Blow (surname)
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Blow is the surname of several people:
- David Mervyn Blow (born 1931), an influential British biophysicist
- Detmar BlowDetmar BlowDetmar Jellings Blow was a British architect of the early 20th century, who designed principally in the arts and crafts style. His clients belonged chiefly to the British aristocracy, and later he became estates manager to the Duke of Westminster...
(born 1867), a British architect of the early 20th century - Godfrey BlowGodfrey BlowGodfrey Blow is an artist based in Kalamunda, Western Australia. He is the founder of the Perth Stuckists.-Life and art:Godfrey Blow was born in Lincolnshire, England on the same day as fellow Stuckist artist, Eamon Everall...
(born 1948), an artist based in Kalamunda, Western Australia - Henry Taylor BlowHenry Taylor BlowHenry Taylor Blow was a two-term U.S. Representative from Missouri and an ambassador to both Venezuela and Brazil....
(born 1817), a U.S. Representative and Ambassador from Missouri - Isabella BlowIsabella BlowIsabella Blow was an English magazine editor. The muse of hat designer Philip Treacy, she is credited with discovering the models Stella Tennant and Sophie Dahl as well as the fashion designer Alexander McQueen....
(born 1958), a British magazine editor and international style icon - John BlowJohn BlowJohn Blow was an English Baroque composer and organist, appointed to Westminster Abbey in 1669. His pupils included William Croft, Jeremiah Clarke and Henry Purcell. In 1685 he was named a private musician to James II. His only stage composition, Venus and Adonis John Blow (baptised 23 February...
(born 1649), an English composer and organist - Jonathan BlowJonathan BlowJonathan Blow is an independent video game developer. His game Braid won the "Game Design" award at the Independent Games Festival in 2006. He is currently developing The Witness, to be released in 2012....
, a video game programmer and designer - Kurtis BlowKurtis BlowKurt Walker , better known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper and record producer. He is one of the first commercially successful rappers and the first to sign with a major record label...
, an American rapper - Sandra BlowSandra BlowSandra Blow was an English painter.-Life and work:Sandra Blow was born in London, England, and studied at Saint Martins School of Art from 1941 to 1946, at the Royal Academy Schools from 1946 to 1947, and subsequently at the Academy of Fine Arts, Rome from 1947 to 1948...
(born 1925), an English painter - Susan BlowSusan BlowSusan Elizabeth Blow was a United States educator who opened the first successful public Kindergarten in the United States. She is known as the "Mother of Kindergarten".-Early life:The eldest of six children, Susan Blow was the daughter of Henry Taylor Blow and Minerva Grimsley...
(born 1843), an American educator - Thomas BlowThomas BlowThomas Henry Blow was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.Blow first ran for the Alberta Legislature as part of a 2 man Conservative slate in the Calgary provincial electoral district in the 1909 Alberta general election. He finished 4th out of 5th place in the block vote...
, a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada