Place names
In the United States:
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Ricketts, Iowa
Ricketts is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the Middle Soldier River. The population was 109 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Ricketts was platted in 1899. It was named for an early settler. A post office has been i ...
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Ricketts Glen State Park
Ricketts Glen State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 13,193 acres (5,280 ha) in Columbia, Luzerne, and Sullivan counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. Ricketts Glen is a National Natural Landmark known for its old-growth fore ...
in Pennsylvania
People
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Ricketts baronets
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Anthony Ricketts (b. 1979), former professional squash player
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Arthur Ricketts
Arthur James Ricketts (27 August 1913 – April 2000) played first-class cricket for Somerset in one match in 1936. He was born at Farmborough, Somerset and died in Somerset too, though the exact date and place of his death is not known.
Ri ...
, (1913–2000), English cricketer
*Bertha Louise Ricketts, original name of
Cid Ricketts Sumner
Cid Ricketts Sumner (September 27, 1890 – October 15, 1970) was a novelist from the United States whose works inspired several Hollywood films. She also taught English at a Jackson, Mississippi, high school and French at Millsaps College.
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(1890–1970), American novelist
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Charles Ricketts (1876–1931), artist/illustrator
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Charles Spencer Ricketts
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ...
(1788?-1867), commander
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Claude V. Ricketts
Claude Vernon Ricketts (February 23, 1906 – July 6, 1964) was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy, who served as the Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1961 to 1964.
Biography
Ricketts graduated from high school in Kansas in 19 ...
(1906–1964), United States naval admiral
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Donovan Ricketts
Donovan Ricketts (born 7 June 1977) is a Jamaican former professional association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper and is currently an assistant coach for FC Tulsa in the USL Championship. Ricke ...
(b. 1977), Jamaican footballer, goalkeeper with Los Angeles Galaxy
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Ed Ricketts (1897–1948), literary figure and marine biologist
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Howard Taylor Ricketts
Howard Taylor Ricketts (February 9, 1871 – May 3, 1910) was an American pathologist after whom the family Rickettsiaceae and the order Rickettsiales are named.
He was born in Findlay, Ohio. In the early part of his career, Ricketts undertook ...
(1871–1910), American pathologist
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Joe Ricketts (b. 1941), brokerage founder, billionaire
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James B. Ricketts
James Brewerton Ricketts (June 21, 1817 – September 22, 1887) was a career officer in the United States Army, serving as a Union Army general during the Civil War.
At First Bull Run, he was wounded and captured, but later exchanged. He fought a ...
(1817–1887), American Civil War general
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Juan Landázuri Ricketts (1913–1997), cardinal from Peru
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L. D. Ricketts
Louis Davidson Ricketts (December 19, 1859 – March 4, 1940) was an American economic geologist, metallurgist, mining engineer and banker who pioneered development of copper mines in the U.S. state of Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora.
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(1859–1940), geologist, mining engineer and banker, namesake of Caltech's
Ricketts House
The house system is the basis of undergraduate student residence at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Caltech's unique house system is modeled after the residential college system of Oxford and Cambridge in England, although the ...
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Laura Ricketts
Laura Marie Ricketts (born December 15, 1967) is an American political activist and former attorney who is co-owner of the Chicago Cubs. Ricketts is also a board member of Lambda Legal and the Housing Opportunities for Women organization. Rickett ...
, co-owner of the
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...
, gay rights activist, daughter of
Joe Ricketts
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Mark Scott Ricketts
Mark Ricketts (born December 9, 1955) is an American comic book writer, illustrator and cartoonist. He has worked for a variety of publishers including McGraw-Hill, Caliber Comics, Chaos! Comics, Mojo Press, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Mo ...
(b. 1957), Comics Writer and Artist
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Dr. Matthew Ricketts (–), first African American to be elected to the Nebraska legislature, 1892
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Michael Ricketts
Michael Barrington Ricketts (born 4 December 1978) is an English former footballer. He played as a striker and was capped once by England, in a friendly against the Netherlands in 2002.
Ricketts had a 14-year career which saw him play for W ...
(b. 1978), English footballer
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Milton Ernest Ricketts
Milton Ernest Ricketts (August 5, 1913 – May 8, 1942) was a United States Navy officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.
Ricketts graduated from the Bal ...
(1913–1942),
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
Lieutenant
A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations.
The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...
and
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...
recipient.
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Palmer C. Ricketts
Palmer Chamberlain Ricketts (January 17, 1856 – December 9, 1934) was the ninth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He served as president for 33 years and oversaw a period of major expansion and development of the university.
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(1856–1934), mechanical engineer, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1901 – 1934
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Pete Ricketts (b. 1964), U.S. politician
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Sir Peter Forbes Ricketts, senior British diplomat
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R. Bruce Ricketts
Robert Bruce Ricketts (April 29, 1839 – November 13, 1918) distinguished himself as an artillery officer in the American Civil War.Lindbuchler, Ryan L. (2001) ''Gone But Not Forgotten: Civil War Veterans of Northeastern Pennsylvania.'' Wilkes-B ...
(1839-1918), artillery officer in the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
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Robert M. Ricketts
Dr. Robert M. Ricketts (May 5, 1920 - June 17, 2003) was an American orthodontist known for many contributions in the field of orthodontics. Most important contributions were related to his development of Ricketts' Cephalometric Analysis and an ...
(1920-2003), US orthodontist
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Rohan Ricketts
Rohan Anthony Ricketts (born 22 December 1982) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as an attacking midfielder for Master's Futbol of League1 Ontario.
Club career
Arsenal
Ricketts started out with Arsenal, with whom ...
(b. 1982), English soccer player
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Sam Ricketts
Samuel Derek Ricketts (born 11 October 1981) is a professional football coach and former player.
As a player, his favoured position was at full back, where he was able to play either side as well as being able to operate at the centre of defe ...
(b. 1981), Welsh footballer
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Tosaint Ricketts (b. 1987), Canadian footballer
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Thomas Ricketts
Thomas "Tommy" Ricketts VC (April 15, 1901 – February 10, 1967) was a Newfoundland soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British ...
(1901–1967), youngest recipient of the
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
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Thomas S. Ricketts
Thomas Stuart Ricketts (born May 23, 1966) is the Chairman of the Chicago Cubs, and the Chairman, co-founder and former CEO of Incapital LLC, a firm that provides securities firms and individual investors more efficient access to corporate bonds. ...
, investment bank CEO
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William Reynolds Ricketts (1869–1956), philatelist, of
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania
Vessels
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See also
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Rickets, a medical condition with softening of the bones
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