Wiley may refer to:
Locations
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Wiley, Colorado
Wiley is a Statutory Town in Prowers County, Colorado, United States. The population was 405 at the 2010 Census.
Description
A post office called Wiley has been in operation since 1907. The community was named after W. M. Wiley, a first sett ...
, a U.S. town
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Wiley, Pleasants County, West Virginia
Wiley is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geograph ...
, U.S.
* Wiley-Kaserne, a district of the city of
Neu-Ulm
Neu-Ulm ( Swabian: ''Nej-Ulm'') is the capital of the Neu-Ulm district and a town in Swabia, Bavaria. Neighbouring towns include Ulm, Senden, Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Holzheim, Nersingen and Elchingen. The population is 58,978 (31 December 2019 ...
, Germany
People
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Wiley (musician)
Richard Kylea Cowie Jr. MBE (born 19 January 1979), better known by his stage name Wiley (formerly Wiley Kat), is a British grime MC, rapper, songwriter, DJ and record producer from Bow, London.
Wiley is considered a key figure in the creatio ...
, British grime MC, rapper, and producer
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Wiley Miller
David Wiley Miller (born April 15, 1951, Burbank, California) is an American cartoonist whose work is characterized by wry wit and trenchant social satire, is best known for his comic strip '' Non Sequitur'', which he signs Wiley. ''Non Sequitur' ...
, pen name of American newspaper cartoonist David Wiley Miller
As a given name
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Wiley Brooks
Inedia (Latin for 'fasting') or breatharianism () is the claimed ability for a person to live without consuming food, and in some cases water. It is a deadly pseudoscience and several adherents of these practices have died from starvation or deh ...
(1936–2016), founder of the Breatharian Institute of America
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Wiley Young Daniel, American judge
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Wiley Nickel
George Wiley Nickel III (born November 23, 1975) is an American attorney and Democratic politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district since 2023.
Nickel served as a member of the North Carolina Se ...
, American politician
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Wiley Post
Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935) was a famed American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high-altitude flying, Post helped develop one ...
(1898–1935), American aviator, the first person to fly solo around the world
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Wiley Rutledge
Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. (July 20, 1894 – September 10, 1949) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1943 to 1949. The ninth and final justice appointed by President Frankli ...
(1894–1949), American jurist, Supreme Court justice
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Wiley Scribner (1840–1889), American politician
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Wiley Wiggins
Wiley Wiggins (born ) is an American game designer and film actor. A native of Austin, Texas, he is the nephew of Lanny Wiggins, who was a member of Janis Joplin's early band, The Waller Creek Boys.
At the age of 16, Wiggins starred in Richa ...
, American game designer and actor
As a surname
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Alan Wiley
Alan G. Wiley (born 27 May 1960) is a former English football referee in the FA Premier League, who is based in Burntwood, Staffordshire.
Career
Wiley first took up the whistle in 1981, then officiated in the West Midlands (Regional) League ...
, British football referee
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Alexander Wiley
Alexander Wiley (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was an American politician who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member.
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, U.S. Senator
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Austin Wiley, American basketball player
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Autrey Nell Wiley Autrey Nell Wiley (27 May 1901 – 28 May 1990) was an American literary critic and professor. She graduated from Texas Women's University in 1922 and began teaching English the same year. She subsequently served as Dean of the School of Arts and S ...
, American literary critic
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Cliff Wiley
Clifford 'Cliff' Wiley (born May 21, 1955) is a former American track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career. He is best known for winning the men's 400 metres event at the 1981 Athletics World Cup in Rome and th ...
, American track and field athlete
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Charles Wiley, American printer and publisher
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D'Extra Wiley
II D Extreme was an American new jack swing R&B group from the early 1990s that included D'Extra Wiley, Randy Gill (Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill Jr. (born May 22, 1966) is an American singer and actor. He is the sixth and final member of the R ...
, American R&B singer, artist and producer, songwriter
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Daniel Day Wiley Daniel Day Wiley (August 10, 1837 – January 25, 1893) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.
Wiley was born in Readsboro, Vermont, on August 10, 1837.Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, ''Civil War High Commands.'' Stanfo ...
, American Union brevet brigadier general
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Don Craig Wiley
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to:
Places
*County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON
* Don (river), a river in European Russia
* Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name
* Don, Benin, a town in Benin
* Don, Dang, a ...
, American crystallographer
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Geeshie Wiley
Geeshie Wiley was an American country blues singer and guitar player who recorded six songs for Paramount Records, issued on three records in April 1930.Death Certificate for Thornton Wiley, dated December 13, 1931 According to the blues histor ...
, American blues singer of the early 1930s
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Gerald Wiley
Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as '' Porridge'', ''The Two Ronnies'', and ''Open All Hours''.
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, nom-de-plume of Ronnie Barker
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Grace Olive Wiley
Grace Olive Wiley (1884 – July 20, 1948) was an American herpetologist best known for her work with venomous snakes. She died of a snakebite she received while posing for a photographer at the age of 64..
Background
Wiley originally worked as ...
, American herpetologist best known for her work with venomous snakes
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Harvey Washington Wiley
Harvey Washington Wiley (October 18, 1844 – June 30, 1930) was an American chemist who fought for the passage of the landmark Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 and subsequently worked at the Good Housekeeping, Good Housekeeping Institute la ...
, American chemist
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Isaac William Wiley
Isaac William Wiley (; Pinyin: ''Huáilǐ''; Foochow Romanized: ''Huài-lā̤''; 29 March 1825 – 22 November 1884) was an American who distinguished himself as a physician, a Methodist missionary to China, a pastor, as the president of a semin ...
(1825–1924), American physician and Methodist bishop, founder of Wiley College, Texas
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Jacob Wiley
Jacob Wiley (born September 4, 1994) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional basketball player for Shiga Lakes of the Japanese B.League.
College career
Wiley played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies, Lewis–Clark Sta ...
, American basketball player
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Janet Wiley
Janet M. Wiley ''Sears(October 12, 1933 – July 10, 2010) was an infielder and pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 112 lb, she batted and threw right-handed.
A member of a c ...
, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
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John C. Wiley, American ambassador
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John D. Wiley John Duncan Wiley (born March 23, 1942 in Evansville, Indiana) is a faculty member and former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Wiley was named the 28th Chancellor of the University on November 10, 2000, and assumed office on Janu ...
, Chancellor of UW-Madison
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Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley (born February 28, 1977)["Kehinde Wiley"](_blank)
''Artnet''. Retrieved October 13, 2010. i ...
, American artist
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Laura I. Wiley, American politician
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Lee Wiley
Lee Wiley (October 9, 1908 – December 11, 1975) was an American jazz singer during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.
Biography
Wiley was born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. At fifteen, she left home to pursue a singing career, singing on New York ...
, American jazz singer of the 1930s
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Marcellus Wiley
Marcellus Vernon Wiley Sr. (born November 30, 1974) is an American sportscaster and former American football defensive end who played 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Co ...
, American football player
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Maya Wiley
Maya D. Wiley (born January 2, 1964) is an American lawyer, professor, and civil rights activist. She has served as president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights since May 2022. Wiley served as counsel to New York City ...
, American civil rights activist and lawyer,
2021 mayoral candidate for New York City
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Morlon Wiley
Morlon David Wiley (born September 24, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic.
College career
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Wiley played coll ...
, American basketball player and coach
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Nathan Wiley
Nathan Wiley (born ) is a musician and singer from Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, whose music blends modern rock and blues.
History
Wiley started out as a guitarist in a handful of local independent projects, including Electric Deadhe ...
, Canadian musician
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H. Orton Wiley Henry Orton Wiley (11 November 1877 – 22 August 1961) was a Christian theologian primarily associated with the followers of John Wesley who are part of the Holiness movement. A member of the Church of the Nazarene, his "magnum opus" was the three ...
, American Nazarene theologian
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Ralph Wiley
Ralph Heygood Wiley Jr. (April 12, 1952 – June 13, 2004) was an American sports journalist who wrote for ''Sports Illustrated'' and ESPN's Page 2. He was well known for his distinctive literary tone and his writings on race in America.
Earl ...
, American sports journalist
* Ralph Wiley, chemist who accidentally discovered
PVDC
Polyvinylidene chloride, or polyvinylidene dichloride (PVDC), is a homopolymer of vinylidene chloride.
History
Ralph Wiley accidentally discovered polyvinylidene chloride polymer in 1933. He, then, was a college student who worked part-time at ...
in 1933
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Richard E. Wiley
Richard E. Wiley (born July 20, 1934) is an American attorney and former government official. He served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from March 8, 1974 to October 12, 1977. A member of the Republican Party, he support ...
, American lawyer and former Chairman of the Federal Communications
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Robert Wiley
Robert John Wiley (born 24 March 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and for the Richmond Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Footb ...
, Australian rules footballer
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Samira Wiley
Samira Denise Wiley (born April 15, 1987) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Poussey Washington in the Netflix comedy-drama series '' Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019) and as Moira in the Hulu dystopian dr ...
, American actor and model
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Stephen B. Wiley
Stephen Bradford Wiley (June 21, 1929 – October 8, 2015) was an American attorney, poet, businessman, civic leader, and Democratic Party politician. Wiley served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1973 to 1978, where he represented Morris C ...
, American attorney, businessman, poet, and politician
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William Wiley, American sailor in the First Barbary War and namesake of the USS ''Wiley''
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William H. Wiley
William Halsted Wiley (July 10, 1842 in New York City – May 2, 1925 in Orange, New Jersey), was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1903 to 1907 and from 1909 to 1911, an ...
, Representative to United States Congress from New Jersey and Publisher
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William T. Wiley
William Thomas Wiley (October 21, 1937April 25, 2021) was an American artist. His work spanned a broad range of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, performance, and pinball. At least some of Wiley's work has been referred to as ...
, American artist
Fictional characters
* Bob Wiley, in the 1991 movie ''
What About Bob?
''What About Bob?'' is a 1991 American black comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Murray plays Bob Wiley, a troubled patient who follows his self-centered psychotherapist Dr. Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss) on v ...
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* Wiley the Sheep, from ''
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
''Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks'' (or simply ''Jakers'' in Europe) is a computer-animated children's television series. The series was broadcast on PBS Kids in the United States, and on CBBC and CBeebies in the United Kingdom. It was a ...
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Other uses
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Wiley (publisher)
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley (), is an American multinational publishing company founded in 1807 that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials. The company produces books, journals, and encyclopedias, in p ...
, a publishing company also known as John Wiley & Sons
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Wiley-Blackwell
Wiley-Blackwell is an international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons. It was formed by the merger of John Wiley & Sons Global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business with Blackwell Publish ...
, an imprint of the publisher
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Wiley College
Wiley College is a private historically black college in Marshall, Texas. Founded in 1873 by the Methodist Episcopal Church's Bishop Isaac Wiley and certified in 1882 by the Freedman's Aid Society, it is one of the oldest predominantly black col ...
, Texas, U.S.
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Wiley Rein, a U.S. law firm
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USS ''Wiley'' (DD-597), a U.S. warship
See also
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Whiley Whiley is the surname of:
* Manning Whiley (1915–1975), British actor
* Richard Whiley (born 1935), English cricketer
* Jo Whiley (born 1965), English DJ
* Matthew Whiley (born 1980), English cricketer
* Jordanne Whiley (born 1992), British wheel ...
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Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner
Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of animated cartoons, first appearing in 1949 in the theatrical cartoon short '' Fast and Furry-ous''. In each episode, ...
; the cartoon coyote character's name and "Wily" are homophones
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Willey (disambiguation) Willey may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Willey, Herefordshire, a civil parish of Herefordshire
* Willey, Shropshire, a village in Shropshire
* Willey, Warwickshire, a village and civil parish of Warwickshire
* Hundred of Willey, a hundred of ...
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Wily (disambiguation) Wily or WILY could refer to:
Computing and technology
*Wily (text editor), a text editor for Unix computer systems
*Wily Technology, American software company
* Ubuntu 15.10, the version of Ubuntu released in October 2015 with code name Wily Werewo ...
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Wyle (disambiguation) Wyle or WYLE may refer to:
* WYLE (FM), a radio station (95.1 FM) licensed to serve Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States
*WYLE (TV), commercial television station in Florence, Alabama
* Wyle Laboratories, provider of specialized engineering, sci ...
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Wylie (disambiguation)
Wylie is an English name meaning "well-watered meadow", and may also refer to:
People
* Wylie (surname)
* Wylie (Australian explorer), Aboriginal companion of Edward John Eyre during his crossing of the Nullarbor Plain in Australia
* Wylie Breck ...
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Wyllie
Wyllie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adrian Wyllie (born 1970), American political activist, radio personality, and investigative journalist
* Alex Wyllie (born 1944), New Zealand rugby union player and coach
* Andrew W ...
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Wyly Wyly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Michael Wyly, Colonel in the U.S. Marines
*Sam Wyly, American businessman
* Charles Wyly (1930-2011) American businessman
* L. D. Wyly, American scientist
See also
* Dee and Charles Wyly ...
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Wylye (disambiguation)
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