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Ron (given Name)
Ron ''( Hebrew: רוֹן)'' is a given name for boys. It is mostly used as a shortening of the name Ronald and Cameron, but is also Hebrew for "joy". People with this name include: People with the name * Ron Atias (born 1995), Israeli taekwondo athlete * Ron Baker (born 1993), American basketball player * Ron Balicki (born 1963), American actor and stuntman *Ron Blomberg (born 1948), American major league baseball player * Ron Bochar, American film sound engineer * Ron Brooks (born 1988), American football player * Ron Bolton (born 1950), American footballer * Ron Bolton (politician) (fl. 2022), American politician * Ron Browz (born 1982), American record producer and rapper * Ron Bushy (1941-2021), American drummer known for Iron Butterfly * Ron Cannan (born 1961), Canadian politician * Ron Clinkscale (1933-2024), American football player * Ron Darmon (born 1992), Israeli Olympic triathlete * Ron DeSantis (born 1978), governor of Florida * Ron Dundas (1935-1986), Canadian football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'',#H2, Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; #H1, Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English ''Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and ''Ronnie (given name), Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. ''Rhona (other), Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''.#H2, Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron DeSantis
Ronald Dion DeSantis (; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician, attorney, and former United States Navy, naval officer serving as the 46th List of governors of Florida, governor of Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served from 2013 to 2018 as the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. representative from . DeSantis was a Ron DeSantis 2024 presidential campaign, candidate for the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries, 2024 Republican presidential nomination, withdrawing his candidacy in January 2024. After graduating from Yale University and Harvard Law School, DeSantis joined the United States Navy, U.S. Navy in 2004 and was promoted to Lieutenant (navy), lieutenant before serving as a United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, legal advisor to SEAL Team One. He was stationed at Joint Task Force Guantanamo in 2006 and was Iraq War troop surge of 2007, deployed to Iraq in 2007. When DeSantis return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Merk
Ron Merk is an American independent filmmaker based in San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of .... He is a producer and director best known for producing '' Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu''. External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Film producers from California Place of birth missing (living people) Film directors from San Francisco {{US-film-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron McNair
Ronald Erwin McNair (October 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986) was an American NASA astronaut and physicist. He Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, died at the age of 35 during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L, in which he was serving as one of three mission specialists in a crew of seven. Prior to the ''Challenger'' disaster, McNair flew as a mission specialist on STS-41-B aboard ''Challenger'' from February 3 to 11, 1984, becoming the second black American in space. Background Ronald Erwin McNair was born in Lake City, South Carolina, on October 21, 1950, to Carl C. McNair, an Auto body technician, auto repairman, and his wife, a high school teacher named Pearl. Growing up alongside his older brother, Carl S., as well as his younger brother, Eric, McNair grew up in a low-income household, his home having lacked both electricity and Tap water, running water. The family later moved into a better, though still poor-qualit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Keselowski
Ronald William Keselowski (born September 12, 1946) is an American former NASCAR Winston Cup driver who raced from 1970 to 1974. He is the uncle of current and retired NASCAR Cup Series drivers Brad and Brian Keselowski along with being the brother of retired NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series driver Bob Keselowski. Career As a driver, Keselowski would acquire two top-five finishes in addition to eleven top-ten finishes. His total earnings for his NASCAR career was considered to be $62,790 ($ when the amount is converted to today's money). Keselowski has raced a total of in his career and averaged a 24th-place finish in all of his career Winston Cup races. While he led nine laps, Ron has never won a race under NASCAR sanction; in April 1974 he did win the ACME Super Saver 500 for USAC stock cars at Pocono. His most active season was in 1972 where he competed in 22 out of the 31 races held that year. Most of his top-ten finishes came in 1971 (with an obvious exception for the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Karabatsos
Ronald Christ Karabatsos (1933–2012) was an American character actor, who prior to his acting career worked as a Union City police detective. Early life Karabatsos was born on April 22, 1933, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA, to Constantine and Antoinette Karabatsos, first-generation immigrants from Greece. He grew up in Union City, New Jersey, where young Ronald graduated from Emerson High School. Military and police service Upon graduating from high school, Karabatsos was drafted in the U.S. Army spending most of his service time in the Korean War. After he was released from the military, he joined the police department of his home city, retiring after 28 years as a homicide detective. Movie career In 1982, while still on the police force, Karabatsos was approached to act a part in the Sidney Lumet movie ''Prince of the City''. Most New York critics and Roger Ebert wrote positive reviews on the movie. James Wolcott dissented, concluding that the film "oreits liberal pietie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Kaplan
Ron Kaplan (; born May 1, 1970) is an Israeli former Olympic gymnast. A four-time national champion, he won a gold medal for Israel in the 1989 Maccabiah Games. He also competed for Israel in two European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, as well as four World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and represented Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Early life Kaplan was born in Beer Sheva, Israel, and is Jewish. He attended UCLA, and competed as a gymnast for the Bruins. He served in the Israel Defense Forces. Israeli champion Kaplan was the Israeli individual all-around gymnastics champion from 1989–92, for club teams from Beer Sheva and Holon. Maccabiah Games In the 1989 Maccabiah Games, at the age of 19, Kaplan won a gold medal for Israel in the individual all-around competition. European Championships In 1990, Kaplan finished in 33rd place in the individual all-around at the European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships (the highest finish in Israel's history), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Jeremy
Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born March 12, 1953) is an American former Pornographic film actor, pornographic actor, and actor. Nicknamed "The Hedgehog", Jeremy was ranked by AVN (magazine), ''AVN'' at No. 1 in their "50 Top Porn Stars of All Time" list. Jeremy has also made a number of non-pornographic media appearances, and director Scott J. Gill filmed a documentary about him and his legacy, ''Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy'', released in 2001. Jeremy was accused of sexual assault more than a dozen times between 2017 and 2020, for incidents stretching back to 2004. Upon further investigation, in August 2021, he was indicted on 30 sexual-assault counts involving 21 victims including 12 counts of forcible rape. He was initially jailed awaiting trial, but in January 2023, a judge found him mentally unfit to stand trial due to "incurable neurocognitive decline"; he was released to a private residence in November 2023. Early life Ronald Jeremy Hyatt was born in Queens, New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Howard
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. Howard started his career as a child actor before transitioning to directing films. Over his six-decade career, Howard has received List of awards and nominations received by Ron Howard, multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2003 and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in film and television. Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, acting in several television series before gaining national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show), Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom ''The Andy Griffith Show'' from 1960 through 1968. During this time, he also appeared in the musical film ''The Music Man (1962 film), The Music Man'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Hopkins
Ronald Lee Hopkins (born November 10, 1960) is an American former professional football defensive back who played nine seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Murray State University. Early life and college Ronald Lee Hopkins was born on November 10, 1960, in Ridgely, Tennessee. Hopkins played for the Murray State Racers from 1979 to 1982. He earned All- OVC honors his senior season in 1982. He was inducted into the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014. Professional career Hopkins was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the tenth round, with the 252nd overall pick, of the 1983 NFL draft and by the Michigan Panthers in the eighth round, with the 87th overall pick, of the 1983 USFL draft. However, Hopkins had already signed a two-year contract with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; , LCF) is a Professional gridiron football, professional Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Gillham
Ron Gillham is an American Republican politician from Alaska. He represented District 30 in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023. Electoral history In the 2022 Alaska House of Representatives election Gillham ran in District 7 but was defeated by Justin Ruffridge in the general election. 2024 Primary General Political positions Gillham endorsed Nick Begich III in the 2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election. References External links Ron Gillhamat Ballotpedia Ballotpedia is a nonprofit and nonpartisan online political encyclopedia that covers federal, state, and local politics, elections, and public policy in the United States. The website was founded in 2007. Ballotpedia is sponsored by the Lucy Bur ... Living people People from Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Year of birth missing (living people) Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Alaska Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Gardenhire
Ronald Clyde Gardenhire (born October 24, 1957) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets from 1981 to 1985. After another year playing in the minor leagues, he served as a manager in the Minnesota Twins farm system for three years, then as a coach for the Twins from 1991 to 2001, and then as the manager from 2002 to 2014, winning the American League Manager of the Year Award in 2010. He then coached for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2017 and managed the Detroit Tigers from 2018 through most of 2020, when he retired from baseball. Early life Ron Gardenhire was born to a military family at the U.S. Army base in Butzbach, West Germany. While growing up, he expected to join the military, but his passion for baseball was also encouraged by his father. The family later settled in Oklahoma where he attended Okmulgee High School and college at the University of Texas at Austin. Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
