Wren (disambiguation)
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Wren
s are passerine birds in the mainly New World family Troglodytidae.
Wren may also refer to:
Wren
The wrens are passerine birds in the mainly New World family Troglodytidae. There are approximately 80 species of true wrens in approximately 20 genera....
s are passerine birds in the mainly New World family Troglodytidae.
Wren may also refer to:
Organisms
- Birds other than Troglodytidae:
- New Zealand wrenNew Zealand wrenThe New Zealand wrens, Acanthisittidae, are a family of tiny passerines endemic to New Zealand. They were represented by six known species in four or five genera, although only two species survive in two genera today...
(Acanthisittidae) - MaluridaeMaluridaeThe Maluridae are a family of small, insectivorous passerine birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea. Commonly known as wrens, they are unrelated to the true wrens of the Northern Hemisphere...
, the Australasian "wrens" - AcanthizidaeAcanthizidaeThe Acanthizidae, also known as the Australasian warblers, are a family of passerine birds which include gerygones, thornbills, and scrubwrens. The Acanthizidae consists of small to medium passerine birds, with a total length varying between 8 and 19 cm. They have short rounded wings, slender...
subfamily Sericornithinae, the scrubwrens, heathwrens and fernwren
- New Zealand wren
People
- Alan WrenAlan WrenAlan John Wren , better known as Reni, is the drummer of The Stone Roses.Reni is considered by many to be the best drummer of his generation and the "single most important drummer in UK indie circles." According to former Hacienda General Manager Howard Jones, he "played the drums like Hendrix...
(born 1964), English rock drummer - Bob WrenBob WrenRobert Wren is a professional ice hockey Center currently playing for ERC Ingolstadt of Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga . He was drafted 94th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft...
(born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player - Christopher WrenChristopher WrenSir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710...
(1632–1723), English architect and scientist - Frank WrenFrank WrenFranklin E. Wren is an American front office executive in Major League Baseball. Since the end of the baseball season, he has been the general manager of the Atlanta Braves....
(born 1958), American baseball executive - John WrenJohn WrenJohn Wren was an Australian businessman. He has become a legendary figure thanks mainly to a fictionalised account of his life in Frank Hardy's novel Power Without Glory, which was also made into a television series...
(1871–1953), Australian businessman - M. K. WrenM. K. WrenMartha Kay Renfroe is an Oregon writer, author of mystery and science fiction under the penname M.K. Wren...
(born 1938), American author - Matthew WrenMatthew Wren"Matthew Wren" is also a British actor who appeared in BBC children's show Trapped!.Matthew Wren was an influential English clergyman and scholar.-Life:...
(1585–1667), English clergyman and scholar - P. C. WrenP. C. WrenPercival Christopher Wren was a British writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924, involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa, and its main sequels, Beau Sabreur and Beau Ideal Percival Christopher Wren (1 November 187522...
(1875–1941), British author - Thomas WrenThomas WrenThomas Wren was a United States Representative from Nevada. He belonged to the Republican Party and represented the Nevada At-Large Congressional District in the 45th Congress, from 1877 to 1879.-References:...
(1826–1904), American politician - Wren BlackberryWren BlackberryA children's fiction author, Wren Blackberry emerged with the publication of the Métrico Mesh series. Much of her work attempts to incorporate educational curriculum standards, lightly touching on several scientific and historical subjects...
, American teacher and author - Wren BlairWren BlairWren Blair is a former Canadian ice hockey coach. He was head coach of the Minnesota North Stars from 1967 to 1970. He was also the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins from July 1975 to December 1976...
(born 1925), a former Canadian ice hockey coach
Fictional characters
- Wren, a scientist from the movie Alien Resurrection
- The Wren, an escape artist from the movie CubeCube (film)Cube is a 1997 Canadian science fiction psychological thriller/horror film directed by Vincenzo Natali. The film was a successful product of the Canadian Film Centre's First Feature Project....
- Wren ElessedilWren ElessedilWren Elessedil is a fictional character from The Heritage of Shannara by Terry Brooks....
, a character from the Heritage of Shannara series of fantasy novels - Wren (Sherwood Smith character), the orphanage-director-assigned name of the protagonist of a series of fantasy-fiction books by Sherwood Smith
- Wren (Phantasy Star III), an android from the video game Phantasy Star III
- Wren (Phantasy Star IV), a different android from the video game Phantasy Star IV
- Wren MacPherson, the third and last child of Darryl and Wanda McPherson in the comic strip Baby Blues
- Wren NatsworthyWren NatsworthyWren Natsworthy is a character from Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet, appearing in the last two books.-Family and friends:Her father is Tom Natsworthy and her mother is Hester Shaw and by the end of A Darkling Plain, she has become engaged to Theo Ngoni. Her best friend is Tildy Smew, a girl...
, daughter to Tom and Hester Natsworthy in the last installments of Phillip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet - Wren Douglas, a plus-sized model and author in Significant OthersSignificant Others (novel)Significant Others is a 1987 novel by Armistead Maupin, the fifth book in the Tales of the City series. It originally was serialized in the San Francisco Examiner.- Plot Summary :...
, the fifth book in Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City series
Places
- Wren, Alabama, unincorporated community in Lawrence CountyLawrence County, AlabamaLawrence County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, as well as the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. It was named after James Lawrence, a captain in the United States Navy from New Jersey. As of the 2010 census, the population was...
- Wren, MississippiWren, MississippiWren is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States.Wren is sited at between Amory and Okolona. According to the United States Geological Survey, a variant name is Wrens....
, village - Wren, OhioWren, OhioWren is a village in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States with a population of 199 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is included within the Van Wert, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wren is located at ....
, village - Wren, OregonWren, OregonWren is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 20 and Oregon Route 223 on the Marys River....
, unincorporated community - Wren, VirginiaWren, VirginiaWren is an unincorporated community in Charlotte County, Virginia. It lies at an elevation of 604 feet ....
, unincorporated community - Wrens, GeorgiaWrens, GeorgiaWrens is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,187 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wrens is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.33% is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
, small city
Nicknames
- Wrens, nickname given to camp women and prostitutes servicing the British Army in the Curragh CampCurragh CampThe Curragh Camp is an army base and military college located in The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. It is the main training centre for the Irish Army.- Brief history of the Curragh's military heritage :...
in Co. Kildare, Ireland in the 19th century - Wrens, nickname of members of the British Women's Royal Naval ServiceWomen's Royal Naval ServiceThe Women's Royal Naval Service was the women's branch of the Royal Navy.Members included cooks, clerks, wireless telegraphists, radar plotters, weapons analysts, range assessors, electricians and air mechanics...
(WRNS) - Wrens, nickname of members of the Women's Royal Canadian Naval ServiceWomen's Royal Canadian Naval ServiceThe Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service was an element of the Royal Canadian Navy that was active during the Second World War and post-war as part of the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve until unification in 1968....
(WRCNS) - The Wrens, a nickname for the Rydalmere Cricket Club, New South Wales, Australia
Music
- The WrensThe WrensThe Wrens are an indie rock band that formed in the late 1980s in New Jersey. The group consists of Charles Bissell, Greg Whelan, Kevin Whelan, and Jerry MacDonald. Their debut album Silver was released in 1994...
, a band from New Jersey, USA formed in the 1980s - The Wrens (R&B band)The Wrens (R&B band)The Wrens were a doo-wop band from The Bronx, New York City. They are best-known for their song "Come Back My Love".The Wrens began in the Morrisania section of the Bronx in 1950...
, a doo-wop singing group from New York City from the 1950s
Other
- WREN (AM), a US radio station on 590 AM licensed to Carrollton, Alabama
- KYYSKYYSKZPT is an American radio station broadcasting a Hot AC format. It is licensed to and serves the Kansas City, Missouri metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1962 under the call sign KMBC-FM...
, former callsign for the station in Kansas City, Kansas - Wren BuildingWren BuildingThe Wren Building is the signature building of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Along with the Brafferton and President's House, these buildings form the College's Historic Campus....
, the oldest academic building in the USA, at the College of William & Mary, Virginia - Wren & MartinWren & MartinWren & Martin refers to a single book High School English Grammar and Composition or collectively, a series of English grammar textbooks written jointly by P. C. Wren and H. Martin. Written primarily for the children of British officers resident in India, these books were widely adopted by Indian...
, a series of English grammar textbooks published in India - Wren SocietyWren SocietyThe Wren Society, is one of the many secret societies on the campus of the College of William and Mary.Founded in 1832, to honor the two hundredth birthday of Sir Christopher Wren, the society quickly grew in prominence . The society, like many other traditions of the Royal College, fell victim to...
, a secret society at the College of William & Mary - HMS WrenHMS WrenTwo ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Wren after the bird.*Wren, a V and W class destroyer launched at Yarrow in 1919 and sunk by aircraft off Aldeburgh on 27 July 1940....
, two ships of the Royal Navy - English Electric WrenEnglish Electric Wren-External links:*...
, a 1920s British ultralight monoplane