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William Griffin (publisher)
William, Willie, Will, Billy or Bill Griffin may refer to: Arts and entertainment *William Griffin (painter) (1811–1870), New Zealand painter *Billy Griffin (born 1950), American singer-songwriter *Rakim (William Michael Griffin Jr., born 1968), American rapper *Bill Griffin (musician), American mandolinist and luthier Religion *William Richard Griffin (1882–1944), American Roman Catholic bishop * William A. Griffin (Roman Catholic bishop) (1885–1950), American Roman Catholic Bishop of Trenton * William A. Griffin (Christian churches and churches of Christ) (fl. 1980s–2000s), Christian preacher and President of Mid-Atlantic Christian University Sports *Willie Griffin (1922–1983), Irish hurler * Billy Griffin (footballer) (born 1940), English footballer, see List of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players * William Griffin (rugby) (fl. 1950s), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer Others *William Henry Griffin (1812–1900), Canadian civil servant * William D. Griffin ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Griffin (painter)
William Griffin (c.1811 – 13 July 1870) was a New Zealand painter, glazier, labour reformer and gold miner. He was born c. 1811. References 1810s births 1870 deaths New Zealand miners New Zealand left-wing activists Glaziers 19th-century New Zealand painters 19th-century New Zealand male artists {{NewZealand-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Griffin
William L. Griffin (born August 15, 1950) is an American singer and songwriter. He replaced Smokey Robinson as the lead singer of the Miracles in 1972. Biography Griffin was born and raised in West Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Garrison Junior High School and Forest Park High School. He, like his brother Donald Griffin (1955–2015), (who later replaced Marv Tarplin in the Miracles), was a guitarist, as well as a singer, and sang with a local Baltimore group called the Last Dynasty. Damon Harris, who later went on to fame as a member of the Temptations, was a high school friend and group member in another local group, the Young Tempts (later renamed as the Young Vandals). Griffin idolized Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, while Harris idolized Temptation Eddie Kendricks. Both of them wound up as replacements for their idols in their respective groups. Griffin and three friends formed the group Last Dynasty and won a talent program on NBC Television. During the Miracles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakim
William Michael Griffin Jr. (born January 28, 1968), better known by his stage name Rakim (), is an American rapper. He is one half of Golden age hip-hop, golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, with whom he released four albums: ''Paid in Full (album), Paid in Full'' (1987), ''Follow the Leader (Eric B. & Rakim album), Follow the Leader'' (1988), ''Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em'' (1990), and ''Don't Sweat the Technique'' (1992). He also released four solo albums: ''The 18th Letter'' (1997), ''The Master (Rakim album), The Master'' (1999), ''The Seventh Seal (Rakim album), The Seventh Seal'' (2009), and ''G.O.D.'s Network: Reb7rth'' (2024). Rakim is considered a transformative figure in hip hop. Rakim helped to pioneer the use of internal rhymes and multisyllabic rhymes, and he was among the first to demonstrate the possibilities of sitting down to write intricately crafted lyrics packed with clever word choices and metaphors rather than the more improvisational styles and simpler rhym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Griffin (musician)
Bill Griffin is widely known as a musician in both Bluegrass music, bluegrass and Music of Hawaii, Hawaiian music genres. A luthier and veteran mandolinist, he is also the inventor of the "mandolele", which is a nylon-stringed mandolin that he first crafted in 1986. Born in Glendale, California, Griffin's first exposure to music came through his father, a pianist in a Dixieland jazz band. Griffin began playing ukulele at age five, guitar soon thereafter, and mandolin at age nineteen. He also plays piano and bass. Luthier Work and Mandolele The foundation of Griffin's work as a luthier began in 1970 when he began working for C. Bruno and Sons, the largest musical instrument wholesale company in the world at that time. While there, he met and began apprenticing under master luthier David Simpson. As a result of learning the trade of luthier, Griffin constructed several instruments of his own design, including the mandocaster (an electric mandolin that he built in 1978) and the ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Richard Griffin
William Richard Griffin (September 1, 1882 – March 18, 1944) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Biography Griffin born in Chicago, Illinois. He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on May 25, 1907, for the Archdiocese of Chicago. On March 9, 1935, he was appointed auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of La Crosse and titular bishop of Lydda. He was consecrated as bishop on May 1, 1935. On January 24, 1943, the future Bishop John Joseph Paul was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood by Bishop Griffin at St. Rose of Viterbo Convent in La Crosse, the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. Bishop Griffin died in La Crosse, Wisconsin La Crosse ( ) is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William A
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Griffin
William Griffin (21 June 1922 – 16 March 1983) was an Irish hurler who played for club side Shanballymore and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. Career He was one of many and created a life fir himself and his wife having a family of 4 in a near by town land of Killavullen . Later on in life he admitted to bullying a person named Tobi Oduwa. A member of the Shanballymore club, Griffin enjoyed his first club success in 1942 when he was part of the County Junior Championship-winning team. He later claimed two County Intermediate Championship titles. Griffin earned a call-up to the Cork senior hurling team for the 1951 Munster Championship and made his debut at midfield in a defeat of Clare. He won a Munster Championship medal as a reserve in 1952, before claiming an All-Ireland title on the field of play after a defeat of Dublin in the 1952 final. Personal life and death Although born in Shanballymore, County Cork, Griffin spent most of his adult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Griffin (footballer)
William L. Griffin (born August 15, 1950) is an American singer and songwriter. He replaced Smokey Robinson as the lead singer of the Miracles in 1972. Biography Griffin was born and raised in West Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Garrison Junior High School and Forest Park High School. He, like his brother Donald Griffin (1955–2015), (who later replaced Marv Tarplin in the Miracles), was a guitarist, as well as a singer, and sang with a local Baltimore group called the Last Dynasty. Damon Harris, who later went on to fame as a member of the Temptations, was a high school friend and group member in another local group, the Young Tempts (later renamed as the Young Vandals). Griffin idolized Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson, while Harris idolized Temptation Eddie Kendricks. Both of them wound up as replacements for their idols in their respective groups. Griffin and three friends formed the group Last Dynasty and won a talent program on NBC Television. During the Miracles' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sheffield Wednesday F
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of ''The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Griffin (rugby)
William "Bill" Griffin (birth year unknown) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Abertillery RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a . Rugby union Griffin started his career in rugby union, where he played for Abertillery. In his final season at the club, he was the club's leading goal- and try-scorer. Rugby league In June 1951, Griffin switched to rugby league and joined Huddersfield. He made his début in August 1951 against Halifax. He spent his entire rugby league career with the club, announcing his retirement during the 1956–57 season. International honours In rugby league, Griffin won one cap for Wales while at Huddersfield in 1952 against France. County Cup Final appearances Bill Griffin played at in Huddersfield's 18-8 victory over Batley in the 1952 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1952–53 season at H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Griffin
William Henry Griffin, CMG (7 August 1812 – 4 November 1900) was a Canadian civil servant. One of the longest-serving members of the Canadian public service, he worked in the Post Office Department The United States Post Office Department (USPOD; also known as the Post Office or U.S. Mail) was the predecessor of the United States Postal Service, established in 1792. From 1872 to 1971, it was officially in the form of a Cabinet departme ... for 57 years from 1831 to 1888, raising to the rank of Deputy Postmaster General. References * http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/griffin_william_henry_12E.html 1812 births 1900 deaths Canadian civil servants Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George English emigrants to Canada Canadian postmasters {{Canada-gov-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William D
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
