Ogle
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Ogle may refer to:
as, or from, a surname
as the name of a building related to the family surname
as a placename
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- ogle, to stareStaringStaring is a prolonged gaze or fixed look. In staring, one object or person is the continual focus of visual interest, for an amount of time. Staring can be interpreted as being either hostile, or the result of intense concentration or affection. Staring behaviour can be considered a form of...
as, or from, a surname
- The Ogle familyOgle familyThe Ogle family was prominent landed gentry in Northumberland from before the time of the Norman Conquest.-Origins:The earliest appearances of the family name was written Hoggel, Oggehill, Ogille and Oghill....
of Northumberland, England- Benjamin OgleBenjamin OgleBenjamin Ogle was the ninth Governor of Maryland from 1798 to 1801.-Early life:The Ogle family was quite prominent for many centuries in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, dating from the medieval period. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Benjamin Ogle was the son of former Provincial...
, Governor of Maryland from 1798 to 1801 - Sir Chaloner Ogle, 1st BaronetSir Chaloner Ogle, 1st BaronetSir Chalonor Ogle was an Admiral in the British navy.He was the son of Nathaniel Ogle of Kirkley Hall, Northumberland....
(1726–1816), British Admiral- Sir Charles Ogle, 2nd BaronetSir Charles Ogle, 2nd BaronetAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Ogle, 2nd Baronet was an officer in the Royal Navy.-Naval career:Born the eldest son of Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle, 1st Baronet, Ogle joined the Royal Navy in 1787....
(1775–1858), British Admiral of the Fleet - Charles Ogle (politician)Charles Ogle (politician)Charles Ogle was an Anti-Masonic and Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles Ogle was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in Somerset...
(1798–1841), US Congressman - Captain Chaloner Ogle( Commodore) buried in Winchester Cathedral,England
- Charles Stanton OgleCharles Stanton OgleCharles Stanton Ogle was an American silent film actor.-Biography:Born in Steubenville, Ohio, Ogle first performed in live theatre, making his first appearance on Broadway in 1905. He embarked on a career in film with Edison Studios in The Bronx, New York in 1908, appearing in The Boston Tea Party...
(1865–1940), American silent film actor - Charles Clifford OgleCharles Clifford OgleCharles Clifford Ogle was an American businessman and aviator. Charles Ogle was a businessman and developer in Oakland, California at the time of his disappearance...
(1923–1964), Businessman, Missing Aviator
- Sir Charles Ogle, 2nd Baronet
- Admiral Chaloner OgleChaloner OgleAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Chaloner Ogle was a British naval commander during the War of the Austrian Succession.-Naval career:Born the son of John Ogle, a Newcastle barrister, Ogle came from the Kirkley Hall branch of the prominent Northumbrian Ogle family of Northumberland...
(1681–1750), British naval commander - David OgleDavid OgleDavid Ogle MBE, DSC was a British industrial designer and car designer. He founded the design consultancy company Ogle Design in 1954....
, the industrial designer and car designer - Kenneth N. OgleKenneth N. OgleKenneth N. Ogle was a scientist of human vision. Born in Colorado, he earned a bachelor's degree from Colorado College in 1925 and a Ph.D. from Dartmouth College in 1930. He was later awarded an honorary medical degree by the University of Uppsala in Sweden.He spent much of his working life at the...
, a scientist of human vision - Samuel OgleSamuel OgleSamuel Ogle was the 16th, 18th and 20th Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1731 to 1732, 1733 to 1742, and 1746/1747 to 1752.-Background:...
, Provincial Governor of Maryland 1731-1732, 1733–1742, 1746/47-1752 - The Baron OgleBaron OgleThe Ogles were a prominent Northumbrian family from before the time of the Norman Conquest. They settled at Ogle, Northumberland and in 1341 were granted a licence to fortify their manor house which became known as Ogle Castle. The family included seven Medieval Barons...
- The Earl of Ogle
- Benjamin Ogle
as the name of a building related to the family surname
- Ogle CastleOgle CastleOgle Castle is a former fortified manor house at Ogle, near Whalton, Northumberland. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building....
in Northumberland, England
as a placename
- Ogle County, IllinoisOgle County, IllinoisOgle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 53,497, which is an increase of 4.8% from 51,032 in 2000. Its county seat is Oregon, and its largest city is Rochelle...
, U.S.A. - Ogle Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Ogle, NorthumberlandOgle, NorthumberlandOgle is a village in Northumberland, England, in the parish of Whalton, north-west of Ponteland and south-west of Morpeth. The surname Ogle comes from here, where the Ogle family built Ogle Castle and owned Kirkley Hall.- Landmarks :...
, England - Ogle AirportOgle AirportOgle Airport is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Guyana, 6 miles east of the capital, Georgetown.In 2003 the airport was a local hub shuttling some 50,000 passengers and 1,800 tons of cargo annually. Construction began that year to expand the facility to an international airport with...
, near Georgetown, Guyana.
as the name of a company
- Ogle DesignOgle DesignOgle Design is a British design consultancy company, founded in 1954 by David Ogle, based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.-History:* 1954 Ogle Design was founded and produced many successful designs of industrial and household products....
a British design consultancy and one time car maker
Other
- BeatusBeatificationBeatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name . Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process...
Oglierio (also Ogerius), abbot of Lucedio 1205–1214; cult confirmed by Pope Pius IX in 1875 - OGLE, the Optical Gravitational Lensing ExperimentOptical Gravitational Lensing ExperimentThe Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment or OGLE is a Polish astronomical project based at the University of Warsaw that is chiefly concerned with discovering dark matter using the microlensing technique. Since the project began in 1992, it has discovered several extrasolar planets as a side...
survey- The names of stars and planets found by the OGLEOptical Gravitational Lensing ExperimentThe Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment or OGLE is a Polish astronomical project based at the University of Warsaw that is chiefly concerned with discovering dark matter using the microlensing technique. Since the project began in 1992, it has discovered several extrasolar planets as a side...
survey, for example OGLE-TR-56 and OGLE-2005-BLG-390LOGLE-2005-BLG-390LOGLE-2005-BLG-390L is a star thought to be a spectral type M - red dwarf star OGLE-2005-BLG-390L is a star thought to be a spectral type M - red dwarf star OGLE-2005-BLG-390L is a star thought to be a spectral type M - red dwarf star (95% probability, 4% probability it is a white dwarf,...
- The names of stars and planets found by the OGLE
- Ogle DVD PlayerOgle DVD PlayerOgle is a DVD player for GNU/Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems. It is released as free software under the GNU GPL license. It was originally developed in 1999 by a few students at Chalmers Tekniska Högskola in Göteborg, Sweden, and maintained until late 2003...
, open source software DVD player for Unix-like operating systems