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Mann (surname)
Mann is a German, Jewish (Ashkenazic) or English surname of Germanic origin. It means 'man', 'person', 'husband'. In the runic alphabet, the meaning 'man', 'human', is represented by the single character ᛗ. Mann (or Maan) is also an Indian surname found among the Jats in Punjab. Notable people with this surname include: A–D * Abby Mann (1927–2008), American film writer and producer * Aimee Mann (born 1960), American rock guitarist, bass player, singer, and songwriter * Alakina Mann (born 1990), English actress * Alex Mann (bobsleigh) (born 1980), German bobsledder * Alfred Mann (musicologist) (1917–2006), American writer * Alfred E. Mann (1925–2016), American entrepreneur and philanthropist * Ammtoje Mann, Punjabi actor and director * Anthony Mann (1906–1967), American actor and film director * Arthur Henry Mann (1850–1929), English organist, choirmaster, teacher and composer at King's College Chapel, Cambridge * B. B. Mann (1858–1948), Wales national rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Surname
Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western order" of "given name, surname", unless it occurs in an alphabetized list of surnames, e.g. " Bach, Johann Sebastian". In this, the German conventions parallel the naming conventions in most of Western and Central Europe, including English, Dutch, Italian, and French. There are some vestiges of a patronymic system as they survive in parts of Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, but these do not form part of the official name. Women traditionally adopted their husband's name upon marriage and would occasionally retain their maiden name by hyphenation, in a so-called '' Doppelname'', e.g. "Else Lasker-Schüler". Recent legislation motivated by gender equality now allows a married couple to choose the surname they want to use, including an option ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhagwant Mann
Bhagwant Singh Mann (born 17 October 1973) is an Indian politician and current Chief Minister of Punjab. He leads the cabinet ministry of Punjab and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He is a former actor, comedian and satirist. He previously served two terms as the Member of Parliament from Lok Sabha representing Sangrur constituency, Punjab from 2014 until his resignation in 2022. Early life Mann was born in a Sikh family on 17 October 1973 to father Mohinder Singh and mother Harpal Kaur in Satoj village of Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district, Punjab, India. He completed his first year of a Bachelor of Commerce course at Shaheed Udham Singh Government College, Sunam. Acting career Mann participated in youth comedy festivals and inter-college competitions. He won two gold medals at a competition at the Punjabi University, Patiala for the Shaheed Udham Singh Government College, Sunam. Mann developed comedy routines about typical Indian issues such as politics, business and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delbert Mann
Delbert Martin Mann Jr. (January 30, 1920 – November 11, 2007) was an American television and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film '' Marty'' (1955), adapted from a 1953 teleplay of the same name which he had also directed. From 1967 to 1971, he was president of the Directors Guild of America. In 2002, he received the DGA's honorary life member award. Mann was credited to have "helped bring TV techniques to the film world." Early life and education Delbert Martin Mann Jr. was born on January 30, 1920, in Lawrence, Kansas, to Delbert Mann Sr. and Ora (Patton) Mann (died 1961). His father taught sociology at the University of Kansas from 1920 to 1926. In 1926, the Manns left Lawrence and moved to Pennsylvania and then Chicago before finally settling in Nashville in 1931.George R. Zepp''Hidden History of Nashville'' The History Press, 2009 page 77 There, his father continued to teach sociology at the Scarritt College for Christian Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mann (other)
David Mann may refer to: Entertainment *David Mann (actor) (born 1966), American stage actor *David Mann (artist) (1940–2004), American artist of the custom motorcycle subculture * Dave Mann, saxophonist, member of Blood, Sweat & Tears *David Mann (songwriter) (1916–2002), American writer of popular songs * David Mann (Duel), a character from the movie ''Duel'', a film directed by Steven Spielberg Politics and government * David E. Mann (born 1924), U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Engineering and Systems), 1977 to 1981 *David S. Mann (born 1939), Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio and U.S. Representative Sports * Dave Mann (archer), Canadian archer * David Mann (cyclist) (born 1962), British racing cyclist *Dave Mann (gridiron football) David Carl Mann (June 2, 1932 – May 22, 2012) was an American professional gridiron football punter in the NFL and CFL. Mann was also the first African-American to play college football for Oregon State University. Career – Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Mann
Daniel Chugerman (August 8, 1912 – November 21, 1991), known professionally as Daniel Mann, was an American stage, film and television director. Originally trained as an actor by Sanford Meisner, between 1952 and 1987 he directed over 31 feature films and made-for-television. Considered a true "actor's director", he helmed seven Oscar-nominated and two Tony Award-winning performances, collaborating with actors like Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Susan Hayward, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Dean Martin and Anthony Quinn. He was nominated for several accolades, including two Palme d'Or, three Directors Guild of America Awards and a Golden Bear. Biography Mann was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Helen and Samuel Chugerman, a lawyer. He was a stage actor since childhood and attended Erasmus Hall High School, New York's Professional Children's School and the Neighborhood Playhouse. He entered films in 1952 as a director and is known for his excellent ear for dialogue. Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Mann
Curtis Mann (June 22, 1815 - February 27, 1894) was an American politician and businessman. Born in the town of Hartford, New York, Mann worked in the grain trade business in addition to the lake and canal transportation business in Buffalo, New York. In 1856, he moved to the town of Summit, Wisconsin. Mann began his political career as a member of the Milwaukee Board of Trade. In 1868 and 1869, Mann served in the Wisconsin State Senate. In 1887, he moved to Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Oconomowoc ( ) is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The name was derived from Coo-no-mo-wauk, the Potawatomi term for "waterfall." The population was 15,712 at the 2010 census. The city is partially adjacent to the Town of Oco ..., where he resided for the rest of his life.'Curtis Mann Dies At Summit,' Milwaukee Weekly Wisconsin, March 3, 1894, pg. 1 Notes External links * 1815 births 1894 deaths Politicians from Buffalo, New York People from Washington County, New York Peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coramae Richey Mann
Coramae Richey Mann (1931–2004) was a professor emeritus of criminal justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She argued vehemently that the United States criminal justice system was racist. Mann criticized the arguments of William Wilbanks (in his book ''The Myth of a Racist Criminal Justice System'' (1987)), countering in her 1989 book ''Unequal Justice'' that Wilbanks' reliance on quantitative and statistical data hides the reality of racism. Early life Coramae Richey-Mann was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 25, 1931. She gained undergraduate (1956) and graduate (1961) degrees in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University Roosevelt University is a private university with campuses in Chicago and Schaumburg, Illinois. Founded in 1945, the university was named in honor of United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The unive .... Her doctorate in sociology (with an emphasis in Criminology) was awarded by the Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colette Mann
Colette Mann (born 17 February 1950) is an Australian actress, singer, TV and radio presenter, choreographer and author/writer and media personality, she has been in the entertainment industry for over 50 years. Mann appeared in two Grundy Organisation TV series, the prison drama, ''Prisoner'', as Doreen May Anderson Burns, between 1979 and 1984, and later, in ''Neighbours'', appearing from 2012 to February 2022, as Sheila Canning. She had previously had appeared in the latter series in 1995 in an 8-week role. She has appeared also in ''The Flying Doctors'' and ''Blue Heelers'' television series and the 2000 film ''The Dish''. She has written two books and had a column in ''New Idea'' magazine. Biography Early life Mann, born in Melbourne and trained at a local Melbourne dancing school as a child until about 19 or 20, and then went to a professional dance school and trained under Betty Pounder, a choreographer for J.C. Williamson Theatre ltd. and obtained an arts degree in La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Mann (other)
Charles Mann may refer to: * Charles Mann (advocate-general) (1799–1860), British born administrator in South Australia (father of Charles Mann born 1838) * Charles Mann (American football) (born 1961), American football player * Charles Mann (Australian politician) (1838–1889), Attorney-General and Treasurer in South Australia * Charles Mann (songwriter) (1949–1991), AKA "Charles M. Mann", American songwriter, soul singer and musician of the 1970s * Charles Mann (singer) (born 1944), American singer from Louisiana, performer of the musical genre swamp pop * Charles A. Mann (1803–1860), New York politician * Charles C. Mann (born 1955), author and journalist * Charlie Mann Charlie Mann is a Scottish sports broadcaster and Public Relations guru who currently appears on ''Sportsound'' on BBC Radio Scotland as a match reporter and occasionally does trackside work. Mann was the spokesman of Heart of Midlothian majority ... (born c. 1959), Scottish sports broadcaster * , a Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Mann
Carol Mann (February 3, 1941 – May 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1961 and won two major championships and 38 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Amateur career Mann was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois. She started playing golf at the age of 9. She won the Western Junior and the Chicago Junior in 1958, and the Chicago Women's Amateur in 1960. She attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Professional career Mann turned pro in 1960 and joined the LPGA Tour in 1961. She won her first tournament in 1964 at the Women's Western Open, a major championship at the time. She would go on to win a total of 38 events on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships. She earned the LPGA Vare Trophy in 1968 for lowest scoring average and was the tour's leading money winner in 1969. She led the tour in wins three times, 1968 wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Mann (other) (1927–2000), British politician
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Bruce Mann may refer to: * Bruce Mann (civil servant), British civil servant * Bruce Mann (oncologist), surgical oncologist * Bruce Mann (rugby league) (1926–2007), rugby league footballer * Bruce H. Mann (born 1950), Harvard Law School professor and legal historian See also * Bruce Douglas-Mann Bruce Leslie Home Douglas-Mann (23 June 1927 – 27 July 2000) was a British politician. Early life Bruce Douglas-Mann was born at Bexhill, Sussex, the son of a solicitor, Leslie John Douglas-Mann, MC. Douglas-Mann was educated at Upper Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Mann
Brandon Michael Mann (born May 16, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Mann is currently the minor league pitching coordinator for the KBO's Lotte Giants. Career Tampa Bay Rays Mann attended Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines, Washington. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected Mann in the 27th round of the 2002 MLB draft and signed him to a $47,500 signing bonus, with an additional $40,000 for college expenses on July 7, 2002. He reached Class AA in Minor League Baseball for the Montgomery Biscuits in 2009. On November 9, 2009, Mann elected free agency. Los Angeles Dodgers On April 8, 2010, Mann signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and was assigned to the Single-A Inland Empire 66ers. On August 19, 2010, Mann was released. Southern Maryland Blue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
