Biggers is an
Old English
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surname, and derives from an
Old Norse
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word for a Barley field. Notable people with the surname include:
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Caleb Biggers (born 1999), American football player
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Cliff Biggers
Cliff Biggers is a comic book writer and journalist. His first published writing appeared in fanzines in the mid-1960s. He was a founding member of the amateur press alliance (APA) Myriad and was active in the Southern Fandom Press Alliance, a s ...
, comic-book writer and journalist
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Clyde Biggers, American college football coach
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Dan Biggers
Daniel Upshaw Biggers (January 18, 1931 – December 5, 2011) was an American college official and actor best known for his role as Frank "Doc" Robb on the television series '' In the Heat of the Night''.
Life and career
Biggers was born in New ...
, American television actor
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Earl Derr Biggers (1884–1933), American novelist and playwright
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E. J. Biggers (born 1987), American football cornerback
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Jeff Biggers (born 1963), American writer and journalist
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John T. Biggers
John Thomas Biggers (April 13, 1924 – January 25, 2001) was an African-American muralist who came to prominence after the Harlem Renaissance and toward the end of World War II. Biggers created works critical of racial and economic injustice. He ...
(1924–2001), American muralist during the Harlem Renaissance
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Sissy Biggers
Martha "Sissy" Cargill Biggers (born Martha Lyons Cargill on July 3, 1957) is an American television personality and lifestyle expert. She has hosted the Food Network's '' Ready.. Set... Cook!'' and Lifetime's ''Biggers & Summers'' and ''Live f ...
(born 1957), American television personality
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Trenesha Biggers
Trenesha Biggers (born December 25, 1981) is an American former model and professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Rhaka Khan; she also appeared with WWE as Trenesha, co ...
(born 1981), American professional wrestler
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W. Watts Biggers (1927–2013), American novelist and television writer
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William Biggers (18741935), English footballer
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Biggers can also refer to:
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Biggers, Arkansas
Biggers is a town in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 305 at the 2020 census.
History
During the first half of the 19th century, what is now Biggers was part of a large plantation owned by Arkansas governor Thomas Stev ...
, a town in Randolph County, Arkansas
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Biggers, Texas, a ghost town in Collin County, Texas