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Bill Thompson (American Boxer)
Bill Thompson may refer to: Politics * William Hale Thompson (1868–1944), known as Big Bill Thompson, Mayor of Chicago * Bill Thompson (Wyoming politician) (1937–2018), member of the Wyoming State House of Representatives * Bill Thompson (South Dakota politician) (born 1949), South Dakota State House of Representatives * Bill Thompson (New York politician) (born 1953), New York City Comptroller and Democratic nominee for mayor * Bill Thompson (Ohio politician) (), Ohio state representative * Bill Thompson (Arkansas politician) (died 1981), Arkansas state representative Sports * Bill Thompson (Australian footballer) (1876–1965), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy * Bill Thompson (racing driver) (1906–1945), 3-time winner of the Australian Grand Prix in the 1930s * Bill Thompson (footballer, born 1899) (1899–1959), English footballer for Nottingham Forest * Bill Thompson (Scottish footballer) (1921–1988), for Portsmouth and Bournemouth, manager in England an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hale Thompson
William Hale Thompson (May 14, 1869 – March 19, 1944) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Known as "Big Bill",Paul Reynolds (BBC journalist), Reynolds, Paul (November 29, 2009)"US-UK 'Special Relationship' Not So Special Any More" ''BBC''. Retrieved June 13, 2022. he is the most recent United States Republican Party, Republican to have served as mayor of Chicago. Historians rank him among the most unethical mayors in American history, mainly for his open alliance with Al Capone. However, others recognize the effectiveness of his political methods and publicity-oriented campaigning, acknowledging him as a "Political Chameleon" and the leader of an effective political machine. Thompson was known for his over-the-top campaigning and uncensored language that, along with his towering height and weight, earned him the nickname "Big Bill".McCelland, Edward. "The Most Corrupt Public Official In Illinois History: Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill R
Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Places * Bill, Wyoming, an unincorporated community, United States People and fictional characters * Bill (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Bill (surname) * Bill (footballer, born 1953), Brazilian football forward Oswaldo Faria * Bill (footballer, born 1978), Togolese football forward Alessandro Faria * Bill (footballer, born 1984), Brazilian football forward Rosimar Amâncio * Bill (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian forward Fabricio Rodrigues da Silva Ferreira Arts, media, and entertainment Characters * Bill, the villain of the ''Kill Bill'' films * Bill, one of the protagonists of the ''Bill & Ted'' films * A lizard in Lewis Carroll's ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' * A locomotive in ''The Railway Series'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postman Pat
''Postman Pat'' is a British stop motion animated television series, animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a Mail carrier, postman who works for the Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale near Kendal). ''Postman Pat'' first 13-episode series was screened on BBC One in 1981. John Cunliffe (author), John Cunliffe wrote the original treatment and scripts for the series, which was directed by animator Ivor Wood, who also worked on ''The Magic Roundabout'', ''The Wombles (1973 TV series), The Wombles'', ''Paddington (TV series), Paddington'', and ''The Herbs''. Following the success of the first series, four TV specials and a second series of thirteen episodes were produced during the 1990s. In this series, Pat had a family shown on screen for the first time (though his wife had been mentioned in a number of episodes). A new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Forde Thompson
William Forde "Bill" Thompson is an academic who has worked in Canada, Sweden and Australia. He is an Emeritus Professor at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, where he was Distinguished Professor of Psychology (2017- ) and Chair of the Department between 2009 and 2013. He currently works at Bond University, Queensland, Australia, and previously held positions at University of Toronto and York University in Toronto. His research focuses on music, emotion, expertise, and performance. From 2007 to 2009, he was president of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition. In 2024 he was presented with a Lifetime achievement award from the Society for Music Perception and Cognition, during the society meeting in Banff, Canada. He was an associate editor at '' Music Perception'', former editor of '' Empirical Musicology Review'' (2008–2010), and chief investigator of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders. He is a fellow of the Association for Psychological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Thompson III
Bill Thompson III (March 3, 1962 – March 25, 2019) was the publisher and editor of ''Bird Watcher's Digest'' and the author of numerous books on birds and nature. He is also the author of ''Bird Watching For Dummies'' (1997, John Wiley & Sons), and author of 18 different state bird watching books in the ''Bird Watching: A Year-Round Guide'' series from Cool Springs Press (2005). He is the lead author for ''Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges'' published by Houghton Mifflin (2005). He was the editor of ''All Things Reconsidered: My Birding Adventures'' by Roger Tory Peterson (Houghton Mifflin, 2006). His most recent book is "The New Birder's Guide to Birds of North America" (2014, Houghton Mifflin Company). He wrote the ''Bill of the Birds'' blog and created a regular podcast for bird watchers called ''This Birding Life''. He was an avid birder and musician and traveled widely performing, speaking, leading field trips, and consulting on ecoto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Thompson (bishop)
William Avery Thompson (1946–2020) was an American Anglican bishop. A key figure in the Anglican realignment in the United States, he was the longtime rector of All Saints Episcopal Church, which left the Episcopal Church for oversight by the Church of Uganda in 2004. He became a leader in the Common Cause Partnership, which in 2009 emerged as the Anglican Church in North America, and in 2009 was elected the first bishop of the ACNA's Diocese of Western Anglicans. Education and early career Thompson was born in 1946. He was raised in the Episcopal Church at All Saints, Long Beach. In 1966, while a student at Stanford University, Thompson was recommended by All Saints' vestry as a postulant for ordained ministry. After graduating, he received his M.Div. from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in 1971 and was ordained to the priesthood. Thompson returned to All Saints in 1973 to serve as curate; in 1975, at the age of 28, he was elected the church's sixth rector. Thompson ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Thompson (voice Actor)
William H. Thompson (July 8, 1913 – July 15, 1971) was an American radio personality and voice actor, whose career stretched from the 1930s until his death. He was a featured comedian playing multiple roles on the ''Fibber McGee and Molly'' radio series, and was the voice of Droopy in most of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio theatrical cartoons from 1943 to 1958. Early life and career Thompson was born to vaudevillian parents and was of Scottish ancestry. He began his career in Chicago radio, where his early appearances included as a regular on Don McNeill (performer), Don McNeill's morning variety series ''Don McNeill's Breakfast Club, The Breakfast Club'' in 1934 and a stint as a choir member on the musical variety series ''The Sinclair Weiner Minstrels'' around 1937. While on the former series, Thompson originated a meek, mush-mouthed character occasionally referred to in publicity as Mr. Wimple. Thompson soon achieved his greatest fame after he joined the cast of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Thompson (television Host)
William Earnest Thompson (December 18, 1931 – July 23, 2014), better known as Wallace, co-hosted ''The Wallace and Ladmo Show'', a daily children's variety show broadcast on KPHO-TV in Phoenix, Arizona for 36 years. The program featured short comedy skits and cartoons and was known for humor that appealed to adults as well as children. Personal life Thompson was born in New York City on December 18, 1931, to William and Marie Thompson, who had met while attending the University of Arizona. The Thompsons were a wealthy family who had made a large part of their fortune through mining operations in Arizona carried out by Bill's great-uncle, William Boyce Thompson, and grandfather, J. E. Thompson. As a child, Bill visited J. E. Thompson's estate in Phoenix, the Rancho Joaquina House, which is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and on the historic register for the City of Phoenix. Bill's father traded stocks on Wall Street. When Bill was three, the family moved fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Thompson (technology Writer)
William George Thompson (born 6 October 1960) is an English technology writer, and technologist, best known for his writing in The Guardian newspaper in the 1990s, his weekly column in the Technology section of BBC News Online, and his appearances over twenty years on '' Digital Planet'', a radio show on the BBC World Service. He is Head of Public Value Research iBBC Research & Developmentand the editor of thWorking for an MPwebsite. Biography Born in Jarrow, County Durham, Thompson grew up in Corby, Northamptonshire. He graduated from St Catharine's College, Cambridge in philosophy and with the Diploma in Computer Science in 1984 and worked at Acorn Computers. He was a correspondent for the technology programme'' The Big Byte'' on BBC Radio. He began to write for ''The Guardian'' in 1990, and in 1994 went to work there (having previously worked at Pipex, the United Kingdom's first commercial Internet service provider) as head of new media, setting up the paper's website, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Thompson (manager)
William Carl Thompson (June 22, 1944 - January 12, 2015) was an American talent manager, most notable for managing the bands Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship, as well as the careers of their individual performers such as Grace Slick. Biography Thompson was born in Oklahoma City on June 22, 1944, and attended high school and college in San Francisco, where he also worked as a copy boy for the San Francisco Chronicle. His roommate was Marty Balin, a founding member of Jefferson Airplane. Thompson initially served as the band's press agent, and eventually became their manager. Thompson also managed other artists, such as Neal Schon, and served as a consultant to Polygram Records. He died of a heart attack at his home in Mill Valley, California Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge and from Napa Valley. The population was 14,231 at the 2020 United States c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Thompson (basketball)
William Thompson was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League during the 1941–42 season and averaged 3.7 points per game. References American men's basketball players Forwards (basketball) Guards (basketball) Basketball players from Toledo, Ohio Toledo Jim White Chevrolets players 20th-century American sportsmen {{1910s-US-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Thompson (American Football)
William Allen Thompson (born October 10, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback and safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. He played college football at Maryland State College and was inducted into the Hawk Hall of Fame in 1984. Thompson was a three-time Pro Bowl selection and was inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame in 1987. Professional career Thompson played his entire 13-year career for the Denver Broncos from 1969 to 1981. During his career he was selected to the three Pro Bowls in 1977, 1978, and 1981 and was an All-Pro All-Pro is an honor bestowed upon professional American football players that designates the best player at each position during a given season. All-Pro players are typically selected by press organizations, who select an "All-Pro team," a list t ... selection in 1977. He is currently third on the Broncos all-time list for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
