Pratt
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John Pratt
John William Pratt was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 to 1936....
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- Andy Pratt (singer-songwriter)Andy Pratt (singer-songwriter)Andy Pratt is an American rock music singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In the 1970s, he made a number of experimental records that were appreciated by small audiences, and scored a commercial hit with "Avenging Annie"....
, American singer-songwriter, the great-grandson of oil magnate Charles Pratt - Awadagin PrattAwadagin Pratt- Life :When he was 3 years old, Pratt moved with his parents to Normal, Illinois, where Illinois State University had offered his mother a position as a professor of social work and his Sierra Leone-born father, Theodore, one as a physics professor...
(born 1966), American concert pianist - Bela PrattBela PrattBela Lyon Pratt was an American sculptor.-Life:Pratt was born in Norwich, Connecticut to Sarah and George Pratt, a Yale-educated lawyer. His maternal grandfather, Oramel Whittlesey, was a pianoforte maker and founder in 1835 of the first music school in the country authorized to confer degrees to...
, American sculptor - Christopher PrattChristopher PrattFor other uses, see Christopher Pratt .John Christopher Pratt CC is a Canadian painter.Pratt moved to New Brunswick in 1953 to attend Mount Allison University, where he met his future wife, the artist Mary West. They married in 1957. They have 4 children, John, Barbara, Anne and Edwin...
, Canadian artist - Daniel PrattDaniel PrattDaniel Pratt pioneered ventures that opened the door for industry in the U.S. state of Alabama. Prattville in Autauga County and Birmingham's Pratt City in Jefferson County are both named for him...
, American industrialist - Denis Charles Pratt, British civil servant and writer, commonly known as Quentin CrispQuentin CrispQuentin Crisp , was an English writer and raconteur. He became a gay icon in the 1970s after publication of his memoir, The Naked Civil Servant.- Early life :...
- Dudley PrattDudley PrattDudley Pratt was an American sculptor. He was born in Paris to Boston sculptors Bela and Helen Pratt. His sculptural education included study under Charles Grafly, Émile Antoine Bourdelle, and Alexander Archipenko....
, American sculptor - E. J. PrattE. J. PrattEdwin John Dove Pratt, FRSC , who published as E. J. Pratt, was "the leading Canadian poet of his time." He was a Canadian poet originally from Newfoundland who lived most of his life in Toronto, Ontario...
, Canadian poet - Fletcher PrattFletcher PrattMurray Fletcher Pratt was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy and history, particularly noted for his works on naval history and on the American Civil War.- Life and work :...
, historian and science fiction/fantasy author - George Pratt (artist)George Pratt (artist)George Pratt is an American painter and illustrator known for his work in the comic book field.-Biography:...
(born 1960), contemporary American painter and graphic novelist - Henry Cheever PrattHenry Cheever PrattHenry Cheever Pratt was an American artist and explorer. He lived in Boston, Massachusetts.-Biography:Born in New England and trained by Samuel F.B. Morse, Pratt painted landscapes of Maine on painting trips with Thomas Cole and of the American Southwest while on boundary surveying expeditions...
(1803–1880), American artist and explorer - Hugo PrattHugo PrattHugo Eugenio Pratt was an Italian comic book creator who was known for combining strong storytelling with extensive historical research on works such as Corto Maltese...
(1927–1995), Italian cartoonist - Jane PrattJane PrattJane Pratt is the founding editor of Sassy and Jane. She currently hosts the talk show Jane Radio on Sirius XM Radio.-Early life:...
, American magazine editor - Judson PrattJudson PrattJudson Pratt was an American actor whose longest continuing work was in thirteen episodes of ABC's Walt Disney Presents and NBC's Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. A native of Hingham in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Pratt appeared in numerous television westerns and drama series from...
(1916–2002), American actor - Keri Lynn PrattKeri Lynn PrattKeri Lynn Pratt is an American actress of film and television. She is well known for her role of Missy Belknap on Jack & Bobby or as Dee Vine in the film Drive Me Crazy, which was her debut role....
, American actress - Kyla PrattKyla PrattKyla Alissa Pratt is an American actress and singer.-Early life:Pratt was born in Los Angeles, the oldest of five children of Kecia Pratt-McCullar, a schoolteacher, and Johnny McCullar, a semi-professional basketball player....
, American actress - Mary PrattMary PrattMary Frances Pratt, CC is a Canadian painter specializing in still life realist paintings....
, Canadian artist - Mary Louise PrattMary Louise PrattMary Louise Pratt is a Silver Professor and Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures at New York University.Her first book, Toward a Speech Act Theory of Literary Discourse, made an important contribution to critical theory by demonstrating that the foundation of written...
, American comparative literature professor and literary theorist - Matthew Pratt (1734-1805), American Colonial portrait artist
- Mike Pratt (actor) (1931–1976), British actor
- Ned Pratt, Canadian artist
- Lord Michael PrattLord Michael PrattLord Michael John Henry Pratt was a scion of the British aristocracy. An eccentric, he is best known as the author of several historical books.-Birth and ancestors:...
(1946–2007), British author - Peter PrattPeter PrattPeter Pratt was an English actor and singer who is best remembered for his comic roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas....
, British actor - Phil PrattPhil PrattPhil Pratt, born George Phillips is a Jamaican reggae singer and record producer.Phil Pratt worked at Studio One for Coxsone Dodd as a box-loader during the rocksteady period when Lee Perry was operating there, before moving to the United Kingdom in the early 1960s...
, Jamaican musician - Spencer PrattSpencer PrattSpencer William Pratt is a former American television personality known for his role on MTV's The Hills, along with his wife Heidi Montag. He is the older brother of Stephanie Pratt, who also appears on The Hills....
, American television personality - Susan PrattSusan PrattSusan Pratt is an American actress.Pratt is best known for her roles in daytime television as Anne Logan on General Hospital , Claire Ramsey on Guiding Light , and Barbara Montgomery Cudahy on All My Children...
, American actress - Susan May PrattSusan May PrattSusan May Pratt is an American actress, perhaps best known for playing Maureen Cummings in Center Stage and Mandella in 10 Things I Hate About You....
, American actress - Theodore PrattTheodore PrattTheodore Pratt was an American writer who is best known for his novels set in Florida. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1901 to Thomas A. and Emma Pratt. The family later moved to New Rochelle, New York, where Theodore attended high school...
, American novelist - Tim PrattTim PrattTim Pratt is a science fiction and fantasy writer and poet. He grew up in the vicinity of Dudley, North Carolina, and attended Appalachian State University, where he earned a Bachelor's in English. In 1999 he attended the Clarion East Writing Workshop...
, American science fiction and fantasy writer and poet - Victoria PrattVictoria PrattVictoria Ainsle Pratt is a Canadian actress and fitness model. Her television roles include Xena: Warrior Princess, Once a Thief, Cleopatra 2525, Mutant X, and Day Break. Her film roles include House of the Dead 2.-Early life:Pratt attended Chesley District High School in Chesley, Ontario...
, Canadian actress - William Henry Pratt, birth name of actor Boris KarloffBoris KarloffWilliam Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...
- Waldo Selden Pratt (1857–1939), American musicologist, author
- Al Pratt (baseball)Al Pratt (baseball)Albert G. Pratt , nicknamed "Uncle Al", was an American right-handed pitcher and outfielder in the National Association for the Cleveland Forest Citys, and was a manager in Major League Baseball with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the American Association.A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pratt...
, American baseball player - Andy Pratt (baseball), American baseball player
- Babe PrattBabe PrattWalter "Babe" Pratt was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman/left winger who played for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League.Babe was an important member of two Stanley Cup winning teams, the 1940 Rangers and 1945 Maple Leafs...
, Canadian professional ice hockey player - Betty Rosenquest PrattBetty Rosenquest PrattBetty Rosenquest Pratt is an American amateur tennis player who competed in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.Pratt was a student at Florida's Rollins College where she played collegiate tennis, graduating in 1947. She was ranked in the Top Ten in the U.S. in 1951 , 1954 and 1956...
, American tennis player - Bob PrattBob PrattHarold Robert "Bob" Pratt was a former Australian rules footballer from Mitcham, Victoria.Pratt played with South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League from 1930–1939 and again in 1946, and with the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football Association from 1940 to 1941...
, Australian rules footballer - David Pratt (Canadian broadcaster)David Pratt (Canadian broadcaster)David Pratt is a Canadian sports radio personality who used to host along with Don Taylor the weekday afternoon talk show Pratt and Taylor on CKST AM in Vancouver, British Columbia....
, Canadian sports radio personality and columnist - David Pratt (cricketer)David Pratt (cricketer)David Pratt is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1959 and 1962 for three different teams. He also played minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire...
, English cricketer - David Pratt (Scottish footballer) (born 1896), Scottish football player and manager
- Gary PrattGary PrattGary Joseph Pratt is an English cricketer and a footballer. He is primarily a left-handed batsman but also bowls right-arm off breaks...
, English cricketer - John Pratt (footballer)John Pratt (footballer)John Pratt is an English living, former, professional footballer. He spent much of his career at Tottenham Hotspur F.C and played as a midfielder.- Tottenham Hotspur career :...
(born 1948), English footballer - John Pratt (cricketer)John Pratt (cricketer)John Pratt was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm roundarm medium-pace bowler. He was born in Stratford and died in Phipps Bridge....
(1834–1886), English cricketer - Larry Pratt (baseball)Larry Pratt (baseball)Lester John Pratt was a catcher in Major League Baseball in 1914 and 1915.-Sources:...
, American baseball player in the 1910s - Mary Pratt (baseball)Mary Pratt (baseball)Mary Pratt is a former pitcher who played from 1943 through 1947 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw left-handed.-Early life:...
, American baseball player - Mike Pratt (basketball)Mike Pratt (basketball)Michael P. Pratt is an American retired basketball player and coach. He was a 6'4" , 195 lb guard....
(born 1948), American basketball player - Nicole PrattNicole PrattNicole Pratt is a retired professional female tennis player from Australia.She is the middle sibling of five children of cane farmers and was taught to play by her father, George, who was a top junior player. She attended school in Calen and received a tennis scholarship to the Australian...
, Australian tennis player - Nolan PrattNolan PrattNolan Pratt is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an assistant coach for the Springfield Falcons.-Playing career:...
, Canadian professional ice hockey player - Todd PrattTodd PrattTodd Alan Pratt is a former Major League Baseball catcher from 1992-2006. He has primarily served as a back-up catcher for most of his career....
, Major League Baseball catcher
- Charles PrattCharles PrattCharles Pratt was a United States capitalist, businessman and philanthropist.Pratt was a pioneer of the U.S. petroleum industry, and established his kerosene refinery Astral Oil Works in Brooklyn, New York. An advertising slogan was "The holy lamps of Tibet are primed with Astral Oil." He...
, American oilman and founder of the Pratt Institute - Charles Pratt, 1st Earl CamdenCharles Pratt, 1st Earl CamdenCharles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden was an English lawyer, judge and Whig politician who was first to hold the title of Earl of Camden...
(1713–1794), British lawyer - David Pratt (politician), Canadian politician
- David Pratt (assassin), attempted assassin of South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd
- Edmund T. Pratt, Jr.Edmund T. Pratt, Jr.Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. was the Chairman and CEO of Pfizer Inc.. He served as President from 1971 to 1972, CEO from 1972 to 1991, and Chairman from 1972 to 1992. He is the namesake of Duke University's Engineering School.-Early life:...
, American CEO - Eliza Jane PrattEliza Jane PrattEliza Jane Pratt was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, the first woman to represent her state in the U.S. Congress.A native of Anson County, North Carolina, Pratt worked as a newspaper editor in Troy, North Carolina before being hired as a secretary for Congressman Robert L. Doughton in...
(1902–1981), American politician - Enoch PrattEnoch PrattEnoch Pratt was an American businessman in Baltimore, Maryland, a Unitarian, and a philanthropist.-Biography:...
, American businessman - Francis A. PrattFrancis A. PrattFrancis Ashbury Pratt was a Connecticut mechanical engineer, inventor, and co-founder of Pratt & Whitney.Pratt was born in Peru, New York. In the early 1850s, he designed a milling machine for George S...
, American engineer, of the Pratt & WhitneyPratt & WhitneyPratt & Whitney is a U.S.-based aerospace manufacturer with global service operations. It is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation . Pratt & Whitney's aircraft engines are widely used in both civil aviation and military aviation. Its headquarters are in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA...
aircraft engine company - George C. PrattGeorge C. PrattGeorge Cheney Pratt was a federal appellate judge in the United States.Pratt attended Yale University as an undergraduate as well as Yale Law School...
(born 1928), U.S.
