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Donnie Thomas (soldier)
Donald Thomas or Don Thomas may refer to: * Donald A. Thomas (born 1955), American engineer and former NASA astronaut * D. M. Thomas (Donald Michael Thomas, 1935–2023), Cornish novelist, poet, and translator * Donald Serrell Thomas (1934–2022), British writer of (primarily) Victorian-era historical, crime and detective fiction * Donald Thomas (high jumper) (born 1984), Bahamian high jumper * Donald Thomas (American football) (born 1985), American football guard * Donald Thomas (racing driver) (1932–1977), stock car racing driver * Donnie Thomas (American football) (1953–2017), American football linebacker * Donald W. Thomas (1953–2009), university administrator and ecologist * E. Donnall Thomas (1920–2012), American physician, developer of bone marrow transplant * Donnie Thomas (US Army), former commander of Guantanamo's Joint Detention Group * Don Thomas, alias of comic character of Blue Streak See also *Don Tomas (other) Don Tomas or Don Tomás or Donn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald A
Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic names, such as ''Ronald''. A short form of ''Donald'' is ''Don''. Pet forms of ''Donald'' include ''Donnie'' and ''Donny''. The feminine given name ''Donella'' is derived from ''Donald''. ''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish ''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');. Scottish Gaelic ''Dòmhnall'', ''Domhnull'' and ''Dòmhnull''; Welsh '' Dyfnwal'' and Cumbric ''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name ''Donna'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related. Variations Kings and noblemen Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Serrell Thomas
Donald Serrell Thomas (18 July 1934 – 20 January 2022) was a British crime writer. His work primarily included Victorian-era historical, crime and detective fiction, as well as books on factual crime and criminals, in particular several academic books on the history of crime in London. He wrote a number of biographies, two volumes of poetry, and also edited volumes of poetry by John Dryden and the Pre-Raphaelites. Biography Donald Thomas was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset on 18 July 1934. He was educated at Queen's College, Taunton, before completing his National Service in the Royal Air Force (1953–1955) and then going up to Balliol College, Oxford (1955–1958). He currently holds a personal chair as Professor Emeritus of English Literature at Cardiff University.Donald Thomas at A.M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Thomas (high Jumper)
Donald Thomas (born 1 July 1984) is a Bahamian high jumper from Freeport, Bahamas. Biography Thomas initially played basketball at Bishop Michael Eldon School in Freeport Bahamas, before taking up high jump in January 2006 while studying at Lindenwood University in Saint Charles, Missouri, where he played on the University's basketball team. He tried high jump for the first time when challenged by members of the track and field team, who were reacting to his claims about his ability to slam dunk. Thomas cleared 6'6" (1.98 m) on his first attempt and 7' (2.13 m) on his third ever jump. The athletes then sought the head track coach Lane Lohr, who entered Thomas in a meet two days later at Eastern Illinois University. At the meet he cleared 7'3.25" (2.22 m), on his seventh-ever jump. In March 2006, Thomas placed second at the 2006 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships with a height of 7'1.75" (2.18 m). Later that month, just two months after taking up high jump, he fini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Thomas (American Football)
Donald Grant Thomas (born September 25, 1985) is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Connecticut. Thomas has also played for the Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, and Indianapolis Colts. Early years Thomas, as a freshman, played two games with neighboring town West Haven High School JV team because Career Magnet High School does not have a football team. The New Haven Public School addressed Thomas's athletic eligibility and since Career had other varsity sports, they declared Thomas could not play for West Haven High School. Despite this, Thomas excelled at other sports, such as basketball, baseball, and soccer. College career Thomas entered University of Connecticut without the intention of playing sports. Once he played pick-up basketball with Huskies linebacker Danny Lansanah, Lansanah persuaded Thomas to try out for a walk-on position for U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Thomas (racing Driver)
Donald Thomas (July 10, 1932 – December 16, 1977) was an American professional stock car racing driver. The younger brother of Herb Thomas, he made 79 NASCAR Grand National Series starts, scoring one win and one pole position. Racing career Thomas' NASCAR Grand National Series career spanned from his season in 1950 with age of 17 to 1956 with age of 23, although the bulk of his starts came between 1951 and 1954. Thomas won the season's penultimate contest in 1952, capturing the checkered flag at Lakewood Speedway, taking the lead from his brother Herb in the closing stages of the race after the latter ran into mechanical trouble. In doing so, he became NASCAR's youngest winner, a record that stood until Kyle Busch's 2005 triumph at Auto Club Speedway Auto Club Speedway, originally opened as California Speedway, is a , low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in unincorporated San Bernardino County, California, near Fontana. It has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnie Thomas (American Football)
Donnie Thomas (March 12, 1953 – May 11, 2017) was an American football linebacker. He played for the New England Patriots in 1976 and for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1977. He died on May 11, 2017, in Michigan City, Indiana Michigan City is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It is one of the two principal cities of the Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City Combined sta ... at age 64. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Donnie 1953 births 2017 deaths American football linebackers Indiana Hoosiers football players New England Patriots players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald W
Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic names, such as ''Ronald''. A short form of ''Donald'' is ''Don''. Pet forms of ''Donald'' include ''Donnie'' and ''Donny''. The feminine given name ''Donella'' is derived from ''Donald''. ''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish ''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');. Scottish Gaelic ''Dòmhnall'', ''Domhnull'' and ''Dòmhnull''; Welsh '' Dyfnwal'' and Cumbric ''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name ''Donna'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related. Variations Kings and noblemen Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnie Thomas (US Army)
Colonel Donnie Thomas was the commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Joint Detention Group from February 2010 to June 2012. In December 2011 the public learned about Camp Five Echo, a previously secret camp, for non-compliant detainees were kept in isolation. According to Thomas the conditions at the camp met the minimum standards, so they weren't inhumane. In June 2012 Michael Isikoff, of ''NBC News'', interviewed Thomas about recently announced improvements to the detainees' conditions of detention. In March 2013 it became known that the interview rooms where attorneys met with Guantanamo clients were fitted with listening devices. Thomas's successor, John Bogdan, testified that he was not aware the rooms were bugged, while Thomas testified he was aware. Colonel Thomas Welsh, Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Legal Advisor, described asking Thomas for an explanation when he observed a law enforcement agent monitoring a meeting between other law enforcement officials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Streak (comics)
Blue Streak is the name of three supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Blue Streak first appeared in ''Captain America'' #217-218 (Jan.–Feb. 1978), created by Roy Thomas, Don Glut, and John Buscema. He was killed by the Scourge of the Underworld in ''Captain America'' #318 (June 1986). Fictional character biography Don Thomas In ''Captain America'' #217 S.H.I.E.L.D. decides to put together a group of Super-Agents, of which Blue Streak becomes a member. Later in Captain America #218 Captain America outed Blue Streak as a spy for the Corporation. After the events of issues #217-218, Justin Hammer re-designed Blue Streak's equipment and funded his operations. After leaving prison, the Blue Streak led a successful career as a professional criminal in the American Midwest. Blue Streak was contacted by Gary Gilbert about the serial killings of super-villains. Blue Streak was invited to join an underground network to locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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