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Connor (surname)
Connor, (from ''Conchobar'', is an Irish name meaning "Wolf Kin", "Lover of Wolves" or "Lover of Hounds") Clans and family names * O'Connor (surname) (kin of Connor), of Irish origin mostly found in Ireland. * MacConnor or McConnor comes from Irish Mac Conchobhair, son of Conchobhair Notable people * Bull Connor (1897–1973), American police official and segregationist * Connie Yerwood Connor (1908–1991), Texas physician * Dutch Connor (1895–1978), American football player and coach * George Connor (American football) (1925–2003), American football player * George Connor (racing driver) (1906–2001), American racecar driver * Geraldine Connor (1952–2011), British ethnomusicologist, theatre director, composer and performer * Henry Connor (other), several people * Jack Connor (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1994), Scottish footballer * Jack Connor (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2010), English footballer * Jake Connor, English rugby player * Jimmy Connor (foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest on Earth. Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million living in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Connor (footballer, Born 1911)
Jack Connor (7 September 1911 – 1994) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. He began his career with St Roch's and joined Celtic in 1932. He was then loaned to Airdrie, where he scored 22 league goals.. Retrieved 17 January 2010. He joined the club permanently the following season after being unable to break into the first team at Celtic Park and continued to score regularly, including six goals in eight matches during a brief loan spell with Albion Rovers. He moved to England in 1936 to play for Plymouth Argyle."Jack Connor profile" Greens on Screen. Retrieved 17 January 2010. He scored 17 goals in his first season with the club, but lost his place in the team the following year after the arrival of |
Laura Connor
Laura Connor is a British former ballet dancer with The Royal Ballet. Career She was a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet. In 1974, Connor danced in the original cast of MacMillan's ''Manon'' in London and New York. In 1977, she danced Snowflake in ''The Nutcracker''. In 1978, she created the role of Mitzi Caspar in ''Mayerling''. Connor went on to become a ballet teacher. In 2017, Connor was on the judging panel for English National Ballet's Emerging Dancer Award. Personal life She was married to fellow principal dancer Nicholas Johnson Nicholas Johnson (born September 23, 1934) is an American academic and lawyer. He wrote ''How to Talk Back to Your Television Set'' and was a Federal Communications Commission commissioner from 1966 to 1973. He is retired from teaching at the Un ... (1947-2007), and they had a son, Alexander. References British ballerinas 20th-century British ballet dancers Principal dancers of The Royal Ballet Year of birth missing (living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Connor
Kyle David Connor (born December 9, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Connor was drafted 17th overall by the Jets in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Connor played minor ice hockey for Detroit Belle Tire and participated in the 2009 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with them. Junior Connor joined the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL during the 2012–13 season. During the 2013–14 season, Connor recorded 31 goals and 43 assists, in 56 games, setting a Phantoms franchise record for most points in a season with 74 points. His outstanding play was recognized when he was named to the 2013–14 USHL First All-Star Team. During the 2014–15 season, Connor led the league in scoring, recording 34 goals and 46 assists, in 56 regular season games. He broke the Phantoms' franchise record for points in a season, with 80 points. He led the USHL with nine game-winning goals. Following an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kit Connor
Kit Sebastian Connor (born 8 March 2004) is an English actor. He has appeared in the films ''Get Santa'' (2014), ''Rocketman'' (2019) and '' Little Joe'' (2019). On television, he had a recurring role in the CBBC series '' Rocket's Island'' (2014–2015) and a voice role in the BBC One and HBO series ''His Dark Materials''. He gained recognition for his starring role as Nick Nelson in the Netflix teen series '' Heartstopper'' (2022), for which he won the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in 2022. Early life and education Kit Sebastian Connor was born in the South London Borough of Croydon on 8 March 2004. A local of Purley, he attended the Hayes Primary School in Kenley and then Whitgift School in South Croydon, where he completed his A Levels in drama, English literature and history. Career Connor made his onscreen debut at the age of eight with minor appearances in '' Chickens'' on Sky One, the television film ''An Adventure in Space and Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberly Connor
Kimberly Ann Connor (born October 31, 1980), or Connor-Hamby, is an American former professional boxer and mixed martial artist. In boxing, she challenged three times for world titles; the IBF female junior lightweight title in 2011; the IBF female lightweight Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing. Boxing Professional boxing The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. Notable lightweight ... title in 2017; and the unified WBA and IBF female lightweight titles in 2018. Professional boxing record Mixed martial arts record References Living people 1980 births American women boxers Boxers from Texas American female mixed martial artists Super-featherweight boxers Lightweight boxers Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing 21st-century American women {{US-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Connor (director)
Kevin Connor (born 14 July 1937) is an English film and television director based in Hollywood. Biography Connor was born in Kings Cross, London on 14 July 1937. He left school in 1953, first working on documentary films in Soho. Later, he became a sound editor on several British productions, working with directors such as Tony Richardson, Richard Attenborough, Richard Lester, Abraham Polonsky and Michael Cacoyannis. Connor worked as an editor on ''Oh! What a Lovely War'' in 1969, and was eventually given his directing break with ''From Beyond the Grave'' in 1974, thanks to producer Milton Subotsky of Amicus Productions. He is best remembered for directing 1970s fantasy/adventure films such as '' The Land That Time Forgot'' (1974), '' At the Earth's Core'' (1976), '' The People That Time Forgot'' (1977), ''Warlords of Atlantis'' (1979) and ''Arabian Adventure'' (1979). Connor has also directed other films such as ''Trial by Combat'' (1976), ''Motel Hell'' (1980), '' The House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Connor (artist)
Kevin Connor (born 1932, Sydney), Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize twice; in 1975 for The Hon Sir Frank Kitto, KBE, and in 1977 for ''Robert Klippel''. He won the Sulman Prize in 1991/92 with ''Najaf (Iraq) June 1991'' and again in 1997 with ''The Man with itchy fingers and other figures Gare du Nord''. He won a Harkness Fellowship for 21 months in the United States in 1966. He won the inaugural Dobell Prize in 1992 with ''Pyrmont and the city'', and also won it in 2005 with ''Le Grand Palais, Clémenceau, de Gaulle and me''. He was a finalist in the 1994 Archibald Prize and also in the 2010 Archibald Prize. Portrait A portrait of Kevin Connor by Danelle Bergstrom was exhibited in the Archibald Prize The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor ... i2006 Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Connor
Kenneth Connor, (6 June 1918 – 28 November 1993) was a British stage, film and broadcasting actor, who rose to national prominence with his appearances in the ''Carry On'' films. Early life Connor was born in Highbury, Islington, London, the son of a naval petty officer who organised concert parties. He first appeared on the stage at the age of two as an organ-grinder's monkey in one of his father's shows, in Portsmouth. By the age of 11 he had his own act. He attended the Central School of Speech and Drama, where he was a Gold Medal winner. Connor made his professional debut in J. M. Barrie's ''The Boy David'', at His Majesty's Theatre, London, in December 1936. During the Second World War he served as an infantry gunner with the Middlesex Regiment, but continued acting by touring Italy and the Middle East with the Stars in Battledress concert party and ENSA. Earlier in the war, in 1941, he was apparently performing as a comedic entertainer in a concert party named the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Connor (other)
John Connor is a character in the ''Terminator'' films and television series. John Connor may also refer to: Government and politics * John Connor (Illinois politician) *John Connor (Irish politician) (1944–2024), Fine Gael TD for Roscommon * John T. Connor (1914–2000), American attorney, US Secretary of Commerce, 1965–1967 * Johnny Connor (1899–1955), Irish politician, Clann na Poblachta TD for Kerry North Sports * John Connor (baseball) (1861–1905), American baseball player * John Connor (footballer, born 1893), Huddersfield Town player * John Connor (footballer, born 1914), Bolton Wanderers and Tranmere Rovers player * John Connor (soccer) (born 1953), Scottish-born Canadian football (soccer) player Other * John Connor (Australia), Australian attorney and business executive * John Connor (mariner) (1727–1758), mariner * John Connor (Medal of Honor) (1845–1907), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient Fictional character elements *John Connor, a character i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Connor (other)
Joe or Joseph Connor may refer to: * Joe Connor (baseball) (1874–1957), American baseball player * Joe Connor (footballer, born 1877) (1877–1934), Irish footballer * Joe Connor (footballer, born 1986), English footballer See also *Joe Connors (1862–1891), American baseball player *Joseph Connors (born 1945), American art historian *Joseph Conners Joseph Conners (born 28 May 1987) is an English professional wrestler. Conners competed in many British wrestling promotions, most notably New Generation Wrestling (NGW) and What Culture Pro Wrestling (WCPW), where he was a one-time WCPW Champ ..., British professional wrestler * L. Joseph Connors, American politician, lawyer, and businessman {{hndis, Connor, Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Connor (footballer, Born 1909)
James Connor (1 June 1909 – 8 May 1980) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as an outside left. He was born in Renfrew, Scotland. Club career He made his debut for Sunderland against Manchester City on 30 August 1930 in a 3–3 draw at Roker Park. His Sunderland career lasted from 1930 to 1939, although the later years were halted due to a severe injury in 1937, and he never fully recovered. The injury also caused him to miss the 1937 FA Cup Final and he retired in 1939. In total, he had made 254 league appearances for Sunderland, scoring 49 goals. Jimmy Connor was one of the stars of our last title winning team in 1936. International career Connor won his first cap for Scotland on 18 May 1930 in a 2–0 victory over France at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir. He won 3 further caps for his country from 1930 to 1934, in total with four caps and no goals. In the two years between 1930 and 1932 when the Football League restrict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
