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Wink (surname) (1935-2012), American theologian and political theorist
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Wink or Winks is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chris Wink, co-founder of Blue Man Group * Harry Winks (born 1996), English footballer for Leicester City * Jack Wink, American college football player and coach * Josh Wink (born Joshua Winkelman, 1970), American DJ and musician * Katharine Winks (born 1978), English cricketer * Robin Winks (1930–2003), American academic, historian, diplomat and writer * Walter Wink Walter Wink (May 21, 1935 – May 10, 2012) was an American biblical scholar, theologian, and activist who was an important figure in Progressive Christianity. Wink spent much of his career teaching at Auburn Theological Seminary in New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group is an American performance art company formed in 1987. It was purchased in July 2017 by the Canadian company Cirque du Soleil. Blue Man Group is known for its stage productions, which incorporate many kinds of music and art, both popular and obscure. Its performers, known as Blue Men, have their skin painted blue. They are mute during shows and always appear in groups of three. The company has continuing shows in Berlin, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas and New York City. A typical production employs seven to nine full-time Blue Men who are selected by audition. In addition to their stage shows, Blue Man Group has toured nationally and internationally, appeared on TV programs as characters and performers, released multiple studio albums, contributed to a number of film scores, and performed with orchestras around the United States. History Blue Man Group grew out of a collaboration of three close friends, Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton, on Manhattan’s L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Winks
Harry Billy Winks (born 2 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Serie A club Sampdoria, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He has represented England at international level from youth to senior level, most recently in 2020. Early and personal life Harry Winks was born to Anita and Gary Winks. He has Spanish ancestry through his maternal grandparents. He was born and raised in Hemel Hempstead and was educated at Cavendish School. Winks is a Tottenham Hotspur fan; he attended his first match at White Hart Lane when he was six. He was invited to train at Tottenham's development centre in St Albans after attending a summer football camp run by an academy coach when he was five, and joined the Tottenham Academy at the age of five. Club career Tottenham Hotspur Early career Winks is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur youth system. During the 2013–14 season, he regularly trained with the first-team s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicester City F
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National Forest, England, National Forest. It is situated to the north-east of Birmingham and Coventry, south of Nottingham and west of Peterborough. The population size has increased by 38,800 ( 11.8%) from around 329,800 in 2011 to 368,600 in 2021 making it the most populous municipality in the East Midlands region. The associated Urban area#United Kingdom, urban area is also the 11th most populous in England and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, 13th most populous in the United Kingdom. Leicester is at the intersection of two railway lines: the Midland Main Line and the Birmingham to London Stansted Airport line. It is also at the confluence of the M1 motorway, M1/M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Wink
Jack S. Wink (August 3, 1922 – September 16, 1995) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1942, 1946–1947) and University of Michigan (1943). He served in the United States Marine Corps during both World War II and the Korean War. He later served as a teacher and coach at Wayne State College, University of Wisconsin–Stout, and St. Cloud State University. Early years Wink was born in 1922 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the son of Elmer and Jane (Florscyzk) Wink. His father was a city fireman. Wink attended Milwaukee Boys Tech High School. Playing career Wink attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin and played quarterback for the 1942 Wisconsin Badgers football team. The following season, he played at the University of Michigan as a marine trainee. Wink started two games as quarterback for the 1943 Michigan Wolverines football team, 1943 Michigan Wolverines. After World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Wink
Joshua Winkelman (born April 20, 1970), better known by his stage name Josh Wink, is an American electronic dance music DJ, label owner, producer, and remixer. He is a native of Philadelphia, United States. A pioneering DJ in the American rave scene during the early 1990s, Wink was the most prominent exponent of the tribal forms of techno and house in the U.S. In 1995, he released several hits, including "Don't Laugh" (as Winx), "I'm Ready" (as Size 9) (which hit number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart), and "Higher State of Consciousness," which topped the dance charts in Europe. He has had many club hits such as "How's Your Evening So Far?" (samples Lil Louis's "French Kiss") and "Superfreak (Freak)" and has also gained much attention for his remixes of Stabbing Westward, FC Kahuna, Paul Oakenfold, Moby, Towa Tei, Ladytron and Depeche Mode, among others. Early life As a youth, Wink studied the piano for three years and took clarinet lessons as a teenager. His inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharine Winks
Katharine Victoria Winks (born 16 March 1978) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler and left-handed batter. She appeared in seven One Day Internationals for England between 1998 and 2000. She primarily played domestic cricket for West and Somerset. Early life Winks was born on 16 March 1978 in Bristol, England. Domestic career Winks played for West of England in the Women's Area Championship and latterly the Women's County Championship between 1992 and 1999. After West of England were abolished, she played for Somerset in 2000. She also made four appearances for Midwest Women, including three in the Women's Territorial Tournament and one tourist match against New Zealand. International career Winks appeared for various England youth teams including Junior England, England Under-20s, England Under-21s and England Under-23s before making her senior debut in a One Day International against Australia at Hove on 18 July 1998. She bowled two ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Winks
Robin W. Winks (December 5, 1930 in Indiana – April 7, 2003 in New Haven, Connecticut) was an American academic, historian, diplomat, writer on the subject of fiction, especially detective novels, and advocate for the National Parks. After joining the faculty of Yale University in 1957, he rose in 1996-1999 to become the Randolph Townsend Professor of History and Master of Berkeley College. At Oxford University he served as George Eastman Professor in 1992-3, and as Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History in 1999-2000. Background Born in Indiana in 1930, Winks graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Colorado in 1952. As a Fulbright Scholar in New Zealand he earned a master's degree in Maori studies from Victoria University before returning to the University of Colorado to earn a second master's degree in ethnography. He then earned a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1957 with a dissertation on Canadian and American relations. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
