Kennett
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People
- Bob KennettBob KennettBob Kennett is the father of New Zealand race car drivers Brady Kennett and George P. Burdell, but Bob raced strictly in the United States. In 1969 he raced in the US Trans-Am Series in a Porsche 911....
, racing car driver - Brady KennettBrady KennettBrady Kennett 12-02-1974 is a racing car driver from New Zealand. He has raced Formula Ford, Formula Holden, V8 Touring Cars, V8 Utes, Super Trucks and Production Cars....
(born 1974), racing car driver - Edward KennettEdward KennettEdward 'Eddie' David Kennett is a motorcycle speedway rider. He was the British Under-21 Champion in 2005 and has appeared in two Speedway Grand Prix as a wild card....
(born 1986), speedway rider - Gordon KennettGordon KennettGordon William Kennett is a former motorcycle speedway rider. In 1978 he won the World Pairs Championship with Malcolm Simmons. He also finished runner-up to Ole Olsen in the 1978 Speedway World Championship at Wembley...
(born 1953), speedway rider - Houn Jiyu-KennettHoun Jiyu-KennettHoun Jiyu-Kennett, , born Peggy Teresa Nancy Kennett, was a British roshi most famous for having been the first female to be sanctioned by the Soto School of Japan to teach in the West. Jiyu-Kennett founded Shasta Abbey in Mount Shasta, California in 1970 after many years spent studying Zen and...
(1924–1996), roshi - Jeff KennettJeff KennettJeffrey Gibb Kennett AC , a former Australian politician, was the Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999. He is currently the President of Hawthorn Football Club. He is the founding Chairman of beyondblue, a national depression initiative.- Early life :Kennett was born in Melbourne on 2 March...
(born 1948), politician - John Thomas KennettJohn Thomas KennettJohn Thomas Kennett was the Preparatory School Principal and Preparatory Boarding Master at The Kinross Wolaroi School in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In June 1996, he was charged with 37 counts of indecent assault and sexual assault on no less than twelve boys between 1978 and 1986.He was...
, educator and criminal - Kennett BrosKennett BrosThe Kennett Bros is the business name for brothers Paul Kennett, Simon Kennett and Jonathan Kennett. They have been heavily involved in mountain biking in New Zealand since 1984, and in publishing books about cycling and cyclists.-Activities:...
, cyclists and authors - Luther Martin KennettLuther Martin KennettLuther Martin Kennett was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Falmouth, Kentucky, Kennett attended private schools.Deputy county clerk of Pendleton County in 1822 and 1823 and of Campbell County, Kentucky, in 1824....
(1807–1873), politician - Murray KennettMurray KennettMurray Kennett is a former World Hockey Association player. He played for the Indianapolis Racers and Edmonton Oilers.-External links:...
(born 1952), hockey player - Paul KennettPaul KennettPaul Kennett is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Swinton.-International honours:Paul Kennett won caps for Wales while at Swinton 1992 2-caps + 1-cap ....
, rugby league footballer - Rick KennettRick KennettRick Kennett is an Australian writer of science fiction, horror and ghost stories. He is the most prolific and widely-published author in Australia after Paul Collins, Terry Dowling and Greg Egan, with stories in a wide variety of magazines and anthologies in Australia, the US and the UK.His first...
(born 1956), author - Rowena KennettRowena KennettRowena Alissa Kennett is a former MTV VJ in Thailand.At the age of three the family moved to Thailand and Kennett became a child model doing photo shoots, shows and various television commercials. At age thirteen, she started professional modeling on Fash Show, a weekly program showcasing new...
(born 1979), television presenter - Todd P. KennettTodd P. KennettTodd Kennett is a coach of the Division I Collegiate heavyweight rowing program at Cornell University. In 2006 and 2008, his varsity boat captured both the Eastern Sprints Regatta and the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships .-Early life:Todd Kennett was born in 1970 in Middlebury,...
(born 1970), rowing coach - White KennettWhite KennettWhite Kennett was an English bishop and antiquarian.-Life:He was born at Dover. He was educated at Westminster School and at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where, while an undergraduate, he published several translations of Latin works, including Erasmus' In Praise of Folly.Kennett was vicar of...
(1660–1728), bishop and antiquarian
Settlements
- Kennett, CaliforniaKennett, CaliforniaKennett was an important mining town in Northern California until it was flooded by Shasta Lake while Shasta Dam was being constructed. Kennett is submerged under approximately 400 ft. of water...
- Kennett, CambridgeshireKennett, CambridgeshireKennett is a small village and civil parish at the very eastern tip of Cambridgeshire, England. Situated around north-east of Newmarket and north-west of Bury St Edmunds, it falls into the district of East Cambridgeshire.-History:...
- Kennett, MissouriKennett, MissouriKennett is a city in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2000 census, but a 2008 estimate indicates a 4.9% decrease in population to 10,707. Kennett is the county seat of Dunklin County...
- Kennett River, VictoriaKennett River, VictoriaKennett River is a small seaside town in Victoria, Australia.Situated west of Melbourne, on the Otway Coast part of the scenic Great Ocean Road, Kennett River is a popular tourist destination from the resort town of Lorne, Victoria.-History:...
, town in Australia - West Kennett and East KennettEast KennettEast Kennett is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded a parish population of 105.-Local government:...
, villages in Wiltshire, England - Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Rivers
- Kennett RiverKennett RiverThe Kennett River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges and enters Bass Strait to the east of Cape Otway through the locality of the same name....
, river in Australia - River Kennett, a short river near Kennett, CambridgeshireKennett, CambridgeshireKennett is a small village and civil parish at the very eastern tip of Cambridgeshire, England. Situated around north-east of Newmarket and north-west of Bury St Edmunds, it falls into the district of East Cambridgeshire.-History:...
on the border of CambridgeshireCambridgeshireCambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
and SuffolkSuffolkSuffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and a tributary of the River LarkRiver LarkThe River Lark is a river in England, which crosses the border between Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. It is a tributary of the River Great Ouse, and was extended when that river was re-routed as part of drainage improvements. It is thought to have been used for navigation since Roman times, and...
Other locations
- Kennett Square, PennsylvaniaKennett Square, PennsylvaniaKennett Square is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known as the Mushroom Capital of the World because mushroom farming in the region produces over a million pounds of mushrooms a year...
- Kennett Memorial AirportKennett Memorial AirportKennett Memorial Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Kennett, a city in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which...
- Old Kennett MeetinghouseOld Kennett MeetinghouseOld Kennett Meetinghouse is a historic meeting house of the Religious Society of Friends or "Quakers" in Kennett Township near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.-History:...