Sandow is a German and Jewish (western Ashkenazic) family name. It is a variant of Sandau, which is a habitational name from a place near Stendal called Sandau. The Swedish barers of the name are probably of German origin. It may refer to:
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Alan Sandow
Alan Sandow (born 28 February 1952) is an Australian drummer and was a member of the rock band
A rock band or pop band is a small musical ensemble that performs rock music, pop music, or a related genre. A four-piece band is the most common c ...
(born 28 February 1952), Australian drummer member of rock band Sherbet
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Billy Sandow
Wilhelm Baumann (September 4, 1884 – September 15, 1972), better known as Billy Sandow, was an American professional wrestler and promoter.
Biography
Sandow is best remembered as the manager of professional wrestler Ed "Strangler" Lewis an ...
(1884–1972), American professional wrestler and promoter
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Chris Sandow
Chris Sandow (born 9 January 1989) is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a goal-kicking or , he could also play as a .
Background
Sandow was born in Kingaroy, Queensland.
Sandow grew up in ...
(born 1989) Australian professional rugby league player
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Christian Sandow
Christian Sandow (born 7 February 1959) is a German modern pentathlete. He competed for West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an ...
(born 1959), German modern pentathlete
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Damien Sandow
Aron Steven Haddad (born August 3, 1982) is an American professional wrestler best known for wrestling with WWE under the ring name Damien Sandow. He is also known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and the independent circuit under ...
(born 1981), American professional wrestler
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Eugen Sandow
Eugen Sandow (born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, ; 2 April 1867 – 14 October 1925) was a German bodybuilder and showman from Prussia. Born in Königsberg, Sandow became interested in bodybuilding at the age of ten during a visit to Italy. After ...
(1867–1925), born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, German bodybuilder
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Greg Sandow
Greg Sandow (born June 3, 1943) is an American music critic and composer.
Education
Sandow is a graduate of Harvard University, with a bachelor's degree in government. He is also a graduate of Yale University, with a master's degree in compositi ...
(born 1943), American music critic and composer
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P. K. Raja Sandow
Raja Sandow (born P. K. Nagalingam) was an Indian film actor, film director and producer. He began his career as an actor in silent films and later became a prominent actor and director in Tamil and Hindi films of the 1930s. He is considered to ...
(1894–1943), born as P. K. Nagalingam, Tamil film actor
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Sandow Birk
Sandow Birk (born 1962 in Detroit) is an American visual artist from Los Angeles whose work deals mainly with contemporary American culture. Seven books have been published on his works and he has made two films. With an emphasis on social issu ...
, American visual artist
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Sandow Nasution
Sandow Weldemar Nasution (born March 25, 1981) is an Indonesian weightlifter.
He won gold in the 85 kg category at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.
At the 2007 Southeast Asian Games
The 2007 Southeast Asian Games ( th, กีฬา ...
(born 1981), Indonesian weightlifter
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Dan "Sandow" O'Donovan (1890–1975), member of the Irish Republican Army
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Sandy Ruby
Sandow "Sandy" Sacks Ruby (July 23, 1941 – November 22, 2008) was an American mathematician and entrepreneur who helped found the electronics retail company Tech HiFi.Weber, Bruce (November 26, 2008)"Sandy Ruby, Co-Founder of Tech Hif ...
(1941–2008), born Sandow Sacks Ruby, American mathematician and entrepreneur
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Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar, Tamil film producer
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''Sandow'' (film), an 1894 silent film featuring Eugen Sandow
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Sandow (apple), an apple cultivar
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Sandow's Magazine of Physical Culture'', a bodybuilding magazine established by Eugen Sandow in 1898
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Mount Sandow
Mount Sandow () is a nunatak overlooking the Denman Glacier about 11 miles southwest of Mount Amundsen in Antarctica. It was discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Mawson, and named by Mawso ...
, a nunatak near Mount Amundsen in Antarctica
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Sandow Lakes Ranch, a ranch in Texas, USA.
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Sandow Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant near
Rockdale, Texas
Rockdale is a city in Milam County, Texas, United States. Its population was 5,323 at the 2020 census. It is about 41 miles west of College Station.
History
In 1873, the town developed as the International-Great Northern Railroad ...
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Sandow, Chiktan, a village in Jammu and Kashmir state of India
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Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad
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Sandoz (disambiguation) Sandoz was a company that merged with Ciba-Geigy to form Novartis. The name was later reused as the name of Novartis' generic drug subsidiary.
Sandoz may also refer to:
* Sandoz (surname)
* Sandoz (band), a recording alias of musician Richard H. ...
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