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Roger Wilson (English Rugby Union)
Roger Wilson may refer to: * Roger Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1946), Canadian/American professional ice hockey player * Roger B. Wilson (born 1948), American Democratic politician, former governor of Missouri *Roger Wilson (actor) (born 1956), American film and TV actor *Roger Wilson (folk musician), British folk musician *Roger "Hurricane" Wilson (born 1953), American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter *Roger Wilson (rugby union) (born 1981), Irish rugby player *Roger Wilson (bishop) Roger Plumpton Wilson (3 August 19051 March 2002) was Bishop of Wakefield, and later Chichester, in the mid 20th century. Born into an ecclesiastical family, he was educated at Winchester College and Keble College, Oxford; made deacon in Advent ... (1905–2002), bishop of Wakefield and of Chichester * Roger Wilson (Indian Army officer) (1882–1966), Indian Army general * Roger C. Wilson (1912–1988), composer of church music *the birth name of Sophie Wilson (born 1957), British comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Wilson (ice Hockey)
Roger Sidney Wilson (born September 18, 1946) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. After ten years of minor league play, from 1966 to 1975, he played 7 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ... during the 1974–75 season. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1946 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Blackhawks players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Columbus Checkers players Dallas Black Hawks players Greensboro Generals (EHL) players Ice hockey people from Greater Sudbury {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger B
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is ''Rodger''. Slang and other uses Roger is also a short version of the term "Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by sea pirates since as early as 1723. From up to , Roger was slang for the word "penis". In ''Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Wilson (actor)
Roger W. Wilson (born October 8, 1956) is an American actor. Early life and education Wilson was born to Roger William Wilson (d. 1972), president—formerly an executive—of offshore engineering and construction company McDermott, and Arline (née Robinson). He had a brother and sister. Both of his parents died young, and Wilson inherited several million dollars. He attended Woodberry Forest School and graduated in 1975 with Marvin Bush, brother of former President George W. Bush. He later studied at New York University. Career Wilson appeared in the first two ''Porky's'' movies as well as ''Thunder Alley'' and the TV series ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers''. Wilson wrote screenplays for producers including Steve Tisch, Penny Marshall, and Sharon Stone. and briefly taught screenwriting classes in New York City in the mid-2000s. Wilson was the lead singer in the New York-based band ''Num'' in the 1990s. Wilson was also a member of the New York-based band ''Born Again Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Wilson (folk Musician)
Roger Wilson (born 22 July 1961, Leicester, England) is an English folk singer, fiddler, guitarist, and songwriter who abandoned a graphic design career to become a full-time musician in 1984.Self-published bio at littlebackroom.com (subject's own website) He was a member of The House Band (1993–98) and later joined Chris Wood and Martin Carthy in performances. He has also worked with 's Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger "Hurricane" Wilson
Roger "Hurricane" Wilson (born July 27, 1953) is an American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has also worked as a music educator, radio DJ, music journalist and broadcaster. In addition he is an advisory board member of the Georgia Music Industry Association, and an International Blues Challenge judge. To date he has released over a dozen albums. Wilson started playing professionally in 1972, and he has jammed with Les Paul, Hubert Sumlin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins, Roy Buchanan, Savoy Brown, Magic Slim, Michael Burks, and Charlie Musselwhite. He has also shared the stage with B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Little Milton, John Mayall, Marcia Ball, Delbert McClinton, Taj Mahal, Leon Russell, and Edgar Winter. Les Paul once commented about Wilson, "this guy plays some great blues!" Life and career Wilson was born in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Wilson's family relocated to Keansburg, New Jersey, when Roger was one year old, before the town was badly da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Wilson (rugby Union)
Roger Wilson (born 21 September 1981) is an Irish former rugby union player, who played at number eight for Ulster, Northampton Saints and Ireland. Since retiring in 2017, he has worked in the United States, coaching American football players in rugby tackling techniques. Career Club Despite a one-time interest in a football career, Wilson played school rugby at RBAI and was a member of the 1998 and 2000 schools cup winning teams. After being spotted during his time at Trinity College, following a third division game, Wilson signed his first professional contract with Ulster. He held down a regular starting spot in the Ulster XV after his debut in September 2003 against the Ospreys, aged 21, and claimed the Ulster Player of the Year Award for the 2003–04 and 2006-07 seasons. Wilson played every game for Ulster in the 2006–07 season and accumulated the most minutes on the pitch (1,591 minutes and 26 caps). On 25 January 2008, Northampton Saints announced that he had signed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Wilson (bishop)
Roger Plumpton Wilson (3 August 19051 March 2002) was Bishop of Wakefield, and later Chichester, in the mid 20th century. Born into an ecclesiastical family, he was educated at Winchester College and Keble College, Oxford; made deacon in Advent 1935 (22 December), by Albert David, Bishop of Liverpool, at Prescot Parish Church; and ordained priest the following Advent (20 December), by Herbert Gresford Jones, Bishop of Warrington, at Liverpool Cathedral. After curacies at St Paul's, Princes Park, Liverpool, and St John's, Smith Square, he was vicar of South Shore, Blackpool, and archdeacon of Nottingham before his appointment to the episcopate. He was consecrated a bishop on St Mark's Day 1949 (25 April), by Cyril Garbett, Archbishop of York, at York Minster, becoming Bishop of Wakefield in succession to Henry McGowan. When George Bell retired in 1958 he was enthroned as Lord Bishop of Chichester, until his own retirement in 1974. He taught classics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Wilson (Indian Army Officer)
General Sir Roger Cochrane Wilson (26 December 1882 – 5 February 1966) was a senior British Indian Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary to the India Office. Early life and education Wilson was born in 1882, the son of Colonel Frederick Alexander Wilson, who was also an officer in the British Indian Army, and Louisa Agnes Marshall. He attended Wellington College in Berkshire and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Military career Wilson was commissioned into the Cheshire Regiment in 1901. He transferred to the 117th Mahrattas in 1904 and subsequently to the 114th Mahrattas. Wilson served in served in Mesopotamia during World War I, at the beginning of which he had been a student at the Staff College, Quetta, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, the Military Cross and the Croix de Guerre for his service. In 1926, he became Commander of the Wana Brigade, part of Northern Command, in India. Then in 1931 he was made Commandant of the Staff College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger C
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is ''Rodger''. Slang and other uses Roger is also a short version of the term "Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by sea pirates since as early as 1723. From up to , Roger was slang for the word "penis". In ''Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Wilson
Sophie Mary Wilson (born Roger Wilson; June 1957) is an English computer scientist, who helped design the BBC Micro and ARM architecture. Wilson first designed a microcomputer during a break from studies at Selwyn College, Cambridge. She subsequently joined Acorn Computers and was instrumental in designing the BBC Micro, including the BBC BASIC programming language whose development she led for the next 15 years. She first began designing the ARM reduced instruction set computer (RISC) in 1983, which entered production two years later. It became popular in embedded systems and is now the most widely used processor architecture in smartphones. Wilson is currently a director at the technology conglomerate Broadcom Inc. In 2011, she was listed in ''Maximum PC'' as number 8 in an article titled "The 15 Most Important Women in Tech History". She was made a Commander of the British Empire in 2019. Early life and education Born Roger Wilson, she was raised in Leeds, Yorkshire, by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
