Dryden
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People
- Dave DrydenDave DrydenDavid Murray "Sod" Dryden is a retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender. Dave Dryden serves the distinction of creating the modern day goaltending mask consisting of a fiberglass mask with a cage...
, retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender - David Owen DrydenDavid Owen DrydenDavid Owen Dryden , was a renowned San Diego builder-architect best known for his craftsman-style bungalows in the suburbs north of San Diego's Balboa Park including the North Park, Mission Hills and University Heights neighborhoods. Most of Dryden's work was constructed between 1911 and 1919...
, renowned San Diego builder-architect - Erasmus Dryden (disambiguation)
- Helen DrydenHelen DrydenHelen Dryden was an American artist and successful industrial designer in the 1920s and '30s. She was reportedly described by the New York Times as being the highest-paid woman artist in the United States, though she lived in comparative poverty in later years.- Education :She was born in...
, American artist and designer - Hugh L. Dryden, NASA Deputy Director
- James DrydenJames DrydenJames Herbert Dryden is a former New Zealandwrestler.At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney he won the silver medal in the men's 100 kg category.-References:...
, New Zealand wrestler - John DrydenJohn DrydenJohn Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden.Walter Scott called him "Glorious John." He was made Poet...
(1631-1700), English poet - John C. DrydenJohn C. DrydenJohn Cameron Dryden was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1941 to 1949, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Stuart Garson and Douglas Campbell.Dryden was educated at the Manitoba Agricultural College, and worked as a farmer...
, politician in Manitoba, Canada - John F. DrydenJohn F. DrydenJohn Fairfield Dryden was president of the Prudential Insurance Company and a United States Senator from New Jersey. He was known as the "father of industrial insurance".-Biography:...
(1839-1911), businessman and United States Senator from New Jersey, founder of the Prudential Insurance Co. of America (now Prudential Financial) - Ken DrydenKen DrydenKenneth Wayne Dryden, PC, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author, and former NHL goaltender. Dryden is married with two children and four grandchildren and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame...
, Canadian hockey player and politician - Murray DrydenMurray DrydenMurray Dryden, CM was a Canadian philanthropist. He was also the father of Hockey Hall of Famer and politician, Ken Dryden and Dave Dryden....
, Canadian philanthropist - Nicole DrydenNicole DrydenNicole "Nikki" Dryden is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain, and in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.- Swimming career :...
, two-time Olympic swimmer from Canada - Richard DrydenRichard DrydenRichard Dryden is an English former professional footballer.-Playing career:A very experienced defender, Richard started his career in 1986 as a trainee with Bristol Rovers, joining them as a professional in July 1987...
, English former professional footballer and former manager of Worcester City F.C. - Spencer DrydenSpencer DrydenSpencer Dryden was an American musician best known as the longest-serving drummer for Jefferson Airplane. He also played with New Riders of the Purple Sage, The Dinosaurs, and The Peanut Butter Conspiracy.-Early life:...
, American musician who was best known as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage and The Dinosaurs - Wheeler DrydenWheeler DrydenGeorge Dryden WHEELER was an English actor and film director, the son of Hannah Chaplin and music hall entertainer Leo Dryden and thus the half brother of Charles and Sydney Chaplin...
, English actor and film director, father of rock musician Spencer Dryden (above), and half brother of Charlie Chaplin
Fictional
- Dryden, a henchman in the 2006 film Casino Royale
- Mr. DrydenMr. DrydenMr. Dryden is a major character in the film Lawrence of Arabia . He is portrayed by veteran actor Claude Rains. He is a diplomat and political leader, the head of the Arab Bureau, who first enlists T. E. Lawrence for work as a liaison to the Arab Revolt, and manipulates Lawrence and the Arabs to...
, a character in the film Lawrence of Arabia - Dryden Fassa, a supporting character in the 1996 anime series The Vision of Escaflowne
Places
In Canada:- Dryden, OntarioDryden, OntarioDryden is the second-largest city in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located on Wabigoon Lake. It is the smallest community in the province of Ontario designated as a city...
In the United States:
- Dryden, MichiganDryden, MichiganDryden is a village in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 815 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Dryden Township.-Education:...
- Dryden Township, MichiganDryden Township, MichiganDryden Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,624 at the 2000 census. The village of Dryden is located within the township.-Geography:...
- Dryden (town), New YorkDryden (town), New YorkDryden is a town in Tompkins County, New York, USA. The population was 13,532 at the 2000 census. The town contains two villages: one also named Dryden and one named Freeville...
- Dryden (village), New YorkDryden (village), New YorkDryden is a village in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 1,832 at the 2000 census. The name was assigned by a clerk interested in the classics to honor John Dryden, poet and playwright....
- Dryden (village), New York
- Dryden, TexasDryden, TexasDryden is an unincorporated community in south central Terrell County, Texas, United States.-History:The community was founded in 1882 and named for Eugene E. Dryden, the chief engineer of the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway, which was building its tracks through Terrell County and...
- Dryden, VirginiaDryden, VirginiaDryden is a census-designated place in Lee County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,253 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dryden is located at ....
- Dryden, WashingtonDryden, WashingtonDryden is a small unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It is situated along the Wenatchee River in the fertile Wenatchee Valley between the towns of Cashmere and Leavenworth...
- Dryden Flight Research CenterDryden Flight Research CenterThe Dryden Flight Research Center , located inside Edwards Air Force Base, is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA. On March 26, 1976 it was named in honor of the late Hugh L. Dryden, a prominent aeronautical engineer who at the time of his death in 1965 was NASA's deputy administrator...
, NASA installation in California