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Kiki (name)
Kiki is a unisex given name, a nickname and a surname. Given name * Kiki Bertens (born 1991), Dutch former tennis player * Kiki Byrne (1937–2013), Norwegian-born London fashion designer * Kiki Gyan (1957–2004), Ghanaian keyboardist with the band Osibisa * Kiki Jefferson (born 2001), American basketball player * Kiki Kogelnik (1935–1997), Austrian painter, sculptor and filmmaker * Kiki McDonough, British jewellery designer * Kiki Smith (born 1954), American feminist artist * Kiki Wong (born 1989), American musician Nickname * Kiki Carter (born 1957), American environmental activist, singer/songwriter and columnist * Kiki Curls (born 1968), Democratic member of the Missouri Senate * Kiki Cutter (born 1951), American alpine skier * Kiki Cuyler (1898–1950), American baseball player * Kiki Camarena (1947–1985), murdered undercover agent for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration * Kiki Dimoula (1931–2020), Greek poet * Kiki Divaris (c. 1925–2015), Greek fashion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki Divaris
Vasilliki Babaletakis "Kiki" Divaris (c. 13 September 1925 in Sparta – 5 December 2015) was a Greek fashion designer, model and the first white woman to have been declared a liberation war hero in Zimbabwe. Early life Divaris grew up in Cape Town. Career Divaris was a close friend of Robert Mugabe, his first wife Sally, and current wife, Grace. She created the Miss Zimbabwe beauty pageant. In 2012, at 88, she still ran the event. In 2013, she handed over the ''Miss Zimbabwe'' business to Mary Mubaiwa. Death Divaris died in her sleep on 5 December 2015, at the Borrowdale Clinic Trauma Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe, from pneumonia Pneumonia is an Inflammation, inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as Pulmonary alveolus, alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of Cough#Classification, productive or dry cough, ches .... She was 90. References 1925 births 2015 deaths Greek women fashion designers Zimbabwean peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dani Kiki
Dani Ayman Kiki (; born 8 January 1988) is a retired Bulgarian professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is of Syrian Kurdish descent, as his father is from Syria. Career Early career Kiki started to play football in the private junior football academy Botev 2002 in Plovdiv. His first coach was Marin Bakalov. In 2004, at the age of 16, he went to Spartak Plovdiv. Lokomotiv Plovdiv In 2006, only 18 years old, Dani Kiki signed his first professional contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Kiki made his official debut in the Bulgarian first division in a match against Lokomotiv Sofia on 17 September 2006 as a 77th-minute substitute and played for 13 minutes. The result of the match was a 0:2 loss for The Smurfs. Six days later, Kiki scored his first goal for Lokomotiv Plovdiv against PFC Chernomorets Burgas Sofia. He netted a goal in the 90th minute. The result of the match was a 6:0 win for Loko. On 31 October 2009, he was involved in a brawl, along with several ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Maori Kiki
Sir Albert Maori Kiki (21 September 193113 March 1993) was a Papua New Guinean politician. He was a leading activist for independence and was one of the founders of the Pangu Party. He served as Papua New Guinea's first deputy prime minister from 1975 to 1977 under Michael Somare. Early life Born in the Kerema district on the Papuan coast, he was brought up in the Protestant faith in the church of the London Missionary Society. In 1958 he married Elizabeth, a Roman Catholic, in one of the first mixed marriages in the Territory. Albert had been one of a small group of promising students selected by Dr. John Gunther, Director of Health, to study medicine at the Suva Medical School. When he failed his medical exams and was likely to be recalled, he switched his studies to become a pathology technician. On completion of his course, he returned and worked as a technician in the laboratory operated by Dr. Price in the Native Hospital at Ela Beach. His autobiography, ''Ten Thousand Years i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki VanDeWeghe
Ernest Maurice "Kiki" VanDeWeghe III (born August 1, 1958) is a German-born American-Canadian former professional basketball player, coach and executive who is an advisor for the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he was a two-time NBA All-Star. Biography VanDeWeghe was born in Wiesbaden, West Germany, the son of former NBA player Ernie Vandeweghe and Colleen Kay Hutchins, the winner of the 1952 Miss America pageant. VanDeWeghe moved back to the U.S. as a child and eventually wound up playing college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, where he earned all-conference honors in the Pac-10 (now known as the Pac-12). He led the Bruins to the 1980 NCAA championship game, where they would lose to Louisville. He became an excellent scorer and outside shooter in the NBA, averaging 20 points for seven consecutive seasons. He was particularly known for his use of the stepback, a move he was so proficient at that it was often referred to as the "Kiki Move" toward the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki Sheung
Kiki Sheung Tin-ngoh (, born 24 July 1963) is a Hong Kong TVB actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. .... Kiki was originally with TVB, but moved over to rival station ATV in 1995. She moved back to TVB in 2002. Awards nominations * Nominated: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress '' Sentence to Hang'' (1990) Filmography Television Film * '' The Detective'' (2007) * '' I Love Hong Kong'' (2011) * ''A Secret Between Us'' (2013) References External links * 1963 births Living people Hong Kong film actresses TVB veteran actors 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses Hong Kong television actresses {{HongKong-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki Shepard
Kiki Shepard (born Chiquita Renee Shepard; ) is an American television host, best known as the co-host of ''Showtime at the Apollo'' from 1987 to 2002. Early years Shepard was born in Tyler, Texas, the daughter of John Edward Shepard and Dorothy Shepard. He coached high-school baseball and basketball after having played semiprofessional baseball. She sang, put on plays, and taught American and English literature at a high school. Both parents were champion competitive dancers. Shepard's older sister, Von Gretchen, was the 1974 Miss Black America; her younger sister, Cassandra Pia, works in the art industry. Shepard attended Emmett Scott High School. She ranked in the top division of her class there and received a $125 scholarship from Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. She competed in the Tyler (Texas) Junior Miss pageant in 1968, and in 1971 she competed in the Miss Denton (Texas) pageant. Shepard attended North Texas State University and has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kierra Sheard
Kierra Valencia "Kiki" Sheard-Kelly (born June 20, 1987) is an American gospel music, gospel singer and evangelist. She is the daughter of gospel singer Karen Clark-Sheard and COGIC Presiding Bishop John Drew Sheard Sr., J. Drew Sheard and the granddaughter of gospel choral director Mattie Moss Clark. After appearing on her mother's (most notably, the seminal ''Finally Karen'') and aunt's albums, Sheard debuted to the music scene with the release of her debut album ''I Owe You'' in 2004. Her hit single "You Don't Know (Kierra Sheard song), You Don't Know" was inspired by her mother almost losing her life in 2001 to a fatal blood clot. Sheard portrayed her mother in the hit Lifetime movie, The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel. Early life Born in Detroit, Michigan, and raised in the suburb of West Bloomfield, Sheard spent her formative years surrounded by the influences of her family, their faith, and their music. At age 5, she began singing in the choir at Greater Emmanuel I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki Sanford
Kirsten "Kiki" Sanford is an American neurophysiologist and science communicator. After working at the University of California, Davis as a research scientist, she left research work to pursue a career in science communication. Her work has included multiple audio and video programs, including the ''This Week in Science'' radio program and podcast and '' Dr. Kiki's Science Hour'', a podcast involving interviews with experts in a given scientific field. Personal life Sanford was born in Santa Rosa, California and raised near Stockton, California. She holds a B.S. in conservation biology and Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology from U.C. Davis. She is a specialist in learning and memory. While attending graduate school at U.C. Davis, she found academic bureaucracy unappealing and decided to shift her career path from research to science communication. Sanford holds a black belt in taekwondo. She says martial arts was "something concrete to escape to" when face ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki Preston
Alice "Kiki" Preston (''née'' Gwynne, formerly Allen; 1898 – December 23, 1946) was an American socialite, a member of the Happy Valley set, and the alleged mother of a child born out of wedlock with Prince George, Duke of Kent, fourth son of King George V. The child is rumored to be Michael Temple Canfield Her drug addiction earned her the nickname "the girl with the silver syringe", Preston was a fixture of high social circles in Paris and New York City, and a relative of the prominent Vanderbilt and Whitney families. Preston's life was marred by several tragic losses and her own mental problems, which eventually led to her suicide at age 48. Biography Early life Preston was born in 1898 in Hempstead, New York, the daughter of Edward Erskine Gwynne, Sr. (1869 – 10 May 1904)"Miss Alice Gwynne Allen to Become Bride of Pilot Officer Geoffrey Russell, R.C.A.F.", ''New York Times'', June 6, 1943 and his wife Helen Steele (d. January 4, 1958). Preston's mother was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki Musampa
Kizito Musampa (born 20 July 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger. Musampa had a journeyman career, taking in notable spells at AFC Ajax, Bordeaux, Malaga CF, Atlético Madrid and Manchester City. Born Zaire, he earned 28 caps representing the Netherlands at under-20 and under-21 levels. He was well known for his pace and free-kicks. Club career Ajax and Bordeaux Born in Kinshasa, Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Musampa first started off in the famous AFC Ajax youth academy where he played a total of 31 games in two seasons and scored six goals. Which a goal scored against NAC Breda, was the first Ajax goal in the new stadium, the Johan Cruyff Arena. He subsequently signed on for Girondins Bordeaux in 1997 to further his experience in the hope to be selected for the Netherlands national team competing in the 1998 FIFA World Cup although he was overlooked by then coach Guus Hiddink. Málaga and Atlético After spending two sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Jacques Kilama
Jean-Jacques Kilama (; born 13 October 1985) is a former Cameroonian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as an amateur for Hong Kong First Division club Eastern District. Club career Indonesia Kilama played in Indonesia網民倡基藍馬做港足球先生 , On.cc, July 5, 2010 before moving to . Then his elder brother, , a player who formerly played for Rangers (HKG) suggested to him to move to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
