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Bill White (other)
Bill White may refer to: Politics and law * Bill White (Canadian politician) (1915–1981), composer and social activist, first Black Canadian to run for political office * Bill White (lawyer) (born 1945), American lawyer who served as Public Defender for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit, 2004–2008 * Bill White (Missouri politician) (born 1953), American politician * Bill White (Texas politician) (born 1954), former mayor of Houston, Texas, and candidate for the Texas gubernatorial election, 2010 Sports Baseball * Bill White (first baseman) (born 1934), American baseball player, sportscaster and executive * Bill White (pitcher) (born 1978), American baseball pitcher * Bill White (shortstop) (1860–1924), Major League Baseball shortstop with the Pittsburgh Pirates Other sports * Bill White (Australian footballer) (1916–1990), Australian rules footballer with Richmond * Bill White (basketball, born 1936) (1936–1999), American college basketball coach * Bill White (bobsleigh) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill White (Canadian Politician)
William Andrew White, III, (February 7, 1915 – January 23, 1981) was a Canadians, Canadian composer and social justice activist, who was the first Black Canadians, Black Canadian to run for federal office in Canada. Family and education He was born on 7 February 1915 in Truro, Nova Scotia, the son of Baptists, Baptist minister William A. White and his wife Izie Dora White. Among his twelve siblings included internationally renowned Canadian concert singer Portia White, labour union leader and politician Jack White (politician), Jack White, and television performer Lorne White. He was also the uncle of Donald H. Oliver, the first black male to sit in the Senate of Canada, through one of his sisters. His family moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax where his father was minister of Cornwallis Street Baptist Church for nearly 20 years. After attending local schools, he got an education and music degree. He taught music. He was also a composer and choral group leader. Marriage an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill White (rugby Union, Born 1910)
William James White (23 June 1910 — 31 August 1977) was an Australian rugby union international. White was born in Sydney and educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, where he captained the 1st XV. A Randwick winger, White gained selection for the 1928 New South Wales tour of New Zealand, a mere eight months since leaving school. Two of his tour matches, against NZ XV and NZ Maori, were retrospectively granted Test status, due to New South Wales being effectively the country's sole representative team of the time. His third Test cap four years later came in Wallabies colours, as a left winger in a win over the All Blacks at the Sydney Cricket Ground. White, a fireman by profession, died in 1977 at the age of 67. See also *List of Australia national rugby union players List of Australia national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Australia national rugby union team. Note that the "position" column lists the position at which the player m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie White (other)
Willie White may refer to: * Willie White (basketball) (born 1962), American basketball player * Willie White (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1974), Scottish footballer * Willie White (footballer, born 1932) (1932–2015), Scottish footballer * Willie White, fictional character from the television series ''Doug'' * Willye White (1939–2007), American women's track and field athlete * Willie White (sprinter) (born 1938), American men's track and field athlete, 1958 All-American for the California Golden Bears track and field team See also * Will White William Henry White (October 11, 1854 – August 31, 1911) was an American professional baseball pitcher and player-manager from 1875 to 1889. He played all or parts of 10 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds (1876 ... (1854–1911), American baseball player * William White (other) * Billy White (other) {{hndis, name=White, Willie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William White (other)
William White may refer to: Politics *William White (MP for City of London), for City of London (Parliament of England constituency) * William White (MP for Lymington) (died 1594), MP for Lymington * William White (MP for Clitheroe) (1606–1661), MP for Clitheroe in 1660 * William White (Secretary of State) (1762–1811), North Carolina secretary of state, 1798–1811 * William Duckett White (1807–1893), member of the Queensland Legislative Council * William White (Maryland politician) (1824–1885), American politician from Maryland *Sir William Arthur White (1824–1891), British diplomat * William White (New Zealand politician) (1849–1900), New Zealand Member of Parliament * William J. White (politician) (1850–1923), United States representative from Ohio * William Pūnohu White (1851–1925), Hawaiian politician * William White (Canadian politician) (1856–1953), elected member of the 1st Council of the Northwest Territories, 1883–1885 *Sir William Thomas White (1866 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy White (other)
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Billy White (1936–2000) was an English footballer. Billy White may also refer to: * Billy White (basketball) (born 1989), American professional basketball player * Billy White Acre, Canadian film score composer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer * Billy White Wolf, ring name of Adnan Al-Kaissie (1939–2023), Iraqi-American professional wrestler and manager * Billy White, Belize, a village in Cayo District, Belize See also * Bill White (other) * Willie White (other) Willie White may refer to: * Willie White (basketball) (born 1962), American basketball player * Willie White (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1974), Scottish footballer * Willie White (footballer, born 1932) (1932–2015), Scottish footballer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amboy Dukes (band)
The Amboy Dukes were an American rock band formed in 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, and later based in Detroit, Michigan. They are best known for their only hit single, " Journey to the Center of the Mind". The band's name comes from the title of a novel by Irving Shulman. In the UK, the group's records were released under the name of the American Amboy Dukes, because of the existence of a British group with the same name. The band went through a number of personnel changes during its active years, the only constant being lead guitarist and composer Ted Nugent. The band transitioned to being Nugent's backing band before he discontinued the name in 1975. Origins Ted Nugent, the nucleus of the Amboy Dukes, was born and raised in Detroit and started performing in 1958 at age 10. He played in a group called the Royal High Boys from 1960 to 1962 and later in group named the Lourds, where he first met future Amboy Dukes lead vocalist John Drake. Nugent played with the Lourds until his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Bill White
Charles William White ( – 2006), known by his stage name "Country" Bill White, was an American burial artist who gained notoriety as the "living corpse" and was voluntarily buried alive as a publicity stunt throughout the 1960s–1980s. Career White was born in the Florida panhandle. He met burial artist Herbert "Digger" O'Dell Smith in 1964 and decided to attempt to endure voluntary burial himself. He was buried at Christie's Beachcomber in Galveston for 49 days, breaking O'Dell's record. By 1966, he was touring as "The Human Corpse" or "The Living Corpse", releasing a few tie-in country LPs as well. On June 9, 1966, he married Lottie White who also volunteered to be buried alive, billing herself as "Mrs. Living Corpse." The couple divorced in 1968. White married 7 times in his lifetime. In April 1968, he was buried for 62 days, besting Irish burial artist Michael "Mick" Meaney. BBC fixed a live satellite link between London and the States in order to broadcast a joint inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill White (administrator)
Bill White is the former president of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum and Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. In 2024, president-elect Donald Trump announced White as his nominee for United States Ambassador to Belgium. Life White was born in the late 1960s, is a native of Point Lookout, New York, and graduated Fordham University. White worked in his family's business and began to work for Intrepid in 1992 and became chief of staff to Zachary Fisher and fundraiser for the Intrepid Museum Foundation. In 1996 he was awarded the Meritorious Public Service Award for his work for the United States Navy. He resides in Manhattan. In 2008, White was mentioned as a possible nominee for United States Secretary of the Navy for the Obama administration. His nomination was supported by Hugh Shelton, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Jerrold Nadler, in whose congressional district the Intrepid Museum is located. The post eventually went to former Mississippi governor and amb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill White (neo-Nazi)
William Alexander White (born May 29, 1977) is an American neo-Nazi. He was the former leader of the American National Socialist Workers' Party, and former administrator of Overthrow.com, a now-defunct website dedicated to racist and antisemitic content. White came to public attention in 1996 in a front-page article in ''The Washington Post'' after he posted allegations about the stepmother of a girl he said was being abused.Shields, Todd & Bowles, Scott"Over the Line On-Line: Family Put Under Siege", ''The Washington Post'', February 14, 1996. In 1999 he expressed support for Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, killers of twelve students and a teacher in the Columbine High School massacre, because according to White, they were being oppressed by the United States education system.Tippet, Sarah"Web Site Asks Youths To Carry Weapons, Build Bombs" Reuters, May 3, 1999 (now a deadlink). In 2005, ''The New York Times'' quoted White as having "laughed" when United States district court ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill White (comics)
William W. White, Jr. (July 15, 1961 – October 27, 2012) was an American animator, and a comic book writer, penciller, and inker. White studied animation under former Disney animator Milt Neil at The Kubert School. He contributed artwork and stories to many comic book publishers, including DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Archie Comics, Harvey Comics, Spotlight Comics, and Walt Disney Publishing. He illustrated the adventures of many famous characters including Donald Duck, Roger Rabbit, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Richie Rich, Casper the Friendly Ghost, and others. He also had a comic book featuring his own characters, ''Kaptain Keen and Kompany'' (Vortex Comics), which ran for six issues and was optioned for television in 1986. In the animation field, White worked for Spümcø (for the animated series ''The Ren and Stimpy Show''), Walt Disney Feature Animation, and DiC Entertainment (for the animated series ''Inspector Gadget''). He also did extensive work in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill White (wrestler)
Bill White (February 27, 1945 – September 7, 2021) was an American professional wrestler, using the ring name "Wild" Bill White, from 1964 until his retirement in 1987. Professional wrestling career In 1964, while assisting an amateur wrestling coach at a Catholic high school in Florida, in Tampa, he helped professional wrestler Eddie Graham put on a wrestling demonstration at a youth camp. After viewing a professional wrestling event, he tried out for the sport because he was told he might have potential. He then began wrestling in Nashville, Tennessee, under the tutelage of promoter Nick Gulas. He wrestled in Tennessee for approximately a year. He then traveled to Southern California, where he worked for Roy Shire from 1965 to 1967. While in the territory, he wrestled Pat Patterson, Ray Stevens, and Mr. Fuji. White then began to wrestle for Vincent J. McMahon's World Wide Wrestling Federation where he faced opponents such as Johnny Rodz, Chief Jay Strongbow (Joe Scarpa), J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill White (rugby Union, Born 1913)
Flight Lieutenant William George Searle White (10 February 1913 – 1969) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. White was born in Mackay, Queensland and played lock in club rugby for the University of Queensland Rugby Club. He made his debut for Queensland in 1931. Two years later he made his debut for the Wallabies, becoming the 286th player to do so and the sixth from the UQ rugby club. White played total of 10 tests for Australia which included 4 Bledisloe Cup matches. When World War II broke out, White joined the Royal Australian Air Force. On 10 March 1944, White was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "courage, coolness and unflagging enthusiasm on sortie A sortie (from the French word meaning ''exit'' or from Latin root ''surgere'' meaning to "rise up") is a deployment or dispatch of one military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops, from a strongpoint. The term originated in siege warf ...s." References {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |