Bachman
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Bachman may refer to:
- Bachman KhanBachman KhanBachman Khan was a ruler of Kimak Khanate. After his land was conquered by Batu, he led a rebellion against the Mongols . The rebellion was unsuccessful; Bachman Khan was captured by the Mongols and executed later.Bachman Khan is mentioned in several Tatar and Nogay legends, some nomad clans...
(1210–1239 or 1240), a Kimak khan - an anglicized spelling of the surname BachmannBachmannBachmann is a surname of Switzerland and Germany. It originates as a description of the bearer as dwelling near a brook , such as a farm "Hofstatt am Bach" also called "Bachmanns Hofstatt" near Hinwil or Dürnten , or the "Hof zum Bach" near Richterswil .Low German variants of the name include...
:- John BachmanJohn BachmanThe Rev. John Bachman was an American Lutheran minister, social activist and naturalist who collaborated with J.J. Audubon to produce Viviparous Quadrapeds of North America and whose writings, particularly Unity of the Human Race, were influential in the development of the theory of evolution. He...
(1790–1874), American naturalist - Charlie BachmanCharlie BachmanCharles William "Charlie" Bachman, Jr. was an American college football player and head coach. Bachman was an Illinois native and an alumnus of the University of Notre Dame, where he played college football...
(1892–1985), Hall of Fame college football coach - Charles BachmanCharles BachmanCharles William "Charlie" Bachman is an American computer scientist, who spent his entire career as an industrial researcher rather than in academia...
(born 1924) , computer scientist and creator of the Bachman diagram - Randy BachmanRandy BachmanRandolph Charles "Randy" Bachman, OC, OM is a Canadian musician best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member for both the 1960s–70s rock band The Guess Who, and the 1970s rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive...
(born 1943), Canadian musician, member of The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Tal BachmanTal BachmanTalmage "Tal" Bachman is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his late 1999 hit, "She's So High," from his self-titled 1999 album.-Biography and musical career:...
(born 1970), Canadian musician, son of Randy Bachman
- John Bachman
- Richard BachmanRichard BachmanRichard Bachman is a pseudonym used by horror fiction author Stephen King.-Origin:At the beginning of Stephen King's career, the general view among publishers was such that an author was limited to a book every year, since publishing more would not be acceptable to the public...
, a pseudonym used by Stephen King - Bachmann knotBachmann knotThe Bachmann is a friction hitch. It is useful when the friction hitch needs to be reset quickly/often or made to be self-tending as in crevasse and self-rescue....
is often used in mountaineering for ascending on ropes