Oldham (surname)
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Oldham is a surname
with origins tracing to the town of Oldham
, in Greater Manchester
, England
. People named Oldham include:
Surname
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"...
with origins tracing to the town of Oldham
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
, in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England
England
England 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...
. People named Oldham include:
- Andrew Loog OldhamAndrew Loog OldhamAndrew Loog Oldham is an English producer, talent manager, impresario and author. He was manager and producer of The Rolling Stones from 1963, and was noted for his flamboyant style.-Biography:...
(born 1944), British rock group manager - Arthur OldhamArthur OldhamArthur William Oldham was an English composer and choirmaster. He founded the Edinburgh Festival Chorus in 1965, the Chorus of the Orchestre de Paris in 1975, and the Concertgebouw Orchestra Chorus in Amsterdam in 1979. He also worked with the Scottish Opera Chorus 1966-74 and directed the...
(1926-2003), English chorusmaster, composer - Chris OldhamChris OldhamChristopher Martin Oldham is a former professional American football cornerback for twelve seasons in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New Orleans Saints. Oldham graduated from Highlands High School in 1986....
(born 1968), American football player - Denver OldhamDenver OldhamDenver Oldham is an American concert pianist and recording artist. A Steinway Artist, he has to his credit twelve European concert tours, two South American concert tours, as well as numerous domestic performances. He has recorded ten albums to date, paying special attention to the works of...
(born 1936), American pianist - Derek OldhamDerek OldhamDerek Oldham was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in the tenor roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company....
(1887-1968), English singer and actor - George Ashton OldhamGeorge Ashton OldhamGeorge Ashton Oldham was the third Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany in the United States from 1929 to 1950, during the turbulent times of The Great Depression and World War II. He was also notable as the primary author of the catechism used in the Episcopal Church USA for decades until...
(1877-1963), American religious leader - Henry Yule OldhamHenry Yule OldhamHenry Yule Oldham, was a teacher and geographer who, in 1901, conducted the definitive version of the Bedford Level experiment, a proof that the Earth is a sphere.-Early life:...
, (1862-1951), British geographer - Hugh OldhamHugh OldhamHugh Oldham was a Bishop of Exeter and a notable patron of education. Born in Lancashire to a family of minor gentry, he probably attended both Oxford and Cambridge universities, following which he was a clerk at Durham, then a rector in Cornwall before being employed by Lady Margaret Beaufort ,...
(1450-1519), English bishop - Jawann OldhamJawann OldhamJawann Oldham is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 2nd round of the 1980 NBA Draft. A 7'0" center from Seattle University, Oldham played in 10 NBA seasons for 8 different teams...
(born 1957), American basketball player - John OldhamJohn OldhamJohn Oldham was an early Puritan settler in Massachusetts. He was a captain, merchant, and Indian trader. His death at the hands of the Indians was one of the causes of the Pequot War of 1636-37.-Life:...
:- John Oldham (baseball)John Oldham (baseball)John Hardin Oldham is a former Major League Baseball player who had one of the shortest baseball careers in the history of the game. Oldham batted right and threw left-handed...
(born 1932), American baseball player - John Oldham (basketball)John Oldham (basketball)John Oldham is a former college player, athletic director and basketball coach who gave the idea of Western Kentucky University's "Red Towel" logo, an iconic towel used by former coach E.A. Diddle....
(born 1923), American basketball coach and player - John Oldham (colonist) (1592–1636), English settler in Massachusetts
- John Oldham (engineer)John Oldham (engineer)John Oldham was an Irish engineer best known for the Oldham coupler-References:...
(1779–1840), Irish engineer - John Oldham (poet)John Oldham (poet)John Oldham was an English satirical poet and translator.-Life and work:Oldham was born in Shipton Moyne, Gloucestershire, the son of John Oldham, a non-conformist minister, and grandson of John Oldham the staunch anti-papist rector of Shipton Moyne and before that of Long Newton in Wiltshire...
(1653–1683), English poet - John M. Oldham (Candidate for President-Elect American Psychiatric Association)
- John Oldham (baseball)
- Ray OldhamRay OldhamDonnie Ray Oldham was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions...
(1951-2005), American football player - Red OldhamRed OldhamJohn Cyrus "Red" Oldham was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played five years with the Detroit Tigers and two years with the Pittsburgh Pirates...
(1893-1961), American baseball player - Richard OldhamRichard OldhamRichard Oldham was a cleric in 15th century England. Abbot of the Abbey of St Werburgh, Chester, he became Bishop of Sodor and Man in 1480, a position he held until his death....
(died 1486), English bishop - Richard Dixon OldhamRichard Dixon OldhamRichard Dixon Oldham FRS was a British geologist who made the first clear identification of the separate arrivals of P-waves, S-waves and surface waves on seismograms and the first clear evidence that the Earth has a central core.-Life:Born on 31 July 1858 to Thomas Oldham, a Fellow of the Royal...
(1858-1936), British geologist - Robert OldhamRobert OldhamRobert Oldham is a Canadian writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Besides his many poems and short stories, his published writings include two alternate history novels: in Saving the King and New Britain KZ1, Germany has occupied Britain after having won World War II...
(born 1950), Canadian writer - Scott OldhamScott OldhamScott Oldham serves as Editor in Chief of both Edmunds Inc.'s Edmunds.com and .He earned his BA in Journalism from Glassboro State College, now known as Rowan University...
(born 1969), American journalist - Spooner OldhamSpooner OldhamDewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham is an American songwriter and session musician. An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and at FAME Studios on such hit R&B songs as "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge, "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett and "I Never Loved a Man" by Aretha...
(born 1943), American musician - Stephen OldhamStephen OldhamStephen Oldham is an English former first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1974 to 1979 and from 1984 to 1985, and for Derbyshire in the intervening years 1980 to 1983.Oldham made his debut for Yorkshire in the 1974 County Championship, taking 3 wickets for 7 runs...
(born 1948), English cricketer - Thomas OldhamThomas OldhamThomas Oldham was a Anglo-Irish geologist.He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and studied civil engineering at the University of Edinburgh as well as geology under Robert Jameson....
(1816-1878), British geologist - Todd OldhamTodd OldhamTodd Oldham is an American-born designer and president of L-7 Designs Inc. His fun, lighthearted approach to fashion and style has become known to millions through his fashion lines, interior designs, books and by appearing in television shows...
(born 1961), American fashion designer - William Oldham:
- Will OldhamWill OldhamWill Oldham , better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music...
(born 1970), American singer - William Fitzjames OldhamWilliam Fitzjames Oldhamthumb|William Fitzjames Oldham and his wife Marie Augusta MulliganWilliam Fitzjames Oldham was an Indian-born British-American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and Missionary Bishop for Southern Asia. He also distinguished himself as a Missionary, an Author, and a Church Official...
(1854–1937), British-American bishop - William Kavanaugh OldhamWilliam Kavanaugh OldhamWilliam Kavanaugh Oldham was the Acting Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas for six days in 1913.Oldham was born in Richmond, Kentucky and educated at Central University, also in Richmond. He moved to Pettus, Arkansas in Lonoke County in 1885.He was elected to the Arkansas House of...
(1865–1938), American politician - William Simpson Oldham, Sr.William Simpson Oldham, Sr.William Simpson Oldham, Sr. was a politician in the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War....
(1813–1868), American politician
- Will Oldham
See also
- OldhamOldhamOldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
, a large town in Greater ManchesterGreater ManchesterGreater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the... - List of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surnames