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As a surname:- Anita ColbyAnita ColbyAnita Colby was an actress and model. Colby was born Anita Counihan, the daughter of the cartoonist, Bud Counihan, a legendary figure among New York artists and newsmen. Early in her career, at $50 an hour, she was the highest paid model at the time...
(1914–1972), actress - Anthony ColbyAnthony ColbyAnthony Colby was an American businessman and politician from New London, New Hampshire. He owned and operated a grist mill and a stage line, and served one term as Governor of New Hampshire. For twenty years he was a trustee of Dartmouth College.-External links:*...
(1792–1873), Governor of New Hampshire - Bainbridge ColbyBainbridge ColbyBainbridge Colby was an American lawyer, a founder of the United States Progressive Party and Woodrow Wilson's last Secretary of State.-Life:...
(1869–1950) - Barbara ColbyBarbara Colby-Early career:Born in New York City on July 2, 1940, she started her acting career in the theater. Following a solid performance in Six Characters in Search of an Author in 1964, she moved to Broadway with a debut in The Devils the following year...
(1940–1975), actress - C.B. ColbyC.B. ColbyC.B. Colby was a prolific children's book writer of mostly non-fiction works...
(1904-1977) American author - Charles Carroll ColbyCharles Carroll ColbyCharles Carroll Colby, was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician.He was born in Derby, Vermont in 1827, the son of Moses French Colby, and came to Stanstead, Quebec with his family in 1832. He studied at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. He studied law, was called to the Quebec bar in...
(1827–1907), Canadian politician - Danielle Colby-Cushman (born 1975), burlesque dancer, fashion designer and American reality television personality
- Everett ColbyEverett Colby-Biography:He was born in Milwaukee on December 10, 1874 and attended the Browning School. He died on June 19, 1943.-References:...
, New Jersey state Senator - Felicity "Flick" Colby (1946-2011), dancer in the British troupe Pan's PeoplePan's PeoplePan's People were a British TV dance troupe, who are usually associated with the BBC TV music chart show Top of the Pops.In an era before pop videos, they danced to songs whose original artists were not available to perform them live...
- Frank Moore ColbyFrank Moore ColbyFrank Moore Colby was an American educator and writer, born in Washington, D. C.. He graduated from Columbia University in 1888, was acting professor of history at Amherst College in 1890-91, lecturer on history at Columbia and instructor in history and economics at Barnard College from 1891 to...
(1865–1925), educator and writer - George ColbyGeorge ColbyGeorge Colby was a British privateer and profiteer of the French and Indian War . He successfully managed to disrupt the French fur trade by causing the French ships to run aground by emulating light houses in areas foreign to their destination. Him and his crew would then pull up in small sized...
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1764), pirate - Gerard ColbyGerard ColbyGerard Colby is president of the US National Writers Union where he previously held various chair positions. From 1997-2001 he served as chair of the Vermont section.He worked on .....
, author - Jamie ColbyJamie ColbyJamie Nell Colby is an American national news correspondent and anchor for Fox News Channel . She hosts America's News Headquarters along with Kelly Wright on Saturdays and Eric Shawn on Sundays....
, TV presenter - John ColbyJohn ColbyJohn Colby was an evangelist and itinerant preacher in the early Free Will Baptist movement in New England and various other American states....
(1787–1813), preacher - Thomas Frederick ColbyThomas Frederick ColbyThomas Frederick Colby , a British major-general and director of the Ordnance Survey , was born at St. Margaret's, Rochester, Kent, England, as a member of a South Wales family. Entering the Royal Engineers he overcame the loss of one hand in a shooting accident to begin in 1802 a lifelong...
(1784–1852), geographer - William ColbyWilliam ColbyWilliam Egan Colby spent a career in intelligence for the United States, culminating in holding the post of Director of Central Intelligence from September 1973, to January 1976....
(1920–1996), Director of the CIA - William Edward ColbyWilliam Edward Colbyright|225pxWilliam Edward Colby was an American lawyer, conservationist, and first Secretary of the Sierra Club.-Early life and education:...
(1865–1974), first Secretary of the Sierra Club
As a given name:
- Colby ArmstrongColby ArmstrongColby Joseph Armstrong is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, who is an alternate captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs.-Early life:...
(born 1982), ice hockey player - Colby BockwoldtColby BockwoldtColby Aaron Bockwoldt is an American football linebacker for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
(born 1981), American footballer - Colby BuzzellColby BuzzellColby Buzzell is an American author, blogger and former United States Army soldier.Buzzell grew up in San Ramon, California and enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 26. Prior to joining the Army he described his life as engaging in a lot of drinking, drug use, dead-end jobs and a...
(born 1976), soldier and journalist - Colbie CaillatColbie CaillatColbie Marie Caillat is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her...
(born 1985), American pop singer-songwriter - Colby Chandler (CEO)Colby Chandler (CEO)Colby Hackett Chandler is the former Chairman and chief executive officer of the Eastman Kodak Company.He is a graduate of the University of Maine and received his Master's degree in Management from the Sloan Fellows program of the MIT Sloan School of Management.-References:...
, CEO of Eastman-Kodak - Colby CohenColby CohenColby Cohen is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League as a prospect for the Boston Bruins.-Amateur:...
(born 1989), American ice hockey player - Colby CooperColby CooperColby J. Cooper is the Executive Director of the newly formed Coastal Alabama Leadership Council. Prior to his regional role, Cooper was the Co-Founder and Principal of The Cooper-Lyon Group, LLC, a strategic communications, public relations and operations consulting firm based in Fairhope, Alabama...
(born 1976), Assistant US Secretary of State - Colby CoshColby CoshColby Cosh is a Canadian commentator, writer and editor of non-fiction, and blogger.-Life and career:Cosh was born in Edmonton, Alberta and grew up in Bon Accord, Alberta, north of Edmonton. He graduated from the University of Alberta in 1993, doing further study in European intellectual history...
(born 1971), journalist - Colby DonaldsonColby DonaldsonColby Donaldson is an American television actor, best known as the runner-up on Survivor: The Australian Outback and as the host for the show Top Shot.-Personal life:...
(born 1974), actor - Colby GrangerColby GrangerColby Granger is a fictitious FBI agent on the American television show Numb3rs. First introduced during the second season, he has become a part of the team led by FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and is usually partnered with David Sinclair...
, character from television series Numb3rs - Colby O'DonisColby O'DonisColby O'Donis is an American-Puerto Rican pop and R&B singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor. In 2008, he released his debut album Colby O, and his single "What You Got" featuring Akon reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100...
, singer - Colby FrenchColby FrenchColby French is an American actor. He is best known for playing Hank on the NBC drama, Heroes.He is also famous for playing the yankee in The Suite Life of Zac and Cody.-External links:...
, actor - Colby LewisColby LewisColby Preston Lewis is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers.Lewis was originally a first-round draft choice of the Texas Rangers in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft, and made his major league debut in...
(born 1979), baseball player - Colby MillerColby MillerColby Miller Colby Miller Colby Miller (born February 19, 1980 is an MTV VJ for MTV Asia. He began his career as an MTV VJ after winning the Philippine MTV VJ Hunt 2005.-Early life:...
, VJ - Colby PaulColby PaulColby Paul is an American actor. Since 2005, he has worked on a wide range of television series, including Night Stalker, Supernatural, Ghost Whisperer, Pushing Daisies, The Mentalist, and Fringe...
, American child actor - Colby RasmusColby RasmusColby Ryan Rasmus is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball.-Early years:...
(born 1986), baseball player - Colby Shea, guitarist
- Colby StarckColby StarckColby Starck is a Chicago-based drummer who plays with Bobby Conn and Head of Femur . He began playing with Lincoln, Nebraska bands Roosevelt Franklin and Pablo's Triangle in the '90s....
, drummer - Colby TaylorColby TaylorColby Taylor is an American gay pornographic actor.In 2001, he won the award for "Best Duo Sex Scene" with Travis Wade at the Grabby Awards for his performance in the Falcon Studios film The Crush....
(born 1973), porn star
United States
- Colby CollegeColby CollegeColby College is a private liberal arts college located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville, Maine. Founded in 1813, it is the 12th-oldest independent liberal arts college in the United States...
, a liberal arts college located in Waterville, Maine - Colby, KansasColby, KansasColby is a city in and the county seat of Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,387.-History:...
- Colby, WisconsinColby, WisconsinColby is a city in Clark and Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,616 at the 2000 census...
- Colby (town), WisconsinColby (town), WisconsinColby is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 908 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.8 square miles , all of it land....
- South Colby, WashingtonSouth Colby, WashingtonSouth Colby is an unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is located on Yukon Harbor, not far from the Southworth Ferry Dock. From there, a ferry is available to Fauntleroy in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle....
Other
- Colby cheeseColby cheese-History:Joseph F. Steinwand in 1874 developed a new type of cheese at his father's cheese factory near Colby, Wisconsin. The cheese was named after the village, which had been founded three years earlier....
(originally 'Colby Cheddar'), a type of cheese made from cow's milk - The ColbysThe ColbysThe Colbys is an American prime time soap opera, which originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985 to March 26, 1987. The Aaron Spelling-produced series was a spin-off of Dynasty, which had been the highest rated series for the 1984-1985 U.S. television season...
, TV series - Colby NolanColby NolanAnimals have been submitted as applicants to suspected diploma mills in several cases. On some occasions the animal has been not only admitted, but granted a degree...
, cat - Maximillian ColbyMaximillian ColbyMaximillian Colby was an Emocore band formed in the early 1990s in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Never reaching much popularity outside of Harrisonburg during their lifespan, they established a unique sound melding epic post-rock and punk, recognized years later by bands like City of Caterpillar, A Day...
, band - The Colby meteorite of 1917, which fell in Wisconsin, United States (see meteorite fallsMeteorite fallsMeteorite falls, also called observed falls, are those meteorites that were witnessed by people or automated devices as they moved through the atmosphere or hit the Earth, and were subsequently collected. All other meteorites are called "finds"...
) - Colby's ClubhouseColby's ClubhouseColby's Clubhouse is a children's television show that teaches principles from the Bible through songs and everyday situations. It was written and produced by Peter and Hanneke Jacobs and was originally aired on Trinity Broadcasting Network, with Peter Jacobs playing the part of Colby. It...
, Christian TV series