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Chris Harper (other)
Chris Harper or Christopher Harper may refer to: * Christopher J. Harper (born 1951), American journalist * Sir Chris Harper (RAF officer) (born 1957), British air marshal * Christopher Harper (actor) (born 1977), British actor * Chris Harper (wide receiver, born 1989), American football wide receiver * Chris Harper (wide receiver, born 1993), American football wide receiver * Chris Harper (cyclist) (born 1994), Australian cyclist * Chris Harper (bishop) Chris Harper has been the Bishop of Saskatoon since 2018. Harper is the first Treaty 6 priest to be ordained a bishop.. Harper was born in Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan and spent much of his younger life on Onion Lake Cree Nation. Harper was an E ..., bishop of Saskatoon * Chris Harper, creator of the fictional Landover Baptist Church * Christopher Harper-Mercer, perpetrator of the 2015 Umpqua Community College shooting {{hndis, Harper, Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher J
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or " Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as " Chris", "Topher", and sometimes "Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. People with the given name Antiquity and Middle Ages * Saint Christopher (died 251), saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians * Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) (fl. 870s), Byzantine general * Christopher Lekapenos (died 931 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Harper (RAF Officer)
Air Marshal Sir Christopher Nigel Harper, (born 25 March 1957) is a senior Royal Air Force officer, who served as the UK Military Representative to NATO and the European Union from 2011 to 2013 and as Director General of the NATO International Military Staff from 2013 to 2016. He was previously Deputy Commander Allied Joint Force Command at Brunssum in the Netherlands (2009–11), and Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group in the UK (2007–09). Education and personal Harper was educated at Alleyn's School in Dulwich and King's College London (MA, Defence Studies). He is married with one son and enjoys flying, shooting, running, riding motorcycles and gastronomy. Career Harper was commissioned as an acting pilot officer after winning the Sword of Honour at Initial Officer Training in 1976; he regraded to pilot officer the following year. He was promoted to flying officer in 1978; and posted to 41(F) Squadron in 1979 for his first tour on the SEPECAT Jaguar. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Harper (actor)
Christopher William Harper (born 19 August 1977) is an actor and director who played Nathan Curtis in ITV soap ''Coronation Street'' in a high profile teenage grooming and exploitation storyline. Television drama performances Harper has appeared in British dramas including ''The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'', ''Upstairs Downstairs'', ''Life on Mars'' and most notably as playing Clifford Last, son of Victoria Wood's character Nella Last in the multiple BAFTA award winning ITV television film ''Housewife, 49''. Stage performances As a stage actor he has played Benedick in ''Much Ado About Nothing'' for Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, a season of Sir Alan Aykbourn plays at The Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton (directed by Ayckbourn himself) and many other plays at the Crucible Theatre, Hampstead Theatre and The Old Vic, London. Charity work Harper has helped raise awareness of child sex abuse through charity work and as patron for the charity Voicing CSA, which helps adult survivor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Harper (wide Receiver, Born 1989)
Christopher Deon Harper (born September 10, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Kansas State, and was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Harper has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers , the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants. High school Harper was born in Wichita, Kansas. He attended Northwest High School in Wichita, and played high school football for the Northwest Grizzlies. As a quarterback, he completed 55 percent of his passes while accumulating 761 yards and eight passing touchdowns. He also rushed for 506 yards and 10 scores his senior year for the Grizzlies, who ended the year with a 7-3 record and advanced the first round of the state playoffs. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated the No.10 athlete in the nation. He accepted a scholarship offer from University of Oregon over offers from Kansas State, Missouri and Notre Dame. College car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Harper (wide Receiver, Born 1993)
Christopher James "Chris" Harper (born December 7, 1993) is an American gridiron football wide receiver who is currently playing for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent following the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at California. College Harper was Cal's most productive receiver over his 35 games played and 23 starts during his three seasons with the program from 2012–14. He entered the 2015 NFL draft as an underclassman, forgoing his final season of eligibility. Professional career New England Patriots Harper went undrafted, but signed with the New England Patriots on May 5, 2015 as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Harper (cyclist)
Chris Harper (born 23 November 1994) is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia, his first Grand Tour. Major results ;2016 : 2nd Road race, Oceania Under–23 Road Championships : 6th Road race, Oceania Road Championships ;2017 : 6th Overall Tour de Langkawi ;2018 : 1st Overall UCI Oceania Tour : 1st Road race, Oceania Road Championships : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 4th Overall Tour of Japan ::1st Young rider classification : 6th Overall Herald Sun Tour : 7th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic ;2019 : 1st Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc ::1st Points classification ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stages 4 & 5 : 1st Overall Tour of Japan ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 6 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : Oceanian Road Championships ::3rd Road race ::6th Time trial : 4th Overall Herald Sun Tour : 5th Overall Tour of Bihor ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Harper (bishop)
Chris Harper has been the Bishop of Saskatoon since 2018. Harper is the first Treaty 6 priest to be ordained a bishop.. Harper was born in Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan and spent much of his younger life on Onion Lake Cree Nation. Harper was an Emergency medical technician before his call to ordination. Since then he has worked in the Dioceses of Saskatchewan, Algoma and Toronto. In December 2022, it was announced that Harper will succeed Mark MacDonald Mark MacDonald may refer to: * Mark MacDonald (bishop) Mark Lawrence MacDonald (born 15 January 1954) is a former Anglican bishop in the United States and Canada. From 2007 to 2022, he served as the National Indigenous Anglican Bishop ( Archbish ... as National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop. References Cree people 21st-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Anglican bishops of Saskatoon Emergency medical responders Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{FirstNations-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landover Baptist Church
The Landover Baptist Church is the website of a parody fundamentalist Baptist church. The church lampoons fundamentalist, Independent Baptist churches and Biblical literalism, and originated as a satire of Liberty University. Origin The site was created by Chris Harper, who obtained his master's degree in English literature from George Mason University in 1993 after being expelled from Liberty University (founded by Jerry Falwell) in 1989 for producing a radio show satirising the school's procedures which Liberty's administration found offensive. Harper responded to the expulsion by creating the Landover Baptist Church website, described by Pop Matters as both a parody and an exposé of the religious subculture at Liberty. In an example of Poe's law, some members of the Christian community have supported some of the outlandish stories on the website, and a book about Hello Kitty mistakenly cites a joke article on the Landover site as an example of the "dead seriousness" of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
