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Oliver (surname)
Oliver is a surname derived from the personal name Oliver. The Scottish Oliver family was a sept of the Scotland Highlands' powerful Clan Fraser of Lovat. There are many different Oliver families in North America. People with the surname "Oliver" include A * Adam Oliver (other), multiple people * Adrian Oliver (born 1988), American basketball player * Al Oliver (born 1946), American baseball player * Albert Oliver (born 1978), Spanish basketball player * Alexandra Oliver (born 1970), Canadian poet * Alfred Oliver (1882–??), Welsh footballer * Alison Oliver (born 1997), Irish actress * Allan Roy Oliver (1936–2021), Canadian politician * Allen Oliver (1924–2024), English footballer * Allen J. Oliver (1903–1953), American politician * Amy Oliver (born 1987), British archer * Andi Oliver, British chef * Andrew Oliver (other), multiple people * Andy Oliver (born 1987), American baseball player * Anna Oliver (1840–1892), American preacher * Anthony O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, migrated to Britain after its End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman occupiers left. English is the list of languages by total number of speakers, most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the list of languages by number of native speakers, third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish language, Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in list of countries and territories where English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Roy Oliver
Allan Roy Oliver (1936 – November 24, 2021) was a Canadian politician who represented Shaunavon on the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1975. He was a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (Saskatchewan NDP or Sask NDP), branded as the Saskatchewan New Democrats, is a social democratic political party in Saskatchewan, Canada. The party was founded in 1932 as the Farmer-Labour Group and was kno .... References 1936 births 2021 deaths Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs People from Shaunavon, Saskatchewan 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{NDP-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Oliver
Arnold Oliver (born 17 December 1954) is a Trinidadian cricketer. He played in twenty first-class matches for Trinidad and Tobago from 1973 to 1974. See also * List of Trinidadian representative cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for the Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team in the West Indies. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all th ... References External links * 1954 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago cricketers {{Trinidad-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnie Oliver
Arnold “Lucky Arnie” Oliver (May 22, 1907 – October 16, 1993) was a U.S. soccer attacking midfielder. He spent at least six seasons in the American Soccer League. He was a member of the U.S. team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Club career Oliver, the son of British immigrants, began his career with the New Bedford Quisset Mill, a cotton mill, club when he was fourteen. He then played with the Shawsheen Indians, a local amateur club which joined the professional American Soccer League in 1925. However, Oliver remained an amateur and when the Indians folded during the season, he moved to the Defenders Club, winning the 1926 National Amateur Cup title with them. Following the Amateur Cup final, Oliver turned professional when he signed with the New Bedford Whalers. He played only one game with the Whalers and in 1927, he moved to the Hartford Americans. However, they were kicked out of the league after only ten games a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archer James Oliver
Archer James Oliver (1774 – 16 March 1842) was a British painter, principally active as a portraitist. Life The son of John and Anna Maria Oliver, he was christened at St Mary's church in Whitechapel on 3 October 1774. Oliver studied at the Royal Academy from 13 August 1790. He exhibited 210 paintings at the Royal Academy between 1791 and 1841, and 62 at the British Institution. In the latter part of his career he showed still lifes of fruit, nuts and dead game, and some biblical scenes, in addition to the portraits which had previously predominated. His portraits were often engraved. Their subjects included the banker George Children; the politician Sir Berkeley Guise, 2nd Baronet; the songwriter Charles Morris; Robert Morris; the minister Vicesimus Knox; and the solicitor Robert Blake. In 1803-4 he exhibited some portraits of members of the Howard family in medieval costume, intended as designs for stained glass at Arundel Castle. He was elected an Associate of the Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Oliver
Antonio Oliver (Cartagena, 29 January 1903 - 28 July 1968) was a Spanish writer, poet, literary critic and historian of Spanish art. He was also a part of the Generation of '27, a group of artists and poets that specialized in the avant-garde, and was married to Carmen Conde, also a poet, a writer and the first woman to access the Royal Spanish Academy The Royal Spanish Academy (, ; ) is Spain's official royal institution with a mission to ensure the stability of the Spanish language. It is based in Madrid, Spain, and is affiliated with national language academies in 22 other Hispanophon .... Work *''Mast'', 1925 *''Saved Crying'' *''Andrew Knight Talks'' *''Book of Loas'', 1947 *''From Cervantes to Poetry'', 1944 *''Don Luis de Gongora'', 1963 *''Life and Work of Lope de Vega'' *''Garcilaso de la Vega'', 1965 *''Garcilaso, Captain and Poet'' *''Dying but no fear'' *''This other Rubén Darío'' *''1900-1950. Half a Century of Artists Murcianos'', 1952 Spanish litera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Oliver
Anton David Oliver (born 9 September 1975) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player. Previously, he played as a hooker for Marlborough (one of the predecessors to today's Tasman side) and Otago in the National Provincial Championship and Air New Zealand Cup, and spent twelve seasons with the Highlanders in Super Rugby. He earned 59 caps for his country and for a period was All Blacks captain. Anton's father Frank Oliver was also an All Blacks captain, making them the first and only father-son All Black captains in history. His brother, James Oliver, played as a flanker and number 8 for Horowhenua-Kapiti (11 games), Manawatu (43 games) and captained the New Zealand Universities team in 2013. Early life Oliver was born 9 September 1975 in Invercargill and spent the early years of his life in several small towns in the deep south of NZ. When he was seven he moved to Blenheim where he went on to be Head Boy of Marlborough Boys' College in 1993. During this time, Anton mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Oliver
Anthony Oliver (4 July 1922 – November 1995) was a Welsh film, television and stage actor. Selected filmography * ''Once a Jolly Swagman'' (1949) – Derek * ''All Over the Town'' (1949) – P.C. Butt * '' A Run for Your Money'' (1949) – Miner (uncredited) * '' Waterfront'' (1950) – Prison Warder (uncredited) * ''The Magnet'' (1950) – Policeman * '' The Clouded Yellow'' (1950) – Detective (uncredited) * '' The Happy Family'' (1952) – Fireman * ''Emergency Call'' (1952) – Police Constable * '' Gift Horse'' (1952) – Ship's Officer, Guns * '' Penny Princess'' (1952) – Selby's Valet (uncredited) * '' Cosh Boy'' (1953) – Doctor (uncredited) * '' Street Corner'' (1953) – Stanley Foster * ''The Runaway Bus'' (1954) – Duty Officer * ''Shetlandsgjengen'' (1954) – Narrator (voice) * ''To Dorothy a Son'' (1954) – Express Reporter * '' Mad About Men'' (1954) – Pawnbroker * ''To Dorothy a Son'' (1954) – Pawnbroker * '' They Can't Hang Me'' (1955) – Inspect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Oliver
Vivianna Olivia Snowden, (April 12, 1840 – November 21, 1892) better known by her professional name Anna Oliver, was an American preacher and activist who was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was one of the first women to attempt full ordination in the church. Biography Oliver was born Vivianna Olivia Snowden near New Brunswick, New Jersey on April 12, 1840. She would later take the name Anna Oliver as to not embarrass her family by trying to be ordained as a minister. She was well educated in Brooklyn, New York where her family had moved, and received an MA with honors from Rutgers Female College. She went to Georgia with the American Missionary Association to teach black children, but left after a year to protest the pay gap between male and female teachers there. She then moved to Ohio in 1870 where she studied at McMicken School of Design, but became involved in the temperance movement and felt called to join the ministry. In 1876, Oliver became the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Oliver
Andrew Allen Oliver (born December 3, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers. College Oliver was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 17th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign, opting instead to attend Oklahoma State University, where he played on the Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team. In 2007, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Oliver was ruled ineligible by the NCAA in 2008, resulting from an allegation by a potential agent. He sued the NCAA, and received a settlement of $750,000. Professional career Detroit Tigers He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut on June 25, 2010. Oliver made five starts for the Tigers in 2010 before being sent back down to the Toledo Mud Hens on July 19. On May 28, 2011, Oliver was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Oliver (other)
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Andrew Oliver (1706–1774) was a Massachusetts politician. Andrew Oliver may also refer to: * Andrew Oliver (1731–1799), jurist and scientist * Andrew Oliver (New York politician) (1815–1889), U.S. Representative from New York * Andrew C. Oliver, software developer * Andy Oliver (Andrew Allen Oliver, born 1987), pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates * Andrew Oliver, one of the Oliver Twins * Andrew Oliver, the drummer of post-hardcore band I See Stars I See Stars are an American electronicore band from Warren, Michigan formed in 2006. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Devin Oliver, guitarist Brent Allen, keyboardist and co-vocalist Andrew Oliver, and bass guitarist Jeff Valentine. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andi Oliver
Andrea Oliver (born 26 May 1963) is a British chef, television and radio broadcaster, and former singer. She is best known for her appearances on the BBC TV cooking show ''Great British Menu''. She is the author of the book ''The Pepperpot Diaries: Stories From My Caribbean Table'', published in 2023. Early life Oliver was born in London to Antiguan parents and brought up in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, from the age of 10. Her father served in the Royal Air Force and was based at RAF Honington, and her mother taught at a primary school in the town. Early career Oliver is a former member of the band Rip Rig + Panic who appeared in an episode of Series 1 of '' The Young Ones''. She used to co-host the Channel 4 television show '' Baadasss TV'' alongside Ice-T, and frequently appears on the BBC World Service and the BBC's annual coverage of the Glastonbury Festival. For four years she ran a successful ephemeral restaurant, The Moveable Feast. After being creative director of The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
