Kemp
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- Kemp HannonKemp HannonJ. Kemp Hannon is a member of the New York State Senate, from Nassau County. Sen. Hannon has represented the 6th District since 1989 which covers Levittown, Massapequa, Garden City, Uniondale, Hempstead, Farmingdale, Franklin Square, Old Bethpage, Salisbury, Garden City South, Plainview,...
, American politician - Albert Edward KempAlbert Edward KempSir Albert Edward Kemp, KCMG, PC was a Canadian businessman and politician. Kemp was a Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence and Minister of the Overseas Military Forces during World War I. A Conservative and Unionist, Kemp was elected five times to the Canadian House of Commons as the Member...
(1858–1929), Canadian businessman and politician - Alfred KempeAlfred KempeSir Alfred Bray Kempe D.C.L. F.R.S. was a mathematician best known for his work on linkages and the four color theorem....
(1849–1922), English mathematician - Anthony Fenn KempAnthony Fenn KempAnthony Fenn Kemp was a soldier, merchant and a deputy judge advocate of the colony of New South Wales . He was one of the key participants in the "Rum Rebellion" that removed William Bligh, the appointed governor of the colony, and established an interim military government...
(1773–1868), Australian soldier and merchant - Arthur KempArthur KempArthur Benjamin Kemp is a prominent British white separatist, writer, speaker, activist and political figure who has been the Foreign Affairs Spokesperson for the British National Party and was responsible for the content of that party's website. He was born in Southern Rhodesia and worked as a...
(born 1962), South African/British politician and writer - Bolivar E. KempBolivar E. KempBolivar Edwards Kemp, Sr. , was an attorney and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th congressional district....
(1871-1933), Louisiana congressman - Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr.Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr.Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr. , was the Democratic attorney general of the U.S. state of Louisiana from 1948–1952 during the administration of Governor Earl Kemp Long. He was allied with the Long faction in state politics....
(1904-1965), Louisiana Attorney General, 1948-1952 - Carl KempeCarl KempeJohan Carl Kempe was leader of the Swedish pulp and paper industry Mo och Domsjö AB and involved in several other companies in the large economic sphere of the Kempe family. He was also a silver medalist in tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.Carl Kempe was born in Stockholm, son of...
(1884–1967), Swedish paper producer - Charles Eamer KempeCharles Eamer KempeCharles Eamer Kempe was a well-known Victorian stained glass designer. After attending Twyford School, he studied for the priesthood at Pembroke College, Oxford, but it became clear that his severe stammer would be an impediment to preaching...
(1837–1907), English stained glass designer - Dan KempDan KempDaniel "Dan" Kemp was an American actor best known for his guest-starring roles in several television westerns between 1969 and 1971....
(1927-2000), American actor - David Kemp (politician) (born 1941), Australian politician
- David Kemp (footballer)David Kemp (footballer)David Michael Kemp is a former English professional footballer and manager. He is currently Assistant Manager at Stoke City.-Playing career:...
(born 1953), English footballer - David Kemp (professor)David Kemp (professor)David Kemp is a Professor working at the UCL Ear Institute who discovered the phenomenon of otoacoustic emission in July 1978 while working at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital. He founded a company that makes equipment to test for hearing defects by detecting otacoustic emission,...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1978), British hearing researcher - Earl KempEarl KempEarl Kemp is an American science fiction editor, critic, and fan who won a Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 1961 for Who Killed Science Fiction, a collection of questions and answers with top writers in the field. In 2011 a book edition of Who Killed Science Fiction was published by The Merry...
(born 1929), American science fiction editor, critic and fan - Edward KempEdward KempEdward Kemp was an English landscape architect and an author. Together with Joseph Paxton and Edward Milner, Kemp became one of the leaders in the design of parks and gardens during the mid-Victorian era in England....
(1817–1891), English garden designer and author - Elise KempElise KempSister Elise Margaret Kemp was a New Zealand born nurse and nursing sister who served in the Territorial Forces Nursing Service. She was the only New Zealand nurse killed in action during World War I.-Early years:...
(1881—1917), New Zealand born nurse and nursing sister - Frieder KempeFrieder KempeFrieder Kempe is a German scientist who designed a special metallic fabric called Farabloc that shields the human body from immediate shifts in the Earth's electromagnetic field. Published studies show Farabloc relieves pain...
(fl. since 2001), German scientist and inventor - Gary KempGary KempGary Kemp is an English pop musician and actor who is the guitar player and chief songwriter for the 1980s Synthpop band Spandau Ballet. His brother, Martin Kemp, plays bass guitar in the band...
(born 1959), English pop musician - Gene KempGene KempGene Kemp Nee Rushton is a British author best known for her children's books. Her first novel, The Pride of Tamworth Pig was published in 1972. She won The Other Award in 1977 and the UK Carnegie Medal in 1978 for The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler ...
(born 1926), British author - George Meikle KempGeorge Meikle KempGeorge Meikle Kemp was a Scottish carpenter/joiner, draughtsman, and self-taught architect. He is best known as the designer of the Scott Monument in central Edinburgh.-Biography:...
(1795–1844), Scottish carpenter /joiner, draughtsman and architect - Hal KempHal KempJames Harold "Hal" Kemp was a jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger. He was born in Marion, Alabama and died in Madera, California following an auto accident...
(1904-1940), American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger - Harry KempHarry Kempthumb|rightHarry Hibbard Kemp was an American poet and prose writer of the twentieth century. He was known as "the "Vagabond Poet, the Villon of America, the Hobo Poet, or the Tramp Poet," and was a well-known popular literary figure of his era, the "hero of adolescent Americans."-Life and...
(1883–1960), American poet and prose writer - C. Henry Kempe (1922–1984), American pediatrician who identified the Battered child syndrome.
- Jack KempJack KempJack French Kemp was an American politician and a collegiate and professional football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York's 31st...
(1935–2009), American politician and football quarterback - Jacques KempJacques KempJacques Kemp is a Dutch businessman. Kemp started his career with ING in 1974, serving in several executive positions in the firm since...
(born 1949), Dutch businessman - Jan KempJan KempJan Kemp was an American academic and English tutor who exposed the bias in passing college football players and filed a lawsuit against the University of Georgia....
(1949–2008), American academic who exposed the bias in passing college football players - Jan Kemp (South African)Jan Kemp (South African)Jan Christoffel Greyling Kemp was a South African Boer officer, rebel general and South African politician.-Early life:...
, (1872–1946), South African Boer leader, rebel general and politician - Jennifer KempJennifer KempJennifer Kemp is an American swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich and won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.-References:...
(born 1955), American swimmer - Jeremy KempJeremy KempJeremy Kemp is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the miniseries The Winds of War, The Blue Max and Z-Cars....
(born 1935), English actor - John KempJohn KempJohn Kemp was a medieval English cardinal, archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Chancellor of England.-Biography:Kemp was son of Thomas Kempe, a gentleman of Ollantigh, in the parish of Wye near Ashford, Kent...
(c. 1380–1454), Archbishop of Canterbury - Joseph KempJoseph KempJoseph William Kemp was a Baptist minister and preacher, a revivalist, and a leader of the Christian fundamentalist movement in New Zealand...
(1872-1933), English-born New Zealand Baptist minister and preacher - Kempe Gowda IKempe Gowda IKempe Gowda is also called Kempe Gowda, Kempe Gowda I or Bengalooru Kempe Gowda. He showed remarkable qualities of leadership from his childhood. He had the burning desire to extend his Kingdom to provide a just rule over it and to work for the preservation of Hindu Dharma...
(1513–69), Yelahanka chieftain, founded the city of Bangalore - Kepa Te RangihiwinuiKepa Te RangihiwinuiKepa Te Rangihiwinui was Māori military commander and noted ally of the government forces during the New Zealand Wars. He was also known as Te Kepa, or Major Kepa or sometimes as Major Kemp. Te Kepa was a member of the Ngati Hau tribe or iwi...
(c. 1820–98), also known as Major Kemp, Māori military leader - Kirsten KempKirsten KempKirsten Kemp Becker is an American actress and television presenter.-Biography:Born Kirsten Holmquist in London, England, she began to sing, dance, and play flute and guitar with her parents at the age of four when they moved to Mexico City, Mexico...
(born 1970), American actress and television presenter - Lindsay KempLindsay KempLindsay Kemp is a British dancer, actor, teacher, mime artist and choreographer.Born in South Shields on May 3, 1938, Kemp's father, a seaman, was lost at sea in 1940. According to Kemp, he danced from early childhood: "I'd dance on the kitchen table to entertain the neighbours. I mean, it was a...
(born 1938), British dancer, actor, teacher, mime artist and choreographer - Margery KempeMargery KempeMargery Kempe is known for dictating The Book of Margery Kempe, a work considered by some to be the first autobiography in the English language. This book chronicles, to some extent, her extensive pilgrimages to various holy sites in Europe and Asia, as well as her mystical conversations with God...
(c. 1373–after 1438), English autobiographer, religious pilgrim - Martin Kemp (entertainer) (born 1961), English actor and musician
- Martin Kemp (art historian)Martin Kemp (art historian)Martin Kemp is Emeritus Research Professor in the History of Art at Oxford University. He has written and broadcast extensively on imagery in art and science from the Renaissance to the present day...
(fl. since 1970), British art historian and professor - Matthew Kemp (born 1980), Australian footballer
- Mathew Kemp (politician) (died 1682), Virginia colonial politician, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
- Matt KempMatt KempMatthew Ryan "Matt" Kemp is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers.Kemp was drafted by the Dodgers in the 6th round of the 2003 draft and made his major league debut in 2006...
(born 1984), American baseball outfielder - Peter Kemp (rower)Peter Kemp (rower)Peter Kemp was one of seven Australians who each won the World Sculling Championship between 1876 and 1907.He was born on the banks of the Hawkesbury River near Windsor, New South Wales, on 15 November 1853. As a boy growing up he taught himself to row...
(1853-1951), Australian sculler - Peter Kemp (swimmer) (born 1878), British swimmer
- Richard KempRichard KempColonel Richard Justin Kemp CBE served in the British Army from 1977 to 2005. He was Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan, an infantry battalion Commanding Officer, worked for the Joint Intelligence Committee and COBR and completed 14 operational tours of duty around the globe.After retiring...
(born 1955, Lubbock, Texas), American, Producer, Screenwriter - Rick KempRick KempRick Kemp is an English bass player, songwriter, vocalist and record producer, best known for his work with the pioneering electric folk band, Steeleye Span.-Projects:...
(born 1941), English musician - Rod KempRod KempCharles Roderick "Rod" Kemp is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1990 to 2008, representing the state of Victoria....
(born 1944), Australian politician - Rose KempRose KempRose Kemp is an English singer and guitarist who performs in a variety of genres. She is the daughter of Maddy Prior and Rick Kemp of the folk-rock band Steeleye Span.- Singing career :...
(born 1984), English singer and guitarist - Ross KempRoss KempRoss James Kemp is a BAFTA award-winning British actor, author and journalist, who rose to prominence in the role of Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders...
(born 1964), English actor and journalist - Rudolf KempeRudolf KempeRudolf Kempe was a German conductor.- Biography :Kempe was born in Dresden, where from the age of fourteen he studied at the Dresden State Opera School. He played oboe in the opera orchestra of Dortmund and then in the Leipzig Gewandhaus orchestra, from 1929...
(1910–76), German conductor - Shawn KempShawn KempShawn T. Kemp is a former American professional basketball player, who played in the National Basketball Association for 14 seasons. He was a six-time NBA All-Star and a three-time All-NBA Second Team member.-Early years:...
(born 1969), American basketball player - Stacey KempStacey KempStacey Kemp is an English pair skater who represents Great Britain. She competes with David King. They are the 2006-2010 British national champions. Kemp & King changed coaches in the summer of 2007 and moved to Poland to train under Mariusz and Dorota Siudek.-Competitive highlights:-External...
(born 1988), English pair skater - Steve KempSteve KempSteven F. Kemp is a former Major League Baseball outfielder from 1977 to 1986 and 1988. He is of Armenian heritage.-Professional career:...
(born 1954), American baseball player - Steve Kemp (musician)Steve Kemp (musician)Steven Michael "Steve" Kemp is an English drummer. He is the drummer of indie rock band Hard-Fi. Originally from Lancashire, he went to Carnforth High School, before he moved to London in his late teens to do a musical course. Kemp is a big fan of Liverpool F.C...
(born 1978), English rock drummer - Tara KempTara KempTara Leslye Kemp is an American pop and R&B singer who was signed to the Giant Records label. She is best known for her two Top 10 1991 singles "Hold You Tight" and "Piece of My Heart."-Career:...
(born 1964), American singer - Thomas Read KempThomas Read KempThomas Read Kemp was an English property developer and politician. He was the son of Sussex landowner Thomas Kemp, whose farmhouse in Brighton was rented by the Prince of Wales in 1786.-Biography:...
(1783-1844), English property developer and politician - Troy KempTroy KempTroy Kemp is a former high jumper from Bahamas who won the gold medal at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. Having jumped 2.38m in Nice 1995, Kemp is a co-holder of the Commonwealth record.-Achievements:-External...
(born 1966), Bahamas former high jumper - Ursula KempUrsula KempUrsula Kemp or Ursley Kempe alias Grey was an English cunning woman and midwife who in 1582 was tried for witchcraft and hanged. Kemp was accused of using familiars to kill and bring sickness to her neighbours.-Biography:Kemp was born in St Osyth, Essex...
(ca. 1525–1582), English cunning woman and midwife - Will Kempe (actor)Will Kempe (actor)Will Kempe is a film and television actor. Born and raised on the island of Bermuda, Kempe was later educated in England...
(born 1963), Bermudan actor - William KempeWilliam KempeWilliam Kempe , also spelt Kemp, was an English actor and dancer specializing in comic roles and best known for having been one of the original players in early dramas by William Shakespeare...
(died c. 1603), English actor and morris dancer - Willie KempWillie KempWillie Kemp, King of the Cornkisters, was born in Oldmeldrum in 1888 and died in 1965. He is best known as a singer and writer of Doric comic songs...
(1888-1965), Scottish singer and writer - Willy KempWilly KempWilly Kemp was a Luxembourgian professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :194719491955- External links :*...
(born 1925), Luxembourgian professional road bicycle racer
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- Kemp (wool)Kemp (wool)Kemp is generally a chalky-white, brittle, weak fibre which may be mixed with normal fibers in a sheep's wool fleece. Kemp fibres are often detached from the skin. This hair is not desirable in a fleece, as it does not accept dye, minimising both the quality and the value of the wool....
, a type of sheep's hair - Kempe chainKempe chainIn mathematics, a Kempe chain is a device used mainly in the study of the four colour theorem.-History:Kempe chains were first used by Alfred Kempe in his attempted proof of the four colour theorem. Even though his proof turned out to be incorrect, the method of Kempe chains is crucial to the...
, part of the four-colour theorem - The Ghost of Thomas KempeThe Ghost of Thomas KempeThe Ghost of Thomas Kempe is a novel for children by Penelope Lively published in 1973. The novel won the Carnegie Medal in 1973.-Plot summary:...
, a novel by Penelope Lively - KempsKempsKemps also well known by other names such as Crepes, Party, Kent, Quems, Canes, Signals, Cash, Twa, Spam, Campers, Squares, Jabers, Peanut Butter, Comps, Mujumbo, Schenectady, and less popularly as Gumpsh is a matching card game for two to six teams of two players each. It is played with a standard...
, a card game - "Kemp" (song)Kemp (song)"Kemp" is a song by the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin from the album Home from Home. It was released as a single on February 18, 2002, by Burning Heart Records, including two b-sides from the album's recording sessions, "The Downhill Walk" and "Absolute Zero"...
, a song appearing on Home From Home by Millencolin - KEMP Technologies, a networking appliances company