Carrington
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Carrington and Carington are surname
s originating in Normandy, France, from the town of Carentan
, or from one of the Carringtons in England, including:
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Examples include:
Surname
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s originating in Normandy, France, from the town of Carentan
Carentan
Carentan is a small rural town near the north-eastern base of the French Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy in north-western France near the port city of Cherbourg-Octeville. Carentan has a population somewhat over 6,000 and is now administratively organized as a commune in the Manche department...
, or from one of the Carringtons in England, including:
born in the United Kingdom
- Desmond CarringtonDesmond CarringtonDesmond Carrington is a UK-based actor and broadcaster, currently best known for his on BBC Radio 2. His show went out on Sundays for 23 years from 1981 to 2004, when it moved to Tuesdays - then to Fridays...
(b. 1926), British radio personality and actor. - Dora CarringtonDora CarringtonDora de Houghton Carrington , known generally as Carrington, was a British painter and decorative artist, remembered in part for her association with members of the Bloomsbury Group, especially the writer Lytton Strachey....
or simply "Carrington" (1893-1932), British artist. - Elijah CarringtonElijah CarringtonElijah Carrington was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1934 and 1937.Carrington was born in Blackwell, Derbyshire and was a member of Blackwell Miners Welfare Cricket Club...
(1914-1998), English cricketer. - Fitzroy CarringtonFitzroy CarringtonFitzroy Carrington was an American editor, born at Surbiton, Surrey, England. He was educated at Victoria College, Jersey, and came to the United States in 1886....
(1869-1954), English-American editor. - John F. CarringtonJohn F. CarringtonJohn F. Carrington was an English missionary who spent large part of his life in the Belgian Congo.He became fluent in the Kele language and in the related drum language, and wrote a book on the subject.-Career:...
(b. 1914), missionary and expert on drum language - Leonora CarringtonLeonora CarringtonLeonora Carrington OBE was a British-born Mexican artist, a surrealist painter and a novelist. She lived most of her life in Mexico City.-Early life:...
(b. 1917), English-Mexican artist. - Mark Carrington (footballer)Mark Carrington (footballer)Mark Richard Carrington is an English professional footballer, playing most recently in the Scottish Premier League for Hamilton Academical as a central midfielder.-Crewe Alexandra:...
(b. 1987), English footballer. - Matthew Carrington (UK politician)Matthew Carrington (UK politician)Matthew Hadrian Marshall Carrington was Conservative Member of Parliament for Fulham from 1987 to 1997.He studied at Imperial College London from 1966-1969 during which time he chaired the Imperial College Conservative Society...
(b. 1947), former United Kingdom national politician. - Michael Carrington (TV)Michael Carrington (TV)Michael Carrington is Chief Content Officer, EMEA at Turner Broadcasting System Europe.-Early life:Born in 1961, in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia, his father is a direct descendant of Jacob Weins, a co-founder of the Mennonites....
(b. 1961), British broadcasting executive. - Rebecca CarringtonRebecca CarringtonRebecca Carrington is a British "music comedian". She is notable for a wide variety of spoofs of a variety of musical genres, starring Joe, her 18th century cello.-Life:Carrington lives with her husband, Colin Brown, in Berlin...
(living), British musician-comedian. - Richard Christopher CarringtonRichard Christopher CarringtonRichard Christopher Carrington was an English amateur astronomer whose 1859 astronomical observations demonstrated the existence of solar flares as well as suggesting their electrical influence upon the Earth and its aurorae; and whose 1863 records of sunspot observations revealed the differential...
(1826-1875), British astronomer.
born in the United States
- Albert CarringtonAlbert CarringtonAlbert Carrington born in Royalton, Vermont, was an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and First Presidency in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He was ordained as an apostle on July 3, 1870.Carrington served in the Utah Territorial Legislature in 1869...
, (1813-1889), American apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. - Bob CarringtonBob CarringtonRobert Frederick Carrington is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" 195 lb guard and played collegiately at Boston College....
(b. 1953), American professional basketball player. - Chuck CarringtonChuck CarringtonChuck Carrington is an American actor best known for playing Petty Officer Jason Tiner on JAG, and also star as Renny Jacobson independent feature thriller The List alongside Malcolm McDowell and Hilarie Burton....
(b. 1968), American actor. - Darren CarringtonDarren CarringtonDarren Carrington was a safety who played 8 seasons in the National Football League for five different teams. He started in Super Bowl XXIX for the San Diego Chargers and was the Denver Broncos kick returner in Super Bowl Super Bowl XXIV...
(b. 1966), American professional football player. - Debbie Lee CarringtonDebbie Lee CarringtonDebbie Lee Carrington is an American actress and stuntwoman known for her diminutive size . She has appeared in many films and TV shows, including In Living Color, Return of the Jedi, Howard the Duck, Total Recall, Men in Black, Seinfeld, Baywatch, Married with Children , Boston Legal, The Garbage...
(b. 1959), American actress and stuntswoman. - Edward CarringtonEdward CarringtonEdward Carrington was an American soldier and statesman from Virginia. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Continental Army, serving as Quartermaster to General Nathanael Greene’s Southern campaign...
(1748-1810), American soldier and statesman. - Henry B. CarringtonHenry B. CarringtonHenry Beebee Carrington was a lawyer, professor, prolific author, and an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and in the Old West during Red Cloud's War...
(1824-1912), American lawyer, professor, author and officer in the United States Army. - John H. CarringtonJohn H. CarringtonJohn H. Carrington is a Republican former member of the North Carolina General Assembly who long represented the state's fifteenth Senate district, including constituents in Wake county...
(b. 1934), American state politician. - Matthew Carrington (1983-2005), student at California State University, Chico, killed during a hazing incident, prompting Matt's LawMatt's LawMatt's Law is a California law that allows for felony prosecutions when serious injuries or deaths result from hazing rites. The bill amended the California Education Code and California Penal Code to change charges for some hazing rituals from misdemeanors to felonies, and for the first time gave...
. - Michael Carrington (voice actor) (living), American comic writer and voice actor.
- Paul Carrington (judge) (1733-c.1826), American appellate judge.
- Paul Carrington (American football)Paul Carrington (American football)Paul Carrington is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
(b. 1982), American professional football player. - Rodney CarringtonRodney CarringtonRodney Scott Carrington is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and country music artist. He has released six major-label studio albums and a greatest-hits package, on Mercury Records and Capitol Records. His comedy act typically combines stand-up comedy and original songs...
(b. 1968), American comic musician. - Terri Lyne CarringtonTerri Lyne CarringtonTerri Lyne Carrington is a jazz drummer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur. She has played with jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Yellowjackets, and many more...
(b. 1965), American jazz musician.
birthplace unknown
- Kelly CarringtonKelly CarringtonKelly Carrington is a model. She was selected to be Playboy's October 2008 Playmate of the Month. She was also featured on the cover of the same issue...
(living), American model. - Vernon CarringtonVernon CarringtonVernon Carrington founded the Twelve Tribes of Israel branch of the Rastafari movement in 1968. He was also called the Prophet Gad. Members of the Twelve Tribes of Israel view Carrington as a prophet who began the repatriation of Rastafari to Africa, the homeland...
(1936-2005), Jamaican religious leader, founder of the Twelve Tribes of Israel branch of the Rastafari movement. - Walter CarringtonWalter CarringtonWalter C. Carrington is an American diplomatwho served as the United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Senegal and Nigeria....
(living), American diplomat.
pen names and pseudonyms
- Charles CarringtonCharles CarringtonCharles Carrington was a leading British publisher of erotica in late-19th and early 20th century Europe. Born Paul Harry Ferdinando in Bethnal Green, England on 11 November 1867, he moved in 1895 from London to Paris where he published and sold books in the rue Faubourg Montmartre and rue de...
(1867-1921), 19th publisher of erotic literature. - Tori CarringtonTori CarringtonTori Carrington is the pen name by the husband-wife writing team formed by Tony Karayianni and Lori Schlachter Karayianni , they are a popular United States writer of over 28 romance novels since 1998.-Biography:Tony Karayianni was born in Smila, Greece and he grew up in Athens. He immigrated to...
, American writing team of romance novels.
fictional characters
- Carrington familyCarrington familyThe Carringtons are the core family of the American prime time soap opera Dynasty, which aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989.-Meet the Carringtons:...
(1981-1989), the core family of the American prime time soap opera Dynasty. - Michael Carrington, character played by Maxwell CaulfieldMaxwell CaulfieldMaxwell Caulfield is a British film, stage, and television actor who is based in the United States, known for his roles as Michael Carrington in Grease 2 and as Miles Colby in The Colbys and its parent show Dynasty . He has more than 70 film, stage and television credits. He starred in Ronald F...
in the 1982 movie Grease 2Grease 2Grease 2 is a 1982 American musical film and sequel to Grease, which is based upon the musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Grease 2 was produced by Allan Carr and Robert Stigwood, and directed and choreographed by Patricia Birch, who also choreographed the first film...
. - Daniel Carrington, a character in the video game franchise Perfect DarkPerfect Dark (series)Perfect Dark is a science fiction video game franchise created and developed by Rare. The series debuted with the Nintendo 64 video game Perfect Dark in 2000, which received strong acclaim from critics and players, leading to the franchise's expansion. In 2002, Rare was acquired by Microsoft Game...
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peers of England and Ireland
- Robert Smith, 1st Baron CarringtonRobert Smith, 1st Baron CarringtonRobert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington FRS was a British Member of Parliament and banker.Smith was the third son of Abel Smith and his wife Mary . His grandfather Abel Smith was the third son of Thomas Smith, the founder of Smith's Bank of Nottingham. Smith was elected to the House of Commons for...
(1752-1858), British Member of Parliament (MP). - Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington (1796-1868), British national politician.
- Robert Wynn Carrington, 1st Marquess of LincolnshireRobert Wynn Carrington, 1st Marquess of LincolnshireCharles Robert Wynn-Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire KG, GCMG, PC, DL, JP , known as the Lord Carrington from 1868 to 1895 and as the Earl Carrington from 1895 to 1912, was a British Liberal politician and aristocrat.-Background and education:Born at Whitehall, London, Lincolnshire was the...
(1843-1928), British national politician and aristocrat. - Sir William CaringtonWilliam CaringtonSir William Henry Peregrine Carington GCVO KCB PC JP was a British soldier, courtier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1883-Biography:...
(1845-1914), British soldier, politician and courtier. - Rupert Carington, 4th Baron CarringtonRupert Carington, 4th Baron CarringtonRupert Clement George Carington, 4th Baron Carrington CVO DSO DL , known as the Hon. Rupert Carington from 1868 to 1928, was a British soldier and Liberal Party politician....
(1852-1929), British national politician. - Peter Carington, 6th Baron CarringtonPeter Carington, 6th Baron CarringtonPeter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, is a British Conservative politician. He served as British Foreign Secretary between 1979 and 1982 and as the sixth Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988. He is the last surviving member of the Cabinets of both Harold Macmillan and Sir...
(b. 1919), former British national politician, British government Secretary, and Secretary-General of NATO.
Use as a given name
Carrington infrequently appears as a given nameGiven name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
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Examples include:
- Carrington GarlandCarrington GarlandCarrington Garland is an American actress. The daughter of the late American film and television actress Beverly Garland, she was born in Encino, California . Garland graduated from North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood, California.From 1989 to 1991, she played the role of Kelly Capwell...
(b. 1964), American actress. - Carrington Bonsor WilliamsCarrington Bonsor WilliamsCarrington Bonsor Williams F.R.S. better known as C. B. Williams or just "C.B." to friends was an English entomologist and ecologist. His name is particularly associated with insect migration and with statistical ecology and biogeography-Early life:Williams' father was Alfred Williams, a banker...
(1889-1991), British entomologist. - Edward Carrington CabellEdward Carrington CabellEdward Carrington Cabell was the first US Representative from Florida.Born in Richmond, Virginia; attended Washington College , Lexington, Virginia in 1832 and 1833 and Reynolds' Classical Academy in 1833 and 1834; was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia in 1836;...
(1816-1896), American politician. - Edward Carrington VenableEdward Carrington VenableEdward Carrington Venable was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Hampden-Sydney, in Prince Edward, Virginia, Venable attended the local school, McCabe's University High School, Petersburg, Virginia, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville...
(1853-1908), American politician. - John Carrington Cox (living), American financial economist and academic.