Boyce
Encyclopedia
Places
- Boyce, LouisianaBoyce, LouisianaBoyce is a town in northern Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,190 at the 2000 census. The community is nearly 75 percent African American.-History:...
- Boyce, VirginiaBoyce, VirginiaBoyce is a town in Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 426 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Boyce is located at ....
- Mount BoyceMount BoyceMount Boyce is a mountain, located 2 kilometres north of Blackheath, New South Wales is one of the highest points in the Blue Mountains, standing approximately 1093 metres above sea level, the point where the Great Western Highway passes by is the location of a heavy vehicle checking...
- Boyce ParkBoyce ParkBoyce Park is a county park in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a part of the county's network of nine distinct parks.Established in 1963, it is named for William D. Boyce, the founder of the Boy Scouts of America who was born in the area. It is sited east of downtown...
, a 1,096-acre (4.44 km2) county park in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a part of the county's 12,000-acre (49 km2) network of nine distinct parks
People
- Christopher John BoyceChristopher John BoyceChristopher John Boyce is a convicted KGB who sold U.S. spy satellite secrets to the Soviet Union in the 1970s.-Espionage:...
(born 1953), American who sold spy satellite secrets to the USSR - Darryl BoyceDarryl BoyceDarryl Boyce is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs organization of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
(born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player currently with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL - Emmerson BoyceEmmerson BoyceEmmerson Orlando Boyce is an English-born professional footballer who has represented Barbados at international level. He is currently a player at Wigan Athletic, and usually plays as a right back, but can also play in the centre of defence.Boyce started his career at the age of sixteen as an...
(born 1979), English footballer - George Boyce (Canadian politician)George Boyce (Canadian politician)George Boyce was a politician and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Unionist Party coalition to represent the riding of Carleton. He was also reeve of Nepean Township, Ontario for two years and councillor for Carleton County, Ontario for twelve...
(1848–1930), politician and farmer - James Petigru BoyceJames Petigru BoyceJames Petigru Boyce served as a Southern Baptist pastor, theologian, author, and seminary professor.- Education and early life :Boyce was educated at Brown University under Francis Wayland, whose evangelical sermons contributed to Boyce’s conversion, and at Princeton Theological Seminary under...
(1827–1888), theologian and Southern Seminary founder - Kevin BoyceKevin BoyceKevin L. Boyce is an American politician of the Democratic Party, from 2009-2010 the 47th Ohio State Treasurer.-Career:Prior to holding political office, Boyce was the executive director of the KnowledgeWorks Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes college access for high school students...
(born 1971), American Democrat, current Ohio State Treasurer - Mary BoyceMary BoyceNora Elisabeth Mary Boyce was a British scholar of Iranian languages, and an authority on Zoroastrianism...
(1920–2006), British scholar of Iranian languages, and an authority on Zoroastrianism - Max BoyceMax BoyceMaxwell Boyce MBE is a Welsh comedian, singer and former coal miner. He rose to fame during the mid-1970s with an act that combined musical comedy with his passion for rugby union and his origins in the mining communities of South Wales...
(born 1945), Welsh singer and comedian - Michael Boyce (disambiguation), a number of people
- Raymond F. BoyceRaymond F. BoyceRaymond 'Ray' Boyce was an American computer scientist who was known for his research in relational databases.Boyce grew up in New York, and went to college in Providence, Rhode Island. He earned his PhD in computer science at Purdue in 1971 . After leaving Purdue he worked on database projects...
(1947–1974), co-inventor of relational database query language SQL - Samuel BoyceSamuel BoyceSamuel Boyce , was an English dramatist.Boyce was originally an engraver, and subsequently worked in the South Sea House. He published one play, entitled The Rover, or Happiness at Last, a dramatic pastoral , which was never performed. In an advertisement, he claimed that this was due to its...
(died 1775), dramatist and poet - Sue BoyceSue BoyceSuzanne Kay "Sue" Boyce , Australian politician, businesswoman and disability advocate, is a member of the Australian Senate for Queensland. She was selected by the Liberal Party in Queensland to replace Santo Santoro in the Senate, and endorsed by the Parliament of Queensland. She is Queensland's...
(born 1951), Australian politician, businesswoman and disability advocate - Tommy Boyce (see Boyce and HartBoyce and HartTommy Boyce and Bobby Hart were a prolific songwriting duo, best known for the songs they wrote for The Monkees.-Early years:Hart's father was a church minister and he himself served in the Army after leaving high school, Upon discharge,...
), American songwriter - William Boyce (composer) (1711–1779), English-born composer and Master of the King's Musick
- William Boyce ThompsonWilliam Boyce ThompsonWilliam Boyce Thompson, , was an American mining engineer, financier, promoter of Western support for the revolutionary Alexander Kerensky and Bolshevik governments of Russia, philanthropist, and founder of Newmont Mining....
(1869–1930), American mining engineer and financier - William D. BoyceWilliam D. BoyceWilliam Dickson "W. D." Boyce was an American newspaper man, entrepreneur, magazine publisher, and explorer. He was the founder of the Boy Scouts of America and the short-lived Lone Scouts of America . Born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, he acquired a love for the outdoors early in his life...
(1858–1929), founder of the Boy Scouts of America - William H. BoyceWilliam H. BoyceWilliam Henry Boyce, was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware, and later from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Associate Justice of the Delaware Superior Court and U. S...
(1855–1942), jurist and U.S. representative from Delaware - William Waters BoyceWilliam Waters BoyceWilliam Waters Boyce was an attorney, South Carolina state politician, and a U.S. Congressman. He was also a prominent Confederate States of America politician during the American Civil War....
(1818–1890), U.S. Confederate congressional delegate
Fictional
- Boyce (Green Wing)Boyce (Green Wing)Boyce is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Oliver Chris.- History :Boyce is a medical student at East Hampton Hospital. He is currently being trained as a doctor by the more senior members, including Dr...
, a character from the British sitcom Green Wing - BoycieBoycieTerrance Aubrey Boyce best known as Boycie is a fictional character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses played by John Challis. His story is continued in the spin off series The Green Green Grass, which began filming in June 2005, in which Boycie and family have fled from a gang of...
(Terrence Aubrey Boyce), a character from the British sitcoms Only Fools and Horses and The Green Green Grass played by John Challis