Waites
Waites is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Addie Waites Hunton (1866–1943), American activist * Aline Waites, English actress *Brian Waites (1940–2025), English golfer * Cole Waites (born 1998), American baseball player * George Waites (1938–2000), English footballer * Harry Waites, English football coach * Keisha Waites (born 1972), American politician *Luigi Waites (1927–2010), American jazz drummer and vibraphonist * Margaret C. Waites (1883–1923), American classical scholar and college professor * Richard Waites (1951–2016), American psychologist *Scott Waites Scott Waites (born 17 February 1977) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a two-time BDO World Darts Champion having won the 2013 tournament and 2016 tournament. He is also ... (born 1977), English darts player * Thomas G. Waites (born 1955), American actor {{surname ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cole Waites
Cole Robert Waites (born June 10, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He played college baseball at the University of West Alabama, and was drafted by the Giants in the 18th round of the 2019 MLB draft. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2022. Amateur career Waites attended Archer High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He played college baseball, primarily as a starter, at the University of West Alabama, where his 118 strikeouts as a junior led the Gulf South Conference. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 18th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, and signed for a signing bonus of $100,000. Professional career 2019-21 Waites made his professional debut in 2019 with the Arizona League Giants. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Waites returned in 2021 after missing most of the season recovering from knee ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Keisha Waites
Keisha Sean Waites (born October 30, 1972) is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A Democrat, she served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017, representing southeast Atlanta, College Park, East Point, Hapeville, Forest Park, Hartsfield Jackson Airport, Porsche Headquarters and parts of Clayton and DeKalb counties. She also served as a member of Atlanta City Council for Post 3 At-Large from 2022 to 2024. Early life and career Born in 1972 at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Waites attended Lakeside High School in Dekalb county and graduated in 1991. She then attended Georgia Southern and Atlanta Metropolitan College and graduated with a degree in political science. In 2014, Waites completed Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow. Political career Before winning election to the state le ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Addie Waites Hunton
Addie Waites Hunton (June 11, 1866 – June 22, 1943) was an African Americans, African-American Women's suffrage in the United States, suffragist, race and gender activist, writer, political organizer, and educator. In 1889, Hunton became the first black woman to graduate from Spencerian College of Commerce. She worked for the YWCA, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), served as the national organizer for the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, National Association of Colored Women (NACW) from 1906 to 1910, and served in the United States Army, U.S. Army during World War I. Hunton was a regular participant in the work of the Equal Suffrage League (Brooklyn), Equal Suffrage League. Early years and education Addie D. Waites was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on June 11, 1866, to Jesse and Adeline Waites. Her mother died when she was very young, and Hunton then moved to Boston to be raised by her maternal aunt. In Boston, Hunton attended the Boston Latin School and gra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brian Waites
Brian J. Waites (1 March 1940 – 8 March 2025) was an English professional golfer. Although he turned professional in 1957, he played little top-level golf for the next 20 years, but then had considerable success, winning twice on the European Tour, five times on the Safari Circuit and playing in the 1983 Ryder Cup. After reaching 50 he had further success as a senior, winning the PGA Seniors Championship twice, and winning four times on the European Senior Tour. Waites died of complications from Parkinson's disease on 8 March 2025, at the age of 85. Professional career Waites turned professional in 1957. He was an assistant professional at Hesketh Golf Club in Southport, becoming the professional at Saltburn Golf Club in Saltburn-by-the-Sea from 1961, before moving to Brough Golf Club in East Yorkshire in 1965. In early 1969 Waites became the professional at Hollinwell (Notts Golf Club), replacing David Talbot. He stayed at Hollinwell until 1998. Before moving to Hollinwell, Wa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Luigi Waites
Luigi Waites (born Lewis Waites; July 10, 1927 – April 6, 2010) was a jazz drummer and vibraphonist from Omaha, Nebraska. He performed weekly gigs in the Omaha area both solo and with ensembles such as Luigi, Inc. He served the Omaha music community for over 60 years. He toured Europe twice and performed with jazz legends such as Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Washington. Luigi, Inc has shared the stage with Jean-Luc Ponty, James Brown and Dizzy Gillespie. Biography Luigi Waites was born Lewis Waites on July 10, 1927, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Ione Kelley and Sylvester Waites. Waites began playing drums at age twelve, and soon after began playing local nightclubs around Omaha. At the time the two local musicians unions were segregated. During his high school years, Waites regularly played in bars and clubs which sometimes affected his ability to get enough sleep on school nights. He might perform as a professional musician until the wee hours and then jump into a tax ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scott Waites
Scott Waites (born 17 February 1977) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a two-time BDO World Darts Champion having won the 2013 tournament and 2016 tournament. He is also a former Winmau World Masters champion, WDF World Cup singles' champion, Zuiderduin Masters champion. He also won the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts, becoming the only BDO representative to win the event. Career Waites' first career success came in February 2007 when he won the Dutch Open an event which attracted 2867 entries. He also took the Welsh Masters title in March 2007 and earlier reached the final of the 2007 Scottish Open. Barry Hearn confirmed on 13 August 2007 via the official PDC website, that Scott Waites was the highest ranked non-qualifier in the BDO that had accepted his invitation to compete in the inaugural Grand Slam of Darts, alongside Dennis Priestley (highest PDC non-qualifier). At the tournament he failed to quali ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aline Waites
Aline Waites is an English actress, director, producer, reviewer and writer. Life and career Aline Waites was born in Kingston upon Hull, educated at Froebel House School, and studied for the theatre at Webber Douglas Academy. Before her grown-up training, she was already skilled in dancing, singing and modelling and had written a prize-winning comedy. On graduation she won the Silver Medal and a BBC contract, and at the BBC worked with famous actors of the day, including John Gielgud, to whose Ernest Worthing she played Cecily in ''The Importance of Being Earnest''. She played Gwen, the daughter of Mrs Dale for many years in the BBC's famous fictional diarist in ''Mrs Dale's Diary'', later known as ''The Dales''. Her mother was first played by Ellis Powell and later by Jessie Matthews. Latterly, single-again Gwen took increased prominence as the parental characters aged, with her choice of new husband a major cliff-hanger just before the serial ended. As a stage actress, W ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Waites
George Edward Waites (12 March 1938 – 24 August 2000) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside forward or inside forward in the Football League for Leyton Orient (two spells), Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion. He was on the books of Millwall without making a league appearance, and also played non-league football for Harwich & Parkeston and Gravesend & Northfleet. Waites was born in 1938 in Stepney, London, and died in 2000 in Watford, Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties. It borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the ..., at the age of 62. References 1938 births 2000 deaths Footballers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets People from Stepney English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Harwich & Parkeston F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Harry Waites
Harry Waites, sometimes also called Jim Waites (8 June 1878 – October 1938), was an English football coach active in the Netherlands in the 1920s. Career Waites, who was a rugby player in his youth, spent World War I in an open Prisoner-of-War camp in the Netherlands, alongside footballer Arnold Birch. After the war ended in 1918, Waites became a coach of Be Quick, winning the league title in 1920. Waites managed the Dutch national side in 1921, and later managed Dutch club side Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ... between 1924 and 1925 (national league championship 1924), before returning to England. References English football managers Be Quick 1887 managers Netherlands national football team managers Feyenoord managers British Army person ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Margaret C
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Old Iranian. It has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many languages, including Daisy, Greta, Gretchen, Maggie, Madge, Maisie, Marge, Margie, Margo, Margot, Marnie, Meg, Megan, Molly, Peggy, and Rita. Etymology Margaret is derived via French () and Latin () from (), via Persian ''murwārīd'', meaning "pearl". Margarita (given name) traces the etymology further as مروارید, ''morvārīd'' in modern Persian, derived ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Richard Waites
Richard C. Waites, J.D., Ph.D., (October 7, 1951-April 25, 2016), a noted board certified trial attorney and social psychologist, is an internationally recognized expert in jury and courtroom decision maker research, a field he helped to develop and that he continues to advance. Waites is the author of three books and a number of comprehensive articles on law and psychology topics, including a well known courtroom psychology treatise entitle''Courtroom Psychology and Trial Advocacy'' published bAmerican Lawyer Media Between 1973 and 2002, Waites studied, conducted research, and/or practiced as a board certified trial attorney and social psychologist during which time he reviewed thousands of peer reviewed scientific research studies and learned how best to integrate applicable findings into the process of understanding the decision-making processes of judges, jurors, and arbitrators. Along with this understanding, Waites continually experimented and developed techniques and metho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |