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Peter Higgins (martyr)
Peter or Pete Higgins may refer to: * Pete B. Higgins (born 1957), American dentist and politician * Pete Higgins (businessman), early Microsoft employee and investment capitalist * Peter Higgins (athlete) Francis Peter Higgins (16 November 1928 – 8 September 1993) was a British athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. Athletics career He competed for Great Britain in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially kno ... (1928–1993), British sprinter * Peter Higgins (footballer) (born 1966), Australian rules footballer {{Hndis, Higgins, Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Pete or Petes or ''variation'', may refer to: People * Pete (given name) * Pete (nickname) * Pete (surname) Fictional characters * Pete (Disney), a cartoon character in the ''Mickey Mouse'' universe * Pete the Pup (a.k.a. 'Petey'), a character (played by several dogs) in Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' comedies Places * Pete, Zanzibar, a village in Tanzania * Pete, the Hungarian name for Petea village, Dorolț Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania * Petes, Gotland, Visby, Gotland, Sweden * Petes Hill, a summit in the Adirondack Mountains, New York State, USA * Petes Creek, a tributary of the Sacandaga River, located in New York State, USA Sports and athletics * The Pete, Petersen Events Center, athletics complex and basketball arena on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh * Pete the Penguin, one of the two mascots of Youngstown State University * Purdue Pete, bookstore logo turned unofficial mascot of Purdue University * A member of the Peterborough Petes junior ice hockey team I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Higgins (businessman)
Pete Higgins is an American technologist and venture capitalist. An early employee of Microsoft, Higgins is now a partner and co-founder of the Seattle-based venture capital firm Second Avenue Partners. He serves on the board of directors for the Brookings Institution and was a former trustee of Stanford University, his alma mater. Prior to founding Second Avenue Partners, Higgins spent 16 years at Microsoft Corporation. Higgins was a member of the Office of the President, reporting directly to CEO Bill Gates. He was group vice president of the Interactive Media Group at Microsoft from 1996 to 1998. From 1995 to 1996, he was group vice president of Applications and Content, responsible for Microsoft Office consumer and online applications, desktop finance, hardware and Microsoft Research. From 1992 to 1995, he was senior vice president of the Desktop Applications division, where he was responsible for developing, marketing and localizing Microsoft Office Microsoft Office, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Higgins (athlete)
Francis Peter Higgins (16 November 1928 – 8 September 1993) was a British athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. Athletics career He competed for Great Britain in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ... held in Melbourne, Australia where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Michael Wheeler (athlete), Michael Wheeler, John Salisbury (athlete), John Salisbury and Derek Johnson (athlete), Derek Johnson. He was also a 4×400 metres relay gold medallist for England at the Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Personal life He was born in Stockton-on-Tees and was also a Sports Teacher at Down Lane Central School, Tottenham, London, United K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |