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Byer
Byer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ben Byer, American stage actor and playwright * Tom Byer, American professional soccer player * Paul Byer, InterVarsity staff worker * George Byer, American politician * Nicole Byer, American comedian, actress, writer, and television host * Renée C. Byer, American photojournalist * Robert L. Byer, American physicist * Aram Byer James, Santa Clara County, CA Assistant Public Defender, police watchdog, social activist, and civil rights attorney * Esther Byer-Suckoo, Barbadian physician and politician * Kathryn Stripling Byer, American poet and teacher See also * Byer, Ohio Byer is an unincorporated community in northwestern Washington Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 327 between Wellston and Londonderry, at . History Prior to the Civil War, Byer was known as Ellsworth, ..., unincorporated community in Ohio, United States * Byer Covered Bridge, covered bridge in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Byer
Nicole Byer (born August 29, 1986) is an American comedian, actress, and television host. She is known as the host of the Netflix comedic reality bake-off series ''Nailed It!'' (2018–present), for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Byer gained recognition for her work in the commentary series '' Girl Code'' (2013). Byer later starred in the MTV/Facebook Watch comedy series ''Loosely Exactly Nicole'' (2016–2018), which was based on her real life experiences. She made several guest appearances in such comedy series as ''30 Rock'' (2012), ''Family Guy'' (2016), ''Transparent'' (2016–2017), ''The Good Place'' (2019), ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2019–2021), and ''The Simpsons'' (2019). She also appeared in films, including '' Other People'' (2016), ''All About Nina'' (2018), '' Bad Hair'' (2020), and ''Valley Girl'' (2020). In 2021, Byer began co-hosting '' Wipeout'' with John Cena. Byer is the host of the Team Coco podcast ''Why Won't You Date Me?,'' the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Byer
Tom Byer (born 21 November 1960) is a former professional soccer player, originally from New York state but now based in Tokyo. Early life and career Byer started his soccer career at Rondout Valley High School where he was named Mid-Hudson Player of the Year and led the team to two league championships. He continued to play soccer at SUNY Ulster while studying for his associate degree in Liberal Arts - Humanities and Social Sciences in 1982. Byer later played for the University of South Florida and was a member of the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival. Upon graduation, Byer trained with the Tampa Bay Rowdies franchise, but the NASL was in decline and the league folded soon after. Byer then undertook a brief stint with Leiston in England before becoming the first American to play soccer in Asia by signing for Hitachi SC (currently named ''Kashiwa Reysol'', playing in the J-League). Youth coaching Nestlé Soccer Clinic Program and Kix International In 1989, upon retiring from his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathryn Stripling Byer
Kathryn Stripling Byer (November 25, 1944 – June 5, 2017), also called Kay Byer, was an American poet and teacher. She was named by Governor Mike Easley as the fifth North Carolina Poet Laureate from 2005 to 2009. She was the first woman to hold the position. Biography Early life and education Kathryn Stripling was born in Camilla, Georgia in 1944. Her parents were C.M. Stripling, a farmer, and his wife, Bernice (née Campbell) Stripling. She went on to graduate with a bachelors in English from Macon, Georgia's Wesleyan College and then received her M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she studied under Allen Tate, Fred Chappell, and Robert W. Watson. During this time at UNC-G, Byer decided to move to the mountains of North Carolina. Career After receiving her M.F.A., Byer became poet-in-residence at Western Carolina University, 1988–98, as well as UNC-G in 1995 and Lenoir-Rhyne College in 1999. She has published six full collections of poetry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Byer
Ben Byer (January 8, 1971 – July 3, 2008) was an American stage actor and playwright. His experiences after being diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are documented in the 2007 film ''Indestructible''. Biography Early life and education Benjamin Saul Byer was born January 8, 1971, to Barbara and Stephen Byer. One of five children, he graduated from Evanston Township High School. He studied journalism at Indiana University and film theory at the University of Paris. Career Byer began his career as a translator at the Cannes Film Festival, which led him to theatre and movie industry jobs in Los Angeles. He also worked in theatre in Chicago as a playwright and actor. He directed his first play, ''Take it Deep'', in 2000. After being diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2002, he began documenting his life on camera. He spent the next three years keeping a video diary as he sought treatments in six countries, including having fetal cells injected di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byer
Kleiner Perkins, formerly Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), is an American venture capital firm which specializes in investing in incubation, early stage and growth companies. Since its founding in 1972, the firm has backed entrepreneurs in over 900 ventures,"Assets" Kleiner Perkins, 2019 including , Amazon.com, Tandem Computers, Compaq, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byer, Ohio
Byer is an unincorporated community in northwestern Washington Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 327 between Wellston and Londonderry, at . History Prior to the Civil War, Byer was known as Ellsworth, but the name was changed to Byers Station in honor of the Byers family, local landowners. The Byers Station Post Office was established on June 5, 1871. The town name was shortened to Byer on November 29, 1882, and ultimately the post office was discontinued November 29, 1882. Mail service is now handled by the Wellston branch. The Byer Covered Bridge, is located here. Built in 1870, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Pigeon Creek, a subsidiary of the Scioto River The Scioto River ( ) is a river in central and southern Ohio more than in length. It rises in Hardin County just north of Roundhead, Ohio, flows through Columbus, Ohio, where it collects its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, and meets t .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Byer-Suckoo
Esther R. Byer-Suckoo (born 1968) is a Barbadian physician and politician. She is the former Barbados Minister of Labor and a member of the Democratic Labour Party. Early life and education Esther Byer-Suckoo was born on September 10, 1968, in Saint George. She attended St. Luke’s Primary School and Queen's College. She proceeded to attend University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica. She earned her PhD as a physician in 1993. After graduation, she worked at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown in the Barbados. Career Byer-Suckoo founded the Ellerton Medical Centre in 1997. In 2001 and 2005, she served as a medical missionary in Malawi and Uganda, respectively. In January 2008, she was elected to the Parliament of Barbados The Parliament of Barbados is the national legislature of Barbados. It is accorded legislative supremacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados.Constitution, Chapter V, Part 1; Section 35 The Parliament is bicameral in composition and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byer Covered Bridge
The Byer Covered Bridge, on SR 31 in Byer, Ohio, is a covered bridge built in c.1870. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It has a Smith truss span. It is a single-span wooden structure "lying on the banks of Pigeon Creek within the Wayne National Forest The Wayne National Forest is located in the south-eastern part of the US state of Ohio, in the Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. It is the only national forest in Ohio. Forest headquarters are located between The Plains and Nelsonville, Ohio, on ...". References External links *Byer Covered Bridgeat Bridges & Tunnels Covered bridges in Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Ohio Bridges completed in 1870 {{JacksonCountyOH-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Byer
George Henry Byer (June 22, 1912 - August 22, 2000) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska from 1959 to 1961. He was the first full-time mayor of Anchorage, and was chiefly responsible for Anchorage's first two All-America City Award designations. He was a Democrat. Biography George Byer, born on June 22, 1912, moved to Alaska in 1947, after serving in the United States Army during World War II. From 1951, he worked as a mail carrier. In 1956, he campaigned successfully to have Anchorage named as " All-America City", and in 1959 he was elected mayor of the city, serving two terms. From 1963 to 1966 he sat on Anchorage's City Council, during which time he lobbied to renew Anchorage's "All-America City" status (1965), and launched an unsuccessful bid to bring the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sappo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aram Byer James
Aram Byer James is a former Santa Clara County, CA Assistant Public Defender, police watchdog, social activist, and civil rights attorney.Police watchdog threatens lawsuit, Bill D'Agostino, ''Palo Alto Weekly'', Wednesday, April 6, 2005Public Eye: Judging the Judge ''Metro Silicon Valley'', 10-17-02Poster eye-catching... when seen: Civil rights initiative, ''San Jose Mercury News'', August 21, 1996, p. 1B As an expert on the defense of necessity, he headed the team of attorneys defending Stanford University students and professors arrested in anti-apartheid protests in 1980’s.15 Stanford Protestors Jailed for Anti-Apartheid Sit-ins, ''San Jose Mercury News'', 4-18-1986, 1B Local He is an advocate of jury nullification, educator in the use of the Marsden Motion to fire ineffective public defenders, a critic of the prison industrial complex, and critic of police use of tasers A taser is an electroshock weapon used to incapacitate people, allowing them to be approached ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Byer
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is an inter-denominational, evangelical Christian campus ministry founded in 1941, working with students and faculty on U.S. college and university campuses. InterVarsity is a charter member of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, a network of similar campus ministries around the world. Organization InterVarsity is governed by a board of directors. Tom Lin became the eighth president of InterVarsity on August 10, 2016. The president works with a team of four Executive Vice Presidents. InterVarsity is a tax exempt organization under the provisions of Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. In the fiscal year ending 30 June 2018, InterVarsity had $107M in revenue (with over 70% coming from charitable donations) and $106.6M in expenditures. InterVarsity is a charter member in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), and uses more than 85% of its revenue for staffworker salaries and other on-campus w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renée C
Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French/Latin feminine given name. Renée is the female form of René, with the extra –e making it feminine according to French grammar. The name Renée is the French form of the late Roman name Renatus and the meaning is ''reborn'' or ''born again''. In medieval times, the meaning was associated with the Christian concept of being spiritually born again through baptism. Renee was among the top 100 names given to girls in the United States in the late 1950s, the 1960s, the 1970s and the early 1980s. It ranked as the 734th most popular name given to American girls in 2008 and is continuing to fall in popularity. Given name *Renée and Renato, British male/female vocal duo *Renée Adorée (1898–1933), French actress of the silent era *Renee Alway (born 1986), American fashion model * Renee Amoore (born 1953), American health care advocate *Renée Asherson (born 1920), English actress *Renée Aubin (born 1963), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
