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Belle (surname)
Belle is a surname. Notable people with the Belle surname: * Alexis Simon Belle (1674–1734), French portrait artist * Albert Belle (born 1966), American retired Major League Baseball player * Anne Belle (1935–2003), documentary filmmaker * Anomie Belle, American singer, musician, composer and social activist * Camilla Belle (born 1986), American actress * Cortez Belle (born 1983), English footballer * David Belle (born 1973), French founder of Parkour, actor, film choreographer and stunt coordinator * Dido Elizabeth Belle (1761–1804) born a slave and great-niece of Lord Mansfield * Ekkehardt Belle (1954-2022), German television actor * Erika Belle (born 1956), Dutch chess master * Gerard van Belle (born 1968), American astronomer * Henri Belle (born January 25, 1989), Cameroonian footballer * Regina Belle (born 1963), American singer and songwriter * Shawn Belle (born 1985), Canadian hockey player * Sharon Belle Sharon Belle (born May 7, 1992) is a Canadian actress, best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekkehardt Belle
Ekkehardt Belle (18 May 1954 – 31 January 2022) was a German television actor best known for his role as David Balfour in the 1979 HTV production of ' opposite David McCallum. He played several roles in the popular TV series ''Derrick'' during the 1980s. He was also known for dubbing the role of Robert Baratheon in the German dub of ''Game of Thrones''. He died in Munich on 31 January 2022 at the age of 67. Selected filmography * ''Slaughterhouse-Five'' (1972) * ''Julia'' (1974) * ''Les Faucheurs de marguerites'' (1974, TV series) * ' (1975, TV film) * ''Victory March'' (1976) * ' (1978, TV miniseries) * ''She's 19 and Ready'' (1979) * ''Derrick'' - Season 7, Episode 5: ''"Ein tödlicher Preis"'' (1980, TV) * ''Derrick'' - Season 9, Episode 4: ''"Die Fahrt nach Lindau"'' (1982, TV) * ''Derrick'' - Season 9, Episode 6: ''"Das Alibi"'' (1982, TV) * ''Nesthäkchen'' (1983, TV miniseries) * ''Derrick'' - Season 11, Episode 4: ''"Drei atemlose Tage"'' (1984, TV) * ''Derrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Belle
Sharon Belle (born May 7, 1992) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role in the web series Carmilla (series), ''Carmilla'' and ''Couple-ish''. Early life Belle grew up in Keswick, Ontario. She later moved to Toronto and studied ''Acting on Film and Television'' at Humber College. After this she appeared in several films and on stage at the Alumnae Theatre and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Career Belle first gained popularity in 2014 for her portrayal of Danny Lawrence in the web series Carmilla (series), ''Carmilla''. In 2015, Belle was placed 46th on AfterEllen.com and TheBacklot.com#AfterEllen, AfterEllen's Hot 100 List, beating stars like Emma Stone. In 2016, Belle appeared in the web series ''Couple-ish''. She played Rachel, a queer Londoner who wants to stay in Toronto although her visa has expired. Personal life In addition to working as an actor, Belle also plays the guitar. She speaks French language, French and English language, English. Filmography Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Belle
Shawn James Robert Belle (born January 3, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers and the Colorado Avalanche. Playing career As a youth, Belle played in the 1998 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Edmonton. Belle was a highly touted prospect playing for the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL) when he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 1st round, 30th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted, Belle returned to the Americans and played for 2 more years there. Belle has spent time with Team Canada’s junior program. He has played on the U-18 gold medal teams in 2003 as well as the U-20 team in 2003 and 2004. He also participated in the 2003 and 2004 Canada-Russia Challenge, while representing Team WHL and represented North America in the America Japan challenge. Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina Belle
Regina Elaine Belle (born July 17, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter who started her career in the mid-1980s. Known for her singles " Baby Come to Me" (1989) and "Make It Like It Was" (1990), Belle's most notable for two hit duets, both with Peabo Bryson: " Without You", the love theme from the comedy film ''Leonard Part 6'', recorded in 1987 and "A Whole New World", the main theme of the Disney's animated feature film ''Aladdin'', recorded in 1992, with which Belle and Bryson won the Grammy award. The theme song " Far Longer than Forever" from the animated movie ''The Swan Princess'', performed with Jeffrey Osborne, was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1995 for Best Original Song. Biography Early life and education Belle was born in Englewood, New Jersey. It was at Englewood's Mount Calvary Baptist Church, and then Paterson's Friendship Baptist Church (presided over by Belle's uncle, the Reverend Fred Belle), that Belle began attracting attention with her vocal abilities. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Belle
Henri Belle (born 25 January 1989) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Nepalese Martyr's Memorial A-Division League side Three Star Club. Career Belle started his senior career at Coton Sport FC de Garoua, before he moved in the summer of 2009 to Union Douala. After a season there, he went on trial with the Swedish club Örebro SK in June 2010. He was signed on a six-month loan next month. Not being given a chance in the Allsvenskan, and refusing to play for the youth squad, his loan was terminated to mutual consent in late October. Belle moved to Croatia at the beginning of 2011, signing with NK Istra 1961. He drew attention to himself both by good games and by controversy - by being the victim of racist taunts from some supporters and by hitting a ball boy. Belle grew to be the key player of the Istra 1961 team, and, thinking that he had overgrown his club, demanded to be transferred out, linking himself frequently with HNK Hajduk Split, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Van Belle
Gerard Theodore van Belle (born 1968, in Tallahassee, FL) is an American astronomer. He is an #Research, expert in optical (visible and near-infrared) astronomical interferometry. Education van Belle received a bachelor's degree in physics from Whitman College in 1990, a master's degree in physics from The Johns Hopkins University in 1993, and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Wyoming in 1996. While at Whitman College, he initiated as a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Career After schooling, van Belle took a position at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as an instrument architect for NASA's Keck Interferometer, and later joined the Michelson Science Center (now NExScI, NASA Exoplanet Science Institute) at Caltech in 2003. He has participated in the commissioning of the Palomar Testbed Interferometer, and the CHARA Array. In 2007, he became a member of the astronomy faculty at the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and instrument scientist for the PRIMA instrument of ESO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Belle (chess Player)
Erika Belle (born 20 January 1956) is a Dutch chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (1982). She was a three-time winner of the Dutch Women's Chess Championship (1975, 1980, 1981). Biography From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, Belle was one of the leading Dutch women chess players. She won the Dutch Women's Chess Championships three times, in 1975, 1980 and 1981. She participated in many international chess tournaments. In 1979, she shared with Gertrude Baumstark 2nd place in the Women's International Chess tournament in Nałęczów (tournament won by Tünde Csonkics). In 1981, she ranked 2nd behind Nieves García Vicente in the Women's World Chess Championship Zonal tournament in Benidorm, and as a result she qualified for the Interzonal Tournament. In 1982, she was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title. In 1982, Belle participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament in Bad Kissingen and was ranked 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dido Elizabeth Belle
Dido Elizabeth Belle (June 1761 – July 1804) was a British heiress and a member of the Lindsay family of Evelix. She was born into slavery and illegitimate; her mother, Maria Belle, was an enslaved African woman in the British West Indies. Her father was Sir John Lindsay, a British career naval officer who was stationed there. Her father was knighted and promoted to admiral. Lindsay took Belle with him when he returned to England in 1765, entrusting her upbringing to his uncle William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, and his wife Elizabeth Murray, Countess of Mansfield. The Murrays educated Belle, bringing her up as a free gentlewoman at their Kenwood House, together with another great-niece, Lady Elizabeth Murray, whose mother had died. Lady Elizabeth and Belle were second cousins. Belle lived there for 30 years. In his will of 1793, Lord Mansfield provided an outright sum and an annuity to her, making her an heiress. Early life Dido Elizabeth Belle was born into slavery in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Simon Belle
Alexis Simon Belle (12 January 1674 – 21 November 1734) was a French portrait painter, known for his portraits of the French and Jacobite nobility. As a portrait artist, Belle's style followed that of his master François de Troy, Hyacinthe Rigaud, and Nicolas de Largillière. He was the master of the painter Jacques-André-Joseph-Camelot Aved (1702–1766).Alexis Simon Belle at getty.edu (accessed 9 February 2008) Biography Early years Belle was born in Paris, the second child and only son of Jean-Baptiste Belle (born before 1642, died 1703), also a painter, and of Anne his wife (died 1705).Corp, Edward, ''Belle, Alexis-Simon (1674–1734)'' in '' |
David Belle
David Nicholas Williams Belle (born 29 April 1973) is a French actor, film choreographer and stunt coordinator. He is deemed the founder and leading pioneer of the physical discipline parkour, coining it based on his training and the teachings from his father Raymond Belle. Belle came to fame via his parkour videos and film appearances, such as ''District 13'', '' District 13: Ultimatum'', which were written and produced by Luc Besson, and the American remake '' Brick Mansions''. Belle has also consulted on the making of ''Babylon A.D.'', ''Prince of Persia'', ''Colombiana'' and '' The Family''. He is the chair of the Parkour Committee of the International Federation of Gymnastics. Life and career Belle was born and raised in Fécamp, the son of Monique and Raymond Belle of Paris. His grandfather Gilbert Kitten, father Raymond, and brother Jean-François Belle were highly skilled rescuers in the Military Paris Fire Brigade. His father Raymond Belle was from Vietnam, and was of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cortez Belle
Cortez Marvin Belle (born 27 August 1983) is a former English footballer who played as a either defender or a striker. Belle played in the Football League for Chester City. Career Belle played in the Football League for Chester City during the 2004–05 season, having signed in January 2004. He was red carded three times between September and January and only made one first-team appearance after this. In January 2008, Belle signed for Northwich Victoria but left the club later that year to sign for Chippenham Town who made Belle their record signing. Belle only spent a short time at Chippenham though after his contract was terminated due to breach of conduct in December 2008. However the club still hold his registration meaning he cannot play for another English club without them compensating Chippenham. In August 2011 he moved to Port Talbot Town. In June 2013 he moved to Carmarthen Town In August 2016 he moved to St Julians, having signed for Taff's Well earlier than s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
