Pettigrew
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People
- Antonio PettigrewAntonio PettigrewAntonio Pettigrew was an American sprinter who specialized in the 400 meters. He was born in Macon, Georgia....
, American former Olympic gold medalist - Brandon PettigrewBrandon PettigrewBrandon Pettigrew is an American football tight end for the Detroit Lions. He was drafted by the Lions with the 20th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.-High school:Brandon Pettigrew played high school football at Robert E...
, American football player - Courtenay Pettigrew, American fashion model. She is the descendant of Thomas Pettigrew
- Damian PettigrewDamian PettigrewDamian Pettigrew is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, author, and multimedia artist, best known for his cinematic portraits of Balthus and Federico Fellini...
, Canadian filmmaker - J. Johnston PettigrewJ. Johnston PettigrewJames Johnston Pettigrew was an author, lawyer, linguist, diplomat, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War...
, general in the American Civil War - Jack PettigrewJack PettigrewJohn Douglas Pettigrew is Emeritus Professor of Physiology and Director of the Vision, Touch and Hearing Research Centre at the University of Queensland in Australia.Professor Pettigrew's research interest is in comparative neuroscience...
(John Douglas Pettigrew), an Australian neuroscientist and Fellow of the Royal Society of London - James L. PetigruJames L. PetigruJames Louis Petigru was a lawyer, politician, and jurist in South Carolina. He is best known for his service as the state's Attorney General, his juridical work that played a key role in the recodification of the state's law code, and his opposition to nullification and, in 1860, state...
, was a lawyer and politician in South Carolina. He was born in the Abbeville District of South Carolina in 1789 to William and Louise Gilbert Pettigrew - Michael PettigrewMichael PettigrewMichael Pettigrew is an Australian rules footballer currently listed with the West Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League . He previously played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League...
AFL player for Port Adelaide - Pierre PettigrewPierre PettigrewPierre Stewart Pettigrew, PC is a Canadian politician.Born in Quebec City, Pettigrew has a BA in Philosophy from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and an M.Phil in International Relations from Oxford University...
, Canadian politician - Richard F. PettigrewRichard F. PettigrewRichard Franklin Pettigrew was an American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer. He represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress and, after the Dakotas were admitted as States, he was the first U.S. Senator from South Dakota.-Biography:Pettigrew was born in Ludlow, Windsor County,...
, U.S. Senator - Samuel PettigrewSamuel PettigrewSamuel Pettigrew served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1832 to 1836, his administration was marked by the industrialization of the city. Pittsburgh celebrated its newfound might by christening the first steam locomotive in the mid-west aptly named "The Pittsburgh". Mayor Pettigrew contended with one...
, served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1832 to 1836 - Stanley PettigrewStanley Pettigrew-Early life:Pettigrew was born in the Andes of Chile, the son of a mining engineer whose Scottish family had settled in Sligo a generation earlier. His mother was a Blennerhassett from Tralee, County Kerry, the family's ancestry traces back to the Huguenots, driven out of France in the 16th century...
, Irish painter - Thomas PettigrewThomas PettigrewThomas Joseph Pettigrew , sometimes known as "Mummy" Pettigrew, was a surgeon and antiquarian who became an expert on Ancient Egyptian mummies...
, English surgeon and expert on Egyptian mummies - W. F. Pettigrew, locomotive superintendent of the Furness Railway, 1897–1918
- William PettigrewWilliam PettigrewWilliam Pettigrew was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and a Member of the Legislative Council of Queensland, Australia.- Personal life :...
, Australian pioneer - Willie PettigrewWillie PettigrewWilliam "Willie" Pettigrew is a former Scottish international footballer who played as a striker.Pettigrew started his career with Hibernian but left Easter Road for junior side East Kilbride Thistle after failing to make a first-team breakthrough...
, former Scottish international soccer player
Fictional characters
- Francis Pettigrew - a fictional barrister-cum-sleuth invented by crime writer Cyril HareCyril HareCyril Hare, the pseudonym of Alfred Alexander Gordon Clark was an English judge and crime writer.- Life and work :...
- Peter Pettigrew - Harry Potter character
Film
- Miss Pettigrew Lives for a DayMiss Pettigrew Lives for a DayMiss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a 2008 British/American romantic comedy film directed by Bharat Nalluri. The screenplay by David Magee and Simon Beaufoy is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Winifred Watson.-Plot:...
, a romantic comedy released in 2008