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Alisha Farrer Alisha Farrer (born 19 October 1993) is an Australian film actress, television actress and model of Indian heritage. While in college, Farrer did a few modelling jobs. Following appearances in several television commercials, she entered the Mis ...
(born 1943), Australian actress and model *
Austin Farrer Austin Marsden Farrer (1 October 1904 – 29 December 1968) was an English Anglican philosopher, theologian, and biblical scholar. His activity in philosophy, theology, and spirituality led many to consider him one of the greatest figures of 20 ...
(1904–1968), English theologian, philosopher, and friend of C. S. Lewis *
Buster Farrer William Stephen "Buster" Farrer (born 8 December 1936) is a former South African cricketer who played in six Test matches between 1962 and 1964. He also played tennis and hockey at international level. Education and early cricket career Farrer ...
(1936-), South African cricketer * Claude Farrer (1862–1890), English tennis player * Frances Farrer (1895–1977), General Secretary of the Women's Institute *
Henry Farrer Henry Farrer (March 23, 1844 – February 24, 1903) was an English-born American artist known for his tonalist watercolor landscapes and etchings. Life Farrer was born in London, the younger brother of artist Thomas Charles Farrer. Thomas ...
(1844–1903), English-born American artist * Joe Farrer (born 1962), member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives The Arkansas State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the ...
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Josie Farrer Josephine Farrer (born 24 September 1947) is an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2013 to 2021, representing the seat of Kimberley. Farrer was born on Moola Bulla Stati ...
(born 1947), member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Kimberley *
Julia Farrer Julia Farrer (born 1950) is a contemporary British artist known for her abstract, geometrical paintings. Biography Farrer was born in London and studied at the Slade School of Art from 1968 to 1972 before teaching there until 1974 when she went ...
(born 1950), English artist * Leslie Farrer (1900–1984), British solicitor *
Matthew Farrer Sir Charles Matthew Farrer (born 3 December 1929) was private solicitor to the Queen Elizabeth II from 1965 to 1994. He was a senior partner with Farrer & Co. He is the son of Sir Leslie Farrer and the Honourable Lady Farrer. He was educated at ...
(born 1929), British solicitor * Matthew Farrer (footballer) (1852–1928), English amateur footballer who appeared in the
1875 Events January–March * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the ...
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1876 FA Cup Final The 1876 FA Cup Final was a football match between Wanderers and Old Etonians on 11 March 1876 at Kennington Oval in London. It was the fifth final of the world's oldest football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (known in t ...
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Reginald Farrer Reginald John Farrer (17 February 1880 – 17 October 1920), was a traveller and plant collector. He published a number of books, although is best known for ''My Rock Garden''. He travelled to Asia in search of a variety of plants, many of wh ...
(1880–1920), pioneering English botanist *
Thomas Farrer, 1st Baron Farrer Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st Baron Farrer (24 June 1819 – 11 October 1899), was an English civil servant and statistician. Background and early life Farrer was the son of Thomas Farrer, a solicitor in Lincoln's Inn Fields. Born in London, he was ...
(1819–1899), English statistician * Thomas Charles Farrer (1838–1891), English-born painter who worked in the United States *
Walter Farrer Walter Farrer (18 May 1862 – 19 December 1934) was a British Church of England priest, most notably Archdeacon of Wells from 1917 until his death. Farrer was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and Wells Theological College. He was ordained ...
(1862–1934), British Church of England priest, most notably Archdeacon of Wells *
William Farrer William James Farrer (3 April 184516 April 1906) was a leading English Australian agronomist and plant breeder. Farrer is best remembered as the originator of the "Federation" strain of wheat, distributed in 1903. His work resulted in significa ...
(1845–1906), Australian agricultural scientist


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Farrer, Australian Capital Territory Farrer is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2607. Name origin Named for William James Farrer (1845–1906), who was a wheat-breeding pioneer, many of whose experiments were conducted at Lambrigg near ...
, a suburb of Canberra, Australia, named for William Farrer *
Farrer & Co Farrer & Co is a British law firm headquartered in London, England serving private individuals, charitable institutions and corporations. They have, over their more than three hundred years of operation, acted for many of the Kings and Queens of ...
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Division of Farrer The Division of Farrer is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appoint ...
, also named after William Farrer, is an electorate of the Australian House of Representatives in rural New South Wales *
Farrer hypothesis The Farrer hypothesis (also called the L/M hypothesis, the Farrer–Goulder hypothesis and the Farrer–Goulder–Goodacre hypothesis) is a possible solution to the synoptic problem. The theory is that the Gospel of Mark was written first, followe ...
, a biblical theory * Farrer Hall, a residential college at
Monash University Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university has a ...
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Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School Farrer may refer to People * Alisha Farrer (born 1943), Australian actress and model * Austin Farrer (1904–1968), English theologian, philosopher, and friend of C. S. Lewis * Buster Farrer (1936-), South African cricketer * Claude Farrer (1862†...
, an agricultural school for boys near Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia


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Farrier (disambiguation) A farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care. Farrier may also refer to: People with the name * Ancil Farrier (born 1986), Trinidadian football player * Curt Farrier (born 1941), American football player * David Farrier (born 1982), New Zea ...
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Baron Farrer Baron Farrer, of Abinger in the County of Surrey, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 June 1893 for the statistician and civil servant Sir Thomas Farrer, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a baronet ...
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Farrar (disambiguation) Farrar may refer to: * Cape Farrar, a headland on the Boothia Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada * Farrar, Georgia, a US unincorporated community * Farrar, Iowa, a US unincorporated community * Farrar Landing, Michigan, an unincorporated community * ...
* Farrer family tree, showing the relationship between some of the above {{disambiguation, surname