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Paisley (name)
Paisley is both an English and Scottish surname and a given name derived from the surname. The name is rising in popularity in English speaking countries such as the United States, where it has ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls since 2006 and has ranked among the top 50 names for girls in recent years. Spelling variants are also well-used. Notable people named Paisley include: Given name *Paisley Currah, Canadian transgender academic *Paisley Wu (born 1971), Hong Kong singer and television presenter Surname *Bob Paisley, English football manager * Brad Paisley (born 1972), American country singer *Chris Paisley (born 1986), English professional golfer *David Paisley (born 1979), Scottish actor *Doug Paisley, Canadian folk singer *Eileen Paisley, Baroness Paisley of St George's (born 1931), Northern Ireland politician *Grégory Paisley (born 1977), French footballer *Ian Paisley (1926–2014), Northern Ireland politician and church leader *Ian Paisley Jr (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paisley Currah
Paisley Currah is political scientist and author, known for his work on the transgender rights movement. His book, ''Sex Is as Sex Does: Governing Transgender Identity'' (NYU Press, 2022) examines the politics of sex classification in the United States. He is a professor of political science and women's and gender studies at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He was born in Ontario, Canada, received a B.A. (Hons, First Class) from Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario and an M.A and Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University. He lives in Brooklyn. Research Currah writes about transgender people and the law and is a leading authority on the politics of sex classification. He is the founding editor, with Susan Stryker, of '' TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly'', the first non-medical academic journal devoted to transgender issues, which began publication in 2014. When the journal first launched, Currah told ''Inside Higher Education'': " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Paisley (actor)
John Paisley (born 1938) is a Scottish actor working in China. Early life and acting career Paisley was born in Scotland in 1938. He graduated from Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama, followed by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1959. He initially worked as an actor and stage manager as part of a repertory in England. He emigrated to Australia in 1961, working as an actor, teacher, writer, and playwright. He relocated to China to lecture at the Beijing University Department of Foreign Languages from 1999 to 2005, before returning to film work in Chinese productions. He married the painter Zheng Keying, his third wife, in 2005. His most significant recent role was as John Rabe in the 2009 movie ''City of Life and Death ''City of Life and Death'' is a 2009 Chinese drama film written and directed by Lu Chuan, marking his third feature film. The film deals with the Battle of Nanjing and the following massacre committed by the Japanese army during the Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peasley
Peasley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aaron Peasley (1775-1837), American button maker *Cheryl Peasley (born 1951), Australian Olympic sprinter *Ed Peasley (born c. 1935), American football player and coach *Marv Peasley (1889-1948), American baseball player *Ralph Erksine Peasley (1866-1948), American sea captain on whom fictional captain Matt Peasley is based Fictional characters *Prince Peasley, character in videogame ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' *Matt Peasley, sea captain in writings of Peter B. Kyne, based on Ralph Erksine Peasley See also *Paisley (name) *Peisley *Peasley Cross Sutton is an area of St Helens, Merseyside, and Ward of the metropolitan borough of the same name. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 12,003. Historically within Lancashire, it is one of the four townships along with Eccle ..., area of Sutton, St Helen's, Lancashire, England :* Peasley Cross railway station {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peisley
Peisley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Frederick Peisley (1904-1975), British film and television actor *George Peisley, Australian cattle thief confronted at Oatley, New South Wales in 1898 * John Peisley (politician) (1805-1871), Australian politician *John Peisley (1835-1862), member of Australian Gardiner–Hall gang * Mary Peisley (1718-1757), Irish Quaker writer See also *Paisley (name) Paisley is both an English and Scottish surname and a given name derived from the surname. The name is rising in popularity in English speaking countries such as the United States, where it has ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls si ... * Peasley {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paisley (wrestler)
Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman (born November 2, 1970) is an American retired professional wrestling valet, dancer, beauty queen, and professional wrestler. As the wife of Booker T, she is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Queen Sharmell. She first came to prominence in the wrestling world as Storm, a member of the World Championship Wrestling dance troupe the Nitro Girls and she also played a character called Paisley. Sullivan-Huffman performed for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Sharmell from 2007 until leaving the company in 2009. Early life and education Sullivan was valedictorian of Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana, in 1988, and graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1997 with a degree in mathematics. Miss Black America At age 20, Sullivan won the 1991 Miss Black America pageant (she was Miss Black Indiana), which was marred by accusations of rape by Miss Black Rhode Island, Desiree Washington, agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Una Paisley
Una Lillian Paisley (born 18 November 1922 in Kew in Melbourne in Victoria – died 1977 in Kew, Victoria) was an Australian cricket player. She played twelve Test matches for the Australia national women's cricket team. She captained the Australia national women's cricket team in four Test matches against New Zealand and England. A right-handed batswoman and off break bowler, she played 12 Test matches in all from 1948 to 1961, scoring 471 runs with a best of 108, one of her two centuries. She also took 19 wickets at 22.94. Test centuries See also * List of centuries in women's Test cricket Test cricket is the longest version of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between international teams of eleven players each over four innings; each team bats twice. In the women's variant, the game is scheduled to last four days of ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Paisley, Una 1922 births 1977 deaths Australia women Test cricketers Women cricketers who made a cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Paisley
Stephen Paisley (born 28 July 1983) is a former Irish professional football player. Paisley was a central defender. Career Early career Paisley played schoolboy football for Dublin sides St. Mochta's and Cherry Orchard before joining English Premier League side Manchester City in 1999. Manchester City Paisley joined Manchester City in 1999 and spent three and a half years with the club playing at both youth and reserve team level. Longford Town Stephen joined Longford Town in 2003 after being released by Manchester City in the summer. In his first season at Longford Town he won an FAI Cup medal and in 2004 he won a cup double as Longford retained the FAI Cup and won the League of Ireland Cup. St. Patrick's Athletic In March 2007 Paisley abruptly departed Longford Town on the eve of the new season after he was declared a free agent and he subsequently signed for St. Patrick's Athletic. In his two seasons with the Inchicore club he finished a Premier Division runner-up and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhonda Paisley
Rhonda Paisley (born 1960) is an author and former politician from Northern Ireland. She is the second daughter of the late Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader and Northern Ireland's former First Minister Ian Paisley and lives with her mother in the family home. She attended Bob Jones University in the United States (the same institution from which her father received his honorary degree), where she was awarded a BA in Fine Art. Political career Paisley served as a Belfast City councillor for the DUP. Sammy Wilson named her as Lady Mayoress during his tenure as first DUP Lord Mayor of Belfast in 1986/87. She served eight years as a councillor before leaving politics, later claiming that "the game plan of politics frustrated me". Media career Paisley once guest-presented '' Saturday Live'', a TV chat-show on the Republic of Ireland's RTÉ One channel. Her father was one of her guests. Controversy The day after a series of "Ulster Freedom Fighters" (UFF) incendiary bombings o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Paisley
Rebecca Boado Rosas is an American author of romance novels who wrote as Rebecca Paisley. Biography Boado began writing at a young age beginning with captivating letters to her grandmother and repugnant poems to her sister. She was inspired by her father, Emil Edward Boado. Major Boado was a pilot with the 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the United States Air Force, and died in Thailand during the Vietnam war. Rebecca published nine novels and four novellas from 1990 to 1997, and two further novels in 2015, under her pseudonym Rebecca Paisley. On June 22, 2017, it was reported that the violent death of Boado's adult daughter, a resident of Texas, was under investigation by the Austin Police Department. Awards *''Rebecca Paisley'': 1995 ''Romantic Times'' Career Achievement Award winner. *''A Basket of Wishes'': 1995 RT Reviewers' Choice—Historical Romance Fantasy *''A Basket of Wishes'': 1995 RRA Best Love and Laughter *''Bed of Roses'': 1996 RRA Best Multicultural Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Paisley
Michelle Paisley Reed (born August 11, 1968) is an American author who lives in Sacramento, California. She has published two novels, four non-fiction books, and four screenplays focused on the psyche and spirituality. Early life and education Michelle Paisley Reed was born in Seattle, Washington on August 11, 1968. She attended high school in Fairfield, California, northeast of San Francisco, and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from California State University, Sacramento. Career After graduating from college in 1994, she worked as a reporter and features editor for the Benicia Herald and Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek, CA. She then served as director of a non-profit enrichment program for children, program director for the Richmond YMCA and finally as director of Renaissance ClubSport in Walnut Creek. In 2002, Paisley earned a Registered Yoga Teacher (500 hours) certification from Yoga Alliance and launched her own studio, Yoga Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Kimberly Payne Williams-Paisley (née Williams; born September 14, 1971) is an American actress known for her co-starring roles on ''According to Jim'' and ''Nashville,'' as well as her breakthrough performance in ''Father of the Bride'' (1991), for which she was nominated for several awards, and its sequel, ''Father of the Bride Part II'' (1995). Throughout her acting career, she has guest-starred on TV shows including ''Tales from the Crypt'', ''George Lopez'' and ''Less Than Perfect''. She is also known for her roles in made-for-TV movies, including ''Safe House'', '' The Christmas Shoes'', and '' Lucky 7'', and also her role as Laura Parker in ''Shade'', a short film that she also wrote and directed. Williams is married to country musician Brad Paisley, with whom she has two sons; actress Ashley Williams is her sister. Early life Williams-Paisley was born in Rye, New York, the daughter of Linda Barbara (née Payne), a fund-raiser, and Gurney Williams III, a health and scien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Paisley (CIA Officer)
John Arthur Paisley (August 25, 1923 – September 24, 1978) was a former official of the Central Intelligence Agency. Early life When Paisley was two-years-old, his father left the family. He was raised by his grandparents when his mother went to work as a practical nurse. Career Paisley served in the CIA from 1963 to 1974. During his career, he was heavily involved in Soviet operations. On January 7, 1979, The New York Times' investigative report ("The Missing CIA Man", by Tad Simic), revealed that "Paisley was called in when the C.I.A. began the lengthy and laborious process of debriefing Nosenko, a member of the K.G.B.'s Second Chief Directorate, responsible for counterintelligence within the Soviet Union, who had defected to the United States early in 1964. Nosenko was the most important K.G.B. officer ever to defect. Ostensibly, Nosenko's greatest value to United States intelligence was to provide information on Soviet counterintelligence agents operating at home and abroad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |