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Pettifer
Pettifer or Pettyfer is an English surname. The name Pettifer comes from the Old French nickname "pied de fer", meaning "Iron Foot". Notable people with the surname include: * Alex Pettyfer (born 1990), English actor *Arran Pettifer (born 2003), English footballer *Brian Pettifer (born 1949), British actor * James Pettifer, British academic, writer and journalist * Julian Pettifer (born 1935), English television journalist * Joel Pettyfer (born 1987), English wrestler, known as Joel Redman * Julian Barratt Pettifer (born 1968), known as Julian Barratt, English comedian * Kayne Pettifer (born 1982), Australian rules footballer * Steve Pettifer Stephen Robert Pettifer (born September 21, 1970) is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester in England. Education Pettifer completed his Bachelor of Science degree and PhD in the Department of Computer ... (born 1965), English computer scientist * Tiggy Legge-Bourke (born 1965), English nanny, no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Pettifer
Stephen Robert Pettifer (born September 21, 1970) is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester in England. Education Pettifer completed his Bachelor of Science degree and PhD in the Department of Computer Science, and work on virtual reality under the supervision of Adrian West in 1999. Research and career Pettifer's research interests are centred on the design of advanced interfaces for computer systems, in particular: scientific visualisation, scholarly publishing, and virtual reality. His main research project revolves around Utopia Documents, a novel tool for interacting with the scientific literature. He is a co-author of the bioinformatics textbook ''Bioinformatics Challenges at the Interface of Biology and Computer Science: Mind the Gap'' with Terri Attwood and Dave Thorne. Pettifer teaches on part of the ''Advanced Computer Graphics'' course and ''Fundamentals of Distributed Systems A distributed system is a system whose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayne Pettifer
Kayne Pettifer (born 22 January 1982) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Pettifer first attracted the talent scouts when he was awarded the Larke Medal for his outstanding performance during the Australian Vic Country's Under 18 team at the 2000 AFL Under 18 Championships. Later in the 2000 National AFL Draft Kayne Pettifer was selected by the Richmond Football Club at number 9 overall, which was unexpected for such a short forward. For the next four years Kayne Pettifer had sporadic form rarely playing more than nine games a year. In 2005, however, Kayne Pettifer played a very different role. He lined up to play in all 22 games and was the Tigers third highest goal kicker (31). He also led the side for inside 50's cementing himself into Richmond's top 22. In 2006, he established himself as a high flyer, capable of taking a spectacular mark, with an unprecedented three co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Pettifer
Julian Pettifer OBE (born 21 July 1935) is an English television journalist. He was president of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and is vice president of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts and the RSPB. He was voted BAFTA 'Reporter of the Year' for his coverage of the war in Vietnam in 1968. Early life and education Pettifer was born in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, and was educated at Marlborough College and St John's College, Cambridge. Julian’s father Stephen Pettifer was the manufacturer of veterinary medicines, most notably “Santovin” which was a patent medicine claiming to cure a wide assortment of ills in sheep, cattle, goats and horses. Career Pettifer started work in television during the early days of ITV, as one of the original Southern Television announcers in 1958. He later moved to the BBC as a globe-trotting reporter for programmes such as '' Tonight'', '' 24 Hours'' and ''Panorama''. He was the host for the British television show ''Busman's Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arran Pettifer
Arran James Pettifer (born 1 October 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bolton Wanderers. Career Pettifer came through the Bolton Wanderers Reserves Academy, which he joined at the age of seven. Pettifer made his Bolton debut on 5 October 2021 in a 4–1 victory against Liverpool U21's in the EFL Trophy, coming on in the 72nd minute as a substitute for Josh Sheehan. On 30 November 2021, he made his first appearance against a professional team in a 1–0 victory against Fleetwood Town, also in the EFL Trophy, coming on in the 70th minute as a substitute for the game's goalscorer Kieran Lee. On 13 June 2022, Pettifer became one of the five Academy graduates that signed their first professional contracts with Bolton. On 26 August 2022, Pettifer joined Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Pettifer
James Pettifer is a British academic, author and journalist who has specialised in Balkan affairs. He was born in 1949 in Hereford and was educated at King's School, Worcester, and Hertford College, Oxford. Pettifer has travelled extensively in Greece, Turkey and the Balkans and he has written several tourist guides to the region, including the ''Blue Guide to Albania and Kosovo'', one of the few such guides to the area. In the media, he has reported mainly for ''The Times'' and ''The Wall Street Journal'' and he is a regular broadcaster and commentator on the Balkan countries on both radio and television. His expertise has been employed academically. He was a Senior Associate Member of St Antony's College, Oxford, and a visiting professor in the Institute of Balkan Studies, in Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Pettifer
Brian Pettifer (born 1953) is a British actor who has appeared in many television shows, and also on stage and in film. He is the younger brother of folk musician Linda Thompson. Biography He intended to become a photographer, but pursued a career as an actor. He appeared as a child in the BBC's '' This Man Craig'' and '' Dr Finlay's Casebook'', and ''Madame Bovary'' (with his friend Alex Norton) which gave him an avid interest in acting on television. His first film role was in Lindsay Anderson's film '' if....'' (1968). He also appeared in Anderson's ''O Lucky Man!'' (1973) and '' Britannia Hospital'' (1982) playing the same character in all three Anderson films, that of Biles. His other film credits include roles in '' Amadeus'' (1984), '' A Christmas Carol'' (1984), ''Gulag'' (1985), '' Heavenly Pursuits'' (1986), ''Little Dorrit'' (1987), '' The Great Escape II: The Untold Story'' (1988), ''Loch Ness'' (1996), '' The House of Mirth'' (2000), '' Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' (2002), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Barratt
Julian Barratt Pettifer (born 4 May 1968) is an English comedian, actor and musician. As a comedian and comic actor, he is known for his use of surreal humour and black comedy. During the 2000s he was part of The Mighty Boosh comedy troupe alongside comedy partner Noel Fielding. Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Barratt was educated at the University of Reading. With Fielding, he established the Mighty Boosh. Together, they produced a 2001 radio series, '' The Boosh'', for BBC Radio London. This was followed by a television series, ''The Mighty Boosh'', comprising three series for BBC 3 from 2004 to 2007. The show generated a cult fan following and won a variety of awards. Alongside Fielding, he has starred in '' Unnatural Acts'', ''Nathan Barley'' and ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace''. Barratt also co-wrote and starred in the 2017 film ''Mindhorn''. He starred in the Channel 4 black comedy-drama sitcom ''Flowers.'' Early life Barratt was born Julian Barratt Pettifer on 4 May 1968 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Redman
Joel Pettyfer (born 21 February 1987), is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Joel Redman. Pettyfer is best known for his work on the independent circuit in the United Kingdom, where he is a former Unified British Tag Team Champion alongside Mark Haskins in International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom and Real Quality Wrestling and was a regular competitor in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance. He is also known for working in WWE's developmental territory NXT under the ring name Oliver Grey, where he was one half of the inaugural NXT Tag Team Champions along with Adrian Neville, often collectively known as British Ambition. Professional wrestling career Early career (2006) Pettyfer started wrestling with Devon Junior Wrestling Alliance, where he wrestled under his own name, before going to Revolution British Wrestling and other UK indie promotions. His first appearance in the newly named Varsity Pro Wrestling (formerly RBW's southwest branch) wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Pettyfer
Alexander Richard Pettyfer (born 10 April 1990) is a British actor and model. He appeared in school plays and on television before being cast as Alex Rider, the main character in the 2006 film version of '' Stormbreaker''. Pettyfer was nominated for a Young Artist Award and an Empire Award for his role. Pettyfer has been seen as a model in several advertising campaigns for Burberry and has starred in a number of other films, including ''I Am Number Four,'' '' Beastly'', and '' Magic Mike''. He starred as Brody in the Netflix science fiction miniseries '' The I-Land''. Early life Pettyfer was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, the son of Lee Robinson, an actress and Richard Pettyfer, an actor. Both parents met while performing in London's West End in ''West Side Story'', ''Cats'' and ''Miss Saigon''. He has a younger half-brother, James Ireland from his mother's remarriage to Michael J. Ireland, a retired builder and property developer. Pettyfer was brought up in Esher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |