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Deakin (surname)
Deakin is a surname, and may refer to: * Alan Deakin (1941–2018), English footballer * Alex Deakin (born 1974), British weatherman *Alfred Deakin (1856–1919), 2nd Prime Minister of Australia *Arthur Deakin (1890–1955), British trade unionist * Billy Deakin, football (soccer) player (Barnsley FC, Chester City) * Edna Deakin (1871–1946), American architect *Fred Deakin, British musician with Lemon Jelly * John Deakin (1912–1972), English photographer * John Deakin (footballer), English footballer * John Deakin (rowing) (born 1965), British coxswain * Johnny Deakin, Scottish footballer * Joe Deakin (1879–1972), British runner *Julia Deakin (born 1952), British actress * Matt Deakin (born 1980), American competition rower * Robert Deakin (1917–1985), Anglican Bishop of Tewkesbury from 1973-1985 * Robert Luke Deakin Australian Cyber Security Advisor, *Roger Deakin (1943–2006), English writer, documentary-maker and environmentalist. *William Deakin Sir Frederick William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Deakin
Johnny Deakin was a Scottish footballer, who played for St Mirren, Clyde, Linfield and Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to .... References External links *London Hearts profile Year of birth missing Year of death missing Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Men's association football inside forwards St Mirren F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Linfield F.C. players Johnstone Burgh F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Brentford F.C. wartime guest players Glentoran F.C. players Bangor F.C. players Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Scotland-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Deakin
Sir Frederick William Dampier Deakin DSO (3 July 1913 – 22 January 2005) was a British historian, World War II veteran, literary assistant to Winston Churchill and the first warden of St Antony's College, Oxford. Life Deakin was educated at Westminster School, then at Christ Church, Oxford, where he began to develop a reputation as one of the most brilliant and dashing figures of his generation. Second World War In 1941 he was seconded to Special Operations, War Office, in 1941. On 28 May 1943 he has parachuted into highlands of Montenegro as representative of the British GHQ in the Middle East to the central command of the Yugoslav Partisans, who were led by Josip Broz Tito. Deakin's mission, codenamed ''Typical'', joined Tito as the Partisans were being hunted through the gorges of the Tara (river) between the triple chains of mountain massifs of Mount Durmitor and Ljubišnja and canyons ravines of the region by German and Italian forces during Operation Schwarz. Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Deakin
Roger Stuart Deakin (11 February 1943 – 19 August 2006) was an English writer, documentary-maker and environmentalist. He was a co-founder and trustee of Common Ground, the arts, culture and environment organisation. ''Waterlog'', the only book he published in his lifetime, topped the UK best seller charts and founded the wild swimming movement. Life Deakin was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, and was an only child. His father was a railway clerk, from Walsall in the Midlands, who died when Deakin was 17. Educated at The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, an independent school, based at the time in Hampstead in north west London, followed by Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, Deakin read English, under the auspices of writer Kingsley Amis. Deakin first worked in advertising as a copywriter and creative director for Colman Prentis and Varley, while living in Bayswater, London. He was responsible for the National Coal Board slogan "Come home to a real fire". Followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Luke Deakin
Robert Luke Deakin is an Australian social entrepreneur and cyber security expert, born in Nambour, Queensland, in 1966. He is the chairman of the Humble Enterprise Foundation charity and a director of Social Builders Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based social enterprise, which focuses on children at risk of social isolation, particularly children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). He also provides advice to selected organisations on national cyber security, particularly in the area of critical infrastructure protection, economic information warfare and development of the Australian Cyber Security Workforce. Social enterprise Deakin has identified specific ways that children with ASD are attracted to certain types of play, in particular the systematic nature of construction systems such as Lego. In 2011, he hired space at the Abbotsford Convent and started running Brick Clubs. These clubs provided families affected by autism with an opportunity for children to meet and shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Deakin
Thomas Carlyle Joseph Robert Hamish Deakin, known as Robert Deakin (1917–1985), was the Anglican Bishop of Tewkesbury from 1973 until his death in 1985. He was born in the village of Parkend in The Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, the son of Thomas Carlyle Deakin and Harriet Herries Deakin. His grandfather and his father had both been Justice of the Peace, J.P.s and, at different times, managers of Parkend Colliery. When the mine closed, in 1944, his father trained to become an Anglican priest, eventually becoming rector of St Giles in Uley and Holy Cross in Owlpen, Gloucestershire. Deakin was educated at Wadham College, Oxford and ''Wells Theological College'' before embarking on a Curate, curacy at Stroud, Gloucestershire (during which time he married Marion Dyer), the incumbency at Holy Trinity in Drybrook then St Mary's Charlton Kings and the Rural Deanship of Cheltenham in 1949 until his elevation to suffragan bishop of Bishop of Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury in 1973. He died on 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Deakin
Matt Deakin (born May 20, 1980) is an American competition rower, Olympic champion and world champion. Deakin was born in San Francisco, California. He won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 2004 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team. The time 5:19.85 was a new world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization .... He is a graduate of the University of Washington and a member of the New York Athletic Club Hall of Fame. References 1980 births Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing Living people American male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Deakin
Julia Margaret Deakin (born 20 May 1952)Clarke, Gemma (5 September 2016)"GRAND RE-OPENING OF GAINSBOROUGH HERITAGE CENTRE" ''Gainsborough Heritage Association''. Retrieved 10 August 2021. is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the sitcoms ''So Haunt Me'' (1992–1994), '' Oh Doctor Beeching!'' (1996–1997) and '' Spaced'' (1999–2001). Her film appearances include '' Shaun of the Dead'' (2004), '' Hot Fuzz'' (2007) and '' High-Rise'' (2015). Early life Deakin was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, where her parents Wyn and Bill were shopkeepers. She attended Gainsborough High School for Girls (became part of Queen Elizabeth's High School in 1983), a girls' grammar school. She started French and Drama teacher training near Manchester, then attended Mountview Theatre School. Career In theatre, she has played Mrs. Sowerberry in the West End cast of '' Oliver!'', singing the song "That's Your Funeral" with David Delve on a recording. On television, Deakin played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Deakin
Joseph Edmund Deakin (6 February 1879 – 30 June 1972) was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Deakin served with the Rifle Brigade and fought in the Boer War. During this time he set South African records at both the 880 yards and 1 mile. While posted to Ireland, he ran with Clonliffe Harriers and won the Irish 1 mile and 4 mile titles in 1901. Returning to England, he joined Herne Hill Harriers in 1903 and soon established a reputation as one of the country's finest cross-country runners, winning an individual bronze (1905) and team gold medals (1905, 1906 and 1908) at the International Cross Country Championships. He finished second in the English national cross-country championships in 1907 and showed sufficient form in track races during the early part of the 1908 season to be selected to race in three events at the Olympic Games. Deakin won his first round heat of the 1500 metres event with a time of 4:13.6. Despite being one of the slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Deakin (rowing)
John Deakin (born 4 March 1965) is a British coxswain. He won a gold medal at the 1994 World Rowing Championships in Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ... with the lightweight men's eight. References 1965 births Living people British male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Coxswains (rowing) Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Great Britain {{England-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Deakin
Alan Roy Deakin (27 November 1941 – 2 January 2018) was an English footballer during the 1960s. He was the captain of Aston Villa and also played for Walsall. He is the younger brother of Mike Deakin who also played in the Football League, most notably for Crystal Palace. Career Deakin signed for the club as a 15-year-old. He became a regular in the side during the 1960–61 season and collected a League Cup winners' tankard at the start of the following season. He broke his ankle during the 1964–65 season, but recovered to skipper the side for the 1966–67 season. Deakin also played for the England under 23 team. Deakin left Villa Park for Walsall in 1969, having made 231 league appearances for the club and scored 9 goals. He went on to play 50 league games for Walsall before moving to Tamworth FC for a further 2 years of football then retiring in 1974. On retirement from the game he became a welder. He lived in Aldridge Aldridge is an industrial town in the Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Deakin (footballer)
John Deakin (born 29 September 1966) is an English former professional footballer who made 33 appearances in the Football League playing for Doncaster Rovers, Birmingham City and Carlisle United. Career Deakin was born in Stocksbridge, West Riding of Yorkshire. He began his football career as an apprentice with Barnsley, but first played in the Football League as a non-contracted player with Doncaster Rovers. Two years in non-League football with Frickley Athletic and Shepshed Charterhouse preceded a return to the Football League with Birmingham City in 1989. Deakin, a hard-working midfielder, went straight into the starting eleven, but his Birmingham career was disrupted by injury, and he had a brief spell at Carlisle United before returning to non-league with Wycombe Wanderers. Released at the end of the 1991–92 season, having made 23 appearances for the club, he joined Kidderminster Harriers. Deakin helped Kidderminster to the Conference title in 1994, though they were n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
