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Daron
Daron is a given name and surname. In Western Armenian, Daron is an alternative to the Armenian name Taron. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Daron Alcorn (born 1971), American football player * Daron Beneby (born 1984), Bahamian soccer player *Daron Clark (born 1985), American football player * Daron Council (born 1964), American sprinter *Daron Cruickshank (born 1985), American mixed martial artist *Daron Cruickshank (cricketer) (born 1986), Trinidadian cricketer *Daron Hagen (born 1961), American composer *Daron Kirkreit (born 1972), American baseball pitcher * Daron Joffe (born 1975), agribusiness and nonprofit executive *Daron Jones (born 1976), American singer-songwriter *Daron Ker, Cambodian-American filmmaker *Daron Murphy, film composer and musician *Daron Norwood (1965–2015), American country music singer *Daron Payne (born 1997), American football player *Daron Roberts (born 1978), American football coach *Daron Rahlves (born 1971), American alpine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daron Acemoglu
Kamer Daron Acemoğlu (; born September 3, 1967) is a Turkish-born American economist who has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 1993. He is currently the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at MIT. He was named Institute Professor in 2019. Born to Armenian parents in Istanbul, Acemoglu completed his MSc and then PhD at the London School of Economics (LSE) at 25. He lectured at LSE for a year before joining the MIT. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005. Acemoglu is best known for his work on political economy. He has authored hundreds of papers, many of which are co-authored with his long-time collaborators Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson. With Robinson, he authored ''Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy'' (2006) and '' Why Nations Fail'' (2012). The latter, an influential book on the role that institutions play in shaping nations' economic outcomes, prompted wide scholarly and media commentary. Described a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daron Hagen
Daron Aric Hagen ( ; born November 4, 1961) is an American composer, writer, and filmmaker. Biography Early life Daron Hagen was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up in New Berlin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Hagen was the youngest of the three sons of Gwen Hagen, a visual artist, writer and advertising executive who studied creative writing with Mari Sandoz and enjoyed a successful advertising career as creative director of ''Exclusively Yours'' Magazine and Earl Hagen (an attorney). Hagen began composing prolifically in 1974, when his older brother Kevin gave him a recording and score of Benjamin Britten's ''Billy Budd''. Two years later, at the age of fifteen, he conducted the premiere of his first orchestral work, a recording and score of which came to the attention of Leonard Bernstein, who enthusiastically urged Hagen to attend Juilliard to study with David Diamond. He studied piano with Adam Klescewski, and studied composition, piano, and conducting at the Wiscon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daron Malakian
Daron Malakian (born July 18, 1975) is an Armenian-American musician. He is best known as the guitarist, songwriter, and second vocalist of metal band System of a Down, and as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter of Scars on Broadway. Malakian is known for his distinctive playing and is ranked 47th in Loudwires list of "Top 50 Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time" and number 11 in MusicRadars poll "The 20 Greatest Metal Guitarists Ever". He is placed 30th in Guitar Worlds list of "The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time". Biography Daron Malakian was born on July 18, 1975, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, the only child to Armenian parents Vartan and Zepur Malakian. Vartan Malakian is a painter, dancer, and choreographer from Mosul, Iraq and Zepur Malakian is a sculptor who instructed college-level sculpture earlier in her career. At a very early age, Malakian got into heavy metal music; his distant cousin played him a Kis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daron Cruickshank
Daron Jae Cruickshank (born June 11, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing as a lightweight for the Xtreme Fighting Championships. A professional competitor since 2008, Cruickshank has also formerly competed for the UFC, King of the Cage and was a competitor on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Live''. Background Originally from Westland, Michigan, Cruickshank began training in combat sports from a young age. Both of Cruickshank's parents are fourth degree black belts in Taekwondo who ran their own schools. Cruickshank's father is a former mixed martial artist with multiple black belts, while Cruickshank's mother is also a former professional competitor in kickboxing and boxing. Cruickshank is a second degree black belt in Taekwondo and was also a talented wrestler, having competed in wrestling and also swimming since he was in the eighth grade. Cruickshank went to wrestle collegiately, and was a NJCAA national finalist as well as a two-time NCAA Division III nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daron Schoenrock
Daron is a given name and surname. In Western Armenian, Daron is an alternative to the Armenian name Taron. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Daron Alcorn (born 1971), American football player *Daron Beneby (born 1984), Bahamian soccer player *Daron Clark (born 1985), American football player * Daron Council (born 1964), American sprinter *Daron Cruickshank (born 1985), American mixed martial artist *Daron Cruickshank (cricketer) (born 1986), Trinidadian cricketer *Daron Hagen (born 1961), American composer *Daron Kirkreit (born 1972), American baseball pitcher * Daron Joffe (born 1975), agribusiness and nonprofit executive *Daron Jones (born 1976), American singer-songwriter *Daron Ker, Cambodian-American filmmaker *Daron Murphy, film composer and musician *Daron Norwood (1965–2015), American country music singer *Daron Payne (born 1997), American football player *Daron Roberts (born 1978), American football coach *Daron Rahlves (born 1971), American alpine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daron Payne
Daron Payne ( ; born May 27, 1997) is an American football defensive tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama Crimson Tide football, Alabama, where he won the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship and was named its most valuable player on defense, before being drafted by Washington in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Early years Payne attended Shades Valley High School in Birmingham, Alabama, where he played high school football for the Mounties. He was rated as a five-star recruit and committed to the University of Alabama to play college football. College career As a true freshman at Alabama in 2015, Payne had 13 tackles and half a sack. As a sophomore in 2016, he had 36 tackles and 1.5 sacks. In the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship, National Championship Game against 2016 Clemson Tigers football team, Clemson, he recorded five tackles and a half sack. As a junior in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daron Jones
112 (pronounced "one-twelve") is an American R&B group from Atlanta, Georgia. Formerly artists on Bad Boy Records, the group signed to the Def Soul roster in 2002. They had great success from the late 1990s into the early 2000s with hits such as " Only You" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.), " Anywhere" and the Grammy Award–nominated single " Peaches & Cream". The group most notably won a Grammy Award in 1997 for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, for featuring on the single by label boss Puff Daddy, "I'll Be Missing You" (alongside Faith Evans). History Formation and early years (1993–1997) The group had its start when the members met while attending high school. The original group consisting of Daron Jones, Michael Keith, and Reginald Finley sang together while Jones and Keith were in middle school and Finley was in high school. Once all three were in high school, they met fellow schoolmate Aldon Lagon who was working at a local McDonald's in Atlanta and added him due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daron Norwood
Daron Jay Norwood (September 30, 1965 – July 22, 2015) was an American country music singer. He released two albums for Giant Records and charted six times on Hot Country Songs. Musical career Signed to Giant Records in 1993, he released two albums (1994's ''Daron Norwood'' and 1995's '' Ready, Willing and Able'') for the label and charted six singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. Two singles off his debut album, " If It Wasn't For Her I Wouldn't Have You" and "Cowboys Don't Cry", both made the country Top 40. The title track of his second album was later a Top 20 hit in 1996 for Lari White. In late 1994, Norwood co-wrote and sang "Little Boy Lost" on the BNA Records album '' Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album'', a tribute to Keith Whitley which featured a mix of original songs, covers of Whitley's material, and new compositions. Norwood also sang "Working Elf Blues" on the 1995 multi-artist album ''Giant Country Christmas, Volume 1''. Personal life On November 5, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daron Sutton
Daron Sutton (born October 21, 1969) is an American baseball broadcaster who has served as a television host or play-by-play announcer for five different Major League Baseball organizations, the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers. His initial television role was as a pregame host and fill-in play-by-play for the Atlanta Braves, followed by two years of radio play-by-play for the Anaheim Angels, then five years as the play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers. He later served as the television voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks for five and a half seasons, and then filled part time television roles with the Los Angeles Angels followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Daron has been a play-by-play voice of the Pac-12 Network since 2014. Daron Sutton is the son of former pitcher and Hall of Famer Don Sutton, who was also a broadcaster. Career Sutton started his career at CNN in 1992 upon graduating fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daron Ker
Daron Ker is a Cambodian-American filmmaker best known for his feature documentaries "Rice Field of Dreams" and "I Ride." Early life Born in Cambodia two years before Pol Pot swept into power, Ker and his family were imprisoned by the Khmer Rouge in Battambong concentration camp from 1975–1979. During the fall of the regime in late 1979, his family was able to escape to a Thai refugee camp. Ker has stated that one of his earliest childhood memories was seeing Stanley Kubrick's epic "Spartacus" projected onto a bedsheet at the camp in Thailand, an experience that inspired him to become a filmmaker. In 1981, his family moved to Southern California after being sponsored by a local church group. After working for a time as a messenger in and around Hollywood, Ker moved to San Francisco to attend film school at the Academy of Art University. "Rice Field of Dreams" His first film, "Rice Field of Dreams" saw Ker returning to Cambodia for the first time in almost thirty years to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daron Roberts
Daron K. Roberts (born November 29, 1978, in Mt. Pleasant, Texas) is a university lecturer and former football coach. He is the founding director of the Center for Sports Leadership & Innovation at thUniversity of Texas where he also serves as a lecturer in the Plan II Honors program, teaching courses on sports leadership and innovation. His writing has appeared in ''The Houston Chronicle'' and Huffington Post as well as ''Forbes'' and ''Fortune''. He has served as a guest analyst for ESPN's Longhorn Network. Early years Daron Roberts was born in Longview, Texas, on November 29, 1978. He is a fifth-generation East Texan. His family moved to Mount Pleasant, Texas, when Roberts was 5, and he attended Mount Pleasant Independent School District public schools before graduating from Mount Pleasant High School in 1997. As a member of the varsity football team, Roberts earned 1st Team All-District Honors as a strong safety in 1996. During high school, Roberts served as class president ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daron Alcorn
Daron Alcorn (born May 12, 1971) is a former American football placekicker who played eight seasons in the Arena Football League with the Portland Forest Dragons/Oklahoma Wranglers, San Jose SaberCats and Las Vegas Gladiators. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the last selection in the 1993 NFL Draft, making him Mr. Irrelevant. He played college football at the University of Akron and attended Mountain View High School in Vancouver, Washington. Alcorn was also a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football. College career Alcorn played for the Akron Zips from 1989 to 1992. He played punter as well as placekicker. He was named first-team All-Mid-American Conference in 1993. Professional career Tampa Bay Buccaneers Alcorn was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the final pick in the 1993 NFL Draft, earning the title of Mr. Irrelevant. He was released by the Buccaneers on August 16, 1993. Frankfurt Galaxy Alcorn played for the Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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