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Dexter (given Name)
Dexter is an English masculine given name. It is a transferred use of a surname derived from the Old English word ''deagestre'', meaning “dyer of cloth.” Dexter is also a Latin language, Latin term meaning ''skillful.'' Usage of the name might have increased in the Anglosphere due to well-known figures such as American politician Samuel Dexter (1761–1816) and wealthy American eccentric and author Timothy Dexter (1747–1806). More recently, attention was called to the name in the 1940s and 1950s by different media influences, including the character Dexter Haven in the 1940 American film ''The Philadelphia Story (film), The Philadelphia Story'' and the 1956 American musical ''High Society (1956 film), High Society'' and the character Dexter Franklin in the ''Meet Corliss Archer'' radio and ''Meet Corliss Archer (TV series), television program''. Some 325 more American boys were named Dexter in 1968 than had been given the name in 1967, likely due to news coverage about the fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael C
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * he He ..., a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name * Michael (bishop elect)">Michael (surname)">he He ..., a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (fashion designer), Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Sol Ansell
Dexter Sol Ansell (born 16 September 2014) is a British child actor. Early and personal life From Leeds, in Yorkshire, he is the son of former '' Quizmania'' host Debbie (née King) and pop-opera group G4 singer Jonathan Ansell. Career He began acting in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' playing the role of Jimmy King's son Carl Holliday between January and May 2016. He returned to ''Emmerdale'' in June 2019, playing Dawn Taylor's son Lucas Taylor, which he continued to play until March 2021. He had the role of the young Coriolanus Snow in '' The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes''. He appeared in the series ''The Midwich Cuckoos'', the sitcom ''Hullraisers'' on Channel 4, and the 2023 horror film ''The Moor''. He also appeared in the Netflix film ''Christmas on Mistletoe Farm''. His projects include the Robert Zemeckis film ''Here'', and as Little Dan in the Sky Cinema family comedy film '' Robin and the Hoods''. In April 2024, he was cast in the lead rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Davis (other)
Dexter Davis may refer to: * Dexter Davis (defensive back) (born 1970), American football player * Dexter Davis (defensive end) (born 1986), American football player * Dexter Davis Jr. (born 1990), American football player {{hndis, Davis, Dexter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Darden
Dexter Darden (born June 24, 1991) is an American actor, best known for playing the role of Walter Hill in '' Joyful Noise,'' Frypan in the ''Maze Runner'' film series and Muhammad Ali in Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. Personal life In December 2021, singer JoJo announced via an Instagram Instagram is an American photo sharing, photo and Short-form content, short-form video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms. It allows users to upload media that can be edited with Social media camera filter, filters, be ... post that she and Darden were engaged to be married. The pair broke off their engagement the following year. Filmography Films Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Darden, Dexter 1991 births 21st-century African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors African-American male child actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Daniels (American Football)
Dexter Lavista Daniels (December 8, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for one season with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL) in 1996. Daniels played college football for the Florida Gators, and thereafter, he played in the NFL for the Ravens. Early years Daniels was born in Valdosta, Georgia, in 1973. He attended Valdosta High School,databaseFootball.com, Players, . Retrieved July 18, 2010 where he played high school football for the Valdosta Wildcats and was named ''USA Today'' Defensive High School Player of the Year in 1991. College career Daniels accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and he played for the Gators under coach Steve Spurrier from 1992 to 1995. 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 97, 99, 180 (2011). Retrieved August 28, 2011. The Gators won Southeastern Conferen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Daniels (Aboriginal Activist)
Dexter Daniels or Nubuluna ( – 24 December 1999) was a Numamurdirdi (Yugul Mangi) man from south-east Arnhem Land and pioneering activist in the struggle for Aboriginal rights and land rights in Australia during the 1960s and 1970s. Daniels came to public attention as the breakaway Aboriginal Organiser of the North Australian Workers' Union (NAWU) in 1966 and was integral in supporting the Wave Hill walk-off. Early life Daniels was born at the Roper River Mission in the Northern Territory of Australia. This was run by the Church Mission Society. He was the son of Ukamangara (known as Debra) and Jangridpa (known as Dan) and he was one of seven children. His mother worked at the mission and he attended school there; as policy dictated Daniels was required to live in a dormitory, separate to his parents. After completing his schooling Daniels worked as a stockman at Oenpelli Mission and then moved to Darwin where he worked at the airport washing planes and then as an orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Dalwood
Dexter Dalwood (born 1960) is a British artist now based in Mexico City. Biography From 1981 until 1985 Dalwood attended Saint Martin's School of Art in London and, from 1988 until 1990, the Royal College of Art, London. Before becoming an artist he was the bass player of the Bristol punk rock band The Cortinas. He is currently a Research Professor of Fine Art at Bath Spa University. Between 2011 and 2019 Dalwood was an Artist Trustee for the National Gallery, London, and served as the liaison Trustee on the Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery between 2017 and 2019. He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2010 following his mid- career retrospective at Tate St Ives, Cornwall. He is also a contributor to ''The Burlington Magazine''. Exhibitions Dalwood has shown work in international and UK exhibitions including "Die Young Stay Pretty" at ICA London (1998), "New Neurotic Realism" at Saatchi Gallery, London (1999), "Remix" at Tate Liverpool (2002), 2002 Sydney Biennial, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Curtis
Dexter Curtis (September 12, 1828 – May 15, 1898) was an American inventor, businessman, and politician. Born in Schenectady, New York, Curtis grew up on a farm. He was in the lumber business and lived in Louisiana, Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois. In 1866, Curtis moved to the town of Burke, Dane County, Wisconsin and was a farmer. Curtis invented and patented the Curtis zinc horse-collar pad. The factory for the horse-collar pads was located in Madison, Wisconsin. He also operated a dry goods business. Curtis served on the Madison Common Council and was a Democrat. In 1883, Curtis served in the Wisconsin State Senate The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after those o ... from Madison, Wisconsin. Curtis died in Madison, Wisconsin from a heart attack ("apoplexy of the heart").''Wis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Edgar Converse
Dexter Edgar Converse (1829–1899) was a textile entrepreneur who was co-founder and namesake of Converse University. Converse was native of Vermont who had moved to Spartanburg prior to the American Civil War and had become a successful pioneer in the cotton mill industry, and served as the head of the Converse University's first board of directors and was among the school's founders and substantial donors. Early life Dexter Edgar Converse was born in Swanton, Vermont to Louisa Twichell and Olin Converse, a wool manufacturer. Olin Converse was a descendant of Edward Convers, an early Puritan settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, who landed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1629 as part of the John Winthrop Fleet. After his father's death in 1832, Dexter was raised by an uncle in Quebec who was also a woolen manufacturer. When he was twenty-one, Converse went to work at a mill in Cohoes, New York with another uncle, Winslow Twichell, and while there married a cousin, Helen Twichell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Coakley
William Dexter Coakley (born October 20, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football in Division I-AA for the Appalachian State Mountaineers, and was selected in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Coakley was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011, making him Appalachian State's first inductee. Early life Coakley graduated from Wando High School, where he earned four letters in football. He was the team's Most Valuable Player twice and was twice named all-conference as a safety, after posting 295 tackles in his final two years. He was a very productive running back, rushing for over 2,000 yards his junior and senior years. He also lettered in wrestling. College career In order to meet academic requirements for College, Coakley attended Fork Union Military Academy's post-graduate program for one year, before accepting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Carter
Dexter Anthony Carter (born September 15, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected in the first round of the 1990 NFL draft. NFL career In 1990, Carter was drafted in the first round by the 49ers, the winner of the previous two Super Bowls, with the hopes of taking some of the running game responsibility from Roger Craig as well as serving as the primary kick returner. He led the team in rushing in his rookie season with 460 yards after Craig missed 5 games due to injury. He was the second-leading rusher in 1991 behind Keith Henderson, but then fell on the running back depth chart the following year and became almost exclusively a kick returner after that. He was a contributor in this capacity to the 49ers' Super Bowl XXIX team in . In 1996, he was selected as a member of the 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Canipe
Dexter Canipe (born May 29, 1960) is an American racing driver who won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1997.Schaefer, Paul. ''Where Stars Are Born: Celebrating 25 Years of NASCAR Weekly Racing''. Coastal 181, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA, 2006. . pp. 103-109. Dexter also won the 1998 Taco Bell 300 at Martinsville Speedway, the biggest race of the year in Late Model Stock Car racing. Driving a Late Model Stock Car owned by Dwight Huffman and fielded by G&G Motorsports, Canipe won 17 of the 22 races that he entered at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in South Carolina, in his national championship title in the NASCAR Weekly Series in 1997. He also won the first-ever NASCAR touring series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway when the track opened in 1995, a NASCAR Goody's Dash Series event that preceded the track's Truck series exhibition and Busch series season finale the same weekend. Canipe attempted one race in NASCAR Busch Series, in 1987, but failed to qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
