Boone
Encyclopedia
Places
In the United States:- Boone, ColoradoBoone, ColoradoBoone is a Statutory Town in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Pueblo, Colorado Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 333 at the 2000 census....
- Boone, IowaBoone, IowaBoone is a city in and the county seat of Des Moines Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the 'Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area', which encompasses all of Boone County. This micropolitan statistical area, along with the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan...
- Boone, North CarolinaBoone, North CarolinaBoone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, United States. Boone's population was reported as 17,122, as of 2010...
- Boone Grove, IndianaBoone Grove, IndianaBoone Grove is an unincorporated rural community in Porter County, Indiana, southwest of the larger town of Valparaiso, which is actually a city.-History:...
- Boone Township, MinnesotaBoone Township, MinnesotaBoone Township is a township in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 58 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Boones Mill, VirginiaBoones Mill, VirginiaBoones Mill is a town in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The population was 285 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Boones Mill is located at ....
- Boonesboro, MissouriBoonesboro, MissouriBoonesboro, Howard County, Missouri, USA is located on Route 87 midway between Boonville and Glasgow in the historical Boone's Lick country. The community was founded in 1840 and is named for the family of frontiersman Daniel Boone. Boone's Lick State Historic Site is nearby...
- Boonesborough, KentuckyBoonesborough, KentuckyBoonesborough is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. It lies in the central part of the state along the Kentucky River. Boonesborough is part of the Richmond–Berea Micropolitan Statistical Area....
- Booneville (disambiguation)
- Boone County (disambiguation)
- The Boone RiverBoone RiverThe Boone River is a tributary of the Des Moines River in north-central Iowa in the United States. It is long and drains an area of . Via the Des Moines River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River....
in Iowa
Ships
- USS Boone (FFG-28)USS Boone (FFG-28)USS Boone is the twentieth ship in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates.The frigate was named for Vice Admiral Joel Thompson Boone, M.D. . FFG-28, the first U.S. ship to bear the admiral's name, was ordered January 23, 1978, launched 16 January 1980 by...
- USS Boone County (LST-389)USS Boone County (LST-389)USS Boone County was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for counties in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, and West Virginia, she was the only U.S...
- USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629)USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629)|...
People
- Aaron BooneAaron BooneAaron John Boone is a former Major League Baseball infielder whose famous home run off Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield won the 2003 American League Championship Series for the New York Yankees. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, Washington...
, former baseball player, current ESPN game analyst - Bob BooneBob BooneRobert Raymond Boone is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who was a four-time All-Star. Born in San Diego, California, Bob Boone is the son of a major league player, the late third baseman Ray Boone, and the father of two major leaguers: former second baseman Bret Boone and...
, former baseball player, coach, and manager - Boone CarlyleBoone CarlyleBoone Carlyle is a fictional character played by Ian Somerhalder on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of the survivors of a plane crash in the south Pacific. Boone is introduced in the pilot episode as the stepbrother of fellow crash survivor Shannon Rutherford...
, character from the Lost TV series - Boone LoganBoone LoganBoone Logan is a left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Logan previously played for the Chicago White Sox from 2006–2008 and the Atlanta Braves in 2009.-Playing career:...
, baseball pitcher - Bret BooneBret BooneBret Robert Boone is a former Major League Baseball second baseman.-Personal life:Boone was born in El Cajon, California to Susan G. Roel and Bob Boone. He is a graduate of El Dorado High School and the University of Southern California. He is the grandson of former major leaguer Ray Boone and...
, baseball player - Daneen BooneDaneen BooneDaneen Boone , is a Canadian actress, mostly known for playing the role of "Justine" in the comedy / erotic / adventure series The Adventures of Justine.-Filmography:*Exposé - Heather...
, Canadian actress - Daniel Boone (disambiguation)Daniel Boone (disambiguation)Daniel Boone was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States.Daniel Boone or Dan Boone may also refer to:People:*Daniel Boone , British pop musician...
, Dan or Daniel, multiple uses - David BooneDavid BooneDavid Boone was an All-Star Canadian Football League defensive lineman, winner of 5 Grey Cups.-Rookie Year:Boone graduated from Eastern Michigan University and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings...
, Canadian Football League player - David Sheldon BooneDavid Sheldon BooneDavid Sheldon Boone is a former U.S. Army signals analyst who worked for the National Security Agency and was convicted of espionage-related charges in 1999 related to his sale of secret documents to the Soviet Union from 1988 to 1991. He is currently serving a prison sentence of 24 years and four...
, American-born Soviet spy - Debby BooneDebby BooneDeborah Anne Boone is an American singer and stage actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life," which spent a then record ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year...
, singer and daughter of Pat Boone - Herman BooneHerman BooneHerman Boone is a former American high school football coach, most famous for coaching at T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Boone was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the 2000 film Remember the Titans....
, football coach - Ilsley BooneIlsley BooneThe Rev. Ilsley Boone "Uncle Danny" was a charismatic speaker and powerful organizer and is the father of the American Association for Nude Recreation , then called the American Sunbathing Association .Little is known of Boone's early life...
, former head of the first naturist organization in the U.S. - Joel Thompson BooneJoel Thompson BooneJoel Thompson Boone was a United States Navy officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I. He reached the rank of vice admiral before retiring from the Navy....
, World War I Medal of Honor recipient - John William BooneJohn William BooneJohn William "Blind" Boone was an American pianist and composer of ragtime music.- Early life :Boone was born in a Federal militia camp near Miami, Missouri, May 17, 1864, to a contraband slave, Rachel Carpenter, who had been owned by descendants of Daniel Boone. His father was a bugler in the 7th...
, American ragtime musician - Josh BooneJosh BooneOscar Joshua "Josh" Boone is an American professional basketball player. He was a forward–center for the Connecticut Huskies, where he played for three years. He declared for the 2006 NBA Draft after his junior season, forgoing his final year of college...
, basketball player - Levi BooneLevi BooneLevi Day Boone served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois for the American Party .-Early Life:...
, Daniel's nephew and mayor of Chicago in the 1850s - Pat BoonePat BooneCharles Eugene "Pat" Boone is an American singer, actor and writer who has been a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He covered black artists' songs and sold more copies than his black counterparts...
, country music singer - Richard BooneRichard BooneRichard Allen Boone was an American actor who starred in over 50 films and was notable for his roles in Westerns and for starring in the TV series Have Gun – Will Travel.-Early life:...
, American actor - Richard Bently BooneRichard Bently BooneRichard Bently Boone was an American jazz musician, trombonist and vocalist.He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and joined the United States Army where he played in military bands. He left the army and moved to Los Angeles, California in 1958...
, American jazz musician - Squire BooneSquire BooneSquire Boone Jr. was an American pioneer and brother of Daniel Boone. In 1780, he founded the first settlement in Shelby County, Kentucky. The tenth of eleven children, Squire Boone was born to Nathan "Squire" Boone Sr. and his wife Sarah Boone in Berks County, Pennsylvania at the Daniel Boone...
, Daniel's brother and important figure in American history
Schools
- Boone County High SchoolBoone County High SchoolBoone County High School is located in Florence, Kentucky. The school was opened in 1954. The school mascot is the Rebel.-Sports:In the past years Boone County High School as been known for its athletics. Both men's and women's basketball have shown to be two of the strongest programs in the region...
, Florence, Kentucky - Daniel Boone High School (disambiguation)
- William R. Boone High SchoolWilliam R. Boone High SchoolWilliam R. Boone High School is a public high school in Orlando, Florida, United States. Built in 1952, the school is one of twenty high schools in the Orange County Public Schools system, created to accommodate the growing number of students at Orlando High School...
, Orlando, Florida
Other
- MiniBooNEMiniBooNEMiniBooNE is an experiment at Fermilab designed to observe neutrino oscillations . A neutrino beam consisting primarily of muon neutrinos is directed at a detector filled with 800 tons of mineral oil and lined with 1,280 photomultiplier tubes...
, a physics experiment at Fermilab to detect neutrinos. - Boone HallBoone HallThe Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens is an antebellum plantation located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
, a southern plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina - Boone (novel), a 1990 novel by Brooks HansenBrooks HansenBrooks Hansen is an American novelist, screenwriter, and illustrator best known for his 1995 book The Chess Garden. He has also written one young adult's novel. He lives with his family in Carpinteria, California. He was the recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005.-Works:* Boone ...
and Nick DavisNick Davis (television and movie producer)Nick Davis is a writer, director, and producer.He is the son of film director Peter Davis and the late Johanna Mankiewicz Davis. His paternal grandparents were the novelist and screenwriter Tess Slesinger and the screenwriter Frank Davis. His maternal grandfather was the screenwriter Herman J.... - Boone (TV series)Boone (TV series)Boone is a 13-week dramatic television series which was broadcast on NBC from 1983–1984. It starred, principally, Tom Byrd and Barry Corbin. Byrd played teenager Boone Sawyer, who aspired to a career in rock and roll music, despite the advice of his stern father, Merit Sawyer, played by Corbin, who...
, NBC television series starring Tom Byrd and Barry Corbin - Daniel Boone (TV series)Daniel Boone (TV series)Daniel Boone is an American action/adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Native American friend, for the...
, NBC series starring Fess Parker - Denver BooneDenver BooneDenver Boone was the official mascot of the University of Denver from 1968 to 1998. He was designed by a Walt Disney artist and named by a DU student. Despite being retired and replaced by the DU administration in 1998, he was revived by independent members of the DU student and alumni community in...
, or Boone the Pioneer, mascot of the University of Denver from 1968-1998