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Benbow (surname)
Benbow is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Amos E. Benbow (1850–1922), American politician *Camilla Benbow, educational psychologist *Edwin Benbow (1895–1918), Royal Flying Corps ace *John Benbow (1653–1702), Royal Navy admiral * Katie Benbow, singer *Kay Benbow (1961–2024), British broadcasting executive * Len Benbow (1876–1946), English footballer with Nottingham Forest and Stoke * Leon Benbow (born 1950), American retired basketball player *Steve Benbow (1931–2006), British folk guitarist, singer and music director *Warren Benbow (1954–2024), American drummer *William Benbow William Benbow (1787 – 1864) was a nonconformist preacher, pamphleteer, pornographer and publisher, and a prominent figure of the Reform Movement in Manchester and London. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos E
Amos or AMOS may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Amos'' (album), an album by Michael Ray * Amos (band), an American Christian rock band * ''Amos'' (film), a 1985 American made-for-television drama film * Amos (guitar), a 1958 Gibson Flying V * Amos Records, an independent record label established in Los Angeles, California, in 1968 People and religious figures * Amos (name), a given name, nickname and surname * Amos (prophet), a Jewish prophet from the 8th century BCE, and the author of the Book of Amos Technology * AMOS, or Advanced Mortar System, a 120 mm automatic twin-barreled, breech-loaded mortar turret * AMOS (programming language), a dialect of BASIC on the Amiga computer * Alpha Micro Operating System, a proprietary operating system used in Alpha Microsystems minicomputers * IBM SPSS Amos, a statistical software package by IBM used in structural equation modeling, companion software in the SPSS family * Air Force Maui Optical and Superco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilla Benbow
Camilla Persson Benbow is a Swedish-born (Scania) American educational psychologist and a university professor. She studies the education of intellectually gifted students. Biography Camilla Benbow is the Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College. She is an educational psychologist who has focused on education of intellectually gifted young people. Benbow is co-director (with David Lubinski) of the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY), a longitudinal study that examines the development of over 5,000 individuals over their life-spans. Her interests focus on identifying education that is most effective to developing intellectual talent in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Benbow received her undergraduate and graduate education at Johns Hopkins University, including the Ed.D., with distinction, in 1981. She became associate research scientist at Johns Hopkins University in 1981. In 1986, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Benbow
Captain Edwin Louis Benbow (10 December 1895 – 30 May 1918) was an English flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviation, military aviator credited with shooting down a certain minimum number of enemy aircraft during aerial combat; the exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ... during the First World War, credited with eight victories, comprising six destroyed and one shared destroyed, and one 'out of control'. He was the only pilot to gain 'ace' status flying the Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8 exclusively. Family His father Joseph was the head gardener for the Ilchester Estate in Abbotsbury, having been born on 6 March 1864 in Ombersley, Worcestershire. Joseph married German-born British subject Jane Caroline Brommer in 1886, in Nice, France, and their first child William was born in Cannes, in 1889. William died in Abbotsbury in 1918, and is buried in the churchyard there. Edwin was born in 1895 in Abbotsbury w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Benbow
Vice-Admiral John Benbow (10 March 16534 November 1702) was an English Royal Navy officer. He joined the Navy in 1678, seeing action against Barbary pirates before leaving to join the Merchant Navy in which Benbow served until the 1688 Glorious Revolution, whereupon he returned to the Royal Navy and was commissioned. Benbow fought against the French Navy during the Nine Years' War, serving on and later commanding several English warships and taking part in the battles of Beachy Head and Barfleur and La Hogue in 1690 and 1692. He went on to achieve fame during his military accomplishments, which included fighting against Barbary pirates such as the Salé Rovers, besieging Saint-Malo and seeing action in the West Indies against the French during the War of the Spanish Succession. Benbow's fame and success earned him a promotion to the rank of vice-admiral. He subsequently fought at the action of August 1702, in which a number of his captains refused to support him in attackin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Benbow
''The Voice UK'' is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. The second series was hosted by Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates on BBC One and started on 30 March 2013. On 13 November 2012, it was confirmed that all four coaches from last year would return. On 22 June 2013, it was announced that Andrea Begley was the winner of The Voice UK, marking Danny O'Donoghue's first and only win as coach. This was the final series to feature Jessie J and Danny O'Donoghue as coaches, and Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates as co-presenters. Coaches and presenters Upon the conclusion of the first series, it was reported that Jessie J was of threat to be axed from her position as a coach, after publicly criticising the programme’s production values. Cheryl, Kylie Minogue, Adele, Rihanna and Kelly Rowland were notable names suggested by the media as potential replacements. It was also suggested that Sir Tom Jones may also leave the series, admist speculation that C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Benbow
Kay Benbow (November 1961 – 24 March 2024) was a British broadcasting executive, and was the Controller of the BBC channel CBeebies from 2010 to 2017. Early life Kay Benbow was born in Sheffield. Her secondary education was at Littleover Community School. She studied Theology at St Hugh's College, Oxford, gaining her degree in 1980. She joined the BBC in 1984. BBC Children's Kay Benbow began working for BBC Children's in 1988. She moved to CBeebies in 2002. CBeebies launched in February 2002. During this time she also spent two years outside the BBC at Tell-Tale Productions until 2000. She became the second Controller of CBeebies in May 2010. In October 2014 Benbow became Acting Director of BBC Children's following the resignation of Joe Godwin, until the appointment of Alice Webb in February 2015. Under Benbow's control, CBeebies won the BAFTA Children's Award for Channel of the Year in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2016. In January 2017, she was awarded an honorary degree from the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Len Benbow
Leonard Benbow (3 May 1876 – 1946) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest and Stoke. Benbow played for Oswestry United and Shrewsbury Town before joining Nottingham Forest in 1897. He won the 1898 FA Cup with Forest and scored 22 goals for the club in 62 games. He spent the 1900–01 season at Stoke scored four goals in 24 matches and ended his career with Northampton Town. Career Benbow was born in Oswestry and played for his local team Oswestry United and then nearby Shrewsbury Town. Benbow's performances in the Birmingham League for Shrewsbury earned him a move to Nottingham Forest in 1897. In his first season with Forest he enjoyed a large amount of success as he scored 13 goals and played in the 1898 FA Cup Final as Forest beat Derby County to lift the cup. In 1898–99 He scored eight goals in 27 matches and in 1899–1900 managed just one in six as he found himself out of favour. He joined Stoke for the 1900–01 seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Benbow
Leon Benbow (born July 23, 1950) is a retired American basketball player. He played collegiately for the Jacksonville University. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (27th pick overall) of the 1974 NBA draft and by the San Diego Conquistadors in the seventh round of the 1974 ABA Draft. He played for the Bulls (1974–76) in the NBA for 115 games. Career statistics NBA Source Regular season {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !GS !MPG !FG% !FT% !RPG !APG !SPG !BPG !PPG , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Chicago , 39 , , 1 , , 6.5 , , .372 , , .833 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .3 , , .2 , , 2.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Chicago , 76 , , 22 , , 20.9 , , .397 , , .750 , , 2.3 , , 2.1 , , .8 , , .1 , , 7.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 115 , , 23 , , 16.0 , , .394 , , .759 , , 1.9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Benbow
Stephen George "Steve" Benbow (29 November 1931 – 17 November 2006), was a British folk guitar player, singer and music director, who was influential in the English folk music revival of the 1960s. His obituary in ''The Times'' described him as "a seminal influence on a whole generation of guitarists".''The Times'', Friday 1 December 2006, p. 86. Obituary of Steve Benbow. Early life He was born in Tooting, Surrey and educated at Reigate Grammar School. On leaving school, despite an aptitude for languages, he took a job on a farm in Axminster, Devon. He did his National Service in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, and was stationed in the Middle East. There, he learnt the guitar and quickly gained popularity entertaining the troops, including appearances on forces radio where he reportedly sang songs in eight languages. After completing his stint in the army, he returned to farming but also began working as a part-time musician. He played trad jazz with Dave Kier's jazz band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Benbow
Warren Benbow (December 22, 1954 – September 29, 2024) was a drummer who worked with Nina Simone, Jimmy Owens, Larry Willis, Eddie Gómez, Olu Dara, Michael Urbaniak, Teruo Nakamura, and was an original member of James Blood Ulmer's band, Odyssey. Career At the High School of Performing Arts, Benbow studied drums and percussion with Warren Smith and Morris Goldenberg of the Juilliard School. Later at Mannes College he studied with Walter Rosenberger, also of the New York Philharmonic, and with Dong Wong Park. While studying in the Jazzmobile with Freddie Waits and Albert “Tootie” Heath, Benbow was introduced by Waits to jazz vocalist Betty Carter, and his career as a professional drummer began. He toured with Ulmer and played on Ulmer's albums ''Odyssey'', ''Bloody Guitar'', ''Part Time'', ''Live At The Caravan Of Dreams'', and ''Reunion''. In addition to his jazz work, Benbow worked on Broadway, and also worked in pop with Whitney Houston, Gwen Guthrie, LL Cool J, SW ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Benbow
William Benbow (1787 – 1864) was a nonconformist preacher, pamphleteer, pornographer and publisher, and a prominent figure of the Reform Movement in Manchester and London.William Benbow www.spartacus-schoolnet.co.uk. Access date 27 August 2012. He worked with on the radical newspaper '''', and spent time in prison as a consequence of his writing, publishing and campaigning activities. He has been credited with formulating and popularising the idea of a |
