Farrar (surname)
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Farrar is a surname
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Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
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- Andrew FarrarAndrew FarrarAndrew Farrar is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the Canterbury Bulldogs, Western Suburbs Magpies, Wigan Warriors and Illawarra Steelers. Farrar also played for New South Wales in the State of Origin on several occasions and played for Australia in the 1988...
(contemporary), Australian rugby league player and coach - Anthony Farrar-HockleyAnthony Farrar-HockleyGeneral Sir Anthony Heritage Farrar-Hockley GBE, KCB, DSO & Bar, MC , affectionately known as 'Farrar the Para' , was a British soldier and a military historian who distinguished himself in a number of British conflicts...
(1924–2006), British general and historian - Ben FarrarBen FarrarBen Farrar is an Australian professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League competition....
(b. 1986), rugby league footballer for North Queensland Cowboys, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, and Catalans Dragons - David J. FarrarDavid J. FarrarDavid J. Farrar is an English engineer who led the Bristol team which developed the Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air missile, which defended Britain's nuclear deterrent for many years and were widely sold abroad.-Early life and education:...
, (b. 1921), British engineer - David Farrar (actor) (1908–1995), British actor
- David Farrar (New Zealand)David Farrar (New Zealand)David Peter Farrar is a New Zealand political activist, blogger, and pollster. He is a frequent commentator in the media on Internet issues. Farrar has held many roles within the New Zealand National Party and has worked in Parliament for four National Party leaders.His blog, Kiwiblog, is the most...
(b. 1967), blogger - Ernest FarrarErnest FarrarErnest Bristow Farrar was an English composer, pianist and organist-Life:Ernest Farrar was born in Lewisham, London. The son of a clergyman, he was educated at Leeds Grammar School, where he began organ studies and in May 1905 won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music...
(1885–1918), English composer - Frank FarrarFrank FarrarFrank Leroy Farrar was an American politician and the 24th Governor of South Dakota. A Republican from Britton, he served as the state's attorney general from 1963 to 1969, and as governor from 1969 to 1971. After leaving office, he chaired several holding companies and became the owner of...
(b. 1929), American politician from South Dakota - Frederic William FarrarFrederic William FarrarFrederic William Farrar was a cleric of the Church of England .Farrar was born in Bombay, India and educated at King William's College on the Isle of Man, King's College London and Trinity College, Cambridge. At Cambridge he won the Chancellor's Gold Medal for poetry in 1852...
(1831–1903), British cleric, schoolmaster and writer - Geraldine FarrarGeraldine FarrarGeraldine Farrar was an American soprano opera singer and film actress, noted for her beauty, acting ability, and "the intimate timbre of her voice." She had a large following among young women, who were nicknamed "Gerry-flappers".- Early life and opera career :Farrar was born in Melrose,...
(1882–1967), American opera singer - James FarrarJames Farrar-Biography:Farrar was born on 5 October 1923 in London, the second son of Donald Frederic Farrar , a former Royal Flying Corps supply pilot, and Mabel Margaret Farrar, née Hadgraft . He lived in Carshalton, a small village in Surrey, England. He attended the local grammar school, Sutton Grammar...
(1923–1944), British writer and poet - Janet FarrarJanet FarrarJanet Farrar is a British teacher and author of books on Wicca and Neopaganism. Along with her two husbands, Stewart Farrar and Gavin Bone, Farrar has published "some of the most influential books on modern Witchcraft to date." According to George Knowles, "some seventy five percent of Wiccans...
(b. 1950), British occultist - Jay FarrarJay FarrarJay Farrar is an American songwriter and musician currently based in St. Louis, Missouri. A veteran of two critically acclaimed music groups, Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt, he began his solo music career in 2001...
(b. 1966), American musician - John FarrarJohn FarrarJohn Farrar is a music producer, songwriter, music arranger, singer and guitarist who is best known for his work with Olivia Newton-John with whom he wrote and produced many hit songs....
(b. 1946), Australian musician - John C. Farrar (1896–1974), American editor, writer and publisher
- John Percy FarrarJohn Percy FarrarCaptain John Percy Farrar DSO , also known as Percy Farrar and as J. P. Farrar, was an English soldier and mountaineer. He was President of the Alpine Club from 1917 to 1919 and a member of the Mount Everest Committee.-Family:...
(1857–1929), English mountaineer - Margaret FarrarMargaret FarrarMargaret Petherbridge Farrar was an American journalist and the first crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times, from 1942 to 1968...
(1897–1984), American journalist and crossword puzzle editor - Mike FarrarMike FarrarMike Farrar CBE is Chief Executive of the NHS ConfederationMike Farrar was previously a senior manager within the National Health Service of the United Kingdom and previous Senior Civil Servant....
(contemporary), British civil servant - Rick L. FarrarRick L. FarrarRick Lamar Farrar, known as Rick L. Farrar , is an attorney in Pineville, Louisiana, who served as the Democratic state representative from District 27 in Rapides Parish from 1992–1996 and again from 2000-2008....
(b. 1960), attorney and former member of the Louisiana House of RepresentativesLouisiana State LegislatureThe Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators... - Robert FarrarRobert Farrar-External links:*...
, bishop and martyr - Sam FarrarSam FarrarSam Farrar is the bass guitar player for American rock 'n roll band Phantom Planet. The band is now on an indefinite hiatus. His father John Farrar was in the Shadows and also carved a successful songwriting career, penning many of Olivia Newton-John's big hits. His mother, Pat Carroll, was a...
(b. 1978), bassist - Stewart FarrarStewart FarrarFrank Stewart Farrar , who always went by the name of Stewart Farrar, was an English screenwriter, novelist and prominent figure in the Neopagan religion of Wicca, which he devoted much of his later life to propagating with the aid of his seventh wife, Janet Farrar, and then his friend Gavin Bone...
(1916–2000), British Wiccan author, husband of Janet Farrar - Tyler FarrarTyler FarrarTyler Farrar is an American professional road racing cyclist since 2003.-Cycling career:Farrar started racing at 13, and rode for in 2003, in 2004, and in 2006 and 2007. In April 2006 he crashed near the finish of the Circuit de la Sarthe and broke his collarbone and missed most of the season...
(b. 1984), American cyclist - Vincent FarrarVincent FarrarVincent "Vince" Farrar is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Hull, and Sheffield Eagles, playing at , i.e...
(b. 1947), rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s for Great Britain, England, Featherstone Rovers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Hull, and Sheffield Eagles,