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Bill Allen (other)
Bill Allen may refer to: * Bill Allen (footballer) (1889–1948), Australian footballer and cricketer * William McPherson Allen (1900–1985), CEO of Boeing * Bill Allen (British politician) (1901–1973), MP for West Belfast * Bill "Hoss" Allen (1922–1997), American radio disc jockey * Bill Allen (businessman, born 1937), American corporate executive and political financier * Bill Allen (dentist) (born 1943), English dentist * Bill Allen (basketball) (born 1945), American basketball player * Bill Allen (Canadian politician) (born 1946), politician from Saskatchewan, Canada * Bill Allen (actor) (born 1962), American film and television actor See also * Billy Allen (1917–1981), English footballer * Will Allen (other) * William Allan (other) * William Allen (other) * Willie Allen (other) * Allen (surname) Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Allen (footballer)
William Miller Allen (7 July 1889 – 13 November 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Allen was a ruckman and played during a dour period for the club. He was with Melbourne from 1910 to 1923 but missed the 1916, 1917 and 1918 seasons due to the war. During the summer of 1914–15 he played a couple of first class cricket matches for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield. See also * List of Victoria first-class cricketers This is a list of Victoria first-class cricketers. The Victoria cricket team have played first-class cricket since 1851, when they played the Tasmania cricket team at Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston. Below is a chronological list of cricketers t ... References *Cricinfo profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William McPherson Allen
William McPherson Allen (September 1, 1900 – October 28, 1985) was an American businessman in the aviation industry who served as the President of Boeing from 1945 to 1968. Life and career Born in Lolo, Montana, he attended the University of Montana, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He graduated in 1925 from Harvard Law School, and joined the Board of Boeing Air Transport in 1930 while remaining an employee of his Seattle law firm, Donworth, Todd & Higgins. A year later he joined the Board of Boeing Airplane Company as corporate counsel. Following the death of Boeing president Philip G. Johnson in 1944, Chairman Claire Egtvedt was tasked with appointing his replacement. Feeling that none of the company's senior engineers had a sufficiently broad background to run the company, he turned to Bill Allen. Considering himself unqualified to run an engineering company, Allen at first declined the offer before finally accepting. Allen served as the president of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Allen (British Politician)
William Edward David Allen (6 January 1901 – 18 September 1973) was a British scholar, Foreign Service officer, politician and businessman, best known as a historian of the South Caucasus—notably Georgia. He was closely involved in the politics of Northern Ireland, and had fascist tendencies. Career Born into, on his father's side, an Ulster-Scots family in London and brought up in Hertfordshire, he was educated at Eton College (1914–1918), where he began to learn Russian and Turkish. He published his first book, ''The Turks in Europe'', when he was eighteen. He was a special correspondent for '' The Morning Post'' during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) and the Rif War (1925). In the pre- Second World War years, he travelled a lot and conducted extensive research on the history of the peoples of the Caucasus and Anatolia. In 1930, along with Sir Oliver Wardrop, he founded the Georgian Historical Society; the Society published its own journal, ''Georgica'', ded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill "Hoss" Allen
Bill Allen (a.k.a. "Hossman" or "Hoss"; born William Trousdale Allen III, December 3, 1922 – February 25, 1997) was an American radio disc jockey who attained fame from the 1950s through the 1990s for playing rhythm and blues and black gospel music on Nashville radio station WLAC. Allen was the youngest of a quartet of disc jockeys known as "The 50,000 Watt Quartet". It included Gene Nobles, "John R." (Richbourg), and Herman Grizzard. Allen had the longest career of any. He worked for radio stations for 45 years before his 1993 retirement. Like Richbourg, from the 1960s through the 1980s, Allen was involved with Nashville's small but vibrant blues and gospel music scenes. Early history Allen was reared in the small town of Gallatin, some 35 miles northeast of Nashville, by an African-American domestic who worked for his grandparents. She was primarily responsible for his nurturing and upbringing, which included taking the young boy to church with her on Sundays. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Allen (businessman, Born 1937)
William James Allen (April 6, 1937 – June 29, 2022) was an American businessman who was the CEO of the Alaska oilfield services company VECO Corporation. VECO was an Alaska-based oil pipeline service and construction company founded by Wayne Veltri (VECO is short for Veltri Co). Bill Allen was born in Socorro, New Mexico and at the age of 16 left for the oil fields of Alaska to become a welder to help support his family. VECO began as a one-truck welding and repair operation that grew to become a major player in the Alaskan and worldwide oil industries' support services business. He built a for-profit prison in Barbados as well. VECO also was a worldwide player in the oil industry, having divisions in many major oil markets, including Sudan, Russia, Mexico, Venezuela, and Syria. VECO had a major impact on the economy of Alaska and employed over 5,000 people worldwide. Exxon Valdez oil spill On March 24, 1989, the oil tanker '' Exxon Valdez'' ran aground on Bligh Reef, spilli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Allen (dentist)
William R. Allen is a former President of the British Dental Association The British Dental Association (BDA) is a registered trade union for dentists in the United Kingdom. Its stated mission is to "promote the interests of members, advance the science, arts and ethics of dentistry and improve the nation's oral he .... References English cricket administrators English dentists Officers of the Order of the British Empire Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{England-med-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Allen (basketball)
Bill Allen (born 1945) is an American former basketball player who played one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Allen played collegiately for New Mexico State University. In the 1967–68 season, he played 38 games in the American Basketball Association The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ... for the Anaheim Amigos. References 1945 births Living people American men's basketball players Anaheim Amigos players Centers (basketball) New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball players Power forwards {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Allen (Canadian Politician)
William James Gilbert Allen (born August 12, 1946) is a former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Regina Rosemont from 1975 to 1982 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member. He was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, the son of Alfred B. Allen and Delores M. Holmes, and was educated there, at St. Peter's College and at the University of Saskatchewan. Allen was defeated by Gordon Dirks Gordon Edwin Dirks (born June 22, 1947) is a Canadian educator and politician, who has held political office in the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. Life and career Dirks was born in Saskatoon in 1947, and studied at the University of S ... when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1982. References 1946 births Living people Politicians from Regina, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Allen (actor)
William Lawrence Allen (born November 7, 1962) is an American film and television and voice actor. Allen was born in Wichita, Kansas. He became famous for his role in the 1986 film ''Rad'' as BMX racer Cru Jones. Among other roles, William appeared as Roger Sloate in the 1987 ''Family Ties'' television episode "Matchmaker". Bill has toured extensively for the band The Pipefitters with his harmonica, alongside actor Lou Diamond Phillips Louis Diamond Phillips (born Upchurch; February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For ''Stand and Deliver'' (198 .... Filmography References External links * * 1962 births Male actors from Kansas American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Living people {{US-screen-actor-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Allen
William Allen (22 October 1917 – 1981) was an English association football, footballer. Allen joined York City F.C., York City from Chesterfield F.C., Chesterfield in 1950. He then moved to Scunthorpe United F.C., Scunthorpe United in 1950, where he retired in 1952. Notes 1917 births People from Newburn Sportspeople from Newcastle upon Tyne (district) Footballers from Tyne and Wear 1981 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Chesterfield F.C. players York City F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Allen (other)
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Will Allen may refer to: *Will Allen (safety) (born 1982), American football safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers *Will Allen (cornerback) (born 1978), American football cornerback *Will Allen (urban farmer) (born 1949), American basketball player and director of the Growing Power urban farming program See also * William Allen (other) *Willie Allen (other) * Bill Allen (other) *William Allan (other) *William Van Alen (1883–1954), American architect *Allen (surname) Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Allan (other)
William Allan may refer to: Politicians *George William Allan (1822–1901), Canadian politician *George William Allan (Manitoba politician) (1860–1940), Canadian politician * William Allan (banker) (c. 1770–1853), Canadian banker, businessman and politician *William Allan (English politician) (1837–1903), Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom *William Allan (Queensland politician) (1840–1901), pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia Sportspeople * William Allan (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1965), Scottish goalkeeper for Falkirk, Rangers and Hibernian * William Allan (footballer, born 1904) (1904–1969), Scottish defender for Hamilton and Motherwell Others *William Allan (British Army officer) (1832–1918) * William Allan (classicist) (born 1970), Scottish classicist *William Allan (geneticist) (1881–1943), American physician and geneticist *William Allan (painter) (1782–1850), Scottish historical painter * William Allan (trade unionist) (1813 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |