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Chris Harper (other)
Chris Harper or Christopher Harper may refer to: * Christopher J. Harper (born 1951), American journalist * Sir Chris Harper (RAF officer) (born 1957), British air marshal * Christopher Harper (actor) (born 1977), British actor * Chris Harper (wide receiver, born 1989) Christopher Deon Harper (born September 10, 1989) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Kansas State, and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft. Harper ..., American football wide receiver * Chris Harper (wide receiver, born 1993), American football wide receiver * Chris Harper (cyclist) (born 1994), Australian cyclist * Chris Harper (bishop), bishop of Saskatoon * Chris Harper, creator of the fictional Landover Baptist Church * Christopher Harper-Mercer, perpetrator of the 2015 Umpqua Community College shooting {{hndis, Harper, Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Christopher J
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as " Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. Within the United Kingdom, the name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. Cognates in other languages *Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus * Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo *Arabic: كريستوفر (''Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer''), اصطفر (''ʔ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chris Harper (RAF Officer)
Air Marshal Sir Christopher Nigel Harper, (born 25 March 1957) is a senior Royal Air Force officer, who served as the UK Military Representative to NATO and the European Union from 2011 to 2013 and as Director General of the NATO International Military Staff from 2013 to 2016. He was previously Deputy Commander Allied Joint Force Command at Brunssum in the Netherlands (2009–11), and Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group in the UK (2007–09). Education and personal Harper was educated at Alleyn's School in Dulwich and King's College London (MA, Defence Studies). He is married with one son and enjoys flying, shooting, running, riding motorcycles and gastronomy. Career Harper was commissioned as an acting pilot officer after winning the Sword of Honour at Initial Officer Training in 1976; he regraded to pilot officer the following year. He was promoted to flying officer in 1978; and posted to 41(F) Squadron in 1979 for his first tour on the SEPECAT Jaguar. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Christopher Harper (actor)
Christopher William Harper (born 19 August 1977) is an English actor and director who played Nathan Curtis in ITV soap ''Coronation Street'' in a high profile teenage grooming and exploitation storyline. Television drama performances Harper has appeared in British dramas including '' The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'', '' Upstairs Downstairs'', ''Life on Mars'' and most notably as playing Clifford Last, son of Victoria Wood's character Nella Last in ITV television film '' Housewife, 49''. He also starred as Trixie Franklin's brother Geoffrey in the series 12 finale of Call The Midwife. Stage performances As a stage actor he has played Benedick in ''Much Ado About Nothing'' for Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, a season of Sir Alan Aykbourn plays at The Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton (directed by Ayckbourn himself) and many other plays at the Crucible Theatre, Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in South Hampstead, in the London Borough of Camden. It spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chris Harper (wide Receiver, Born 1989)
Christopher Deon Harper (born September 10, 1989) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Kansas State, and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft. Harper was also a member of the San Francisco 49ers , the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants. Early life Harper was born in Wichita, Kansas. He attended Northwest High School in Wichita, and played high school football for the Northwest Grizzlies. As a quarterback, he completed 55 percent of his passes while accumulating 761 yards and eight passing touchdowns. He also rushed for 506 yards and 10 scores his senior year for the Grizzlies, who ended the year with a 7-3 record and advanced the first round of the state playoffs. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated the No.10 athlete in the nation. He accepted a scholarship offer from University of Oregon over offers from Kansas State, Missouri and Notre Dame. Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chris Harper (wide Receiver, Born 1993)
Christopher James Harper (born December 7, 1993) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent following the 2015 NFL draft. He played college football at California. College career Harper was Cal's most productive receiver over his 35 games played and 23 starts during his three seasons with the program from 2012–14. He entered the 2015 NFL draft as an underclassman, forgoing his final season of eligibility. Professional career New England Patriots Harper went undrafted, but signed with the New England Patriots on May 5, 2015 as an undrafted free agent. Harper made the Patriots initial 53-man roster and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chris Harper (cyclist)
Chris Harper (born 23 November 1994) is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Early career Starting his second year at , he opened the year by finishing third at the national road race championships behind two UCI WorldTour riders. He then went on to finish in the top 10 of both the New Zealand Cycle Classic and the Herald Sun Tour. Beating James Whelan with a late attack gave Harper his first professional win, the Oceania Road Championships. Team Jumbo–Visma (2020–2022) Harper turned professional with UCI WorldTour in 2020. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia, his first Grand Tour. The team pulled out ahead of stage 10 because team leader Steven Kruijswijk tested positive for COVID-19. Harper was sitting 26th overall when the team pulled out after a strong week of racing. At the 2022 Vuelta a España Harper's won the opening Team time trial. This put his teammate Robert Gesink into the red lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chris Harper (bishop)
Christopher A. Harper is a Canadian Anglican bishop. A Cree member of the Treaty 6 First Nations people, he has been the national indigenous Anglican archbishop in the Anglican Church of Canada since 2023. Prior to this he was the bishop of Saskatoon from 2018 to 2023. He is the first Treaty 6 priest to be ordained a bishop. Biography Harper was born in Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan, and spent much of his younger life on Onion Lake Cree Nation. Harper was an emergency medical technician before his call to ordination. Prior to ordained ministry, he was also a lay minister in Onion Lake. He studied theology at the Diocese of Saskatchewan's James Settee College and then moved to Toronto to study for his master of divinity at Wycliffe College. Ordained in 2005, he first served a multi-point parish in Saskatchewan before being called to a church in Thunder Bay. In 2016, he was named indigenous native priest for the Diocese of Toronto, responsible for helping churches in the dioce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Landover Baptist Church
The Landover Baptist Church is the website of a parody fundamentalist Baptist church. The church lampoons fundamentalist, Independent Baptist churches and Biblical literalism, and originated as a satire of Liberty University. Origin The site was created by Chris Harper, who obtained his master's degree in English literature from George Mason University in 1993 after being expelled from Liberty University (founded by Jerry Falwell) in 1989 for producing a radio show satirising the school's procedures which Liberty's administration found offensive. Harper responded to the expulsion by creating the Landover Baptist Church website, described by Pop Matters as both a parody and an exposé of the religious subculture at Liberty. In an example of Poe's law, some members of the Christian community have supported some of the outlandish stories on the website, and a book about Hello Kitty mistakenly cites a joke article on the Landover site as an example of the "dead seriousness" of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
