Locke (surname)
Locke, sometimes spelled Lock or Lok, is a common Western surname of Germanic origin. It is also a Scottish surname and a romanization of the Chinese surname Luo. Origin Locke has multiple origins and meanings, including: *from Old English, as an occupational surname for locksmiths or lock keepers; *from Old English, Dutch, German, and English, as a toponym for one who had residence near an enclosure, particularly one that could be locked; a barrier, particularly that on a river; or a bridge; *from Old English and Old High German, as a name for one with curly hair. *from a romanization of "Lok", the Cantonese pronunciation of the Chinese surname Luo /. Locke is also the surname of a Scottish clan, with historic roots and a family seat in Peeblesshire. Variations on this surname include Loch, Lock, Lochlair, and Locklair, among others. People with this surname *Alain LeRoy Locke (1885–1954), African American educator, writer, and philosopher * David Locke (other), mult ...
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Germanic Languages
The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, English, is also the world's most widely spoken language with an estimated 2 billion speakers. All Germanic languages are derived from Proto-Germanic, spoken in Iron Age Scandinavia. The West Germanic languages include the three most widely spoken Germanic languages: English with around 360–400 million native speakers; German language, German, with over 100 million native speakers; and Dutch language, Dutch, with 24 million native speakers. Other West Germanic languages include Afrikaans, an offshoot of Dutch, with over 7.1 million native speakers; Low German, considered a separate collection of Standard language, unstandardized dialects, with roughly 4.35–7.15 million native speakers and probably 6.7–10 million people who can understand ...
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Gary Locke (other)
Gary Locke (born 1950) is a Chinese American politician and U.S. Ambassador to China. Gary Locke may also refer to: *Gary Locke (director) (born 1949), founding director of the RCC Marching Tigers *Gary Locke (English footballer) (born 1954), English former footballer *Gary Locke (Scottish footballer) (born 1975), Scottish football manager and former footballer See also *Gary Lauk Gary Vernon Lauk, (born September 7, 1940 – November 21, 2022) was a lawyer and former political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver Centre in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1972 to 1986 as a New Democr ... (born 1940), lawyer and political figure in British Columbia * Gary Lock (fl. 1990s–2010s), British archaeologist {{hndis, Locke, Gary ...
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Kimberley Locke
Kimberley Dawn Locke (born January 3, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter and television personality. She has recorded in the dance and pop genres, and has targeted the adult contemporary radio format. She was the cohost of the daytime talk show, ''Dr. and the Diva.'' Locke gained fame with her participation in the 2003 ''American Idol'' television series in which she placed third. In 2007 she garnered media attention for her participation in ''Celebrity Fit Club''. Early life Locke was born in Hartsville, Tennessee, to Donald and Christine Locke, and is the second of two children, with an older brother named Ashley. She and her brother spent most of their life in Gallatin. At age five, Locke began singing in church. Her parents divorced when she was eight-years-old. Locke grew up admiring such singers as Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, Patti LaBelle, and Diana Ross. She and childhood friends Chandra Boone, Selina Robb, and Nacole Rice formed a quartet ...
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Kevin Locke (other)
Kevin Locke may refer to: *Kevin Locke (musician) (born 1954 - passed October 1, 2022), Native American musician *Kevin Locke (rugby league) (born 1989), New Zealand rugby league footballer See also *Kevin Lock (born 1953), English former footballer *Locke (surname) Locke, sometimes spelled Lock or Lok, is a common Western surname of Germanic origin. It is also a Scottish surname and a romanization of the Chinese surname Luo. Origin Locke has multiple origins and meanings, including: *from Old English, as an ...

Keith Locke
Keith James Locke (born 1944) is a former New Zealand member of parliament who represented the Green Party, being first elected to parliament in 1999 and retiring from parliament at the 2011 election. He was the Green Party spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Defence, Ethnic Affairs, Pacific Affairs, Human Rights, Immigration, Police and Auckland Transport. He served on the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee. Since retiring from Parliament, Locke has joined the boards of the Auckland Refugee Council and the New Zealand Peace and Conflict Studies Centre Trust. He writes on political issues for New Zealand newspapers and the Daily Blog. Family and background Locke was born and grew up in Christchurch, to Jack and Elsie Locke, prominent lifelong political activists for a wide variety of causes. Their four children were brought up in this environment and followed their parents into a life of activism, (as well as Keith, his sister Maire Leadbeater is a well-known ...
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Ray Garton
Ray Garton (born December 2, 1962 in Redding, California) is an American author, well known for his work in horror fiction. He has written over sixty books, and, in 2006, he was presented with the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award. Personal life Garton lives in Northern California with his wife Dawn. Works Novels *''Seductions'' (1984) *''Darklings'' (1985) *''Crucifax Autumn'' (1988) (variant title of expurgated edition: ''Crucifax'' (1989)) *''Lot Lizards'' (1990) *''Trade Secrets'' (1990) *''Kill the Teacher’s Pet'' (1991) as Joseph Locke *''New Neighbor'' (1991) *''Dark Channel'' (1992) *''Kiss of Death'' (1992) as Joseph Locke *''Petrified'' (1992) as Joseph Locke *''Game Over'' (1993) as Joseph Locke *''The Teacher'' (1993) as Joseph Locke *''1-900-Killer'' (1994) as Joseph Locke *''Vengeance'' (1994) as Joseph Locke *''Biofire'' (1996) *''Shackled'' (1996) *''411'', a novella (1998) *''Sex and Violence in Hollywood'' (2001) *''Zombie Love'' (2003) *''Scissors' ...
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Joseph Locke
Joseph Locke FRSA (9 August 1805 – 18 September 1860) was a notable English civil engineer of the nineteenth century, particularly associated with railway projects. Locke ranked alongside Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel as one of the major pioneers of railway development. Early life and career Locke was born in Attercliffe, Sheffield in Yorkshire, moving to nearby Barnsley when he was five. By the age of 17, Joseph had already served an apprenticeship under William Stobart at Pelaw, on the south bank of the Tyne, and under his own father, William. He was an experienced mining engineer, able to survey, sink shafts, to construct railways, tunnels and stationary engines. Joseph's father had been a manager at Wallbottle colliery on Tyneside when George Stephenson was a fireman there. In 1823, when Joseph was 17, Stephenson was involved with planning the Stockton and Darlington Railway. He and his son Robert Stephenson visited William Locke and his son at Barnsley ...
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Josef Locke
Joseph McLaughlin (23 March 1917 – 15 October 1999), known professionally as Josef Locke, was an Irish tenor. He was successful in the United Kingdom and Ireland in the 1940s and 1950s. Background Born in Derry, Ireland, he was the son of a butcher and cattle dealer, and one of nine children. He started singing in local churches in the Bogside at the age of seven, and as a teenager added two years to his age to enlist in the Irish Guards, later serving abroad with the Palestine Police Force, before returning in the late 1930s to join the Royal Ulster Constabulary. Career Known as ''The Singing Bobby'', he became a local celebrity before starting to work the UK variety circuit, where he also played summer seasons in English seaside resorts. The renowned Irish tenor John McCormack advised him that his voice was better suited to a lighter repertoire than the operatic one he had in mind, and urged him to find an agent—thus he found the noted impresario Jack Hylton who booked ...
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John Locke (other)
John Locke (1632–1704) was an English philosopher. John Locke or John Lock may also refer to: * John Locke (author) (born 1951), American e-book writer of crime fiction and Westerns *John Locke (Canadian politician) (1825–1873), Nova Scotia Senator, 1867–1873 *John Locke (Massachusetts politician) (1764–1855), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1823–1829 *John Locke (MP) (1805–1880), British member of parliament for Southwark, 1857–1880 *John Locke (musician) (1943–2006), former member of the jazz-hard rock band Spirit * John Locke (naturalist) (1792–1856), American naturalist, professor, photographer, and publisher *John Locke (poet) (1847–1889), Irish poet, novelist and journalist * John A. Locke (born 1962), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 *John Howard Locke (1923–1998), British civil servant * John L. Locke, American biolinguist, psycholinguist, child phonologist * John Locke (''Lost''), fi ...
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Joe Locke (musician)
Joseph Paul Locke (born March 18, 1959) is an American jazz vibraphonist. Life and career A native of Palo Alto, California, Locke grew up in Rochester, New York. His father taught music. When Locke was eight years old he began learning drums and piano, then started on vibraphone five years later. After playing in rock bands, he became attracted to jazz in his teen years and attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester. In 1981, he moved to New York City and worked as a sideman for Kenny Barron, Freddy Cole, Marvin Smith, and Eddie Henderson. For influences, he has cited Milt Jackson and Bobby Hutcherson. His first solo album, ''Present Tense'', was released by Steeplechase in 1990. He started the band Mutual Appreciation Society in 1999 with David Hazeltine, Essiet Essiet, and Billy Drummond and has recorded frequently with pianist Geoff Keezer. His album ''Four Walls of Freedom'' was based on the writings of Thomas Merton. In 2016, he was inducted into the Music Hall o ...
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Joe Locke (actor)
Joseph William Locke (born 24 September 2003) is a Manx actor. He is known for his lead role as Charlie Spring in the Netflix teen series '' Heartstopper'' (2022), for which he received a nomination for the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance. Early life and education Joseph William Locke was born on 24 September 2003. He grew up in Douglas, Isle of Man. He attended Ballakermeen High School. He told ITV's '' This Morning'' in April 2022 that he was studying for A-Level exams in politics, history and English. While in high school, Locke and three fellow students submitted a petition to government officials to investigate the feasibility of welcoming Syrian refugees to the Isle of Man. Career He participated in the 2020 National Theatre Connections as well as productions at the Gaiety Theatre and with the Kensington Art Centre's youth group. In April 2021, it was announced Locke would star as lead character Charlie Spring in his debut tel ...
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Jeff Locke (other)
Jeff Locke may refer to: *Jeff Locke (American football) (born 1989), American football punter *Jeff Locke (baseball) (born 1987), American baseball pitcher *Jeff Locke, guitarist and vocalist for Christian punk band The Blamed ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...