Girdler is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
of professional origin. Girdlers or belt makers were people who made metal belts worn around the waist and other small metal objects.
It may refer to:
People with the surname Girdler
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Chris Girdler, American politician in Kentucky
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Eddie Girdler
Eddie Girdler politician and former mayor of Somerset, Kentucky. He was unseated by the current mayor Alan Keck.
Impeachment threat
On November 13, 2007, City Councilman Jim Mitchell moved to Impeachment in the United States, impeach mayor Girdle ...
, American politician and mayor of Somerset, Kentucky
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Nick Girdler
Nick Girdler is a freelance radio broadcaster who worked for BBC Radio Solent from 1972 until 2006 and again from 2009 until 2019.
Following a short-lived retirement from 2006, on 3 June 2009, Radio Solent announced that he would be returning to ...
, freelance radio broadcaster who worked for BBC Radio Solent for 35 years from 1972 to 2006
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Rick Girdler, American politician in Kentucky
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Ryan Girdler
Ryan Girdler (born 19 September 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australia international representative goal-kicking centre, he played h ...
(born 1972), Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s
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William Girdler
William Girdler (October 22, 1947 – January 21, 1978) was an American filmmaker. In a span of six years, from 1972 to 1978, he directed nine feature films in such genres as horror and action. Girdler also wrote and produced three of his fea ...
(1947–1978), American filmmaker
People with the given name Girdler
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George Girdler Smith George Girdler Smith (September 8, 1795 – December 18, 1878) was an engraver in Boston. He kept a studio on Washington Street. Collaborators included William B. Annin ( Annin & Smith), Charles A. Knight and George H. Tappan (Smith, Knight & Tapp ...
, American engraver in 19th-century Boston
Other uses
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Girdler, Kentucky
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Girdler Island
See also
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Girdler sulfide process
The Girdler sulfide (GS) process, also known as the GeibSpevack (GS) process, is an industrial production method for filtering out of natural water the heavy water (deuterium oxide = D2O) which is used in particle research, in deuterium NMR sp ...
, industrial production method for making heavy water (deuterium oxide)
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Worshipful Company of Girdlers
The Worshipful Company of Girdlers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London.
Girdlers were granted the right to regulate their trade in the City from 1327 and obtained a Royal Charter in 1449. Girdlers, or makers of belts and g ...
, a Livery Company of the City of London
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