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Wickström
Wickström (in Swedish), Wickstrøm (in Norwegian) and Wickstrom (without diacritics) is a surname with a Scandinavic origin. Notable people with the surname include: *André Wickström (born 1976), Finnish comedian and actor * Brian Wickstrom (born 1969), American athletic director *George Wickstrom and Bernie Wickstrom, father and son owners of The Zephyrhills News, a weekly broadsheet newspaper in Pasco County, Florida, U.S.A. * James Wickstrom (1942–2018), American radio personality * John Wickström (1870–1959), Finnish engineer and entrepreneur * John Wickström (speed skater) (1927–1987), Swedish speed skater * Jussi Wickström (born 1983), Finnish heavy metal guitarist * Lois Wickstrom (born 1948), American writer * Matt Wickstrom (born 1980), American Psychologist, Industrial-Organizational Psychologist and Nationally-Certified School Psychologist *Pelle Wickstrom, a swimmer of the 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay in the 1980 Summer Olympics * Ragnar Wickström (1892–1959 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wickström
John Wickström (until 1889 Johannes Wickström; 13 December 1870 – 7 June 1959) was a Finnish-Swede engineer and entrepreneur. Wickström was born in Kvevlax, Ostrobothnia. He emigrated to the United States at age of 19 and settled in Chicago, where he studied engineering. Wickström specialised on combustion engines and founded company for automobile production, but, eventually, his interest focused on boat engines. Wickström returned to Finland in 1906 and founded a boat engine factory together with his brother Jakob. The engines became reputable and sales grew until the 1950s, when imported outboard engines started to replace the heavy middle engines. Wickström was married twice. Early life Wickström was born as Johannes Wickström in the village of Vassor, Kvevlax, Ostrobothnia. His father Johan Wickström was a coppersmith, manufacturer and painter. The family had nine children, the oldest of which died at a young age. He attended primary school in his home vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Wickström
André Wickström (born 11 February 1976 in Sipoo, Eastern Uusimaa, Finland) is a Finland Swedish comedian and actor, performing in both the Swedish and the Finnish language. Wickström was born in Paipis in Sipoo east of Helsinki. His debut as a stand-up comedian came in 1995 and he got his degree from the Theatre Academy in 1999. In 2003, thanks to the TV show '' W-Tyyli'', Wickström reached a broad audience in Finland. In W-Tyyli Wickström portrayed a fictional talk-show host in a documentary fashion preparing the evenings show by welcoming and pre-pepping actual celebrities for the evenings show. The format of ''W-tyyli'' was sold to multiple countries including Britain and Belgium. Wickström has later appeared more and more on Swedish television instead. In 2006, Wickström was one of the hosts of the TV show '' Veckans nyheter'' on Kanal 5 in Sweden. Since 2007 he is also a panelist in the popular Swedish TV-program Parlamentet. In 2008 he was a frequent guest in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jussi Wickström
Turisas is a Finnish metal band from Hämeenlinna. They were founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström, and named after an ancient Finnish god of war. Turisas plays folk metal, incorporating elements of power metal and symphonic metal along with frequent harsh vocals. They are known to play most of their solos on electric violin, as opposed to traditional guitar solos. History ''Battle Metal'' (2004–2007) Since 2003, Turisas have been signed to Century Media Records, which released their debut album '' Battle Metal'' in 2004. Then the band went on a European tour with various guest musicians on instruments such as violins and accordions. On 28 October 2005, guitarist Georg Laakso was badly injured in a car accident and due to the extent of his spinal cord injuries, on 12 July 2006 issued a statement of his permanent resignation from the band on the official website. Nevertheless, the band continued to work on their second album, titled ''The Varangian Way'', wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnar Wickström
Ragnar Wickström (12 November 1892 – 25 December 1950) was a Finnish footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he .... References External links * 1892 births 1950 deaths Finnish men's footballers Finland men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Finland Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Footballers from Mikkeli Men's association football forwards {{Finland-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikström
Vikström is a surname of Swedish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * John Vikström (born 1931), Archbishop emeritus of Finland * Peter Vikström, wheelchair tennis player * Thomas Vikström (born 1969), Swedish vocalist See also * Wikström {{DEFAULTSORT:Vikstrom Swedish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven N
Stephen or Steven is an English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or " protomartyr") of the Christian Church. The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ( ); related names that have found some currency or significance in English include Stefan (pronounced or in English), Esteban (often pronounced ), and the Shakespearean Stephano ( ). Origins The name "Stephen" (and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Wickstrøm
Rolf Wickstrøm (9 December 1912 in Oslo, Norway – 10 September 1941) was a Norwegian labour activist and a victim of the German occupation of Norway during World War II. Wickstrøm grew up in a working-class family. In 1935 he was hired as a welder on the rapidly expanding Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk, the Skabo Rail Coach Factory. Dating from January 1940, he was labour representative and shop stewart at Skabo. He was arrested at Møllergata 19 in Oslo from 2 May to 26 May 1941. Wickstrøm was executed during the state of martial law which followed the so-called milk strike (''Melkestreiken''), together with the labour lawyer Viggo Hansteen. The reason for the strike was that food supplies had become increasingly worse by September 1941. These two were the first labour representatives to be executed during the German occupation, and as such gained a great symbolic value for the continued resistance. Wickstrøm left behind his wife Signe (1913-1996) and son Tore (born 1938). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Elizabeth McDonough
Mary Elizabeth McDonough (born May 4, 1961), sometimes credited as Mary Beth McDonough, is an American actress and writer, best known for her role as Erin Walton on ''The Waltons'' from 1972 to 1981, and several subsequent made-for-television reunion films in later decades. Early life McDonough was born on May 4, 1961 in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles, California, the third of four children to Lawrence and Elizabeth (née Murray) McDonough. Her father was an Irish Americans, Irish American ex-United States Navy from Nebraska, while her mother was from La Junta, Colorado. McDonough was raised in the Roman Catholic Church, in what she described as a working-class family. She and her siblings were raised in the Northridge, Los Angeles, Northridge section of Los Angeles, and attended the Our Lady of Lourdes School on South Eastman Avenue in East Los Angeles. McDonough was an active theater student, and became interested in acting in elementary school. Career McDonough began h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Wickstrom
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Swimming At The 1980 Summer Olympics
Swimming as usual was one of the three aquatics disciplines at the 1980 Summer Olympics—the other two being Water Polo and Diving. It was held in the ''Swimming Pool'' of the ''Olimpiysky Sports Complex'' between July 20 and July 27. There was a total of 333 participants from 41 countries competing. Because the number of participants was reduced by the boycott, FINA broke format by doing away with the semifinals. Instead, the top 8 finishers from the heats qualified directly for the final, or final A as it was called. In events up to 400m, those that finished 9th to 16th in the heats would swim in Final B for the 9th place after the swimmers from Final A swam. This would continue as the Olympic format up to the 1996 Olympic Games. Events Participating nations 333 swimmers from 41 nations competed. Medal table Men's events ''* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.'' Women's events ''* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
