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Briggs may refer to: People * Briggs (surname) * Briggs (rapper), Australian rapper Places ;In the United States * Briggs, Nebraska, an unincorporated community * Briggs, Ohio * Briggs, Oklahoma * Briggs, Texas * Briggs, Virginia * Briggs Lake, a lake in Minnesota ;Elsewhere * Briggs Islet, Tasmania, Australia * Briggs Township, Ontario, Canada ;In space * Briggs (crater), a lunar crater * 4209 Briggs, an asteroid discovered in 1986 Other uses * Briggs & Stratton, a manufacturer of air-cooled gasoline engines * ''Briggs v. Elliott'', one of the school segregation cases consolidated with ''Brown v. Board of Education'' * Briggs Automotive Company or BAC, a car manufacturing company * Briggs Initiative, either of two pieces of Californian legislation sponsored by John Briggs * Briggs Manufacturing Company, manufacturer of car bodies for Ford and Chrysler * The Briggs, a punk rock band * Myers–Briggs Type Indicator In Personality type, personality typology, the Myers–Brig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briggs (surname)
Briggs is a Northern English surname found mainly in West Yorkshire and derives from the Old Norse word ''bryggja'' meaning 'bridge', and could also be related to the British Brigantes which once settled Yorkshire in the ancient Brythonic kingdom of Brigantia. Notable people with the surname include: *Adam Briggs (born 1986?), stage name Briggs (rapper), Australian rapper * Alfie Briggs (1888–1952), Scottish footballer * Allan Briggs (businessman), founder of Briggs Communications * Allan Briggs (1873–1951), American Olympic sport shooter * Andrew Briggs (George Andrew Davidson Briggs, born 1950) British scientist *Andy Briggs (born 1972), British author and screenwriter * Andy Briggs (businessman) (born 1966), British insurance executive *Ann-Kio Briggs (born 1952), English-born Nigerian environmental and human rights activist *Anne Briggs (born 1944), English folk singer * Annie M. Briggs (born 1987), Canadian actress *Ansel Briggs (1806–1881), American politician * Arth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |