Yancey may refer to:
People
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Bartlett Yancey
Bartlett Yancey (February 19, 1785 - August 30, 1828) was a Democratic-Republican U.S. congressman from North Carolina, United States, between 1813 and 1817.
Born near Yanceyville, North Carolina, Yancey attended Hyco Academy in Caswell C ...
(1785–1828), American politician
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Benjamin Cudworth Yancey Jr.
Benjamin Cudworth Yancey Jr. (April 27, 1817 – October 24, 1891) was an American politician, lawyer, officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and diplomat.
Background
Yancey, the brother of a leading Fire-Eater ...
(1817–1891), American politician during the Civil War
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Bert Yancey (1938–1994), American golfer
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DeAngelo Yancey
DeAngelo L. Yancey (born November 18, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.
Yancey was a prominent member of t ...
(born 1994), American football wide-receiver
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George Yancey (born 1962), American sociologist
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J Dilla (born James Yancey) (1974–2006), American music producer
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Jean Yancey
Jean Jolliffe Yancey (August 18, 1914 – September 15, 2000) was an American entrepreneur, small business consultant, women's business mentor, and motivational speaker. After working in retail and fashion in New York City and Denver, Colorado, sh ...
(1914–2000), American women's small business consultant and motivational speaker
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Jimmy Yancey (died 1951), American pianist
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Illa J
John Derek Yancey (born October 13, 1986), better known by his stage name Illa J, is an American rapper, singer, producer and songwriter. from Detroit, Michigan who has released two albums on Delicious Vinyl Records. He is the younger brother o ...
(born John Derek Yancey, 1986), American rapper
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Lovie Yancey (1912–2008), American businesswoman, founder of Fatburger
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Philip Yancey (born 1949), American writer
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Rick Yancey (born 1962), American novelist
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Scott Yancey (born 1969), American TV personality and businessman
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William Lowndes Yancey (1814–1863), Alabama politician who supported secession
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Yancey Arias
Yancey Arias (born June 27, 1971) is an American actor. He played Miguel Cadena in the NBC series ''Kingpin'' and Gabriel Williams in the FX series '' Thief''.
Life and career
Arias's mother, Miriam, is Puerto Rican and his father, Tony, is Co ...
(born 1971), American actor
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Yancey McGill
John Yancey McGill (born September 18, 1952) is an American politician from South Carolina. He was a member of the state Senate from 1989 to 2014. He served as the 90th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from June 2014 to January 2015. , he i ...
(born 1952), American politician
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Yancey Thigpen
Yancey Dirk Thigpen (born August 15, 1969) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played for the San Diego Chargers (1991), the Pittsburgh Steelers (1992–1997), and the Tennessee Oilers/Titans (1998–2000). Before his ...
(born 1969), American football wide-receiver
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Yancy (musician) (born 1980), American Christian music artist
Places
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Yancey, Kentucky
Yancey is an unincorporated community and coal town
A coal town, also known as a coal camp or patch, is a type of company town or mining community established by the employer, a mining company, which imports workers to the site to work the ...
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Yancey County, North Carolina
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Yanceyville, North Carolina
Other
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USS Yancey (AKA-93), an ''Andromeda''-class attack cargo ship
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Yancey Boys
''Yancey Boys'' is the debut studio album by Detroit-based rapper/singer Illa J, featuring instrumental production from his late brother Jay Dee, also known as J Dilla. The album was released on November 4, 2008 under Delicious Vinyl. The beats ...
'', an album by Illa J
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