Dorsey
Encyclopedia
Dorsey is a surname, and may refer to several people, including:
United States
- Anne Hanson Dorsey, American novelist
- Arnold George Dorsey, birth name of British-American singer Engelbert Humperdinck
- Candas Jane DorseyCandas Jane DorseyCandas Jane Dorsey is a Canadian poet and science fiction novelist.Born and still living in Edmonton, Alberta, Dorsey became a writer from an early age, and a freelance writer since 1980. She writes across genre boundaries, writing poetry, fiction, mainstream and speculative, short and long form,...
, Canadian poet and science fiction novelist - Clement DorseyClement DorseyClement Dorsey was an American politician from Maryland.He was born near Oaklands in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in 1778; attended St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice. He was a major in the Maryland Militia 1812–1818...
, Maryland state house of delegates; Maryland state senate; U.S. Representative from Maryland - Dana A. DorseyDana A. DorseyDana Albert "D. A." Dorsey was a businessman, banker, and philanthropist who became one of the first African American millionaires in Florida and the American South.- Childhood, education :...
, South Florida's first African-American millionaire, businessman, banker, and philanthropist - Dean DorseyDean DorseyDean Dorsey is a retired Canadian football placekicker in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League...
, Canadian football player - Decatur DorseyDecatur DorseyDecatur Dorsey was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of the Crater...
, American Civil War hero - Don DorseyDon DorseyDon Dorsey is an American audio production consultant, and a designer and director of fireworks and nighttime spectacular shows From 1975 to 1992 he served as the main audio recording and post-production engineer for the Entertainment Division of Disneyland Park, manning console knobs and faders...
, American musician, engineer, and show designer - Frank Joseph Gerard DorseyFrank Joseph Gerard DorseyFrank Joseph Gerard Dorsey was a Representative from Pennsylvania. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1891; attended grade and high schools; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1917; served on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania in 1916...
, Democrat; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania - George Amos DorseyGeorge Amos DorseyGeorge Amos Dorsey was an U.S. ethnographer of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a special focus on the Mandan tribe.Dorsey was born in Hebron, Ohio, to Edwin Jackson and Mary Emma Dorsey....
, U.S. ethnologist - George Washington Emery DorseyGeorge Washington Emery DorseyGeorge Washington Emery Dorsey was a Representative to the United States Congress from Nebraska.-Biography:...
, Republican; U.S. Representative from Nebraska - Glenn DorseyGlenn Dorsey-Kansas City Chiefs:Dorsey was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs fifth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. On July 26, 2008, he signed a five-year, $51 million contract with $23 million guaranteed....
, Defensive Lineman for Kansas City - Hugh Manson Dorsey, Democrat; Governor of Georgia
- Issan Dorsey, born Tommy Dorsey, Jr., zen priest
- Jack Dorsey, Executive Chairman of Twitter and founder and CEO of Square
- Jimmy DorseyJimmy DorseyJames "Jimmy" Dorsey was a prominent American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, and big band leader. He was known as "JD"...
, jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and big band leader - Joey DorseyJoey DorseyRichard Elmer "Joey" Dorsey is an American professional basketball player who plays for Caja Laboral. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis Tigers, where he was an interdisciplinary studies major...
, collegiate basketball player for the Memphis Tigers - John Lloyd Dorsey, Jr.John Lloyd Dorsey, Jr.John Lloyd Dorsey, Jr. was a Representative from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He was born in Henderson, Kentucky, August 10, 1891; educated in the public schools and at Bethel College, Russellville, Kentucky. He graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, in 1912...
, Democrat; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Kentucky - Ken DorseyKen DorseyKenneth Simon "Ken" Dorsey is a former football quarterback. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami. A two-time Heisman Trophy finalist at Miami, Dorsey played for the Cleveland Browns from 2006–2008...
, quarterback on the NFL's Cleveland Browns - Lee DorseyLee DorseyLee Dorsey was an African American pop/R&B singer during the 1960s. Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint with instrumental backing provided by the Meters.-Career:...
, African-American pop singer of the 1960s - Michael K. DorseyMichael K. DorseyDr. Michael K. Dorsey is an Assistant Professor in Dartmouth College's Faculty of Science in the Environmental Studies Program. He is also director of Dartmouth’s Climate Justice Research Project...
, American public intellectual, writer and scholar; former Sierra Club board member - Sarah Anne Ellis DorseySarah DorseySarah Dorsey was an American novelist and historian.-Biography:Born Sarah Anne Ellis to Thomas George Percy Ellis and Mary Malvina Routh in Natchez, Mississippi, she became a novelist and historian. She was known as the "companion" of Jefferson Davis, to whom she proved a great boon in his...
, American author and benefactor of Jefferson DavisJefferson DavisJefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis... - Stephen Wallace DorseyStephen Wallace DorseyStephen Wallace Dorsey was a Senator from Arkansas.He was born in Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, February 28, 1842 and moved to Ohio and settled in Oberlin. He attended the public schools....
, Republican; U.S. Senator from Arkansas - Thomas A. DorseyThomas A. DorseyThomas Andrew Dorsey was known as "the father of black gospel music" and was at one time so closely associated with the field that songs written in the new style were sometimes known as "dorseys." Earlier in his life he was a leading blues pianist known as Georgia Tom.As formulated by Dorsey,...
, gospel music musician - Tim DorseyTim DorseyTim Dorsey is an American novelist. His writing style is frequently compared to those of Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen . Dorsey's books are crime capers in the Florida style pioneered by John D. MacDonald.-Biography:Dorsey was born in Indiana but moved to Florida at an early age...
, American crime novelist - Tommy DorseyTommy DorseyThomas Francis "Tommy" Dorsey, Jr. was an American jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader of the Big Band era. He was known as "The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing", due to his smooth-toned trombone playing. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey...
, jazz trombonist in the Big Band era
Locations
United Kingdom- Dorsey VillageDorsey VillageDorsy or Dorsey is a small village and townland between Belleeks and Cullyhanna in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It has an estimated population of 130-160 people and includes about 30-35 houses.-'Dorsey ramparts':...
, Northern Ireland
United States
- Dorsey, MarylandDorsey, MarylandDorsey, Maryland, is a locality in eastern Howard County, Maryland, south of Elkridge, north of Savage, and close to the Anne Arundel County border and Baltimore-Washington International Airport...
- Dorsey (MARC station)Dorsey (MARC station)Dorsey is a passenger rail station on the MARC Camden Line between Washington, DC and Baltimore's Camden Station. The station is located at Exit 7 on Maryland Route 100, a.k.a.; the Paul T. Pitcher Memorial Highway...
, a passenger rail station
- Dorsey (MARC station)
- Dorsey, Michigan
- Dorsey, IllinoisDorsey, IllinoisDorsey is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Illinois, United States. Dorsey is located in Moro Township, north-northeast of Bethalto. Dorsey has a post office with ZIP code 62021. The community was named after Samuel L. Dorsey, an early resident....
- Susan Miller Dorsey High SchoolSusan Miller Dorsey High SchoolSusan Miller Dorsey High School is a high school located in Los Angeles, California.Dorsey is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school serves Baldwin Hills, Baldwin Village, Jefferson Park, Leimert Park, and portions of Crenshaw....
in Los Angeles, California