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Simon Smith (playwright) (1901–1985), American economist
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Simon Smith may refer to: *Simon Smith (drummer), drummer in several British indie rock bands *Simon Smith (footballer), former footballer and now goalkeeping coach * Simon Smith (cricketer) (born 1979), Scottish cricketer * Simon Smith (Wisconsin politician), Wisconsin State Assemblyman *"Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear", a 1967 song *Simon Smith (diplomat) (born 1958), British Ambassador to South Korea and formerly Ukraine and Austria *Simon J. Smith, British actor, animator and director * Simon Smith (rugby union) (born 1960), British rugby player *Simon Kuznets Simon Smith Kuznets (; rus, Семён Абра́мович Кузне́ц, p=sʲɪˈmʲɵn ɐˈbraməvʲɪtɕ kʊzʲˈnʲɛts; April 30, 1901 – July 8, 1985) was an American economist and statistician who received the 1971 Nobel Memorial Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Smith (drummer)
Simon Smith has been the drummer with several British Indie rock bands, most notably The Wedding Present from Leeds, which he joined in 1988, and also worked with its offshoot The Ukrainians. Career Simon Smith started out briefly as a member of The Chorus with Peter Solowka, who also became a member of The Wedding Present. The Chorus released tracks on the AAZ record label from 1983 to 1985 including the 7" double A side single "These Stones" / "Diamond Mine". Simon left The Chorus to join stable mates The Sinister Cleaners in 1985, replacing the drum machine that had featured on their earlier releases. He released 3 12" EPs with The Sinister Cleaners and toured the UK and Europe with them from 1985 to 1987. Simon left The Sinister Cleaners to join The Wedding Present as drummer in 1987, working briefly with Sinister Cleaner Len Liggins and Pete Solowka in The Wedding Present offshoot band The Ukrainians. Simon, along with Keith Gregory, Paul Dorrington (both ex-Wedding P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Smith (footballer)
Simon Timothy Gordon Smith (born 16 September 1962) is an English former footballer who previously worked as the head goalkeeping coach for Newcastle United. Playing career Smith began his professional career with Newcastle United in 1978, spending four years there before moving on to Whitley Bay and then Gateshead, where he played 501 games, including a run of 405 games in a row, over a ten-year period. He also signed as a non-contract player for Carlisle United, Sunderland and again Newcastle United. Coaching career Smith returned to Newcastle United in 1993 as a goalkeeping coach, working firstly at the Centre of Excellence and latterly as Academy goalkeeping coach working with goalkeepers from the age of 8–19. In the summer of 1999, Smith became first-team goalkeeping coach working under Ruud Gullit and Sir Bobby Robson. He was Sir Bobby Robson's goalkeeping coach over a five-year period, coaching in the Premier League with goalkeepers Shay Given, Steve Harper, Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Smith (cricketer)
Simon James Stevenson Smith (born 8 December 1979, in Northumberland) is a Scottish cricketer. A wicketkeeper, Smith is the understudy to his namesake Colin Smith and has appeared in the Intercontinental Cup for Scotland four times. His maiden first-class game was against Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ... in 2004 and the rest came during the 2007 tournament. Career Best Performances ''Updated 22 June 2011'' External linksCricinfo 1979 births Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Smith (Wisconsin Politician)
Simon Smith (November 14, 1839 – November 7, 1924) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Smith was born on November 14, 1839, in Axbridge, England. He settled in Beloit, Wisconsin, in 1856. During the American Civil War, he served with the 15th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. st .... He died in Beloit on November 7, 1924. Political career Smith was a member of the Assembly during the 1907, 1909 and 1911 sessions. Previously, he had been Mayor of Beloit from 1899 to 1904. Additionally, Smith was a member of the county board of Rock County, Wisconsin, and went on to be its Chairman. He was a Republican. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Simon People from Axbridge English emigrants to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear
"Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" is a song written by Randy Newman, about a sincere young man of modest means named Simon Smith who entertains affluent ("well-fed") diners with his dancing bear. A recording by the Alan Price Set reached No 4 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1967. Newman later recorded the song himself. History Randy Newman wrote the ragtime-influenced song in 1964. He considered it a major stepping point in his songwriting, telling ''Performing Songwriter'' "I was writing a song, believe it or not, for Frank Sinatra Jr. And it was called something like "Susie" or "Mary" and I just all of a sudden couldn’t do it. So I ended up somewhere with "coat to wear" and "dancing bear"... ...and then I was never the same. And I never wrote particularly conventional songs after that." Sinatra Jr. never recorded the finished song. ''Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear'' was popularised in the UK by a recording by the Alan Price Set, issued 24 February 1967. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Smith (diplomat)
Simon John Meredith Smith (born 14 January 1958) is a British diplomat, most recently the ambassador (now retired) to the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Early life Smith attended the Triple C School in Grand Cayman, then Clifton College. From Wadham College, Oxford, he gained a BA in Modern Languages in 1980. Career From 1981 to 1986 Smith worked at the Department of Employment. He joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1986 and has held positions in London, Tokyo, and as Counsellor (Economic/Commercial) in Moscow 1998–2002. Ambassador From 2007 to 2012 Smith served as Ambassador to Austria, based in Vienna, and as the UK's representative to many UN and international organisations in Vienna, including as the UK's Governor on the Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency. His transfer to Kyiv as Ambassador to Ukraine was announced on 13 October 2011 and he took up the appointment in 2012. He was replaced in 2015. After a brief spell in London and Korean lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus authority ''Simon'' * Tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places * Şimon ( hu, links=no, Simon), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Șimon, a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Simon'' (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin * ''Simon'' (2004 film), Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall Games * ''Simon'' (game), a popular computer game * Simon Says, children's game Literature * ''Simon'' (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff * Simon (Sand novel), an 1835 novel by George Sand * ''Simon Necronomicon'' (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Smith (rugby Union)
Simon Timothy Smith (born 1960) is a rugby union international who represented England between 1985 and 1986. Early life Simon Smith was born on 29 April 1960 in Baldock, Hertfordshire, and educated at the University of Lancaster and then did a postgraduate course at the University of Cambridge. He played on the wing for Wasps He played rugby for England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ... in nine matches between 1985 and 1986. References 1960 births Living people English rugby union players England international rugby union players Rugby union players from Hertfordshire Middlesex County RFU players Wasps RFC players {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |