Britton
Encyclopedia
Places
- Britton, OntarioBritton, OntarioBritton is a small community in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located in the township of North Perth in Perth county. It is located around the intersection of Perth Road 147 and Perth Line 81...
, Canada - Britton, MichiganBritton, MichiganBritton is a village in Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 699 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Ridgeway Township.-History:...
, U.S. - Britton, South DakotaBritton, South DakotaBritton is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,241 at the 2010 census.A weekly newspaper, the Britton Journal, is published in Britton.-Geography:...
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Surname
- Andrew BrittonAndrew BrittonAndrew Paul Vine-Britton was a British-born spy novelist who immigrated to the United States with his family at age seven. He published his first novel at age 23, his books were translated for international sales, and have been posted on the extended New York Times bestseller list.-Early...
(1981-2008), British-born American author - Brent BrittonBrent BrittonBrent Cabot James Britton , noted Intellectual property attorney and entrepreneur, was influential in establishing the legal framework that ushered in the late 20th century Internet boom in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, California....
(born 1966), American lawyer - Chris Britton (baseball) (born 1982), Major League Baseball relief pitcher
- Christopher Britton (actor)Christopher Britton (actor)Christopher Britton sometimes credited as "Chris Britton," is a Canadian-born film actor, television actor, Stage Actor, and voice actor who is probably best known for his work in X-Men: The Animated Series, in which he was the voice of Mister Sinister...
, Canadian-born actor - Cliff BrittonCliff BrittonClifford Samuel Britton was a footballer and football manager. He was born 29 August 1909 in Hanham in Bristol and died 1 December 1975.-Playing career:...
(1909-1975), British football player and manager - Connie BrittonConnie BrittonConnie Britton is an American actress. She is best known for the roles of Nikki Faber on Spin City and on Friday Night Lights as Tami Taylor. Her most notable films are Friday Night Lights and A Nightmare on Elm Street...
(born 1968), American actress - David BrittonDavid BrittonDavid Britton is a British author, artist, and publisher. In the 1970s he founded Weird Fantasy and Crucified Toad, a series of small press magazines of the speculative fiction and horror genres...
, British publisher, writer and artist - David Britton (basketball)David Britton (basketball)David Britton was a college basketball player for Texas A&M University who was named MVP of the 1980 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.-Early years:...
, American basketball player - Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, American botanist
- Fern BrittonFern BrittonFern Britton is an English television presenter, known as the former main co-presenter on the ITV magazine programme This Morning alongside Phillip Schofield. She left the show on 17 July 2009, her 52nd birthday.- Early life :...
, British television presenter - George Bryant BrittonGeorge Bryant BrittonGeorge Bryant Britton was an English boot and shoe manufacturer and Liberal Party Member of Parliament.-Date of Birth:According to usually reliable sources, i.e. Who Was Who, Oxford University Press and Leigh Rayment's peerage page, Britton was born in 1863. Another source however indicates he...
(1863–1929), English boot and shoe manufacturer and Liberal Party Member of Parliament - Gerry BrittonGerry BrittonGerard Joseph "Gerry" Britton is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker. His most recent role in football was as assistant manager to Ian McCall at Partick Thistle.-Career:...
(born 1970), Scottish footballer and manager - Helene Hathaway Robison Britton (1879-1950), owner of St. Louis Cardinals
- Ian Britton (English footballer), English footballer
- Ian Britton (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer
- Jack BrittonJack BrittonJack Britton was three-time world welterweight boxing champion, born William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York....
(1885-1962), three-time world welterweight boxing champion - James Britton (disambiguation), several individuals
- John Britton (antiquary)John Britton (antiquary)-Early life:Britton was born on 7 July 1771 at Kington St. Michael, near Chippenham. His parents were in humble circumstances, and he was left an orphan at an early age. At sixteen he went to London and was apprenticed to a wine merchant. Prevented by ill-health from serving his full term, he found...
(1771–1857), English antiquarian - John Britton (doctor)John Britton (doctor)John Bayard Britton was an American physician. He was murdered in Pensacola, Florida by anti-abortion terrorist Paul Jennings Hill...
, assassinated abortion provider - John Britton (martyr)John Britton (martyr)The Venerable John Britton was an English Catholic martyr from Barnsley, Yorkshire, who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I.-Biography:...
, English Catholic martyr, executed during the reign of Elizabeth I - John Britton (mathematician), British mathematician
- Leon BrittonLeon BrittonLeon James Britton is an English professional football player, who plays for Swansea City following a short lived spell for Sheffield United.- Youth career :...
(born 1982), English footballer - Nan BrittonNan BrittonNan P. "Nanny" Britton was a figure associated with the Presidency of Warren G. Harding due to her claim that Harding fathered her illegitimate daughter shortly before his election as President....
(1896-1991), alleged mistress of U.S. President Warren G. Harding - Nathaniel Lord BrittonNathaniel Lord BrittonNathaniel Lord Britton was an American botanist and taxonomist who founded the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York. Britton was born in New Dorp in Staten Island, New York...
, American botanist - Pamela BrittonPamela BrittonPamela Britton was an American actress best known for appearing as "Loralee Brown" in the television series My Favorite Martian . She also starred in the film noir classic D.O.A. .-Early career:...
(1923-1974), American actress - Pamela Britton (author)Pamela Britton (author)Pamela Britton is an American author of romance novels. In addition to writing novels, she is a freelance journalist for the Quarter Horse JQURNAL as well as a reporter for a local newspaper...
, American author, artist, and auto racing enthusiast - Samantha BrittonSamantha BrittonSamantha "Sammy" Britton is a retired English footballer, and former England international player. An extremely versatile performer, Britton was equally at home playing in defence, midfield or attack....
(born 1973), English retired footballer - Sherry BrittonSherry BrittonSherry Britton was a burlesque performer of the 1930's and early 1940's. The 5'3" Britton had an 18" waist, and was once said to have a "figure to die for"...
(1918-2008), American burlesque performer - Sydney William Britton, 1937 and 1938 Guggenheim Fellow in biology
- W. H. BrittonW. H. Britton-External links:* at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...
, American college basketball and football coach - Zach BrittonZach BrittonZachary Grant "Zach" Britton is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles.-Early years:Britton, the youngest of three brothers, was raised in Santa Clarita, California...
, American baseball player
Given name
- Britton ChanceBritton ChanceBritton Chance was the Eldridge Reeves Johnson University Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Biophysics, as well as Professor Emeritus of Physical Chemistry and Radiological Physics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.At the 1952 Summer Olympics, Chance won a gold medal in...
(1913-2010), professor of biochemistry and biophysics - Britton ColquittBritton ColquittBritton Colquitt is an American football punter for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League, having been signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in December 2009...
(born 1985), National Football League punter
See also
- Britten (disambiguation)
- Briton (disambiguation)