Vickers (disambiguation)
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Vickers may refer to:
- VickersVickersVickers was a famous name in British engineering that existed through many companies from 1828 until 1999.-Early history:Vickers was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by the miller Edward Vickers and his father-in-law George Naylor in 1828. Naylor was a partner in the foundry Naylor &...
, a British engineering conglomerate founded in 1828.- Vickers LimitedVickers LimitedVickers Limited was a famous British engineering conglomerate that merged into Vickers-Armstrongs in 1927.-Early history:Vickers was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by the miller Edward Vickers and his father-in-law George Naylor in 1828. Naylor was a partner in the foundry Naylor &...
1828-1927 - Vickers-Armstrongs 1927-1977
- Vickers plcVickers plcVickers plc was the remainder of Vickers-Armstrongs after the nationalisation of three of its four operating groups: aviation , shipbuilding and steel...
1977-1999 - Vickers Defence Systems, defence arm of Vickers plc, sold by Rolls-Royce plc to Alvis plc in 2002.
- Alvis Vickers, the result of the above merger. Acquired by BAE Systems in 2004.
- Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering (VSEL), the former shipbuilding and armaments division of Vickers
- Canadian Vickers, the Canadian subsidiary 1911-1944
- Vickers hardness testVickers hardness testThe Vickers hardness test was developed in 1924 by Smith and Sandland at Vickers Ltd as an alternative to the Brinell method to measure the hardness of materials. The Vickers test is often easier to use than other hardness tests since the required calculations are independent of the size of the...
, a measure of material hardness using the indentation method - Vickers machine gunVickers machine gunNot to be confused with the Vickers light machine gunThe Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a name primarily used to refer to the water-cooled .303 inch machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army...
- Vickers MBTVickers MBTThe Vickers MBT was a series of main battle tanks developed as a private venture by Vickers-Armstrongs for export. The design makes use of proven components such as the L7 gun of the Centurion, and the Leyland L60 multi-fuel engine, transmission and fire control system of the Chieftain...
, a post war Main Battle Tank
- Vickers Limited
Persons
- Brian VickersBrian VickersBrian Lee Vickers is a American NASCAR driver. He was the 2003 Busch Series champion, and at age 20, became the youngest champion in any of NASCAR's three top-tier series...
, American stock car driver, currently racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup - Brian Vickers (academic)Brian Vickers (academic)Sir Brian Vickers, FBA is a British academic, now Emeritus Professor at ETH Zurich. He is known for his work on the history of rhetoric, Shakespeare, John Ford, and Francis Bacon....
, British authority on rhetoric - David VickersDavid VickersDavid Vickers Buchanan is a fictional character from the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, portrayed by Tuc Watkins.-Appearances:...
, a fictional character on the soap opera One Life to Live - Diana VickersDiana VickersDiana Vickers is an English singer-songwriter, stage actress and fashion designer who initially came to public attention as a semi-finalist on the fifth series of British talent show The X Factor in 2008...
, English singer - Douglas VickersDouglas VickersDouglas Vickers was an English industrialist and politician. He was the son of Colonel Thomas Edward Vickers , owner and Director of the famous Sheffield firm Vickers, Sons & Co. Ltd., and Frances Mary Vickers, née Douglas . He became Director of the family business in 1897, and was Master Cutler...
, English industrialist and politician - F. B. VickersF. B. VickersFrederick Bert Vickers was an Australian novelist.Born in England F. B. Vickers migrated to Australia in 1925. He worked on the land, on sheep stations, as a poultry farmer and in road gangs, before serving with the Australian Imperial Force in the Middle East during World War II...
(1903-1985), Australian author - Sir Geoffrey Vickers (1894-1982), pioneer of systems thinking
- George VickersGeorge VickersGeorge Vickers , a Democrat, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1868-1873. He also served in the Maryland State Senate....
, United States Senator from Maryland - Harry Franklin VickersHarry Franklin VickersHarry Franklin Vickers was an American inventor and industrialist. He grew up in Montana and southern California...
(1898-1977), American inventor and industrialist - Jack VickersJack VickersJohn Vickers was an English footballer.-Playing career:Vickers played for Bishop Auckland, Hull City, Darlington, Doncaster Rovers and Charlton Athletic before joining Port Vale for £200 in May 1933...
, English footballer - James Oswald Noel VickersJames Oswald Noel VickersJames Oswald Noel 'Jon' Vickers was a British trade union leader.-Early life and Education:Born in London April 6, 1916, educated at Stowe School and Cambridge where he studied History and English....
, British trade union leader - Janeene VickersJaneene VickersJaneene Vickers is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.She competed for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 400 metre hurdles, where she won the bronze medal...
, American athlete - Joan Vickers, Baroness Vickers, British National Liberal and Conservative Party politician
- Sir John VickersJohn VickersSir John Vickers is a British economist, and Warden of All Souls College, Oxford.-Education:Sir John was educated at Eastbourne Grammar School and Oriel College, Oxford, culminating in his graduating with a DPhil from Oxford.-Career:...
, British economist - Jon VickersJon VickersJonathan Stewart Vickers, CC , known professionally as Jon Vickers, is a retired Canadian heldentenor.Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he was the sixth in a family of eight children. In 1950, he was awarded a scholarship to study opera at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto...
, Canadian operatic tenor - Jon Vickers (rugby union)Jon Vickers (rugby union)Jon Vickers born 23 December 1988 in Bristol, England is a rugby union player for Exeter in the Aviva Premiership, who he moved to from fellow Premiership side Northampton Saints. He plays as a prop.-External links:*...
, rugby union player - Kipp VickersKipp VickersKipp Emmanuel Vickers is a former American football offensive guard in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts, Washington Redskins, and the Baltimore Ravens. He played college football at the University of Miami....
, American football player - Lawrence VickersLawrence VickersLawrence Blanchard Vickers, Jr. is an American football fullback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns - Lee VickersLee VickersLee Vickers is an American football tight end for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
, NFL tight end for the Baltimore Ravens - Martha VickersMartha VickersMartha Vickers was an American television and film actress.-Early life and career:Born Martha MacVicar in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she began her career as a model and cover girl...
, American television and film actress - Michael G. VickersMichael G. VickersMichael G. Vickers was confirmed as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence by the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on March 16, 2011. Before becoming USD-I, Vickers served as United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict...
, United States Assistant Secretary of Defense - Mike VickersMike VickersMike Vickers is a British musician who came to prominence as guitarist, flautist and saxophonist with the 1960s band, Manfred Mann. He originally played flute and saxophone but with the increasing popularity of guitars in bands it was decided that Manfred Mann should have a guitarist in its line-up...
, British guitarist and composer - Roy Vickers (1889-1965), English mystery writer born William Edward VickersWilliam Edward VickersWilliam Edward Vickers was an English mystery writer better known under his pen name Roy Vickers, but used also the pseudonyms Roy C. Vickers, David Durham, Sefton Kyle, and John Spencer...
- Roy Henry VickersRoy Henry VickersThis page is about the Canadian artist, for the English mystery writer go to Roy VickersRoy Henry Vickers, CM, OBC is a Canadian First Nations artist...
, Canadian painter - Salley VickersSalley VickersSalley Vickers is an English novelist whose works include the word-of-mouth bestseller Miss Garnet's Angel, Mr. Golightly's Holiday, The Other Side of You and Where Three Roads Meet, a retelling of the Oedipus myth to Sigmund Freud in the last months of his life...
, English novelist - Stan Vickers, British athlete
- Stanley Vickers (MP)Stanley Vickers (MP)Stanley Vickers was an English distiller and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1872....
, English distiller and Conservative politician - Steve Vickers (computer scientist), author of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer ROM firmware
- Steve Vickers (footballer)Steve Vickers (footballer)Stephen "Steve" Vickers , is an English former association footballer who played as a central defender. He made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League, the majority of which were for Tranmere Rovers and Middlesbrough...
, English association footballer - Steve Vickers (ice hockey), Canadian born hockey player with the New York Rangers
- Yvette VickersYvette VickersYvette Iola Vickers was an American actress, pin-up model and singer.-Early life and career:...
, American actress, pin-up model and singer