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Angela Atwood
Angela DeAngelis Atwood (February 6, 1949 – May 17, 1974), also known as General Gelina, was a founding member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), an American terrorist group which kidnapped Patricia Hearst and robbed banks. She was ki ...
(1949–1974), founding member of the
Symbionese Liberation Army
The United Federated Forces of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) was a small, American far-left organization active between 1973 and 1975; it claimed to be a vanguard movement. The FBI and American law enforcement considered the SLA to be the ...
(SLA), American terrorist group which kidnapped
Patricia Hearst
Patricia is a female given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word '' patrician'', meaning "noble"; it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. The name Patricia was the second most common female name in the United S ...
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Brett Atwood, journalist, online editor and academic
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Casey Atwood (born 1980), American former NASCAR driver
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Charles Atwood (disambiguation), multiple people
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Charles B. Atwood (1849–1895), American architect
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Colleen Atwood
Colleen Atwood (born September 25, 1948) is an American costume designer.
Atwood has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design twelve times, winning four times - for the films ''Chicago'' (2002), ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' (200 ...
(born 1948), Academy Award-winning costume designer
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Dave Attwood (born 1987), English rugby player
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David Attwood (film director)
David Attwood (born 28 August 1952 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English filmmaker.
Filmography
*1987–1988 '' Rockliffe'' 5 eps
*1989 ''Killing Time''
*1989–1994 ''The Bill'', 18 eps
*1995 ''Saigon Baby''
*1996 '' The Fortunes and Mi ...
(born 1952), English filmmaker
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Donald J. Atwood Jr. (1924–1994), Deputy United States Secretary of Defense under George H. W. Bush
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Donna Atwood
Donna Arlene Atwood (February 14, 1925 – December 20, 2010) was an American figure skater. She was born in Newton, Kansas, to pharmacist Chester Atwood and Allie Atwood, his wife. The family moved to Albuquerque before relocating to Los Angeles ...
(1925–2010), American figure skater
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Duncan Atwood (born 1955), American javelin thrower
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Eden Atwood
Eden Atwood is an American jazz singer and actress. She is the daughter of composer Hubbard Atwood and the granddaughter of the novelist A. B. Guthrie Jr.
Career
Atwood was born in Memphis, Tennessee. When she was five, her parents got a divorc ...
(born 1969), American jazz musician and intersex rights activist
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Ethel Atwood (1870–?), American musician and orchestra co-founder
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Edwin W. Atwood (1875–1958), American politician
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Frank Atwood (disambiguation), multiple people
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George Atwood
George Atwood ( – 11 July 1807) was an English mathematician who invented the Atwood machine for illustrating the effects of Newton's laws of motion. He was also a renowned chess player whose skill for recording many games of his own and ...
(1745–1807), English mathematician, inventor of the Atwood machine and chess player
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Harry Atwood (1884–1967), American engineer, inventor and aviator who landed an airplane on the White House South Lawn
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James Attwood, American businessman and political donor
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Jane Evelyn Atwood
Jane Evelyn Atwood (born 1947) is an American photographer, who has been living in Paris since 1971. Working primarily with documentary photography, Atwood typically follows groups of people or individuals, focusing mostly on people who are on th ...
(born 1947), American photographer
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Jeff Atwood
Jeff Atwood (1970) is an American software developer, author, blogger, and entrepreneur. He co-founded the computer programming question-and-answer website Stack Overflow and co-founded Stack Exchange, which extends Stack Overflow's question-a ...
(born 1970), American software developer and entrepreneur
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Jett Atwood
Jeanette "Jett" Atwood is an American animator and cartoonist currently living in Utah. A graduate of classical animation at Sheridan College, Jett has worked on numerous video games and short films as a storyboard artist, animator, and wri ...
, American animator
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John Leland Atwood
John Leland Atwood (October 26, 1904 – March 5, 1999) was a prominent American engineer. He worked as Chief Engineer/Executive at North American Aviation for over 35 years, succeeding Dutch Kindelberger as president and CEO. He developed the ...
(1904–1999), American aerospace engineer and business executive
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Kimball Atwood
Kimball C. Atwood IV is an American medical doctor and researcher from Newton, Massachusetts. He is retired as an assistant clinical professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and anesthesiologist at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Atwood is ...
, American anesthesiologist and skeptic of naturopathy
* Kimball Chase Atwood, American insurance company founder and grapefruit magnate, owner of the
Atwood-Blauvelt mansion
The Atwood-Blauvelt mansion Kevin WrightKimball C. Atwood’s Shingle-Style Chateau 2012. is a historic residential building built in 1897 and home to the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum. It is located on Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, Bergen County, ...
in Oradell, New Jersey
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Margaret Atwood (born 1939), Canadian novelist and literary critic
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Matthias Attwood
Matthias Attwood (24 November 1779 – 11 November 1851) was a British Conservative and Tory politician, and banker.
Attwood was the second son of ironmaster Matthias Attwood of Hawne House, Halesowen, Worcestershire and Ann née Adams, and the ...
(1779–1851), British banker and politician
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Mary Anne Atwood
Mary Anne Atwood (née South) (1817 – 1910) was an English writer on hermeticism and spiritual alchemy.
Life
Atwood was born in Dieppe, France but grew up in Gosport, Hampshire. Her father, Thomas South, was a researcher into the history of ...
(1817–1910), English writer on
hermeticism
Hermeticism, or Hermetism, is a philosophical system that is primarily based on the purported teachings of Hermes Trismegistus (a legendary Hellenistic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth). These teachings are containe ...
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Richard Attwood
Richard James David "Dickie" Attwood (born 4 April 1940, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire) is a British motor racing driver, from England. During his career he raced for the BRM, Lotus and Cooper Formula One teams. He competed in 17 World Champions ...
(born 1940), British racing driver
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Roman Atwood
Roman Bernard Atwood (born May 28, 1983) is an American YouTube personality and prankster. He is best known for his vlogs, where he posts updates about his life. His vlogging channel, "RomanAtwoodVlogs", has a total of 5 billion views and 15 ...
(born 1983), American YouTube prankster and comedian
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Rudy Atwood
Rudolph Atwood (December 16, 1912 – October 16, 1992) was an American Christian music pianist, known primarily for his years as accompanist on the long-running ''Old Fashioned Revival Hour'' radio program led by Charles E. Fuller from 1937 to ...
(1912–1992), American pianist
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Seth G. Atwood (1917–2010), American industrialist, community leader, and horological collector
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Stephen S. Attwood (1897–1965), American engineer and professor
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Thomas Attwood (composer)
Thomas Attwood (23 November 176524 March 1838) was an English composer and organist.
Early life
The son of a musician in the royal band, Attwood was born in London, probably in Pimlico. At the age of nine he became a chorister in the Chapel Roy ...
(1765–1838), English composer and organist
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Thomas Attwood (economist)
Thomas Attwood (6 October 1783 – 6 March 1856) was a British banker, economist, political campaigner and Member of Parliament. He was the leading figure of the underconsumptionist Birmingham School of economists, and, as the founder of the ...
(1783–1856) British banker, economist, political campaigner and Member of Parliament
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Thomas Warr Attwood
Thomas Warr Attwood (1733 – 15 November 1775) was an English builder, architect and local politician in Bath.
Life
He was a member of a prominent local family and a member of the city Council from 1760. Although he held no formal appointment, ...
( 1733–1775), English builder, architect and local politician
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Tony Attwood
Anthony John Attwood (born 9 February 1952) is a British psychologist notable for his work on Asperger syndrome. He resides in Queensland, Australia, where he is an Associate Professor at Griffith University.
Education
He received an honours deg ...
(born 1952), British/Australian psychologist
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Wallace Walter Atwood
Wallace Walter Atwood (October 1, 1872 – July 24, 1949) was an American geographer and geologist.
Biography
Wallace Walter Atwood studied geography at the University of Chicago, where he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. ...
(1872–1949), American geographer and geologist
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William Atwood (disambiguation), several people
* Cerstie-Marie Attwood, Sussex champion for most pies eaten in 30 mins
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