Hornby
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Australia
- Hornby LighthouseHornby LighthouseHornby Lighthouse, also known as South Head Lower Light, is an active lighthouse located on the tip of South Head, New South Wales, Australia, a headland to the north of the suburb Watsons Bay. It marks the southern entrance to Port Jackson and Sydney Harbour, as well as lighting the South Reef, a...
, third oldest lighthouse in Australia on south head of Sydney Harbour,
Canada
- Hornby, Ontario, community in Halton Hills
- Hornby IslandHornby IslandHornby Island of British Columbia, Canada, is a Northern Gulf Island parallel with Vancouver Island's Comox Valley.A small community of 1,074 residents is distributed across the island. The island is culturally distinctive as it was the site of a large immigration of American draft dodgers during...
, Canadian island in the Strait of Georgia near Vancouver Island
England
- Hornby, Lancashire, village in the civil parish of Hornby-with-Farleton
- Hornby, HambletonHornby, HambletonHornby is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on a minor road between Great Smeaton and Appleton Wiske.It lies roughly 9 miles from Northallerton, 9 miles from Darlington, and 7 miles from Yarm....
, village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire - Hornby, RichmondshireHornby, RichmondshireHornby is a small village and civil parish located about 4 miles north west of Bedale. It is part of the non-metropolitan district of Richmondshire in the shire county of North Yorkshire, England....
, village and civil parish in the Richmondshire District of North Yorkshire
People
- A. S. HornbyA. S. HornbyAlbert Sidney ' Hornby, usually just A. S. Hornby, 1898–1978, was an English grammarian, lexicographer, and pioneer in the field of English language learning and teaching ....
(1898–1978), English grammarian, lexicographer, and pioneer in the field of English language learning and teaching (ELT) - Andy HornbyAndy HornbyAndy Hornby is an English businessman, notable for having been the Group Chief Executive of HBOS at the time of its government-facilitated rescue by Lloyds TSB...
(born 1967), English businessman, chief executive of Alliance Boots - Anna HornbyAnna HornbyAnna Hornby, N.E.A.C was an English painter, calligrapher and member of the New English Art Club.-Life and work:Anna Hornby was born on the 6th April 1914 and educated at the independent Westonbirt School, Gloucestershire...
, N.E.A.C (1914–1996), an English painter, calligrapher and member of the New English Art Club - Ben HornbyBen HornbyBen Hornby is an Australian Naruto loving professional rugby league footballer who currently captains the St George Illawarra Dragons of the National Rugby League...
(born 1980), Australian rugby league player - Clive HornbyClive HornbyClive Hornby was an English actor, known for his part in ITV's Emmerdale as farmer Jack Sugden.-Television:...
(1944–2008), English actor - D. Brock Hornby (born 1944), a United States federal judge
- Edmund Phipps-Hornby VC, CB, CMG, DL (1857–1947), an English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Frank HornbyFrank HornbyFrank Hornby was an English inventor, businessman and politician. He was a visionary in toy development and manufacture and produced three of the most popular lines of toys in the twentieth century: Meccano, Hornby Model Railways and Dinky Toys...
(1863–1936), inventor of Meccano and Hornby Trains - Edward Kenworthy Hornby (1839–1887), Member of Parliament for Blackburn
- Geoffrey Thomas Phipps HornbyGeoffrey Thomas Phipps HornbyAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby GCB , was a British naval officer.-Early life:...
(1825–1895), British admiral of the fleet - Hugh Leycester HornbyHugh Leycester HornbyHugh Leycester Hornby was an Anglican clergyman.He was educated at Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford. He was curate of St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire before the First World War, and in 1910 joined up as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion, K.O.R. Lancaster Regiment, T.A...
(1888–1965), an Anglican clergyman - James John HornbyJames John HornbyJohn James Hornby C.V.O. was an English rower, and headmaster of Eton College from 1868 to 1884.-Early life:...
(1826–1909), headmaster and, later, provost of Eton - John HornbyJohn HornbyJohn Hornby was an English explorer best known for his expeditions in the Arctic region, notably in the "barren lands" in the Northwest Territory of Canada...
(1880–1927), Canadian explorer - Lesley Hornby (born 1949), birth name of English model, actress, and singer better known as "Twiggy"
- A. N. HornbyA. N. HornbyAlbert Neilson Hornby, commonly designated A. N. Hornby, nicknamed Monkey Hornby was one of the best known sportsmen in England during the nineteenth century excelling in both rugby and cricket...
(1847–1925), English sportsmen excelling in both rugby and cricket - Nick HornbyNick HornbyNick Hornby is an English novelist, essayist and screenwriter. He is best known for the novels High Fidelity, About a Boy, and for the football memoir Fever Pitch. His work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists.-Life and career:Hornby was...
(born 1957), author - Nick Hornby (artist)Nick Hornby (artist)Nick Hornby is a British artist. He received his education at the Slade School of Art, University College London and Chelsea School of Art. He has been described by ES Magazine as “The New Gormley” and picked for the Evening Standard “Who to Watch in 2010”...
(born 1980), a British artist - Phil HornbyPhil HornbyPhil Hornby is a British news reporter who currently works for ITV Meridian in the South East of England.Hornby is Meridian's Political Editor. Previously, he was the main news presenter for the programme Meridian Tonight alongside colleague Charlotte Hawkins but they have both moved onto other...
, a British news reporter, working for ITV Meridian - Phipps HornbyPhipps HornbyAdmiral Sir Phipps Hornby, GCB was a prominent and experienced British Royal Navy officer of the nineteenth century. Hornby served on frigates throughout most of his wartime experience, which included witnessing the Nore Mutiny first hand aged 12 in 1797...
(1785–1867), British naval officer - Phipps Hornby (cricketer)Phipps Hornby (cricketer)Captain Phipps John Hornby was an English cricketer.Phipps represented pre-county club Hampshire in a single first-class match in 1842 against the Marylebone Cricket Club....
(1820–1848), an English cricketer - Richard HornbyRichard HornbyRichard Phipps Hornby was a British Conservative Party politician and businessman. He was Member of Parliament for Tonbridge for over 17½ years, from June 1956 to February 1974, holding a junior ministerial position for a year in the mid-1960s. He worked for the J...
(1922–2007), a British Conservative Party politician and businessman - Robert William Bilton HornbyRobert William Bilton HornbyRobert William Bilton Hornby was an antiquarian, priest and Lord of the Manor of Heworth York, England.- Ancestry :...
(1821–1888), priest, antiquarian and lord of the manor from the City of York - Ron HornbyRon HornbyRon Hornby was a professional footballer who played for Stalybridge Celtic, Rochdale and Burnley.-References:**...
(1914–1962), a British professional footballer - Ross HornbyRoss HornbyRoss Hornby is Canada's current Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the European Union, since June 14, 2006.Hornby received his Bachelor of Arts at the University of British Columbia in 1975, his Master of Arts at the University of Toronto in 1976 and Bachelor of Laws at the Osgoode...
, Canada's current Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the European Union - Warwick HornbyWarwick HornbyWarwick Hornby is the current bass guitar player of Australian band, The Whitlams. He joined the band together with drummer Terepai Richmond in 1998....
, Australian musician in the band The Whitlams - Wilfrid Bird HornbyWilfrid Bird HornbyThe Rt Rev Wilfrid Bird Hornby was an Anglican Colonial Bishop at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Born on 25 February 1851 and educated at Marlborough and Brasenose College, Oxford he was ordained in 1876. In 1880 he went on the Oxford Mission to Calcutta, returning in...
(born 1851), an Anglican Colonial Bishop - William Hornby (governor) (c. 1723–1803), Governor of Bombay
- William Henry Hornby (1805–1884), English industrialist and politician
- Sir William Hornby, 1st BaronetSir William Hornby, 1st BaronetSir William Henry Hornby, 1st Baronet, usually known as Harry Hornby was an English industrialist and Conservative Party politician from Blackburn in Lancashire...
(1841–1928), son of the above, also an industrialist and politician
Other
- Hornby Castle (disambiguation)
- Hornby High SchoolHornby High SchoolHornby High School is a secondary school located in Christchurch, New Zealand which was established in 1975. it is located in the suburb of Hornby, to the west of the city centre. Facilities at HHS were designed to accommodate a maximum of over 800 students; current enrollment is approximately...
, Christchurch, New Zealand - Hornby RailwaysHornby RailwaysHornby Railways is the leading brand of model railway in the United Kingdom. Its roots date back to 1901, when founder Frank Hornby received a patent for his Meccano construction toy. The first clockwork train was produced in 1920. In 1938, Hornby launched its first 00 gauge train...
, manufacturer of model railways - Hornby SchoolHornby SchoolThe Hornby School was one of ten original schoolhouses built on Station Road in Greenfield Township outside of North East, Pennsylvania.- History :...
, historic one-room school house in Pennsylvania - Hornby's Storm-petrelHornby's Storm-petrelThe Hornby's Storm Petrel or Ringed Storm-petrel is a seabird that ranges in the Humboldt Current off the coasts of South America. The species is a very distinctive member of the storm-petrel family, with a dark cap, white face and underparts, forked tail and a black band across the chest. It is...
, South American seabird - Hornby VellardHornby VellardThe Hornby Vellard was a project to build a causeway uniting all seven islands of Bombay into a single island with a deep natural harbour. The project was started by the governor William Hornby in 1782 and all islands were linked by 1838...
, project to build a causeway uniting all seven islands of Bombay
See also
- Hornsby (disambiguation)
- HawnbyHawnbyHawnby is a small crossroads village and civil parish in the English county of North Yorkshire. It is located some seven miles northwest of Helmsley....
, a small crossroads village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England - Horny (disambiguation)
- Thornby (disambiguation)