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- Charles Hadfield (historian)Charles Hadfield (historian)Charles Hadfield was a canal historian and the author of many classic works on the British canal system, mostly published by the firm he co-founded, David & Charles.-Biography:...
(1909–1996), British canal historian - Charles Hadfield (journalist)Charles Hadfield (journalist)Charles Hadfield was a journalist.Hadfield, the son of Charles and Anne Hadfield, was born in Glossop, Derbyshire, 14 October 1821, and being taken to Manchester when only one year old, was brought up to the trade of a house-painter and decorator, becoming specially skilled in graining, and able...
(1821–1884), English journalist - Chris HadfieldChris HadfieldChris Austin "Chris" Hadfield, O.Ont, MSC, CD is a Canadian astronaut from the Canadian Space Agency who was the first Canadian to walk in space. Hadfield has flown two space shuttle missions, STS-74 in 1995 and STS-100 in 2001. He has served as CAPCOM for both Space Shuttle and International...
(b. 1959), Canadian astronaut - Darcy Hadfield (1889–1964), New Zealand rower
- George Hadfield (architect)George Hadfield (architect)George Hadfield was born in Livorno, Italy of English parents, who were hotel-keepers. He studied at the Royal Academy, and worked with James Wyatt for six years before emigrating to the United States....
(1763–1826), American architect - George Hadfield (musician), member of This World FairThis World FairThis World Fair was a rock act based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The line-up included the singer-songwriter Chris Kalgren , along with a touring band consisting of Alexander Young and Matt Lennander . This World Fair internationally released their first full-length album, self-titled This...
- George Hadfield (politician) (1787–1879), British politician
- James HadfieldJames HadfieldJames Hadfield or Hatfield attempted to assassinate George III of the United Kingdom in 1800 but was acquitted of attempted murder by reason of insanity....
(d. 1841), failed British regicide - Jen HadfieldJen HadfieldJen Hadfield is an English poet and artist.She won the 2008 T.S. Eliot Prize for poetry for her second collection, Nigh-No-Place...
(b. 1978), British poet and artist - John HadfieldJohn HadfieldJohn Charles Heywood Hadfield, was a British author and publisher, best known for his novel Love on a Branch Line....
(1907–1999), British writer - Jordan HadfieldJordan HadfieldJordan Hadfield is an English footballer who currently has no club.-Career:Hadfield started his football career with Stockport County but was never offered a contract for first team status and was released.After being released he joined Macclesfield, even offering to play for free to show his...
(b. 1987), English footballer - Matthew Ellison HadfieldMatthew Ellison HadfieldMatthew Ellison Hadfield was an English architect of the Victorian Gothic revival. He is chiefly known for his work on Roman Catholic churches, including the cathedral churches of Salford and Sheffield.-Training:...
(1812–1885), British architect - Octavius HadfieldOctavius HadfieldOctavius Hadfield was Archdeacon of Kapiti, Bishop of Wellington from 1870 to 1893 and Primate of New Zealand from 1890 to 1893. A missionary for thirty years, he was recognised as an authority on Maori customs and language...
(1814–1904), New Zealand Anglican missionary - Peter HadfieldPeter HadfieldPeter Robert Hadfield is a former Australian Olympic athlete who competed in the decathlon.Hadfield won a total of nine Australian Championships in Athletics between 1976 and 1985...
(b. 1955), Australian athlete - Robert HadfieldRobert HadfieldSir Robert Abbott Hadfield, 1st Baronet FRS was an English metallurgist, noted for his 1882 discovery of manganese steel, one of the first steel alloys...
(1858–1940), British metallurgist - Tom HadfieldTom HadfieldTom Hadfield created Soccernet, a sports Internet company that was sold to ESPN for $40 million when he was 17 years old. Two years later, he and his father were able to raise millions of dollars to launch the education website Schoolsnet.com.In February 2002, Tom was named a 'Global Leader of...
(b. 1982), British businessman - Tom Hadfield (rugby league)Tom Hadfield (rugby league)Bernard Thomas "Tom" Hadfield is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country in the 1957 and 1960 World Cups and retired as the highest try-scorer in the New Zealand national side's history.-Playing career:...
, New Zealand rugby footballer - Vic HadfieldVic HadfieldVictor Edward Hadfield is a retired professional ice hockey player. One of the most popular players in New York Rangers history, Hadfield had a sixteen-year career in the NHL, tallying 323 goals and 389 assists with 1154 penalty minutes in 1002 career games with the Rangers and the Pittsburgh...
(b. 1940), Canadian ice hockey player
See also
- Hadfields LimitedHadfields LimitedHadfield's Limited was a British Steel manufacturer. Previously named Hadfields Steel Foundry Co. Ltd., by leading metallugist Robert Abbott Hadfield in 1888 following the death of his father, Robert Hadfield, who had founded the works in 1872...
, British steel manufacturer - Hadfield-Spears Ambulance UnitHadfield-Spears Ambulance UnitThe Hadfield-Spears Ambulance Unit was an Anglo-French volunteer medical unit which served initially with the 4th French army in Lorraine, eastern France, during the Second World War from February 1940 until it was forced to retreat on 9 June ahead of the German advance. Its official French...
, in World War 2 - 14143 Hadfield14143 Hadfield14143 Hadfield is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 18, 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.- External links :*...
, asteroid