Berkeley (surname)
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Berkeley is a surname. It is also used, uncommonly, as a given name. The name is a habitation name from Berkeley, Gloucestershire
, England, itself derived from Old English beorce léah meaning birch lea. People with the name include:
Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Berkeley is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It lies in the Vale of Berkeley between the east bank of the River Severn and the M5 motorway within the Stroud administrative district. The town is noted for Berkeley Castle where the imprisoned Edward II was murdered.- Geography...
, England, itself derived from Old English beorce léah meaning birch lea. People with the name include:
- The Berkeley familyBerkeley familyThe Berkeley family has an unbroken male line of descent from a Saxon ancestor before the Norman conquest of England in 1066 to the present day.-History:...
of England- Baron BerkeleyBaron BerkeleyThe title Baron Berkeley originated as a feudal title and was subsequently created twice in the Peerage of England by writ. It was first granted by writ to Thomas II de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley, 6th feudal Baron Berkeley, in 1295, but the title of that creation became extinct at the death of...
- Berkeley BaronetsBerkeley BaronetsThere have been two baronetcies created for people named Berkeley, both in the Baronetage of England. The first was on 29 June 1611 for Henry Berkeley of Wymondham in Leicestershire, a descendant of Thomas Berkeley, younger son of Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley. It became extinct at his...
- Anne Berkeley, Baroness BerkeleyAnne Berkeley, Baroness BerkeleyAnne Berkeley , Baroness Berkeley was a lady-in-waiting and companion of Queen Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England...
, lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife - Elizabeth Berkeley, Countess of Ormond, wife of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond and daughter of the above
- Baron Berkeley
- Anthony Berkeley CoxAnthony Berkeley CoxAnthony Berkeley Cox was an English crime writer. He wrote under several pen-names, including Francis Iles, Anthony Berkeley and A. Monmouth Platts.- Life :...
or Anthony Berkeley, writer - Ballard Berkeley (1904 - 1988), English actor
- Busby BerkeleyBusby BerkeleyBusby Berkeley was a highly influential Hollywood movie director and musical choreographer. Berkeley was famous for his elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns...
, film choreographer - Edmund BerkeleyEdmund BerkeleyEdmund Callis Berkeley was an American computer scientist who co-founded the Association for Computing Machinery in 1947. He was also a social activist who worked to achieve conditions that might minimize the threat of nuclear war.-Biography:Berkeley received a BA in Mathematics and Logic from...
, mathematician and computer scientist, founder of the Association for Computing Machinery and inventor of the first personal computer, Simon - Elizabeth BerkeleyElizabeth BerkeleyElizabeth Berkeley may refer to:*Lady Elizabeth Germain nee Berkeley dau. Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley m. Sir John Germain, 1st Baronet...
, wife of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort - Bishop George BerkeleyGeorge BerkeleyGeorge Berkeley , also known as Bishop Berkeley , was an Irish philosopher whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called "immaterialism"...
(1685 - 1753), Anglo-Irish philosopher - George Berkeley (MP)George Berkeley (MP)The Honourable George Berkeley was a member of Parliament for Dover in 1720 and in the following two parliaments, and for Hedon, Yorkshire in 1734....
(1680 -1746), MP for Cover (1720-1734) - Humphrey Berkeley (1926 - 1994), British politician
- John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of StrattonJohn Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of StrattonJohn Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton was an English royalist soldier. From 1648 he was closely associated with James, Duke of York, and rose to prominence, fortune and fame.-First English Civil War:...
(1602 - 1678) - John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of StrattonJohn Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of StrattonJohn Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton was an English admiral.- Biography :He was the second son of John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, and succeeded to the title on March 6, 1681, by the death of his elder brother Charles, a captain in the navy.On December 14, 1688 he was...
(1663 - 1697), English admiral - Jon BerkeleyJon BerkeleyJon Berkeley is a Dublin-born illustrator and children's author.- Background :He travelled widely in the 1980s, working freelance in London, Sydney and Hong Kong before returning to Dublin in 1992, where he formed a loose coalition known as Baggot Street Central with other leading Irish...
, author and illustrator - Sir Lennox BerkeleyLennox BerkeleySir Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley was an English composer.- Biography :He was born in Oxford, England, and educated at the Dragon School, Gresham's School and Merton College, Oxford...
(1903 - 1989), English composer - Mary Berkeley (courtier), mistress of Henry VIII and mother of his son, John PerrotJohn PerrotSir John Perrot served as Lord Deputy of Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I of England during the Tudor conquest of Ireland...
- Matthew BerkeleyMatthew BerkeleyMatthew Berkeley is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Hyde, who play in the Conference North. He is a Saint Kitts and Nevis international.-Career:...
(born 1987), English footballer - Michael BerkeleyMichael BerkeleyMichael Berkeley is a British composer and broadcaster on music.-Early life:His father was the composer Sir Lennox Berkeley...
(born 1948), British composer and broadcaster - Miles Joseph BerkeleyMiles Joseph BerkeleyMiles Joseph Berkeley was an English cryptogamist and clergyman, and one of the founders of the science of plant pathology....
(1803 - 1889), English cryptogramist and clergyman - Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron BotetourtNorborne Berkeley, 4th Baron BotetourtNorborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt , was a courtier, member of parliament, and royal governor of the colony of Virginia from 1768 until his death in 1770.-Life:...
(1718-1770), Member of Parliament and governor of Virginia Colony - Reginald Berkeley (politician)Reginald Berkeley (politician)Reginald Cheyne Berkeley was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Nottingham Central at the 1922 general election, winning the seat with a majority of only 22 votes over the sitting Conservative MP Albert Atkey...
(1890–1935), British Liberal Party Member of Parliament 1922–1924 - Reginald Berkeley (writer)Reginald Berkeley (writer)Reginald Berkeley was an English playwright and screenwriter.Born in London, his stage plays include 1929's The Lady With The Lamp, based on the life of Florence Nightingale and starring Edith Evans in the title role, and 1930s's The Man I Killed, which was adapted for the screen as Broken Lullaby...
(1881–1936), English writer of film scripts - Theresa Berkeley, London madam
- Sir William Berkeley (governor) (1605 - 1677), governor of Virginia
- Sir William Berkeley (Royal Navy officer)William Berkeley (Royal Navy officer)The Hon. Sir William Berkeley was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, rising to the rank of vice-admiral....
(1639 - 1666), English naval officer and admiral - Vivian BerkeleyVivian BerkeleyVivian Berkeley is a Canadian blind lawn bowler, 1996 Paralympic silver medalist. Berkeley is the #1 ranked women's singles B1 blind lawn bowler in the world.-Career:...
, Canadian blind lawn bowling champion and 1996 paralympic silver medalist - Xander BerkeleyXander BerkeleyAlexander Harper "Xander" Berkeley is an American actor. His roles include George Mason on the television series 24.-Early life:Berkeley was born in Brooklyn, New York, but has lived most of his life in New Jersey...
(born 1955), American actor - Berkeley BreathedBerkeley BreathedGuy Berkeley "Berke" Breathed is an American cartoonist, children's book author/illustrator, director and screenwriter, best known for Bloom County, a 1980s cartoon-comic strip that dealt with sociopolitical issues as understood by fanciful characters and through humorous analogies...
, cartoonist and illustrator
See also
- Berkley (disambiguation)
- Lord Berkeley (disambiguation)
- George Berkley (disambiguation)
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