Sheridan
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Given name
- Sheridan Le FanuSheridan Le FanuJoseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era....
(1814–1873), Irish novelist and short-story writer - Sheridan MorleySheridan MorleySheridan Morley was an English author, biographer, critic, director, actor and broadcaster. He was the eldest son of actor Robert Morley and grandson of actress Dame Gladys Cooper, and wrote biographies of both...
(1941–2007), broadcaster and writer - Sheridan SmithSheridan SmithSheridan Smith is an English actress and singer who is best known for her contributions to the British sitcoms Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Gavin & Stacey and Benidorm. She has also become a recognised face in West End theatre, where she has appeared in Little Shop of Horrors,...
(born 1981), British actress - Sheridan TongueSheridan TongueSheridan Tongue is a BAFTA-nominated British television and film music composer. He has written and produced music for many television shows including the BBC's Wonders of the Universe and Wonders of the Solar System, Silent Witness and Spooks , the score for which achieved a BAFTA Television...
(year of birth missing), British composer
Surname
- Andrew SheridanAndrew SheridanAndrew Sheridan is an English rugby union player and musician, who plays loosehead prop for Sale Sharks.Sheridan is tall, which is unusually tall for a prop, and weighs...
(born 1979), English rugby player - Ann SheridanAnn Sheridan-Life and career:Born Clara Lou Sheridan in Denton, Texas on February 21, 1915, she was a student at the University of North Texas when her sister sent a photograph of her to Paramount Pictures. She subsequently entered and won a beauty contest, with part of her prize being a bit part in a...
(1915–1967), American film actress - Beatriz SheridanBeatriz SheridanBeatriz Sheridan was a Mexican actress and director. She died from a heart attack.-Biography:Elizabeth Ann Sheridan Scarbrough was born in 1934 in Mexico City, Mexico, to an English mother and a Mexican father...
(1934–2006), Mexican actress and director - Chris Sheridan (director)Chris Sheridan (director)Chris Sheridan is a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder, with wife Patty Kim, of Safari Media. With his wife he co-directed the 2006 documentary Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story and the 2004 documentary Destiny, which won a top award at the New York International Independent Video and Film Festival...
- Chris Sheridan (sportswriter)Chris Sheridan (sportswriter)Chris Sheridan is a sportswriter who formerly covered the National Basketball Association for ESPN. He previously worked 18 years for the Associated Press. His new basketball blog, Sheridan Hoops, launched on September 5, 2011....
- Cillian SheridanCillian SheridanCillian Sheridan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for St. Johnstone on loan from CSKA Sofia. Sheridan is an international for the Republic of Ireland...
(born 1989), Irish footballer - Clare Frewen SheridanClare Frewen SheridanClare Sheridan , was an English sculptress and writer who is known primarily for creating busts for famous sitters, and writing diaries recounting her worldly travels...
(1885–1970), British sculptress - Cosy SheridanCosy SheridanCosy Sheridan is an American folk singer/songwriter. Sheridan graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy. Her songs cover political topics such as AIDS, prostitution, women's body image, and environmentalism, as well as tending toward the humorous: her song Turboyeast, about vaginal yeast infections,...
(born 1964), American folk singer/songwriter - Danny SheridanDanny Sheridan----Danny Sheridan is a musician, songwriter, producer, , and entertainment manager. In 2006 he also became a radio personality on 97.1 KLSX Free FM . He is credited as an influential electric bass player, and as the founder of the , pioneers of the so-called “outlaw country” music genre...
, entertainment manager - Darren SheridanDarren SheridanDarren Stephen Sheridan is an English footballer.He is currently a player-manager for English non-league club Barrow...
(born 1967), English footballer - Dave Sheridan (actor) (born 1969), American actor
- Dave Sheridan (cartoonist) (1943–1982), American cartoonist
- Dinah SheridanDinah SheridanDinah Sheridan is an English actress who appeared in the films 29 Acacia Avenue and Genevieve .She made her film debut in 1937, and has frequently appeared on television...
(born 1920), English-born actress - Eileen Sheridan (disambiguation)
- Eve Sheridan, fictional character
- Frances SheridanFrances SheridanFrances Sheridan was an Anglo-Irish novelist and playwright.Frances Sheridan was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her father, Dr. Phillip Chamberlaine, was an Anglican minister. In 1747 she married Thomas Sheridan, who was then an actor and theatre director, and at the same time she began work on her...
(1724–1766), Irish novelist and dramatist - Gail SheridanGail SheridanGail Sheridan was an American film actress whose career spanned the 1930s. Sheridan was known for her role in the 1930s westerns Hopalong Cassidy Returns and Hills of Old Wyoming. She starred opposite actor William Boyd in both pictures...
, American actress - George A. SheridanGeorge A. SheridanGeorge Augustus Sheridan was an American politician, most notably serving in the House of Representatives for one term...
(1840–1896), American politician - Georgette SheridanGeorgette SheridanGeorgette Sheridan was a member of the Canadian House of Commons at the Saskatoon—Humboldt electoral district from 1993 to 1997. She is a lawyer, columnist and businessperson by career....
(born 1952), member of the Canadian House of Commons - Greg SheridanGreg SheridanGreg Sheridan is the foreign editor of The Australian and a right-wing commentator on foreign affairs.Writing on and from the Asian region since the 1980s, Sheridan is an expert on Asian politics, and has written four books on the topic, plus a book on Australia-U.S...
, Australian journalist - Guillermo SheridanGuillermo SheridanGuillermo Sheridan is a Mexican scholar and writer born in Mexico City. As a scholar, most of his writing deals with the history of Mexican modern poetry in books like Los Contemporáneos ayer , Un corazón adicto , México en 1932 , Poeta con Paisaje Guillermo Sheridan (August 27, 1950) is a Mexican...
(born 1950), Mexican writer - Jack SheridanJack SheridanJohn F. Sheridan was an American umpire in Major League Baseball. In his 30-year career as an official, he worked 18 seasons between 1890 and 1914 in three major leagues....
(1862–1914), American baseball umpire - Jim Sheridan (politician) (b. 1952), Scottish politician
- Jamey SheridanJamey SheridanJames Patrick "Jamey" Sheridan is an American actor. He was born in Pasadena, California.He has had a prolific acting career in theater, television, and feature film productions. Born to a family of actors, he made it to Broadway and earned a Tony nomination in 1987 for his performance in the...
(born 1951), American actor - Jeff SheridanJeff SheridanJeff Sheridan is an American magician who started his career by specializing in street magic. Sheridan began working in New York City around 1967. He studied briefly at the School of the Visual Arts in NYC in the late 1960s. He authored the 1977 book, Street Magic, An Illustrated History of...
(born 1948), American magician - Jim SheridanJim SheridanJim Sheridan is an Irish film director. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for his films My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, Get Rich or Die Tryin and In America.-Life and career:...
(born 1949), Irish film director - John Sheridan (footballer) (born 1964), English-born footballer
- John Sheridan (Royal Navy officer)John Sheridan (Royal Navy officer)Vice-Admiral John Sheridan was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service in most of the major conflicts of the early nineteenth century, including the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the Anglo-Russian War and the War of 1812.Sheridan had risen to lieutenant by the end of the French...
(c. 1770–1862), naval officer - John D. SheridanJohn D. SheridanJohn Desmond Sheridan was an Irish novelist, short story writer, and humourist. He was a frequent contributor to the Irish Independent newspaper. In addition to his novels and essays, he also published several books of poetry, and authored a biography of poet James Clarence Mangan in...
(1903–1980), Irish writer and humourist - John E. SheridanJohn E. SheridanJohn Edward Sheridan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(1902–1987), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania - Keith SheridanKeith SheridanKeith Sheridan is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. He has the distinction of being one of the youngest ever players for the Scottish cricket team. He has played 82 times for Scotland, including four first-class and nine List A matches...
(born 1971), Scottish cricketer - Kelly SheridanKelly SheridanKelly Sheridan is a Canadian voice actress based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Biography:Sheridan has voiced various roles in anime and other animated cartoons, such as Barbie in the computer generated Barbie film series since 2001...
(born 1977), Canadian voice actor - Lawrence A. SheridanLawrence A. SheridanLawrence A. Sheridan, known as Buster Sheridan , was from 1960-1988 a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the village of Angie in Washington Parish, the most easterly of the Florida Parishes of southeastern Louisiana...
(1919–2001), Louisiana politician - Leisa Sheridan (born 1964), American model and actress
- Lisa SheridanLisa SheridanLisa Sheridan in Macon, Georgia, is an American actress who has appeared in TV series Invasion, FreakyLinks, Legacy, Las Vegas, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Diagnosis: Murder and Journeyman....
(born 1974), American actress - Liz SheridanLiz SheridanElizabeth "Liz" Sheridan is an American actress.-Background:Sheridan was born in New York City, the daughter of Elizabeth Poole-Jones, a concert singer, and Frank Sheridan, a classical pianist. Sheridan began her career as a dancer working in New York City in nightclubs and musicals. There, she...
(born 1929), American actress - Martin SheridanMartin SheridanMartin John Sheridan was "one of the greatest athletes [the United States] has ever known" according to his obituary in the New York Times. He was born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland and died in St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the day before his 37th birthday, a very early casualty...
(1881–1918), athlete - Matt SheridanMatt SheridanMatt Sheridan is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He played eight seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League and was twice named Winnipeg's Most Outstanding offensive lineman.Sheridan was born in Montreal, grew up in...
(born 1977), professional Canadian football offensive lineman - Michael Sheridan (disambiguation), various including:
- Michael Sheridan (musician), Australian guitarist
- Michael Sheridan (Irish politician)Michael Sheridan (Irish politician)Michael Sheridan was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and farmer. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for the Cavan constituency at the 1933 general election. He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until 1961, when he retired from politics.-References:...
(died 1970), Irish Fianna Fáil politician - Michael John SheridanMichael John SheridanMichael John Sheridan is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the second and current Bishop of Colorado Springs.- Biography :...
(born 1945), Bishop of Colorado Springs - Michael J. Sheridan (born 1958), Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Mike SheridanMike SheridanMichael J. 'Mike' Sheridan is a former Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, the lower house of the Wisconsin legislature, and a former Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, who represented the 44th Assembly District from 2005 to 2011...
(born 1991), Danish producer of electronic music - Nicole SheridanNicole SheridanNicole Sheridan is an American pornographic film actress. She often appears on-screen with her husband Voodoo.- Awards :*2002 AVN Best Anal Sex Scene – Film for Taboo 2001 : A Sex Odyssey...
(born 1975), porn star - Nicollette SheridanNicollette SheridanNicollette Sheridan is an English film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Edie Britt on Desperate Housewives and as Paige Matheson on Knots Landing.-Early life:...
(born 1963), British actress - Pat SheridanPat SheridanPatrick Arthur Sheridan is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1981, 1983–1989, and 1991....
(born 1957), former professional baseball player - Philip SheridanPhilip SheridanPhilip Henry Sheridan was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S...
(1831-1888), United States Army General and namesake of the M551 Sheridan - Richard Brinsley SheridanRichard Brinsley SheridanRichard Brinsley Butler Sheridan was an Irish-born playwright and poet and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. For thirty-two years he was also a Whig Member of the British House of Commons for Stafford , Westminster and Ilchester...
(1751–1816), pre-eminent Irish playwright (The Rivals), poet and politician - Richard Brinsley Sheridan (MP)Richard Brinsley Sheridan (MP)Richard Brinsley Sheridan was an English Whig politician.Richard Brinsley Sheridan was the eldest son of Thomas Sheridan, colonial treasurer in the Cape of Good Hope and the novelist Caroline Henrietta Callander of Craigforth, and grandson of his namesake the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan...
(born 1806), British politician - Rondell SheridanRondell SheridanRondell Jerome Sheridan is an American actor, comedian and television director, best known for his seven-year portrayal of Victor Baxter, the goofy-yet-lovable father of a psychic teenager, in the Disney Channel sitcoms That's So Raven and Cory in the House. Sheridan is an alumnus of Marquette...
(born 1958), American actor and comedian - Steven Foley-SheridanSteven Foley-SheridanSteven Foley-Sheridan is an Irish footballer who was with AFC Bournemouth. He plays in midfield and featured in Aston Villa's FA Youth Cup win in 2002, and in their run to the final two years later. He joined from Aston Villa to Bournemouth on loan in late 2005. He later signed a permanent deal at...
(born 1986), Irish footballer - Susan SheridanSusan SheridanSusan Sheridan is a British actress. Her voice acting roles include Noddy in the Cosgrove Hall/BBC Television series Noddy's Toyland Adventures, Trillian in the radio series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Princess Eilonwy in the animated film The Black Cauldron.She has also provided...
(born 1947), English voice actress - Thomas Sheridan (actor) (1719–1788), Irish actor, theatre manager and elocution teacher
- Thomas B. SheridanThomas B. SheridanThomas B. Sheridan is American professor of mechanical engineering and Applied Psychology Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a pioneer of robotics and remote control technology.- Biography :...
(born 1931), professor of mechanical engineering at MIT - Tommy SheridanTommy SheridanTommy Sheridan is a Scottish socialist politician. He has had various prominent roles within the socialist movement in Scotland and is currently one of two co-convenors of the left-wing Scottish political party Solidarity....
(born 1964), Scottish politician - Tony SheridanTony SheridanTony Sheridan , is an English rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist...
(born 1940), English rock and roll singer-songwriter - Will SheridanWill SheridanWill Sheridan Jr born on January 12, 1985 in Bear, Delaware was a college basketball player playing for Villanova Wildcats Men's Basketball program from 2003 to 2007. After graduation he played as an international basketball player in Italy. He is now a singer, musician and recording artist signed...
(born 1985), NCAA basketball player and singer, entertainer - "Sheridan", one of several aliases used by dance music producer Eric PrydzEric PrydzEric Sheridan Prydz is a Swedish DJ and producer based in London, United Kingdom. The pronunciation of his surname is often questioned; it is pronounced "prids", but when under his alias, Pryda, it is pronounced "pride-ah"...
Characters
- Sheridan Bucket, an unseen character in the British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances
- Anna Sheridan, in the science fiction series Babylon 5
- David Sheridan (Babylon 5), in the science fiction series Babylon 5
- John Sheridan (Babylon 5)John Sheridan (Babylon 5)John J. Sheridan is a lead character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Bruce Boxleitner. For most of the series, he is the commander of the Babylon 5 station; during the series' final season he is the President of the Interstellar...
, in the science fiction series Babylon 5
United Kingdom
- Sheridan, County Fermanagh, a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
United States
- Sheridan, ArkansasSheridan, ArkansasSheridan is the largest city and county seat in Grant County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 3,872 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. .-History:Robert W...
- Sheridan, California (disambiguation)
- Sheridan, ColoradoSheridan, ColoradoSheridan is a Home Rule Municipality in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The population was 5,600 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sheridan is located at ....
- Sheridan, IllinoisSheridan, IllinoisSheridan is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,411. It is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Sheridan, IndianaSheridan, IndianaSheridan is a town in Adams Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,665 at the 2010 census. The center of population of Indiana is located just northwest of Sheridan.- Geography :...
- Sheridan, MichiganSheridan, MichiganSheridan is a village in Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 705 at the 2000 census. The village is located at the corners of four townships and incorporates land from each: Evergreen Township to the northeast, Bushnell Township to the southeast, Fairplain Township to...
- Sheridan, MissouriSheridan, MissouriSheridan is a city in Worth County, Missouri, United States, near the Platte River. The population was 185 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town.-Geography:Sheridan is located at ....
- Sheridan, MontanaSheridan, MontanaSheridan is a town in Madison County, Montana, United States named after the Civil War general Philip Sheridan. The population was 659 at the 2000 census. Sheridan is known as the "heart of the Ruby Valley." Seven majestic mountain ranges surround this beautiful community...
- Sheridan, NevadaSheridan, NevadaSheridan is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. Sheridan is located on Nevada State Route 206 southwest of Minden....
- Sheridan, New YorkSheridan, New YorkSheridan is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,838 at the 2000 census.The Town of Sheridan is on the county's northern border, east of the City of Dunkirk.- History :The town was first settled around 1804....
- Sheridan, OregonSheridan, OregonSheridan is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. Platted in the 1860s when it received a post office, the city was incorporated in 1880. A major fire burned much of the city in 1913, and a flood covered much of the city in 1964...
- Sheridan, TexasSheridan, TexasSheridan is an unincorporated community in Colorado County, Texas, United States.-External links :* official website...
- Sheridan, WisconsinSheridan, WisconsinSheridan is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 483 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.1 square miles , of which, 36.1 square miles of it is land and 0.03% is...
, a town - Sheridan, WashingtonSheridan, WashingtonSheridan was a small town in southeast King County . Some amount of silver mining went on in Sheridan in the 1890s. There was a post office in Sheridan from 1892 to 1895. In addition, there was a hotel, store and a mill.-References:...
- Sheridan, Waupaca County, WisconsinSheridan, Waupaca County, WisconsinSheridan, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Farmington, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.It is located about northwest of Waupaca, along the U.S. Route 10....
, an unincorporated community - Sheridan, WyomingSheridan, WyomingSheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116...
- Fort Sheridan, IllinoisFort Sheridan, IllinoisFort Sheridan is a residential neighborhood spread among Lake Forest, Highwood, and Highland Park in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was originally established as a United States Army Post named after Civil War Cavalry General Philip Sheridan, to honor his services to Chicago...
, a former United States Army fort- Fort Sheridan (Metra)Fort Sheridan (Metra)Fort Sheridan Station is one of two stations on Metra's Union Pacific/North Line located in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. The station is officially located at 461 West Old Elm Road, and is away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the southern terminus of the Union Pacific/North Line...
, a Metra station serving the Fort Sheridan neighborhood
- Fort Sheridan (Metra)
- Mount SheridanMount SheridanMount Sheridan el. is a prominent mountain peak overlooking Heart Lake in the Red Mountains of Yellowstone National Park. The peak is named in honor of General Philip H. Sheridan, U.S. Army, one of the early protectors of the park.-History:...
, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - Sheridan County (disambiguation), several counties
- Sheridan CircleSheridan CircleSheridan Circle is a traffic circle in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Embassy Row. It is named for General Philip Sheridan, Union general of the American Civil War and later general of the United States Army...
, Washington, D.C. - Sheridan, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Sheridan RoadSheridan RoadSheridan Road is a major north-south thoroughfare that leads from Diversey Parkway in Chicago, Illinois, north to the Illinois-Wisconsin border and beyond to Racine. Throughout most of its run, it is the easternmost north-south through street, closest to Lake Michigan...
, a road between Chicago and Racine, Wisconsin - Sheridan Township (disambiguation), several places
Other uses
- Sheridan (CTA station), an 'L' station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line
- M551 SheridanM551 SheridanThe M551 Sheridan was a light tank developed by the United States and named after Civil War General Philip Sheridan. It was designed to be landed by parachute and to swim across rivers. It was armed with the technically advanced but troublesome M81/M81E1 152mm gun/launcher which fired conventional...
, light tank - Sheridan CollegeSheridan CollegeSheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with approximately 15,000 full time students and 35,000 continuing education students...
, in Ontario, Canada - Sheridan'sSheridan'sSheridan's is a liqueur first introduced in 1994. It is produced in Dublin by Tomas Sheridan & Sons.It is uniquely bottled, consisting of two separate sections, separated by glass, but fused together...
, an alcoholic drink - Sheridan (automobile)Sheridan (automobile)The Sheridan was a brand of American automobile manufactured from 1920-1921. Manufacture of the car was based in Muncie, Indiana.The Sheridan nameplate has the distinction of being the first automotive brand started from scratch by General Motors...
, a brand of American automobile manufactured from 1920-1921