Hirst (surname)
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Hirst is a name, and may refer to:
- Damien HirstDamien HirstDamien Steven Hirst is an English artist, entrepreneur and art collector. He is the most prominent member of the group known as the Young British Artists , who dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990s. He is internationally renowned, and is reportedly Britain's richest living artist,...
(born 1965), English artist - David Hirst (footballer)David Hirst (footballer)David Eric Hirst is an English former professional footballer, an exciting but injury prone striker who played for Sheffield Wednesday for much of his career.-Playing career:...
(born 1967) - David Hirst (journalist)David Hirst (journalist)David Hirst is a veteran Middle East correspondent based in Beirut. He attended Rugby School from 1949 to 1954 and performed his national service in Egypt and Cyprus from 1954 to 1956. From 1956 to 1963 he studied at Oxford University and the American University of Beirut...
(born 1936), British journalist based in Beirut - David Hirst (judge)David Hirst (judge)Sir David Hirst is a member of the Privy Council and was a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1992 to 1999.- References :...
- Derek HirstDerek HirstDerek Hirst is an English historian of early modern Britain.A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and author of four books and over thirty articles, Professor Hirst holds a B.A. and Ph.D from Cambridge University. He is the William Elliott Smith Professor of History at Washington University...
(born 1948), British historian - Edward HirstEdward HirstEdward Hirst is a photographer and videographer specialising in TV, film, music and unit still photography. He is based in London in the UK and is represented by Equinox Licensing Ltd...
- Emily HirstEmily Hirst-Career:Hirst was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hirst first appeared in the TV series The Twilight Zone in 2002 and she has a small role in X2: X-Men United as The "Ice Cream Girl" in 2003....
(born 1993), Canadian actress - Francis Wrigley HirstFrancis Wrigley HirstFrancis Wrigley Hirst was a British journalist, writer and editor of The Economist magazine. He was a Liberal in party terms and a classical liberal in ideology.-Early life:...
(1873–1953), British journalist and editor of The Economist - George Herbert HirstGeorge Herbert HirstGeorge Herbert Hirst was a professional English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1891 and 1921, with a further appearance in 1929. He played in 24 Test matches for England between 1897 and 1909, touring Australia twice...
(1871–1954), professional cricketer - George Littlewood HirstGeorge Littlewood HirstGeorge Littlewood Hirst was a Welsh international rugby union player. He was educated at Emanuel School in London and played club rugby for Pontypool and Newport and invitational rugby for the Barbarians.-Rugby career:...
(1890-1967), Wales international rugby player - G. M. HirstG. M. HirstGertrude Mary Hirst , better known as G. M. Hirst, was an English-American classicist.Hirst was born in Yorkshire, the sister of journalist Francis Hirst and history writer Margaret Hirst...
(1869–1962), English-American classicist - Ivan HirstIvan HirstMajor Ivan Hirst , was a British Army officer and engineer who was instrumental in reviving Volkswagen from a single factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, into a major postwar automotive manufacturer.-Education:...
(1916–2000), British Army officer instrumental in reviving Volkswagen in postwar Germany - Jemmy HirstJemmy HirstJemmy Hirst was an English eccentric.James "Jemmy" Hirst was born to a farmer family of Rawcliffe, Yorkshire. Even at school he kept a pet jackdaw and trained a hedgehog to follow him around. His parents' hope that he would become a priest never materialised when he was thrown out of school for...
(1738–1829), English eccentric - Kenneth HirstKenneth HirstKenneth "Ken" Hirst was a professional rugby league footballer who at club level played for Wakefield Trinity, playing at , i.e. number 2 or 5.-Rugby Football League Championship Final Appearances:...
, British rugby league footballer - Michael Hirst (politician) (born 1946), former Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party politician
- Michael Hirst (writer)Michael Hirst (writer)Michael Hirst is an English screenwriter, best known for his films Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age ....
- Paul HirstPaul HirstPaul Hirst was a British sociologist and political theorist. He became Professor of Social Theory at Birkbeck, University of London....
(1947–2003), British sociologist - Rob HirstRob Hirst-External links:*******...
(born 1956), Australian musician - Simon HirstSimon HirstSimon Hirst is a British radio presenter best known for hosting Hit40UK, the former national commercial chart show...
(born 1975), British radio presenter - Thomas Archer HirstThomas Archer HirstThomas Archer Hirst FRS was a 19th century mathematician, specialising in geometry. He was awarded the Royal Society's Royal Medal in 1883.-Life:...
(1830–1892), mathematician. http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Hirst.html