Kidd (surname)
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A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
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- Benjamin KiddBenjamin KiddBenjamin Kidd was a British sociologist. He entered the British civil service and did not become generally known until the publication of an essay, Social Evolution, in 1894...
, English sociologist and writer - Billy KiddBilly KiddWilliam Winston "Billy" Kidd is a former alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1962-70 and a pro racer from 1970-72...
, American skier - Billy Kidd (footballer)Billy Kidd (footballer)Billy Kidd is a former professional footballer who played for Chesterfield F.C. for the whole of his professional career. He was born in Pegswood.-External links:**-References:...
, English footballer who played for Chesterfield - Brian KiddBrian KiddBrian Kidd is an English football coach and former player, who is currently Assistant Manager to Roberto Mancini at Manchester City....
, English footballer and coach - Chip KiddChip KiddChip Kidd is an American author, editor, and graphic designer, best known for his book covers.- Early life :Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Kidd grew up in the Reading suburb of Shillington, strongly influenced by American popular culture...
- Doug KiddDoug KiddSir Douglas Lorimer Kidd, KNZM is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1978 to 2002, representing the National Party. He served for three years as Speaker of the House of Representatives.-Early life:...
, New Zealand politician - Eddie Kidd, British stuntman
- Eric Leslie KiddLeslie KiddEric Leslie Kidd was an English-born Irish cricketer...
, cricketer - Ernest Kidd (footballer)Ernest Kidd (footballer)Ernest Kidd was a footballer who played in the Football League for Ashington and Wigan Borough. He was born in Dunston, Tyne and Wear, England.-References:...
, English footballer who played for Ashington and Wigan Borough - Frederick KiddFrederick KiddFrederick Alexander Kidd was a provincial level politician and Geologist from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the governing Progressive Conservative caucus from 1975 to 1979....
- George KiddGeorge KiddGeorge Pirkis Kidd was the first Canadian ambassador to Israel in 1954 and was the ambassador to Cuba at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and later moved to Canada with his parents...
- George Kidd (footballer)George Kidd (footballer)George Imlay Kidd was a Scottish football player who played professionally for Charlton Athletic, Luton Town, and Gillingham, for whom he made over 100 Football League appearances....
, Scottish footballer who played for Charlton Athletic, Gillingham and Luton Town - Isaac C. KiddIsaac C. KiddIsaac Campbell Kidd was an American Rear Admiral in the United States Navy who was killed on the bridge of the during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was the father of Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, Jr.. He was a posthumous recipient of his nation's highest military honor — the Medal of...
(1884-1941), an admiral in the U.S. Navy who was killed in the Pearl Harbor attack - Isaac C. Kidd, Jr.Isaac C. Kidd, Jr.Isaac Campbell Kidd, Jr. was an American Admiral in the United States Navy who served as the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO's Atlantic Fleet, and also as commander in chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet from 1975 to 1978. He was the son of Rear Admiral Isaac C...
(1919-1999), son of Isaac C. KiddIsaac C. KiddIsaac Campbell Kidd was an American Rear Admiral in the United States Navy who was killed on the bridge of the during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was the father of Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, Jr.. He was a posthumous recipient of his nation's highest military honor — the Medal of...
, and also an admiral in the U.S. Navy - Jack KiddJack KiddJohn W. "Jack" Kidd was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 8 goals in 40 appearances in the Second Division of the Football League playing for Birmingham....
, English footballer who played for Birmingham - James Kidd (footballer), English footballer who played for Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers and Derby County
- Jason KiddJason KiddJason Frederick Kidd is an American professional basketball point guard who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. Raised in Oakland, California, Kidd played college basketball at the University of California, Berkeley and was drafted second overall by the Dallas...
, American basketball player - Jodie KiddJodie KiddJodie Kidd is an English television personality and fashion model.-Early life:Jodie was a showjumper as a child and attended St Michael's School, Petworth.-Family:Jodie is the granddaughter from Hon...
- John Kidd, British physician and scientist
- Johnny Kidd, British singer
- Johnny Kidd (businessman)
- Joseph Kidd (1824-1918)Joseph Kidd (1824-1918)Joseph Kidd was a doctor, author, and physician to Benjamin Disraeli.-Biography:Joseph Kidd was born in Limerick, Ireland, on 15 February 1824, one of at least fifteen children of Thomas Keane Kidd, a merchant...
, Irish-born London doctor - Juanita Kidd StoutJuanita Kidd StoutJuanita Kidd Stout was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1988–1989, and the first African-American woman elected to any judgeship in the United States and the first to serve on the Supreme Court of any state.Stout studied at the University of Iowa...
, American judge - Kathryn H. KiddKathryn H. KiddKathryn H. Kidd was Orson Scott Card's co-author in writing a novel named Lovelock. The novel was to be the first of a proposed trilogy, but the other volumes have not been published...
, writer - Mae Street KiddMae Street KiddState Representative Mae Street Kidd born in Millersburg, Kentucky was an innovative businesswoman, a civic leader, and a skilled politician during a time when both her gender and her inter-racial background made such accomplishments more difficult than they would be today...
- Michael KiddMichael KiddMichael Kidd was an American film and stage choreographer.-Life and career:Born Milton Greenwald in New York City on the Lower East Side, the son of Abraham Greenwald, an immigrant barber, and his wife Lillian, Michael Kidd moved to Brooklyn with his family and attended New Utrecht High School there...
- Nikki KiddNikki KiddNikki Kidd is a female field hockey forward from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Bonagrass Grove, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2006. Kidd, a resident of Longside, was a national level middle distance runner and had football trials for Scotland at U15 level before...
(born 1987), Scottish field hockey forward - Richard A. KiddRichard A. KiddRichard A. Kidd was the ninth Sergeant Major of the Army. He was sworn in on July 2, 1991 and served until his term expired in June 1995....
(born 1943), ninth Sergeant Major of the ArmySergeant Major of the ArmyThe Sergeant Major of the Army is a unique non-commissioned rank in the United States Army. The holder of this rank is the most senior enlisted member of the Army, unless an Army NCO is serving as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, when in that case that NCO will be the most senior... - Ronald KiddRonald KiddRonald Kidd was a civil rights campaigner.Born in London, England, the son of surgeon Leonard Joseph Kidd, grandson of doctor Joseph Kidd, and nephew of doctors Percy Kidd and Walter Aubrey Kidd, Ronald Hubert Kidd had a variety of jobs before finding his vocation as a campaigner against...
(1889-1942) English civil rights campaigner - Ryan Kidd
- Sue Monk KiddSue Monk KiddSue Monk Kidd is a writer from the Southern United States, best known for her novel, The Secret Life of Bees.- Biography :Kidd, who was born in Sylvester, Georgia, graduated from Texas Christian University with a B.S...
, American writer - Thomas Kidd, classical scholar
- Thomas Kidd, Canadian politician
- Tom KiddTom Kidd (golfer)Tom Kidd was a Scottish golfer. He was a caddie from St Andrews and won the 1873 Open Championship over his home links. That was the first time the Open was played at what was to become the most famous Open Championship course. Conditions were wet and Kidd's winning score of 179 was the highest in...
, Scottish golfer - Thomas Kidd, American illustrator
- Trevor KiddTrevor KiddTrevor Kidd is a former NHL goaltender who last played for the Hannover Scorpions in Germany. Throughout his 12-year National Hockey League career, Kidd played for the Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs...
, ice hockey goaltender - Tyson Kidd, ring name of Canadian professional wrestler Theodore Wilson
- Virginia KiddVirginia KiddVirginia Kidd was an American literary agent, writer and editor, particularly influential in science fiction and related fields. She represented some of science fiction's most important authors, including Ursula K. Le Guin, R.A. Lafferty, Anne McCaffrey, and Gene Wolfe...
- Wes KiddWes KiddWes Kidd was a founding member of Rights of the Accused and Triple Fast Action, the latter signing to Capitol Records and Deep Elm Records. He grew up in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and attended Glenbard West High School. After Triple Fast Action disbanded in 1998, he went on to produce several albums...
, music producer - William KiddWilliam KiddWilliam "Captain" Kidd was a Scottish sailor remembered for his trial and execution for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean. Some modern historians deem his piratical reputation unjust, as there is evidence that Kidd acted only as a privateer...
, the pirate Captain Kidd - William KiddWilliam Kidd (composer)William "Bill" Kidd is a musician, conductor, composer, and orchestrator. He has worked on many television shows and feature films, including Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Left Behind, and Return to Lonesome Dove....
, composer - Kidd (rapper)Kidd (rapper)Nicholas Westwood Kidd better known by his stage name Kidd is a Danish-Scottish rapper and hip hop artist. After gaining attention online, he was signed to CHEFF Records. He was nominated for "Best Newcomer" in 2011 and performed during 2011 Danish Music Awards.-Singles:-External links:*...
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