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Laker (surname)
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Laker is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Barbara Laker, American journalist *Freddie Laker (1922–2006), English airline entrepreneur * Freddie A. Laker, British-American entrepreneur *Jim Laker (1922–1986), English cricketer * Peter Laker (1926–2014), English cricketer and journalist *Tim Laker (born 1969), American baseball coach and former player See also * Victoria Meyer-Laker (born 1988), British professional rower *Lake (surname) Lake is an English surname. For the numerous British and Irish baronets of that name, see: * Lake baronets. Other notable people with the surname include: * Alan Lake (1940–1984), British actor * Alice Lake (1895–1967), American actress * ... [...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 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Laker
Barbara Laker is an American journalist for the ''Philadelphia Daily News''. She won with Wendy Ruderman the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. Life She grew up in Kent, England Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces the .... She immigrated when she was 12. She graduated from Missouri School of Journalism with a BJ in 1979. She worked for the ''Clearwater Sun'', the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', the ''Dallas Times-Herald'', and the ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer''. The "Tainted Justice" series, brought about an FBI / Philadelphia Police internal affairs investigation. Works *'' Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love,'' HarperCollins, 2014, 978-0-06-208544-3 References External links"City reveals 47 arbitration decisions invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Laker
Sir Frederick Alfred Laker (6 August 1922 – 9 February 2006) was an English airline entrepreneur, best known for founding Laker Airways in 1966, which went bankrupt in 1982. Known as Freddie Laker, he was one of the first airline owners to adopt the " low cost / no-frills" airline business model that has since proven to be very successful worldwide with companies such as Norwegian Air, Ryanair, easyJet, AirAsia and WestJet. Biography Laker came from Canterbury in Kent, and attended the Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, before starting work in aviation with Short Brothers in Rochester. He was a member of the Air Transport Auxiliary during and immediately after the Second World War (1941–46). He then worked briefly for British European Airways (BEA) and London Aero Motor Services (LAMS).''Fly me, I'm Freddie!'', Eglin, R. and Ritchie, B., Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1980, p. 12 Having borrowed £38,000 from a wealthy friend to top up his own savings of £4,500, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie A
Freddy or Freddie may refer to: Entertainment * Freddy (comic strip), a newspaper comic strip which ran from 1955 to 1980 *Freddie (Cromartie), a character from the Japanese manga series''Cromartie High School'' *Freddie (dance), a short-lived 1960s dance fad * Freddy (franchise), a franchise that began with ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' ** Freddy Krueger, a character from the franchise * ''Freddie'' (TV series) a sitcom created by Freddie Prinze, Jr. *Freddy Fazbear, the titular character of ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' * ''Freddie'' (Freddie Gibbs album), 2018 *'' Freddy'', 2022 indian film starring Kartik Aaryan People * Freddy (given name), a list of people with Freddy or Freddie as a given name or nickname * Freddie (cricketer), English cricketer and TV personality * Freddie (singer) (born 1990), Hungarian singer * Freddy (Angolan footballer) (born 1979) * Fredesvinda García (1935-1961), Cuban singer known as Freddy Other uses * Freddy (dog), a Great Dane known for being th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Laker
James Charles Laker (9 February 1922 – 23 April 1986) was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club from 1946 to 1959 and represented England in 46 Test matches. He was born in Shipley, West Riding of Yorkshire, and died in Wimbledon, London. A right-arm off break bowler, Laker is generally regarded as one of the greatest spin bowlers in cricket history. In 1956, he achieved a still-unequalled world record when he took nineteen (of a maximum twenty) wickets in a Test match at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester, enabling England to defeat Australia in what has become known as "Laker's Match". At club level, he formed a formidable spin partnership with Tony Lock, who was a left-arm orthodox spinner, and they played a key part in the success of the Surrey team through the 1950s including seven consecutive County Championship titles from 1952 to 1958. Laker batted right-handed as a useful tail-ender who scored two first-class centuri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Laker
Peter Guy Laker (5 December 1926 – 28 February 2014) was an English cricketer and journalist. He played two first-class matches for Sussex County Cricket Club in the 1940s. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. In 1949 he joined ''The Daily Mirror'' as a sports correspondent, moving up to the cricket correspondents job in 1968. He covered Test match series both at home and abroad from 1968 until 1986 when he retired aged 59. Laker was born at Hurstpierpoint, Sussex. His parents moved to Lewes in the 1930s, where they ran the Pelham Arms public house. Laker and his younger brother John, were educated at Lewes County Grammar School. He played for Lewes Priory Cricket Club. He made his first-class debut for Sussex against Middlesex at the County Ground, Hove in the 1948 County Championship. He wasn't required to bat in this match, while with the ball he bowled nine wicketless overs. He made a second first-class appearance the following season against H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Laker
Timothy John Laker (born November 27, 1969) is an American professional baseball catcher and coach. He was most recently the hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cleveland Indians from 1992 through 2006. Early life Laker was born in Encino, California and graduated from Simi Valley High School in Simi Valley, California. He played college baseball at Oxnard Community College in Oxnard, California. Career The Montreal Expos selected Laker in the sixth round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft. During his professional baseball career, Laker played for the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He last played professional baseball with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons in . ''Mitchell Report'' Laker was named in the '' Mitchell Report'', which detailed anabolic steroid use in ML ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Meyer-Laker
Victoria Meyer-Laker (born 18 March 1988) is a British professional rower and a member of the Great Britain Rowing Team. Career 2009 In 2009, she rowed in the British eight and was 7th in her first International regatta, the European Championships in Brest, Belarus. 2010 In 2010, she was 7th in the Women's quadruple sculls at the World Rowing U23 Championships in Brest, Belarus. 2011 Meyer-Laker competed in the British women's eight at the 2011 European Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and finished 4th. 2012 At the 2012 European Rowing Championships in Varese, Italy, she won a bronze medal with the women's eight. At the World Rowing Cup in Belgrade, she won a bronze medal in the women's eight. 2013 In April 2013 Meyer-Laker finished sixth in the women's single scull at the GB Rowing Team Trials held at the Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake, Caversham, Berkshire. Teamed with Frances Houghton in the women's double scull, she won a bronze medal at the World Rowing Cup ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
