Horsley (name)
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Notable people with surname Horsley
born in Australia- Matt HorsleyMatt HorsleyMatt Horsley is a retired Australian football player.-Club career:He last played as a right full back for the Australian A-League club Perth Glory in 2005, which he joined in 2001. Horsley had previously captained the Wollongong Wolves, with whom he played from 1990-2001...
(b. 1972), Australian footballer
born in the United Kingdom
- John HorsleyJohn HorsleyJohn Horsley was a British archaeologist and antiquarian famous for his book Britannia Romana. He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle....
(1685–1732), British archaeologist, author of Britannia Romana - William HorsleyWilliam HorsleyWilliam Horsley was an English musician.In 1790 he became the pupil of Theodore Smith, an indifferent musician of the time, who, however, taught him sufficiently well to obtain the position of organist at Ely Chapel, Holborn, in 1794...
(1774–1858), English organist and composer - David HorsleyDavid HorsleyDavid Horsley was an English born pioneer of the movie industry who built the first movie studio in Hollywood....
(1873–1933), English-American pioneer of the motion picture industry - John Horsley (actor)John Horsley (actor)John L. Horsley is an English actor. He was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England.He made his acting debut at the Theatre Royal in Bournemouth. His early career saw him playing a succession of doctors and policemen, the former on film in Hell Drivers , the latter on television in Big...
(b. 1920), English actor - Peter HorsleyPeter HorsleyAir Marshal Sir Beresford Peter Torrington Horsley KCB, CBE, LVO, AFC was a senior Royal Air Force commander.-Early life:...
(1921–2001), Air MarshalAir MarshalAir marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
of the Royal Air ForceRoyal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world... - Sebastian HorsleySebastian HorsleySebastian Horsley was a London artist best known for having undergone a voluntary crucifixion. Horsley's writing often revolved around his dysfunctional family, his drug addictions, sex, and his reliance on prostitutes.-Background:Horsley was born in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire...
(1962-2010), English writer and artist - Victor HorsleyVictor HorsleySir Victor Alexander Haden Horsley was an accomplished scientist and professor. He was born in Kensington, London. He was educated at Cranbrook School, Kent and studied medicine at University College London and in Berlin, Germany , and in the same year started his career as a house surgeon and...
(1857–1916), English neurosurgeon and scientist
born in the United States
- Lee HorsleyLee HorsleyLee Arthur Horsley is an American film, television, and theater actor known for starring roles in the television series, Nero Wolfe , Matt Houston , and Paradise . He starred in the 1982 cult film, The Sword and the Sorcerer, and recorded the audiobook edition of Lonesome Dove...
, American actor - Neal HorsleyNeal HorsleyOtis O'Neal Horsley, Jr. is a militant anti-abortionist known for producing a website which provided the home addresses of abortion providers in the United States, for admitting on Fox News television to practising bestiality in his youth, and for being arrested on charges of terroristic threats...
(b. 1944), an American political figure of the far right - Ron HorsleyRon HorsleyRon Horsley is an author and artist responsible for numerous short stories, essays, reviews, and book cover designs.Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, his first published work was as editor of and contributor to The Midnighters Club: Tales from the Harker House Collection, 2001. The collection...
(b. 1977), American author and artist
born in New-Zealand
- Ron Horsley (rugby union) (1932-2007), a rugby union player from New-Zealand