Bigelow
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People
- Albert BigelowAlbert BigelowAlbert S. Bigelow was a pacifist and former United States Navy Commander, who came to prominence in the 1950s as the skipper of the Golden Rule, the first vessel to attempt disruption of a nuclear test in protest against nuclear weapons.-Peace Movement:Prior to his involvement in the peace...
, peace activist, Quaker - Charles Bigelow (type designer)Charles Bigelow (type designer)Charles A. Bigelow is a type historian, professor, and designer. Bigelow grew up in the Detroit suburbs and attended the Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1982. Along with Kris Holmes, he is the co-creator of Lucida and Wingdings font families...
- Daniel BigelowDaniel BigelowDaniel Bigelow was a pioneer lawyer and politician in Olympia, Washington.-Biography:Daniel Richardson Bigelow was born March 24, 1824, in Belleville, New York. He graduated from Union College in 1846 and attended Harvard law school from 1847 to 1849. After graduation he began practice in...
, lawyer and politician - Doug BigelowDoug BigelowDouglas "Doug" Bigelow was an Australian rules footballer who played 148 senior games for the Essendon Football Club from 1947 to 1956.-Career:...
, Australian rules footballer with Essendon Football Club - Edward Manning BigelowEdward Manning BigelowEdward Manning Bigelow , known as the "father of Pittsburgh's parks", was an American City Engineer and later Director of Public Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
, father of Pittsburgh parks - Elliot BigelowElliot BigelowElliott Allardice Bigelow was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox. Bigelow batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Tarpon Springs, Florida....
, Major League Baseball player - Elmer Charles BigelowElmer Charles Bigelow-Medal of Honor citation:Elmer Bigelow's official Navy Medal of Honor citation is as follows:For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving on board the U.S.S. Fletcher during action against enemy Japanese forces off Corregidor...
, US Medal of Honor winner - Henry Jacob BigelowHenry Jacob BigelowHenry Jacob Bigelow was an American surgeon and Professor of Surgery at Harvard University. He was a vocal opponent of vivisection and was best known for his description of the hip joint and for a technique for treating patients with kidney stones.-Biography:Bigelow was born on March 11, 1818 in...
, 19th-century US doctor- The Iliofemoral ligamentIliofemoral ligamentThe iliofemoral ligament is a ligament of the hip joint which extends from the ilium to the femur in front of the joint. It is also referred to as the Y-ligament or the ligament of Bigelow, and any combinations of these names....
, named "Ligament of Bigelow" after him
- The Iliofemoral ligament
- Howard E. BigelowHoward E. BigelowHoward E. Bigelow was an American mycologist, born in 1923 in Greenfield, Massachusetts and died in 1987.He studied at Oberlin College from 1941 to 1943. He left college to fight in the American army. He returned to Oberlin after the war and obtained his Bachelor of Arts in 1949 and his Master of...
, American mycologist - Jacob BigelowJacob BigelowJacob Bigelow was an American medical doctor, botanist, and architect of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.-Biography:...
(1787–1879), American physician, botanist, architect, and professor - John BigelowJohn BigelowJohn Bigelow was an American lawyer and statesman.-Life:Born in Malden-on-Hudson, New York, John Bigelow, Sr.graduated from Union College in 1835 where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Society and the Philomathean Society, and was admitted to the bar in 1838...
, American lawyer - Julian BigelowJulian Bigelow-Life:Bigelow was born in 1913 and obtained a master's degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, studying electrical engineering and mathematics...
, designer for the ENIAC - Kathryn BigelowKathryn BigelowKathryn Ann Bigelow is an American film director. Her best-known films are the cult horror film Near Dark , the surfer/bank robbery action picture Point Break , the science fiction/film noir Strange Days , the historical/mystery film The Weight of Water and the war drama The Hurt Locker...
, American film director - Robert BigelowRobert BigelowRobert T. Bigelow is a hotel and aerospace entrepreneur. He owns the hotel chain Budget Suites of America and is the founder of Bigelow Aerospace....
, hotel magnate - Scott Bam Bam Bigelow, former American professional wrestler
- Timothy BigelowTimothy BigelowTimothy Bigelow fought as a patriot in the American revolution. He was a delegate to the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, participated in the Committee of Correspondence, fought in the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and served as Colonel of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental...
(1739–1790), major in the American Revolutionary War - Timothy Bigelow (lawyer)Timothy Bigelow (lawyer)Timothy Bigelow was an American lawyer in early 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts.Born in Massachusetts to parents Timothy Bigelow and Anna Andrews, Bigelow was educated at Harvard University. In 1802, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He served as...
(1767–1821), Speaker of Massachusetts House of Representatives - Wilfred Gordon Bigelow, Canadian surgeon known for his role in developing the artificial pacemaker
- William Sturgis BigelowWilliam Sturgis BigelowWilliam Sturgis Bigelow was an American physician and collector of Japanese art. He was one of the first Americans to live in Japan , and to introduce the American public to Japanese art and culture...
, collector and connoisseur of Japanese art
Places
In the United States:- Bigelow, ArkansasBigelow, ArkansasBigelow is a town in Perry County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 329 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Bigelow is located at ....
- Bigelow, MinnesotaBigelow, MinnesotaBigelow is a city in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 235 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. The town of Bigelow is located in southcentral Nobles County in section 31 of Bigelow...
- Bigelow, MissouriBigelow, MissouriBigelow is a village in Holt County, Missouri, United States. The population was 38 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bigelow is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
- Bigelow NeighborhoodBigelow NeighborhoodBigelow Neighborhood, also called the Bigelow Historic District, is a historic district located on the eastside of Olympia, Washington. It is located along Olympia Avenue, between East Bay Drive and Tullis Street.-About:...
, a historic community in Olympia, Washington - Mount Bigelow (Maine)Mount Bigelow (Maine)Mount Bigelow is a long mountain ridge with several summits. It is located in Franklin County and Somerset County, Maine. It is one of Maine's highest summits...