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Creed (surname)
Creed is an English surname. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest in Somerset (7.4 times the British average), followed by Gloucestershire, Dorset, Kent, Oxfordshire, Norfolk, Warwickshire, London, Buckinghamshire and Wiltshire. Retrieved 25 January 2014 Notable people with the surname include: * Barbara Creed, cultural critic * Brutus Creed, ring name of professional wrestler Jacob Kasper * Consequences Creed (born 1986), early ring persona of American professional wrestler Austin Watson, now better known as Xavier Woods * Frederick G. Creed (1871–1957), Canadian inventor * Helios Creed, American musician, guitarist of Chrome * James Creed, MP for Canterbury * John Creed (politician) (1842–1930), Australian politician * John Creed (soldier) (1819–1872), Irish-American soldier * Julius Creed, ring name of professional wrestler Drew Kasper * Linda Creed (1949–1986), American songwriter * Martin Creed (born 1968), English artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lord_lieutenant_name = Mohammed Saddiq , high_sheriff_office =High Sheriff of Somerset , high_sheriff_name = Mrs Mary-Clare Rodwell (2020–21) , area_total_km2 = 4171 , area_total_rank = 7th , ethnicity = 98.5% White , county_council = , unitary_council = , government = , joint_committees = , admin_hq = Taunton , area_council_km2 = 3451 , area_council_rank = 10th , iso_code = GB-SOM , ons_code = 40 , gss_code = , nuts_code = UKK23 , districts_map = , districts_list = County council area: , MPs = * Rebecca Pow (C) * Wera Hobhouse ( LD) * Liam Fox (C) * David Warburton (C) * Marcus Fysh (C) * Ian Liddell-Grainger (C) * James Heappey (C) * Jacob Rees-Mogg (C) * John Penrose (C) , police = Avon and Somerset Police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Creed
Sir James Creed (c. 1695 – 7 February 1762) was an English merchant and politician. Creed was a merchant of London and a director of the Honourable East India Company. He was in business in the manufacture of white lead, for which he obtained a patent in December 1749. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in February, 1743. He was seen as a loyal supporter of the Prime Minister, the Duke of Newcastle. In 1754 Creed was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Canterbury where he was seen as a loyal supporter of the Whig Prime Minister, the Duke of Newcastle. He lost the seat to two Tory candidates in 1761. Creed was buried with his wife Dame Mary Creed at St Alfege Church, Greenwich St Alfege Church is an Anglican church in the centre of Greenwich, part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London. It is of medieval origin and was rebuilt in 1712–1714 to the designs of Nicholas Hawksmoor. Early history The church is ded ... where there is a marble monument to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pet Sematary
''Pet Sematary'' is a 1983 horror novel by American writer Stephen King. The novel was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1984, and adapted into two films: one in 1989 and another in 2019. In November 2013, PS Publishing released ''Pet Sematary'' in a limited 30th-anniversary edition. Plot Louis Creed, a doctor from Chicago, is appointed director of the University of Maine's campus health service. He moves to a large house near the small town of Ludlow with his wife Rachel, their two young children, Ellie and Gage, and Ellie's cat, Winston Churchill ("Church"). From the moment they arrive, the family runs into trouble: Ellie hurts her knee, and Gage is stung by a bee. Their new neighbor, an elderly man named Jud Crandall, comes to help. He warns Louis and Rachel about the highway that runs past their house, which is frequented by speeding trucks. Jud and Louis quickly become close friends. Since Louis's father died when he was three, he sees Jud as a surro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graydon Creed
Graydon Creed is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Brandon Peterson and first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #299 (April 1993). He is the " baseline human" son of Sabretooth and Mystique. Fictional character biography Posing as German spy Leni Zauber, Mystique seduced freelance assassin Victor Creed (Sabretooth) while he was in Germany on a mission. Mystique later gave birth to a normal human child—Graydon—whom she gave up for adoption, although she kept an eye on him. When Graydon learned that he was the son of two mutants who had abandoned him as an inconvenience, he grew resentful of all mutants and that resentment coloured his outlook for the rest of his life. In his adult years, Graydon formed a group called the Friends of Humanity, dedicated to opposing mutant civil rights by committing acts of terrorism against peaceful mutants and mutant sympathizers, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apollo Creed
Apollo Creed is a fictional character from the ''Rocky'' films, played by Carl Weathers. He serves as the main antagonist in ''Rocky'' and '' Rocky II'' and also appears in ''Rocky III'' and ''Rocky IV''. He is a tough but agile boxer who is, when the series begins, the undisputed heavyweight world champion. The character was inspired by the real-life champion Muhammad Ali, having what one author remarked as the same "brash, vocal, ndtheatrical" personality. The film's writer and star Sylvester Stallone stated, " ackJohnson served as the inspiration for the character of Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies"; the character is loosely based on a combination of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Joe Louis, and Johnson. Protagonist Rocky Balboa, Creed's rival in ''Rocky'' and '' Rocky II'', faces underdog odds (five-to-one in ''Rocky II'') and views Creed with respect, pointedly refusing the prodding of a reporter to trash-talk Creed (although it is implied that, being poo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adonis Creed
Adonis "Donnie" Creed (born Adonis Johnson) is a fictional character from the follow-ups to the ''Rocky'' film series: ''Creed'' (2015), ''Creed II'' (2018), and the upcoming ''Creed III'' (2023). The character is played by Michael B. Jordan in all three installments. In the fictional setting of the films, Donnie is the illegitimate son of the late and former world champion Apollo Creed, the result of an affair between him and a woman with the surname Johnson who died sometime in the 1990s. Donnie spends the first several years of his life in foster care and juvenile hall, until he is subsequently adopted by Mary Anne Creed, Apollo's widow. He lives a life of luxury and maintains a stable white-collar job, only to abandon it to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a professional boxer. He goes to Philadelphia and convinces his late father's friend Rocky Balboa to train and mentor him. In film ''Creed'' In 1998, Adonis "Donnie" Johnson is spending time at a juvenile detention cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheldon Creed
Sheldon M. Creed (born September 30, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro for Richard Childress Racing. He is a member of Drivers Edge Development, a driver development program for Chevrolet-affiliated racers. Born in Alpine, California, Creed grew up competing in short course off-road racing, winning championships in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) and Stadium Super Trucks (SST). A two-time SST champion, he also has the most race wins in series history with 39. Creed moved to stock cars in 2016 with the ARCA Racing Series, and he would win its title in 2018. After making sporadic starts in various NASCAR series in 2017 and 2018, he became a full-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver in 2019. He won the 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Championship in his second full season. Creed has also raced in Aussie Racing Cars, NASCAR Xfinity Series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Redfern Creed
Percy Redfern Creed (13 May 1874 – November 1964), author of ''How to Get Things Done'', 1938, The Merrymount Press, revised as ''Getting Things Done'', 1946, The Merrymount Press. Biography Born in Dublin, Ireland. Educated in England at Marlborough College (where he held a Classical Scholarship for 5 years) and at Trinity College, Cambridge University (admitted 7 October 1892.) After leaving Cambridge University he entered the British Army. After seven years of service (including service in India and South Africa), he left the Army with the rank of Captain and took a position in the British House of Commons. He left this position to join the staff of The Times newspaper. He gave up newspaper work to accept an invitation from Lord Cromer to act as his Chief of Staff in a National campaign of which Lord Cromer was the Leader. When this campaign was over he accepted an offer from Lord Roberts to act in a similar capacity to him in his famous National Service Campaign. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Creed
Michael Creed (born 29 June 1963) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-West constituency since 2007, and previously from 1989 to 2002. He previously served as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine from 2016 to 2020. Early and personal life He is the son of the former TD and Minister of State, Donal Creed. Born in Macroom, County Cork, in 1963. Creed was educated at St. Colman's College, Fermoy and De La Salle College, in Macroom. He went on to third level at University College Cork and the College of Commerce, Rathmines. His qualifications are a Bachelor of Arts, Higher Diploma of Education and a Diploma in Legal Studies. Political career Creed was elected Cork County Council in 1985 for the local electoral area of Bandon. He served on that authority until 2007. He was Chairman of Cork County Council from 2005 to 2006. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1989 general election and retained his seat at each e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Creed
Martin Creed (born 21 October 1968) is a British artist, composer and performer. He won the Turner Prize in 2001 for exhibitions during the preceding year, with the jury praising his audacity for exhibiting a single installation, '' Work No. 227: The lights going on and off'', in the Turner Prize show. Creed lives and works in London. Life and education Martin Creed was born in Wakefield, England. He moved with his family to Glasgow at age 3 when his silversmith father got a job teaching there.Farah Nayeri (24 January 2014)When Art Is Beside the Point'' International Herald Tribune''. He grew up revering art and music. His parents were Quakers, and he was taken often to Quaker meetings. He attended Lenzie Academy, and studied art at the Slade School of Art at University College London from 1986 to 1990. Since then he has lived in London, apart from a period (2000—2004) living in Alicudi, an island off Sicily in the South of Italy. He currently lives and works back in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Creed
Linda Diane Creed (December 6, 1948 – April 10, 1986), also known by her married name Linda Epstein, was an American songwriter and lyricist who teamed up with Thom Bell to produce some of the most successful Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. Career Born in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia in December 1948, Creed was active in music at Germantown High School. After graduation, Creed decided against college and devoted her energies to writing and producing music. Her career was launched in 1970 when singer Dusty Springfield recorded her song "Free Girl". That same year, Creed teamed with Bell, a staff writer, producer, and arranger at Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's record label Philadelphia International Records. Their first songwriting collaboration, "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)", became a Top 40 pop hit for the Stylistics, beginning an extended collaboration that also yielded the group's most successful recordings, including "You Are Everything", "Betcha by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Creed
The Creed Brothers are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Brutus Creed (Drew Kasper; born May 13, 1996) and Julius Creed (Jacob Kasper; born October 3, 1994). They are currently working for the professional wrestling promotion WWE, where they perform on the NXT brand as part of the Diamond Mine stable. Early lives and amateur wrestling The Kasper brothers were born in Lexington, Ohio. They attended Lexington High School, where they both competed in amateur wrestling. Jacob Kasper attended Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he studied sociology, graduating in 2018. During his time at Duke University, he participated in collegiate wrestling for the Duke Blue Devils. He was a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) All-American and a three-time NCAA Academic All-American, and won the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference heavyweight championship. He set a Blue Devils record for the most wins in a single season and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
