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Andy Miller (soccer)
Andrew Miller may refer to: Sports *Andrew Miller (baseball) (born 1985), baseball pitcher * Andrew Miller (cricketer, born 1963), cricketer for Oxford University and Middlesex * Andrew Miller (cricketer, born 1987), cricketer for Warwickshire * Andrew Miller (ice hockey) (born 1988), American ice hockey player * Andrew Miller (rugby union) (born 1972), New Zealand rugby union player * Andrew Miller (footballer) (1899–?), Scottish footballer * Andy Miller (rugby union) (born 1982), rugby player for Exeter Chiefs * Andy Miller (golfer) (born 1978), American golfer * Andy Miller (harness racing) (born 1968), American harness racing driver * Drew Miller (born 1984), American professional ice hockey player * Drew Miller (offensive lineman) (born 1985), American football center * Drew Miller (quarterback) (born 1978), American football quarterback *Mack Miller (1931–2020), American cross-country skier and trainer Others * Andrew Miller (engraver) (died 1763), English mezzotint engrav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (baseball)
Andrew Mark Miller (born May 21, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Indians, and St. Louis Cardinals. Primarily a starting pitcher who struggled early in his MLB career, Miller found sustained success as a reliever utilizing a multi-faceted fastball and slider (baseball), slider approach that proved deceptive for batters to hit. A left-handed batter and thrower, Miller stands tall and weighs . Internationally, Miller United States national baseball team, represented the United States. In the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC), he helped win Team USA's first gold medal in a WBC tournament. Instrumental in the Indians' World Series run in 2016, Miller earned the American League (AL) 2016 American League Championship Series, Championship series League Championship Series Most Valuab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (Medal Of Honor, 1864)
Andrew Miller (born c. 1836) was a sergeant serving in the United States Marine Corps during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Mobile Bay. Biography Miller was born in about 1836 in Germany, and entered the Marine Corps from Washington, D.C., August 21, 1854. He was a sergeant assigned to the marine detachment aboard the USS ''Richmond'' when it was sent to fight in the American Civil War during the Battle of Mobile Bay The Battle of Mobile Bay of August 5, 1864, was a naval and land engagement of the American Civil War in which a Union fleet commanded by Rear Admiral David G. Farragut, assisted by a contingent of soldiers, attacked a smaller Confederate fle .... He was initially discharged from the Marine Corps August 21, 1858, but went on to serve three more enlistments. He honorably discharged the final time on October 20, 1866. Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 1836, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Miller (businessman)
Andrew D. Miller (born December 14, 1968) is an American businessman and technology/sports entrepreneur. He was formerly the Vice President for Mobile Advertising at Apple Inc. As of 2015, Miller is a co-owner of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA), chairman and co-owner of NRG Esports, co-owner of the Modesto Nuts, a Single-A affiliate in Minor League Baseball of the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB), co-founder of Remix Media, Inc. and its app Spun, as well as co-founder of start-up vehicle StartingFive. Career After graduating from law school he worked for a law firm based in Boston but was later laid off due to the Early 1990s recession in the United States, recession of the 1990s. From 2003 to 2006 he served as Senior Vice President for Business Development at Verisign. In 2006, he co-founded and ran mobile ads company Quattro Wireless. In late 2009, he sold Quattro Wireless to Apple for $275 million, joining Apple at the same tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Andrew Miller
Roy Andrew Miller (September 5, 1924 – August 22, 2014) was an American linguist best known as the author of several books on Japanese language and linguistics, and for his advocacy of Korean and Japanese as members of the proposed Altaic language family. Biography Miller was born in Winona, Minnesota, on September 5, 1924, to Andrew and Jessie (née Eickelberry) Miller. In 1953, he completed a Ph.D. in Chinese and Japanese at Columbia University in New York. Long a student of languages, his early work in the 1950s was largely with Chinese and Tibetan. For example, in 1969 he wrote the Encyclopædia Britannica entry on the Tibeto-Burman languages of South Asia. He was Professor of Linguistics at the International Christian University in Tokyo from 1955 to 1963. Subsequently he taught at Yale University; between 1964 and 1970, he was chairman of the department of East and South Asian Languages and Literatures. From 1970 until 1989 he held a similar post at the Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Miller (musician)
Dodgy are an English rock band formed in Hounslow in 1990. The band rose to prominence during the Britpop era of the 1990s. They are best known for their hits "Staying Out for the Summer", "If You're Thinking of Me", and " Good Enough". "Good Enough" was their biggest hit, reaching No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. They released their latest album, ''What Are We Fighting For'', in September 2016. History Formation and initial activity (1990–97) The band was formed by Nigel Clark, Mathew Priest, and Andy Miller. Relocating from Worcestershire to London in 1988, Clark and Priest played together in the trio Purple, with on the bass. They recruited guitarist Ben Lurie, who left the band after one week to join The Jesus and Mary Chain and was replaced by Miller. After Colier's departure, the band renamed itself Dodgy. The band played an eight-month residency at a wine bar in Kingston Upon Thames and created a following. In 1991, they signed a six-album deal with A&M Record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew P
Andrew is the English form of the given name, common in many countries. The word is derived from the , ''Andreas'', itself related to ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia after James. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for male infants in 2005. Andrew was the 16th most popular name for infants in British Columbia i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (writer)
Andrew Miller (born 1974) is a British journalist and author, best known for his debut novel, ''Snowdrops'', published under the name A.D. Miller. He studied literature at Cambridge and Princeton and worked in television before joining ''The Economist'' magazine as a reporter in 2000. Fiction ''Snowdrops'', an "amorality tale" set in Moscow, was published in 2011. The story is narrated by Nick Platt, a British lawyer working in Russia in the mid-noughties; Platt becomes involved with a woman he meets on the metro and is caught up in a pair of ruthless scams. It was the first novel to be shortlisted for both the Booker Prize for fiction and the CWA Gold Dagger. The novel was also nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Awards, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Galaxy National Book Awards. ''Snowdrops'' received generally favourable reviews. A review in the ''Independent'' called it "an electrifying tour of the dark side of Moscow, and of human nature". The ''Financia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (Royal Navy Officer)
Rear-Admiral Andrew John 'Jock' Miller (12 December 1926 – 1 July 1986) was a senior Royal Navy officer. Education Miller was educated at Craigflower Preparatory School Craigflower Preparatory School was a private preparatory school for boys at Torryburn near Dunfermline, Scotland. History Craigflower Preparatory School was established at Craigflower House, Torryburn, near Dunfermline, Fife in 1923. (Craig ... near Dunfermline, Fife and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Naval career Miller was appointed midshipman in 1944, captain in 1965 and Rear-Admiral in 1972. During his career Miller commanded ML3513, HMS Asheldham (M2604), HMS Grafton (F51), HMS Scorpion (D64) and HMS Nubian (F131). Miller was director of public relations for the Royal Navy from 1970-71. He was also Flag Officer, Second Flotilla from 1972-1973. From 1977-1981 he served as the London and south east regional director of the Missions to Seaman charity. In 1981 he was appointed assis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (publisher)
Andrew Miller (February 5, 1857 – December 31, 1919) was an American magazine publisher and Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. He was a founding partner, secretary and treasurer of ''Life'' magazine. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Andrew Miller studied at Exeter College before graduating in 1880 from Harvard University where he was a classmate of Theodore Roosevelt. Andrew Miller began his career in the publishing industry as an employee at the '' Daily Graphic'', a New York City newspaper that was the first with daily illustrations. He left a year later to found ''Life'' magazine with John Ames Mitchell. Miller would hold a twenty-five percent interest in the magazine with Mitchell the remainder. Both men would retain their holdings until their deaths. The success of ''Life'' magazine allowed Miller to indulge his passion for horse racing. Thoroughbred racing Andrew Miller owned racehorses for more than thirty years, starting with trotters and steeplechase ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (politician)
Andrew Peter Miller (23 March 1949 – 24 December 2019) was a British Labour politician and scientist who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellesmere Port and Neston from 1992 to 2015. Early life Born in Isleworth, Middlesex, Miller was educated in Malta before attending the Hayling Island Secondary School (now known as The Hayling College) in Hampshire and the Highbury Technical College (now known as Highbury College) on Dovercourt Road in Portsmouth. He studied at the London School of Economics, where he was awarded a diploma in industrial relations in 1977. He was an alumnus of the Royal College of Defence Studies. He worked initially as a laboratory technician at the Department of Geology at Portsmouth Polytechnic from 1967 and, from 1977, was an official of the MSF trade union. Parliamentary career Miller was first elected to the House of Commons at the 1992 general election, when he won Ellesmere Port and Neston for Labour from the Conservatives, the sitting MP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (doctor)
Andrew Miller is an Australian anaesthetist who was the president of the Australian Medical Association (WA). He was educated at the University of Western Australia, Pennsylvania State University and Macquarie University. Along with his medical education, he has a legal degree, which has led him to be involved in the administration of not-for-profit organisations. Miller was first elected to be president of the AMA (WA) in June 2016, having been vice-president for the previous two years. He succeeded Michael Gannon. The following year, he did not put himself up for re-election. In July 2019, he was elected president of the AMA (WA) again, and was re-elected the following year. As AMA (WA) president, Miller has praised the Western Australian Government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and criticised the government for failing to learn from hotel quarantine breaches in other states, which has led to breaches in Western Australia. He has also called for Health Minister A he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Miller (novelist)
Andrew Brooke Miller (born 29 April 1960) is an English novelist. He has published ten novels and has won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the International Dublin Literary Award, and the Costa Book Awards Book of the Year. He has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Walter Scott Prize. Life and career Miller was born in Bristol. He grew up in the West Country and has lived in Spain, Japan, Ireland and France. He was educated at Dauntsey's School, and after gaining a first-class degree in English at Middlesex Polytechnic, completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia in 1991. In 1995 he wrote a PhD in Critical and Creative Writing at Lancaster University. For his first book '' Ingenious Pain'' he received three awards, the James Tait Black Memorial Award for Fiction, the International Dublin Literary Award; and the Grinzane Cavour Prize in Italy. The book has been translated into 36 languages. Miller currently lives in Witham Friary in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
