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Leggett (surname)
Leggett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anne M. Leggett, American mathematician *Anthony James Leggett (b. 1938), theoretical physicist * Christopher Leggett, American film producer * Betty Leggett, American spiritualist and socialite *Jack Leggett (b. 1954), American college baseball coach *Jordan Leggett (b. 1995), American football player * Isiah Leggett (b. 1944), American politician from Maryland *Jay Leggett (1963–2013), American actor *Jeremy Leggett (b. 1954), British social entrepreneur and writer * Kimberley Leggett (b. 1993), Malaysian beauty pageant titleholder *Maurice Leggett (b. 1986), American football player *Mortimer Dormer Leggett (1821–1896), American Union Army general *Robert L. Leggett (1926–1997), U.S. Representative from California * Sidney Leggett, English footballer * Timothy Dalton Leggett (b. 1946), British actor * Trevor Leggett (1914–2000), judoka, and writer on Zen and Yoga *Vanessa Leggett Vanessa Leggett (née Levr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne M
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberley Leggett
Kimberley Leggett (born 23 March 1993) is a Malaysian-British TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2012. She represented Malaysia at Miss Universe 2012. Personal life Leggett was born and raised in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia to Jillian Estrop and Stephen Leggett. She is of Eurasian ( British– Serani) descent. She is fluent in English, Malay and French as well as understands Hokkien and Cantonese. She attended St. Christopher International Primary School and later went on to The International School of Penang (Uplands). She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Media Communications and Screen Studies from University of Melbourne, Australia in 2016. Miss Universe Pageant Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 Leggett was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 on 10 November 2011 at the Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre by Deborah Priya Henry Deborah Priya Henry (born 21 July 1985), also known as Priya Emmanuel, is a Malaysian TV Host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Leggett
Trevor Pryce Leggett (22 August 1914 – 2 August 2000) was a British judo teacher, author, translator, and head of the BBC's Japanese Service for 24 years.Dunne, A., & Bowen, R. (2003): "Trevor Pryce Leggett, 1914–2000." In H. Cortazzi (Ed.): ''Britain & Japan: biographical portraits'' (Vol. 4, pp. 323–333). London: Routledge. ()T P Leggett: English master of judo who taught his pupils to strangle their partners to unconsciousness and then revive them ''Daily Telegraph'' (11 August 2000). Retrieved on 6 June 2010. (''c.'' 2000). Retrieved on 6 June 2010.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Dalton
Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama ''The Lion in Winter''. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in ''The Living Daylights'' (1987) and ''Licence to Kill'' (1989). Dalton also appeared in the films ''Flash Gordon'' (1980), ''The Rocketeer'' (1991), '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (2003), ''Hot Fuzz'' (2007) and '' The Tourist'' (2010). On television, Dalton played Mr. Rochester in the BBC serial ''Jane Eyre'' (1983), Rhett Butler in the CBS miniseries '' Scarlett'' (1994), Rassilon in the BBC One science fiction adventure ''Doctor Who'' (2009–2010), Sir Malcolm Murray on the Showtime horror drama ''Penny Dreadful'' (2014–2016), and the Chief on the DC Universe / HBO Max superhero comedy-drama ''Doom Patrol'' (2019–2021). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Leggett
Sidney Leggett was an English footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Clapton Orient. Personal life Leggett served as a private in the British Army during the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... References English men's footballers English Football League players Leyton Orient F.C. players Year of death missing British Army personnel of World War I 1897 births Footballers from Hackney Central Men's association football inside forwards Fulham F.C. players Tunbridge Wells F.C. players Folkestone F.C. players British Army soldiers {{England-footy-forward-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert L
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortimer Dormer Leggett
Mortimer Dormer Leggett (April 19, 1821 – January 6, 1896) was a lawyer, school administrator, professor, and a general of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Early life Leggett was born in Ithaca, New York, but relocated to Geauga County, Ohio, with his parents when he was fifteen years old. He and his father created a farm out of the wilderness area. He studied first medicine and then law, which he practiced with some success in Akron, Ohio. He taught in the Akron and Warren public schools to supplement his income from his legal business, helping to establish the graded-school system now common. In 1848, together with Lorin Andrews, Mortimer became editor of ''The Free School Clarion'', a journal dedicated to education. From 1855 to 1858, he was a professor of pleading and practice in the Ohio College of Law in Poland, and in 1858 became superintendent of schools at Zanesville, Ohio. He was a law partner of Jacob D. Cox. Civil War At the beginning of the Civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Leggett
Maurice Lamar Leggett (also known as Moe Leggett) (born October 2, 1986) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was previously a member of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in May 2008. He played college football for Valdosta State University. High school & college Leggett attended and played football at Mount Zion High School in Jonesboro, Georgia. He played running back during high school. His jersey from the school was retired in 2009. He attended Valdosta State University and played on their football team, the Blazers, helping them win two Division II National Championships; in 2004 and 2007. He was honored with first-team All-Gulf South honors in 2006 as well. Professional career Kansas City Chiefs Leggett was undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft, and signed with the Kansas City Chiefs ( NFL) on May 2, 2008 as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Leggett
Jeremy Leggett is a British social entrepreneur and writer. He founded and was a board director of Solarcentury from 1997 to 2020, an international solar solutions company, and founded and was chair of SolarAid, a charity funded with 5% of Solarcentury's annual profits that helps solar-lighting entrepreneurs get started in Africa (2006–2020). SolarAid owns a retail brand ''SunnyMoney'' that was for a time Africa's top-seller of solar lighting, having sold well over a million solar lights, all profits recycled to the cause of eradicating the kerosene lantern from Africa. Leggett is winner of the first Hillary Laureate for International Leadership in Climate Change (2009), a Gothenburg Prize (2015), the first non-Dutch winner of a Royal Dutch Honorary Sustainability Award (2016), and has been described in the Observer as "Britain’s most respected green energy boss." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony James Leggett
Sir Anthony James Leggett (born 26 March 1938) is a British-American theoretical physicist and professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Leggett is widely recognised as a world leader in the theory of low-temperature physics, and his pioneering work on superfluidity was recognised by the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics. He has shaped the theoretical understanding of normal and superfluid helium liquids and strongly coupled superfluids. He set directions for research in the quantum physics of macroscopic dissipative systems and use of condensed systems to test the foundations of quantum mechanics. In a 2021 interview given to Federal University of Pará in Brazil, Leggett talks about his early life in London, his path to become a theoretical physicist and also his scientific works and collaborations. Early life and education Leggett was born in Camberwell, South London, and raised Catholic. His father's forebears were village cobblers in a small village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Leggett
Jay Michael Leggett (August 9, 1963 – November 23, 2013) was an American actor, improvisational comedian, producer, director, and screenwriter. Biography Leggett was born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, and graduated from Tomahawk High School; he then received his bachelor's degree in fine arts from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. He began his career in Chicago studying with improv legend Del Close before moving to Hollywood to join the cast of the Fox TV series ''In Living Color''. Leggett has appeared on dozens of national TV programs including the pilot for the NBC series '' E.R.''. He wrote, costarred, and produced the feature film '' Employee of the Month'', starring Matt Dillon and Christina Applegate. That film was an official selection to The Sundance Film Festival. Leggett also wrote the Paramount Pictures feature film '' Without A Paddle'' starring Dax Shepard and Seth Green. He also produced and starred in the Spike TV series ''Factory'', and produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isiah Leggett
Isiah "Ike" Leggett (born July 25, 1944) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Maryland and former executive of Montgomery County, Maryland. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Deweyville, Texas, Leggett attended Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, after serving in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army, earned a J.D. degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. In 1986, he became the first African-American elected to the county council in Montgomery County, Maryland and served on the council through 2002. For two years, Leggett served as the chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party before leaving that position to run for office once again. Leggett was elected County Executive of Montgomery County in 2006, the first African-American to hold that office. Early life and education Leggett was born on July 25, 1944, in Deweyville, Texas and grew up with twelve siblings in Alexandria, Louisiana. In Alexandria, he played football for Peabo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
