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James Manson, Jim Manson or Jimmy Manson may refer to:

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  • Jim Manson (Australian footballer) (1937–2010), ruckman and forward who played 210 games for Glenorchy Football Club in Tasmania, winning its best and fairest award in 1964; member of Glenorchy City Council from 1996; council's deputy mayor from 2005 until his death; father of footballer James Manson
  • James Manson (Australian footballer) (born 1966), ruckman and forward who played in VFL/AFL for Collingwood Magpies (1985–92) and Fitzroy (1993–95); in 120 games with Magpies, kicked 106 goals; part of 1990 premiership side; traded to Fitzroy (47 games, 20 goals) son of Jim Manson
  • John James Manson (born 1968), Scottish rugby union footballer and manager who played with Hillfoots, Dundee HSFP, Stirling County & West of Scotland FC; also played professionally for Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Caledonians; Scottish Rugby Union's Regional Development Manager for Central/West Lothian

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  • James Manson (engineer) (1845–1935), Scottish superintendent at Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) where he worked from 1861 to 1869, again during 1875–83, then became locomotive superintendent at Great North of Scotland Railway, returning to GSWR in 1890–91 and retiring in 1911
  • James Manson (before 1875–after 1914), Scottish store foreman with who assisted his employer's son, gliding airplane pioneer Preston Watson in repairing his second aeroplane in 1908, personally built Watson's third plane in 1913 and participated in flying during July 1914 Paris competition
  • James Bolivar Manson (1879–1945), English painter and art critic who worked at Tate Gallery for 25 years and served as its director from 1930 to 1938; his subjects were primarily flowers; two posthumous exhibitions in 1946 included 58 works: 32 oils, 14 watercolours and 12 pastels
  • James Williamson Manson (1908–1974), Australian legislator; born in Glasgow, immigrated to Sydney in 1935; served with Australian Imperial Force during WWII; among Liberal Country Party and Liberal Party members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 1970–1973; served from 1955 to 1973
  • Jim Manson (born 1936), Scottish news presenter, one of eleven primary on-screen personalities who inaugurated, in 1972, Glasgow-based regional news programme, Scotland Today

Fictional characters

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  • Little Jimmy Manson, psychotic hippie who auditioned and was rejected for Gorillaz, English musical visual project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett; bearing continuous grudge, Manson became musical industry executive set on sabotaging Gorillaz and their self-proclaimed leader Murdoc Niccals

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John Marr or Johnny Marr may refer to:

  • John Marr (before 1410–after 1454), Scottish regional administrator, with title of Convener, who served in 1442–43 and 1453–54 (List of Provosts and Lord Provosts of Aberdeen)
  • John Quincy Marr (1825–1861), American military officer; captain in charge of Virginia militia company at start of Civil War; on June 1, at Battle of Fairfax Court House, he became first Confederate combat casualty
  • John Edward Marr (1857–1933), English geologist and academic who taught at University of Cambridge for 44 years (1886–1930); awarded Sedgwick Prize (1882) and Lyell (1900), Wollaston (1914), Royal (1930) Medals
  • Johnny Marr (born 1963), English musician and singer who, during 1982–87, was guitarist and co-songwriter for The Smiths; in 2010 BBC poll, voted 4th best guitarist; received NME magazine's "Godlike Genius" award in 2013
  • John Marr (born 1965), Australian journalist (pen name Jack Marx), who started as rock musician and, since 1990, has written reviews, stories and exposés (Stevie Wright, Russell Crowe); Walkley Award in 2006

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Alan Marshal may refer to:

  • Alan Marshal (cricketer) (1883–1915), Australian middle-order batsman and a fast-medium bowler who played first-class for Queensland and Surrey County Cricket Club; died of fever at age 32 while in service during World War I
  • Alan Marshal (actor) (1909–1961), Australian-born actor in Hollywood from 1936; played second leads in "A" films (Conquest, 1937) and leads in "B" films (Invisible Enemy, 1938); died at 52 while performing with Mae West in her play Sextette

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Alan Marshall or Allan Marshall may refer to:

Writers

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  • Alan Marshall (Australian writer) (1902–1984) whose numerous, mainly bush-set short stories, newspaper columns, magazine articles and celebrated autobiographical trilogy have become part of his country's culture; three-time winner of Australian Literature Society Short Story Award
  • Alan Marshall (American writer), one of numerous pen names used by Donald E. Westlake (1933–2008), whose prolific œuvre encompasses crime fiction, especially comic capers, science fiction as well as non-fiction; three-time Edgar winner
  • Alan Marshall (New Zealand writer) (born 1970), environmental ethics researcher in Europe and Asia-Pacific; founded Ecomimicry Project in 2006; historical (Lancewood) 1999, science (The Unity of Nature) 2002 and science fiction (This Pointless Thing Called Life) 2013 author

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  • Allan Marshall (1851–1915), British-Maori New Zealand river captain and engineer who, between 1886 and his death, worked on North Island's Whanganui River which he was said to know "every inch" and developed many advanced innovations in river dredging and travel
  • Alan Marshall (cricketer) (1895–1973), India-born English right-handed batsman and right-arm slow bowler who played first-class for Somerset between 1914 and 1931; in military during World War I; wicketkeeper 1929–31
  • Alan Marshall (producer) (born 1938), English film producer in Hollywood (Jacob's Ladder [1990], Basic Instinct [1992]) who, from 1976 (Bugsy Malone) to 1987 (Angel Heart), partnered on seven features with director Alan Parker
  • Alan G. Marshall (born 1944), American analytical chemist and academic known for development of scientific technique known as Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometry; recipient of 2007 Chemical Pioneer Award

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  • Alan Marshal (disambiguation)
  • Alan Marshall Storke (1884–1910), American baseball player who was Major League infielder for St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1906 to 1909
  • Alan Marshall Muir Wood (1921–2009), English civil engineer who worked extensively with tunnels (Clyde Tunnel, Potters Bar rail tunnel, Heathrow Airport's cargo tunnel, Jubilee Line Extension and Channel Tunnel; knighted in 1982
  • Marshall Allen (born 1924), American avant-garde and free jazz alto saxophone player who also performs on flute, oboe, piccolo and EVI; best-known for work with keyboardist/bandleader Sun Ra and his "Arkestra"
  • Keith Alan Marshall (born 1951), American baseball player; Major League outfielder (eight games for Kansas City Royals in 1973); in minor leagues from 1969 to 1976, all in Royals' organization except for Indianapolis Indians
  • Alan Marshall Clark (born 1957), American author and artist best known as illustrator and book cover painter of horror fiction; in 2005 nominated for Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel (Siren Promised) and Best Art Book (The Paint in My Blood)
  • Mike Allen Marshall (born 1960), American baseball player; first base, third base, outfield and designated hitter; eleven seasons (1981–91) in Major Leagues (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and California Angels)
  • Leonard Allen Marshall, Jr. (born 1961), American football defensive lineman who played twelve seasons in NFL; starter for New York Giants teams that won Super Bowl XXI and XXV; 2010 memoir When the Cheering Stops
  • Marshall (name)




Ralph Martin, Ralf Martin or Rafe Martin may refer to:

Writers

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  • Ralph G. Martin (1920–2013), American writer and editor whose popular biographies of recent historical figures (Lady Randolph Churchill, Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, Prince Charles and Lady Diana, John F. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Golda Meir, Henry and Clare Luce) became bestsellers
  • Ralph P. Martin (1925–2013), English academic and New Testament scholar who taught at London Bible College, University of Manchester, University of Sheffield, Azusa Pacific University, and Fuller Theological Seminary; wrote commentaries on Mark, Romans, Philippians and James
  • David Ralph Martin (1935–2007), English television and film writer who, in collaboration with Bob Baker between 1971 and 1979, contributed numerous scripts for TV series Doctor Who between 1971 and 1979; also wrote for Sky and Into the Labyrinth; pen name Dave Martin
  • Rafe Martin (born 1946), American writer of children's literature (The Rough-Face Girl, 1992; Birdwing, 2005) and introductions to Buddhism (Endless Path: Awakening Within the Buddhist Imagination, published by North Atlantic Books, received 2011 Storytelling World Resource Award)
  • Ralf-Peter Märtin, (born 1951), German historian and academic whose profiles of El Cid, Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Akhenaten and Moses have appeared in Die Zeit, National Geographic and GEO; has written books on Battle at the Harzhorn and Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

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  • Ralph Martin (1933–2009), American jazz musician who founded Southern California Banjo Band and Oregon Trail Banjo Camp; following induction in 2003, appears on List of National Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame members
  • Ralph P. Martin, American character actor, mostly in brief cameos, starting in mid-1970s; seen in numerous TV episodes (Who's the Boss?, 1989–92; Northern Exposure, 1992–93) and occasional films (The Dentist 2, 1998); also billed as Ralph Martin
  • Ralph Martin, Australian astronomer who, during 2000s, has been serving as Western Australian Government Astronomer at Perth Observatory; founding member of Probing Lensing Anomalies Network of Telescopes; conducting gravitational microlensing research since 1995
  • Ralph Martin, American publishing entrepreneur, based in Alabama, who founded, in 1997, Community Newspaper Holdings, financed by Retirement Systems of Alabama and focusing on newspapers and advertising-related publications throughout eastern U.S.
  • Ralf Martin (born 1967), German racecar driver who, starting in 1999, accumulated numerous wins: German Ford Fiesta Cup champion 2003 and 2007, 2008 European Touring Car Cup champion in the S1600 class; winner of 2008 24h Nürburgring in SP1-SP2 class

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  • Ralph Martin, Fast-talking, hard-drinking American vaudeville comic, played in typically raucous style by Ted Healy (without his Stooges, although Larry Fine makes a brief appearance) in 1933 MGM backstage drama, Stage Mother (film)

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  • William Ralph Martin Leake (1865–1942), English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cambridge University as well as Harlequin F.C.; became, in 1890, one of Barbarian F.C.'s original members; gained his first international cap during the 1891 Home Nations Championship
  • Ralph Martin Huff (born 1948), American football linebacker for University of Michigan (1968–70); selected as first-team All-American by Football Coaches Association; subsequently played for San Francisco 49ers (1972), Edmonton Eskimos (1973) and Charlotte Hornets (1974–75); known as Marty Huff
  • Ralph Martin Publicover (born 1952), British diplomat who served as Ambassador to Angola in 2005–07; previously posted to Dubai (1979), Canada (1981), United States (1989), Romania (1994) and Portugal (1999); also assigned to various domestic diplomatic desks
  • Ralph Martin Treuel (born 1955), American baseball coach who spent over forty years with two organizations: Detroit Tigers (1974–96; pitched for nine seasons) and Boston Red Sox (since 1996); minor league pitching coordinator in 2006; inducted into Elyria Sports Hall of Fame in 1990
  • Martin Ralph (born 1960), Australian sprint canoer who competed during mid-1980s; participated in K-2 500 m event at Los Angeles' 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles; coach with VIS (Victorian Institute of Sport); received 2000 Australian Sports Medal from Prime Minister and Governor General
  • Martin (surname)



Peter Mayhew may refer to:

  • Peter Mayhew (film editor), British film editor whose career lasted from 1952 to 1978; worked on Wayne Morris' 1956 TV series, The Adventures of the Big Man and two 1958 Boris Karloff vehicles, The Haunted Strangler and Corridors of Blood
  • Peter Mayhew (actor) (born 1944), English performer whose height, 7' 3" [2.21 m], as well as distinctive movement and gestures, were utilised in his iconic portrayal of Chewbacca in Star Wars franchise; became American citizen in 2005
  • Peter Mayhew (biologist) (born 1970), British scientist and academic; lead author of study showing association between global temperature and biodiversity; nominated as one of "Great Britons of 2007"; author of textbook on evolutionary ecology; Senior Lecturer, University of York

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Peter Miles may refer to:

  • Peter Miles (American actor) (1938–2002), billed under his birth name, Gerald Perreau, from age 6 (in 1944) to 10 (in 1948); after about 25 films, ended his screen career at 14 in 1952; moving to TV, he appeared in 1950s series episodes (billed as Richard Miles starting in 1959); retired from acting at 22 in 1960
  • Peter Miles (English actor) (born 1938), performed with Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company; primarily seen on TV, starting in 1968, with recurring roles on iconic shows Doctor Who (as different characters in three serials), Blake's 7 and Bergerac; also soul and jazz singer
  • Peter Miles (record producer) (born 1982), English music executive who started as musician/arranger in variety of genres (indie, folk, pop, hip-hop); producer for rock groups Sweet Billy Pilgrim, The King Blues, The Skints, We Are the Ocean, Futures, Dry the River, Canterbury, Francesqa, The Cape Race and Tellison

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  • Peter Miles Anson Sherwood (born 1945), English academic and international lecturer; in US since 1985; Regents Professor of Physics and Dean, College of Arts and Sciences at Oklahoma State University; Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Kansas State University; numerous awards
  • Peter Myles (born 1968), Canadian film music editor who started as classical record producer/editor for Jean-Pierre Rampal, John Aler, Paul Galbraith, Westminster Choir, etc; in addition to numerous film soundtracks credits, has worked on records (John Williams' Cello Concerto, American Journey)
  • Miles (surname)



Marvin Miller may refer to:

  • Marvin Miller (actor) (1913–1985), American radio, film, television and voice-over character actor whose best-remembered role was as representative of mythical title figure in 1955–60 CBS TV series The Millionaire; regular on Space Patrol (1950–55); hundreds of other credits
  • Marvin Miller (baseball union executive) (1917–2012), American labor economist and negotiator for United Steelworkers who, between 1966 and 1982, served as head of players' union, Major League Baseball Players Association; leading role in elimination of reserve clause
  • Marvin E. Miller, Sr. (1927–1999), American journalist, editor and state legislator; Republican member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives who served his Lancaster County district from 1967 to 1976; prime sponsor of Sunshine Law and crime victims compensation
  • Marvin E. Miller, Jr. (born 1945), American state legislator; Republican member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives who represented district 96 in Lancaster County from 1973 to 1990; served concurrently with his father, Marvin E. Miller, Sr., between 1973 and 1976

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Ben Moon may refer to:

  • Ben Moon (rock climber) (born 1966), English extreme athlete and photographer with key period of activity concentrated during late 1980s and early 90s; first person to climb Hubble, world's hardest boulder route
  • Ben Moon (rugby union) (born 1989), English player whose position of choice is prop; with Exeter Chiefs in Aviva Premiership since debuting in October 2008 against Sedgley Park; has represented England U16 and England U18

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Anthony Mora or Antonio Mora may refer to:

  • José Antonio Mora (1897–1975), Uruguayan diplomat who was Organization of American States secretary general from 1956 to 1968; in his mid-seventies, during 1971–72, served as Uruguay's foreign minister
  • Anthony Mora (public relations) (born 1951), American journalist, magazine editor, entrepreneur, author, playwright and screenwriter who founded, in 1990, Los Angeles-based public relations company, Anthony Mora Communications; won 2002 Irwin Award for Best Fiction Campaign
  • Antonio Mora (born 1957), Cuban-born American television newscaster who hosted Good Day L.A., presented news on ABC's Good Morning America, anchored newscast at Chicago's WBBM from 2002 to 2008 and has been anchoring news at Miami's WFOR-TV since 2008
  • Anthony Mora (born 1977), Mexican American boxer, from Colorado, whose career as welterweight lasted from 2000 to 2011; nicknamed The Matrix; older brother of 2007 NBA and IBA light welterweight champion Adrian Mora
  • Jesús Antonio Mora (born 1978), Spanish footballer whose career as winger lasted from 1996 to 2008; played for Sevilla, Celta, Real Sociedad and Tenerife; was recorded by El Mundo as he accused fellow players of taking bribes to lose; best known as Jesuli
  • Cirilo Antonio Mora (born 1988), Paraguayan footballer whose career as defensive midfielder started at capital club Tacuary, moved to Vicenza during 2009–10, then returned to Tacuary; played in 2004 and 2005 South American Under 15 and Under 17 Football Championships, respectively

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