Kingman
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Places
- Kingman ReefKingman ReefKingman Reef is a largely submerged, uninhabited triangular shaped reef, east-west and north-south, located in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly half way between the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa at...
in the northern Pacific Ocean
In the United States:
- Kingman, ArizonaKingman, ArizonaKingman is located in a desert climate on the edge of the Mojave Desert, but its higher elevation and location between the Colorado Plateau and the Lower Colorado River Valley tempers summer high temperatures and contributes to winter cold and rare snowfall. Summer daytime highs reach above 90 °F ...
- Kingman, IndianaKingman, IndianaKingman is a town in Millcreek Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. The population was 511 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Kingman is located at , on Indiana State Road 234 about 2 miles west of U.S...
- Kingman, KansasKingman, KansasKingman is a city in and the county seat of Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,177.-Geography:Kingman is located at...
- Kingman, MaineKingman, MaineKingman is an unorganized territory in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 213 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Kingman County, KansasKingman County, KansasKingman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,858. The largest city and county seat is Kingman.-History:...
- Kingman MuseumKingman MuseumKingman Museum is a natural history museum and planetarium located at 175 Limit Street, on the grounds of Leila Arboretum, in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA...
, natural history museum and planetarium in Battle Creek, Michigan - Kingman Township, MinnesotaKingman Township, MinnesotaKingman Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 252 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Kingman Hall, a house in the University Students' Cooperative AssociationUniversity Students' Cooperative AssociationBerkeley Student Cooperative is a student housing cooperative serving primarily the University of California, Berkeley but open to any full-time post-secondary student. BSC houses over 1300 students in 17 houses and 3 apartment buildings...
in Berkeley, California
People
- Kingman Brewster, a former President of Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and diplomatDiplomatA diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and... - Brian KingmanBrian KingmanBrian Paul Kingman was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1979 to 1983 for the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants....
, a former Major League Baseball pitcher - Dave KingmanDave KingmanDavid Arthur Kingman , nicknamed "Kong" and "Sky King", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder, first baseman, third baseman, and designated hitter. The towering 6' 6" Kingman was one of the most feared sluggers of the 1970s and 1980s...
, a former Major League Baseball player - Dong KingmanDong KingmanDong Kingman was a Chinese American artist and one of America's leading watercolor masters. As a painter on the forefront of the California Style School of painting, he was known for his urban and landscape paintings as well as his graphic design work in the Hollywood film industry...
, an American artist - Eduardo KingmanEduardo KingmanEduardo Kingman was one of Ecuador's greatest artists of the 20th century, among the art circles of other master artists such as Oswaldo Guayasamin and Camilo Egas.-Background:...
, an Ecuadorian artist - John KingmanJohn KingmanSir John Frank Charles Kingman, born on 28 August 1939 in Beckenham, Kent, is a British mathematician.He was N. M. Rothschild and Sons Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Isaac Newton Institute at the University of Cambridge from 2001 until 2006, when he was succeeded by Sir...
, a British mathematician
Sports
- KingmanKingman (horse)Kingman was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1891 Kentucky Derby, Phoenix Stakes and Latonia Derby. He holds the record for the slowest winning time ever recorded at a Kentucky Derby, at 2:52 1/4. Kingman was ridden in the Derby by Isaac Burns Murphy and was considered one...
, winner of the 1891 Kentucky DerbyKentucky DerbyThe Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry... - Kingman GroupKingman GroupKingman Group is a manufacturer of paintball markers; including the line of Spyder, Raven, and Java brands, all of which produce markers and apparel for paintball players.-Method of operation:...
, a paintball equipment manufacturer