Belcher
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In sports:- Alan BelcherAlan BelcherJohn Alan Belcher , is an American mixed martial artist who fights in the middleweight division of the UFC. He fights out of Remix MMA in Biloxi, Mississippi, where he is also the owner. Belcher holds notable wins over Jorge Santiago, Jason MacDonald, Ed Herman, Dennis Kang, and Patrick Côté...
(born 1984), American mixed martial arts fighter - Alan Belcher (footballer)Alan Belcher (footballer)Alan Belcher was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Essendon in the VFL. He was the brother of South Melbourne player Vic Belcher....
(1824–1921), Australian rules footballer - Fred BelcherFred BelcherFred Belcher was an American racecar driver who competed in the Indianapolis 500.-Indy 500 results:...
(1887–1957), American racecar driver in the Indianapolis 500 - Gary BelcherGary BelcherGary Belcher is an Australian rugby league football commentator and former player of the 1980s and '90s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative goal-kicking fullback, he played club football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for Souths and in the NSWRL...
, Australian rugby league player - Jem BelcherJem BelcherJem Belcher was an English bare-knuckle boxer and Champion of All England 1800-1805.Born in Bristol, Belcher beat Paddington Tom Jones in April 1799 in the Middleweight Championship of England. He drew with champion Jack Bartholomew in a 51-round bout in 1799, and won the rematch in the...
(1781–1811), English bare-knuckle boxer - Jovan BelcherJovan BelcherJovan Allen Belcher is an American football linebacker with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played collegiately with the Maine Black Bears. He played defensive end during his junior and senior years, after switching to the position from outside linebacker where he played...
(born 1987), American football player - Kevin BelcherKevin BelcherKevin Donnell Belcher is a former professional baseball player. He played in 16 games in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers during the 1990 season, primarily as an outfielder. He had two hits in 15 at bats with one double....
(born 1967), Major League Baseball outfielder - Tim BelcherTim BelcherTimothy Wayne Belcher is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He won the Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year Award in for the National League...
(born 1961), American baseball player - Val BelcherVal BelcherVal Belcher was an American football player and restaurant entrepreneur.In football, Belcher was an offensive guard. He played college football for the University of Houston. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League in 1977 in the third round...
(born 1955), Canadian football offensive lineman - Vic BelcherVic BelcherVic Belcher was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Belcher was a tireless ruckman for the South Melbourne Football Club who could also play in a key position...
(1888–1977), Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League
In politics:
- Alexander Emerson Belcher, first mayor of Southampton ON, Canada
- Andrew BelcherAndrew BelcherAndrew Belcher was an early colonial Bostonian who served on the Massachusetts Council from 1765 to 1767. Andrew married Elizabeth Teale and lived in Milton, Massachusetts. His father, Jonathan Belcher was a colonial governor of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New Jersey...
(1706–1771), colonial Bostonian who served on the Massachusetts Council - Benjamin BelcherBenjamin BelcherBenjamin Belcher was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the township Cornwallis from 1785 to 1793 and King's County from 1793 to 1799 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly....
(1743–1802), merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia - Hiram BelcherHiram BelcherHiram Belcher was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Hallowell on February 23, 1790. He attended the rural schools and the local academy in town...
(1790–1857), United States Representative from Maine - John Belcher (politician)John Belcher (politician)John William Belcher was a British Labour Party politician, the first to resign in disgrace over a political scandal.-Political career:...
(1905–1964), British Labour Party Member of Parliament 1945–1949 - Jonathan BelcherJonathan BelcherJonathan Belcher was colonial governor of the British provinces of Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, and New Jersey.-Early life:Jonathan Belcher was born in Cambridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay, in 1682...
(1682–1757), Governor of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey - Jonathan Belcher (jurist)Jonathan Belcher (jurist)Jonathan Belcher was an American lawyer, chief justice, and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, second son of Jonathan Belcher and Mary Partridge, he received an Bachelor of Arts degree in 1728 and an Master of Arts degree in 1731 from Harvard College...
(1710–1776), Canadian lawyer, chief justice and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia - J.R. BelcherJ.R. BelcherJ.R. Belcher is a former Canadian diplomat. He was Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization.- External links :*...
, Canadian diplomat - Larry BelcherLarry BelcherLarry L. Belcher was an American educator, politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. He represented the 49th district which includes parts of Bullitt County....
(1947–2008), Kentucky State Representative - Louis D. BelcherLouis D. BelcherLouis D. Belcher was the mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan, from 1978 to 1983. He won office in an unusual "special election" of 1978, held after lengthy court wranglings over the disputed 1977 mayoral contest, and went on to win three more two-year terms as mayor.-Early career:Louis Belcher was born...
(born 1939), mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan - Page BelcherPage BelcherPage Henry Belcher was a Republican politician and a U.S. representative from Oklahoma.-Biography: Belcher was born in Jefferson in northern Oklahoma to George Harvey Belcher and Jessie Ray. He was educated at public schools in Jefferson, and Medford, Oklahoma...
(1899–1980), Republican politician and U.S. congressman from Oklahoma
Other:
- Angela BelcherAngela BelcherAngela M. Belcher is a materials scientist, biological engineer, and W.M. Keck Professor of Energy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. She is director of the Biomolecular Materials Group at MIT and a 2004 MacArthur Fellow.Belcher grew up in San...
, biochemist and materials scientist - Charles Belcher (actor)Charles Belcher (actor)Charles Belcher was an American film actor. He appeared in 17 films between years 1919 and 1928.He was born in San Francisco and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.-Selected filmography:* Blood and Sand...
(1872–1943), American film actor - Sir Charles Frederic BelcherCharles Frederic BelcherSir Charles Frederic Belcher OBE was an Australian lawyer, author, British colonial jurist and amateur ornithologist.For much of his life he served the British Colonial Service in Africa and elsewhere. In 1930, he was appointed Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, an office he held for the next...
(1876–1970), Australian ornithologist and British colonial jurist - Daniel BelcherDaniel BelcherDaniel Belcher is an American operatic baritone who has sung at many of the world's leading opera houses. He notably portrayed the role of John Brooke in the world premiere of Mark Adamo's Little Women and played the role of Andy Warhol in the premiere of Michael Daugherty's Jackie O, both with the...
, American operatic baritone - Douglas Walter BelcherDouglas Walter BelcherDouglas Walter Belcher VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1889–1953), English recipient of the Victoria Cross - Edward BelcherEdward BelcherAdmiral Sir Edward Belcher, KCB , was a British naval officer and explorer. He was the great-grandson of Governor Jonathan Belcher. His wife, Diana Jolliffe, was the stepdaughter of Captain Peter Heywood.-Early life:...
(1799–1877), British naval officer and explorer - John Belcher (architect)John Belcher (architect)John Belcher was an English architect.Belcher was born in Southwark on 10 July 1841, London. His father of the same name was an established architect. The son was articled with his father, spending two years in France from 1862 where he studied contemporary architecture...
(1841–1913), architect and writer - Muriel BelcherMuriel BelcherMuriel Belcher was the founder and proprietress of a private drinking club known as the Colony Room at 41 Dean Street, Soho, London....
(died 1979), founder and proprietress of a private drinking club in London - Patricia BelcherPatricia BelcherPatricia Belcher is an American film and television actress, best known for her role as the strict Estelle Dabney on the Disney Channel Original sitcom, Good Luck Charlie and as attorney Caroline Julian on Bones. She also appeared in the film Jeepers Creepers as a psychic.-Biography:Belcher was...
, American film and television actress - Supply BelcherSupply BelcherSupply Belcher was an American composer, singer, and compiler of tune books. He was one of the members of the so-called First New England School, a group of mostly self-taught composers who created sacred vocal music for local choirs. He was active first in Lexington, Massachusetts, then...
(1751–1836), American composer, singer, and compiler of tune books - Ted BelcherTed BelcherTed Belcher was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.-Biography:...
(1924–1966), United States Army soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor - Bob Belcher and family, fictional main characters in the American animated series Bob's BurgersBob's BurgersBob's Burgers is an American animated television sitcom, which premiered on January 9, 2011 on the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series was created by Loren Bouchard and focuses on the Belcher family, who runs a hamburger restaurant. On April 7, 2011, Bob's Burgers was renewed for a second season...
Localities
- Belcher's BarBelcher's BarBelcher's Bar is a hamlet in Leicestershire, England.Belcher's Bar is located at the junction of the A447 and B582 roads in the parish of Nailstone....
, a village in Leicestershire, England - Belcher BayBelcher BayBelcher Bay is a bay at Kennedy Town on the northwest shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is east of Sulphur Channel. The bay is named after Edward Belcher, who surveyed the surrounding water and land in the Victoria Harbour in 1841....
, bay in Hong Kong - Belcher ChannelBelcher ChannelBelcher Channel is a waterway in Norwegian Bay in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It separates Cornwall Island from Devon Island. Table Island and Ekins Island lie within the channel.-References:* -External links:*...
, a waterway in Nunavut, Canada - Belcher IslandsBelcher IslandsThe Belcher Islands are an archipelago in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located in Hudson Bay, the Belcher Islands are spread out over almost . The hamlet of Sanikiluaq is on the north coast of Flaherty Island and is the southernmost in Nunavut. Along with Flaherty Island, the other large...
, archipelago in Hudson Bay, Canada - Belcher, LouisianaBelcher, LouisianaBelcher is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 272 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Belcher is located at ....
, village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States - Belcher MountainsBelcher MountainsExposed in the Hudson Bay region these plunging ffolded sedimentary and volcanic strata outline the former position of the Belcher Mountains, a range which stood here in the late Precambrian. The folds trend northward. In the millions of years since these mountains were uplifted and folded erosion...
- Belcher's StreetBelcher's StreetBelcher's Street is a main street in Kennedy Town of Hong Kong. It connects east Victoria Road and joins west Queen's Road West. A small section in its west end built a turn around for Hong Kong Tramway....
, street in Hong Kong named after Edward Belcher - The Belcher'sThe Belcher'sThe Belcher's is a high-rise residential development situated in the Western Mid-levels area of Hong Kong Island. It consists of six residential buildings which were constructed in two phases; three buildings were constructed in each phase. Construction for the first phase was completed in 2000,...
, residential building near Belcher Bay - University Station (MTR proposed), formerly known as Belcher Station, a proposed MTR station in Hong Kong
- Belcher railway stationBelcher railway stationThe Belcher Railway Station is a flag stop in Belcher, Manitoba, Canada. The stop is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg – Churchill train.- External links :**...
, in Belcher, Manitoba, Canada - Jack Belcher, Local Stig
Other uses
- Belcher's GullBelcher's GullThe Belcher's Gull , also known as the or Band-tailed Gull, is a gull found along the Pacific coast of South America. It formerly included the very similar Olrog's Gull as a subspecies. It is a medium-sized gull with a blackish mantle, white head and underparts, a black band in the otherwise white...
, a bird found along the Pacific coast of South America