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Arron Asham, Asham
Arron is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Arron Afflalo, American basketball player * Arron Asham, Canadian hockey player * Arron Crawford, Australian cricketer * Arron Davies, Welsh footballer * Arron Fray, English footballer * Arron Mosby (born 1999), American football player * Arron Oberholser, American golfer * Arron Perry, Canadian military sniper * Arron Sears, American football player * Arron Yan, Taiwanese singer and actor Surname * Bennett Arron, English comedian * Christine Arron, French athlete * Henck Arron, Prime Minister of Suriname See also * Aaron (given name) * Aaron (surname) * Aron (name) * Aarons (surname) * Aaronson Aaronson is a Jewish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Aaron". It is unknown as a given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a mi ..., surname References {{given name, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arron Afflalo
Arron Agustin Afflalo (born October 15, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. As a junior, he was named a consensus All-American and was voted the player of the year in the Pac-12 Conference. After forgoing his senior year in college, Afflalo was selected in the first round of the 2007 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons with the 27th overall pick. Early life Afflalo was born at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, only a few minutes' walk from Pauley Pavilion, where the UCLA Bruins play their home games. His parents are Benjamin Afflalo and Gwendolyn Washington. He also has a younger sister named Paris. Afflalo has grandparents from Jamaica and is also of Portuguese and Moroccan descent. He is named after the Biblical figure Aaron but his mother changed the spelling to make it unique. Afflalo's parents did not marry and separated when he was thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Arron
Bennett Arron is a Welsh writer and stand-up comedian. Background Born in Port Talbot to the only Jewish family in the area, Bennett Arron moved to London to attend the drama school, the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. After leaving drama school he formed the sketch group 4-Ply and toured venues around the country, appearing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Career In 1997 Arron was a finalist of the '' BBC New Comedy Awards'', alongside Peter Kay. He is a past winner of the ''BBC Wales New Writer's Award'' and the ''TAPS Comedy Writer of The Year Award''. He has written and starred in the BBC Radio series ''Bennett Arron is JeWelsh'' and ''Bennett Arron Worries About...'', both of which were nominated for a Celtic Media Award. He presented the BBC Television Documentary ''The Kosher Comedian'' in which he traced his family's roots from Lithuania to South Wales and described a reason for the decline of Jews in Wales. In 2007, he wrote, directed and presented the documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarons (surname)
Aarons is a Jewish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Aaron", the prefix Aaron meaning "lofty". It is most common amongst Jews in English language countries. It is uncommon as a given name. Notable people with the surname include: * Al Aarons (1932–2015), American jazz trumpeter * Anita Aarons (1912–2000), Australian-Canadian artist * Asa Aarons (born 1956), American consumer reporter and photojournalist * Bailey Aarons (born 1997), South African cricketer * Bonnie Aarons, American actress and writer * Charles L. Aarons (1872–1952), Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge * Edward S. Aarons (1916–1975), American author * Eric Aarons (1919–2019), member of the third of four generations of the Aarons family who played leading roles in the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) * George Aarons (born ''Gregory Podubisky''; 1896–1980), American sculptor * Jules Aarons (1921–2008), American physicist and photographer * Laurie Aarons (1917–2005), Australian Communist leader * L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aron (name)
Aron () is a masculine given name and a surname. It is an alternate spelling of '' Aaron'', a prominent biblical figure in the Old Testament. The name Aron means "mountaineer", or "mount of strength". People with the name Aron include: Given name * Aron (singer), American singer * Aron Anderson, Swedish adventurer * Aron Atabek, Kazakh writer, poet and dissident * Aron K. Barbey (born 1977), American neuroscientist * Aron Baynes, Australian basketball player * Aron Bielski, Polish-American former member of the Bielski partisans * Aron Bjarnason, Icelandic footballer * Aron Bogolyubov (b. 1938), Soviet Olympic medalist judoka * Aron Burton, American blues singer and musician * Arón Canet, Spanish motorcyclist * Aron Cotruș (1891–1961), Romanian poet and diplomat * Aron Dønnum, Norwegian footballer * Aron Eisenberg, American actor and podcaster * Aron Ekberg, Swedish musician * Aron Elís Þrándarson, Icelandic footballer * Aron Erlichman * Aron Flam (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron (surname)
Aaron is a primarily Jewish surname which is derived from the given name Aaron (given name). There are several surname variants including Aarons, Aaronson, and Aron. Not all occurrences of the surname are Jewish. Surname * Abe Aaron (1910–1970), Canadian jazz musician * Arthur Aaron (footballer) (1885–?), English football player for Stockport County * Arthur Louis Aaron (1922–1943), English World War II Victoria Cross recipient * Barney Aaron (1836–1907), American boxer * Benjamin Aaron (1915–2007), American attorney, labor law scholar, and civil servant * Caroline Aaron (born 1952), American actress * Charles Aaron (fl. 1980s–2020s), American music journalist and editor * Charles Dettie Aaron (1866–1951), American gastroenterologist * Chester Aaron (1923–2019), American writer * Chuck Aaron (born 1948), American test pilot * Daniel Aaron (1912–2016), American writer and academic * David L. Aaron (born 1938), American government official * Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron (given Name)
Aaron is an English language, English masculine given name. The 'h' phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation "Aharon (given name), Aharon" () is dropped in the Greek, , from which the English form, Aaron, is derived. Aaron, the brother of Moses, is described in the Torah, the Quran and the Baha'i Kitáb-i-Íqán, Iqan. The origin of the biblical name is uncertain; however, an Egyptian language, Ancient Egyptian origin may indicate "aha rw" meaning "warrior lion", P6-E23 or from Aaru (meaning "Reed (plant), reeds"), the Egyptian heaven ruled by Osiris. M17-G1-D21-G43-M2-M2-M2 According to other different theories, the name could be derived from various Hebrew roots meaning "high mountain", "mountain of strength", "exalted", "enlightened", or "bearer of martyrs". The name Aharon may itself be a variant of Haran, the name given to the older brother of Abraham in the book of Genesis. The given name was used by Jews and early Christians, then became exclusively Jewish in the Middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henck Arron
Henck Alphonsus Eugène Arron (25 April 1936 – 4 December 2000) was a Surinamese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Suriname after it gained independence in 1975. A member of the National Party of Suriname, he served from 24 December 1973 with the transition government, to 25 February 1980. He was overthrown in a coup d'état by the military, led by Dési Bouterse. Released in 1981 after charges of corruption were dropped, he returned to banking, his previous career. In 1987, Arron was elected as Vice President of Suriname and served until another coup in 1990 overthrew the government. Biography Arron was born in Paramaribo in 1936. He completed high school in 1956, and moved to the Netherlands to study banking. Arron worked several years at the Amsterdamsche Bank. On return to Suriname, he became staff member at the Vervuurts Bank (current name Hakrinbank). In late 1963, he became deputy director of the Volkskredietbank (People's Credit Union). In 1961, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Arron
Christine Arron (born 13 September 1973) is a French former track and field sprinter, who competed internationally for France in the 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres and the 4 × 100 metres relay. She is one of the ten fastest female 100 metres sprinter of all time with 10.73 seconds which is still the European record. She set the record when winning at the 1998 European Championships, where she also won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. Also in the relay, she is a 2003 World Championship gold medallist and a 2004 Olympic bronze medallist. Running career Born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, Arron arrived in Metropolitan France in 1990 and first trained with Fernand Urtebise, who also coached the former 400 metres hurdles and 4 × 400 metres relay world champion Stephane Diagana. On 19 Aug 1998, Arron won the 100 metres gold medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest by finishing the final in a new European record time of 10.73 seconds. Her time of 10.73 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arron Yan
Aaron Yan (, born Wu Keng-lin on 20 November 1985) is a Taiwanese actor, singer, television host and businessman. He was also one of the members of Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit. Life and career 1985–2005: Early life and career beginnings Yan was born as Wu Keng-lin in Taipei, Taiwan on 20 November 1985. When he was very young, he and his family moved to Connecticut, United States, where he lived for five years, and then moved back to Taiwan. In 2004, Yan posted some of his pictures on a public blog and was scouted by Taiwanese management company, Comic Productions. In August 2004, he made his acting debut in Taiwanese drama, ''I Love My Wife''. In 2005, after signing with Comic Productions and HIM International Music, Yan starred in Taiwanese dramas, '' It Started with a Kiss'' and ''KO One''. 2005–2011: Fahrenheit In December 2005, he formed a boy band named Fahrenheit with three other Taiwanese artists: Wu Chun, Jiro Wang, and Calvin Chen. In September 2006, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arron Asham
Arron Miles Asham (born April 13, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Over his 15 seasons, he played for 6 different teams. Playing career Asham was drafted 71st overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut with Montreal during the 1998–99 season. After parts of four seasons with Montreal, he was traded to the New York Islanders on June 22, 2002, along with a 2002 5th round draft pick for Mariusz Czerkawski. After years of going back and forth between the Canadiens and their American Hockey League affiliate, Asham became a mainstay in the Islanders line-up with his most productive offensive season to date coming during his first season with his new team in 2002–03, when he scored 15 goals and 19 assists for 34 points in 78 games. After four seasons with the Islanders, Asham signed a one-year contract with the New Jersey Devils on August 7, 2007. After t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arron Sears
Arron Eugene Sears (born October 25, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2007 NFL draft. Early life Sears attendeRussellville High Schoolin Russellville, Alabama. He was considered a top high school prospect and was invited to participate in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Sears was also named the 5A lineman of the year in Alabama by High School Sports Magazine. College career Sears was a starter at the University of Tennessee after taking over at the end of his freshman year against Mississippi State. He started at several positions on the offensive line but mostly at tackle. During his career, Sears received All-America and All-SEC honors. He was a team captain on the 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team. He has an older brother (Kevin Sears) who played linebacker for Aub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arron Perry
Arron Perry is a former master corporal in the Canadian Forces who in March 2002 broke the 34-year-old record for the longest recorded sniper kill in combat, completing a kill at a range of during the War in Afghanistan. This shot exceeded the previous record of , set by Carlos Hathcock in 1968 during the Vietnam War. Perry's record was surpassed a few days later, in March 2002, when another soldier in his unit, Corporal Rob Furlong, bested Perry's distance with a kill at a verified range of . Perry was a member of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the time of the record shot, but began his military career with a Halifax Militia unit, the Princess Louise Fusiliers. Canadian sniper team Perry was a member of a Canadian Forces-led six-man sniper team, operating as part of Canada's contributions to Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan during March 2002. The Canadian sniper cell consisted of two Sniper Detachments of three men each, with soldiers from the Princess Patri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
