Peter Whitehead (songwriter)
Peter Whitehead may refer to: *Peter Whitehead (businessman), (1793–1866) British businessman *Peter Whitehead (racing driver) (1914–1958), British racing driver * Peter Whitehead (filmmaker) (1937–2019), British filmmaker * Peter Whitehead (runner) (born 1964), British long-distance runner *Peter Whitehead (songwriter), songwriter for American disco group Village People See also * Whitehead (surname) Whitehead is a surname. Recorded in a number of spellings including Whithead, Whitehed, Whithed, and Whitsed, this surname is of English language, English origins. It usually derives from the Old English pre–7th century word "hwit" meaning white, ...

Peter Whitehead (businessman)
Peter Whitehead (1793–1866) was a prominent business man in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. With his brothers Thomas and David he established Thomas Whitehead and Brothers in 1815. Following the dissolution of Thomas Whitehead and Brothers in 1855, Whitehead built the Ilex Mill, Rawtenstall in 1856. He is buried in the same grave as his two brothers in the churchyard of Longholme Methodist Church Longholme Methodist Church is Methodist church in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. The current building is the third used for methodist worship in Rawtenstall. It cost £7,000 and was opened on 18 March 1842. It provided 1300 seats for worshippers. The .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitehead, Peter 1793 births 1866 deaths ...
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Peter Whitehead (racing Driver)
Peter Nield Whitehead (12 November 1914 – 21 September 1958) was a British racing driver. He was born in Menston, Yorkshire and was killed in an accident at Lasalle, France, during the Tour de France endurance race. A cultured, knowledgeable and well-travelled racer, he was excellent in sports cars. He won the 1938 Australian Grand Prix, which along with a 24 Heures du Mans win in 1951, probably was his finest achievement, but he also won two 12 Heures internationales de Reims events. He was a regular entrant, mostly for Peter Walker and Graham Whitehead, his half-brother. His death in 1958 ended a career that started in 1935 – however, he was lucky to survive an air crash in 1948. Early life and pre-war racing Yorkshireman Whitehead, coming from a wealthy background, gained from the wool industry, started racing in a Riley when he was 19. He moved up to an ERA B-Type the following season and then scored the first major result for the Alta, when he finished third ...
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Peter Whitehead (filmmaker)
Peter Lorrimer Whitehead (8 January 1937, Liverpool – 10 June 2019, London) was an English writer and filmmaker who documented the counterculture in London and New York in the late 1960s. Early life and career Peter Whitehead was born in Liverpool, England. He was from a working class background and was awarded a scholarship to attend Ashville College, Harrogate. He was top of his class in almost all subjects, and was both captain of the rugby team and the church organist. This led him to receive another scholarship from Peterhouse, Cambridge to study mathematics, physics and chemistry, but upon arriving there after completing National Service he switched instead to physiology, mineralogy and crystallography.Sweeting, Adam (13 June 2019)Peter Whitehead obituary ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 11 May 2021. He later studied art and film at the Slade School of Art in London. After leaving Cambridge Whitehead developed a career as a film maker. He is best known during this period for ...
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Peter Whitehead (runner)
Peter Whitehead (born 3 December 1964) is a British long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1964 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics British male long-distance runners British male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Southport English male long-distance runners English male marathon runners {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Peter Whitehead (songwriter)
Peter Whitehead may refer to: *Peter Whitehead (businessman), (1793–1866) British businessman *Peter Whitehead (racing driver) (1914–1958), British racing driver * Peter Whitehead (filmmaker) (1937–2019), British filmmaker * Peter Whitehead (runner) (born 1964), British long-distance runner *Peter Whitehead (songwriter), songwriter for American disco group Village People See also * Whitehead (surname) Whitehead is a surname. Recorded in a number of spellings including Whithead, Whitehed, Whithed, and Whitsed, this surname is of English language, English origins. It usually derives from the Old English pre–7th century word "hwit" meaning white, ...

Village People
Village People is an American disco group known for its on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics in their music. The group was originally formed by French producers Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis following the release of the debut album ''Village People'', which targeted disco's large gay audience. The group's name refers to Manhattan's Greenwich Village, with its reputation as a gay neighborhood. The characters were a symbolic group of American masculinity and macho gay-fantasy personas. As of 2022, Victor Willis is the only original member of the group. The group quickly became popular and moved into the mainstream, scoring several disco and dance hits internationally, including the hit singles " Macho Man", "In the Navy", " Go West", and "Y.M.C.A.", which was their biggest hit. In March 2020, the Library of Congress described "Y.M.C.A." as "an American phenomenon", and added the song to the National Recording Registry, which preserves audio recordin ...
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