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Downing (surname)
Downing is an Irish and English surname. In Ireland it is anglicized of the Gaelic ''Ó Duinnín''. List of people surnamed Downing * Antoinette Downing (1904–2001), Rhode Island architectural historian and preservationist * Andrew Jackson Downing (1815–1852), American landscape designer, horticulturalist and writer * Arthur Matthew Weld Downing (1850–1917), Irish astronomer * Ben Downing (writer) (born 1967), American writer * Benjamin W. Downing (1835–1894), American lawyer * Brian Downing (born 1950), American baseball player * Burton Downing (1885–1929), American racing cyclist * Caroline Lowder Downing (fl. 1912), British suffragette, sister of Edith Downing * Charles Downing (died 1845), American politician * Charles Downing (pomologist) (1802–1885), American pomologist and horticulturalist * Charles W. Downing Jr. (1825–1862), Florida politician * Coe S. Downing (1791–1847), New York politician * Dean Downing (born 1975), English bicycle racer * Edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the population's first language until the 19th century, when English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century. Irish is still spoken as a first language in a small number of areas of certain counties such as Cork, Donegal, Galway, and Kerry, as well as smaller areas of counties Mayo, Meath, and Waterford. It is also spoken by a larger group of habitual but non-traditional speakers, mostly in urban areas where the majority are second-language speakers. Daily users in Ireland outside the education system number around 73,000 (1.5%), and the total number of persons (aged 3 and over) who claimed they could speak Irish in April 2016 was 1,761,420, representing 39.8% of respondents. For most of recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Downing
Edith Elizabeth Downing (January 1857 – 3 October 1931) was a British artist, sculptor and suffragette. Life Edith Elizabeth Downing was born in Cardiff in January 1857. She was one of four children of the coal merchant and shipping agent Edward Downing, having two sisters and a brother, Edward. Her sister Mary was also to become an artist, whilst sister Caroline Lowder Downing was to join the Women's Social and Political Union with Edith. After attending Cheltenham College, Edith spent most of her working life based in Chelsea, London, Chelsea. She died in October 1931 in Surrey. Career Edith Downing began her artistic training at the South Kensington School of Art, later attending the Slade School of Fine Art, Slade School of Art between 1892-1893. She was primarily a sculptor producing busts and figures in bronze and marble but she also painted watercolours and made reliefs and decorative panels. Downing first had her work exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Downing
Kenneth Henry Downing (5 December 1917 – 3 May 2004) was an English racing driver. From a wealthy family, he began racing in the late 1940s, competing in his first event the Eastbourne Rally in a Healey. Initially racing a Brooke Special, he switched to a Connaught in 1951, winning 17 races throughout the year. Downing switched to single seaters in 1952, racing a Connaught A-Type, and won the Madgwick Cup at Goodwood and second place at the Grand Prix des Frontières at Chimay, where he lost the lead at the end of the race several metres before the finish line. He finished ninth in the at Silverstone, but had run fourth in the race before spinning while avoiding a backmarker. He competed in the later that year, but retired from an oil-pressure problem. He switched to an Aston Martin DB3 for 1953, but decided to retire from racing soon after. Downing emigrated to South Africa in 1955, and later lived in Monaco where he died in 2004. His daughter Anne married Patrick McNal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Downing
Keith Gordon Downing (born 23 July 1965) is an English former footballer and football manager. He made the vast majority of his appearances for Wolverhampton Wanderers. A former Chelsea youth team player, he moved from Mile Oak Rovers into the English Football League with Notts County in 1984. Three years later he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers. He spent six years with Wolves, winning the Football League Trophy in 1988 and successive Fourth Division and Third Division titles in 1987–88 and 1988–89. He joined Birmingham City in 1993, before moving on to Stoke City the following year. In 1995, he joined Hereford United via Cardiff City, and retired in 1999. Downing went on to become a coach, and also spent September 2007 to November 2008 as Cheltenham Town manager, and served West Bromwich Albion as caretaker-manager for a brief spell in the 2013–14 Premier League season. He was appointed England U20 head coach in July 2015, and then took up the same role at the Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Downing (Gaelic Footballer)
James Downing (1946 - 28 April 2012) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Cork senior team. Born in Urhan, County Cork, Downing first played competitive football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He made his senior debut during the 1967 championship. Downing was a regular member of the panel for several years and won one Munster medal as a non-playing substitute. He was All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. At club level Downing was a one-time Munster and championship medallist with divisional side Beara. He also won numerous championship medals with Urhan. Throughout his career Downing made just two championship appearances for Cork. He left the panel after the 1970 championship. Honours Team ;Urhan *Cork Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1967 *Cork Intermediate Football League (1): 1966 *Beara J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Downing
James Downing (born January 4, 1942) is an American former professional race car driver, he is a five-time IMSA Championship winner, owner/driver of Downing/Atlanta Racing, and was principal in the development of the HANS device. Personal life Downing was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and is a Georgia Tech graduate with a degree in industrial management. He married public relations specialist Connie Goudinoff in 1989. He is a member of the Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity. Racing His father was a major foreign car dealer in the Atlanta area, he grew up around cars and racing. He began racing soapbox derbies when he was 11, raced those for several years, then won a local downhill slalom event when he was 16. In his late teens and early twenties, he raced gymkhanas (known today as SCCA Solo) in almost anything he could get his hands on because SCCA rules of the time prohibited racing before age 21. When he was 21, he bought an Elva Courierfor $200 that had been totaled, spent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Downing
Jared Downing (born July 12, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional since 2009, he has fought in Bellator, Shark Fights, and the Resurrection Fighting Alliance. Mixed martial arts career Early career Downing started his professional career in 2009. Until October 2011, he fought for many promotions throughout the United States, most notably Bellator and Shark Fights. For Bellator, he faced Chad Vandenberg and Danny Tims. Downing defeated Vandenberg via submission in the third round, and defeated Tims via split decision (30-27 Downing, 29-28 Tims, 30-27 Downing). For Shark Fights, he faced Ran Weathers and Roberto Vargas. Downing defeated Weathers by knockout early in the first round, but against Vargas, he had his first defeat via split decision (30-27 Vargas, 30-27 Vargas, 30-27 Downing). Resurrection Fighting Alliance Downing fought in the first two events of ''Resurrection Fighting Alliance''. He defeated Eric Marriott at ''RFA 1: Elliott vs. Pulver'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James W
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack G
Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Jack (surname), including a list of people with the surname * Jack (Tekken), multiple fictional characters in the fighting game series ''Tekken'' * Jack the Ripper, an unidentified British serial killer active in 1888 * Wolfman Jack (1938–1995), a stage name of American disk jockey Robert Weston Smith * New Jack, a stage name of Jerome Young (1963-2021), an American professional wrestler * Spring-heeled Jack, a creature in Victorian-era English folklore Animals and plants Fish *Carangidae generally, including: **Almaco jack **Amberjack **Bar jack **Black jack (fish) **Crevalle jack **Giant trevally or ronin jack **Jack mackerel **Leather jack **Yellow jack *Coho salmon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Downing
Greg "GD" Downing (born March 24, 1985, in Auburn, New York) is a professional lacrosse player with the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse and with the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League. He was selected to participate in the 2008 and 2009 MLL All-Star Games. College Downing attended Fairfield University, where he was a three-time All-American. In 2005, Downing helped lead the Fairfield Stags#Men.27s lacrosse, Stags to the Great Western Lacrosse League Championship and the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Tournament. Also in 2006 and 2007, he was selected for the Tewaaraton Trophy Preseason Watchlist, given to the nation's most outstanding NCAA lacrosse player. During his college career Downing produced 141 points, on 101 goals and 40 assists. Downing was clocked shooting the ball 109 mph in practice. Professional Downing was drafted in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 2007 MLL season, 2007 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Los Angeles Riptide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Downing (surfer)
George Downing (May 2, 1930 – March 5, 2018) was an American surfer based in Hawaii. In 1951, he created the first surfboard with a removable fin. Early life Downing, of Irish-American background, was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, where he learned to surf at the age of nine. He took a route as a paper boy and bought his first surfboard from a homeowner along his route. By 1942, his uncle Wally Froiseth took him around the islands to surf. Career Downing noticed that surfers were becoming reckless and getting injured after trying to surf 25-foot waves. Consequently, Downing built "The Rocket", a surfboard with a removable fin, and thus revolutionized the surfboard and surfing. This redwood board is considered the first real big-wave gun, a board able to ride a large wave. With this board, Downing competed in and won the 1954 Makaha International Surfing Championship and appeared in multiple movies. When he wasn't competing, he accepted a teaching placement at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Downing (businessman)
George Maxwell Downing (born April 1963) is a property magnate from Liverpool, England. He made his fortune in the property and construction sectors. It is estimated that he has a wealth of around £500 million. He is a resident of Verbier, Switzerland. George Maxwell Downing was born in April 1963. In 2007 he was awarded the DLA Piper Business Person of the Year accolade for his continued investment within Merseyside. In 2010, Downing was reported by the ''Liverpool Echo'' as being "Liverpool's largest commercial landlord", and the owner of the Port of Liverpool building and the Capital Building. In 2016, Downing was in favour of Brexit. Downing is married and has three sons. His youngest son, Bay Downing was a student at the University of Tampa The University of Tampa (UT) is a private university in Tampa, Florida. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. UT offers more than 200 programs of study, including 22 master's degrees and a broad va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
