Hill (surname)
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Hill is a surname of English
origin, meaning "a person who lived on a hill". It is the 30th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
origin, meaning "a person who lived on a hill". It is the 30th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.
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- Aaron Hill (baseball), a player in Major League Baseball
- Alban HillAlban HillAlban Hill or Hyll M.D. , physician, a native of Wales, studied at Oxford and at Bologna, where he proceeded doctor of physic. He `became famous for physics at London, not only the theoretical but practic part, and much beloved and admired by all learned men' He resided for many years in the...
- Albert Hill (athlete), British athlete and Victoria Cross recipient
- Alfred HillAlfred HillAlfred Francis Hill CMG OBE was an Australian/New Zealand composer, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Alfred Hill was born in Melbourne in 1869. His year of birth is shown in many sources as 1870, but this has now been disproven. He spent most of his early life in New Zealand...
(Alfred Francis Hill), Australian composer and conductor - Alfred John HillAlfred John HillAlfred John Hill was Chief Mechanical Engineer at the Stratford Works of the Great Eastern Railway from 1912-1922.His best-known design is probably the GER Class L77 0-6-2 tank locomotive which was perpetuated by Nigel Gresley of the London and North Eastern Railway after the 1923...
, British locomotive engineer - Alisa HillAlisa HillAlisa Harvey is a female middle distance runner from the United States. Hill set her personal best in the women's 1,500 metres 4:08.32 on June 26, 1992 at the United States Olympic Trials in New Orleans and in the 800 metres 1:59.72 in 1995. She was ranked in the U.S...
, American middle distance runner - A. P. HillA. P. HillAmbrose Powell Hill, Jr. , was a career U.S. Army officer in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars and a Confederate general in the American Civil War...
(Ambrose Powell Hill), Confederate general in the American Civil War - Andrew HillAndrew HillAndrew Hill was an American jazz pianist and composer.Hill is recognized as one of the most important innovators of jazz piano in the 1960s...
, U.S. jazz pianist and composer - Anita HillAnita HillAnita Faye Hill is an American attorney and academic—presently a professor of social policy, law and women's studies at Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management. She became a national figure in 1991 when she alleged that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had...
, U.S. lawyer, alleged victim of sexual harassment by Clarence Thomas - Anthony Hill (artist) (born 1930), British artist
- Anthony Hill (author)Anthony Hill (author)Anthony Hill is an Australian author based in Canberra.Born in Melbourne, Victoria, he attended Melbourne University from 1960 until 1963 and then worked as a journalist at the Melbourne Herald before joining the Parliamentary Press Gallery in 1972. In 1977 he left the Press Gallery to run an...
(born 1942), Australian author - Anthony C. HillAnthony C. HillAnthony C. Hill born September 9, 1957 is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate, representing the 1st DistrictHis district encompasses portions of Duval, St. Johns, Flagler, Putman and Volusia Counties...
(born 1957), American politician - Antony Rowland Clegg-Hill, 8th Viscount HillViscount HillViscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for the soldier Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill...
(1931-2003) - Archibald HillArchibald HillArchibald Vivian Hill CH OBE FRS was an English physiologist, one of the founders of the diverse disciplines of biophysics and operations research...
(1886 – 1977), English Nobel laureate - A. T. HillA. T. HillAsa Thomas Hill , generally known as A. T. Hill, was an American businessman and archaeologist. His work on sites in and around Nebraska, with such collaborators as William Duncan Strong and Waldo Wedel, was instrumental in the development of Great Plains archaeology.-Early life and career:Hill...
(Asa Thomas Hill), American archaeologist
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- Baron HillViscount HillViscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for the soldier Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill...
of Hawkstone ParkHawkstone ParkHawkstone Park is an historic landscape park with pleasure grounds and gardens formerly belonging to Hawkstone Hall, near to Market Drayton, in Shropshire, England, UK, one mile east of the A49 road.... - Baron Hill of BerwickBaron BerwickBaron Berwick, of Attingham in the County of Shropshire, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1784 Noel Hill, who had earlier represented Shrewsbury and Shropshire in Parliament. He was the son of Thomas Hill , son of Thomas Harwood, a draper, of Shrewsbury, Shropshire...
of Attingham ParkAttingham ParkAttingham Park is a country house in Shropshire, England, which is owned by the National Trust. It is a Grade I listed building.- Location :It is located near to the village of Atcham, on the B4380 Shrewsbury to Wellington road.- History :... - Benjamín G. HillBenjamín G. HillGen. Benjamín Hill was a military commander during the Mexican Revolution....
, Mexican revolutionary general, governor of Sonora - Benny HillBenny HillBenny Hill was an English comedian and actor, notable for his long-running television programme The Benny Hill Show.-Early life:...
, prolific UK comic - Betty and Barney Hill (see Hill Abduction), an American couple who claimed to be kidnapped by extraterrestrials in 1961
- Bernard HillBernard HillBernard Hill is a British actor of film, stage and television. In a career spanning thirty years, he is best known for playing Yosser Hughes, the troubled 'hard man' whose life is falling apart in Alan Bleasdale's groundbreaking 1980s TV drama, Boys from the Blackstuff...
, UK actor - Billy Hill (gangster)Billy Hill (gangster)Billy Hill was a famous British gangster and criminal mastermind from the 1920s through to the 1960s.-Biography:...
- Billy Hill (songwriter)Billy Hill (songwriter)Billy Hill was an American songwriter, violinst, and pianist who found fame writing Western songs such as "They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree", "The Last Roundup", "Wagon Wheels", and "Empty Saddles"...
- Brian Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bobby Hill (baseball)
- Bobby Hill (King of the Hill)Bobby Hill (King of the Hill)Robert Jeffrey "Bobby" Hill is a character on the animated series King of the Hill and is voiced by Pamela Adlon. Bobby is the only child of Hank and Peggy Hill.- Biography :...
, fictional character on the animated series King of the Hill
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- Charles Rowland Clegg-Hill, 6th Viscount HillViscount HillViscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for the soldier Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill...
(1876-1957) - Clarence E. Hill, petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Hill v. McDonoughHill v. McDonoughHill v. McDonough , was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court challenging the use of lethal injection as a form of execution in the state of Florida. The Court ruled unanimously that a challenge to the method of execution as violating the Eighth Amendment to the United States...
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- Damon HillDamon HillDamon Graham Devereux Hill OBE is a retired British racing driver. In 1996 Hill won the Formula One World Championship. As the son of the late Graham Hill, he is the only son of a world champion to win the title...
, former British 1996 Formula One World Champion and son of Graham Hill - Dana HillDana HillDana Hill was an American actress and voice actor with a raspy voice and childlike appearance, which allowed her to play adolescent roles into her 30s...
, American actress and voice actor - Daniel Harvey HillDaniel Harvey HillOn July 22, 1862, Hill and Union Maj. Gen. John A. Dix concluded an agreement for the general exchange of prisoners between the Union and Confederate armies. This agreement became known as the Dix-Hill Cartel....
, Confederate general in the American Civil War - Darryl Hill (disambiguation)
- David Octavius HillDavid Octavius HillThe Scottish painter and arts activist David Octavius Hill collaborated with the engineer and photographer Robert Adamson between 1843 and 1847 to pioneer many aspects of photography in Scotland.-Early life:...
, Scottish painter and arts activist - Derek Hill (driver)Derek Hill (driver)Derek John Hill is an American racing driver. He is the son of Formula One World Champion Phil Hill.-Early career:...
, American racing driver - Douglas Hill (musician)Douglas Hill (musician)Douglas Hill is the professor of Horn at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is widely considered one of the foremost horn pedagogues of his time...
, American horn player - Doris Hill (Musician), Concert piano and organ player, Also, a professor at Illinois Wesleyan University
- Drew HillDrew HillAndrew Hill was a former professional American football player who was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 12th round of the 1979 NFL Draft....
, American football wide receiver 1979–1993 - Dusty HillDusty HillJoseph Michael "Dusty" Hill is the bassist and vocalist with the American rock group ZZ Top.-History:Hill was in Dallas, Texas and grew up in the Lakewood neighborhood of East Dallas...
, singer in ZZ Top
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- Edward Hill (disambiguation)
- Edwin Hill (disambiguation)
- Erica HillErica HillErica Ruth Hill is an American journalist and co-anchor of The Early Show on CBS. Prior to her current position, she was the weekday news anchor and Saturday co-anchor of the show. Hill previously worked as an anchor and correspondent for CNN, Headline News and TechTV.- Personal life :Hill was...
, American news presenter - Elizabeth HillElizabeth HillMary Elizabeth Hill is a female freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the women's 400m freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games....
, American freestyle swimmer - Ernestine HillErnestine HillErnestine Hill was an Australian journalist, travel writer and novelist.-Life:Born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Hill attended All Hallows' School in Brisbane, and then Stott & Hoare's Business College, Brisbane...
, Australian author
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- Faith HillFaith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
, American country singer - Fanny HillFanny HillMemoirs of a Woman of Pleasure is an erotic novel by John Cleland first published in England in 1748...
, fictional Woman of Pleasure - Francis William Clegg-Hill, 5th Viscount HillViscount HillViscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for the soldier Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill...
(1866-1924) - Frank Ebenezer Hill, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Frank Hill (rugby player)Frank Hill (rugby player)Frank Hill was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff. Hill won 15 caps for Wales over a period of ten years and was given the team captaincy on four occasions....
, Wales international rugby captain
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- George Hill (Medal of Honor)George Hill (Medal of Honor)George Hill was a sailor serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.-Biography:Hill was born 1844 in England and after immigrating to the United States he joined the navy. He was stationed aboard the as chief quarter gunner when, on April 12, 1872 several...
, American Medal of Honor recipients - George William HillGeorge William HillGeorge William Hill , was an American astronomer and mathematician.Hill was born in New York City, New York to painter and engraver John William Hill. and Catherine Smith Hill. He moved to West Nyack with his family when he was eight years old. After attending high school, Hill graduated from...
, U.S. mathematician and astronomer - Gerald Rowland Clegg-Hill, 7th Viscount HillViscount HillViscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for the soldier Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill...
(1904-1974) - Graham HillGraham HillNorman Graham Hill was a British racing driver and two-time Formula One World Champion. He is the only driver to win the Triple Crown of Motorsport — the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Indianapolis 500 and Formula One World Championship.Graham Hill and his son Damon are the only father and son pair both to...
, former British Formula One double World Champion and the only winner of the "Triple Crown of Motorsport", father of Damon Hill - Grant HillGrant HillGrant Hill is the name of:* Grant Hill, American basketball player* Grant Hill , Canadian politician* Grant Hill, San Diego, California, an urban neighboorhood in central San Diego...
, professional NBA basketball player - Grant Hill (politician)Grant Hill (politician)Grant Hill, PC is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party of Canada , and a former member of the Canadian Alliance and the Reform Party of Canada ....
, Canadian politician
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- Hank HillHank HillHenry Rutherford "Hank" Hill Age 50 animated series King of the Hill. Hank lives in Arlen, Texas and works at the fictional Strickland Propane selling propane and propane accessories. Hank's voice is provided by series creator Mike Judge. The Economist named Hank Hill as one of the wisest people...
, fictional character on the animated series King of the Hill - Harry HillHarry HillHarry Hill , is a Perrier Award–winning English comedian, author and television presenter. A former medical doctor , Hill began his career in comedy with the popular radio show Harry Hill's Fruit Corner.-Personal life:Hill was born in Woking,...
, UK comedian - Henry Hill, American mobster and subject of the movie Goodfellas
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- James Jerome Hill, U.S. railroad tycoon
- James N. HillJames N. HillJames N. Hill was a prominent processualist archaeologist .Hill did most of his work in the American South West, published several papers on the Broken K Pueblo, Arizona. This study in particular has been described as "a classic example of how social organization may be reflected in the...
, (1934–1997), processualist archaeologist - Jane HillJane HillJane Hill is a British newsreader working for the BBC.She is one of the main presenters on the BBC News Channel, the corporation's 24-hour rolling news service, and is a relief anchor for the BBC News at One, as well as regularly presenting the BBC Weekend News...
(born 1969), British newsreader - Jane Hill (politician)Jane Hill (politician)Jane Margaret Hill is an Australian politician. She was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1992, representing the electorates of Frankston and Frankston East....
, (born 1936), Australian - Jason Hill (disambiguation)
- Jimmy HillJimmy HillJames William Thomas "Jimmy" Hill OBE is an English association football personality. His career has taken in virtually every role in football, including player, union leader, coach, manager, director, chairman, television executive, presenter, analyst and match official.-Early life:Hill was born...
, footballer and sports broadcaster - Joe HillJoe HillJoe Hill, born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund in Gävle , and also known as Joseph Hillström was a Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World...
, Swedish-American labor activist - Joe Hill (writer)Joe Hill (writer)Joseph Hillstrom King , better known by the pen name Joe Hill, is an American author and comic book writer. He has published two novels—Heart Shaped Box and Horns—and a collection of short stories entitled 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the author of the graphic novel series Locke & Key...
, American writer of thrillers - John Hill (disambiguation)
- Jonah HillJonah HillJonah Hill Feldstein , known professionally as Jonah Hill, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and comedian. Hill is best known roles for his roles in Superbad, Knocked Up, and Get Him to the Greek. He made his theatrical debut in I Heart Huckabees, alongside Jason Schwartzman and Dustin...
, American actor, producer, and screenwriter - Jordan HillJordan HillJordan Hill , is an American singer/songwriter.Hill was originally signed by producer David Foster to his own label 143 Records, a division of Warner Music Group...
, American singer - Joyce HillJoyce HillJoyce E. Hill [Westerman] is a former catcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 150 lb., she batted left handed and threw right handed....
(born 1929), All American Girls Professional Baseball League player - Julia Butterfly HillJulia Butterfly HillJulia Butterfly Hill is an American activist and environmentalist. Hill is best known for living in a -tall, roughly 1500-year-old California Redwood tree for 738 days between December 10, 1997 and December 18, 1999...
, tree activist and environmentalist
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- Matt HillMatt HillMatthew "Matt" Hill is a Canadian voice actor. He is known for several roles, including Kevin Keene/Captain N in Captain N: The Game Master, Kira Yamato in Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, Ed in Ed, Edd n Eddy, Raphael in Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation, Ryo Sanada in Ronin Warriors and Artha...
, voice actor - Melanie HillMelanie HillMelanie Hill is an English actress from Sunderland, County Durham.-Television:Hill replaced Gilly Coman as the character of Aveline in the last two series' of Carla Lane's BBC television sitcom Bread...
(born 1962), English actress - Mervyn HillMervyn HillMervyn Llewellyn Hill played first-class cricket as a wicketkeeper and batsman for Somerset between 1921 and 1932, and also appeared in matches for Glamorgan and Cambridge University...
, Welsh-born cricketer - Michael Hill (administrator)Michael Hill (administrator)Michael Hill is a British diplomat. Hill held the post of High Commissioner to Vanuatu until September 2005 when he became the Administrator of Ascension Island, a dependency of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena. Hill was succeeded as Administrator by Ross Denny in September 2008...
, administrator of Ascension Island - Mick Hill (athlete)Mick Hill (athlete)Michael Christopher Hill is a former British javelin thrower, who won three silver medals and one bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games, a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics and a silver medal at the 1998 European Championships in Athletics...
, former British athlete - Mick Hill (footballer), former Welsh international footballer
- Mildred and Patty HillPatty HillPatty Smith Hill is perhaps best known for co-writing the tune which became popular as Happy Birthday to You. She was an American nursery school, kindergarten teacher, and key founder of the National Association Nursery Education which now exists as the National Association For the Education of...
, writers of the song "Happy Birthday to You" - Miranda HillMiranda HillMiranda Hill was an English social reformer. She worked closely, from 1891, with her more famous sister Octavia Hill on major housing reform projects in England. She was the daughter of James Hill, corn merchant and banker, and Caroline Southwood Smith, the daughter of Dr Thomas Southwood Smith,...
, English social reformer
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- Paul HillPaul Hill (Flight Director)Paul Sean Hill is the director of Mission Operations at the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. He was formerly a Flight Director in the Mission Control Center for Space Shuttle and International Space Station missions....
, NASA flight director (born 1962) - Paul Hill (Guildford Four)
- Paul Andrew Raymond Clegg-Hill (born 1979), Viscount HillViscount HillViscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for the soldier Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill...
heir apparent - Paul Jennings HillPaul Jennings HillPaul Jennings Hill was the first person in the United States to be executed for murdering a doctor who performed abortions.-Early life:...
, murdered abortion provider John BrittonJohn Britton (doctor)John Bayard Britton was an American physician. He was murdered in Pensacola, Florida by anti-abortion terrorist Paul Jennings Hill... - Peter Clegg-Hill, 9th Viscount Hill (born 1945)
- Phil HillPhil HillPhilip Toll Hill, Jr., was a United States automobile racer and the only American-born driver to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. Hill was described as a "thoughtful, gentle man" and once said, "I'm in the wrong business. I don't want to beat anybody, I don't want to be the big hero...
, US Formula One champion - Maj. Ployer Peter HillPloyer Peter HillPloyer Peter Hill was a pilot and an officer with a varied career, but is best known for his abilities as a test pilot. In an aviation career that spanned eighteen years, Hill piloted nearly 60 of the Army Air Corps' newest aircraft, testing and evaluating their capabilities for service.Pete Hill...
(1894-1935), USAF pilot and namesake of Hill Air Force BaseHill Air Force BaseHill Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force Base located in northern Utah, just south of the city of Ogden, and near the towns of Clearfield, Riverdale, Roy, Sunset, and Layton. It is about north of Salt Lake City. The base was named in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill of the U.S. Army Air...
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- Ralph HillRalph HillRalph Anthony Hill was an American long distance runner.Hill studied at the University of Oregon when competing in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles on the 5000 m. In an exciting race on Aug 5 1932, he came in second behind Lauri Lehtinen, with each runner recording a time of 14.30,0...
, US middle distance runner - Ralyn M. HillRalyn M. HillRalyn M. Hill was a soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the World War I.-Biography:...
, American Medal of Honor recipient - Reginald HillReginald HillReginald Charles Hill is an English crime writer, and the winner in 1995 of the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement.- Biography :...
, British crime novelist - Richard Hill of HawkstoneRichard Hill of HawkstoneThe Rev. the Hon. Sir Richard Hill of Hawkstone Hall, Shropshire, was baptised at Hodnet, Shropshire, 23 March 1655 and died unmarried at Richmond, Surrey, 11 June 1727, aged 73...
(Sir Richard 'The Great Hill', c.1660-c.1727), diplomat - Sir Richard Hill, 2nd Baronet (see Viscount HillViscount HillViscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for the soldier Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill...
) (1733-1808), contributed significantly to landscaping of Hawkstone Park - Rina HillRina HillRina Bradshaw-Hill is an Australian/British athlete, who competes in triathlon, international running, and tennis....
, Australian triathlete - Robert Hill (Australian diplomat)
- Robin Hill (biochemist)Robin Hill (biochemist)Robert Hill FRS , known as Robin Hill, was a British plant biochemist who, in 1939, demonstrated the 'Hill reaction' of photosynthesis, proving that oxygen is evolved during the light requiring steps of photosynthesis...
- Rodney HillRodney HillRodney Hill FRS was an applied mathematician and a former Professor of Mechanics of Solids at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge....
, British applied mathematician - Rose Hill (actress)Rose Hill (actress)Rose Lilian Hill was an English actress best known for her role as Madame Fanny La Fan in the British television series Allo 'Allo!. She was a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company....
, British actress who starred in the sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!'Allo 'Allo!'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. It is a parody of another BBC programme, the wartime drama Secret Army, and was created by David Croft, who also wrote the theme music, and Jeremy Lloyd. Lloyd and Croft wrote the first 6... - Sir Rowland Hill, 1st Baronet of Hawkstone (see Viscount HillViscount HillViscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for the soldier Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill...
) (1705-1783), contributed significantly to development of 'Red Castle' at Hawkstone Park - Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount HillRowland Hill, 1st Viscount HillGeneral Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill of Almaraz GCB, GCH served in the Napoleonic Wars as a trusted brigade, division and corps commander under the command of the Duke of Wellington. He became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1829.-Early career:Educated at a school in Chester, Hill was...
(1772-1842), successor to the Duke of Wellington, 1814 - Rowland Hill, 2nd Viscount HillViscount HillViscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for the soldier Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill...
(1800-1875), (4th Baronet), initiated slide to dilapidation of Hawkstone Park - Rowland Clegg Clegg-Hill, 3rd Viscount HillViscount HillViscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for the soldier Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill...
(1833-1895), slide to bankruptcy of Hawkstone Park - Rowland Richard Clegg-Hill, 4th Viscount HillViscount HillViscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for the soldier Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill...
(1863-1923), forced to sell contents and break up estate at Hawkstone Park - Rowland Hill (postal reformer)Rowland Hill (postal reformer)Sir Rowland Hill KCB, FRS was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of penny postage and his solution of prepayment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters...
, postage stamp pioneer
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- Terence HillTerence HillTerence Hill is an Italian actor. He is best known for starring in multiple action and western films together with his longtime filmpartner Bud Spencer.-Biography:...
, also known as Mario Girotti, Italian actor - Terry HillTerry HillTerry Hill is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played in the National Rugby League competition primarily in the centres...
, Australian rugby league player - Thomas Wright HillThomas Wright HillThomas Wright Hill was a mathematician and schoolmaster. He is credited as inventing the single transferable vote in 1819...
(1763–1851), inventor of the single transferable vote and father of postal reformer Rowland Hill