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Northam (surname)
Northam is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bill Northam (1905–1988), Australian Olympic yachtsman * Cyril Northam (1894–1981), English footballer * Jackie Northam, American broadcast reporter * Jeremy Northam (born 1961), British actor * John Northam (1922–2004), professor emeritus of literature and drama at Cambridge University and father of Jeremy Northam * Ralph Northam Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ... (born 1959), American politician and physician {{surname, Northam English toponymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Northam
Sir William Herbert Northam, CBE (28 September 1905 – 2 September 1988) was an Australian Olympic yachtsman and businessman. Born in Torquay, Devon on 28 September 1905, Northam had a successful career in business before becoming an Olympian. He was simultaneously chairman of the Australian branches of two major companies: American pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, and British sports equipment brand Slazenger.William Northam , , 10 December 1985. Sailing career Northam took up the sport of sailing late in life, at the age of 46, after taking the helm of a neighbour's boat near his waterfront home on Syd ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Northam
Cyril George Northam (4 October 1894 – 21 January 1981) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Wrexham as an outside right. Personal life As of 1911, Northam was working as a merchant's clerk. Northam served as a private in the London Regiment during the First World War and was commissioned as a second lieutenant and attached to the Royal Scots in September 1916. His younger brother Arthur also served in the London Regiment and was killed in France on 23 May 1917. Northam served again in the Second World War, as lieutenant in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. He remained in the army after the war and rose to the rank of honorary major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ..., before moving back down to second lieutenant on 25 April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Northam
Jackie Northam is an International Affairs correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR). The veteran journalist spent more than a decade as a foreign correspondent in Europe, Asia and Africa covering conflict and geopolitical upheavals. Her current beat blends foreign policy and global economics. She now resides in Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ... Career Jackie Northam is NPR's International Affairs Correspondent. She is a veteran journalist who has spent three decades reporting on conflict, geopolitics, and life across the globe - from the mountains of Afghanistan and the desert sands of Saudi Arabia, to the gritty prison camp at Guantanamo Bay and the pristine beauty of the Arctic. Northam spent more than a dozen years as an international corres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Northam
Jeremy Philip Northam (born 1 December 1961) is an English actor and singer. After a number of television roles, he earned attention as Mr. Knightley in the 1996 film adaptation of Jane Austen's '' Emma''. He has appeared in the films ''An Ideal Husband'', ''Gosford Park'', '' Amistad'', ''The Winslow Boy'', ''Enigma'', '' Cypher'', ''Dean Spanley'', and ''Martin and Lewis'', amongst others. He also played Thomas More in the Showtime series ''The Tudors''. From 2016 to 2017 he appeared as Anthony Eden in the Netflix series ''The Crown''. Early life and education Northam was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, the youngest of four children. His mother, Rachel (née Howard), was a potter and professor of economics, and his father, John Northam, was a professor of literature and theatre, as well as being an Ibsen specialist and lecturer (first at Clare College, Cambridge and later at Bristol). He has described his upbringing as not wealthy, but warm. Northam was educated at King's C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Northam
John Richard Northam (12 January 1922 – 5 July 2004) was a professor emeritus of literature and drama, ranked among the foremost Ibsen scholars in the world. Northam entered Clare College, Cambridge to read Classics from 1941 to 1942, then English between 1946 and 1948. In 1950 he was made a Fellow of Clare College, where he supervised Norman Podhoretz, the American who went on to become a notable writer. In 1953 Northam was awarded a Ph.D. and a lectureship in the Faculty of English at Cambridge. In 1972 he left Cambridge to become a Professor of Modern and Comparative Drama at the University of Bristol. His books ''Ibsen’s Dramatic Method'' (1953), in which he notably outlines the hidden visual suggestions and parallel characterisations used by the playwright, and ''Ibsen: A Critical Study'' (1973), are still counted as standard works. He has been celebrated for capturing the poetry, humour and wisdom of ''Ibsen's Poems'' (1871) and verse drama ''Peer Gynt'' (1867); for his r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Northam
Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms are: * Ralph, the common variant form in English language, English, which takes either of the given pronunciations. * Rafe (name), Rafe, variant form which is less common; this spelling is always pronounced , as are all other English spellings without "l". * Raife, a very rare variant. * Raif, a very rare variant. Raif Rackstraw from H.M.S. Pinafore * Ralf, the traditional variant form in Dutch language, Dutch, German language, German, Swedish language, Swedish, and Polish language, Polish. * Ralfs (given name), Ralfs, the traditional variant form in Latvian language, Latvian. * Raoul (other), Raoul, the traditional variant form in French language, French. * Raúl, the traditional variant form in Spanish language, Spanish. * Raul, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |