Birkett may refer to:
People with the surname
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Arthur Birkett
A cricket match was played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes between teams representing Great Britain and France.
Great Britain won the match by 158 Run (cricket), runs. The French ...
(1875–1941), English cricketer
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Bill Birkett
Thomas William Birkett (born 1952) better known as Bill Birkett is an English civil engineer, climbing writer, photographer, rock climber, and mountaineer, from the Lake District, Cumbria, who has undertaken many expeditions around the world. ...
, British nature writer and photographer
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Cliff Birkett (1933–1997), English footballer
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Dea Birkett
Dea Birkett (born 1958) is a British writer, journalist, broadcaster and a former circus performer.
Biography
Birkett was brought up in the suburbs of Surrey, England. As a child she watched the circus parade through her town, which made her wa ...
(born 1958), British writer
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Glenn W. Birkett (1888–1950), American politician and farmer
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Joe Birkett
Joseph E. Birkett (born February 13, 1955) is an appellate court judge on the Illinois Appellate Court – Second District. He was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court in December 2010, and was subsequently elected to a full term in November ...
(born 1955), the DuPage County State's Attorney and former Republican nominee for Illinois Lieutenant Governor
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Lionel Birkett
Lionel Sydney Birkett (April 14, 1905, Saint Michael, Barbados – January 16, 1998, Saint James, Barbados) was a West Indian cricketer who played in 4 Tests
Test(s), testing, or TEST may refer to:
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(1905–1998), West Indian Barbadian cricketer
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Myles Birkett Foster (1825–1899), watercolour artist in the Victorian period
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Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett
William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, (6 September 1883 – 10 February 1962), was a British barrister, judge, politician and preacher who served as the deputy British judge during the Nuremberg Trials.
Birkett received his education at ...
(1883–1962), British barrister and judge
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Ralph Birkett
Ralph James Evans Birkett (9 January 1913 – 8 July 2002) was an English professional footballer who played once for the England national team.
Playing career
Birkett was discovered by Torquay United while playing for Dartmouth United, moving ...
(1913–2002), English footballer
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Reg Birkett
Reginald Halsey Birkett (28 March 1849 – 30 June 1898) was an English footballer who played for Clapham Rovers, as well as the England national side. He also played international rugby union for England in 1871, in the first international rugb ...
(1849–1898), English footballer
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Rowena Birkett
Rowena Birkett (1860–1915) was a scientific illustrator and artist from Australia.
Birkett worked extensively on 325 illustration plates for '' The Ornithology of Australia'' with Silvester Diggles
Silvester Diggles (24 January 1817 – 2 ...
(1860–1915) Australian scientific illustrator and artist
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Thomas Birkett
Thomas Birkett (February 1, 1844 – December 2, 1920) was mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1891 and a member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Ottawa City from 1900 to 1904.
Early life and marriage
Birkett was born in Byto ...
(1844–1920), mayor of Ottawa, Canada in 1891 and a member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Ottawa City from 1900 to 1904
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Thomas Miles Birkett
Thomas Miles Birkett (May 27, 1872 – September 28, 1934)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208377199/thomas-miles-birkett was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Ottawa South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1 ...
(1872–?), Ontario merchant and political figure
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William Birkett (cricketer)
William Birkett (27 February 1874 – 2 May 1934), also known as William Burkitt, was an English first-class cricketer who represented Derbyshire in 1898 and 1901.
Birkett was born at Unstone, near Dronfield, Derbyshire, the son of John Burkitt ...
(1874–1934), English cricketer
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Zoe Birkett
Zoe Birkett (born 16 June 1985) is an English singer and musical theatre performer.
Birkett was the highest placing female contestant on Pop Idol in 2001 and later appeared on Big Brother. Her first single, Treat Me Like A Lady, was released ...
(born 1985), one of the youngest contestants on the ITV show Pop Idol
People with the given name
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Birkett D. Fry (1822–1891), an adventurer, soldier, lawyer, cotton manufacturer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War
Other uses
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Baron Birkett
Baron Birkett, of Ulverston in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 31 January 1958 for the prominent lawyer Sir Norman Birkett. He was one of the British judges at the N ...
, a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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Birkett (hill)
Birketts are the 541 English peaks described in Bill Birkett's 1994 guidebook, ''Complete Lakeland Fells''. The author defined them as all hills within the boundary of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria which are over in height.
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, a British hill categorisation for peaks above 1,000 ft in the Lake District
See also
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Bob Birket (1879–1933), English professional footballer
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