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Calhoun (surname)
Calhoun is a surname of Scottish origin. It is a variant of the Scottish surname ''Colquhoun''. Notable people with this surname include: In arts and entertainment * Adam Calhoun (born 1980), American rapper and songwriter *Alice Calhoun (1900–1966), American silent film actress * Ann Marie Calhoun (born 1979), American violinist *Chad Calhoun, a pseudonym of Ron Goulart (1933–2022), writer * Eddie Calhoun (1921–1994), American jazz bassist * Kutt Calhoun (born 1977), born Melvin Calhoun, musician *Monica Calhoun (born 1971), actress *Rory Calhoun (1922–1999), American actor *Will Calhoun (born 1964), American musician * William "Haystack" Calhoun (1934–1989), professional wrestler * William Henry Calhoun (1815–1865), American silversmith In government, politics and activism * Bob Calhoun (1937–2020), American politician and lawyer * Bootsie Calhoun (1923–2014), American politician * Charles Calhoun Jr. (1931–2014), American politician and jurist * Cora Catherine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colquhoun
Colquhoun ( ) is a surname of Scotland, Scottish origin. The "l" is typically silent per developments in the Phonological history of Scots, Scots language. Phonetically, MacOlquhoun is similar to McElhone, MacElhone/MacIlhone and therefore Colquhoun may sometimes derive from the Gaelic name ''Mac Giolla Còmhghan''. ''Còmhghan'' is derived from ''comh'' ("together") and ''gan-'', ''gen-'' ("born").. Calhoun (surname), Calhoun, Colhoun (other), Colhoun, Calhoon, Colhoon, Cohoon, Hoon, Cahoun, and Cahoon are variants of the surname Colquhoun. They are generally found as simplifications and respellings, though all of them can occur from unrelated sources. In particular, Calhoun (surname), Calhoun is from the Irish language, Irish variant of Colquhoun. People with the surname Arts and entertainment * Alan Colquhoun, architect and architectural theorist * Alexander Colquhoun (artist) * Archibald Colquhoun (translator), Archibald Colquhoun, translator * Amalie Sara Colquhoun, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floride Calhoun
Floride Bonneau Calhoun (née Colhoun; February 15, 1792 – July 25, 1866) was the wife of U.S. politician John C. Calhoun. She was known for her leading role in the Petticoat affair, which occurred during her husband's service as vice president of the United States. In that role, Mrs. Calhoun led the wives of other Cabinet members in ostracizing Peggy Eaton, the wife of Secretary of War John Eaton, whom they considered a woman of low morals. The affair helped damage relations between John C. Calhoun and President Andrew Jackson, and effectively ended any legitimate chance of John Calhoun becoming president of the United States. Background and early life Floride Bonneau Colhoun was born to Floride Bonneau and John E. Colhoun, who served as a U.S. Senator from 1801 to 1802. She was a niece of Rebecca Colhoun Pickens, wife of Andrew Pickens. On January 8, 1811, she married John C. Calhoun, her first-cousin-once-removed (her father's first cousin). Soon after their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kole Calhoun
Kole Alan Calhoun (born October 14, 1987) is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers, and Cleveland Guardians. Calhoun played college baseball at Yavapai College and Arizona State Sun Devils baseball, Arizona State University. He was drafted by the Angels in the eighth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft and made his MLB debut in 2012. He won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award, Gold Glove Award in 2015. Early life Calhoun attended Buckeye Union High School in Buckeye, Arizona, Buckeye, Arizona. In 2005, Calhoun and Sammy Solis were named the West Valley (Phoenix metropolitan area), West Valley High School Baseball Co-Players of the Year. College career Calhoun then attended and played college baseball for Yavapai College and Arizona State University. In 2010, his senior year at Arizona State, he batting average (baseball), batted . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Calhoun
James A. Calhoun (born May 10, 1942) is an American former college basketball coach. He is best known for his tenure as head coach of the University of Connecticut (UConn) men's basketball team. His teams won three NCAA national championships (1999, 2004, 2011), played in four Final Fours, won the 1988 NIT title, and won seventeen Big East Championships, which include 7 Big East tournament championships (1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2011) and 10 Big East regular season (1990, 1994–1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006). With his team's 2011 NCAA title win, the 68-year-old Calhoun became the oldest coach to win a Division I men's basketball title. He won his 800th game in 2009 and finished his NCAA Division I career with 873 victories, ranking 11th all time as of February 2019. From 2018 to 2021, he served as head coach of the University of Saint Joseph men's basketball team. Calhoun is one of only six coaches in NCAA Division I history to win three or more champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jermie Calhoun
Jermie Calhoun (born October 12, 1988) is a former American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ... running back. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and Angelo State University. Calhoun was once considered one of the best running back prospects of his high school class. High school career A native of Ben Wheeler, Texas, Jermie Calhoun attended Van High School, a 3A school, where he played football and ran track. In high school football, football, he started his career playing Safety (American football position), safety as a freshman. Playing running back during his sophomore year, Calhoun had his breakout performance against Gladewater High School on September 24, 2005. Replacing an injured teammate, he rushed for a school-record 359 yar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalon Calhoun
Jalon Calhoun (born December 16, 2000) is an American professional American football, football wide receiver who is a member of the Edmonton Elks of the CFL, Canadian Football League. He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils football, Duke Blue Devils. Early life Calhoun grew up in Greenville, South Carolina and attended Southside High School (Greenville, South Carolina), Southside High School. In Calhoun's high school career, he played as a quarterback completing 218 of his 368 passing attempts for 2,859 yards and 25 touchdowns to 10 interceptions. He also rushed for 1,094 yards and 14 touchdowns. Calhoun first committed to play college football at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, Georgia Tech but eventually changed his commitment to Duke Blue Devils football, Duke. College career Calhoun made his collegiate debut in week one in the 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team, 2019 season, where he hauled in his first career pass for two yards, as Duke was crushed by 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Whitney Calhoun
George Whitney Calhoun (September 16, 1890 – December 6, 1963) was an American newspaper editor and co-founder of the Green Bay Packers, a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. After establishing the Packers in 1919 with Curly Lambeau, Calhoun served the team in various capacities for 44 years until his death in 1963. Utilizing his editorial job at the ''Green Bay Press-Gazette'', he became the team's first publicity director, helping to establish local support and interest. He also served as the first team manager and was a member of the board of directors of the non-profit corporation that owns the team. Although often overshadowed by the more famous Curly Lambeau, Calhoun was instrumental to the early success of the Packers. In recognition of his contributions, Calhoun was elected to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1978. Personal life George Whitney Calhoun was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin on September 16, 1890, the son of Walter A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Calhoun
Donald Clevester Calhoun (April 29, 1952 – December 14, 2020) was an American professional football running back who played for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots. and Philadelphia Eagles. He later played for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). Prior to playing in the NFL, Calhoun played football at Wichita High School North and Kansas State University. He was selected in the tenth round of the 1974 NFL draft by Buffalo. In 2009, he was inducted into both the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame and the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame; and in 2010, was chosen and awarded entry into the Wichita North High School Hall of Fame. In 1976, while playing for the New England Patriots, Calhoun led the NFL in rushing yards per attempt, with 5.6. He rushed for 721 yards that year. He died on December 14, 2020, at age 68, in Derby, Kansas Derby is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Calhoun
Cameron Calhoun (born October 2, 2004) is an American college football cornerback for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He previously played for the Michigan Wolverines and the Utah Utes. Early life Calhoun attended Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was rated as a three-star recruit. He held over 20 NCAA Division I offers, which he trimmed to a final four of Boston College, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, and West Virginia. Calhoun initially committed to play for the West Virginia Mountaineers, and the Cincinnati Bearcats. After two de-commitments, he made his final decision to play college football for the Michigan Wolverines. College career Michigan As a freshman in 2023, Calhoun appeared in two games and recorded no statistics for the Michigan Wolverines team that won a national championship that season. After the 2023 regular season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal and opted out of playing in the postseason. Utah Calhoun transferred to play for the Utah Utes. He e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lowndes Calhoun
William Lowndes Calhoun (November 23, 1837November 16, 1908) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Georgia who served as the 26th Mayor of Atlanta. A member of the Democratic Party, Calhoun is the first in a string of Democrat mayors that lasts to the present day. Biography Calhoun was born in Decatur, Georgia, son of fellow Atlanta mayor James Calhoun. The family moved to Atlanta in 1852 and, at the age of sixteen, William began reading law at his father's firm. He passed the bar in 1857. In March 1862, Calhoun enlisted in the Confederate States Army and was commissioned as captain of Company K of the 42nd Georgia Infantry. He served in Knoxville, Tennessee, and then in the Vicksburg Campaign, where he and his regiment were surrendered by John C. Pemberton on July 4, 1863. After being exchanged, Calhoun served in the Atlanta Campaign and was wounded at the Battle of Resaca. After his recovery, he served in the Army of Tennessee under General Hood in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riemer Calhoun
Maurice Riemer Calhoun Sr. (April 5, 1909 – August 4, 1994), was Louisiana politician who served in the Louisiana State Senate as a Democrat from 1944 to 1952, representing parts of DeSoto and Caddo parish. Calhoun later managed the 1952 presidential campaign in DeSoto Parish for Republican presidential nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionar ..., who won the parish, but lost the electoral vote of Louisiana. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Calhoun, Riemer 1909 births 1994 deaths People from Mansfield, Louisiana Democratic Party Louisiana state senators Businesspeople from Louisiana American businesspeople in real estate Centenary College of Louisiana alumni 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century members of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John C
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
