Short (surname)
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Short as a surname may refer to:
- Alan ShortAlan ShortAlan Short , born in San Francisco, was a third-generation Californian. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He attended local schools in Stockton, California and College of the Pacific and was a graduate of Hastings College of Law. He became Deputy District Attorney of San Joaquin County...
(1920–2004), California legislator - Augustus ShortAugustus ShortAugustus Short , was the first Anglican bishop of Adelaide, South Australia.- Early life and career :Born at Bickham House, near Exeter, Devon, England, the third son of Charles Short, a London barrister, offspring of an old English county family, and his wife Grace, daughter of Humphrey Millett...
(1802–1883), British-born Australian religious leader - Bob ShortBob ShortRobert Earl Short was an American sport teams owner and politician.-Biography:A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Short bought the Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association in the late 1950s and moved the team to Los Angeles in 1960...
(1917–1982), American sports team owner - Bobby ShortBobby ShortRobert Waltrip "Bobby" Short was an American cabaret singer and pianist, best known for his interpretations of songs by popular composers of the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Noel Coward and George and Ira Gershwin.He...
(1924–2005), American musician - Brandon ShortBrandon ShortBrandon Darrell Short is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League...
(born 1977), American football player - Chris ShortChris ShortChristopher Joseph "Style" Short was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies , and in his final year, for the Milwaukee Brewers . He was a left-handed pitcher, but batted righty. He was born in Milford, Delaware.Short was considered a top pitcher from 1964 through 1968 with...
(1937–1991), American baseball player - Clare ShortClare ShortClare Short is a British politician, and a member of the Labour Party. She was the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood from 1983 to 2010; for most of this period she was a Labour Party MP, but she resigned the party whip in 2006 and served the remainder of her term as an Independent. She...
(born 1946), British politician - Columbus ShortColumbus ShortColumbus Keith Short, Jr. is an American choreographer, actor, and singer. He choreographed Britney Spears's Onyx Hotel Tour and worked with Brian Friedman...
(born 1982), American dance choreographer and actor - Craig ShortCraig ShortCraig Jonathan Short is a former football player who played as a central-defender...
(born 1968), British football player - E L ShortE L ShortE L Short is a farmer, rancher, and businessman from Tahoka in Lynn County, Texas, who is a former Democratic member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature.-Background:...
(born 1925), Texas politician - Edward Short (Canadian judge)Edward Short (Canadian judge)Edward Short was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec.He was born in Bristol, England in 1806, the son of John Quirk Short and the grandson of Robert Quirk Short, and came to Canada with his family. He studied law in Trois-Rivières and was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1826...
(1806–1871), Canadian jurist & politician - Edward Watson Short, Baron Glenamara (born 1912), British politician
- Elizabeth "Black DahliaBlack Dahlia"The Black Dahlia" was a nickname given to Elizabeth Short is an American woman and the victim of a gruesome and much-publicized murder. She acquired the moniker posthumously by newspapers in the habit of nicknaming crimes they found particularly colorful...
" Short (1924–1947), American murder victim - Emily ShortEmily ShortEmily Short is the pseudonym of an interactive fiction writer, perhaps best known for her debut game Galatea and her use of psychologically complex NPCs, or non-player game characters...
, writer - Gene ShortGene ShortEugene "Gene" Short is a former American professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" 200 lb small forward and attended Jackson State University....
(born 1953), American basketball player - Gregory ShortGregory ShortGregory Norman Short was an American composer and pianist. Gregory Short was one of the first pianists to offer entire programs of American and Northwest music to audiences in Seattle, WA and through his The American Composer series on Public Broadcasting Service...
(1938–1999), northwest composer of American classical music - Hassard ShortHassard ShortHubert Edward Hassard Short , usually known as Hassard Short, was an actor, stage director, set designer and lighting designer in musical theatrewho directed over 50 Broadway and West End shows between 1920 and 1953...
(1877–1956), director of boardway musicals - Jack ShortJack ShortJack Short was the betrayer of Scottish legend Sir William Wallace. He was Wallace's servant, and relayed information to the Scottish baron John de Menteith, resulting in Wallace's capture and execution. According to the chronicler Piers Langtoft, Wallace had slain Jack's brother.- References :...
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1300s), Scottish activist or soldier - James Short (mathematician) (1710–1768), British mathematician & optical-equipment maker
- Jason ShortJason ShortJason Michael Short is a retired American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football at Eastern Michigan University....
(born 1978), American football player - Jay ShortJay ShortJay Short was CEO, President and Head of Research of Diversa until his departure in 2005.While at Diversa, Short invented methods of protein and pathway discovery via metagenomics, in addition to key evolution technologies, Gene Site Saturation MutagenesisTM and GeneReassemblyTM methods, and was...
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2000s), entrepreneur - Joseph ShortJoseph ShortJoseph H. Short was White House Press Secretary from 1950 to 1952 and served under President Harry S. Truman-Timeline:* 1904 Born, Vicksburg, Mississippi* 1925 A.B., Virginia Military Institute...
(1904–1952), American journalist - Kayle ShortKayle ShortKayle. Short is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played with the Dukes of Hamilton, Sudbury Wolves and Guelph Storm. Short attended the University of New Brunswick and played for the Canadian National Team...
(born 1973), Canadian hockey player - Keith ShortKeith ShortKeith Short is a sculptor in the British feature film industry.He was born and grew up in Wolverhampton, later moving to London to work as a stone carver on the restoration of the Henry VIII chapel at Westminster Abbey....
(born 1941), British sculptor - Leonie ShortLeonie ShortLeonie Marjorie Short was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for eight months in 2001, representing the western Brisbane seat of Ryan for the Australian Labor Party, a party she had been a member of since 1981. Short was elected on 17 March 2001 at a by-election following the...
(born 1956), Australian politician - Luke ShortLuke ShortWestern frontiersman Luke L. Short was a noted gunfighter, who had worked as a farmer, cowboy, whiskey peddler, army scout, dispatch rider, gambler and saloon keeper at various times during the four decades of his life.- Early life :...
(1854–1893), American gunfighter, participant in Luke Short – Jim Courtright duel - Luke Short (writer)Luke Short (writer)Luke Short was a popular Western writer.Born in Kewanee, Illinois Glidden attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for two and a half years and then transferred to the University of Missouri at Columbia to study journalism.Following graduation in 1930 he worked for a number of...
(1908–1975), American writer - Martin ShortMartin ShortMartin Hayter Short, CM is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, singer and producer. He is best-known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live...
(born 1950), Canadian actor/comedian - Nathaniel ShortNathaniel ShortNathaniel "Nano" Short is a retired English footballer who last played for Rochester Rhinos in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.-Early Life and College:...
(born 1985), English footballer - Nigel ShortNigel ShortNigel David Short MBE is an English chess grandmaster earning the title at the age of 19. Short is often regarded as the strongest English player of the 20th century as he was ranked third in the world, from January 1988 – July 1989 and in 1993, he challenged Garry Kasparov for the World Chess...
(born 1965), British chess player - Patrick ShortPatrick ShortPatrick Short was a Roman Catholic priest who is best known for his role in the first Catholic mission in the Kingdom of Hawaii.He was a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a Catholic religious order. Short was of Anglo-Irish descent.Short left for Hawaii from...
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c. 1830), British-born religious leader - Peter Short (clergyman) (born 1948), Canadian priest and Moderator of the United Church of Canada
- Peter Short (field hockey)Peter Short (field hockey)Peter Short is a field hockey player from Canada, whose brother Rob also represents the Men's National Team....
(born 1976), Canadian field hockey player - Peter Short (printer)Peter Short (printer)Peter Short was a London printer of the later Elizabethan era. He printed several first editions and early texts of Shakespeare's works....
(died 1603), English printer - Peter Short (rugby union) (born 1979), English rugby union player
- Phil ShortPhil ShortPhilip Granville Short, known as Phil Short , is a retired military officer formerly of Covington, Louisiana, USA, who served in the Louisiana State Senate from District 12 from 1996 to 1999...
(born 1947), U.S. military officer and former member of the Louisiana State Senate - Rob ShortRob ShortRob Short is a Canadian field hockey player.- Career :Short played his first international senior tournament in 1995, at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. Highlights include the 1998 World Cup in The Netherlands where the Canadian team finished 8th with Rob scoring 4 goals in the 7 games...
(born 1972), British-born hockey player - Robert L. ShortRobert L. ShortRobert L. Short was a Presbyterian minister, known as the author of the bestselling 1965 book The Gospel According to Peanuts, and the 1977 book Something to Believe in: Is Kurt Vonnegut the Exorcist of Jesus Christ Superstar?. He is also the author of The Parables of Dr...
(1932–2009), author - Roger ShortRoger ShortRoger Short MVO was a veteran British diplomat who was killed on 20 November 2003 in a truck bombing in Istanbul while serving as the British Consul-General in Turkey...
(1944–2003), British diplomat - Tom ShortTom ShortTom Short is an American traveling campus evangelist affiliated with Great Commission Churches. His beliefs are largely Evangelical, based on the Bible, including salvation from sin through faith in Jesus Christ, and that all Christians should publicly profess their faith, be baptized, and make...
(born 1957), American traveling Christians evangelist - Walter ShortWalter ShortWalter Campbell Short was a Major General in the United States Army and the U.S. military Commander responsible for the defense of U.S. military installations in Hawaii at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.-Early life:He was born in 1880 in Fillmore, Illinois...
(1880–1949), American soldier - William Henry ShortWilliam Henry ShortWilliam Henry Short VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1884–1916), British soldier - William J. ShortWilliam J. ShortWilliam J. Short was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 to 1927.Short lived in Shoal Lake, Manitoba...
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1920s), Canadian politician—Manitoba - William Short (Alberta politician)William Short (Alberta politician)William Short was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a two time mayor of Edmonton.-Biography:Short was born July 11, 1866 near Elora, Ontario and studied law at the University of Toronto before coming to Alberta in 1889. He articled to James Alexander Lougheed from 1891 until 1894, when he was...
(1866–1926), Canadian—Alberta - William Short (American ambassador)William Short (American ambassador)William Short was Thomas Jefferson's private secretary when he was ambassador in Paris, from 1786 to 1789. Jefferson, later the third President of the United States, referred to Short as his "adoptive son". Short, along with Jefferson, was a co-founder of Phi Beta Kappa at the College of William &...
(1759–1849), Thomas Jefferson's private secretary
See also
- Short (disambiguation)
- Shortt (disambiguation)
- Short BrothersShort BrothersShort Brothers plc is a British aerospace company, usually referred to simply as Shorts, that is now based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1908, Shorts was the first company in the world to make production aircraft and was a manufacturer of flying boats during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s...
(Horace Short, Eustace Short and Oswald Short), UK aviation pioneers and founders of the first aeroplane manufacturing company in 1908