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Oliver (surname)
Oliver is a surname derived from the personal name Oliver. The Scottish Oliver family was a sept of the Scotland Highlands' powerful Clan Fraser of Lovat. People with the surname "Oliver" include A * Adam Oliver (1823–1882), Canadian businessman * Adam Oliver (footballer) (born 1980), English footballer *Adrian Oliver (born 1988), American basketball player *Al Oliver (born 1946), American baseball player *Albert Oliver (born 1978), Spanish basketball player * Alexandra Oliver (born 1970), Canadian poet * Alfred Oliver (1882–??), Welsh footballer *Alison Oliver (born 1997), Irish actress *Allan Roy Oliver (1936–2021), Canadian politician * Allen Oliver (born 1924), English footballer * Allen J. Oliver (1903–1953), American politician *Amy Oliver (born 1987), British archer *Andi Oliver, British chef *Andrew Oliver (other), multiple people *Andy Oliver (born 1987), American baseball player *Anna Oliver (1840–1892), American preacher *Anthony Oliver (1922 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Oliver
Alison Oliver (born 3 June 1997) is an Irish actress. She is known for her debut role as Frances in the BBC Three and Hulu miniseries ''Conversations with Friends'' (2022). Early life Oliver was born in Ballintemple, Cork before moving to Blackrock when she was young. Her mother is a social worker and her father worked in the motor trade. She attended Scoil Mhuire, a private school in Cork, and took drama, singing and dancing lessons at The Performer's Academy and the Cork School of Dance. She applied to Trinity College Dublin's drama school The Lir Academy, but was invited to take a year-long foundation course in Acting and Theatre first. She auditioned again after completing the course, going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2020. Career Oliver landed her debut television role as Frances Flynn in ''Conversations with Friends'', a miniseries adaptation of Sally Rooney's 2017 debut novel of the same name developed by Element Pictures for BBC Three and Hulu. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnie Oliver
Arnold “Lucky Arnie” Oliver (May 22, 1907 – October 16, 1993) was a U.S. soccer attacking midfielder. He spent at least six seasons in the American Soccer League. He was a member of the U.S. team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Club career Oliver, the son of British immigrants, began his career with the New Bedford Quisset Mill, a cotton mill, club when he was fourteen. He then played with the Shawsheen Indians, a local amateur club which joined the professional American Soccer League in 1925. However, Oliver remained an amateur and when the Indians folded during the season, he moved to the Defenders Club, winning the 1926 National Amateur Cup title with them. Following the Amateur Cup final, Oliver turned professional when he signed with the New Bedford Whalers. He played only one game with the Whalers and in 1927, he moved to the Hartford Americans. However, they were kicked out of the league after only ten game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archer James Oliver
Archer James Oliver (1774 – 16 March 1842) was a British painter, principally active as a portraitist. Life The son of John and Anna Maria Oliver, he was christened at St Mary's church in Whitechapel on 3 October 1774. Oliver studied at the Royal Academy from 13 August 1790. He exhibited 210 paintings at the Royal Academy between 1791 and 1841, and 62 at the British Institution. In the latter part of his career he showed still lifes of fruit, nuts and dead game, and some biblical scenes, in addition to the portraits which had previously predominated. His portraits were often engraved. Their subjects included the banker George Children; the politician Sir Berkeley Guise, 2nd Baronet; the songwriter Charles Morris; Robert Morris; the minister Vicesimus Knox; and the solicitor Robert Blake Robert Blake may refer to: Sportspeople * Bob Blake (American football) (1885–1962), American football player * Robbie Blake (born 1976), English footballer * Bob Blake (ice hockey) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Oliver
Antonio Oliver (Cartagena, January 29, 1903 - July 28, 1968) was a Spanish writer, poet, literary critic and historian of Spanish art. He was also a part of the Generation of '27, a group of artists and poets that specialized in the avant-garde The avant-garde (; In 'advance guard' or ' vanguard', literally 'fore-guard') is a person or work that is experimental, radical, or unorthodox with respect to art, culture, or society.John Picchione, The New Avant-garde in Italy: Theoretical .... Work *''Mast'', 1925 *''Saved Crying'' *''Andrew Knight Talks'' *''Book of Loas'', 1947 *''From Cervantes to Poetry'', 1944 *''Don Luis de Gongora'', 1963 *''Life and Work of Lope de Vega'' *''Garcilaso de la Vega'', 1965 *''Garcilaso, Captain and Poet'' *''Dying but no fear'' *''This other Rubén Darío'' *''1900-1950. Half a Century of Artists Murcianos'', 1952 Spanish literary critics 20th-century Spanish historians 1903 births 1968 deaths 20th-century Spanish poets Spanish ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Oliver
Anton David Oliver (born 9 September 1975) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player. Previously, he played as a hooker for Marlborough (one of the predecessors to today's Tasman side) and Otago in the National Provincial Championship and Air New Zealand Cup, and spent twelve seasons with the Highlanders in Super Rugby. He earned 59 caps for his country and for a period was All Blacks captain. Early life Oliver was born 9 September 1975 in Invercargill and spent the early years of his life in several small towns in the deep south of NZ. When he was seven he moved to Blenheim where he went on to be Head Boy of Marlborough Boys' College in 1993. During this time, Anton made all of the possible New Zealand age group rugby teams – Under17, Under19, Under21, and the NZ Secondary Schools Team – captaining them all. He initially played at number 8 for the NZ under 17s. The following year he changed positions to hooker and made his provincial debut for Marlborough against Nelso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Oliver
Anthony Oliver (4 July 1922, Abersychan, near Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales—November 1995, London) was a Welsh film, television and stage actor. Selected filmography * ''Once a Jolly Swagman'' (1949) - Derek * ''All Over the Town'' (1949) - P.C. Butt * ''A Run for Your Money'' (1949) - Miner (uncredited) * '' Waterfront'' (1950) - Prison Warder (uncredited) * ''The Magnet'' (1950) - Policeman * ''The Clouded Yellow'' (1950) - Detective (uncredited) * '' The Happy Family'' (1952) - Fireman * ''Emergency Call'' (1952) - Police Constable * '' Gift Horse'' (1952) - Ship's Officer, Guns * ''Penny Princess'' (1952) - Selby's Valet (uncredited) * ''Cosh Boy'' (1953) - Doctor (uncredited) * '' Street Corner'' (1953) - Stanley Foster * ''The Runaway Bus'' (1954) - Duty Officer * ''Shetlandsgjengen'' (1954) - Narrator (voice) * ''To Dorothy a Son'' (1954) - Express Reporter * ''Mad About Men'' (1954) - Pawnbroker * ''To Dorothy a Son'' (1954) - Pawnbroker * ''They Can't Hang Me'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Oliver
Vivianna Olivia Snowden, (April 12, 1840 – November 21, 1892) better known by her professional name Anna Oliver, was an American preacher and activist who was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was one of the first women to attempt full ordination in the church. Biography Oliver was born Vivianna Olivia Snowden near New Brunswick, New Jersey on April 12, 1840. She would later take the name Anna Oliver as to not embarrass her family by trying to be ordained as a minister. She was well educated in Brooklyn, New York where her family had moved, and received an MA with honors from Rutgers Female College. She went to Georgia with the American Missionary Association to teach black children, but left after a year to protest the pay gap between male and female teachers there. She then moved to Ohio in 1870 where she studied at McMicken School of Design, but became involved in the temperance movement and felt called to join the ministry. In 1876, Oliver became the first woman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Oliver
Andrew Allen Oliver (born December 3, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers. College Oliver was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 17th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign, opting instead to attend Oklahoma State University, where he played on the Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team. In 2007, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Oliver was ruled ineligible by the NCAA in 2008, resulting from an allegation by a potential agent. He sued the NCAA, and received a settlement of $750,000. Professional career Detroit Tigers He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut on June 25, 2010. Oliver made five starts for the Tigers in 2010 before being sent back down to the Toledo Mud Hens on July 19. On May 28, 2011, Olive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Oliver (other)
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Andrew Oliver (1706–1774) was a Massachusetts politician. Andrew Oliver may also refer to: * Andrew Oliver (1731–1799), jurist and scientist * Andrew Oliver (New York politician) (1815–1889), U.S. Representative from New York * Andrew C. Oliver, software developer * Andy Oliver (Andrew Allen Oliver, born 1987), pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates * Andrew Oliver, one of the Oliver Twins * Andrew Oliver, the drummer of post-hardcore band I See Stars I See Stars are an American electronicore band from Warren, Michigan formed in 2006. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Devin Oliver, guitarist Brent Allen, keyboardist and co-vocalist Andrew Oliver, and bass guitarist Jeff Valentine. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andi Oliver
Andrea "Andi" Oliver (born 1964) is a British chef, television and radio broadcaster, and former singer. She is best known for her appearances on the BBC cooking show the ''Great British Menu''. Early career Oliver is a former member of the band Rip Rig + Panic who appeared on an episode of Series 1 of '' The Young Ones''. She used to co-host the Channel 4 television show '' Baadasss TV'' alongside Ice-T and frequently appears on the BBC World Service and the BBC's annual coverage of the Glastonbury Festival. Other music projects After 1983, Oliver became involved in Kalimba, an African inspired band. In 1990 she joined forces with her brother, forming the Mighty Hog. In April 2007, she started presenting a six-part cookery show ''Neneh and Andi Dish it Up'' with her friend Neneh Cherry for BBC2. Projects * Host of ''Truth About Food'' * Host of ''The Selector'', a radio show for the British Council * Host of BBC Four first-ever Radio 3 World Music Awards * Took part in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Oliver
Amy Oliver (born 10 July 1987) is an archer from Great Britain. A competitor at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a bronze medal at the 2011 World Archery Championships, and was the women's individual recurve champion at the World Field Archery Championships in 2016. Oliver announced her retirement from the British national archery team in 2017. Early and personal life Amy Oliver was born on 10 July 1987 in Mexborough, South Yorkshire. She was first introduced to archery at age seven by her parents, who both practised the sport competitively, but it was not until ten years later that Oliver became more involved, joining an archery club and attending training sessions. Career Oliver won two medals at the European Field Championships in 2007, the second international competition in which she participated. Having achieved a silver medal in the team event, she later won gold medal in the individual event while wearing her silver meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
