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Michael Knight (rugby Player)
Michael Knight is the name of: *Michael E. Knight (born 1959), American actor known for work in daytime soap operas * Michael Knight (Australian politician) (born 1952), Australian former politician * Michael Knight (''Knight Rider''), the fictional main character of ''Knight Rider'', a popular U.S. television show from the 1980s *Michael Muhammad Knight (born 1977), American novelist and journalist * Michael Knight (writer), American writer of fiction * Michael Knight (RAF officer) (1932–2022), British air marshal * Michael T. Knight (1832–1916), official and politician in Newfoundland See also *Mychael Knight Michael Anthony Knight Jr. (April 11, 1978 – October 17, 2017) was an American fashion designer. Biography Michael Anthony Knight Jr. was born on April 11, 1978, in Nuremberg, Germany to Pamela and Michael Anthony Knight Sr. Although Kn ... (1978–2017), contestant on the reality television show ''Project Runway'' * Mickey Knight (born 1959), American pornog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael E
SS ''Michael E'' was a cargo ship that was built in 1941. She was the first British Catapult Aircraft Merchant ship: a merchant ship fitted with a rocket catapult to launch a single Hawker Hurricane fighter to defend a convoy against long-range German bombers. She was sunk on her maiden voyage by a German submarine. Description ''Michael E'' was built by William Hamilton & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched in 1941, she was completed in May of that year. She was the United Kingdom's first CAM ship, armed with an aircraft catapult on her bow to launch a Hawker Sea Hurricane. The ship was long between perpendiculars ( overall), with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was and . She had six corrugated furnaces feeding two 225 lbf/in2 single-ended boilers with a combined heating surface of . The boilers fed a 443 NHP triple-expansion steam engine that had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by David Rowan & Co Ltd, Glasgow. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Knight (Australian Politician)
Michael Steven Knight AO (born 21 September 1952 in , New South Wales) is a former Australian Labor Party politician. He was member for Campbelltown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1981 and 2001. He served as Minister for the Olympics between 1995 and 2001 in the Carr Labor government. Background and early career Knight attended Doonside High School and Cranbrook School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Sydney and worked for the Campbelltown City Council as a social planner and parole officer before entering politics. Political career Knight entered the New South Wales Legislative Assembly at the 1981 election succeeding Cliff Mallam who had held the seat for ten years. Originally a member of the leftwing faction, Knight defected to rightwing faction after a trip in Europe which convinced him that socialism had failed. Knight remained on the back bench until 1995 when he was appointed to the state Cabinet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Knight (Knight Rider)
Michael Knight is a fictional character and the protagonist of the 1980s television series ''Knight Rider'', played by David Hasselhoff. The character first appeared in the opening scenes as Michael Long, played by Larry Anderson in the beginning of the pilot. Biography ''Knight Rider'' Michael Arthur Long was born on January 9, 1949, outside Los Angeles, California, raised by a blue-collar working family. In the 1960s, Michael joined the Army, spending three years in counter-intelligence work in Vietnam. He was captured while on a mission. Michael escaped, but suffered a serious injury that required brain surgery, and a metal plate was inserted into his skull. Michael was later discharged from the service, returning to Los Angeles in the 1970s, where he joined the LAPD, starting as a patrolman, eventually becoming a detective lieutenant with the LAPD's 11th precinct. Michael resided at 1834 Shoreborne Avenue, Wilmington, California, in the zip code 90744. In the pilot episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Muhammad Knight
Michael Muhammad Knight (born 1977) is an American novelist, essayist, and journalist. His writings are popular among American Muslim youth. The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' described him as "one of the most necessary and, paradoxically enough, hopeful writers of Barack Obama's America," while ''The Guardian'' has described him as "the Hunter S. Thompson of Islamic literature," and his non-fiction work exemplifies the principles of gonzo journalism. ''Publishers Weekly'' describes him as "Islam's gonzo experimentalist." Within the American Muslim community, he has earned a reputation as an ostentatious cultural provocateur. He obtained a Master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard University in 2011 and received his Ph.D. in Islamic studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2016. Knight presently serves as assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Central Florida. Biography Knight grew up in Geneva, New York, raised by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Knight (writer)
Michael Knight is the author of the novels ''The Typist'' and ''Divining Rod'', the short story collections ''Dogfight and Other Stories'', ''Goodnight, Nobody'' and ''Eveningland'' and the book of novellas ''The Holiday Season''. His most recent novel, ''The Typist'', was selected as a Best Book of the Year by ''The Huffington Post'' and ''The Kansas City Star'' and appeared on Oprah's Summer Reading List in 2011. His most recent collection, ''Eveningland'', was awarded the Truman Capote Prize for Short Fiction. It was also selected as an Editor's Choice Pick by ''The New York Times'' and as a Southern Book of the Year by ''Southern Living'' magazine. His short stories have appeared in magazines and journals like ''The New Yorker'', ''Oxford American'', ''Paris Review'', ''Ploughshares'', ''The Southern Review'' and ''The Saturday Evening Post'', among other places. Knight teaches creative writing at the University of Tennessee and lives in Knoxville with his family. Education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Knight (RAF Officer)
Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael William Patrick Knight, (23 November 1932 – 28 November 2022) was a British Royal Air Force commander who was well known for his various charity projects, especially for the "Vulcan to the Sky" cause. Early life Knight was born on 23 November 1932 in Leek, Staffordshire. He was educated at Leek High School, then studied English Language at the University of Liverpool, where he joined the University Air Squadron. After his graduation, he began his National Service and finished his training as a pilot. RAF career Knight joined the Royal Air Force in 1953. He was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group in 1980, Air Member for Supply and Organisation in 1983 and UK Military Representative to NATO in 1986.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He retired in 1989. As of 2009, he was still actively involved in "Vulcan to the Sky", a project that returned a vintage Avro Vulcan XH558 to airworthiness and flight. In retirement he was Chairman of the Air L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael T
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= * Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mychael Knight
Michael Anthony Knight Jr. (April 11, 1978 – October 17, 2017) was an American fashion designer. Biography Michael Anthony Knight Jr. was born on April 11, 1978, in Nuremberg, Germany to Pamela and Michael Anthony Knight Sr. Although Knight spent his childhood in Montgomery, Alabama, ''mychaelknight.com''. Accessed 2010-03-16. in 1996 he received his high school diploma from in Washingtonville, New York. Later that same year, Knight began his freshman year of college at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Knight
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995. , January 14, 2013, Retrieved September 4, 2016 The individuals inducted into the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame have "made significant contributions to the " and have had "a minimum of 10 years in the industry" to be considered for induction. There are several branches of the ''AVN'' Hall of Fame: *Performers and |
