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Politicians

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William Jordan (MP for Sandwich) William, Will, Bill, or Billy Jordan may refer to: Politicians * William Jordan (MP for Sandwich) (fl. 1381–1391), Member of Parliament for Sandwich *William Jordan (died 1720), Member of Parliament for Reigate *Hamilton Jordan (William Hamilton ...
(fl. 1381–1391), Member of Parliament for
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William Jordan (died 1720) William, Will, Bill, or Billy Jordan may refer to: Politicians *William Jordan (MP for Sandwich) (fl. 1381–1391), Member of Parliament for Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency), Sandwich *William Jordan (died 1720), Member of Parliament for Reig ...
, Member of Parliament for
Reigate Reigate ( ) is a town status in the United Kingdom, town in Surrey, England, around south of central London. The settlement is recorded in Domesday Book in 1086 as ''Cherchefelle'' and first appears with its modern name in the 1190s. The earlie ...
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Hamilton Jordan William Hamilton McWhorter Jordan () (September 21, 1944 – May 20, 2008) was an American politician who served as White House Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff to President of the United States Jimmy Carter. Early life Jordan was born in Charlo ...
(William Hamilton Jordan, 1944–2008), American politician, chief of staff to President Carter * William E. Jordan (1883–?), American politician, socialist state legislator from Milwaukee, Wisconsin *
Bill Jordan (politician) Sir William Joseph Jordan (19 May 1879 – 8 April 1959) was a New Zealand Labour Party member of Parliament, and New Zealand's longest-serving high commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1951. Early life Jordan was born in Rams ...
(1879–1959), New Zealand diplomat and politician, MP and high commissioner *
William Worthington Jordan William Worthington Jordan (1849–1886) was a hunter, trader, and writer in Southern Africa. Born at Wynberg in the Cape Colony, Jordan was of mixed race. He became a trader and hunter in what is now Botswana and Namibia. In 1880 he established ...
(1849–1886), South African trader, founder of the Boer republic of Upingtonia


Sports

* Hen Jordan (William Henry Jordan, 1894–1948), American baseball player *
William Jordan (rower) William Conrad Jordan (June 25, 1898 – July 13, 1968) was an American rower, born in Cleveland, Ohio, who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920, he was part of the American boat from the United States Naval Academy Th ...
(1898–1968), American Olympic gold medalist rower *
Billy Jordan Billy Jordan was an Irish association football player during the 1930s. Club career Jordan began his footballing life at St Francis who played in the St Dominic's Boys Sodality League. He joined Bohs from Villa Rangers in 1928/29. Jordan was a ...
(1908/09–2000), Irish professional footballer *
Bill Jordan (Australian footballer) Bill Jordan (4 November 1906 – 11 November 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Austral ...
(1906–1995), Australian rules footballer * Bill Jordan (American football), college football player and coach


Writers

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Bill Jordan (environmental critic) hoto by Barbara Jordan Bill Jordan (born 1944), more formally William R. Jordan III, is an American botanist and journalist who has played a leading role in the development and critique of ecological restoration as a means of developing an environ ...
(born 1944), American journalist *
William B. Jordan William Bryan Jordan Jr. (May 8, 1940January 22, 2018) was an American art historian who facilitated acquisitions, curated exhibitions, and authored publications on Spanish artists and still life paintings, particularly from the Golde ...
(1940–2018), American art historian *
William Chester Jordan William Chester Jordan (born April 7, 1948) is an American medievalist, in which field he is a Haskins Medal winner. He is currently the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University. He is also a former Director of the Program i ...
(born 1948), American medieval historian *
William George Jordan William George Jordan (March 6, 1864 - April 20, 1928) was an American editor, lecturer and essayist. Life Jordan was born in New York City on March 6, 1864. He graduated from the City College of New York and began his literary career as editor o ...
(1864–1928), American editor and essayist *
William Jordan (writer) William Jordan ( fl. 1611), Cornish dramatist, lived at Helston in Cornwall, and is supposed to have been the author of the Cornish language mystery or sacred drama ''Gwreans an Bys: the Creacon of the World''. The oldest manuscript is in small f ...
(fl. 1611), Cornish writer and dramatist


Actors

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Will Jordan Will Jordan (born Wilbur Rauch, July 27, 1927 – September 6, 2018) was an American character actor and stand-up comedian best known for his resemblance to, and impressions of, television host and newspaper columnist Ed Sullivan. Early life B ...
(born 1927), American actor and impressionist *
William Jordan (actor) William C. Jordan (born October 13, 1937) is an American film and television actor. He played Major Jake Gatlin in season one of the television series ''Project UFO'', among other roles in films and television series. Personal life Jordan was ...
(born 1937), American television and film actor, star of 1978 television series ''Project UFO''


Others

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Bill Jordan (American lawman) William Henry Jordan (1911–1997) was an American lawman, United States Marine and author. Biography Born in 1911 in Louisiana, he served for over 30 years with the United States Border Patrol. He also served with the United States Marine Corp ...
(1911–1997), U.S. Marine, Border Patrol officer, gun writer *
William-Jordan William II Jordan ( ca, Guillem Jordà; oc, Guilhèm Jordan) (died 1109) was the count of Berga beginning in 1094, the count of Cerdanya beginning in 1095, and regent of the County of Tripoli beginning in 1105. He was the son of Count William I ...
(died 1109), Crusader baron *
William Jordan, Baron Jordan William Brian Jordan, Baron Jordan, (born 28 January 1936), known as Bill Jordan, is a British economist and Labour politician. The son of Walter and Alice Jordan, he was educated at the Barford Road Secondary Modern School in Birmingham. ...
(born 1936), British economist and trade unionist *
Bill Jordan (outdoorsman) Bill Jordan is the creator of the Realtree and Advantage brands of camouflage and the host of the ''Monster Bucks'' video series and the ''Realtree Outdoors'' television show. He has made numerous appearances on outdoor television shows and has pro ...
, American camouflage designer * William H. Jordan (died 1923), American herring merchant from Gloucester, Massachusetts *
William Lancelot Jordan Captain William Lancelot Jordan DSC & Bar, DFC (3 December 1896 – 20 August 1925) was a South African World War I flying ace credited with 39 victories. Early life William Lancelot Jordan was born in Georgetown (now George), Cape Colo ...
(1896–1931), South African WWI flying ace


See also

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William Jorden William John Jorden (May 3, 1923 – February 20, 2009) was a diplomatic correspondent for ''The New York Times'', United States Ambassador to Panama, and author. Jorden studied at Yale University, receiving a bachelor's degree in internation ...
(1923–2009), William John Jorden, American reporter and diplomat * William Jordyn (disambiguation) *
William II Jordan William II Jordan ( ca, Guillem Jordà; oc, Guilhèm Jordan) (died 1109) was the count of Berga beginning in 1094, the count of Cerdanya beginning in 1095, and regent of the County of Tripoli beginning in 1105. He was the son of Count William I ...
(d. 1109), Count of Berga (from 1094), Count of Cerdanya (from 1095), and Regent of the County of Tripoli from 1105. {{hndis, Jordan, William