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Garvin is both a surname and a given name of Irish origin. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Alexander Garvin, noted American urban planner, educator, and author *Anita Garvin (1906–1994), American actress *Clifton C. Garvin (1921–2016), former President and CEO of Exxon *David A. Garvin, American academic *James Garvin (basketball) (born 1950) *James Louis Garvin (1868–1947), British journalist *Jimmy Garvin (born 1952), former professional wrestler *Jonathan Garvin (born 1999), American football player *Lucius F. C. Garvin, former governor of Rhode Island *Rex Garvin (1940–2013), American singer and musician *Ron Garvin, Canadian professional wrestler and referee *Samuel B. Garvin (1811–1878), New York lawyer *Stephen Garvin (1826–1874), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross *Ted Garvin (1923–1992), Canadian ice hockey coach *Terence Garvin (born 1991), American football player *Tom Garvin (1943–2024), Irish political scientist and historian *Viola G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelanda sovereign state covering five-sixths of the island) and Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdomcovering the remaining sixth). It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest in the world. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islands by population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Garvin
Roger Barnes (born March 30, 1945) is a Canadian former professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin. He is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and the WWE, World Wrestling Federation in the late-1980s and early-1990s. Championship (professional wrestling), Championships held by Garvin over his career include the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. He headlined the Starrcade (1987), Starrcade 1987 pay-per-view event. Professional wrestling career Early career (1962–1984) Barnes started wrestling in 1962 under his birthname. In the mid-1960s he adopted the ring name "Ron Garvin" and formed a tag team with Terry Garvin, who was billed as being his brother. The pair competed together in the late 1960s and early 1970s, taking home multiple regional tag team titles. They were managed by their other "brother," Jimmy Garvin (actually Ron's stepson in real life). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garvin Roberts
Garvin Raphael Roberts (born 10 December 1982) is a Grenadian cricketer who has played for the Windward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He plays as a left-handed top-order batsman. Roberts was born in St. Paul's, in Grenada's Saint George Parish. He made his first-class debut for the Windwards in January 2009, playing against Guyana in the 2008–09 Regional Four Day Competition.First-class matches played by Garvin Roberts – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2016. Roberts came in third in the batting order on debut, scoring three runs in the Windward Islands' only innings. He was retained for the following game, against |
Garvin Cross
Garvin Cross is a Canadian stuntman, stunt coordinator, and actor. Cross is best known for his role as Angelo in the 1995 martial arts film ''Rumble in the Bronx'', which starred Jackie Chan. Career Garvin Cross started his career as Ed Harris's stuntman in the film ''Needful Things''. He later performed as a stuntman in films and television shows including ''Carpool'', ''Deep Rising'', ''Shanghai Noon'', '' Tron: Legacy, Fantastic 4'' and '' Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol''. Cross has performed stunts for actors including Daniel Craig and Jeremy Renner. Cross has acted in films and television shows including ''Rumble in the Bronx'', '' Blade: Trinity'', '' Battlestar: Galactica'', and ''Marmaduke''. He is uncredited as the "Military Snow Commander" in Christopher Nolan's ''Inception''. He is included in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' for his skills as a precision stunt driver, and he has worked on films and television spots for automobile companies such as For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garvin Bushell
Garvin Bushell ''(né'' Garvin Lamont Payne; September 25, 1902 – October 31, 1991) was an American clarinetist, saxophonist, and bassoonist. He performed with many prominent 20th-century jazz musicians, including Jelly Roll Morton and John Coltrane. Early life Bushell was born in Springfield, Ohio, to Alexander Payne, Jr. (1875–1908) and Effie Penn ''(maiden;'' 1879–1968). After his father's death, his mother – on January 12, 1910, in Covington, Kentucky – married Rev. Joseph Davenport Bushell (1878–1960). Garvin adopted the surname of his stepfather. Career Bushell played both jazz and classical music on clarinet, alto clarinet, oboe, english horn, flute, saxophone, bassoon, and contrabassoon. He was best known as a jazz sideman with people such as Perry Bradford, and performed and/or recorded with many of jazz's great names, such as Fletcher Henderson, Bunk Johnson, Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, Eric Dolphy, Gil Evans, and John Coltrane. Bushell never recorded as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garvin Alston
Garvin James Alston Sr. (born December 8, 1971) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies in 1996. After retiring from playing, he entered coaching and previously served as the pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins. He is currently the bullpen coach for the San Francisco Giants. Early life and amateur career Alston attended and played baseball at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, New York. During a game in his senior year against Roosevelt High School on April 25, 1989, Alston threw the first no-hitter in school history since Roy Smith in 1979. Following the game, he described Smith as "one of isidols" and said he hoped to follow his footsteps to the Major Leagues. He also managed a .439 batting average at the plate during his senior year and was named to the All-Westchester County First Team as a relief pitcher. In the summer following his senior year, he pitched for the Bays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Garvin
Viola Gerard Garvin (1 January 1898 – January 1969) was an English poet and literary editor at ''The Observer''. Life and career Viola Garvin was born at Benwell on 1 January 1898, the eldest daughter of J. L. Garvin, later the long-time editor of ''The Observer''; her older brother Gerard was killed in the First World War. She was named for Francis Thompson's "The Making of Viola" and for Viola Meynell, the subject of the poem. She was educated at South Hampstead High School and at Somerville College, Oxford, Constance Savery, "Work Diary. 2nd-4th February 1969". Manuscript collection, Knight Library, University of Oregon. Savery remembered Garvin's "dark haunting eyes" and recalled that "she shone like a planet at Somerville. No glitter, just 'the soft journey that a planet goes'". and then became assistant literary editor at ''The Observer'' in 1926; she later became literary editor, but was let go when her father's contract was not renewed in 1942. She also worked as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Garvin
Thomas Christopher Garvin (7 July 1943 – 17 October 2024) was an Irish political scientist and historian. He was Professor Emeritus of Politics at University College Dublin. Garvin was an alumnus of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. Life and career Garvin was a graduate of UCD with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and politics and a Master of Arts degree in politics. His Doctor of Philosophy degree was awarded by the University of Georgia in 1974 for his thesis ''Political Parties in a Dublin Constituency: A Behavioural Analysis''. He was a central figure in establishing the Political Studies Association of Ireland in 1982, and his professional reputation saw him win promotion in UCD, where he became Professor of Politics in 1991. In that capacity, he also served as Head of Department until 2005. His academic career was marked by sabbaticals in the USA (where he spent extended periods at the Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington DC; Colgate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Garvin
Terence Damian Garvin (born January 1, 1991) is an American college football coach and former linebacker. He is the defensive coordinator for Norfolk State, a position he has held since 2025. He played college football for West Virginia. After going undrafted in 2013, he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins, and the San Francisco 49ers, the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), and the St. Louis Battlehawks of the XFL. College career As a freshman at West Virginia in 2009, Garvin played in 10 games and finished with 10 tackles for the season. In 2010, Garvin started all 13 games and finished with 76 tackles. He started 11 games in 2011, but had knee surgery in December 2011. He played in 47 career games at West Virginia, registering 235 tackles, 10.5 sacks, and three forced fumbles. He also intercepted three passes, returning one for a to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Garvin
Ted Garvin (August 20, 1923 – November 18, 1992) was a Canadians, Canadian ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward and coach (ice hockey), head coach primarily in the International Hockey League (1945–2001), International Hockey League. Playing career Born in Sarnia, Ontario, he began his playing career in the Eastern Hockey League with the Philadelphia Falcons (1943–44) and Washington Lions (AHL), Washington Lions (1945–46) and played two seasons with the Sarnia Sailors of the International Hockey League (1945–2001), International Hockey League (1949–50 – 1950–51). Garvin led the IHL in goal (ice hockey), goals in the 1949–50 season, scoring 42 with the first-place Sailors. He also finished second in total points that season Coaching career Garvin began his coaching career in 1949-50 when he coached the Sarnia Jr. Sailors to the Western Ontario Jr. 'B' championship, even as he was playing with the Sr. Sailors. In 1968 he coached the fabled Sarnia Legionnaires t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Garvin
Stephen Garvin (c. 1826 – 23 November 1874), born in Cashel, County Tipperary, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details He was around 31 years old, and a colour-sergeant in the 1st Battalion, 60th Rifles, British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 23 June 1857 at Delhi, India for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross: Further information Death Garvin died in Chesterton, Cambridge on 23 November 1874, and is buried in St. Andrew's Parish Churchyard there. Victoria Cross auctioning His Victoria Cross is in private ownership, having been bought by Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft at auction in 2014. References Listed in order of publication year *''The Register of the Victoria Cross'' (1981, 1988 and 1997) * *''Ireland's VCs'' (Dept of Economic Development, 1995) *''Monuments to Courage'' (David Harvey, 1999) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel B
Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Bible, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although the text does not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of '' Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealogy is also found in a pedigree of the Kohathites (1 Chronicles 6:3–15) and in that of Heman the Ezrahite, apparently his grandson (1 Chro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
