Finley
Encyclopedia
Places
United States- Finley, CaliforniaFinley, CaliforniaFinley is an unincorporated community in Lake County, California. It is located southeast of Lakeport, at an elevation of 1352 feet .The first post office at Finley opened in 1907. The name is for settler Samuel Finley Sylar....
- Finley, KentuckyFinley, KentuckyFinley is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 289 and route 634 north of the city of Campbellsville, the county seat of Taylor County. Its elevation is 1,017 feet ....
- Finley, North DakotaFinley, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 515 people, 224 households, and 144 families residing in the city. The population density was 147.4 people per square mile . There were 256 housing units at an average density of 73.3 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 97.28% White, 1.75% Native...
- Finley, WashingtonFinley, WashingtonFinley is a census-designated place in Benton County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,012 at the 2010 census. It is located to the southeast of the larger city of Kennewick.-History:...
- Finley, WisconsinFinley, WisconsinFinley is a town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 84 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Finley is located in the town.-Geography:...
, a town- Finley (community), WisconsinFinley (community), WisconsinFinley is an unincorporated community located in the town of Finley, Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. Finley is located at the junction of Wisconsin Highway 80 and County Highway F along the Canadian National Railway, north of Necedah....
, an unincorporated community
- Finley (community), Wisconsin
- Finley Golf CourseFinley Golf CourseUNC Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the home of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's and women's golf teams. It was originally built by Raleigh businessman A. E. Finley in 1949 to a design by George Cobb. Further holes were added in the 1980s along with renovation of the...
, Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Finley HospitalFinley HospitalFinley Hospital is a medical facility operating in Dubuque, Iowa. The hospital is part of the Iowa Health System. It is one of two hospitals operating in the city of Dubuque - the other being Mercy Medical Center...
, Dubuque, Iowa - Finley Point, MontanaFinley Point, MontanaFinley Point is a census-designated place in Lake County, Montana, United States. The population was 493 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Finley Point is located at ....
- East Finley Township, PennsylvaniaEast Finley Township, PennsylvaniaEast Finley Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,489 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- West Finley Township, PennsylvaniaWest Finley Township, PennsylvaniaWest Finley Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 951 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
Australia
- Finley, New South WalesFinley, New South WalesFinley is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest town in the Berrigan Shire Local Government Area. At the 2006 census, Finley had a population of 2,054 people....
People
Surname- Asa FinleyAsa FinleyAsa Finley , was born in Montgomery County, Virginia, and after marrying his first wife, Esther Gleaves in 1806, they migrated to Christian County, Kentucky and settled on land he had already surveyed for himself in 1803...
(1788-1853), first elected judge of Arrow Rock, Missouri, 1824 - Bob FinleyBob FinleyRobert Edward Finley was an SMU back drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers a and Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1943 and 1944. He was a native of Ennis, Texas...
(1915-1986), American baseball catcher - Brian FinleyBrian FinleyBrian Finley is a retired professional ice hockey goalie. He was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the first round, sixth overall of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:...
(b. 1981), Canadian ice hockey player - Charles O. FinleyCharles O. FinleyCharles Oscar Finley , nicknamed Charlie O or Charley O, was an American businessman who is best remembered for his tenure as the owner of the Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball team. Finley purchased the franchise while it was located in Kansas City, moving it to Oakland in 1968...
(1918–1996), American businessman and former owner of the Oakland A's - Chuck FinleyChuck FinleyCharles Edward "Chuck" Finley is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1986-2002 for three different teams, but pitched primarily with the California Angels...
(b. 1962), American baseball pitcher - Clement FinleyClement FinleyClement Alexander Finley , was the 10th Surgeon General of the United States Army, May 15, 1861 – April 14, 1862.-Early life:...
(1797-1879), 10th Surgeon General of the United States Army - Diane FinleyDiane FinleyDiane Finley, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. She serves as Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Of the 12 MPs in the Priorities and Planning Committee of cabinet , known as the inner cabinet, she is the only woman...
(b. 1957), Canadian politician - Gerald FinleyGerald Finley-Career:He was born in Montreal and received his musical education in St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Ottawa, the University of Ottawa, King's College, Cambridge and the Royal College of Music in London, England...
(b. 1960), Canadian bass-baritone opera singer - James Finley (engineer)James Finley (engineer)James Finley , aka Judge James Finley, is widely recognized as the first designer and builder of the modern suspension bridge.Born in Maryland, Finley moved to a farm in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, near Uniontown...
(1756-1828), American judge and bridge designer - James Finley (minister)James Finley (minister)James Finley was an American Presbyterian minister and politician who was a pioneer resident of western Pennsylvania...
(1725-1795), American Presbyterian minister - Joe B. FinleyJoe B. FinleyJoe Bartlett Finley, Jr. , was a rancher and businessman in Laredo, Texas, who in 1961 was the driving force behind the establishment of the United Independent School District, which services a large section of Webb County...
(1924-2011), Texas rancher and educator - John Huston FinleyJohn Huston FinleyJohn Huston Finley was Professor of Polities at Princeton University from 1900 to 1903, and President of the City College of New York from 1903 until 1913, when he was appointed Commissioner of Education of the State of New York...
(1863–1940), American educator - John Park FinleyJohn Park FinleyJohn Park Finley was an American meteorologist and Army Signal Service officer who was the first person to study tornadoes intensively...
(1854-1943), American meteorologist and Army officer; tornado researcher - Karen FinleyKaren FinleyKaren Finley is an American performance artist, whose theatrical pieces and recordings have often been labelled "obscene" due to their graphic depictions of sexuality, abuse, and disenfranchisement...
(b. 1965), American performance artist - Lucinda FinleyLucinda FinleyLucinda Finley is Frank G. Raichle Professor of Trial and Appellate Advocacy at University at Buffalo. She has a 1980 J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, and a 1977 B.A. from Barnard College...
(b. 1950), American professor and attorney appellant - Michael FinleyMichael FinleyMichael Howard Finley is a retired American professional basketball player. He last played for the Boston Celtics of the NBA.-High school career:...
(b. 1973), American basketball player - Mitch FinleyMitch FinleyMitch Finley is an American author who writes on religious and Catholic subjects. He has written over thirty books and has won eleven Catholic Press Awards, and an Excellence in Writing Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors.-Biography:Finley was born in La Grande, Oregon...
(b. 1945), American religious writer - Moses I. FinleyMoses I. FinleySir Moses I. Finley CBE, FBA was an American and English classical scholar. His most notable work is The Ancient Economy , where he argued that status and civic ideology governed the economy in antiquity rather than rational economic motivations.-Early life and career:He was born in 1912 in New...
(1912–1986), American and English historian - Reginald Vaughn Finley, Sr.Reginald Vaughn Finley, Sr.Reginald Vaughn Finley, Sr. is a former R&B singer, education activist, lecturer, Internet radio host, and podcaster in Atlanta, Georgia, known as the Infidel Guy. From October 1999 to March 2010, he produced a program known as The Infidel Guy Show, a program in which he focused on educating...
(b. 1974), American internet radio host and atheist - Robert FinleyRobert FinleyRobert Finley was briefly the president of the University of Georgia. Finley was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and graduated from College of New Jersey at the age of 15.-Early life:Finley was born to James Finley and Ann Angrest, James was born 1737 in Glasgow, Scotland where he...
(1772–1817), American academic and co-organizer of the return of African slaves to Liberia - Ron FinleyRon FinleyRon Finley is a Los Angeles-based fashion designer to professional athletes, and a collector of original blaxploitation posters. His poster collection was featured in Miramax’s book on the era, What It Is, What It Was.-References:...
, American fashion designer - Samuel FinleySamuel FinleyThe Rev. Samuel Finley , 1763 DD University of Glasgow . Evangelical preacher and academic, he founded the West Nottingham Academy, and was the fifth president and an original trustee of the College of New Jersey from 1761 until 1766.-Family and students:Finley was the...
(1715-1766), American Presbyterian minister and prominent academic - Steve FinleySteve FinleySteven Allen Finley is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.-Early life:Finley, who grew up in Paducah, Kentucky, attended Paducah Tilghman High School and Southern Illinois University, where he earned a degree in physiology and played for the baseball team from 1984–87.-College, Team USA,...
(b. 1965), American baseball center fielder - William Asa Finley (1839-1912), first president of Oregon State University in the United States
- William L. FinleyWilliam L. FinleyWilliam Lovell Finley was an American wildlife photographer and conservationist from Southern California. The William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge was named in his honor.-Family:...
(1876–1953), ornithologist and conservationist in the U.S. state of Oregon - William Finley (actor)William Finley (actor)William Finley is an American actor who has appeared in the films Simon, Silent Rage, Phantom of the Paradise, Sisters, Obsession and The Wedding Party. Finley has had a long film relationship with director Brian De Palma, beginning with the student films "Woton's Wake", and "Murder a la Mod"...
, American film actor
Given name
- Finley Peter DunneFinley Peter DunneFinley Peter Dunne was a Chicago-based U.S. author, writer and humorist. He published Mr. Dooley in Peace and War, a collection of his nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches, in 1898. The fictional Mr...
(1867-1936), American writer and humorist - Finley QuayeFinley QuayeFinley Quaye is a British musician. He won the 1997 Mobo Award for best reggae act, and the 1998 BRIT Award for Best British Male Solo Artist.-Life:...
(b. 1974), Scottish musician