Worthington (surname)
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Worthington is a surname
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Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
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Persons:
- Al WorthingtonAl WorthingtonAllan Fulton Worthington , nicknamed "Red", is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Giants , Boston Red Sox , Chicago White Sox , Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins . Worthington batted and threw right-handed...
, American baseball player - Arthur WorthingtonArthur WorthingtonArthur Worthington was an American-born Australasian alternative religious leader, bigamist and fraudster in late nineteenth century Christchurch, Melbourne and Tasmania.-Early alternative religious period :...
(† 1917), American-born Australasian alternative religious leader, bigamist and fraudster - Arthur Mason WorthingtonArthur Mason WorthingtonArthur Mason Worthington CB, FRS was an English physicist and educator. He is best known for his work on fluid mechanics, especially the physics of splashes; for observing those, he pioneered techniques of high speed photography...
(1852–1916), English physicist - Cal WorthingtonCal WorthingtonCalvin Coolidge "Cal" Worthington is a well-known car dealer throughout the West Coast of the United States. He is best known for his unique radio and television advertisements for the Worthington Dealership Group. He was usually joined by "his dog Spot", except that "Spot" was never a dog...
, American car dealer - Christa WorthingtonChrista WorthingtonChrista Worthington was a United States fashion writer who worked for Women's Wear Daily, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, and the New York Times...
, American fashion writer - Dave WorthingtonDave WorthingtonDavid "Dave" Worthington is an English former professional football player and coach. Worthington, who played as a right back, made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League between 1961 and 1976.-Personal life:...
(born 1945), footballer with Grimsby Town, brother of Frank - Elizabeth Strong WorthingtonElizabeth Strong WorthingtonElizabeth Strong Worthington was a popular American writer during the latter part of the 19th century. Her first books When Peggy Smiled: A Love Story and The Biddy Club, were published in 1888...
, (1888-1908) American writer - Erasmus Augustus WorthingtonErasmus Augustus WorthingtonErasmus Augustus Worthington was an author and illustrator during the Victorian era, and a member of the circle of English novelist Charles Dickens.-Life:...
, (1791–1880) Victorian author and illustrator - F. F. Worthington, Canadian Major-General
- Frank WorthingtonFrank WorthingtonFrank Stewart Worthington is a former English footballer. Frank was born into a footballing family in Shelf near Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire. Both of his parents had played the game and his two older brothers, Dave and Bob, became professional footballers, both began their careers with...
, English footballer - George WorthingtonGeorge WorthingtonGeorge Worthington was a 19th century merchant and banker in Cleveland, Ohio, who founded the Geo...
, American banker - Henry G. WorthingtonHenry G. WorthingtonHenry Gaither Worthington was the first United States Representative from the State of Nevada, serving in Congress during the end of the American Civil War after the Lincoln Administration pushed through legislation to grant statehood to the former Territory of Nevada.Worthington served as U.S...
(1828–1909), American politician and ambassador - Henry Rossiter WorthingtonHenry Rossiter WorthingtonHenry Rossiter Worthington was an American mechanical engineer. He had several inventions leading to the perfection of the direct steam pump , patented the duplex steam pump , and built the first duplex waterworks engine, widely adopted and used for more than 75 years...
, American engineer - Laming Worthington-EvansLaming Worthington-EvansSir Worthington Laming Worthington-Evans, 1st Baronet GBE, PC was a British Conservative politician.-Background and education:Born Laming Evans, he was the son of Worthington Evans and Susanah Laming...
, British politician - Marjorie Muir WorthingtonMarjorie Muir WorthingtonMarjorie Muir Worthington was an American authoress of novels and short stories.She was born in 1900 in New York City. She was inspired by the arts as a child, yet she studied at New York University School of Journalism. It appears that while in New York she met and married her first husband...
(1900-1976), American writer - Nigel WorthingtonNigel WorthingtonNigel Worthington is a former Northern Ireland international footballer and manager.He was manager of the Northern Ireland national team from 2007 until after their final Euro 2012 qualifying campaign match against Italy in October 2011.As a player, he was a left full back and occasional left...
, Northern Ireland football manager - Paul Clayton Worthington, American folk singer Paul Clayton
- Peter WorthingtonPeter WorthingtonPeter Worthington is a Canadian journalist. A foreign correspondent with the Toronto Telegram newspaper from 1956, Worthington was an eyewitness to the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963, and can be seen in photographs of the event. He remained with the Telegram until it folded in 1971...
, Canadian journalist - Sam WorthingtonSam WorthingtonSamuel Henry J. "Sam" Worthington is an English born, Australian actor. After almost a decade of roles in Australian TV shows and films, Worthington gained Hollywood's attention by playing Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation and the lead role, Jake Sully, in James Cameron's science...
, Australian actor - Stan WorthingtonStan WorthingtonThomas Stanley "Stan" Worthington, , was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1923 and 1947 and for England between 1930 and 1937. He was an all-rounder scoring over 19000 runs and taking over 600 first class wickets....
, English cricketer - Thomas Worthington (architect)Thomas Worthington (architect)Thomas Worthington was a 19th-century English architect, particularly associated with public buildings in and around Manchester.-Early life:...
, British architect - Thomas Worthington (Douai)Thomas Worthington (Douai)Thomas Worthington, D.D. was an English Catholic priest and third President of Douai College.-Life:...
, English Catholic priest - Thomas Worthington (governor), American politician
- Tony WorthingtonTony WorthingtonWilliam Anthony Worthington, known as Tony Worthington is a retired politician in the United Kingdom.-Early life:...
, British politician - Wendy WorthingtonWendy WorthingtonWendy Worthington is an American television and film actress. She has had recurring roles in television series such as Ghost Whisperer, Desperate Housewives, Ally McBeal, and So Little Time. In April 2006, She played Helga where Arnaz sneaks off to Breanna in the episode "California Girl" on...
, American actress - William Barton WorthingtonWilliam Barton WorthingtonWilliam Barton Worthington was a British civil engineer.Worthington was born in Lancaster to Samuel Barton Worthington, a railway engineer. He was educated at Owens College, Manchester, and then at the University of London, following this he was apprenticed to his father...
, British civil engineer
Fictional characters:
- Felicity Worthington, one of the main characters in Libba Bray's novels
- Warren Worthington III, Marvel comics anti-hero