Pickering (surname)
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Pickering is a British surname
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People with Pickering as a surname:
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People with Pickering as a surname:
- Adrienne PickeringAdrienne Pickering-Biography:Pickering stars in one of the female lead roles of the Australian natural drama-thriller film The Reef.-Television career:She also played the recurring role of Detective Christine Taylor in the BBC-commissioned soap opera Out of the Blue. She appears on Home And Away as Natalie Franklin,...
(1981–present), Australian actress - Andrew PickeringAndrew PickeringAndrew Pickering is a sociologist, philosopher and historian of science at the University of Exeter. He was a professor of sociology and a director of science and technology studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign until 2007. He holds a doctorate in physics from the University of...
, sociologist and science historian - Bill PickeringBill PickeringWilliam Harold "Bill" Pickering was a professional footballer. He initially played for Latch & Batchelors F.C. before playing as an amateur for Sunderland. He went on to play for Merthyr Town, Gillingham, Huddersfield Town, Reading, Colwyn Bay United, Bristol Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Oswestry...
(1901–), former English professional footballer - Calvin PickeringCalvin PickeringCalvin Elroy Pickering is a former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball between 1998 and 2005 for the Baltimore Orioles , Cincinnati Reds , Boston Red Sox , and Kansas City Royals...
(1976–present), American baseball player - Charles Pickering (naturalist)Charles Pickering (naturalist)Charles Pickering was an American naturalist.Born in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, the grandson of Colonel Timothy Pickering, he grew up in Wenham, Massachusetts and received a medical degree from Harvard University in 1823...
(1805–1878), physician and naturalist - Charles W. PickeringCharles W. PickeringCharles Willis Pickering, Sr. is a retired federal judge who served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.- Background :...
(1937–present), Appeals Court judge - Charlie PickeringCharlie PickeringCharlie Pickering he grew up in Melbourne, Australia and attended an Independent Anglican Boys' School; Brighton Grammar...
(1977–present), Australian comedian - Charles W. "Chip" PickeringChip Pickering"Charles Willis Pickering" redirects here. For this former congressman's father, see Charles W. Pickering.Charles Willis "Chip" Pickering, Jr. is a politician in the U.S. state of Mississippi. He represented as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives...
(born 1963), the judge's son and US Representative from Mississippi - Chris PickeringChris PickeringChris Pickering is an Australian alt.country singer, songwriter and guitarist based in Brisbane, Australia.He was born and grew up in the town of Warwick, about south-west of Brisbane....
, Australian alt.country musician - Craig PickeringCraig PickeringCraig Keith Pickering is an English sprinter, currently based at the Marshall Milton Keynes Athletics Club; however, he also runs for the University of Bath and Newham and Essex Beagles. He is a former student of the Royal Latin School and got pointed in the sprinting direction by his PE teacher...
(1986–present), British sprinter - Donald PickeringDonald PickeringDonald Ellis Pickering was an English actor.Pickering had appeared in many television, film and radio roles...
(1933–present), English actor - Edward Charles PickeringEdward Charles PickeringEdward Charles Pickering was an American astronomer and physicist, brother of William Henry Pickering.Along with Carl Vogel, Pickering discovered the first spectroscopic binary stars. He wrote Elements of Physical Manipulations .Pickering attended Boston Latin School, and received his B.S. from...
(1846–1919), astronomer - Ernest PickeringErnest PickeringErnest Dinwoodie Pickering was a fundamentalist pastor, author, college administrator, and mission board representative.-Biography:...
(1928–2000), American fundamentalist leader - Frederick Brian PickeringFrederick Brian PickeringProfessor Frederick Brian Pickering is a British metallurgist. His research and development activities contributed significantly to the creation of the stronger and lighter steels....
, British metallurgist - Sir James PickeringSir James PickeringSir James Pickering was Speaker of the House of Commons of England in 1378 and again from 1382 to 1383...
, British politician of the fourteenth century - Jack PickeringJack PickeringJohn Pickering was an English footballer who played for Sheffield United between 1925 and 1948. He played in the position of Inside-Left....
(1908–1977), English footballer (soccer) who played for Sheffield United F.C. - John PickeringJohn Pickering (judge)John Pickering served as Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature and as Judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire...
(1737–1805), American judge - John Pickering (football manager)John Pickering (football manager)For the English footballer who played for Sheffield United between 1925 and 1948 see Jack PickeringJohn Pickering was a former professional footballer at Halifax Town from 1965 to 1974 with one last season with Barnsley...
(1944-present), English football manager - Karen PickeringKaren PickeringKaren Pickering is a former freestyle swimmer from Great Britain, who made her international senior debut in 1986. She was first selected to represent her country at the European Junior Championships...
(1971–present), champion British swimmer - Larry PickeringLarry PickeringLarry Pickering is an Australian political cartoonist, caricaturist and illustrator of books and calendars.He started his cartooning career at The Canberra Times newspaper in the late 1960s, originally working as a proof reader...
(1942–present), Australian political cartoonist - Liam PickeringLiam PickeringLiam Michael Pickering is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL.-Football career:He played for the Geelong Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club. He played 102 games with Geelong from 1993–1999, before his retirement from AFL football...
(1968–present), Australian Rules footballer - Lionel PickeringLionel PickeringLionel Victor Pickering was an English businessman, best known as the owner of Derby County F.C. between 1991 and 2003...
(1932–2006), English owner of Derby County football club - Nick PickeringNick PickeringNicholas "Nick" Pickering is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Sunderland, Coventry City, Derby County, Darlington and Burnley...
(1963–present), English footballer - Robert Pickering II (1990–present), Canadian Entrepreneur, O/O Robert Pickering Incorporated, Often spotted beerbonging
- Spencer U. PickeringPercival Spencer Umfreville PickeringPercival Spencer Umfreville Pickering was a British chemist and horticulturist.Pickering grew up in a wealthy family, and was able to start a career in science by building his own laboratory in his private house. In 1881, he took up a position as lecturer at Bedford College, where he stayed until...
, (1858–1920) a physical chemist - Samuel F. Pickering Jr.Samuel F. Pickering Jr.Samuel F. Pickering is a professor of English at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. His unconventional teaching style was one of the inspirations for the character of Mr. Keating, played by Robin Williams in the film Dead Poets Society...
(1941-present), an English professor of the University of Connecticut on whom the character John Keating was based in the film Dead Poets Society - Blessed Thomas PickeringBlessed Thomas PickeringBlessed Thomas Pickering was a Benedictine lay brother who served in England during the time of recusancy. He was martyred as a result of the fraudulent claims of Titus Oates that he was part of a plot to murder King Charles II....
(1621-1679), English Benedictine lay brother and martyr - Thomas R. PickeringThomas R. PickeringThomas Reeve "Tom" Pickering , is a retired United States ambassador. Among his many diplomatic appointments, he served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 1989 to 1992.-Early life:...
(1931-present), American politician - Timothy PickeringTimothy PickeringTimothy Pickering was a politician from Massachusetts who served in a variety of roles, most notably as the third United States Secretary of State, serving in that office from 1795 to 1800 under Presidents George Washington and John Adams.-Early years:Pickering was born in Salem, Massachusetts to...
(1745–1829), third Secretary of State of the United States, Postmaster General, and Massachusetts statesman - William Hayward PickeringWilliam Hayward PickeringWilliam Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE was a New Zealand born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for 22 years, retiring in 1976...
(1910–2004), Rocket Man, New Zealander and former director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory - William Henry PickeringWilliam Henry PickeringWilliam Henry Pickering was an American astronomer, brother of Edward Charles Pickering. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1883.-Work:...
(1858–1938), astronomer - William Pickering (governor)William Pickering (governor)William Pickering was a Republican and the fifth governor of Washington territory, from .Pickering was born in Yorkshire, England....
(1798–1873), English-born American politician - William Pickering (fiction), director of the National Reconnaissance Office in Dan Brown's book Deception Point
- William A. PickeringWilliam A. PickeringWilliam A. Pickering was the first Protector appointed by the British government to administer the Chinese Protectorate in colonial Singapore. He was the first European official in Singapore who could speak fluent Mandarin and Hokkien and gained the trust of many of the Singapore Chinese...
(1840–1907), first Protector appointed by the British government to administer the Chinese Protectorate in colonial Singapore - William Pickering (publisher)William Pickering (publisher)William Pickering was an English publisher, notable for introducing cloth binding to British publishing before 1820.Pickering began working as an antiquarian bookseller before 1820, and quickly moved into publishing...
(1796-1854), British publisher and bookseller