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Sig (given Name)
Sig is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: * Sig Andrusking (1913–1994), American football player * Sig Arno (1895–1975), German-Jewish film actor * Sig Broskie (1911–1975), American baseball player * Sig Gissler, American professor * Sig Grava (1934–2009), American scholar * Sig Gryska (1914–1994), American baseball player * Sig Hansen (born 1966), American captain of the fishing vessel ''Northwestern'' on the TV series ''Deadliest Catch'' *Sig Haugdahl (1891–1970), Norwegian racing driver * Sig Herzig (1897–1985), American screenwriter * Sig Jakucki (1909–1979), American baseball player * Sig Libowitz, American lawyer *Sig Mejdal (born 1965), American baseball statisticians *Sig Rogich, Icelandic-American businessman * Sig Ruman (1884–1967), German-American actor *Sig Shore (1919–2006), American film director ;Fictional characters *Sig, a character from the ''Jak & Daxter'' video game series * Sig, a character from the '' Puyo Puyo'' vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sig Andrusking
Sigmund F. "Ziggy" Andrusking (January 18, 1913 – August 18, 1994) was an American football guard who played one season with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Detroit Mercy and attended East High School in Erie, Pennsylvania Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 .... References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrusking, Sig 1913 births 1994 deaths Players of American football from Pennsylvania American football guards Detroit Titans football players Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players Sportspeople from Erie, Pennsylvania Wilmington Clippers players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sig Rogich
Sigmund Aronson "Sig" Rogich (born May 17, 1944) is an Icelandic/ American businessman and is president of The Rogich Communications Group, a business facilitator, public relations, and crisis management firm. He is also a former US Ambassador to Iceland. Rogich also founded in 1973 Las Vegas based R&R Advertising, now R&R Partners, Nevada's largest advertising and marketing firm, and has been involved with Las Vegas marketing for more than 30 years. His entertainment and business relationships have included Frank Sinatra, Donald Trump, Mike Tyson, Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, and Sheldon Adelson, among others. Rogich was a senior media consultant to Republican candidates for office, including Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. He was senior campaign consultant for former Nevada governors Mike O'Callaghan, Kenny Guinn and Jim Gibbons. Early life Born in Iceland, his family moved outside of Las Vegas in 1954 while his father worked in a titanium metals factory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siegfried
Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace". The German name has the Old Norse cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid'' (hypocorisms ''Sigge, Siffer''), Danish/Norwegian ''Sigfred''. In Norway, ''Sigfrid'' is given as a feminine name. official statistics at Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no; Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/ The name is medieval and was borne by the legendary dragon-slayer also known as . It did survive in marginal use into the modern period, but after 1876 it enjoyed renewed popularity d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigismund
Sigismund (variants: Sigmund, Siegmund) is a German proper name, meaning "protection through victory", from Old High German ''sigu'' "victory" + ''munt'' "hand, protection". Tacitus latinises it '' Segimundus''. There appears to be an older form of the High German word "Sieg" (victory): ''sigis'', obviously Gothic and an inferred Germanic form, and there is a younger form: ''sigi'', which is Old Saxon or Old High German ''sigu'' (both from about 9th century). A 5th century Prince of Burgundy was known both as ''Sigismund'' and ''Sigimund'' (see Ernst Förstemann, ''Altdeutsche Personennamen'', 1906; Henning Kaufmann, ''Altdeutsche Personennamen'', Ergänzungsband, 1968). Its Hungarian equivalent is Zsigmond. A Lithuanian name Žygimantas, meaning "wealth of (military) campaign", from Lithuanian ''žygis'' "campaign, march" + ''manta'' "goods, wealth" has been a substitution of the name ''Sigismund'' in the Lithuanian language, from which it was adopted by the Ruthenian language a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigmund (given Name)
Sigmund, also spelled Siegmund, is a Germanic given name with roots in proto-Germanic ''*segaz'' and ''*mundō'', giving a rough translation of "protection through victory". People with this name * Sigmund Borgundvåg, Norwegian naval architect * Sigmund Brouwer, Canadian author * Sigmund Fraenkel, Polish-Austrian chemist * Sigmund Freud, the Austrian-Jew psychologist * Sigmund Freudenberger, Swiss painter * Sigmund Hecht (1849–1925), Hungarian-born American Reform rabbi * Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson, African-American singer in the Jackson 5 * Sigmund Jähn, an East German cosmonaut * Siegmund Klein (1902–1987}, American bodybuilder * Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng, Norwegian philosopher and activist * Sigmund Mifsud, Maltese musician * Sigmund Moren, Norwegian philologist * Sigmund Mowinckel, Norwegian professor and theologian * Sigmund Rascher, German SS doctor * Sigmund Romberg, a Hungarian composer * Sigmund Ruud, Norwegian ski jumper * Sigmund Skard, Norwegian poet * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sig (other)
Sig used as a name may refer to: * Sig (given name) *Sig, Algeria, a city on the banks of the Sig River *Sig Alert, an alert for traffic congestion in California, named after Loyd Sigmon *Sig River, a river of Algeria also known as Mekerra sig (lower case) may refer to: * sig (rune), an Armanen rune, later used for the Schutzstaffel (SS) logo *sig, the distinctive hand actions of sign language that form words; see movement (sign language) * .sig, a signature block in e-mail messaging ''sig'' as a loanword may refer to: *''sig'' (Russian), the common whitefish; see ''Coregonus'' *''Sig'' (Italian), abbreviation of ''Signore'' ("Lord") *''Sig.'' (Latin, also ''Signa'' or ''Signatura''), the "signature" section of a medical prescription, which contains directions to the patient, and the signature of the prescribing doctor *Sig. Signaling ( in R''ail transport'') the signals and associated equipment required for their operation. SIG (capitalized) may refer to: *SIG, the IATA Callsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puyo Puyo
''Puyo Puyo'' (ぷよぷよ), previously known as ''Puyo Pop'' outside Japan, is a series of tile-matching video games created by Compile. Sega has owned the franchise since 1998, with games after 2001 being developed by Sonic Team. ''Puyo Puyo'' was created as a spin-off franchise to ''Madō Monogatari'' (''Sorcery Saga''), a series of first-person dungeon crawler role-playing games by Compile from which the ''Puyo Puyo'' characters originated. Gameplay Generally, the objective of ''Puyo Puyo'' games is to defeat your opponent by causing the third column from the left of their side of the screen to become filled with ''Puyo''. Puyo are round, slime-like creatures that, in most variations of the game, fall from the top of the screen in groups of two, three, and four. The pieces can be moved, dropped, and rotated as they fall. The piece falls until it reaches another Puyo or the bottom of the screen. When four or more Puyo of the same color line up adjacent to each other, the Puy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sig (Puyo Puyo Fever 2)
Sig used as a name may refer to: * Sig (given name) *Sig, Algeria, a city on the banks of the Sig River *Sig Alert, an alert for traffic congestion in California, named after Loyd Sigmon *Sig River, a river of Algeria also known as Mekerra sig (lower case) may refer to: * sig (rune), an Armanen rune, later used for the Schutzstaffel (SS) logo *sig, the distinctive hand actions of sign language that form words; see movement (sign language) * .sig, a signature block in e-mail messaging ''sig'' as a loanword may refer to: *''sig'' (Russian), the common whitefish; see ''Coregonus'' *''Sig'' (Italian), abbreviation of ''Signore'' ("Lord") *''Sig.'' (Latin, also ''Signa'' or ''Signatura''), the "signature" section of a medical prescription, which contains directions to the patient, and the signature of the prescribing doctor *Sig. Signaling ( in R''ail transport'') the signals and associated equipment required for their operation. SIG (capitalized) may refer to: *SIG, the IATA Callsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jak & Daxter (series)
''Jak and Daxter'' is an action-adventure video game franchise created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin and owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The series was originally developed by Naughty Dog with a number of installments being outsourced to Ready at Dawn and High Impact Games. The first game, '' Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy'', released on December 3, 2001, was one of the earliest titles for the PlayStation 2, and is regarded as a defining franchise for the console. The games are story-based platformers that feature a mixture of action, racing and puzzle solving. The series is set in a fictional universe that incorporates science fantasy, steampunk, cyberpunk, and mystical elements, while centering on the eponymous characters as they try to uncover the secrets of their world, and unravel the mysteries left behind by an ancient race called the Precursors. The games are inspired by a combination of Eastern and Western culture, a decision made among the team memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sig Shore
Sig Shore (May 13, 1919 – August 17, 2006) was an American film director and producer. His 1972 film '' Super Fly'' is considered one of the first blaxploitation films. Biography Shore was born in Harlem, New York and grew up in The Bronx. He attended George Washington University on a basketball scholarship, but left school during World War II to serve in the United States Army Air Force, rising to the rank of first lieutenant. After the war he worked as an advertising director for ''Dance'' magazine. Shore got his start in the film industry importing dubbed foreign films. One of these films, ''Ilya Muromets'' (retitled ''The Sword and the Dragon''), was mocked in a 1994 episode of '' Mystery Science Theater 3000''. Other foreign titles that Shore imported include ''Black Jesus'', ''The 400 Blows'', and '' Hiroshima Mon Amour''. Shore's biggest hit was 1972's ''Super Fly'', directed by Gordon Parks Jr. Filmed on a budget of only US$300,000, it later made over US$30,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sig Ruman
Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann (October 11, 1884 – February 14, 1967), billed as Sig Ruman and Sig Rumann, was a German-American character actor known for his portrayals of pompous and often stereotypically Teutonic officials or villains in more than 100 films. Early years Born in Hamburg, German Empire to Alban Julius Albrecht Ludwig Rumann and his wife, Caroline Margarethe Sophie Rumann on October 11, 1884, he studied electrical engineering, then began working as an actor and musician before serving with the Imperial German Army during World War I. He resumed his acting career after the war. After emigrating to the United States in 1924, his acting career blossomed. Befriending playwright George S. Kaufman and theater critic Alexander Woollcott, he enjoyed success in many Broadway productions. His Broadway credits included ''Once There Was a Russian'' (1961), ''Lily of the Valley'' (1942), ''Eight Bells'' (1933), ''Alien Corn'' (1933), ''Grand Hotel'' (1930), ''Half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sig Mejdal
Sig Mejdal ( ; born December 31, 1965) is an American assistant manager, and sabermetrics analyst for the Baltimore Orioles and a former NASA engineer. He previously helped the St. Louis Cardinals make draft picks. Mejdal turned his personal interest in baseball into a career after being inspired by '' Moneyball'' in 2003. Played goalie for the Chesterfield Kings. Biography Sig Mejdal grew up in San Jose, California. His mother was a nurse and his father was a career army officer. In his youth, Mejdal played little league baseball for six years. He was a fan of the Oakland A's and a member of the Society for American Baseball Research. According to UC Davis magazine, Sig Mejdal was "fascinated with the stats on the backs of baseball cards." Mejdal graduated from University of California, Davis with bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering and aeronautical engineering. He later earned master's degrees in operations research and cognitive psychology from San Jose State Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
