Dillon
Encyclopedia
Given name
- Dillon AndersonDillon AndersonDillon Anderson was a U.S. administrator. He served as the National Security Advisor from 2 April 1955 to 1 September 1956. He also was a member of the Draper Committee.-Biography:...
(1906–1974) - Dillon BellDillon BellSir Francis Dillon Bell KCMG CB MLC was a New Zealand politician of the late 19th century. He served as New Zealand's third Minister of Finance , and later as its third Speaker of the House...
(1822–1898), a New Zealand politician of the late 19th century - Dillon FreasierDillon FreasierDillon Freasier was born in the town of Fort Davis, Texas. Freasier was not an actor when chosen for his role in There Will Be Blood. After several unsuccessful attempts to cast established Hollywood child actors, casting director Cassandra Kulukundis began searching for potential actors in rural...
(born 1996), American actor who portrayed H.W. Plainview in There Will Be Blood - Dillon Sloat (born 1992), born in Lake City, Michigan.Lake City, MichiganLake City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 836. Known as the "Christmas Tree Capital", it is the county seat of Missaukee County.-Geography:...
- Dillon K Jacob (born 1983) born in India
Cities, towns, and counties
In United States of America:- Dillon Beach, CaliforniaDillon Beach, CaliforniaDillon Beach is a census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States. Dillon Beach is located west of Tomales, at an elevation of 89 feet . The population was 283 at the 2010 census...
- Dillon, CaliforniaDillon, CaliforniaDillon is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Situated at an elevation of above sea level, Tt still appeared on maps as of 1938.Dillon is located east of North Bloomfield....
- Dillon, ColoradoDillon, ColoradoDillon is a home rule municipality in Summit County, Colorado, United States. The population was 802 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dillon is located at ....
- Dillon, Georgia
- Dillon, Illinois
- Dillon, KansasDillon, KansasDillon is an unincorporated rural area in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States.-External links:...
- Dillon, Kentucky
- Dillon, Mississippi
- Dillon, Missouri
- Dillon, MontanaDillon, Montana- Notable residents :* Ed Barker - NFL wide receiver - Washington Redskins* Cree Paul - [Where is she now?]* Charles Xavier Larrabee - owner of the nearby stock ranch Brooknook.* Lloyd Meeds - Politician, lobbyist, and navy officer....
- Dillon, South Dakota
- Dillon, South CarolinaDillon, South CarolinaDillon, South Carolina, the county seat of Dillon County, was established on December 22, 1888. The name of the city came from James W. Dillon, who was a key component in bringing a railroad through this area of the state, which led to development and formation of the County. Dillon’s population...
- Dillon County, South Carolina
- Dillon, VirginiaDillon, VirginiaDillon is an unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States....
- Dillon, West Virginia
- Dillon, Wyoming
In other countries:
- Dillon, Martinique
- Dillon, SaskatchewanSt. George's Hill, SaskatchewanSt. George's Hill is a hamlet in the prairie province Saskatchewan....
Natural areas
- Dillons River, in Big Bear Lake ,CA.
- Dillons RunDillons RunDillons Run is a tributary stream of the Cacapon River, belonging to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. The stream is located in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.-Headwaters and course:...
, a river in West Virginia, U.S. - Dillon State Park, in OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, U.S.
Fictional places
- Dillon, TexasDillon, TexasDillon was a town in Hopkins County, Texas, located four miles south of Saltillo. The town was named after E. F. Dillon, who started operating the post office in his store in 1903. The post office closed in 1906, and in the mid-1930's the town disappeared from highway maps....
, the setting for the NBC television drama Friday Night Lights
Fictional characters
- Major George Dillon, character from the film PredatorPredator (film)Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by John McTiernan, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, and Kevin Peter Hall. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox....
, played by Carl WeathersCarl WeathersCarl Weathers is an American actor, as well as former professional football player in the United States and Canada. He is best known for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky series of films... - Marshal Matt DillonMarshal Matt DillonMarshal Matt Dillon is a fictional character featured on both the radio and television versions of Gunsmoke. He serves as the U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas who works to preserve law and order in the western frontier of the 1870s. The character was created by writer John Meston, who...
, the U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas in the radio and television versions of Gunsmoke, played for twenty years on the television series by James Arness - Kevin Dillon (character), a character in Rodman Philbrick's young adult novel, Freak the Mighty, played by Kieran Culkin in the movie version The Mighty
- The Dillon family on the US soap opera All My Children:
- Janet DillonJanet DillonJanet Dillon is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera All My Children...
, played by Robin Mattson - Laurel Banning Dillon, played by Felicity LaFortune
- Trevor DillonTrevor DillonTrevor Dillon is a fictional character on the long running ABC soap opera All My Children. Trevor was originally portrayed by David Jordan in 1989, although the role was soon taken over by James Kiberd from June 1989 to January 17, 2000. He was killed by his wife, Janet Dillon, in 2005 and...
, played by James KiberdJames KiberdJames Kiberd is an American actor.He is perhaps most famous for his role as Trevor Dillon on the soap opera All My Children, which he played from 1989 to 2000...
- Janet Dillon
- Dillon QuartermaineDillon QuartermaineDillon Albert Quartermaine is a fictional character on the popular ABC soap opera, General Hospital. He first appeared in 1992, and is the son of Paul Hornsby and Tracy Quartermaine. He also appeared briefly on ABC's now-defunct The City . Dillon was portrayed by actor Scott Clifton from 2003...
, a character on the US soap opera General Hospital, played by Scott Clifton
Others
- 78393 Dillon78393 Dillon78393 Dillon is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 8, 2002 by A. Lowe at Palomar.- External links :*...
, an asteroid - DillonsDillonsDillons is a grocery supermarket chain based in Hutchinson, Kansas, and is a division of The Kroger Company. Other banners under Dillon Stores Division include Gerbes in Missouri, Baker's in Omaha, Nebraska and a Food 4 Less store in Fremont, Nebraska...
, a grocery supermarket chain based in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA, part of the Kroger company - Dillons, a former UK-based chain of bookstores, now part of Waterstone'sWaterstone'sWaterstone's is a British book specialist established in 1982 by Tim Waterstone that employs around 4,500 staff throughout the United Kingdom and Europe....
- Dillon Dam BreweryDillon Dam BreweryDillon Dam Brewery is a brewery and restaurant located in Dillon, Colorado, U.S.A.The brewery was founded in 1997 and is located near Keystone Resort. It has won several awards for its beers...
, a brewery and restaurant located in Dillon, Colorado - The Dillon Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and TradeGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and TradeThe General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was negotiated during the UN Conference on Trade and Employment and was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization . GATT was signed in 1947 and lasted until 1993, when it was replaced by the World...
(GATT) talks in 1962 - Dillon v. GlossDillon v. GlossDillon v. Gloss, 256 U.S. 368 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that if the United States Congress—when proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States—desires to place a deadline on that particular constitutional amendment's ratification, that...
(256 U.S. 368, 1921), a United States Supreme Court case that found it constitutional for the Congress of the United States to impose a time limit on the ratification of an amendment to the United States Constitution - 9x25 Dillon9x25 DillonThe 9x25mm Dillon, also known as the 9x25 Dillon by Dillon Precision, is a pistol wildcat cartridge developed by employees working at Dillon Precision for use in USPSA/IPSC Open guns. The cartridge is made by necking down a 10mm Auto case to 9 mm....
, a wildcat pistol cartridge - Dillon Aero, a Scottsdale, Arizona, manufacturing company