Goldie (disambiguation)
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Surname
- Alfred GoldieAlfred GoldieAlfred William Goldie was an English mathematician.Goldie was Assistant Lecturer, Nottingham University 1946-48; Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer, Newcastle University 1948-63; and Professor of Pure Mathematics, Leeds University 1963-86;He won the 1970 Senior Berwick Prize from the London...
(1920-2005), English mathematician - Annabel GoldieAnnabel GoldieAnnabel MacNicoll Goldie is a Scottish Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland Region. She was the Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament from 2005 until 2011....
(born 1950), Scottish politician - Archie GoldieArchie GoldieArchie Goldie was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th century.-Life and playing career:...
(1874-1953), Scottish footballer - C. F. GoldieC. F. GoldieCharles Frederick Goldie, OBE was a well-known New Zealand artist, famous for his portrayal of Māori dignitaries.Goldie was born in Auckland on 20 October 1870. He was named after his maternal grandfather, Charles Frederick Partington, who built the landmark Auckland windmill...
(1870-1947), New Zealand artist famous for his paintings of early Maori - Dan GoldieDan GoldieDan Goldie is a former tennis player from the United States who won two singles and two doubles titles. The right-hander and 1989 Wimbledon quarterfinalist reached his highest Association of Tennis Professionals singles ranking on April 17, 1989, when he became World No. 27.In 2011, Mr...
(born 1963), American tennis player - David GoldieDavid GoldieDavid Goldie was the Mayor of Auckland City from 1898 to 1901 and a Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He was a prominent timber merchant, and a strict Primitive Methodist who resigned as Mayor of Auckland rather than toast the visiting Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York with alcohol...
(1842–1926), Mayor of Auckland City and Member of Parliament in New Zealand, father of C. F. Goldie - George Goldie (architect)George Goldie (architect)George Goldie was a nineteenth century ecclesiastical architect who specialised in Roman Catholic churches.Goldie was born in York and was the grandson of the architect Joseph Bonomi the Elder...
(1828–1887), ecclesiastical architect - George Taubman GoldieGeorge Taubman GoldieSir George Dashwood Taubman Goldie was a Manx administrator who played a major role in the founding of Nigeria...
(1846-1925), European explorer - John GoldieJohn GoldieJohn Haviland Dashwood Goldie was an English rower, and barrister. He was the Cambridge University Boat Club President between 1870 and 1872, won the Colquhoun Sculls in 1870 and captained Leander Club between 1873 and 1876.Goldie was the son of Rev. Charles Dashwood Goldie, vicar of St Ives,...
(1849-1896), British rower - John Goldie (botanist)John Goldie (botanist)John Goldie was a Scottish-born botanist and author. He is credited with recording the existence of fourteen plant species previously unknown to science....
(1793-1886), Scottish-born botanist - Malcolm GoldieMalcolm GoldieMalcolm Goldie was a Scottish-American soccer outside left who began his career in Scotland before moving to American Soccer League in 1922. He earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1925...
(1883-?), Scottish footballer, coach at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Noel GoldieNoel GoldieSir Noel Barré Goldie was a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1931 to 1945.-Parliamentary career:...
(1882-1964), British Member of Parliament - Rosemary GoldieRosemary GoldieRosemary Goldie AO was an Australian Roman Catholic theologian.Goldie was the first woman to serve in an executive role in the Roman Curia; she was undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity from 1967 until 1976...
(1916–2010), Australian Catholic theologian - William GoldieWilliam GoldieWilliam 'Bill' Goldie was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, helping them to a Football League Championship.-Life and playing career:...
(1878-1952), Scottish footballer, brother of Archie
Given name
- Goldie HawnGoldie HawnGoldie Jeanne Hawn is an American actress, film director, producer, and occasional singer. Hawn is known for her roles in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Private Benjamin, Foul Play, Overboard, Bird on a Wire, Death Becomes Her, The First Wives Club, and Cactus Flower, for which she won the 1969...
(born 1945), American actress - Goldie HillGoldie HillGoldie Hill , born Argolda Voncile Hill, was an American country music singer. She was one of the first women in country music, and became one of the first women to reach the top of the country music charts with her No. 1 1953 hit, "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes"...
(1933-2005), early American country music singer - Goldie SayersGoldie SayersGoldie Sayers, born Katherine Dinah Sayers , is a British javelin thrower. She was born in Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom. On 20 May 2007, Sayers set a new UK record in the javelin , thus becoming the first British woman to throw over 65 metres since javelins were redesigned in 1999...
(born 1982), British javelin thrower - Goldie SellersGoldie SellersGoldie Sellers is a former American football defensive back in the American Football League. Sellers played collegiately at Grambling State University under legendary coach Eddie Robinson. As a professional, he played four seasons as a cornerback for the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs...
(born 1942), American former professional football player - Goldie SempleGoldie SempleGoldie Semple was a Canadian actress.Semple was born Marigold Ann Semple in Richmond, British Columbia. She studied at the University of British Columbia where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree...
(1952-2009), Canadian actress
Nickname or stage name
- GoldieGoldieClifford Joseph Price, better known as Goldie is an English electronic music artist, disc jockey, visual artist and actor. He is well known for his innovations in the jungle and drum and bass music genres, having previously gained exposure for his work as a graffiti artist...
(born 1965), British musician (real name Clifford Price) - Genya RavanGenya RavanGenya Ravan, aka Goldie Zelkowitz is an American rock singer and producer. She is the former lead singer of The Escorts, Goldie & the Gingerbreads, and Ten Wheel Drive....
, lead singer of Goldie and the Gingerbreads - Silvia LegrandSilvia LegrandMaría Aurelia Paula Martínez Suárez better known as Silvia Legrand or Goldie , is a retired Argentine film actress....
(born 1927), Argentine actress - Mike GoldbergMike GoldbergMike Goldberg is an American play-by-play commentator, mainly known for his work with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Broadcasting career:...
(born 1964), play-by-play announcer
In music
- Goldie (band)Goldie (band)Goldie were a British pop/rock band. They are best known for the hit single "Making Up Again", which reached Number 7 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1978. The single was released on the Bronze label with catalogue reference BRO 50, and the track spent 11 weeks in the chart...
, British band - Goldie & the GingerbreadsGoldie & the GingerbreadsGoldie & the Gingerbreads was an all-female American rock band from 1962 to 1967 consisting of 3 musicians and a singer. They were the first all-female rock band signed to a major record label....
, all-female 1960s pop rock group - Goldie (guitar), Dickey Betts' 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
- Goldie Lookin ChainGoldie Lookin ChainGoldie Lookin Chain is a comedic rap music group based in Newport, South Wales. The group produces humorous, controversial and often explicit songs that satirise hip hop, today's consumer society, the ‘chav’ culture and life in Newport and south Wales in general.-Background:Many of the songs...
, Comedic Rap Group
In entertainment
- Goldie (1931 film)Goldie (1931 film)Goldie is a 1931 black-and-white comedy film about a woman named Goldie, portrayed by Jean Harlow, pursued by two sailors, played by Spencer Tracy and Warren Hymer. The movie was written by Paul Perez and Gene Towne, and directed by Benjamin Stoloff...
, starring Spencer Tracy - Goldie (DC Comics)Goldie (DC Comics)Goldie is a fictional character in The Sandman comic book series by Neil Gaiman.-Fictional character biography:Goldie is a pet baby gargoyle, given to Abel by his brother Cain in Preludes and Nocturnes. Abel originally intends to name him Irving, but Cain insists that gargoyle names must all begin...
, a gargoyle character in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman comic book series - Goldie, a character in the children's movie Rock-a-DoodleRock-A-DoodleRock-a-Doodle is a 1992 American animated re-telling of Edmond Rostand's comedy, Chantecler. This film was directed by Don Bluth, produced by Goldcrest Films for The Samuel Goldwyn Company, and originally released in the United States on April 3, 1992.-Plot:Chanticleer is a proud rooster whose...
Other uses
- Goldie (eagle), who made a famous escape from the London Zoo in 1965
- Goldie (dog), one of the "pets" on TV series Blue Peter from the late-1970s to the mid-1980s
- Goldie (Cambridge University Boat Club)Goldie (Cambridge University Boat Club)Goldie is the second boat of the Cambridge University Boat Club, who compete in an annual rowing race against Isis on Boat Race Day each year. The boat is named in tribute to CUBC's legendary President John Goldie who also gave his name to the Goldie Boathouse...
, Cambridge University Boat Club's reserve crew
See also
- Goldy (disambiguation)
- Golde FlamiGolde FlamiGolde Flami was an Argentine actress of film, television and stage.-Early life:Flami was born as Golda Flon to a Jewish family in Ukraine. Her family emigrated to Argentina when she was five years old...
, Argentine actress - John Stenhouse Goldie-TaubmanJohn Stenhouse Goldie-TaubmanSir John Stenhouse Goldie-Taubman JP followed his father, John Taubman Goldie-Taubman, both into the House of Keys and also as Speaker. He was first elected as a Member by the Keys in 1859 and then elected by the voters of Douglas in 1867, when he was chosen as the new Speaker...
, Manx politician