Drinkwater is a surname of English medieval origin. The German equivalent is Trinkwasser, in Italian

Bevilacqua Bevilacqua () is a ''comune ''with 1,927 inhabitants in the province of Verona, Italy. History The Comune di Bevilacqua began as a settlement of ancient Venetic people on the banks of the Adige River, documented to 589 AD. The fortification o ...

and in French Boileau.

Joseph G. Fucilla Joseph Guerin Fucilla (14 December 1897 – 22 March 1981) born in Chicago, December 14, 1897, deceased in Evanston, Illinois, Evanston, Illinois, March 22, 1981,p. 237
Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur Thomas Drinkwater (1894–1972), Australian-born World War I flying ace *

Ben Drinkwater Reuben Thomas "Ben" Drinkwater (13 February 1910 – 9 June 1949) born in Rochdale,''Isle of Man Examiner'' pp4 dated 17 June 1949 Lancashire, England, was a railway signalman and motorcycle racer who competed in the Isle of Man TT races and the ...

(1910–1949), motor-cycle racer * Bert Drinkwater (1895–1947), Australian footballer *

Carol Drinkwater Carol Drinkwater (born 22 April 1948) is a British actress, writer and filmmaker residing in France. She portrayed Helen Herriot (née Alderson) in the television adaptation of the James Herriot books '' All Creatures Great and Small'', which l ...

(born 1948), Anglo-Irish actress and author * Charles Drinkwater (soccer), American soccer player *

Danny Drinkwater Daniel Noel Drinkwater (born 5 March 1990) is an English professional footballer who is a midfielder. He is currently a free agent. Having come through the youth academy at Manchester United, he spent time on loan with Huddersfield Town, Cardif ...

(born 1990), English football player *

Graham Drinkwater Charles Graham Drinkwater (February 22, 1875 – September 27, 1946) was a Canadian ice hockey player, businessman and philanthropist. Drinkwater played for the Montreal Victorias in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC) in the early er ...

(1875–1946), Canadian ice hockey player, businessman and philanthropist *

Harry Drinkwater Harry George Walter Drinkwater (1844–1895) was an English architect who practised in and around Oxford. His work included several churches and public houses. Life Drinkwater was born in Warwick on 17 March 1844, the son of George Drinkwater, a ...

(1844–1895), British architect *

Harold Drinkwater Harold Drinkwater FRSE (1855 – 11 July 1925) was an English physician. He was usually referred to simply as Harry Drinkwater. He did much research into hereditary diseases but is largely remembered as an amateur botanist and exemplary artist o ...

(1855–1925) British botanical artist * John Drinkwater (musician, technologist), (born 1957), English musician and sound technologist *

John Drinkwater (playwright) John Drinkwater (1 June 1882 – 25 March 1937) was an England, English poet and dramatist. He was known before World War I as one of the Dymock poets, and his poetry was included in all five volumes of ''Georgian Poetry'' (edited by Edward Mar ...

, (1882–1937), English poet and dramatist *

John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune (1801–1851) was an educator, mathematician and polyglot who is known for his contributions in promoting women's education in India. He was the founder of Calcutta Female School (now known as Bethune College) in Ca ...

(1801–1851), British mathematician, educator, polymath known for his contributions in promoting women's education in British colonial India. He founded "Hindu Female School" in Calcutta (now

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

) which is now known as "Bethune School" and "

Bethune College Bethune College is a women's college located on Bidhan Sarani in Kolkata, India, and affiliated to the University of Calcutta. It is the oldest women's college in India. It was established as a girls' school in 1849, and as a college in 1879. ...

" (The first women's college in India) *

John F. Drinkwater John Frederick Drinkwater (born 1947) is a British historian, classicist, and author. He is Emeritus Professor of Roman Imperial History in the Department of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Nottingham and Honorary Lecturer in the D ...

(born 1947), British historian *

Josh Drinkwater Joshua Drinkwater (born 15 June 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Warrington Wolves in the Betfred Super League. He has previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the West ...

(born 1992), Australian rugby player *

Peter Drinkwater Peter Drinkwater (1750 – 15 November 1801) was an English cotton manufacturer and merchant. Born in Whalley, Lancashire, he had a successful career as a fustian manufacturer using the domestic putting-out system, and as a merchant based in Bo ...

(1750–1801) English textile businessman *

Ray Drinkwater Ray Drinkwater (18 May 1931 – 24 March 2008) was an English footballer, who played in the Football League for Portsmouth and Queens Park Rangers. Drinkwater was born in Jarrow, County Durham and began his career with Guildford City in 1951 ...

(1931–2008), British soccer player *

Ros Drinkwater Ros Drinkwater (born 14 February 1944) is a Scottish-born actress, best known for her portrayal of Paul Temple's wife, Steve, in the eponymous television series, based on the character created by Francis Durbridge. She later moved into photojour ...

(born 1944), Scottish-born actress *

Sean T. Drinkwater Sean T. Drinkwater (born 1972) is an American musician living and working in Boston, Massachusetts. He is known as one of the four members of the synthpop band Freezepop, in which he performs under the name The Other Sean T. Drinkwater, posing as ...

(born 1972) American musician *

Skip Drinkwater Skip Drinkwater is an American record producer. He is best known for working with jazz artists, Norman Connors, Alphonse Mouzon and Eddie Henderson, as well as discovering the Catalyst and working with the all black heavy metal band Sound Barrie ...

American record producer *

Terry Drinkwater Terry Drinkwater (May 9, 1936 – May 31, 1989) was an American television and radio journalist most widely known for his quarter-century career as a correspondent for CBS News. Drinkwater was also an anchorman for the West Coast editions of t ...

(1936–1989), American television and radio journalist *

William Drinkwater Sir William Leece Drinkwater (28 March 1812 – 22 May 1909) was a First Deemster of the Isle of Man. Drinkwater came from an old Liverpool family and was born on 28 March 1812. His grandfather was James Drinkwater, Mayor of Liverpool in 1810 ...

(1812–1909), Manx judge Fictional characters: *Gerris Drinkwater, in ''

A Song of Ice and Fire ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. He began the first volume of the series, ''A Game of Thrones'', in 1991, and it was published in 1996. Martin, who init ...

'' by George R. R. Martin *

Nathaniel Drinkwater Nathaniel Drinkwater is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of novels by Richard Woodman. In the series, he is an officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of ma ...

, protagonist of a series of novels by Richard Woodman

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