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Nomi (name)
Nomi (and its variant ''Noomi'') is a name which is used as a unisex given name and a surname. People with the name include: Given name * Nomi Abadi, American-Egyptian Jewish pianist and actress * Nomi Eve (born 1968), American fiction writer * Nomi Fernandes (born 1985), Swiss model * Nomi Kaplan (born 1933), Lithuanian-Canadian photographer * Nomi Prins, American journalist * Noomi Rapace (born 1979), Swedish actress * Nomi Ruiz (born 1986), American singer, songwriter, actress, essayist and producer * Nomi Stomphorst (born 1992), Dutch water polo player * Nomi no Sukune (野見 宿禰), Japanese sumo wrestler * Nomi Talisman (born 1966), Israeli-born American film director Surname * Klaus Nomi (1944–1983), German countertenor * , Japanese journalist * , Japanese actor * , Japanese composer {{given name, type=both Unisex given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomi Abadi
Nomi Abadi is an American born Syrian-Egyptian Jewish pianist, vocalist, actor and activist. In November 2019, she played piano on the Grammy Award nominated album ''Sekou Andrews & The String Theory'' nominated in 2020 in the category of Best Spoken Word Album. Early life A piano prodigy born of four generations of piano teachers, Abadi's musical career began with a concert with the Orange County Chamber Orchestra as their youngest soloist ever at age 5, playing a Mozart concerto. Growing up in Orange County, California, Abadi was homeschooled by her mother and taught piano by her father, the late classical and ragtime pianist Marden Abadi. At age 8, she began professional training in classical piano at the Mannes School of Music after auditioning at Juilliard. She graduated early from the Orange County School of the Arts at age 16 and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Music career Abadi has composed original music for concerts, more than 20 film and video games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomi Eve
Nomi Eve (born March 13, 1968) is an American fiction writer. In 2001, her first novel, ''The Family Orchard'' was published by Alfred A. Knopf. A year later the paperback was published by Vintage. The first run was 100,000 copies. In August 2014, her second novel "Henna House" was published by Scribners. Eve is currently the Director of the Creative Writing MFA program at Drexel University Drexel University is a private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a financier and philanthropist. Founded as Drexel Institute of Art, S .... References External links Review of "The Family Orchard" from The BookReporter.com 1968 births Living people 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American women writers American women novelists Brown University alumni Drexel University faculty Jewish American novelists Jewish women writers Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomi Fernandes
Nomi Fernandes (born 1985) is a former Swiss glamour model and former showgirl. Married actor Jay Giannone in 2016. Early life Nomi Fernandes (1985), born and raised in Zurich, Switzerland, is nothing less than a Swiss success story. With Venezuelan and Portuguese genes from her mother and Swiss-South African genes from her father, it is no wonder that this exotic beauty possesses an excitement for life and hard working ethics. Career Trained as a professional classical dancer in Europe, Nomi's modeling career began in 2006 when she landed her very first photo-shoot for the cover of a popular American fitness magazine. By 2007 she had already become the first Swiss centerfold for Playboy magazine. In 2008, Playboy called again and asked Nomi to be their Playmate of the Month, Nomi agreed and made not only centerfold in April but also a celebrated cover girl throughout Europe. In July 2009, she was invited to appear on her second Playboy cover, this time for the Romania edition. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomi Kaplan
Nomi Kaplan (born December 7, 1933) is a Lithuanian-Canadian photographer and artist. She was the daughter of Bernard and Ndia Kaplan, she was born at Memel in Lithuania and then moved to Ontario with her family in 1940. Kaplan settled in Vancouver in 1955. She acquired her education from Wayne State University, at the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver School of Art. She has taken post-graduate courses in art, photography, film and video production. Kaplan taught photography at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design from 1991 to 1994. In 1972, she helped organize the first Women's Film Festival in Vancouver. She was a co-founder of the ReelFeelings collective which produced the film ''So Where's My Prince Already?'', which screened at the 1973 New York Women's Film Festival. Her work is included in private and public collections, including the Brooklyn Museum, the Canada Council Art Bank, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Art Gallery of Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomi Prins
Nomi Prins is an American economist, author, journalist, and public speaker who writes about Wall Street and the US economy. Before becoming a journalist and public speaker, Prins worked in the finance industry. She was a managing director at Goldman Sachs, senior managing director at Bear Stearns in London, senior strategist at Lehman Brothers and analyst at the Chase Manhattan Bank. Prins has been a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos think tank from 2002 to 2016. An advocate for the reinstatement of the Glass–Steagall Act and other regulatory reform of the financial industry, Prins was a member of Senator Bernie Sanders' panel of expert economists formed to advise on reforming the Federal Reserve. Early life Nomi Prins was born in Upstate New York, the oldest child in her family. Her father Jack worked for IBM after having taught at the local college as a mathematics professor. Education Prins received her bachelor's degree in mathematics from State University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noomi Rapace
Noomi Rapace (; ; born 28 December 1979) is a Swedish actress.Karen Olsson, ''The New York Times Magazine'', 27 May 2012, p. 26. She achieved international fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of the ''Millennium'' series (2009): ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'', ''The Girl Who Played with Fire'', and '' The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest''. She has gone on to become an acknowledged actress in American movies. For her performance in the ''Millennium'' series, Rapace won amongst others two Nymphe d'Ors, a Swedish Guldbagge Award and a Satellite Award as Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award, an International Emmy Award and a European Film Award. She has also starred as Anna in ''Daisy Diamond'' (2007), Leena in ''Beyond'' (2010), Anna in '' The Monitor'' (2011), Madame Simza Heron in '' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'' (2011), Elizabeth Shaw in ''Prometheus'' (2012), Beatrice in ''Dead Man Down'' (2013), Nadia in '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomi Ruiz
Nomi Ruiz is an American singer, songwriter, actress, essayist, DJ and producer, who is also known for her work as Jessica 6. Early life Nomi Ruiz was born in 1986 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City and assigned male at birth. Her parents are of Puerto Rican descent. Career ''Lost in Lust'' In 2005, Ruiz released her debut album ''Lost in Lust'' on her own independent label Park Side Records. The album is a song-oriented downbeat electronic album steeped in the grittier ends of early-1990s hip-hop and R&B production. After its release, she toured with CocoRosie, Debbie Harry and Antony & The Johnsons as part of their "Turning" project and ''Turning''. Hercules and Love Affair In 2008, Ruiz appeared on the nu-disco band Hercules and Love Affair's self-titled debut album released on James Murphy's label DFA Records. She was featured on the single " You Belong" and appeared in the music video. ''Slant Magazine'' placed "You Belong" at number nine on its "Top 25 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomi Stomphorst
Nomi Lisa Stomphorst (born 23 August 1992) is a Dutch water polo player for GZC Donk and the Dutch national team. She participated at the 2018 Women's European Water Polo Championship. See also * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multipl ... References External links * * * * 1992 births Living people Dutch female water polo players Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for the Netherlands 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomi No Sukune
was a legendary figure in Japanese history, regarded as the founder of sumo wrestling. He was the founder of the Haji no Muraji clan. Life Sukune is said to have lived during the reign of Emperor Suinin (29 BC – 70). Allegedly, in 23 B.C., the Emperor instructed Nomi no Sukune to deal with after he boasted that he was the strongest man "''under the heavens''". Nomi no Sukune engaged Taima no Kuyahaya in hand-to-hand combat and broke his ribs with one kick and his back with another, killing Taima no Kehaya. It was not modern sumo, but he is regarded as the creator of sumo. He was an ancestor of Sugawara no Michizane, great-grandfather to Haji no Mino and was the founder of the Haji clan after his creation of ''haniwa The are terracotta clay figures that were made for ritual use and buried with the dead as funerary objects during the Kofun period (3rd to 6th centuries AD) of the history of Japan. ''Haniwa'' were created according to the ''wazumi'' technique, ....'' Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomi Talisman
Nomi Talisman (born 1966) is an Israeli-born, American film director, producer, cinematographer and animator. She is best known for co-producing and co-directing short-documentary ''Last Day of Freedom'' for which she received Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) nomination at 88th Academy Awards, with Dee Hibbert-Jones. In April 2016, Hibbert-Jones and Talisman were awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, and won an Emmy Award for Last Day of Freedom, at the 45th Annual Northern California Emmy Awards (News and Program Speciality - Documentary Topical). In 2019, Talisman and Hibbert-Jones were awarded a Creative Capital Award to work on their next feature-length animated documentarRun With It Biography Talisman was born in 1966 in Israel. Filmography * ''Last Day of Freedom'' (2015) Awards and nominations Nomi shared following awards and nominations with Hibbert-Jones: * 2019 Creative Capital Award foRun With It a feature-length animated doc (with Dee Hibbert-Jones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Nomi
Klaus Sperber (January 24, 1944 – August 6, 1983), known professionally as Klaus Nomi, was a German countertenor noted for his wide vocal range and an unusual, otherworldly stage persona. In the 1970s Nomi immersed himself in the East Village art scene. He was known for his bizarre and visionary theatrical live performances, heavy make-up, unusual costumes, and a highly stylized signature hairdo that flaunted a receding hairline. His songs were equally unusual, ranging from synthesizer-laden interpretations of classical opera to covers of 1960s pop standards like Chubby Checker's " The Twist" and Lou Christie's "Lightnin' Strikes". Nomi was one of David Bowie's backup singers for a 1979 performance on ''Saturday Night Live''. Biography Early life and career Klaus Nomi was born Klaus Sperber in Immenstadt, Bavaria, Germany on January 24, 1944. In the 1960s, he worked as an usher at the Deutsche Oper in West Berlin where he sang for the other ushers and maintenance crew on s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiko Nomi
Masahiko Nomi (能見 正比古 ''Nomi Masahiko'', July 18, 1925 – October 30, 1981) was a Japanese journalist who advocated Takeji Furukawa's idea of an influence of blood type on personality. He was also known as a sumo essayist. History Nomi was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa in 1925. He graduated from the engineering faculty of University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project b ..., and after the graduation he enrolled to the law faculty of the same university. During this time he started his career as a writer. His first book on the subject, ''Ketsueki-gata de Wakaru Aisho'' (''Understanding Affinity by Blood Type'') became a best seller in 1971. He wrote more than ten popular books. After his death in 1981, his son, Toshitaka Nomi (October 19, 1948 – Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
