William Gregory
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William Gregory may refer to:
- William Gregory (Carmelite)William Gregory (Carmelite)William Gregory , was a Scottish Carmelite.Gregory studied at Montagu College, Paris, and in 1499 became a Carmelite of the congregation of Albi; he afterwards became prior of his order successively at Melun, Albi, and Toulouse, and vicar-general of the congregation at Albi. He was made a doctor...
- William G. GregoryWilliam G. GregoryWilliam George "Borneo" Gregory , is a retired NASA astronaut and United States Air Force lieutenant colonel.-Early life and education:...
(born 1957), NASA astronaut - William Gregory (Rhode Island)William Gregory (Rhode Island)William Gregory was an American politician, the 46th Governor of Rhode Island.Gregory was born in Astoria, Long Island, New York on August 3, 1849...
(1849–1901), American governor - William Gregory (1625–1696)William Gregory (1625–1696)Sir William Gregory was a British judge and politician. He was educated at All Souls College, Oxford and was then called to the Bar. In 1653 he married Elizabeth Smith, with whom he had one daughter, Sarah, who died in 1691 before her father. It was not until 1677 that William gained prominence,...
, English MP for Hereford and Weobley, Speaker of the House of Commons - William Henry GregoryWilliam Henry GregorySir William Henry Gregory PC was an Anglo-Irish writer and politician.The only child of Robert Gregory and Elizabeth O'Hara Gregory, he was born at the Castle, in Dublin's Phoenix Park. From 1830 to 1835 he attended Harrow, where he was an award-winning student...
(1817–1892), Anglo-Irish politician, MP for Dublin and County Galway - William Gregory (chemist)William Gregory (chemist)William Gregory was a Scottish physician who is probably best known today for his work in chemistry. He studied under and translated some of the works of Liebig, the noted German chemist. Gregory also had interests in mesmerism and phrenology.- External links :...
(1803–1858), Scottish chemist - William King GregoryWilliam King GregoryWilliam King Gregory was an American zoologist, renowned as a primatologist, paleontologist, and functional and comparative morphologist. He was an expert on mammalian dentition, and a leading contributor to theories of evolution...
, American zoologist - William S. GregoryWilliam S. GregoryWilliam S. Gregory was the first mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1853.When Kansas City was incorporated on March 18, 1853, it had an area and a population of 2,500. 63 votes were cast for mayor and Gregory defeated Dr...
(1825–1887), mayor of Kansas City - William Voris GregoryWilliam Voris GregoryWilliam Voris Gregory , a Democrat, was a United States Representative from Kentucky.Gregory was born in Graves County and after college he taught school and served as superintendent of schools there...
(1877–1936), US Congressman from Kentucky - Robert Gregory (cricketer), born William Robert Gregory, Irish cricketer and artist
- Will GregoryWill GregoryWilliam Owen Gregory is best known as a songwriter, and the lead keyboards/synthesizer player & producer of the electronic music group Goldfrapp. Originally a classical music student at the University of York, Gregory is the son of an actress and an opera chorus-line singer...
(born 1959), British musician with Goldfrapp - Bill GregoryBill GregoryWilliam Penn Gregory, Jr. is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin and was drafted in the third round of the 1971 NFL Draft....
(born 1949), former American football defensive lineman