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Hopkins is an English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from the personal name Hopkin and the genitive ending -''s''. Hopkin is itself a pet form of the name Hobb, a shortening of Robert (with alteration of the initial consonant). Notable people and characters with the surname include: * Anna Hopkins (born 1987), Canadian actress * Andrew Delmar Hopkins (1857–1948), American entomologist * Sir Anthony Hopkins (born 1937), actor * Antony Hopkins, composer * A. G. Hopkins (Antony Gerald Hopkins), British historian * Arthur Hopkins (other), several people * Bernard Hopkins, professional boxer * Bert Hopkins, Australian cricketer * Bobb Hopkins, actor, director and founder of the National Hobo Association * Brad Hopkins, NFL offensive lineman * Brycen Hopkins (born 1997), American football player & son of Brad * Budd Hopkins, artist and UFO researcher * Cathy Hopkins, novelist * Charles Hopkins (other), several people * Christian Hopkins, American foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopkinson
Hopkinson is a surname of English and Welsh origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Abdur Rahman Slade Hopkinson (1934–1993), West Indian writer * Alfred Hopkinson (1851–1939), British politician * Alister Hopkinson (1941–99), New Zealand rugby union player * Amanda Hopkinson (born 1948), British scholar and literary translator * Austin Hopkinson (1879–1962), British politician * Barney Hopkinson (born before 1965), British Anglican priest * Bertram Hopkinson (1874–1918), British engineer ** Split-Hopkinson pressure bar, an apparatus for testing the dynamic stress-strain response of materials, named after Bertram Hopkinson * Bobby Hopkinson (born 1990), English footballer * Carl Hopkinson (born 1981), English cricketer * Charles Hopkinson (1869–1962), American artist * Deborah Hopkinson (born before 2004), American writer of children's books * Eddie Hopkinson (1935–2004), English football goalkeeper * Edward Hopkinson (1859–1922), British politician and eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Hopkins
Christian "Chris" James Hopkins (born February 26, 1985) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at the university of Toledo and high school football at Hyde Park High School in Chicago. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent on July 30, 2011. Hopkins earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Giants team who topped the New England Patriots by a score of 21–17 in Super Bowl XLVI Super Bowl XLVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ... on February 5, 2012. References External linksToledo Rockets bio 1985 births Living people American football tight ends Hyde Park Academy High School alumni New York Giants players Players of American football from Chicago Toledo Rockets football players {{Tightend-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Hopkins
Frank T. Hopkins (August 11, 1865 unsubstantiated – November 5, 1951) was a self-proclaimed professional horseman who at one time performed with the Ringling Brothers Circus. He was a long-distance rider who claimed to have won 400 races and was recognized by his contemporaries as supporting the preservation of the mustang. The film '' Hidalgo'' was based on Hopkins' purported story, and a few items in his accounts have been verified by outside, reliable, third-party sources. Some experts consider him to be a con-artist,Hidalgo from myth to movie by Basha O’Reilly thelongridersguild.com but others side with assertions that he was not. Early life and education Hopkins said he was born to a |
Ezekiel Hopkins
Ezekiel Hopkins (1634–1690) was an Anglican divine in the Church of Ireland, who was Bishop of Derry from 1681 to 1690. He was born in Crediton, England. Life He was born in Devon and was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was a chorister from 1648 to 1653 and graduated with a B.A. in 1655 and M.A. in 1656. After 1660, he was assistant to William Spurstow in Hackney, but he conformed after the Act of Uniformity 1662, becoming a lecturer in London. In 1666, he became minister of St. Mary Arches, Exeter. Lord Robartes appointed Hopkins his chaplain upon becoming Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1669. Hopkins became Treasurer of Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford in 1669. In 1670, he became Dean of Raphoe, and the following year, Bishop of Raphoe. His translation to Derry was in 1681. Despite being summoned by James II of England to the short-lived Patriot Parliament in Dublin, in 1689 he returned to England, becoming a preacher at St. Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther A
Esther (; ), originally Hadassah (; ), is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical narrative, which is set in the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther and marries her. His grand vizier Haman is offended by Esther's cousin and guardian Mordecai because of his refusal to bow before him; bowing in front of another person was a prominent gesture of respect in Persian society, but deemed unacceptable by Mordecai, who believes that a Jew should only express submissiveness to God. Consequently, Haman plots to have all of Persia's Jews killed, and eventually convinces Ahasuerus to permit him to do so. However, Esther foils the plan by revealing and decrying Haman's plans to Ahasuerus, who then has Haman executed and grants permission to the Jews to take up arms against their enemies; Esther is hailed for her courage and for working to save the Jewish nation from eradication. The Book of Esther's story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esek Hopkins
Commodore (rank), Commodore Esek Hopkins (April 26, 1718February 26, 1802) was a Continental Navy officer and privateer. He served as the only commander-in-chief of the Continental navy during the American Revolutionary War, when the Continental Congress appointed him to the position in December 1775. Hopkins is known for carrying out the successful raid of Nassau in the Bahamas, which captured large amounts of military supplies. His legacy today has become controversial due to Hopkins' involvement in the Atlantic slave trade and for torturing British prisoners of war. Early life and career Esek Hopkins was born in Scituate, Rhode Island, Scituate, in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, into one of the most prominent families of what is today's Rhode Island. At the age of twenty he went to sea and rapidly came to the fore as a good sailor and skillful trader. Before the American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War he had sailed to nearly every quarter of the Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Hopkins
Elizabeth Hopkins (1731–1801) was an English stage actress of the eighteenth century. Born as Elizabeth Barton to a publican in York, she married the actor William Hopkins in 1753. and he introduced her to the stage. They acted together in the provinces and then in Edinburgh where she was original Anna in John Home's '' Douglas'' in 1756. She then went to Dublin to perform at the Smock Alley Theatre and elsewhere, although she was at one point dismissed by the company by Thomas Sheridan. When her husband was appointed as prompter at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London she joined the company there, making her first appearance there in 1761. For several decades she was an integral part of the Drury Lane company, occasionally appearing elsewhere in the summer including at Richmond and the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. She transitioned in the 1780s from the younger, tragic roles she had played to older character parts such as dowager A dowager is a widow or widower who holds a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward John Hopkins
Dr. Edward John Hopkins FRCO (30 June 1818 - 4 February 1901) was an English organist and composer. The organist and composer John Larkin Hopkins was his cousin. Life He was born on 30 June 1818 in Westminster. He was the eldest son of George Hopkins, a clarinet player who played with the orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Two of his brothers, John (1822-1900) and Thomas Hopkins (died 1893) also became organists – John at Rochester Cathedral and Thomas at St Saviour's Church, York. His uncle Edward Hopkins (c1778-1860) was also an outstanding clarinettist and bandmaster of the Scots Guards in 1815.''The Musical Times'' (September 1, 1897) p. 585, H.W. Gray, New York; Novello, London In 1826 he became a chorister of the Chapel Royal under William Hawes and sang at the coronation of King William IV in Westminster Abbey in 1830. At the same time, he sang in the choir of St Paul's Cathedral, having to manage his double schedule with great dexterity. On Sunday evenings, he wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Hopkins (other)
Edward Hopkins (1600–1657) was an English-American settler and politician. Edward Hopkins may also refer to: * Edward Hopkins (MP) (c. 1675–1736), Member of the Parliament of Ireland and Chief Secretary for Ireland *Edward John Hopkins (1818–1901), English organist and composer * Edward Nicholas Hopkins (1855–1935), Canadian farmer, manufacturer and politician *Edward Washburn Hopkins Edward Washburn Hopkins, Ph.D., LL.D. (September 8, 1857 July 16, 1932), an American Sanskrit scholar, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. He graduated at Columbia College in 1878, studied at Leipzig, where he received the degree of Ph.D. ... (1857–1932), philologist * Ted Hopkins (1949–2023), Edward "Ted" Hopkins, Australian rules footballer {{human name disambiguation, Hopkins, Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustin Hopkins
Dustin Hopkins (born October 1, 1990) is an American professional football placekicker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in 2013. College career Hopkins was recruited by Florida State when then Seminoles special teams coordinator Jody Allen watched high school game film of Hopkins's kickoffs. Interest was also shown by Notre Dame.Florida State kicker Dustin Hopkins draws praise, but accuracy is off. '''' website, posted on February 10, 2009. Accessed on October 10, 2009. As a freshman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeAndre Hopkins
DeAndre Rashaun Hopkins (born June 6, 1992), nicknamed "DHop" and "Nuk", is an American professional American football, football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers football, Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft. He has also played in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Titans, and Kansas City Chiefs. Hopkins is a five-time Pro Bowler and has been named to five All-Pro teams. Early life As an infant, Hopkins was given the nickname Nuk by his mother because he frequently chewed through NUK (Brand), NUK pacifiers. It is pronounced "nuke" (although the pacifier brand is pronounced "nook"). Hopkins attended D. W. Daniel High School in Central, South Carolina, where he played high school football, football, basketball, and ran track and field for the Lions athletic teams. During his high school football career, Hopkins had 57 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CJ Hopkins
C. J. Hopkins (born 1961) is an American playwright, novelist, and political satirist. Among his works are the plays ''Horse Country'', ''screwmachine/eyecandy'' and '' The Extremists''. Career Early works Hopkins was a 1994 Drama League of New York Developing Artist Fellow and a 1995 Resident Artist/Jerome Foundation Fellow at Mabou Mines/Suite. ''Horse Country'' His 1992 play, ''Horse Country'', had its UK premiere at the 2002 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Lyn Gardner in ''The Guardian'' wrote: "Hopkins's two-hander brings the spirit of Godot to America's bars and puts the bourbon in Beckett. It feels like a serious piece of theatre rather than fringe fluff." It won a ''Scotsman'' Fringe First for New Writing and the 2002 ''Scotsman'' Best of the Fringe Firsts Award, and later won the 2004 Best of The Adelaide Fringe Award. Following its London premiere at Riverside Studios, ''Horse Country'' toured the UK, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands. Later works Hopkins' play ''sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
