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Proud (surname)
Proud is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Albert Proud (born 1988), Australian rules football player *Andrew Proud (born 1954), Anglican Bishop *Bill Proud (1919–1961), English cricketer *David Proud (born 1983), English actor born with spina bifida *Geoffrey Proud (1946–2022), Australian painter *George Proud (1939–2019), Canadian politician *Peter Proud (1913–1989), British art director *Ted Proud Edward Wilfrid Baxby (Ted) Proud (18 April 1930 – 6 February 2017) was a British postal history, postal historian, philatelic writer, and philatelic dealer who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2008. Early life and family Ted Pr ... (1930–2017), British postal historian and philatelic writer {{surname, Proud English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Proud
Albert Proud (born 6 September 1988) is a former Australian rules football player who played for Mt Gravatt Vultures in NEAFL. Originally from Braybrook in Melbourne's Western suburbs he previously played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Proud is an Indigenous Australian and made a name for himself at the Lions through his fierce attack on the ball, and hard work when not in possession. In 2016 Proud pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting his girlfriend and was sentenced to five and a half years in prison. Early life Proud has heritage that traces back to the Torres Strait Islands, but grew up in Melbourne, Victoria. He moved to Brisbane when he was fifteen years old, and later joined the Mount Gravatt Football Club in the QAFL. He was selected to play for Queensland in the AFL Under 18 Championships in 2005 and 2006 and captained the side to a premiership in the latter. AFL career 2006–2008: Introduction Proud was originally expected to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Proud
Andrew John Proud (born 27 March 1954) is a retired British Anglican bishop. He was area Bishop of Reading in the Church of England (Diocese of Oxford) and previously the area bishop for the Horn of Africa in the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East (Diocese of Egypt). Early life and education Proud was born on 27 March 1954. He graduated from King's College London's Theological Department in 1979 with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree and an Associateship of King's College (AKC), then trained for ministry at Lincoln Theological College for a year. Proud undertook a Master of Arts (MA) degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, from 2001 to 2002. Ordained ministry Proud was made a deacon at Petertide 1980 (29 June) by John Trillo, Bishop of Chelmsford, at Chelmsford Cathedral, and began his ministry with a three-year curacy at St Mary's, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex. At Petertide 1981 (28 June) he was ordained a priest by Roderic Coote, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Proud
Roland Barton "Bill" Proud (29 September 1919 – 27 October 1961) was an English first-class cricketer. Proud was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Proud was educated at Winchester College, where he represented the college cricket team. Later, Proud was educated at Oxford University. Proud made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Derbyshire in the 1938 County Championship, playing three first-class matches for the county during the season. In 1939, he made his debut for Oxford University against Yorkshire. Proud represented the university in ten first-class matches in 1939, with his final first-class match for the university coming against Cambridge University. In his ten first-class matches for the university, Proud scored 488 runs at a batting average of 25.68, with four half centuries and a high score of 87. During his freshman year, Proud was awarded his Oxford Blue. Proud continued to represent Hampshire during the 1939 County Championship, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Proud
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Proud
Geoffrey Robert Proud, although having had no formal training, held his first solo exhibition at the age of sixteen, and has had his work exhibited in all states with over 80 solo exhibitions and in excess of 100 group exhibitions to his credit. Though he is best known for his painting, he also gained significant attention for etchings, lithographs and sculptural work. Proud was awarded many prestigious prizes throughout his career, including the Sulman Prize in 1975, and Australia's most prestigious prize for portraiture the Archibald Prize in 1990 for his portrait of writer Dorothy Hewett. He has had his work consistently displayed in all state capitals since 1965.Helen Seidel, "Portfolio of Australian art achievements", ''Canberra Times'' 13 July 1989 p. 34 Proud was also the recipient of the Sydney Georges Art Prize, Melbourne 1976 (acquisition); La Trobe Valley Purchase Prize 1976; Coffs Harbour Art Purchase Prize 1977, George Crouch Golden Jubilee Invitation 1977, Ballara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Proud
George Albert Proud (9 April 1939 – 23 October 2019) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2000. Proud was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. From 1974 to 1979, he was a provincial politician in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as a Councillor for the 5th Queens provincial electoral district. Proud moved to federal politics in 1988 general election when he was elected in the Hillsborough electoral district for the Liberal party. He was re-elected in the 1993 and 1997 federal elections. His national Parliament experience spanned the 34th, 35th and 36th Canadian Parliaments. After leaving federal politics as of the 2000 federal election, Proud became a member of the Canadian Transportation Agency The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA; french: Office des transports du Canada, OTC) is the independent, quasi-judicial tribunal of the Government of Canada that makes decisions relating to federally-regulated modes of transpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Proud
Peter Proud (born Ralph Priestman Proud, 6 May 1913, Glasgow – 1989, London) was a British film art director. He made a major contribution to wartime camouflage and deception operations in the Western Desert, especially in the siege of Tobruk. Early career In 1928, Proud left school at age 15 and started work at the Elstree film studios on Alfred Hitchcock films including ''Murder!'' (1930) and ''Rich and Strange''. In 1932 he joined Gaumont British as assistant designer to Alfred Junge. The British Film Institute's Raymond Durgnat described him as an "ace production designer". In 1935 he moved to Gainsborough Pictures, and in 1936 he became an art director at Warner Bros., where he worked on Michael Powell's film ''Something Always Happens''. Wartime camouflage Proud worked as a camouflage officer under Geoffrey Barkas in the Western Desert in the Second World War, and was responsible for effective camouflage and deception in the Siege of Tobruk. With Steven Syke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Proud
Edward Wilfrid Baxby (Ted) Proud (18 April 1930 – 6 February 2017) was a British postal history, postal historian, philatelic writer, and philatelic dealer who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2008. Early life and family Ted Proud was born on 18 April 1930."Edward Wilfrid Baxby (Ted) Proud Obituary", Patrick Pearson, ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. 126, No. 1444 (April 2017), p. 140. His birth was registered in the Willesden district of London. Baxby was his mother's maiden name. Proud married twice, firstly to Doreen J. Dolley in Bromley, Kent, in 1951, and secondly to Karoline Ulrike Springer in City of Westminster, Westminster, London, in 1966. He had seven children by his first marriage, and four by his second. Philately Proud founded the Proud-Bailey Company Limited in 1961 through which he published handbooks covering the postal history of over eighty different British colonies and which illustrate more than 50,000 postal markings. Proud-Bailey became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
