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Booker (name)
Booker is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Charles Booker (American politician), (born 1984) member of the Kentucky House of Representatives * Charles Booker (Australian politician) (1865-1925), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Charles Dawson Booker (1897–1918), English World War I ace fighter pilot * Charles Goodenough Booker (1859–1926), Canadian politician, mayor of Hamilton, Ontario * Chris Booker (born 1971), American radio and television personality * Chris Booker (baseball) (born 1976), American former Major League Baseball pitcher * Chris Booker (basketball) (born 1981), American former basketball player * Christopher Booker (1937–2019), English journalist and author * Cory Booker (born 1969), American politician, U.S. Senator from New Jersey and former mayor of Newark, New Jersey * Devin Booker (basketball, born 1991), American basketball player * Devin Booker (born 1996), American basketball player in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Booker (American Politician)
Charles Booker (born October 20, 1984) is an American politician from the commonwealth of Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing the 43rd district from 2019 to 2021. During his term, he was Kentucky's youngest Black state lawmaker. Booker was a candidate in the Democratic Party's primary for the 2020 U.S. Senate race in Kentucky, drawing national attention before ultimately losing a close race to former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath. In April 2021, Booker formed an exploratory committee for the 2022 U.S. Senate race in Kentucky, and formally announced that he was running on July 1, 2021. He won the primary on May 17, but lost to incumbent Republican Rand Paul in the general election. Booker is the first African American to be a major party nominee for U.S. Senate in Kentucky. Following his defeat in the 2022 midterm elections, Booker was appointed by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear to lead the Governor's Office of Faith-Based Initiativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Booker
James Carroll Booker III (December 17, 1939 – November 8, 1983) was a New Orleans rhythm and blues keyboardist born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Booker's unique style combined rhythm and blues with jazz standards. Musician Dr. John described Booker as "the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced." Flamboyant in personality and having an extraordinary technical facility, he was known as "the Black Liberace". Biography Early life Booker was the son and grandson of Baptist ministers, both of whom played the piano.Martin Chilton, "James Booker: revival of a genius" ''The Telegraph'', November 30, 2013. He spent most of his childhood on the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booker T
Booker T or Booker T. may refer to * Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), African American political leader at the turn of the 20th century ** List of things named after Booker T. Washington, some nicknamed "Booker T." * Booker T. Jones (born 1944), American musician and frontman of Booker T. and the M.G.'s * Booker T (wrestler) (born 1965), ring name of American professional wrestler Booker Huffman Also * Booker T. Bradshaw (1940–2003), American record producer, film and TV actor, and executive * Booker T. Laury (1914–1995), American boogie-woogie and blues pianist * Booker T. Spicely (1909–1944) victim of a racist murder in North Carolina, United States * Booker T. Whatley (1915–2005) agricultural professor at Tuskegee University * Booker T. Washington White (1909–1977), American Delta blues guitarist and singer known as Bukka White * Booker T. Boffin, pseudonym of Thomas Dolby Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), known by the stage name Thomas D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booker Ervin
Booker Telleferro Ervin II (October 31, 1930 – August 31, 1970) was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing. He is remembered for his association with bassist Charles Mingus. Biography Ervin was born in Denison, Texas, United States. He first learned to play trombone at a young age from his father, who played the instrument with Buddy Tate."Ervin, Booker T., Jr." Texas State Historical Association. After leaving school, Ervin joined the , stationed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booker T (wrestler)
Booker T. Huffman Jr. (born March 1, 1965), better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American professional wrestler and color commentator. He is currently signed to WWE where he serves as a commentator on the NXT brand, and is also the owner and founder of the independent promotion Reality of Wrestling (ROW) in Texas City, Texas. Booker has been frequently named by peers and industry commentators as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time; he was voted WWE's greatest World Heavyweight Champion in a 2013 viewer poll. Booker is known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA - now Impact Wrestling), holding 35 championships between those organizations. He is the most decorated wrestler in WCW history, having held 21 titles, including a record six WCW World Television Championships (along with being the first African American titleholder), and a record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booker Brown
Booker Taylor Brown (September 25, 1952 – July 18, 2022) was an American football offensive tackle who played two seasons with the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the sixth round of the 1974 NFL Draft. Brown first enrolled at Santa Barbara City College before transferring to the University of Southern California. He attended Santa Barbara High School in Santa Barbara, California. He was a consensus All-American in 1973. He was also a member of the Southern California Sun The Southern California Sun were an American football team based in Anaheim, California that played in the World Football League in 1974 and 1975. Their records were 13-7 in 1974 and 7-5 in 1975. Their home stadium was Anaheim Stadium. They wer ... of the World Football League. In 2019, Brown was inducted into the Santa Barbara City College Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of their inaugural class. On July 18, 2022, Brown died after an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Booker (footballer)
Trevor Christopher Booker (born 26 February 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in Association football around the wor ..., as a forward. He was born in Lambeth. References ;SourcesProfileat Neil Brown 1969 births Living people Footballers from Lambeth English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Millwall F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. (1897) players Fisher Athletic F.C. players Welling United F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Booker
Trevor Fitzgerald Booker (born November 25, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 23rd overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2010 NBA draft, but was immediately traded to the Washington Wizards. Booker primarily played the power forward position. Early life Booker was born on November 25, 1987, in Newberry, South Carolina, to Gerald and Tracey, both accomplished athletes. He was brought up in a rural Whitmire neighborhood and grew up eating as many as 20 bowls of cereal each week, sharing the love with his brothers. Booker began playing the game of basketball after his mother tried to get her sons into it by showing them her clippings as a high school player. His brother, Devin, said, "She got us into it when we were younger, and we have been ever since." High school career Booker attended Union High School in Union, South Carolina, and played basketball under hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Booker
Earl Thomas Booker IV (born November 11, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford. College career Booker was a four-star recruit coming out of Gilman School, having grown up in Ellicott City, Maryland. He was then a three-year starter for Stanford, playing in 43 games. In his final season he had 59 tackles and 1.5 sacks, totalling 159 tackles and 10 sacks for his career, along with 20.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, and one interception. He was named to All- Pac-12 teams in each of his last 3 seasons and was a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy. Professional career Pre-draft In the run-up to the 2022 NFL Draft Booker was seen as a high level developmental prospect, expected to play as a rotational defensive lineman. Houston Texans Booker was drafted in the fifth round (150th overall) by the Houston Texans. On August 29, 2023, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squire Booker
Squire Booker is an American biochemist at Pennsylvania State University, Penn State University. Booker directs an interdisciplinary chemistry research program related to fields of biochemistry, enzymology, protein chemistry, natural product biosynthesis, and mechanisms of radical dependent enzymes. He is an associate editor for the American Chemical Society Biochemistry Journal, is a Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, and an Eberly Distinguished Chair in Science at Penn State University. Early life Booker was born September 9, 1965. He grew up in the segregated community of Beaumont, Texas. He was raised by his grandmother with the help of three uncles. Squire Booker's career was particularly influenced by two of his uncles. One worked at NASA and sparked his interest in astronomy, while the other was a math teacher who inspired his curiosity for solving complex problems. This led him to choose chemistry as his major in college, which combined his interests in math and scien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Booker
Roderick Stewart Booker (born September 4, 1958) is an American former professional baseball utility player, who played shortstop, second base, and third base. He spent five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ... (–) and Philadelphia Phillies (–). References External links 1958 births Living people Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball third basemen Major League Baseball shortstops St. Louis Cardinals players Philadelphia Phillies players Baseball players from California California Golden Bears baseball players Pasadena High School (California) alumni Arkansas Travelers players Louisville Redbirds players Orlando Twins players Toledo Mud Hens players Tucso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Jeffrey Booker
Peter Jeffrey Booker (19 August 1924 – 16 April 2011) was a British engineer and technological drawing historian, known for his 1963 ''A history of engineering drawing,'' a seminal work on the history of technical drawing.D. Chilton. "A History of Engineering Drawing by P. J. Booker." in: ''Technology and Culture.'' Vol. 6, No. 1, Museums of Technology (Winter, 1965), pp. 128–130. Life and work Booker was born in Cambridge in August 1924. He received his secondary education at the Sandown Secondary School at the Isle of Wight, and sequentially attended the Royal Naval Artificers Training Establishment, Torpoint at Cornwall. From 1940 to 1954 he served at the Royal Navy, where he worked in the Ordnance department. He started on gun mountings, and later worked in gunnery fire control equipment on ships, in workshops and in the drawing office. In 1954 he became Assistant Secretary at the Institution of Engineering Designers, and was representative of the Institute on the Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
