Barstow
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Places
In the United States:- Barstow, CaliforniaBarstow, CaliforniaBarstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 22,639 at the 2010 census, up from 21,119 at the 2000 census. Barstow is located north of San Bernardino....
, a city in San Bernadino County - Barstow, Fresno County, CaliforniaBarstow, Fresno County, CaliforniaBarstow is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located west-southwest of Herndon, at an elevation of 276 feet ....
, an unincorporated community - Barstow, IllinoisBarstow, IllinoisBarstow is an unincorporated community in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. Barstow is east of East Moline and Silvis....
- Barstow, MarylandBarstow, MarylandBarstow is a small, rural unincorporated community in Calvert County, Maryland located immediately west of Prince Frederick. The community maintains its own separate zip code, 20610....
- Barstow, TexasBarstow, TexasBarstow is a city in Ward County, Texas, United States. The population was 406 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Barstow is located at ....
People
- Arthur Edward BarstowArthur Edward BarstowMajor-General Arthur Edward "Bustling Bill" Barstow CIE MC was an officer in the Indian Army and commanded the Indian 9th Infantry Division during the Battle of Malaya. He was killed by the Japanese on 28 January 1942 while trying to cross a demolished railway bridge near Layang Layang village...
(1888-1942), officer in the British Indian Army - David BarstowDavid Barstow-Life:Born in Boston, he received a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 1986. Barstow has worked for The New York Times since 1999, and has been an investigative reporter there since 2002.He worked for The St...
(born 1963), American journalist - Gamaliel H. BarstowGamaliel H. BarstowGamaliel Henry Barstow was an American physician, lawyer and politician.-Life:...
(1784-1865), American representative from NY 1831-1833 - Sir George Lewis BarstowGeorge BarstowSir George Lewis Barstow KCB was a British civil servant and businessman.Barstow was born in York and was educated at Clifton College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He then entered the Civil Service. In 1909 he was appointed a principal clerk in HM Treasury and shortly afterwards became an...
(1874-1966), British civil servant - Gideon BarstowGideon BarstowGideon Barstow was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, Barstow attended the common schools and Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island from 1799 to 1801. He studied medicine, was admitted to practice and settled in Salem, Massachusetts...
(1783-1852), American representative from Massachusetts - John Anderson BarstowJohn Anderson BarstowJohn Anderson Barstow MC was a British Army officer, the brother of Major General Arthur Edward Barstow and son of Lieut.Col. Thomas Adam Anderson Barstow of the Seaforth Highlanders and Jane Cape Barstow....
(1893-1941), British Army officer and brother of Arthur Edward Barstow - John L. BarstowJohn L. BarstowJohn Lester Barstow was a teacher, farmer, politician, and soldier.Barstow was born in Shelburne, Vermont, the son of Heman and Lorain Barstow. After teaching in a local school starting at the age of 15, he moved west to Detroit, but returned in 1857 to help his aging parents with the farm...
(1832-1919), American teacher and politician - Josephine BarstowJosephine BarstowDame Josephine Clare Barstow DBE is an English soprano.-Education and early career:Josephine Barstow was born in Sheffield and educated at the University of Birmingham. She made her professional debut with the touring company Opera for All in 1964...
(born 1940), English soprano - Stan BarstowStan BarstowStanley "Stan" Barstow FRSL was an English novelist.-Biography:Barstow was born in Horbury, near Wakefield, Yorkshire. His father was a coal miner and he attended Ossett Grammar School, he then worked as a draftsman and salesman for an engineering firm...
(1928-2011), English novelist - Percy Gott Barstow (1883-1969), UK Member of Parliament 1941-1950
- William A. BarstowWilliam A. BarstowWilliam Augustus Barstow was the third Governor of Wisconsin and a Union Army General during the American Civil War.-Early life:Barstow was born in Plainfield, Connecticut...
(1813-1865), third governor of Wisconsin
Other uses
- The Barstow SchoolThe Barstow SchoolThe Barstow School, founded in 1884 by Mary Louise Barstow, is a nonsectarian, coeducational, independent preparatory school in southern Kansas City, Missouri, USA.The Barstow School enrolls approximately 650 students from Preschool through Grade 12...
, a private school in Kansas City, Missouri - "Barstow", a musical work by Harry PartchHarry PartchHarry Partch was an American composer and instrument creator. He was one of the first twentieth-century composers to work extensively and systematically with microtonal scales, writing much of his music for custom-made instruments that he built himself, tuned in 11-limit just intonation.-Early...