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Angela (name)
''Angela'' is a female given name. It is derived from the Greek word ''ángelos'' (ἄγγελος), meaning angel or "messenger of God". In the United States, the name "Angela" was at its most popular between 1965 and 1979, when it was ranked among the top 10 names for girls. Since 1900 in America, it has been ranked among the 300 most popular names. It has been falling from its peak of popularity, and had fallen to 256th by 2019. The variation ''Angelina'' was ranked as the 69th most popular name in 2008 in the United States, while ''Angel'' was ranked 160th. List of people named Angela * Angela of Foligno (1248–1309) Franciscan, Catholic, saint * Angela Aki (born 1977), Japanese singer and songwriter * Angela Allen, English paedophile convicted in the 2009 Plymouth child abuse case * Ángela Abós Ballarín (1934–2022), Spanish writer and politician * Angela Barnes (born 1976), English stand-up comedian * Angela Barry, Bermudian writer and educator * Angela Bassett (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Bassett
Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. She had her breakthrough with her portrayal of singer Tina Turner in the biopic ''What's Love Got to Do with It'' (1993), which garnered her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She went on to star in numerous acclaimed and successful films, including as Betty Shabazz in both ''Malcolm X'' (1992) and ''Panther'' (1995), as Katherine Jackson in '' The Jacksons: An American Dream'' (1992), as Voletta Wallace in '' Notorious'' (2009), as Amanda Waller in ''Green Lantern'' (2011), and as Coretta Scott King in ''Betty & Coretta'' (2013). Her other notable film roles include Bernandine Harris in ''Waiting to Exhale'' (1995), Rachel Constantine in ''Contact'' (1997), Stella Payne in ''How Stella Got Her Groove Back'' (1998), Janet Williams in ''Music of the Heart'' (1999), Lynne Jacobs in '' Olympus Has Fallen'' (2013) and ''London Has Fallen'' (2016), and Queen Ramonda in '' Black Panther'' (2018), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Constance
Angela Constance (born 15 July 1970) is a Scottish politician serving as Minister for Drug Policy since 2020, having previously served in the Scottish Cabinet from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Almond Valley since 2007. Constance stood as a candidate for Deputy leader of the SNP in the party's 2014 leadership contest, but lost to Stewart Hosie. Early life Angela Constance was born on 15 July 1970 in Blackburn, West Lothian, the daughter of Simon Constance, a coalminer, and Mary Baird Constance (née Colquhoun). She was educated at West Calder High School and later Bo’ness Academy. Constance attended the University of Glasgow, where she gained an MA in Social Science. At Glasgow University, she served on the Students' Representative Council, becoming president of the council in 1991. Alastair Allan was her sabbatical vice president. She earned a Certificate of Welfare Studies fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Chang
Angela Zhang (; born 19 January 1982), also known as Angela Chang, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Zhang has released ten studio albums as of 2020. She debuted and rose to fame with the Taiwanese television dramas ''My MVP Valentine'' (2002) and ''At Dolphin Bay'' (2003), although since 2004, when her debut album '' Over the Rainbow'' met with instant success, she has focused on her singing career. ''Aurora'' (2004) and ''Pandora'' (2006) sold millions in Asia, while another TV series that she starred in, ''Romantic Princess'' (2007), also became an international hit. In 2008–09, she withdrew from the public eye for nearly a year and a half when her mother accused her of being unfilial and unsupportive. Zhang, in turn, claimed that her mother had squandered more than NT$100 million of her income. The media's relentless coverage of her family problems, exacerbated by Zhang's falling-out with her employer Linfair Records, accusing her of not doing enough to protect her which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Chalmers
Angela Chalmers (born September 6, 1963) is a Canadian retired track and field athlete who competed in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres. She is the 1992 Olympic bronze medallist in the 3000 metres, and a three-time Commonwealth gold medallist, winning the 1500m and 3000m in 1990, and the 3000m in 1994. Career Born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, Chalmers was always an avid runner. She competed with the Canadian National Jr. Track Team, eventually receiving a scholarship to Northern Arizona University.Chiefs and Champions - Angela Chalmers Chalmers first appeared on the international stage in 1985 in Kobe, Japan at the Universiade, where she finished third in the 3,000 metres. The following year in Arizona, she won the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships for Northern Arizona University. She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female collegiate cross country runner in 1987. This was followed in 1987 with a second place at the Pan American Games in the 3000 meters, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Cartwright
Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952) is a British actress primarily known for her roles in movies and television. On television, she played Linda Williams, the stepdaughter of Danny Williams (played by Danny Thomas) in the long-running TV series ''The Danny Thomas Show'', and Penny Robinson in the 1960s television series ''Lost in Space''. Cartwright's most famous movie role was the part of Brigitta von Trapp in the film ''The Sound of Music'' (1965). Her older sister is actress Veronica Cartwright. Early life and career Angela Cartwright was born in Altrincham, Cheshire, England, in 1952. She made her first film appearance at the age of three years as Paul Newman's character's daughter in '' Somebody Up There Likes Me'' (1956), and appeared with Rock Hudson and Sidney Poitier in ''Something of Value'' (1957). After moving to the United States, Cartwright appeared for seven seasons in the CBS TV series ''The Danny Thomas Show'', opposite comedian Danny Thoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Byars-Winston
Angela Michelle Byars-Winston is a professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She was the first African American to achieve the rank of tenured Full Professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She studies the impact of culture on career development, in particular for women and minorities in STEM. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and was one of Barack Obama's Champions of Change. __TOC__ Early life and education Byars-Winston earned her bachelor's (1991) and master's (1992) degree at San Diego State University. She completed a predoctoral clinical fellowship at the University of Maryland, College Park. She attended graduate school at Arizona State University, specialising in counseling psychology. Her 1996 dissertation placed her on the national policy-making stage. She was one of only two black PhD students in the School of Education at Arizona State University in the fall of 1992. Career Byars-Winsto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Buxton
Angela Buxton (16 August 193414 August 2020) was a British tennis player. She won the women's doubles title at both the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1956 with her playing partner Althea Gibson. Early life Buxton was born in Liverpool on 16 August 1934, one of two children born to Harry and Violet (Greenberg) Buxton. Her grandparents on both sides were Jewish and had immigrated to England from Russia, fleeing from the pogroms in the early 1900s. She was raised partly in South Africa. Buxton's father owned a successful cinema chain in northwestern England, which allowed her to attend boarding school at Gloddaeth Hall. While there, a coach noticed her tennis ability and urged her to acquire more training. Career Buxton began playing tennis at a young age. After spending time undergoing training in London and Los Angeles, in 1954 she earned the British No. 4 ranking. Buxton then reached the 1955 Wimbledon singles quarterfinals and climbed to World No. 9 in the rankings. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sbuyiselwe Angela Buthelezi
Sibuyiselwe Angela Buthelezi (born 1969) is a South African member of the National Assembly of South Africa from the Inkatha Freedom Party. Personal life Her father is Mangosuthu Buthelezi Prince Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi (born 27 August 1928) is a South African politician and Zulu traditional leader who is currently a Member of Parliament and the traditional prime minister to the Zulu royal family. He was Chief Minister of the .... References See also {{DEFAULTSORT:Buthelezi, Sbuyiselwe Angela Living people 1969 births Inkatha Freedom Party politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 21st-century South African women politicians 21st-century South African politicians Zulu people South African Anglicans Zulu royalty Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Warnick Buchdahl
Angela Warnick Buchdahl ( ko, 앤절라 워닉 북달; born July 8, 1972) is an American rabbi. She was the first Asian-American to be ordained as a rabbi, and the first Asian-American to be ordained as a ''hazzan'' (cantor). In 2011 she was named by ''Newsweek'' and ''The Daily Beast'' as one of America's "Most Influential Rabbis", and in 2012 by ''The Daily Beast'' as one of America's "Top 50 Rabbis". Buchdahl was recognized as one of the top five in ''The Forward''s 2014 "Forward Fifty", a list of American Jews who had the most impact on the national scene in the previous year. Early life Buchdahl was born in Seoul, South Korea, to a Japanese-born Korean Buddhist mother, Sulja Yi Warnick, and Frederick David Warnick, an American Ashkenazi Reform Jew, whose ancestors emigrated from Bacău County, Romania, and Russia to the United States. At the age of five, Buchdahl moved to the United States with her family. She was raised Jewish, attending Temple Beth El in Tacoma, Washing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angie Bray
Angela Lavinia Bray, Baroness Bray of Coln (born 13 October 1953) is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of the London Assembly for West Central from 2000 to 2008, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ealing Central and Acton from 2010 to 2015. Early life and career Bray was born in Croydon to Benedict Eustace Charles Tevery Bray and Patricia Measures who were residents of the Isle of Man. She was educated at Downe House School, Thatcham, and later attended the University of St Andrews, where she studied medieval history. In 1979 she joined the British Forces Broadcasting Service in Gibraltar; a year later she joined LBC Radio as a presenter, producer and reporter. Political career She was employed as head of broadcasting at Conservative Central Office from 1989. She was a press officer for John Major's 1990 leadership campaign. During the 1992 general election campaign she served as press secretary to Chris Patten, the Chairman of the Conservative Party. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Bradburn-Spangler
Angela Bradburn-Spangler (born September 4, 1968, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is a retired high jumper from the United States, who set her outdoor personal best on May 28, 1994, jumping 1.95 metres at a meet in Wörrstadt. Her indoor best is 1.98 metres set on March 5, 1994, in Atlanta. She is the 1994 US national champion and three-time US national indoor champion (1992, 1994 and 1997). Competition record Note: Results with a q, indicate overall position in qualifying round. References * USATF profileat Texas Longhorns The Texas Longhorns are the athletic teams representing the University of Texas at Austin. The teams are sometimes referred to as the Horns and take their name from Longhorn cattle that were an important part of the development of Texas, and a ... 1968 births Living people American female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
