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Drago (surname)
Drago is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Billy Drago (1945–2019), stage name of American actor ''William Eugene Burrows'' *Dick Drago (born 1945), American baseball player * Filippo Drago (pharmacologist) (born 1954), Italian pharmacologist *Gago Drago (born 1985), stage name of Armenian kickboxer ''Gagik Harutyunyan'' *Luis María Drago (1859–1921), Argentine politician *Massimo Drago (born 1971), Italian football player and coach *Russell S. Drago (1928–1997), American chemist *Tony Drago (born 1965), Maltese snooker and pool player See also * Blackie Drago, a Marvel Comics super-villain known as the Vulture *Drago (given name) *Ivan Drago, a fictional professional boxer from the Rocky film series *Prince del Drago Don Giovanni Battista ''dei Principi'' del Drago, Marchese di Riofreddo (12 August 1860 – 3 May 1956), known in the United States as the Prince del Drago and Prince Don Giovanni del Drago, was a member of the princely family o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.Ethnologue report for language code:ita (Italy) – Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Drago
William Eugene Burrows (November 30, 1945 – June 24, 2019), known professionally by his stage name Billy Drago, was an American television and film actor. Drago's films, in which he was frequently cast as a villain, included Clint Eastwood's western ''Pale Rider'' and Brian De Palma's ''The Untouchables''. He also had recurring roles in the television series '' The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.'' and '' Charmed''. Early life Burrows was born in Hugoton, Kansas, the son of William Franklin Burrows Jr., and Gladys Marie Wilcox (1918–1990) on November 30, 1945. His maternal lineage was of Romany descent and his paternal lineage was Native American. He later took his grandmother's maiden name "Drago" as his stage name to avoid being confused with another actor. Growing up, his parents would drop him off at the movie theater often in their rural town. After leaving high school he started out as a journalist for the Associated Press, and later became a popular voice on radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Drago
Richard Anthony Drago (born June 25, 1945) is a former American League relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals (-), Boston Red Sox (-, -), California Angels (-), Baltimore Orioles (1977) and Seattle Mariners (). He batted and threw right-handed. In a 13-season career, Drago posted a 108–117 record with a 3.75 ERA and 58 saves in 519 appearances (189 as a starter). Drago played high school ball for Woodward High School in Toledo, Ohio, graduating in 1963. He was originally signed by the Detroit Tigers in the amateur draft, but was selected by the Kansas City Royals during the expansion draft. He started his Major League career with the Royals in , becoming the ace of their pitching staff in , after going 17–11 with a 2.98 ERA, and ending fifth in the AL Cy Young Award vote behind Vida Blue, Mickey Lolich, Wilbur Wood and Dave McNally. Finishing with a 3.01 ERA in , Drago went 12–17, but declined with 12-14 and 4.23 in . He was tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filippo Drago (pharmacologist)
Filippo Drago (born 5 December 1954 in Enna, Italy) is an Italian pharmacologist, neurologist and psychiatrist. He is a professor of pharmacology at the University of Catania, Italy. Filippo Drago has several patents in the field of pharmacology and is author of more than 500 papers published in peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, Filippo Drago is a certified Italian freelance journalist. Career Filippo Drago obtained his medical degree in 1978 at the University of Catania, Italy, and obtained a PhD in pharmacology in 1982 at the University of Utrecht, in the Netherlands, working with David de Wied. Afterwards, he worked at the University of Szeged in Hungary, the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, and the Department of Psychiatry of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. From 2004 to 2010, he was a member of the Scientific Board of the Italian public agency for drug evaluation, the "Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco" (AIFA). In 2012, he was also appointed as a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gago Drago
Gagik Harutyunyan ( hy, Գագիկ Հարությունյան; born 8 March 1985), better known as Gago Drago, is an Armenian-born Dutch welterweight kickboxer from Alkmaar. He is known for his punch combinations and unpredictable kicking techniques and highly aggressive fighting style. Gago competed in K1-MAX and is trained at Loeks Gym, by Edwin van Os. Biography and career Gago Drago was born in Verishen, Armenia on 8 March 1985. In 1989, due to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, he moved, together with his family, to the Netherlands. At the age of 14 he started training kickboxing at Gym Alkmaar. First as a sparring partner of well-known fighters like Sahin Yakut and Dennis "Rus" Sharoykin. By the age of 20, his name Gagik Haroetjunjan, was replaced by "Gago Drago", when he was fighting his way up in the Dutch and Belgian kickboxing circuit. Early in his career he was not allowed to travel out of the Benelux because of his visa issues. Finally in 2005 he received his Dutch citi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis María Drago
Luis María Drago ( - ) was an Argentine politician. Born into a distinguished Argentine family in Buenos Aires, Drago began his career as a newspaper editor. Later, he served as a minister of foreign affairs (1902). At that time, when the UK, Germany, and Italy were seeking to collect the public debt of Venezuela by force, he wrote to the Argentine minister in Washington setting forth his doctrine, commonly known as the Drago Doctrine The Drago Doctrine was announced in 1902 by Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs Luis María Drago in a diplomatic note to the United States. Perceiving a conflict between the Monroe Doctrine and the influence of European imperial powers, and rai .... External links * Columbia Encyclopedia article on Luis María Drago Encyclopedia.com article on Luis María Drago 1859 births 1921 deaths People from Buenos Aires Argentine journalists Male journalists Foreign ministers of Argentina Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery {{Argentina-pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Drago
Massimo Drago (born March 2, 1971) is an Italian professional Association football, football coach and a former player. Playing career Born in Crotone, Drago started his career at hometown club F.C. Crotone, Kroton in the Serie C2 league. In 1990–91 he had a short stint at Serie B level with U.S. Avellino 1912, Avellino, in what was his highest point as a footballer. He successively played at Serie C1, Serie C2 and Serie D level with a variety of teams before retiring in 2004. Coaching career After retiring as a player, Drago joined F.C. Crotone, Crotone's coaching staff in 2005 as a youth coach for the ''Giovanissimi'' (under-15) level. In 2008, he was promoted as technical collaborator for the first team, and was successively named as assistant coach to Leonardo Menichini in 2011. After the latter's dismissal as head coach, Drago was then promoted new head coach of Crotone in January 2012, successfully guiding the Calabrian club to safety in the 2011–12 Serie B and being s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell S
Russell may refer to: People * Russell (given name) * Russell (surname) * Lady Russell (other) * Lord Russell (other) Places Australia *Russell, Australian Capital Territory *Russell Island, Queensland (other) **Russell Island (Moreton Bay) **Russell Island (Frankland Islands) *Russell Falls, Tasmania *A former name of Westerway, Tasmania Canada *Russell, Ontario, a township in Ontario *Russell, Ontario (community), a town in the township mentioned above. *Russell, Manitoba *Russell Island (Nunavut) New Zealand *Russell, New Zealand, formerly Kororareka *Okiato or Old Russell, the first capital of New Zealand Solomon Islands *Russell Islands United States *Russell, Arkansas *Russell City, California, formerly Russell * Russell, Colorado *Russell, Georgia *Russell, Illinois *Russell, Iowa *Russell, Kansas *Russell, Kentucky, in Greenup County *Russell, Louisville, Kentucky *Russell, Massachusetts, a New England town **Russell (CDP), Massachusetts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Drago
Tony Drago (born 22 September 1965) is a Maltese former professional snooker and pool player. Known for his speed around the table, during his snooker career he won two professional titles: the 1993 Strachan Challenge Event 3 and the 1996 Guangzhou Masters. He later switched his focus to pool and won the 2003 World Pool Masters beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and the 2008 Predator International 10-ball Championship beating Francisco Bustamante 13–10. Snooker career Drago's highest snooker world rankings position was number ten (in 1998). He has reached two major finals – the 1991 World Masters (losing to Jimmy White), and the 1997 International Open (beaten by Stephen Hendry—Drago's only ranking event final, and his first run past the quarter-finals of any ranking event). He reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship in 1988. He has appeared in the tournament 11 further times, most recently in 2004/2005, with five further last-sixteen runs. He lost to Matthew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackie Drago
The Vulture (Adrian Toomes) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Toomes is an Invention, inventive, but maniacal genius who designed a special suit that allows him to fly at vast speeds. After turning to a life of crime, he became a recurring List of Spider-Man enemies, enemy of the superhero Spider-Man, and a founding member of the Sinister Six. Other characters have also taken the mantle. Since his conception, the character has been adapted from into various other forms of ''Spider-Man'' media, including television series and video games. In live-action, the character was played by Michael Keaton in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017) and the Sony's Spider-Man Universe film ''Morbius (film), Morbius'' (2022). Publication history The original Vulture, Adrian Toomes, first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #2 (May 1963), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. According to Ditko, Lee wanted the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
