Powis may refer to:
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Alfred Powis Alfred Powis, OC (September 16, 1930, Montreal, Canada – October 10, 2007, Toronto, Canada) was a Canadian businessman. After graduating from Westmount High School, he earned a BComm degree from McGill University. At McGill University, Powis ...
, Canadian businessperson
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Carl Powis (1928–1999), American baseball player
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Geoff Powis (1945–2001), Canadian ice hockey player
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Lynn Powis (born 1949), Canadian former ice hockey player
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Stephen Powis, National Medical Director for NHS England and professor of medicine
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William Henry Powis (1808–1836), British wood engraver
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Powis Pinder (1872–1941), British operatic baritone
Titles
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Marquess of Powis
Marquess of Powis was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1687 for William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis. He had already succeeded his father as third Baron Powis in 1667 and had been created Earl of Powis in the Peerage of Englan ...
, a title in the Peerage of England
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Marchioness of Powis, a list of wives of marquesses of Powis
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Earl of Powis
Earl of Powis (Powys) is a title that has been created three times. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1674 in favour of William Herbert, 3rd Baron Powis, a descendant of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (c. 1501–15 ...
, a title in the Peerage of England
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Countess of Powis, a list of wives of earls of Powis
Other uses
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Powis Street
Powis Street is a partly pedestrianised shopping street in Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, south east London, England. It was laid out in the late 18th century and was named after the Powis brothers, who developed most of the land i ...
, Greenwich, London, England
* Powis Street, one of the
Welsh Streets, Liverpool
The Welsh Streets are a group of late 19th century Victorian terraced streets in Toxteth, Liverpool, England. The houses were designed by Richard Owens and built by Welsh workers to house migrants from Wales seeking work; the streets were name ...
, England
* Powis Academy, a school merged into
St Machar Academy
St Machar Academy is an Aberdeen City Council
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, a secondary school in Aberdeen, Scotland
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Powis Castle
Powis Castle ( cy, Castell Powys) is a British medieval castle, fortress and grand country house near Welshpool, in Powys. The seat of the Herbert family, Earls of Powis, the castle is known for its formal gardens and for its interiors, the fo ...
, British medieval castle, fortress and grand country house near Welshpool, Powys, Wales
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Powis House, a former 18th-century mansion in London, England
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Powis Square, London
Powis Square is a garden square and locality in Notting Hill, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. The closest London Underground station to the square is Westbourne Park tube station.
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Powys (disambiguation)
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