Binney is surname of Scottish origin.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Amos Binney
Amos Binney (October 18, 1803 – February 18, 1847) was an American physician and malacologist."Amos Binney" http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~ksc/Malacologists/BinneyA.html accessed 31 May 2012.
Biography
His son was William G. Binney.
He was a ...
, American physician, malacologist and father of William G. Binney
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Constance Binney (1896–1989), American stage and film actress and dancer
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David Binney
David Binney (born August 2, 1961) is an American alto saxophonist and composer.
Early life
Binney was born in Miami, Florida, and was raised in Carpinteria, California. From his parents, who loved music, he was exposed to albums by John C ...
, saxophonist and composer
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Don Binney
Donald Hall Binney, (24 March 1940 – Sources are (even self-) inconsistent, saying he was 72 or 73, yet born in 1940, resulting in a possible range of birth dates from 15 September 1938 to 14 September 1940. However, based on input from ...
, New Zealand painter
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Edward William Binney
Edward William Binney FRS, FGS (1812–1882) was an English geologist.
Background
Edward William Binney was born at Morton, in Nottinghamshire in 1812, and educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Gainsborough. He was articled to a sol ...
(1812–1882), English geologist
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Edwin Binney
Edwin Binney (November 24, 1866 – December 17, 1934) was an American entrepreneur and inventor, who created the first dustless white chalk, and along with his cousin C. Harold Smith (born London, 1860 - died, 1931), was the founder of handicraft ...
(1866–1934), inventor of the Crayola crayon
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Fred Binney
Frederick Edward Binney (born 12 August 1946) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Torquay United, Exeter City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Plymouth Argyle and Hereford United, and in the North Ameri ...
(born 1946), English former professional footballer
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George Binney
Sir (Frederick) George Binney ( DSO) (23 September 1900, Epsom, Surrey–1972 Jersey[Obituary: S ...](_blank)
(1900–1972), British arctic explorer
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Hibbert Binney
Hibbert Binney (12 August 1819 – 30 April 1887) was a Canadian Church of England bishop. He was the fourth Bishop of Nova Scotia from 1851 to 1887.
Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the grandson of Hibbert Newton Binney and the son of the Rev ...
(1819–1887), Canadian Church of England bishop
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Horace Binney (1780–1875), American lawyer
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Hugh Binney
Admiral Sir Thomas Hugh Binney, (9 December 1883 – 8 January 1953) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy and the 16th Governor of Tasmania from 1945 to 1951.
Early life
Binney was born in Douglas, Isle of Man on 9 December 1883, the son of ...
aka Admiral Sir Thomas Hugh Binney (1883–1953), British naval officer and administrator
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James Binney (born 1950), British astrophysicist
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James Binney (cricketer) (1885–1978), born Edgar James Binney, Australian cricketer
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Jonathan Binney (1723–1807), merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia
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Judith Binney
Dame Judith Mary Caroline Binney (née Musgrove, 1 July 1940 – 15 February 2011) was a New Zealand historian, writer and Emerita Professor of History at the University of Auckland. Her work focussed on religion in New Zealand, especially ...
(born 1940) New Zealand historian
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Marcus Binney (born 1944), British architectural historian and author
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Richard J. Binney (born 1983), British neuroscientist and psychologist
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Roy Keith Binney (1886-1957), New Zealand architect
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Thomas Binney (1798–1874), English Congregationalist
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William G. Binney (1833–1909), American malacologist
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William Binney (U.S. intelligence official)
William Edward BinneyVideo-Interview by is a former intelligence official with the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and whistleblower. He retired on October 31, 2001, after more than 30 years with the agency.
He was a critic of his ...
(born 1943), American intelligence official and NSA whistleblower
See also
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Binney & Burnham, an American automobile built in Boston from 1901 to 1902.
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Binney & Smith
Crayola LLC, formerly the Binney & Smith Company, is an American manufacturing company specializing in list of art media, art supplies. It is known for its brand ''Crayola'' and best known for its crayons. The company is headquartered in Forks To ...
, a former name for Crayola LLC, an American company for marking utensils
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Binney, Illinois, an unincorporated community, United States
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Surnames of Scottish origin