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Faulconer (surname) , where a fictional Faulconer County and Faulconer family are key plot elements
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Faulconer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Faulconer – fictional character in "The Starbuck Chronicles" *Bruce Faulconer – American composer *Kevin Faulconer – former mayor of San Diego See also * Falconer (surname) *Faulkner (surname) *Falkner (other) * Fawkner (other) *Faulknor (other) * The Starbuck Chronicles The Starbuck Chronicles are a series of historical fiction novels by British author Bernard Cornwell set during the American Civil War. They follow the exploits of Boston-born Confederate officer Nathaniel Starbuck. Four novels have been written, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Faulconer
The Starbuck Chronicles are a series of historical fiction novels by British author Bernard Cornwell set during the American Civil War. They follow the exploits of Boston-born Confederate officer Nathaniel Starbuck. Four novels have been written, and the series is still unfinished due to Cornwell's commitment to other projects. However, he has stated on many occasions that he wishes to return to the character's story. The series presently includes the following novels: * ''Rebel'' (1993) * ''Copperhead'' (1994) * ''Battle Flag'' (1995) * ''The Bloody Ground'' (1996) Plot overview ''Rebel'' begins in Richmond, Virginia after the fall of Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina when Starbuck is trying to visit his friend Adam Faulconer. Starbuck is saved from an attack by Richmond's residents who think that he is a Yankee spy by Faulconer's rich father Washington Faulconer. Faulconer wishes to raise a regiment to fight the Yankees, and he appoints Starbuck as one of his aides, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Faulconer
Bruce Laland Faulconer is an American composer, musician, and music producer. He is the President of Faulconer Productions Music Corporation and its CakeMix Recording Studio, based in Dallas, Texas. Faulconer wrote the score for 243 episodes of the Cartoon Network version of the Japanese animated series '' Dragon Ball Z'' which aired from 1999 to 2008 and composed the theme tune of the US version of the 1991 film '' Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug''. He has since released a remastered nine album volume series of his works, "The Best of Dragonball Z". He has written numerous works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, piano, choral music and instrumental groups since the 1960s. A number of his works have been performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and others and he has worked extensively with various universities and colleges, most notably the University of Texas. Compositions include "Saxophone and Percussion" (1972), "Music for Chamber Orchestra" (1975), "Interface I" (1978), "Fantasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Faulconer
Kevin Lee Faulconer (born January 24, 1967) is an American politician who served as the 36th mayor of San Diego, California from 2014 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, Faulconer served as the member of the San Diego City Council for the 2nd district from 2006 to 2014. Faulconer was born in San Jose, California and grew up in Oxnard. He entered politics in the 1990s to work on the campaigns for then-Governor Pete Wilson; he began to run in San Diego City Council elections to represent the 2nd district in the early 2000s. He was elected in a 2005 special election and was re-elected in landslides in 2006 and in 2010. In late 2013, he announced his candidacy for the mayorship of San Diego which he later won. He was sworn in on March 3, 2014. He was successfully re-elected in 2016, but he was not eligible to run in the 2020 election due to term limits. Faulconer is considered to be a moderate Republican, holding fiscally conservative and socially liberal views. He anno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falconer (surname)
Falconer is a Scottish surname, either a sept of Clan Keith or a clan on its own, having as crest an angel in a praying posture or, within an orle of laurel proper, as motto ''VIVE UT VIVAS'' ("Live that you may have life") but without a chief, being merely an armigerous clan. It is an Anglicized version of the Old French ''Faulconnier'', the name being derived from the occupational name for a trainer of falcons. It can also be used as a first name or as a middle name. People with the surname * Alex Falconer, Scottish politician * Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore (1852–1930), brother of Ion Keith Falconer, British politician and colonial governor * Brian Falconer (born 1933), Australian rules footballer * Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton (born 1951), British lawyer and politician * Colin Falconer (other), several people :* Colin Falconer (bishop) (1623–1686), Scottish bishop :* Colin Falconer (writer) (born 1953), English novelist * D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faulkner (surname)
Faulkner is a name variant of the English surname Falconer. It is of medieval origin taken from Old French ''Faulconnier'', "falcon trainer". It can also be used as a first name or as a middle name. People with the surname A–J * Adam Faulkner (swimmer) (born 1981), British swimmer * Alex Faulkner (born 1936), Canadian ice hockey player * Alexander Faulkner Shand (1858–1936), English writer and barrister * Andrew Faulkner (born 1992), American baseball player * Arthur Faulkner (1921–1985), New Zealand politician * Aubrey Faulkner (1881–1930), South African cricketer * Bayard H. Faulkner (1894–1983), American politician * Bobo Faulkner (1941–2014), English model, television personality, was married to Trader Faulkner * Brian Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick (1921–1977), Northern Irish politician * Cameron Faulkner (born 1984), Australian rules footballer * Charles Faulkner (other), several people * Charmian Faulkner, Australian missing person * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkner (other)
Falkner may refer to: People with the surname * Adam Falkner (author), American author * Allen Falkner (born 1969), American artist * Brian Falkner (author) (born 1962), popular New Zealand children's author * Brian Falkner, common misspelling of the name of Brian Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick (1921–1977), Prime Minister of Northern Ireland * Elizabeth Falkner, American Pastry Chef * Frank Falkner, British-born American biologist and pediatrician * Harold Falkner, early 20th-century British architect * Jason Falkner (born 1968), American pop and rock musician * J. Meade Falkner (1858–1932), English novelist and poet, best known for his 1898 novel, ''Moonfleet'' * Keith Falkner (1900–1994), English bass-baritone singer * Kelly Falkner (born 1960), American chemical oceanographer and educator * Kishwer Falkner, Baroness Falkner of Margravine (born 1955), British politician * Maria Smith-Falkner (1878–1968), Russian economist * Monica Falkner, New Zealand n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fawkner (other)
Fawkner may refer to: In geography: * Division of Fawkner, Australian electoral division in Victoria, named after John Pascoe Fawkner * Fawkner, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, named after John Pascoe Fawkner ** Fawkner railway station ** Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park ** Fawkner Secondary College, a public secondary school * Fawkner Park, Melbourne, Australian recreational area, named after John Pascoe Fawkner * Fawkner Secondary College, a public secondary school in Fawkner, Victoria, Australia In people: * John Pascoe Fawkner (1792-1869), Australian pioneer and politician * Steve Fawkner, software programmer * Jonathan Fawkner, visual effects artist In sports: * Fawkner Blues, Australian football (soccer) club from Fawkner, Victoria * Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues, Australian football (soccer) club from Epping, Victoria See also * Falconer (other) * Falkner (other) * Faulkner (other) * Faulknor (other) Faulknor may refer t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faulknor (other)
Faulknor may refer to: In people: * Faulknor family, an English family of distinguished Royal Navy officers, including: ** Jonathan Faulknor the elder ** Robert Faulknor the younger (1763-1795) * Christopher Faulknor (born 1962), Jamaican sprinter * Kennedy Faulknor Kennedy Jade Faulknor (born June 30, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Minnesota Aurora. In 2015, she represented the Canadian national team, where, at the age of 16, she was the youngest centre-back to ever p ... (born 1999), Canadian soccer player In ships: * Faulknor class leader, a class of British flotilla leaders named after the Faulknor family * HMS ''Faulknor'', two destroyers named after the Faulknor family See also * Falconer (other) * Falkner (other) * Faulkner (other) * Fawkner (other) * Faulconer (surname) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
