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Millar
Millar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Millar (born 1947), former Head of Philosophy at the University of Stirling *Alex Millar (born 1985), British professional poker player *Andrew Millar (1707–1768), British publisher and bookseller * Bill Millar, English soccer player *Blair Millar (born 1956), Scottish footballer *Brian Millar (born 1966), Irish cricketer *Charles Vance Millar (1853–1926), Canadian lawyer and financier *Chris Millar (born 1983), Scottish footballer *Craig Millar (ice hockey) (born 1977), Canadian former professional hockey player *Darren Millar (born 1976), Welsh politician *Dave Millar (born 1945), Scottish footballer *David Millar (born 1977), Scottish road racing cyclist *Duncan Millar (1824–1881), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross *Fergus Millar, British historian *Frederick Millar, 1st Baron Inchyra (1900–1989), British diplomat *Gavin Millar (born 1938), Scottish film director *Geoff Millar (born 1955), Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Millar
David Millar (born 4 January 1977) is a Scottish retired professional road racing cyclist. He rode for Cofidis from 1997 to 2004 and Garmin-Sharp from 2008 to 2014. He has won four stages of the Tour de France, five of the Vuelta a España and one stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007. Millar was banned for two years in 2004 after he admitted to taking banned performance-enhancing drugs.L'Équipe, France, 29 July 2007 Upon his return from his ban, Millar became an anti-doping campaigner, a stance which eventually resulted in journalist Alasdair Fotheringham describing him as an 'elder statesman' of cycling. Early life and education Millar is the son of Gordon and Avril Millar, both Scots. His father was a pilot in the Royal Air Force and Millar was born in Mtarfa, Malta, while his father was based there for a three-year tour of duty. His mother worked as a teacher. He has a sister, Frances (Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fergus Millar
Sir Fergus Graham Burtholme Millar, (; 5 July 1935 – 15 July 2019) was a British ancient historian and academic. He was Camden Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford between 1984 and 2002. He numbers among the most influential ancient history, ancient historians of the 20th century. Early life Millar was educated at Trinity College, Oxford (BA) and fulfilled his National service in the aftermath of World War II. At Oxford he studied Philosophy and Ancient History, and received his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree there in 1962. In 1958, he was awarded a All Souls College, Oxford#Examination fellowships, Prize Fellowship to All Souls College, Oxford, which he held until 1964. In 1959 he married Susanna Friedmann, with whom he had three children. Academic career Millar began his academic career as a Fellow (Oxbridge), fellow of Queen's College, Oxford, from 1964 to 1976. He then moved to University College London where he was Professor of Ancient Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Millar
Kevin Charles Millar (; born September 24, 1971) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and is a current analyst for MLB Network. He played in MLB for the Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Toronto Blue Jays from 1998 through 2009. He is currently a host along with Stephen Nelson on the MLB Network show '' Intentional Talk'', and (as of March 2018) the show's companion audio podcast ''Intentional Talk: Caught Listening''. Early life Millar was born in Los Angeles. He attended and played baseball for University High School in West Los Angeles, which won the 3-A City title in 1988 under coach Frank Cruz, during his junior year. He graduated from Hart High School in Santa Clarita, California. He attended and played college baseball for Los Angeles City College and later Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. Under the tutelage of Coach Jim Gilligan, Millar and the Cardinals prospered. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Vance Millar
Charles Vance Millar (June 28, 1854 – October 31, 1926) was a Canadian lawyer and financier. He was the president and part-owner of the Toronto brewery of O'Keefe Brewery. He also owned racehorses, including the 1915 King's Plate–winning horse Tartarean. However, he is now best known for his unusual will which touched off the Great Stork Derby. Early years Charles Millar was born in Aylmer, Ontario, the only child of farmers Simon and Sarah Millar. Millar attended the University of Toronto and graduated with an average of 98% in all his subjects. He chose to study law, passed the bar examination at Osgoode Hall in 1884 and opened up his own law office in Toronto. Business career The BC Express Company and the Millar Addition In 1897, Millar purchased the BC Express Company from Stephen Tingley and took over the government mail delivery contracts for the Cariboo region in British Columbia. When it was announced that the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertie Millar
Gertrude Ward, Countess of Dudley ( Millar; 21 February 1879 – 25 April 1952), known as Gertie Millar, was an English actress and singer of the early 20th century, known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies. Beginning her career at age 13, Millar was a prominent star of musical comedies for two decades. In 1902, she married the composer Lionel Monckton, who wrote the scores of many of her shows and songs that she made famous. She was one of the most prominent West End theatre performers of the early 20th century, starring in such long-running hits as ''The Toreador'' (1901), ''The Orchid'' (1903) ''The Spring Chicken'' (1905), ''The New Aladdin'' (1906) ''The Girls of Gottenberg'' (1907), ''Our Miss Gibbs'' (1909), ''The Quaker Girl'' (1910), '' Gipsy Love'' (1912), ''The Dancing Mistress'' (1912), ''The Marriage Market'' (1913), and ''A Country Girl'' (1914). After Monckton died in 1924, Millar married the 2nd Earl of Dudley. Life and career Millar was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Millar
Liam Alan Millar (born September 27, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Basel and the Canada national team. He featured in the youth ranks of Brampton Youth SC and North Mississauga SC before moving to England to join Fulham Academy aged 13. After three years with Fulham, he joined the Liverpool Academy in 2016. Early life Millar was born in Toronto and raised in Brampton and Oakville. He moved to England at the age of 13 for footballing purposes. He began playing soccer at age four with Brampton YSC. Afterwards he played with North Mississauga SC and Burlington YSC. His father played for Charlton Athletic and is an electrician who works on television series, including ''Game of Thrones''. Club career Early career Millar began his career with Brampton Youth SC at the age of four. After two years he joined North Mississauga SC and remained at the club until his move to England. He joined Fulham at the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Millar (writer)
George Reid Millar DSO MC (19 September 1910 – 15 January 2005) was a Scottish journalist, soldier, author and farmer. He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) in early 1944 for escaping from Germany while a prisoner of war and making it back to England, which he wrote about in his 1946 book ''Horned Pigeon''. Millar was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and the French '' Légion d'Honneur'' and the '' Croix de Guerre avec Palmes'' for his service as an SOE officer in France in 1944. He recorded his experiences fighting behind the lines with the local Resistance in his 1945 book ''Maquis''; this book, his most well-known, belongs with others written by British servicemen who fought behind enemy lines including '' Ill Met by Moonlight'' by W. Stanley Moss, '' Eastern Approaches'' by Fitzroy Maclean and '' Seven Pillars of Wisdom'' by T. E. Lawrence. Early life Millar was born at Bog Hall p11 in Baldernock, Stirlingshire, the younger son of Thomas Andrew Mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Millar
Christopher Alexander Millar (born 30 March 1983) is a Scottish professional football player and coach who currently plays for Troon. Millar was in the Celtic youth system, then started his professional career with Greenock Morton. He then played for St Johnstone for ten seasons, helping them win the Scottish Cup in 2014. Millar returned to Morton in 2018. Career Millar was born in Glasgow. After being released by Celtic in February 2003, Millar signed for then Scottish Football League Third Division side Greenock Morton. Morton Millar made his Morton debut away at Montrose on 25 February 2003. He was a member of Morton's 2002–03 Scottish Third Division championship-winning team that season. On 21 December 2007, it was announced that Millar had signed a pre-contract agreement with St Johnstone. He officially signed with the club on 1 May 2008. St Johnstone Millar helped St Johnstone win the 2008–09 Scottish First Division and promotion to the Scottish Premier League. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Millar
Ian Millar, CM (born 6 January 1947) is a Canadian Equestrian Team athlete for show jumping. He is a two-time winner of the Show Jumping World Cup, and an Olympic silver medalist. Due to his longevity and accomplishments, he is often nicknamed "Captain Canada" in his sport. He holds the record for most Olympic appearances by any athlete in any sport (10). A member of Canada's 2012 Olympic Games team, he broke the record when he took part in his tenth Games in London 2012. Biography Millar was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He operates "Millar Brooke Farm" near the small town of Perth, Ontario, alongside his children Jonathon Millar and Amy Millar, and daughter-in-law Kelly Soleau-Millar. In 1986 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada, and in 1996 was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. In 2013, he was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. He has a degree in business administration from Algonquin College, and received an honorary doctorate from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Millar (philosopher)
John Millar of Glasgow (22 June 1735 – 30 May 1801) was a Scottish philosopher, historian and Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Glasgow from 1761 to 1800. Biography Born a son of the manse of the Kirk o' Shotts, Shotts, Lanarkshire, John Millar was educated by an uncle and then on his father being transferred to the parish of Hamilton, at the Old Grammar School of Hamilton (renamed the Hamilton Academy in 1848.) Continuing his studies at the University of Glasgow, he became one of the most important followers of Adam Smith, the founder of economic science. For a short time in the 1750s he was tutor in the household of Henry Home, Lord Kames. In 1760 he was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. From 1761 to 1800, Millar was Regius Professor of Civil Law at Glasgow, where his lectures gained him nationwide fame. His colleagues and supporters included Smith, Kames, and David Hume. Millar was elected Clerk of the Senate of the University of Glasgow in 1772. Mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Millar
Penelope Judith Millar (born 1957) is a New Zealand artist, who lives in Auckland, New Zealand and Berlin, Germany. Education Millar received a BFA in 1980 and an MFA from Auckland University's Elam School of Fine Arts in 1983. As recipient of a Scholarship from the Italian Government in 1990, she spent a year in Turin, Italy, where she studied Italian arts of the 1960s and 1970s. Paintings Millar is known for her abstract acrylic and oil paintings. While her works may recall Abstract Expressionist paintings, Millar does not consider her paintings as being 'gestural'. In an interview with Ocula in 2016, she said that,The word that always sets my teeth on edge is ‘gesture.’ Gesture seems like something that comes gushing out from deep inside you. That is not really what I am interested in. My work is much more about drawing; it is about looking and seeing, less about ‘expressing’. I’m using gesture only in the sense that a gesture can communicate something. Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Millar
Darren David Millar (born 1976) is a British politician who has served as the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Clwyd West since 2007. He is a member of the Welsh Conservatives. Political career From 2000 to 2001, Millar was mayor of the township of Towyn and Kinmel Bay. He was also a member of Conwy County Borough Council, the North Wales Police Authority and the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service. In the 2003 Senedd election, he stood as the Conservative candidate for the Vale of Clwyd. In the 2007 election, Millar was elected to the Clwyd West seat, unseating the incumbent Labour MS, Alun Pugh. Pugh was the only Cabinet Minister to be defeated in the election. Millar was re-elected in the 2011, 2016 and 2021 elections. He is a former Shadow Minister for the Environment and Planning, a former Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government and also a former Shadow Minister for Economy and Transport. He is a former member of the Senedd's Sustainability Committee, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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