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Watkins (surname)
Watkins is an English and Welsh surname derived as a patronymic from Watkin, in turn a diminutive of the name Watt (also Wat), a popular Middle English given name itself derived as a pet form of the name Walter. Notable people with the surname include: * A. W. Watkins (1895–1970), English sound engineer * Aaron Watkins (golfer) (born 1982), American golfer * Aaron S. Watkins (1863–1941), American academic and politician * Alan Watkins (1933–2010), Welsh journalist * Alfred Watkins (1855–1935), English proponent of ley lines, pioneer photographer, author * Alfred Ernest Watkins (1878–1957), Welsh footballer * Ali Watkins (born 1992), American journalist * Allan Watkins (1922–2011), Welsh cricketer * Anna Watkins (born 1983), English rower * Arthur Vivian Watkins (1886–1973), American politician * Austin Watkins (born 1998), American football player * Barry Watkins (1921–2004), Welsh footballer * Ben Watkins, English musician * Beverly Watkins (1939–2019), Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Watkins
Albert John "Allan" Watkins (21 April 1922 – 3 August 2011) was a Welsh cricketer, who played for England in fifteen Tests from 1948 to 1952. Life and career Born in Usk, Monmouthshire, Allan Watkins made his debut for Glamorgan just three weeks after his seventeenth birthday in 1939, as World War II loomed. He served in the war as a firefighter in the Royal Navy.''Wisden'' 2012, pp. 228–29. He was an all-rounder: a left-handed batsman, a medium to fast-medium left-arm bowler and a brilliant close fielder, particularly at short leg. He was the first Glamorgan cricketer to score a century in Tests for England, and played for the county until 1961, when he was 39 years old and struggling with asthma. Watkins toured South Africa in 1948-49 and India and Pakistan in 1951-52 with the English Test team, and also participated in the 1955-56 'A' Tour to Pakistan. In 1953–54, he played with the Commonwealth XI in India, returning home early through injury. He was voted In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carleton Watkins
Carleton E. Watkins (1829–1916) was an American photographer of the 19th century. Born in New York, he moved to California and quickly became interested in photography. He focused mainly on landscape photography, and Yosemite Valley was a favorite subject of his. His photographs of the valley significantly influenced the United States Congress' decision to preserve it as a Yosemite National Park, National Park. Early life Birth Carleton E. Watkins was born on November 11, 1829, the eldest of eight children. His parents were John and Julia Watkins, a carpenter and an innkeeper. Born in Oneonta, New York, he was a hunter and fisherman and was involved in the glee club and Presbyterian Church Choir. His true middle name is the subject of debate: some sources give it as Eugene while others give it as Emmons. San Francisco In 1851, Watkins and his Childhood friend Collis Huntington moved to San Francisco with hopes of finding gold. Although they did not succeed in this specif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlene Watkins
Carlene Watkins (born June 4, 1952) is an American actress best known for such television series and films as ''Best of the West'', ''Bob'', '' Dear John'', ''The Tortellis ''The Tortellis'' is an American sitcom television series and the first spin-off of '' Cheers'', starring Dan Hedaya and Jean Kasem. It aired on NBC from January 22 to May 12, 1987. Synopsis Hedaya and Kasem had appeared on ''Cheers'' on severa ...'' and '' Tough Enough''. Filmography References External links * Living people American television actresses American film actresses 1952 births Actresses from Hartford, Connecticut 21st-century American women {{US-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvert Watkins
Calvert Watkins ( /ˈwɒtkɪnz/; March 13, 1933 – March 20, 2013) was an American linguist and philologist, known for his book ''How to Kill a Dragon''. He was a professor of linguistics and the classics at Harvard University and after retirement went to serve as professor-in-residence at UCLA. Early life Family Calvert Watkins was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 13, 1933 to Ralph James Watkins, an economist and government advisor, and Willye Ward, a Spanish teacher who translated the personal memoirs of former Mexican president Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Much of Watkins's childhood was spent in New York City, and he graduated from Friends Seminary in Manhattan before beginning his career at Harvard University. Watkins's early exposure to Latin and Greek inspired him at the age of fifteen to decide to become an Indo-Europeanist. Education Watkins received his initial undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1954, graduating summa cum laude, and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce R
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a Scottish surname since medieval times; it is now a common given name. The variant ''Lebrix'' and ''Le Brix'' are French variations of the surname. Actors * Bruce Bennett (1906–2007), American actor and athlete * Bruce Boxleitner (born 1950), American actor * Bruce Campbell (born 1958), American actor, director, writer, producer and author * Bruce Davison (born 1946), American actor and director * Bruce Dern (born 1936), American actor * Bruce Gray (1936–2017), American-Canadian actor * Bruce Greenwood (born 1956), Canadian actor and musician * Bruce Herbelin-Earle (born 1998), English-French actor and model * Bruce Jones (born 1953), English actor * Bruce Kirby (1925–2021), American actor * Bruce Lee (1940–1973), martial ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyce Watkins
Boyce D. Watkins (born June 20, 1971) is an American author, political analyst, social influencer and ex-academic. In addition to publishing scholarly articles on finance and investing, Watkins is an advocate for education, economic empowerment, and social justice, and has made regular appearances in various national media outlets, including CNN, ''Good Morning America'', MSNBC, Fox News, BET, NPR, ''Essence'', ''USA Today'', ''Today'', ESPN, ''The Tom Joyner Morning Show'', and CBS Sports. He was also a frequent guest on ''The Wendy Williams Experience'' radio program, and remains a frequent contributor to the Grio. Early life Watkins was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to a teen mother. His father left shortly after his birth and only spoke to his son three times. Watkins' mother, Robin Couch, married when Boyce was 3 years old to Larry Watkins, a young Vietnam veteran from Louisville. The family struggled for years but worked hard for economic advancement. Watkins' mother en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Watkins
Robert Cecil Watkins (born March 12, 1948) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ... in 1969. He was selected by the Astros in the 1966 amateur draft. References 1948 births Living people Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from San Francisco Houston Astros players Columbus Astros players Cocoa Astros players Oklahoma City 89ers players Asheville Tourists players Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs players Bismarck-Mandan Pards players Compton High School alumni {{US-baseball-pitcher-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Watkins (other)
William or Bill Watkins may refer to: People Politics * William H. Watkins (politician) (1827–1888), an elected delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention * William Henry Watkins (1862–1924), British co-operative activist * William J. Watkins, Sr. (1803-1858), Black abolitionist and educator * William Keith Watkins (born 1951), U.S. federal judge * William Wirt Watkins (1826–1898), Arkansas politician Sports * Bill Watkins (baseball) (1858–1937), Canadian baseball manager * Walter H. Watkins, head coach of the Auburn college football program, 1900–1901 * William Richard Watkins (1904–1986), English cricketer * Billy Watkins (rugby) (c. 1910–1972), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1930s * William Watkins (footballer), English footballer who played for Burnley between 1898 and 1902 * Bill Watkins (cricketer, born 1923) (1923–2005), Welsh cricketer Other people * Billy Watkins (musician) * William Watkins (cleric), Welsh cleric * Bill Watkin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Watkins
Beverly "Guitar" Watkins (April 6, 1939 – October 1, 2019) was an American blues guitarist. Sandra Pointer-Jones wrote, "Beverly Watkins is a pyrotechnic guitar maven whose searing, ballistic attacks on the guitar have become allegorical tales within the blues community." George Varga, reviewing her debut CD, observed that Watkins “sings and plays with enough poise and verve to make musicians half her age or younger consider alternative means of employment.” Biography Watkins was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1939. When she was about 12 years old, her family moved to Commerce, Georgia. She began playing music in school, and, in high school, she played bass for a band called Billy West Stone and the Down Beats. Around the year 1959, she was introduced to Piano Red, who had a daily radio show on WAOK, and she subsequently joined Piano Red and the Meter-tones, who played in a number of towns in the Atlanta area, and then Atlanta clubs such as the Magnolia Ballroom and the Casi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Watkins
Juno Reactor is a multi-national musical and performing group, primarily based in Brighton, UK. Known for their cinematic fusion of electronic, global influences, and orchestral symphonic approach, collaborating with composer Don Davis and composing for the musical score of '' The Matrix (Reloaded and Revolutions)''. Central to the project is Ben Watkins and his collaborations with a constantly changing ensemble of musicians from across the world. This ensemble has included Mabi Thobejane, Amampondo, Steve Stevens, Eduardo Niebla, Greg Ellis, Taz Alexander, Sugizo, Budgie and recently Hamsika Iyer and Maggie Hikri. History Juno Reactor was formed as an art project in 1990. Ben Watkins wanted to collaborate with other artists, producing exciting projects that were not commercially driven. He wanted to create experimental music and non-musical soundtracks that would work with installations, art pieces, and film projects. Juno Reactor released their first single, "Laughing Gas", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Watkins
Randall Burnell 'Barry' Watkins (30 November 1921 – 20 June 2004) was an association footballer, who played in The Football League for Bristol Rovers after the Second World War. Having been born in Bedlinog, South Wales, Watkins played local football for Merthyr and Bedlinog before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers as an amateur wartime player in 1939. Towards the end of the conflict he joined Bristol Rovers, also as an amateur, before becoming a part-time professional with the club in October 1945. He went on to make 116 League appearances for ''The Pirates'' and scored seven goals, playing as both an inside forward and a full back during this spell, before finally retiring from football in 1957, aged 35. He remained a part-time pro throughout his football career, combining this with a job in the engines division of the Bristol Aeroplane Company in Patchway Patchway is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, situated north-north west of central Bristol. The town has becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
