Wham!
Wham! (briefly known in the US as Wham! U.K.) were an English pop duo formed in Bushey in 1981. The duo consisted of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. They became one of the most commercially successful pop acts of the 1980s, selling mor ...
was a British pop music duo.
Wham may also refer to:
Places
* Wham, North Yorkshire, England, a hamlet in the
Yorkshire Dales
The Yorkshire Dales is an upland area of the Pennines in the historic county of Yorkshire, England, most of it in the Yorkshire Dales National Park created in 1954.
The Dales comprise river valleys and the hills rising from the Vale of York w ...
, United Kingdom
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Wham, Louisiana
Wham (also Lieber) is an unincorporated community located in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 2 ...
, an unincorporated community, United States
Stations
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WHAM (AM)
WHAM (1180 kHz) is a commercial clear channel AM radio station in Rochester, New York, United States. It is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a news/talk radio format. The studios and offices are at Five Star Bank Plaza in downtown Rochester.
I ...
, a talk radio station in Rochester, New York
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WHAM-TV
WHAM-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Rochester, New York, United States, affiliated with ABC and The CW. It is owned by Deerfield Media, which maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Fox ...
, the ABC television affiliate in Rochester, New York
Other uses
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''Wham!'' (comic), a British comic of the 1960s
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Whaam!
''Whaam!'' is a 1963 diptych painting by the American artist Roy Lichtenstein. It is one of the best-known works of pop art, and among Lichtenstein's most important paintings. ''Whaam!'' was first exhibited at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New ...
'', a Roy Lichtenstein painting
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Wham Stadium
The Crown Ground is a multi-use stadium in Accrington, Lancashire, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Accrington Stanley. Opened in 1968, the stadium has a capacity of 5,450.
The ground is cur ...
, home ground of Accrington Stanley F.C.
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Whole Health Action Management Whole Health Action Management (WHAM) is a peer-led intervention to facilitate self-management to reach whole health goals through peer coaching and support groups. It is a method of utilizing the power of peer support to support healthcare deliv ...
, a peer-led intervention to facilitate self-management to reach health goals
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Winning hearts and minds __NOTOC__
Winning hearts and minds is a concept occasionally expressed in the resolution of war, insurgency, and other conflicts, in which one side seeks to prevail not by the use of superior force, but by making emotional or intellectual appeals ...
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Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper
The Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper (WHAM) is a custom-built telescope operated by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, used to study the Hydrogen-alpha ions of the warm ionized medium. It is a tenant telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Obse ...
, a telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
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Women's Health Action and Mobilization
Women's Health Action and Mobilization (WHAM!) was an American activist organization based in New York City, established in 1989 in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in '' Webster v. Reproductive Health Services'' that states may bar the us ...
, an activist organization based in New York City
* ''Wham!'', a UK music programme by
Jack Good, started in 1960
* "Wham!", a song by Lonnie Mack from ''
The Wham of that Memphis Man
''The Wham of That Memphis Man'' is a 1963 album by Lonnie Mack.
This album, Mack's first, was recorded in several sessions beginning in March, 1963 and was released by the small Cincinnati label Fraternity Records in October of that year. It r ...
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People with the surname
* D. Wham, a member of the
Thornliebank F.C. 1879–80 Scottish Cup final team
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Carol Wham
Carol Anne Wham is a New Zealand scientist and professor of public health nutrition at Massey University.
Academic career
Wham graduated with a MSc from the University of Otago in 1994 and then moved to the University of Adelaide
The Un ...
, New Zealand scientist
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Dottie Wham
Dorothy Wham (née Stonecipher; January 5, 1925 – October 20, 2019) was an American politician from the state of Colorado.
Early life
Wham was born on January 5, 1925, as Dorothy Stonecipher, in Centralia, Illinois. She graduated from MacMurray ...
(1925–2019), American politician
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Fred Louis Wham
Fred Louis Wham (June 15, 1884 – February 2, 1967) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.
Education and career
Born in Marion County, Illinois, Wham received a Bachelor ...
(1884–1967), United States federal judge
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Robert Wham
Robert Shanklin Wham (January 18, 1926 – December 21, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician.
Background
Wham was born in Centralia, Illinois. He married Dorothy Stonecipher in 1947. Wham graduated from University of Illinois College of L ...
(1926–2011), American lawyer and politician
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Tom Wham (American football)
Tom Wham (born 1944) is a designer of board games who has also produced artwork, including that for his own games.
Career Early life and Guidon Games
Born in Chester, Illinois, Wham worked a variety of odd jobs during his early adult life. Afte ...
(1924–2006), American National Football League player
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Tom Wham
Tom or TOM may refer to:
* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in '' Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
(born 1944), American board game designer
See also
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WAM (disambiguation)
WAM or Wam may refer to:
Arts
* Weisman Art Museum, in Minneapolis
* Women's Art Movement, a feminist art organisation in Australia
* Worcester Art Museum, in Worcester, Massachusetts
People
* Arne Wam (born 1952), Norwegian journalist
* Sven ...
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Wham Bar
The Wham Bar is a confectionery bar produced by Tangerine Confectionery and sold in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
They are thin chew bars with coloured pieces of sherbet inside. Wham Bars are available in a range of flavours ...
, a sugary chew bar made in the United Kingdom by Tangerine Confectionery
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Wham-O
Wham-O Inc. is an American toy company based in Carson, California, United States. It is known for creating and marketing many popular toys for nearly 70 years, including the Hula hoop, Frisbee, Slip 'N Slide, Super Ball, Trac-Ball, Silly S ...
, a toy company
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