William Hart
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In arts and entertainment:
- William Hart (actor)William Hart (actor)William Hart was an English actor during the reign of Charles I and purportedly the father of the Restoration actor Charles Hart.-Career:...
(d. 1650), English Caroline actor - William Hart (painter)William Hart (painter)William Hart , was a Scottish-born American landscape and cattle painter, and Hudson River School artist. His younger brother, James McDougal Hart, was also a Hudson River School artist, and the two painted similar subjects...
(1823–1894), Scottish-American painter - William Matthew HartWilliam Matthew HartWilliam Matthew Hart was an English bird illustrator and lithographer who worked for John Gould.Hart started medical training, but was unable to complete his studies for financial resons. He began working for Gould in 1851, beginning an association that was to last thirty years...
(1830-1908), British lithographer and bird artist - William S. HartWilliam S. HartWilliam Surrey Hart was an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is remembered for having "imbued all of his characters with honor and integrity."-Biography:...
(1864–1946), American silent film actor, screenwriter, director, and producer - William Hart (singer) (born 1945), singer with The DelfonicsThe DelfonicsThe Delfonics are a pioneering Philadelphia soul singing group, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their most notable hits include "La-La ", "Didn't I ", "Break Your Promise," "I'm Sorry," and "Ready or Not Here I Come "...
- Will Cullen HartWill Cullen HartWilliam "Will" Cullen Hart is one of the co-founders of the Elephant Six Collective, as well as the rock band The Olivia Tremor Control...
, American musician and artist - Billy HartBilly HartWilliam "Billy" Hart is a jazz drummer and educator who has performed with some of the most important jazz musicians in history.-Biography:Early on Hart performed in Washington, D.C...
, American jazz drummer
In judiciary:
- William Hart of Livelands, Scottist jurist and 16th century Lord AdvocateLord AdvocateHer Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament...
- William H. H. HartWilliam H. H. HartWilliam H. H. Hart was the 16th California Attorney General. Prior to this position, he was a United States Secret Service agent and fought in the American Civil War.-External links:*...
(1848–1903), California attorney general
In sports:
- Bill Hart (pitcher)Bill Hart (pitcher)William Franklin Hart , is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1886-1901. He pitched in the American Association, National League and American League.-External links:...
(1865–1936), American professional baseball pitcher - Billy Hart (baseball)Billy Hart (baseball)Robert Lee Hart Robert Lee Hart Robert Lee Hart (1866-1944, was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues for the 1890 St.Louis Browns of the American Association. He played in the minors from 1886-1892....
(1866–1944), American professional baseball player - Bill Hart (infielder)Bill Hart (infielder)William Woodrow Hart was an American third baseman and shortstop in major league baseball who played from 1943 to 1945 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Born in Wiconisco, Pennsylvania, he died at age 55 in Lykens, Pennsylvania....
(1913–1968), American professional baseball third-baseman with the Brooklyn Dodgers
In other fields:
- William Hart (priest)William Hart (priest)William Hart was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1886.-Life:...
(1558–1583), Catholic martyr - William Hart (Medal of Honor)William Hart (Medal of Honor)William Hart was a machinist first class serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.-Biography:...
(1866–1899), American sailor - William Hart (bishop) (1904–1992), Bishop of Dunkeld
- William Hart, drilled the first natural gas well in the United States, leading to the formation of the Fredonia Gas Light CompanyFredonia Gas Light CompanyThe Fredonia Gas Light Company, founded in 1858, was the first natural gas company in the United States. It was founded by a group of entrepreneurs after William Hart, considered the "father of natural gas" in the U.S., drilled in 1825 the first natural gas well in America along a creek in...