1881
Died
1975
Thinking about the name
Pelham
English origin
“An English place name derived from Old English elements meaning 'Peola's home' or homestead, now used as a masculine given name. Pelham carries aristocratic British heritage, with notable historical use as a family name among English nobility. The name conveys tradition, stability, and understated elegance.”