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People as a forename
- Arthur Edward Harington RaikesArthur RaikesArthur Edward Harington Raikes was a British army officer.Raikes was born on 5 February 1867 to Reverend Charles Hall Raikes and Charlotte d'Ende Arbuthnot. Raikes served as a Lieutenant in the Wiltshire Regiment before moving to Zanzibar where he was appointed Brigadier-General in the Sultan's...
, British army officer - Audrey HaringtonEthelreda MalteEthelreda Malte, also sometimes named as Audrey Malte , was a lady at the court of Henry VIII of England. She married John Harington and gave birth to a daughter, which they named Hester. She had previously been engaged. Ethelreda owned properties previously belonging to Shaftsbury...
, aka Ethelreda, alleged illegitimate child of Henry VIII of England and the royal laundress - Charles Harrington ElsterCharles Harrington ElsterCharles Harrington Elster is an American writer, broadcaster, and logophile. In 1998, he, along with Richard Lederer, became founding co-hosts of the weekly radio show, A Way with Words, broadcast by KPBS, San Diego Public Radio, and heard worldwide via streaming internet and podcast...
, American writer - Edward Joseph Harrington O'BrienEdward Joseph Harrington O'BrienEdward Joseph Harrington O'Brien was a U.S. author, poet, editor and anthologist.He was noted for compiling an annual collection of short stories by U.S. authors, The Best American Short Stories.-External links:...
, American author - Francis Harrington GliddenFrancis Harrington GliddenFrancis Harrington Glidden was an American businessman best known for founding the company now known as the Glidden Company, now a subsidiary of Akzo Nobel NV....
, American businessman - Harrington Bantu Holomisa, leader of the United Democratic Movement in South Africa
- Harrington Clare LeesHarrington Clare LeesHarrington Clare Lees was the Anglican archbishop of Melbourne from 1921 until his death.-Family:Lees was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, the eldest son of William Lees, a cotton farmer and Justice of the Peace, and his wife, Emma . Lees married twice, firstly to Winifred May,...
, Australian archbishop - Harrington Darnell AutryDarnell AutryHarrington Darnell Autry is a former American football player who played college football at Northwestern University. In his sophomore season, he helped lead the Northwestern Wildcats to the Big Ten Championship and the 1996 Rose Bowl...
, American-football player - Harrington Evans BroadHarrington Evans BroadHarrington Evans Broad was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1892 to 1895.Broad was born at Hitchin, Hertfordshire. He was a Chartered Accountant of Warlingham, Surrey. In 1892, on the death of the incumbent Henry Wardle, Broad was elected as Member of Parliament...
, English politician - Harrington Hext, pseudonym of English author Eden Phillpots
- Hulbert Harrington WarnerHulbert Harrington WarnerHulbert Harrington Warner was a Rochester, New York businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune from the sales of patent medicine.-Biography:...
, American businessman - Ivo Harrington WhittonIvo WhittonIvo Harrington Whitton was an Australian amateur golfer, who is the only Australian to have won the Australian Open five times .Whitton was born in Moonee Ponds, Victoria...
, Australian golfer - John Harington GubbinsJohn Harington Gubbins-Education:Gubbins attended Harrow School and would have gone on to Cambridge University, had family finances allowed.-Career:Gubbins was appointed a student interpreter in the British Japan Consular Service in 1871; English Secretary to the Conference at Tokyo for the Revision of the Treaties,...
, British linguist - John Harrington Stevens, American senator
- Jonathan Harrington GreenJonathan H. GreenJonathan Harrington Green was an American gambler, inventor, writer and later reformer in New York City during the early-to mid 19th century. In his youth, he was known as one of the most skilled card players in the United States...
, American gambler and inventor - Laura Harrington BrooksLaura HarringtonLaura Harrington is an American actress.Harrington is perhaps best known for her role as the main character's sister in the 1993 film What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Her character was aged around 20 though the actress herself was 35 at the time...
, fictional character from TV series Peyton Place - Louis Harrington Lewry, Canadian politician
- Michael HarringtonMichael HarringtonEdward Michael "Mike" Harrington was an American democratic socialist, writer, political activist, professor of political science, radio commentator and founder of the Democratic Socialists of America.-Personal life:...
, American writer, political activist - Paul Harrington HewittPaul Hewitt-External links:**...
, American basketball coach - Virginia Harrington KnauerVirginia KnauerVirginia Harrington Knauer was a American Republican politician. She served as the Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs and Director of the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs...
, American politician
Canada
- Harrington, Ontario
- Harrington, QuebecHarrington, QuebecHarrington is a township municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality. It is located in the Laurentian Mountains, about north-west of Lachute....
- Harrington Harbour, Quebec
- Harrington LakeHarrington LakeHarrington Lake estate is the name of the official country retreat of the Prime Minister of Canada and also the name of the land which surrounds it. It is located near Meech Lake where the Meech Lake Accord was negotiated in 1987approximately 35 kilometers northwest of Ottawa, in an area known as...
United Kingdom
- Harrington, CumbriaHarrington, CumbriaHarrington is on the Cumbrian coast south of Workington and north of Whitehaven. Its industrial history, which largely ended in the late 1930s, included an iron works, coal mining, and steel making. It once had five railway stations...
- Harrington, LincolnshireHarrington, LincolnshireHarrington is a hamlet and civil parish located 6 miles west of Alford, and about north west of Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England.-The Church:...
- Harrington, NorthamptonshireHarrington, NorthamptonshireHarrington is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, administered by Kettering Borough and Northamptonshire County councils. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 154 people. The parish church of St. Peter and St...
- Harrington DockHarrington DockHarrington Dock was a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool. Situated in the southern dock system, it was connected to Toxteth Dock to the north and Herculaneum Dock to the south. It was built by George Fosbery Lyster and opened in 1882....
, Liverpool - Harrington Road tram stopHarrington Road tram stopHarrington Road tram stop is a light rail stop in South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. Harrington Road is in a residential area, and along with Woodside tram stop is the nearest tram stop to the town of South Norwood...
, South Norwood, London - RAF HarringtonRAF HarringtonRAF Harrington is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located west of Kettering in Northamptonshire south of the village of Harrington across the B576 road, now the A14.-USAAF use:...
, Northamptonshire
United States
- Harrington, CaliforniaHarrington, CaliforniaHarrington is an unincorporated community in Colusa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 131 feet ....
- Harrington, DelawareHarrington, DelawareHarrington is a city in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Harrington hosts the annual Delaware State Fair each July...
- Harrington, MaineHarrington, MaineHarrington is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 882 at the 2000 census. Harrington is an old seafaring and shipbuilding village.-History:...
- Harrington (Princess Anne, Maryland)Harrington (Princess Anne, Maryland)Harrington is a historic home located at Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story, mid-18th century, frame farm house approximately . It is one of the very few existing two-story frame 18th century farm houses of the area...
, listed on the NRHP in Maryland - Harrington, VirginiaHarrington, VirginiaHarrington is an unincorporated community in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States.-References:*...
- Harrington, WashingtonHarrington, WashingtonHarrington is a city in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. The population was 424 at the 2010 census. It was named after W.P. Harrington, a banker from Colusa, California who had heavily invested in local land.-History:...
- Harrington BayHarrington BayHarrington Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine.Located between the towns of Harrington and Milbridge, it is separated from Pleasant Bay on the east by Ripley Neck, and from Narraguagus Bay on the west and south by Fastet Island and Dyer Island....
, Maine - Harrington Beach State ParkHarrington Beach State ParkHarrington Beach State Park is a Wisconsin state park on the shore of Lake Michigan. In addition to a mile-long beach, the park contains a white cedar swamp surrounding a lake which used to be a stone quarry.-External links:* official site...
, Wisconsin - Harrington CreekHarrington CreekHarrington Creek is a small river in San Mateo County, California and is a tributary of San Gregorio Creek....
, California - Harrington House (Weston, Massachusetts)Harrington House (Weston, Massachusetts)Harrington House is a historic colonial house at 555 Wellesley Street in Weston, Massachusetts, USA.The house was built around 1710 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976....
- Harrington Meeting HouseHarrington Meeting HouseHarrington Meeting House is a historic meeting house in Bristol, Maine. It contains a small museum of old photographs, clothing, and books. The adjoining cemetery has gravestones of historical interest....
, Maine - Harrington Park, New JerseyHarrington Park, New JerseyHarrington Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,664....
- Camp Don HarringtonCamp Don HarringtonThe Golden Spread Council serves youth in the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma. Its service area includes all or part of 23 counties in Texas and three counties in Oklahoma. The council was formed in 1987 from the consolidation of the Llano Estacado Council and the Adobe Walls Council...
, Texas - Don Harrington Discovery CenterDon Harrington Discovery CenterDon Harrington Discovery Center is an interactive science center in Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A., targeting towards young children with hands-on science exhibits and a planetarium. The Discovery Center is located in the city's hospital district and is named after philanthropist, Don Harrington.Located...
, Amarillo, Texas
Other
- Harrington–Hollingsworth experimentHarrington–Hollingsworth ExperimentThe Harrington–Hollingsworth experiment was an experiment that established the autoimmune nature of the blood disorder immune thrombocytopenic purpura. It was performed in 1950 by the academic staff of Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.-Experiment:...
in hematology - Harrington & Richardson firearms
- Harington BaronetsHarington BaronetsThe Harington'Baronetcy, of Ridlington in the County of Rutland, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 29 June 1611 for James Harington. He was a descendant of John Harington, one of the Barons summoned to Parliament by Edward II...
, English title - Harrington College of DesignHarrington College of DesignHarrington College of Design is located in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. It offers students programs leading to either a master's, bachelor's, or associate's degree upon completion of the Interior Design Program, Digital Photography Program, or Communication Design Program. Each program is...
, Chicago - Harrington College IcebergsHarrington College IcebergsThe Harrington College Icebergs are an independent Junior A ice hockey team for players ages 15–20. The team is affiliated with Harrington College of Canada. The Icebergs are members of the America East Hockey League. The team plays home games at the Kevin Lowe-Pierre Page Ice Arena in Lachute,...
, Canadian ice hockey team - Harrington Designer AntiquesHarrington Designer AntiquesHarrington Antiques, a company established by Charsi Harrington and Rodney Weston. Importing restored antiques from the early 19th century onwards...
- Harrington (typeface)
- Harrington rod
- Harrington jacketHarrington jacketA Harrington jacket is a lightweight waist-length jacket, made of cotton, polyester, wool or suede — usually with traditionally Fraser tartan or check-patterned lining....
- Harrington Park Press
- Harrington's GerbilHarrington's GerbilHarrington's Gerbil or Harrington's Tateril is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda....
- Harrington's RatHarrington's RatHarrington's Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Ethiopia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.-References:...
- Harrington-Wilson 1, galaxy
- SS D. W. Harrington US WWII Cargo ship
- Thomas Harrington LtdThomas Harrington LtdThomas Harrington & Sons Ltd was a coachbuilder in the county of Sussex from 1897 until 1966, initially at Brighton but from 1930 until the end in a purpose built Art Deco factory at Old Shoreham Road, Hove.-Overview:The company began with the construction of horse-drawn carriages...
, British coachbuilding business- Harrington LegionnaireHarrington LegionnaireThe Harrington Legionnaire was an passenger coach body built by Thomas Harrington Ltd in Hove, Sussex between 1963 and 1965. It was built on three-axle Bedford VAL, two-axle Ford Thames 570E and two specials on Guy Victory trambus chassis....
, coach body built by Thomas Harrington Ltd
- Harrington Legionnaire
- 52P/Harrington-Abell52P/Harrington-Abell52P/Harrington–Abell is a periodic comet in our solar system.It was discovered by Robert G. Harrington and George O. Abell in 1955 on plates from the Palomar Sky Survey taken with the 49-inch Samuel Oschin telescope....
, comet - 3216 Harrington3216 Harrington3216 Harrington is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 4, 1980 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...
, asteroid