Trotter
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Trotter may refer to:
- Del BoyDel BoyDerek Edward Trotter, better known as "Del Boy", is the fictional lead character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses and one of the main characters of its prequel, Rock & Chips...
, RodneyRodney-Surnames:* Caesar Rodney , lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware* Caesar A. Rodney , lawyer and U.S. Senator from Delaware* Caleb Rodney , merchant and Governor of Delaware...
and Grandad - Fictional Trotter Family from BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
sictom Only Fools and HorsesOnly Fools and HorsesOnly Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003... - Clan TrotterClan TrotterClan Trotter is a Lowland Scottish clan. Several distinguished families of this name include the Trotters of Charterhall, of Catchelraw, of Prentannan and of Mortonhall.-Origins of the clan:...
, a lowland Scottish family - Trotter, a horse trained for harness racingHarness racingHarness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait . They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, although racing under saddle is also conducted in Europe.-Breeds:...
- Italian TrotterItalian TrotterThe Italian Trotter is a harness racing horse developed over the last century by crossing Thoroughbred stallions with French trotters, Russian Trotters and American Standardbred mares. The goal of the selection was to blend the speed of the Standardbred with the stamina of the French Trotter...
, a breed of horse - Trotters, the feet of a goat, pig, lamb, or any cattleUngulateUngulates are several groups of mammals, most of which use the tips of their toes, usually hoofed, to sustain their whole body weight while moving. They make up several orders of mammals, of which six to eight survive...
, especially when used for food - The Trotters, the nickname of English football team Bolton Wanderers F.C.Bolton Wanderers F.C.Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
People with the surname Trotter
- Alessandro TrotterAlessandro TrotterAlessandro Trotter was an Italian botanist and entomologist who pioneered in cecidology, the study of plant galls.Alessandro Trotter was the son-in-law of Pier Andrea Saccardo ....
, Italian naturalist known by the botanical author abbreviation "Trotter" - Charlie TrotterCharlie TrotterCharlie Trotter is a chef and restaurateur.-Biography:A graduate of New Trier High School, Trotter started cooking professionally in 1982 after earning a degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. For the next 5 years, he worked and studied in Chicago, San Francisco at...
, an American chef and restaurateur - DeeDee TrotterDeeDee TrotterDe'Hashia Tonnek Trotter is an American athlete.She currently lives in Orlando, Florida, and trains at the University of Central Florida under Head Coach and former University Of Tennessee college coach Caryl Smith Gilbert.In 2007 she won the American championship in the 400m in a personal best...
, an African American track and field athlete - James F. TrotterJames F. TrotterJames Fisher Trotter was a United States Senator from Mississippi.Born in Brunswick County, Virginia, he moved to eastern Tennessee, attended private schools, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1820 and commenced practice in Hamilton, Mississippi in 1823...
, an American politician - Jamie Trotter, an English carpenter
- Dame Janet TrotterJanet TrotterDame Janet Olive Trotter, DBE is a senior administrator in higher education who helped found the University of Gloucestershire in 2001 and became its first Vice-Chancellor in the same year.-Career:...
, Vice-chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire - Jeremiah TrotterJeremiah TrotterJeremiah Trotter is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stephen F...
, an African American football player - Joe TrotterJoe TrotterJoe Trotter is an American actor.Joe was discovered by John Frankenheimer for the cast of Andersonville , a TNT 4-hour miniseries, as a northern sergeant in a southern prison of war camp....
, American Actor and Comedian - Sir Neville TrotterNeville TrotterSir Neville Guthrie Trotter is a retired British Conservative politician.Trotter was elected as MP for Tynemouth at the February 1974 general election until he retired at the 1997 election. Although his majorities were not huge, he successfully held on to Tynemouth, never being defeated at the...
, British conservative politician - Thomas TrotterThomas TrotterThomas Trotter is a British concert organist. He is Birmingham City Organist and organist of St. Margaret's, Westminster and visiting Professor of Organ at the Royal College of Music, London....
, musician - Thomas Trotter (physician)Thomas Trotter (physician)Thomas Trotter was a naval physician and author who was a leading medical reformer in the Royal Navy and an ardent critic of the slave trade. Trotter was born in Melrose, Roxburghshire and studied medicine under Alexander Monro in Edinburgh.-Publications:*Medicina Nautica: an Essay on the...
- Steve TrotterSteve TrotterSteve Trotter is a daredevil who is the youngest person to ever have gone over Niagara Falls in a barrel. He is also one of only a few to have gone over Niagara Falls twice in a barrel. He is also known for having performed other illegal stunts...
, daredevil stuntman - William Monroe TrotterWilliam Monroe TrotterWilliam Monroe Trotter was a newspaper editor and real estate business man, and an activist for African-American civil rights. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Harvard University, and was the first man of color to earn a Phi Beta Kappa key...
, an African-American newspaper editor and protest leader - William R. TrotterWilliam R. TrotterWilliam R. Trotter is an American author and historian.- Writings :Trotter's work has covered a variety of genres and markets. His first published work was "Sibelius and the Tides of Taste" for High Fidelity in 1965. Lawyer Rob Newsom III invited him to write Deadly Kin, a true crime book, which...
, an American writer - Wilfred TrotterWilfred TrotterWilfred Batten Lewis Trotter, FRS was a British surgeon, a pioneer in neurosurgery. He was also known for his studies on social psychology, most notably for his concept of the herd instinct, which he first outlined in two published papers in 1908, and later in his famous popular work Instincts of...
, Pioneer surgeon, social psychologist, writer famous for 'The Instinct of the Herd in Peace and War'
Fictional characters named Trotter
- Trotter, early name of Aragorn, a character of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
- James Henry Trotter, title character of Roald Dahl's James and the Giant PeachJames and the Giant PeachJames and the Giant Peach is a popular children's novel written in 1961 by British author Roald Dahl. The original first edition published by Alfred Knopf featured illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. However, there have been various reillustrated versions of it over the years, done by Michael...
- Barry Trotter, main character of three parodies of the Harry Potter series, written by Michael Gerber
- Evie Trotter, heroine of a trilogy by Catherine CooksonCatherine CooksonDame Catherine Cookson DBE was a British author. She became the United Kingdom's most widely read novelist, with sales topping 100 million, while retaining a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers...
- The fictional Trotter family from the British sitcom Only Fools and HorsesOnly Fools and HorsesOnly Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...