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Derrick (name)
Derrick is both a masculine given name and a surname. It is a variant of Theodoric. People with the name include: People with the given name "Derrick" include A *Derrick Adams (born 1970), American visual artist *Derrick Adkins (born 1970), American Olympic hurdler * Derrick Alexander (other), multiple people * Derrick Allen (born 1980), American basketball player and coach *Derrick Alston (born 1972), American basketball player * Derrick Alston Jr. (born 1997), American basketball player * Derrick America, South African politician * Derrick Anderson (born 1966), Guamanian judoka * Derrick Anderson (field hockey) (born 1936), Canadian field hockey player *Derrick Ansley (born 1981), American football coach * Derrick Mensah Antwi (born 2004), Ghanaian footballer * Derrick Appiah (born 1994), Italian rugby union footballer * Derrick Ashihundu (born 1998), Kenyan rugby union footballer *Derrick Ashong (born 1975), Ghanaian producer and musician *Derrick Atkins (born 1984), Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodoric
Theodoric is a Germanic given name. First attested as a Gothic name in the 5th century, it became widespread in the Germanic-speaking world, not least due to its most famous bearer, Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Overview The name was Latinisation of names, Latinized as ''Theodoricus'' or ''Theodericus'', originally from a Proto-Germanic language, Common Germanic form ''*wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Þeudarīks, Þeudarīks'' ("people-ruler") from *''wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þeudō, þeudō'' ("people") and *''wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīks, rīks'', which would have resulted in a Gothic language, Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*þiudareiks). Anglicized spellings of the name during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages include ''Theodoric'', ''Theoderic'', ''Theudoric'', ''Theuderic''. Gregory of Tours Latinized the name as ''Theodore (given name), Theodorus'', in origin the unrelated Greek name Theodore (given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Bailey
Sir Derrick Thomas Louis Bailey, 3rd Baronet, Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), DFC (15 August 1918 – 19 June 2009) was the son of the South African entrepreneur Abe Bailey, Sir Abe Bailey and of the pioneer aviator Mary Bailey (DBE), Dame Mary Bailey, and won fame for himself as a decorated Second World War pilot, a cricketer and a businessman. Inheriting Bailey baronets, his father's baronetcy in 1946 from his elder half-brother, he was known for the last 63 years of his life as Sir Derrick Bailey. Early life Born at Marylebone in London, Derrick Bailey was Sir Abe Bailey's second son, and the first son of Abe Bailey's second marriage. He had a twin sister, Ann. Derrick Bailey was educated at Winchester College, where he was in the cricket eleven as a right-handed batsman in 1936. He also attended Christ Church, Oxford and played Minor Counties cricket for Oxfordshire County Cricket Club, Oxfordshire in 1937, achieving some success as a medium-pace right-arm bowler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Branche
Derrick Branche (born 1947) is a British actor, best known for his role in the film ''My Beautiful Laundrette'' and television roles in '' The Jewel in the Crown'' and ''Father Ted''. Early life and education Branche was born in 1947 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, and educated at St. Peter's School, a boarding school for boys in Panchgani near Bombay. Freddie Mercury was his classmate in the school, with whom he formed The Hectics The Hectics (1958–1962) was an Indian school band. The members of the band were Farrokh Bulsara (later known as Freddie Mercury) (pianist), Derrick Branche (guitarist), Bruce Murray (lead vocalist and guitarist), Victory Rana (drummer) and F ..., Mercury's first band, from 1958 to 1962. Filmography References {{DEFAULTSORT:Branche, Derrick British male film actors 1947 births Living people British male television actors Date of birth missing (living people) People from Mumbai Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Bragg
Derrick Bragg is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Fogo Island-Cape Freels as a member of the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li .... He was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. On September 13, 2019, he was appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment in the Ball government. On August 19, 2020, he was appointed Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, and Minister Responsible for the Public Procurement Agency in the Furey government. He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election. On April 8, 2021, he was appointed Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture. References Living people L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Bostrom
Derrick Edwin Bostrom (born June 23, 1960) is an American musician. He is a founding member and current drummer of the band Meat Puppets. Although Meat Puppets singer/guitarist Curt Kirkwood wrote the majority of the songs for the band, Bostrom has co-penned several tunes, including the majority of their self-titled debut. Bostrom remained a member until 1996 when the band effectively went on hiatus. Although Curt Kirkwood later revived the Meat Puppets, Bostrom had not performed with the band until August 17, 2017, when he reunited with the Kirkwood brothers for a ceremony, recording of Dusty Notes and the tour surrounding the album. Bostrom remained somewhat active as a musician during the band's hiatus and his personal hiatus from music by releasing material under the name Today's Sounds (including the 1996 release, ''Songs Of Spiritual Uplift As Sung By Today's Sounds'') as well as collaborating with Neil Hamburger and Cliff Sarde (on his Smoke N' Function project). Bostrom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Borte
Derrick Stacey Borte (born December 7, 1967) is a German-born American filmmaker known for the dark comedy ''The Joneses'' (2010), which he wrote, directed, and produced. The film was his directorial debut. Biography Early life Borte was born on December 7, 1967, in Frankfurt, Germany, to Donald and Susan Borte. When Borte was less than a year old, the family moved to Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia. Borte later moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he graduated in 1985 from First Colonial High School. He graduated from Old Dominion University (ODU) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA in painting, and moved to Los Angeles in 1991, where he started selling his work in a prominent art gallery. He also did graphic design work for surf companies, such as Billabong, Gotcha, and Rip Curl. In 1992, Borte moved back east to New York, where he attended Parsons School of Design, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in media studies. He joined the production staff at Sony Music Stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Blaylock
Derrick Blaylock (born August 23, 1979) is a former American football running back of the National Football League. Blaylock was drafted in the 5th round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. Blaylock also played for the New York Jets. High school career Blaylock attended Atlanta Independent School District, Atlanta High School in Atlanta, Texas, and was a standout in High school football, football, Track and field athletics, track, and basketball. In football, he was a three-time All-District selection. In basketball, he was a second-team All-District selection and in track, he placed second on the 100 meter dash at the state Class 3A finals with a time of 10.7 seconds, and set the school record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.44 seconds. Professional career Blaylock scored four rushing touchdowns in one game for the Kansas City Chiefs along with Priest Holmes on October 24, 2004 vs the Atlanta Falcons. Blaylock would be one of 3 running backs for Kansas Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Bishop
Derrick Bishop (born 17 December 1983) is a Barbadian cricketer. He played in three List A matches for the University of the West Indies cricket team, and two Twenty20 matches for the Barbados cricket team in 2007/08. See also * List of Barbadian representative cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for the Barbados national cricket team in the West Indies. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the interveni ... References External links * 1983 births Living people Barbadian cricketers Barbados cricketers University of the West Indies cricketers Cricketers from Saint Philip, Barbados {{Barbados-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Bell
Derrick Albert Bell Jr. (November 6, 1930 – October 5, 2011) was an American lawyer, professor, and civil rights activist. Bell worked for first the U.S. Justice Department, then the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, where he supervised over 300 school desegregation cases in Mississippi. After a decade as a civil rights lawyer, Bell moved into academia where he spent the second half of his life. He started teaching at USC Law School, then moved to Harvard Law School where he became the first tenured African-American professor of law in 1971. From 1991 until his death in 2011, Bell was a visiting professor at New York University School of Law, and a dean of the University of Oregon School of Law. Bell developed important scholarship, writing many articles and multiple books, using his practical legal experience and his academic research to examine racism, particularly in the legal system. Bell questioned civil rights advocacy approaches, partially stemming from frustrations in his own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Beckles
Derrick Beckles is a Canadian writer, director, actor, and comedian from Scarborough, Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario. He is the creator and host of the Adult Swim television show ''Hot Package'', creator of the "TV Carnage" compilations, and helped found Vice Media, Vice TV. He also hosts the Adult Swim show ''Mostly 4 Millennials''. TV Carnage Beckles recognized the appeal of poor programming in 1994 when he began releasing VHS mashups of spray-on hair infomercials, squirrel cooking shows, and public access freaks performing like no one’s watching. These compilations led to the creation of TV Carnage, a bootleg home-video series in which Beckles distills all the strangest clips from late-night infomercials, local-access programs and found videos, into hour-long DVDs. While Beckles had been editing together Tex Avery cartoons with The Stooges songs to entertain his friends while in high school, the ''TV Carnage'' format didn't evolve into its current form until 1996. While bedrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Baxby
Derrick Baxby (1940 – 24 March 2017) was a British microbiologist and authority on ''Orthopoxviruses''. He was a senior lecturer in medical microbiology at the University of Liverpool. He proposed that a presumed horsepox virus could be the long-sought ancestor of vaccinia. In 1977, he reported 12 cases of cowpox occurring in England between 1965 and 1976. Selected publications * ''Jenner's Smallpox Vaccine: The Riddle of Vaccinia Virus and Its Origin''. Heinemann Educational Books, London, 1981. "Two hundred years of vaccination" ''Current Biology'', Vol. 6 (1996), No. 7, pp. 769–772. * "The End of Smallpox", ''History Today'', Vol. 49, No. 3 (March 1999). * "Edward Jenner's Inquiry; A Bicentenary Analysis", ''Vaccine (journal), Vaccine'', 1999 January 28;17(4):301-7. References External links * 1940 births 2017 deaths Smallpox Academics of the University of Liverpool British microbiologists {{UK-med-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Baskin
Derrick Baskin (born November 10, 1975) is an actor best known for his role of "Comfort Counselor" Mitch Mahoney in the popular Broadway show ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee''. Baskin also played the role of "Jetsam" in the Broadway version of ''The Little Mermaid''. He originated the role of "Gator" in ''Memphis'' and also appeared in the filmed version of the musical, '' Memphis: Direct from Broadway'' by Broadway Worldwide. He received a Tony Award nomination for playing Otis Williams in '' Ain't Too Proud''. Baskin has a BA in Biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ... from Hampton University.''Denver Post'', published July 21, 2007 Theatre credits Filmography Film Television Web Awards and nominations References External links * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
