Aiken (surname)
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Aiken is a surname, and may refer to
- Albert AikenAlbert AikenAlbert Victor Aiken was a footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford.-References:...
, Northern Irish footballer who played for Brentford - Ann AikenAnn AikenAnn Louise Aiken is an American attorney and jurist in the state of Oregon. A native Oregonian, she has served as a state court judge of the Oregon circuit courts and worked in private legal practice...
(born 1951), US District Court Judge - Blair AikenBlair AikenBlair Aiken is a former NASCAR driver. He made 2 NASCAR Winston Cup starts in 1985. He also was a factor on the Winston West tour for a number of years.-Winston West:...
(born 1956), American NASCAR driver - Carl Aiken, Jamaican reggae singer Shinehead
- Caroline AikenCaroline AikenCaroline Aiken is a singer and guitarist from Atlanta, Georgia whose work spans genres, from folk to blues to rock. Aiken has released seven albums and performed with Bonnie Raitt and the Indigo Girls....
(born 1955), musician from Atlanta, Georgia - Clay AikenClay AikenClayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and author who began his rise to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. RCA Records offered him a recording contract, and his multi-platinum debut album Measure of a Man was released...
(born 1978), singer (American Idol) - Conrad AikenConrad AikenConrad Potter Aiken was an American novelist and poet, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography.-Early years:...
(1889 – 1973), author (father of Joan Aiken) - D. Wyatt AikenD. Wyatt AikenDavid Wyatt Aiken was a Confederate army officer during the American Civil War and a postbellum five-term United States Congressman from South Carolina.-Biography:...
(1828-1887), South Carolina congressman - Frank AikenFrank AikenFrank Aiken was a commander of the Irish Republican Army and later an Irish politician. A founding-member of Fianna Fáil, Aiken was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1923 and at each subsequent election until 1973...
(1898 – 1983), Irish politician - George AikenGeorge AikenGeorge David Aiken was an American politician from Vermont. A Republican, he served as the 64th Governor of Vermont from 1937 to 1941 and as a U.S. Senator from 1941 to 1975...
(1892 – 1984), politician from the U.S. state of Vermont - Howard AikenHoward AikenHoward Hathaway Aiken was a pioneer in computing, being the original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer....
, American computer pioneer - James AikenJames AikenJames Aiken was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1936 to 1941, as a member of the Manitoba Cooperative Commonwealth Federation....
, Canadian politician - Jesse B. Aiken, American musician
- Joan AikenJoan AikenJoan Delano Aiken MBE was an English novelist. She was born in Rye, East Sussex, into a family of writers, including her father, American poet Conrad Aiken , her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge and her brother John Aiken Joan Delano Aiken MBE (4 September 1924 – 4 January 2004) was an English novelist....
, British novelist (daughter of Conrad Aiken) - John AikenJohn AikenAir Chief Marshal Sir John Alexander Carlisle Aiken KCB was Commander of British forces in Cyprus at the time of the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974.-RAF career:...
, British Air Chief Marshal - Kimberly Clarice AikenKimberly Clarice AikenKimberly Clarice Aiken Cockerham was Miss America 1994. Aiken was 18 years old when she won the coveted title, and was only the fifth woman of African descent to get the crown...
, Miss America 1994 - Liam AikenLiam AikenLiam Padraic Aiken is an American actor who has starred in a number of films, such as Stepmom and Good Boy!. He starred as Klaus Baudelaire in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, based on the series of books....
(born 1990), American actor - Sam AikenSam AikenSamuel Aiken is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
, American football player - Thomas AikenThomas AikenThomas Edward Aiken is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.Following a successful amateur career, which included being named the South African Amateur of the Year in 2001, Aiken turned professional at the start of 2002. In 2004, he won three times on the Sunshine...
, South African Golf player - William AikenWilliam AikenWilliam Aiken, Jr. was the 61st Governor of South Carolina. He served from 1844 to 1846.He was the son of William Aiken, the first president of the pioneering South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company. Unfortunately, William Sr. was killed in a Charleston carriage accident and never saw his...
, American politician - William Aiken, Jr., Governor of South Carolina
- William Martin AikenWilliam Martin AikenWilliam Martin Aiken was an American architect who served as Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury and oversaw and participated in the design and construction of numerous federal buildings during his appointment that now reside on the National Register of Historic Places.-Early...
, American architect
See also
- Aiken (disambiguation)
- Aitken (disambiguation)
- Akin (disambiguation)
- Aiken DrumAiken Drum"Aiken Drum" is a popular Scottish folk song and nursery rhyme, which probably has its origins in a Jacobite song about the Battle of Sheriffmuir . It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 2571....