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- François-Joseph TalmaFrançois-Joseph TalmaFrançois Joseph Talma was a French actor.He was born in Paris. His father, a dentist, moved to London, gave him a good English education. He returned to Paris, where for a year and a half he practised dentistry...
(1763–1826), French actor - Talma (magician)Talma (magician)Talma was the stage name of Mary Ann Ford , a female magician who is best known for performing with her husband Servais Le Roy in the act "Le Roy, Talma & Bosco". Talma was born in England while her husband was Belgian...
(1861-1944), female illusionist and wife of Servais Le RoyServais Le RoyServais Le Roy was a Belgian magician, illusion designer and businessman. He is known for the act Le Roy, Talma and Bosco and as the inventor of the classic levitation illusion Asrah the Floating Princess.... - Syb TalmaSyb TalmaAritius Sybrandus Talma was a Dutch politician.-References:* at www.parlement.com...
(1864-1916), Dutch politician - Louise TalmaLouise TalmaLouise Talma was a composer. She was raised in New York City and studied at the Institute of Musical Arts , 1922–1930, and received her bachelor of music degree from New York University and masters of arts degree from Columbia University...
(1906–1996), French-born US composer - Meindert Talma (born 1968), Dutch musician
- Gábor TalmácsiGábor TalmácsiGábor Talmácsi is a professional motorcycle racer. He was the 2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing 125cc World Champion, and he is thus the first Hungarian to win a road racing World Championship...
(born 1981), HungarianHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
motorcycle racer nicknamed Talma:
Geography
- Talma, IndianaTalma, IndianaTalma is an unincorporated town in Newcastle Township, Fulton County, Indiana.-Geography:Talma is located at along the Tippecanoe River. Indiana State Road 25 passes northeast through town. It's about halfway between Rochester and Mentone on this road....
, a US unincorporated community - Talma Ski, a small ski resort in Finland
- Talma (village), a small village in Sipoo, Finland
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- Talma (horse), won the St. Leger StakesSt. Leger StakesThe St. Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 132 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.Established in 1776, the St. Leger...
in 1951 - talma (article of clothing) (obs.) a kind of sleeveless cloak (named after François Joseph Talma) http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEBSTER.sh?WORD=talma