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Alastair Birrell (racing Driver)
Alistair is a male given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name ''Alasdair''. The latter is most likely a Scottish Gaelic variant of the Norman name Alexandre or the Latin name Alexander, which was incorporated into English in the same form as Alexander. The deepest etymology is the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (man-repeller): ἀλέξω (repel) + ἀνήρ (man), "the one who repels men", a warrior name. Another (much less common) Anglicisation of ''Alasdair'' is ''Allaster''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 399. People Alastair * Alastair Adams (born 1969), English artist * Alastair Aiken (born 1993), British YouTuber * Alastair Aird (1931–2009), British royal courtier * Alastair Bellingham (1938–2017), British haematologist * Alastair Biggar, (1946–2016) Scotland international rugby union player * Alastair Bray (born 1993), Australian footballer * Alastair Bruce of Crionaich (born 1960), British journalist, British Army reservist and officer of ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, migrated to Britain after its End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman occupiers left. English is the list of languages by total number of speakers, most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the list of languages by number of native speakers, third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish language, Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in list of countries and territories where English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Bray
Alastair Bray (born 23 April 1993) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for South Melbourne FC in the National Premier Leagues Victoria. Career After featuring for the NYL sides of both Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart, Bray joined Bentleigh Greens during the 2013 season. During his time at the club he received a call-up to the Olyroos squad. At the conclusion of the 2015 season Bray was released by Bentleigh and subsequently signed by Green Gully although he left the club without playing a game to trial with A-League club Central Coast Mariners. Central Coast Mariners In January 2016, Bray signed for Central Coast on a six-month deal. He made his debut for the side on 16 January 2016 in a loss to Adelaide United. In June 2016 it was announced that Bray would not be signing a new contract to stay at the Mariners. Following his release from the Mariners, Bray returned to Melbourne Victory on trial, featuring in a friendly against NPL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Duncan (other)
Alastair Duncan may refer to: * Alastair Duncan (actor, born 1926) (1926–2005), English/Australian actor * Alastair Duncan (actor, born 1958), Scottish actor * Alastair Duncan (British Army officer) (1952–2016), British Army general See also * Alasdair Duncan (born 1982), Australian author and journalist {{hndis, Duncan, Alastair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Denniston
Commander Alexander "Alastair" Guthrie Denniston (1 December 1881 – 1 January 1961) was a Scottish codebreaker, deputy head of the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) and hockey player. Denniston was appointed operational head of GC&CS in 1919 and remained so until February 1942.F. H. Hinsley, revised by Ralph Erskine, "Denniston, Alexander Guthrie lastair(1881–1961), cryptanalyst and intelligence officer", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', 2004 Early life Denniston was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, the son of a medical practitioner. He studied at the University of Bonn and the University of Paris. Denniston was a member of the Scottish Olympic hockey team in 1908 and won a bronze medal. He played as a half-back, and his club team was listed as Edinburgh. In the IOC's official 1908 report, he is listed as Dennistoun rather than Denniston. First World War and after In 1914, Denniston helped form Room 40 in the Admiralty, an organisation responsibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Crooke
Alastair Warren Crooke CMG (sometimes misspelled as Alistair Crooke), born 30 June 1949, is a former British diplomat, and is the founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum, an organisation that advocates for engagement between political Islam and the West. Previously he was a ranking figure in both British intelligence (MI6) and European Union diplomacy. Early life and education Crooke was born in Ireland, to Frederick Montague Warren and Shona Ann Thomson. His elder brother was Ian W T Crooke who became an SAS officer, eventually commanding 23 Special Air Service Regiment. Crooke was brought up mostly in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He was educated at Aiglon College in Switzerland and at the University of St. Andrews (1968–1972) in Scotland, from which he obtained an MA in Politics and Economics. Career Crooke started his career in London banking for a few years. Crooke later worked for nearly 30 years in the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) under diplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Cook
Sir Alastair Nathan Cook (born 25 December 1984) is an English former cricketer and former captain (cricket), captain of the England Test Cricket, Test and One-Day International, ODI teams. He is considered one of the greatest opening batsmen in Test cricket. Cook is List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in Test cricket#Players with 10,000 or more Test runs, the sixth-highest Test run scorer of all time and second-highest run scorer for England ever. He retired from Test cricket in September 2018 and played for Essex County Cricket Club in English domestic cricket until 2023, while also working for the BBC Radio, BBC radio programme ''Test Match Special'', between his commitments for Essex. Cook is England's most-capped specialist test batsman and captained the England team in 59 Tests, as well as in 69 ODIs. He is the second highest run-scorer in Test matches for England, and the youngest player to score 12,000 Test runs (the sixth overall). Cook scored a record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawthorn, Victoria, Hawthorn, making it the youngest Victorian-based team in the AFL. Hawthorn is the only club to have won premierships in each decade of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. In total, it has won 13 senior VFL/AFL premierships. The team play in brown-and-gold vertically striped Guernsey (Australian rules football), guernseys. The club's Latin motto is ''spectemur agendo'', the English translation being "Let us be judged by our acts." Hawthorn have competitive rivalries with a handful of teams, but their two fiercest and longest-standing are with Geelong Football Club, Geelong and Essendon Football Club, Essendon. Upon inception and until 1973, the Hawks played home matches at Glenferrie Oval in Hawthorn; they subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Clarkson
Alastair Thomas Clarkson (born 27 April 1968) is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and was previously head coach of the Hawthorn Football Club from 2005 to 2021, where he won four premierships (2008, 2013, 2014, 2015). Hailing from the small town of Kaniva, Victoria, Clarkson played eleven seasons of AFL football – nine for North Melbourne (1987–1995) followed by two for Melbourne (1996–1997). He played 134 games in total, playing either in the midfield or on the half-forward flanks. After retiring from playing, Clarkson served for periods as an assistant coach at St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda (1999), head coach of Victorian Football League, VFL club Werribee Football Club, Werribee (2000), head coach of SANFL club Central District Football Club, Central District (2001–2002), and assistant coach at Port Adelaide Football Club, Port Adelaide ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Chalmers
Alastair Chalmers (born 31 March 2000) is a British track and field hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He won Guernsey's first-ever Commonwealth Games track and field medal when he took bronze at the 2022 edition and he is a five-time British 400m hurdles champion. Athletics career Chalmers was part of the gold medal-winning Guernsey 4x100 metres relay team at the 2015 Island Games in Jersey. He also received a gold for the 4x400 metres relay having run in the heats but missing out on selection for the final. He won gold in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2017 Island Games in Gotland, before repeating the feat a month later at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas. Chalmers came sixth in the 400 metres hurdles and won a bronze medal as part of the Great Britain 4x400 metres relay team at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland. He won his first British 400 metres hurdles title at the 2020 national championships in a time of 49 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Blair
Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He was Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997 and held various shadow cabinet posts from 1987 to 1994. Blair was Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency), Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007, and was special envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East from 2007 to 2015. He is the second-List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by length of tenure, longest-serving prime minister in post-war British history after Margaret Thatcher, the longest-serving Labour Party (UK), Labour politician to have held the office, and the first and only person to date to lead the party to three consecutive general election victories. Blair attended the independent s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Campbell
Alastair John Campbell (born 25 May 1957) is a British journalist, author, strategist, broadcaster, and activist, who is known for his political roles during Tony Blair's leadership of the Labour Party. Campbell worked as Blair's spokesman and campaign director in opposition (1994–1997), then as Downing Street Press Secretary, and as the Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson (1997–2000). He then became Downing Street's director of communications and spokesman for the Labour Party (2000–2003). Campbell was Political Editor at the ''Daily Mirror'' newspaper in the 1980s and of '' Today'' in the 1990s. In 1994, shortly after Blair was elected as Leader of the Labour Party in 1994, Campbell left the ''Today'' newspaper to become Blair's press secretary. He was one of several key people responsible for the rebranding of the Labour Party as New Labour before its victory in the 1997 general election. In addition to being the press spokesman, Campbell was Blair's speechwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Caldwell
Alastair Caldwell (born 1943) is a British-New Zealand motorsports manager. He was the McLaren Formula One motor-racing team manager from 1974 to 1978. Early life Caldwell's father was an army officer and he was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire but the family emigrated to New Zealand when he was 7 years old and his father became a senior civil servant there. Caldwell attended Auckland Grammar School and acquired British/New Zealand dual nationality. He was interested in cars from a young age and learnt to drive at 12. He left school for a job as an apprentice mechanic at the post office. McLaren After qualifying as a mechanic Caldwell joined McLaren for the 1967 Italian Grand Prix. He then rose to be what would now be called the technical director of the team. Drivers he worked with included Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt and Jochen Mass. He was involved in the design, production and preparation of the cars for racing and was the inventor of an air-starter to make t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
