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List Of People Named Susan
{{wiktionary, Susan This is a list of notable people with the given name Susan (given name), Susan. Notable people named Susan *Susan (Iranian singer) (1942–2004), born Golandam Taherkhani, an Iranian singer *Susan (Japanese singer), pop singer who recorded in Japan in the early 1980s *Susan, Lady Renouf (1942–2016), Australian socialite *Susan, Lady St Helier (1845–1931), London County Council alderman *Susan Ariel Aaronson, American author, public speaker, and academic *Susan Abod (born 1951), American feminist activist and musician *Susan Abrams (born 1964), Chief Executive Officer of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center *Susan Abulhawa (born 1970), Palestinian American writer and human rights activist *Susan Aceron (1972–2016), Canadian actress and businesswoman *Susan Aglukark (born 1967), Inuk musician *Susan Aho (born 1974), Finnish singer *Susan Aitken, Scottish National Party politician *Susan Alberts, American primatologist, anthropologist and biolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan (given Name)
Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian '' sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower", from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), from Greek ''Sousanna'', from Latin ''Susanna'', from Old French ''Susanne''. Variations * Susana (given name), Susanna, Susannah * Suzana, Suzanna, Suzannah * Susann, Suzan, Suzann * Susanne (given name), Suzanne * Susanne (given name) * Suzan (given name) * Suzanne * Suzette (given name) * Suzy (given name) * Zuzanna (given name) *Cezanne (Avant-garde) Nicknames Common nicknames for Susan include: * Sue, Susie, Susi (German), Suzi, Suzy, Suzie, Suze, Poosan, Sanna, Suzie, Sookie, Sukie, Sukey, Subo, Suus (Dutch), Shanti In other languages * fa, سوسن (Sousan, Susan) ** tg, Савсан (Savsan), tg, Сӯсан (Sūsan) * ku, Sosna,Swesne * ar, سوسن (Sawsan) * hy, Շուշան (Šušan) * (Sushan) * Suj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Allen
Susan Allen (born March 27, 1963) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 62B, a southside district encompassing the Powderhorn and Bryant neighborhoods of Minneapolis. She was the first Native American woman to serve in the Minnesota Legislature and the first openly lesbian Native American to win election to a state legislature. She did not seek re-election in 2018. Early life, education, and career The daughter of an Episcopal priest, Allen graduated from Augsburg College in Minneapolis in 1992. She later earned a J.D. from the University of New Mexico Law School (1995) and an LL.M. from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul (1999). She became a practicing attorney in 1997 and a partner of her law firm in 2004. Minnesota House of Representatives Allen was one of four openly gay members, alongside Representatives Karen Clark an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Bailey
Dame Susan Mary Bailey, (born 29 August 1950) is a British psychiatrist and academic who specialises in children's mental health. Since 2004, she has been Professor of Child Mental Health at the University of Central Lancashire. From 2011 to 2014, she was President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Since January 2015, she has been Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. Early life Bailey was born on 29 August 1950 in Manchester, England. She was educated at Hulme Grammar School for Girls, then a direct grant grammar school in Oldham, and at Watford Grammar School for Girls, then a grammar school in Watford. She studied medicine at the University of Manchester and graduated with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) degrees in 1973. Medical career Bailey became a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) in 1976 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (FRCPsych) in 1996. Since 1983, she has been a consulta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Baer
Susan M. Baer (August 25, 1950 – August 9, 2016) was an American public servant who achieved several notable firsts. She was the first person to run all three major New York City airports and, in turn, the first woman to manage each of them. She was also the first female aviation director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; and the first woman to manage the Lincoln Tunnel. Baer was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on August 25, 1950. She obtained a BA in urban studies and anthropology from Barnard College in 1972 and an MA in business from New York University. Baer began working for the Port Authority as a management analyst in 1976 and eventually managed LaGuardia Airport (1994–1998), Newark Liberty International Airport (–2007), and John F. Kennedy International Airport (–2008). She was appointed the authority's aviation director in 2009 by Christopher O. Ward. In 2013, she joined Arup. Arup promoted her to the role of "Global Aviation Business Leader" in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Badders
Susan Badders (born September 16, 1951) is an American fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References External links * 1951 births Living people American female foil fencers Olympic fencers for the United States Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Queens, New York 21st-century American women {{US-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Backlinie
Susan Jane Backlinie (born September 1, 1946) is an American former actress and stuntwoman. She is best-known for her role as Chrissie Watkins, the first shark victim in Steven Spielberg's blockbuster ''Jaws'' (1975).Tom Russo"'Jaws': Shark tale still has plenty of bite" ''The Boston Globe'', August 4, 2012. Personal life Along with being a stuntwoman specializing in swimming work, she was an animal trainer. She currently works as a computer accountant in her home of Ventura, California. Career Backlinie's appearance in ''Jaws'' took three days to shoot, with Backlinie strapped into a harness while the crew struggled to get the desired effects. Contrary to rumor, Backlinie's startled reaction and screams of anguish were not due to her being injured by the harness that yanked her back and forth in the water. However, she was attached to a line that was anchored to the ocean floor beneath her, and she was intentionally not warned when she would be first pulled underwater; this helpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Avingaq
Susan Avingaq is an Inuk Canadian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actress. A founding partner in Arnait Video Productions, a women's filmmaking collective based in Igloolik, Nunavut, she is most noted for her work on the film ''Before Tomorrow (Le jour avant le lendemain)'', for which she received Genie Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction/Production Design and Best Original Song ("Pamani") at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010. She was also credited as a producer of the films '' Uvanga'' and ''Tia and Piujuq'', a costume designer for ''The Journals of Knud Rasmussen'' and '' Searchers'', an art director on ''Uvanga'' and ''Searchers'', and co-director of the documentary films ''Anaana'' and '' Sol''. She has published two children's books, ''Fishing with Grandma'' (2015) and ''The Pencil'' (2018), in collaboration with Maren Vsetula and illustrator Charlene Chua, and has performed as a storyteller on the children's television series ''Anaana's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Avery
Susan K. Avery (born 1950) is an American atmospheric physicist and President Emerita of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts, where she led the marine science and engineering research organization from 2008–2015. She was the ninth president and director and the first woman to hold the leadership role at WHOI. She is Professor Emerita at the University of Colorado, Boulder (UCB), where she served on the faculty from 1982–2008. While at UCB she also served in various administrative positions, including director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), a 550-member collaborative institute between UCB and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (1994-2004); and interim positions (2004-2007) as vice chancellor for research and dean of the graduate school, and provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. Currently she is a senior fellow at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership in Was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Austin
Susan M. Austin is an American politician from Maine. Austin earned an A.A. from Bliss College in Lewiston, Maine. She and her husband have four children. A Republican, Austin has represented the town of Gray, in the Maine House of Representatives since 2014. She previously held the same seat from 2002 to 2010. In 2010, she was unable to seek re-election in 2010 due to term-limits. She has also served on the Gray Town Council as well as on the MSAD 15 School Board. Austin ran again for the District 109 seat in 2012 but lost by 35 votes to incumbent Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ... Anne Graham. She ran once more in 2014 and won the seat, which opened when Anne Graham did not seek re-election. References Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Atefat-Peckham
Susan Atefat-Peckham (August 12, 1970, in New York City – February 7, 2004) was an Iranian-American poet. Life She graduated from the Baylor University, and University of Nebraska with her PhD in 1999, where she was an Editorial Assistant for ''Prairie Schooner''. She taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hope College, where she was editor of ''Milkwood Review'', and Georgia College & State University Georgia College & State University (Georgia College or GC) is a public liberal arts university in Milledgeville, Georgia. The university enrolls approximately 7,000 students and is a member of the University System of Georgia and the Council .... She and her son Cyrus were killed in an auto accident; her husband, Joel Peckham, mother, and youngest son Darius were hurt but survived. Poetry "Dates"; "AMEH JOON", ''Nebraska Center for Writers''* * References External links "An Interview With Poet Susan Atefat-Peckham", ''Poets & Writers'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Peckha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Arnold
Susan E. Arnold (born March 8, 1954) is an American business executive; she is the chairwoman of The Walt Disney Company. Life and career Susan E. Arnold graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and from the University of Pittsburgh with a Master of Business Administration degree. She is an operating executive of The Carlyle Group, an equity investment firm, since September 2013. She is based in New York. Arnold has served on the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company since 2007, as well as the Carlyle portfolio investments company NBTY, The Nature's Bounty Co. She has also been a member of the Board of Directors of McDonald's Co. since 2008. In 2004 she became Vice Chairman of Procter & Gamble and President of the company in 2007. She had joined Procter & Gamble in 1980 and held several management and marketing positions before becoming the manager of Procter & Gamble's cosmetics business in Canada in 1990. In 1999, she assumed globa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Anton
Susan Ellen Anton is an American actress and singer. Early life Anton attended Yucaipa High School in Yucaipa, California, and graduated in 1968. After high school, Anton attended San Bernardino Valley College. She first experienced fame by winning the nearby Miss Redlands and later the Miss California beauty contests in 1969 and tied as second runner-up in the 1969 Miss America Scholarship Pageant held September 6 that year. Career Starting in 1976, Anton developed a following for her Muriel Cigar commercials where she sang, "Let Muriel turn you on / That is my desire / Muriel lights a flame in me / Where there's Muriel smoke, there's fire". Later in the 1970s, Anton appeared approximately 30 times on Merv Griffin's TV show. She was frequently seen and heard in television, print and radio ads for the Perfect Sleeper mattress by Serta. In these ads, she announced her name and sang the company's jingle. In 1978, ABC gave her and country singer Mel Tillis a summertime va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
