Girdler is a
surname of professional origin. Girdlers or belt makers were people who made metal belts worn around the waist and other small metal objects.
It may refer to:
People with the surname Girdler
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Chris Girdler, American politician in Kentucky
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Eddie Girdler, American politician and mayor of Somerset, Kentucky
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Nick Girdler, freelance radio broadcaster who worked for BBC Radio Solent for 35 years from 1972 to 2006
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Rick Girdler
Rick Girdler (born May 23, 1955) is an American politician who has served in the Kentucky Senate
The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-membe ...
, American politician in Kentucky
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Ryan Girdler
Ryan Girdler (born 19 September 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australia international representative goal-kicking centre, he played h ...
(born 1972), Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s
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William Girdler
William Girdler (October 22, 1947 – January 21, 1978) was an American filmmaker. In a span of six years, from 1972 to 1978, he directed nine feature films in such genres as horror and action. Girdler also wrote and produced three of his fe ...
(1947–1978), American filmmaker
People with the given name Girdler
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George Girdler Smith, American engraver in 19th-century Boston
Other uses
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Girdler, Kentucky
Collins Creek, also known as Collins Fork, is a tributary of Goose Creek in Clay County in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
It is long; is named for its first settler James Collins, a salt maker and hunter; joins Goose just south of Garrard; and is p ...
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Girdler Island
Girdler Island is a small island at the south side of Mutton Cove, lying southwest of Cliff Island and west of Prospect Point, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was charted and named by the British Graham Land Expedition, 19 ...
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Girdler sulfide process
The Girdler sulfide (GS) process, also known as the GeibSpevack (GS) process, is an industrial production method for filtering out of natural water the heavy water (deuterium oxide = D2O) which is used in particle research, in deuterium NMR sp ...
, industrial production method for making heavy water (deuterium oxide)
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Worshipful Company of Girdlers
The Worshipful Company of Girdlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London.
Girdlers were granted the right to regulate their trade in the City from 1327 and obtained a Royal Charter in 1449. Girdlers, or makers of belts and gir ...
, a Livery Company of the City of London
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