Place names
In the United States:
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Ricketts, Iowa
Ricketts is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the Middle Soldier River. The population was 109 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Ricketts was platted in 1899. It was named for an early settler. A post office has been ...
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Ricketts Glen State Park in Pennsylvania
People
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Ricketts baronets
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Anthony Ricketts
Anthony Ricketts (born 12 March 1979 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former professional squash player from Australia.
Ricketts won the British Open in 2005, beating James Willstrop in the final 11–7, 11–9, 11–7. He also won the 2 ...
(b. 1979), former professional squash player
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Arthur Ricketts, (1913–2000), English cricketer
*Bertha Louise Ricketts, original name of
Cid Ricketts Sumner
Cid Ricketts Sumner (September 27, 1890 – October 15, 1970) was a novelist from the United States whose works inspired several Hollywood films. She also taught English at a Jackson, Mississippi, high school and French at Millsaps College.
Among ...
(1890–1970), American novelist
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Charles Ricketts
Charles de Sousy Ricketts (2 October 1866 – 7 October 1931) was a British artist, illustrator, author and printer, known for his work as a book designer and typographer and for his costume and scenery designs for plays and operas.
Rickett ...
(1876–1931), artist/illustrator
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Charles Spencer Ricketts (1788?-1867), commander
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Claude V. Ricketts (1906–1964), United States naval admiral
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Donovan Ricketts
Donovan Ricketts (born 7 June 1977) is a Jamaican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is currently an assistant coach for FC Tulsa in the USL Championship. Ricketts played more than 100 games for Bradford City in ...
(b. 1977), Jamaican footballer, goalkeeper with Los Angeles Galaxy
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Ed Ricketts
Edward Flanders Robb Ricketts (May 14, 1897 – May 11, 1948) was an American marine biologist, ecologist, and philosopher. He is best known for ''Between Pacific Tides'' (1939), a pioneering study of intertidal ecology. He is also known as a me ...
(1897–1948), literary figure and marine biologist
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Howard Taylor Ricketts
Howard Taylor Ricketts (February 9, 1871 – May 3, 1910) was an American pathologist after whom the family Rickettsiaceae and the order Rickettsiales are named.
He was born in Findlay, Ohio. In the early part of his career, Ricketts undertook ...
(1871–1910), American pathologist
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Joe Ricketts
John Joseph Ricketts (born July 16, 1941) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder, former CEO and former chairman of TD Ameritrade. He has a net worth of US$2.7 billion according to ''Forbes''. He has pursued a variety o ...
(b. 1941), brokerage founder, billionaire
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James B. Ricketts (1817–1887), American Civil War general
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Juan Landázuri Ricketts (1913–1997), cardinal from Peru
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L. D. Ricketts
Louis Davidson Ricketts (December 19, 1859 – March 4, 1940) was an American economic geologist, metallurgist, mining engineer and banker who pioneered development of copper mines in the U.S. state of Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora ...
(1859–1940), geologist, mining engineer and banker, namesake of Caltech's
Ricketts House
The house system is the basis of undergraduate student residence at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Caltech's unique house system is modeled after the residential college system of Oxford and Cambridge in England, although the ...
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Laura Ricketts, co-owner of the
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is locate ...
, gay rights activist, daughter of
Joe Ricketts
John Joseph Ricketts (born July 16, 1941) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder, former CEO and former chairman of TD Ameritrade. He has a net worth of US$2.7 billion according to ''Forbes''. He has pursued a variety o ...
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Mark Scott Ricketts
Mark Ricketts (born December 9, 1955) is an American comic book writer, illustrator and cartoonist. He has worked for a variety of publishers including McGraw-Hill, Caliber Comics, Chaos! Comics, Mojo Press, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, M ...
(b. 1957), Comics Writer and Artist
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Dr. Matthew Ricketts (–), first African American to be elected to the Nebraska legislature, 1892
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Michael Ricketts
Michael Barrington Ricketts (born 4 December 1978) is an English former footballer. He played as a striker and was capped once by England, in a friendly against the Netherlands in 2002.
Ricketts had a 14-year career which saw him play fo ...
(b. 1978), English footballer
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Milton Ernest Ricketts
Milton Ernest Ricketts (August 5, 1913 – May 8, 1942) was a United States Navy officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.
Ricketts graduated from the Bal ...
(1913–1942),
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
Lieutenant
A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations.
The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often ...
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Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor ...
recipient.
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Palmer C. Ricketts (1856–1934), mechanical engineer, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1901 – 1934
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Pete Ricketts
John Peter Ricketts (born August 19, 1964) is an American politician serving as the 40th governor of Nebraska since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Ricketts is the son of Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade. He is also, with oth ...
(b. 1964), U.S. politician
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Sir Peter Forbes Ricketts, senior British diplomat
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R. Bruce Ricketts (1839-1918), artillery officer in the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by state ...
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Robert M. Ricketts
Dr. Robert M. Ricketts (May 5, 1920 - June 17, 2003) was an American orthodontist known for many contributions in the field of orthodontics. Most important contributions were related to his development of Ricketts' Cephalometric Analysis and an ...
(1920-2003), US orthodontist
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Rohan Ricketts
Rohan Anthony Ricketts (born 22 December 1982) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as an attacking midfielder for Master's Futbol of League1 Ontario.
Club career
Arsenal
Ricketts started out with Arsenal, with whom ...
(b. 1982), English soccer player
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Sam Ricketts (b. 1981), Welsh footballer
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Tosaint Ricketts
Tosaint Antony Ricketts (born 6 August 1987) is a Canadian former professional soccer player. He last played for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and, until 2020, the Canada national team as a forward.
Club career Early career
Ricketts was one o ...
(b. 1987), Canadian footballer
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Thomas Ricketts
Thomas "Tommy" Ricketts VC (April 15, 1901 – February 10, 1967) was a Newfoundland soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British ...
(1901–1967), youngest recipient of the
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
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Thomas S. Ricketts, investment bank CEO
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William Reynolds Ricketts (1869–1956), philatelist, of
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania
Forty Fort is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,233 at the 2020 census. Its neighbors are Wyoming (to the north), Plains Township (to the east), Kingston (to the south), and Swoyersville (to the west ...
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See also
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Rickets
Rickets is a condition that results in weak or soft bones in children, and is caused by either dietary deficiency or genetic causes. Symptoms include bowed legs, stunted growth, bone pain, large forehead, and trouble sleeping. Complications ma ...
, a medical condition with softening of the bones
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