Kirby (surname)
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Kirby is a surname, and may refer to:
- Alan Kirby (writer)Alan Kirby (writer)Alan Kirby is the author of The Death of Postmodernism and Beyond and of Digimodernism: How New Technologies Dismantle the Postmodern and Reconfigure Our Culture, a book-length study of the same subject. Along with Nicolas Bourriaud, Gilles Lipovetsky, Raoul Eshelman, Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin...
- Andy KirbyAndy KirbyAndy Kirby , is a former stockcar driver, most notably in NASCAR. Kirby did not initially begin with NASCAR, where his career would end. Instead, Kirby quickly earned his reputation as a motorcycle racer in the Southeastern United States...
- Bill KirbyBill KirbyWilliam Ashley Kirby is an Australian swimmer who was competitive on an international level in the nineties and early 2000s...
- Bruce Kirby (disambiguation)
- Bruno KirbyBruno KirbyBruno Kirby was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for his roles in the Hollywood films City Slickers, When Harry Met Sally..., Good Morning, Vietnam, The Godfather Part II and Donnie Brasco.-Early life:Kirby was born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu, Jr. in New York City,...
, American film and television actor - Chauncy KirbyChauncy KirbyChauncey Kirby was a Canadian ice hockey player in the 1890s for the Ottawa Hockey Club of the Ontario Hockey Association and Amateur Hockey Association of Canada . He was a member of the three-time Ottawa champions from 1891 to 1893...
, Canadian ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player - David Kirby (journalist)
- David Kirby (judge)
- David Kirby (poet)David Kirby (poet)David Kirby is an American poet and the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English at Florida State University . His most recent book is The Temple Gate Called Beautiful, published in 2008 by Alice James Books...
- Dorothy KirbyDorothy KirbyMary Dorothy Kirby was an American golf champion and sportscaster.Born in West Point, Georgia, her family moved to Atlanta when she was ten. At the age of thirteen Dorothy Kirby's victory at the 1933 Georgia Women's Amateur Championship made her the youngest female golfer to ever win a state...
- Doug KirbyDoug KirbyDouglas John Kirby is an American author.Kirby is co-author of the Roadside America series of travel books. The series has received favorable reviews from The Village Voice and Car and Driver, and was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Kirby appears in the documentary In a Nutshell: A Portrait...
- Douglas KirbyDouglas KirbyDouglas Bernard Kirby, Ph.D. is senior research scientist for ETR Associates in Scotts Valley, California, and one of the world’s leading experts on the effectiveness of school and community programs in the reduction of adolescent sexual risk-taking behaviors...
, research scientist - Durward KirbyDurward KirbyHomer Durward Kirby , known professionally as Durward Kirby , was an American television host and announcer...
, television personality - Edmund KirbyEdmund KirbyEdmund Kirby was an English architect. He was born in Liverpool, educated at Sedgeley Park School and Oscott College. He was articled to E. W. Pugin, then worked for Hardman & Co., and for John Douglas in Chester. By 1863 he was practising in Birkenhead and by 1866 his office was in Derby...
(1838–1920), English architect - Frank E. KirbyFrank E. KirbyFrank E. Kirby was a naval architect in the Detroit area in the early 20th century. Kirby was best known for his five huge Lake Erie night boats....
, Detroit designer of steamships in the early 20th century - Frank Howard KirbyFrank Howard KirbyGroup Captain Frank Howard Kirby VC CBE DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- George KirbyGeorge KirbyGeorge Kirby was an American comedian, singer, and actor from Chicago, Illinois.Kirby broke into show business in the 1940s at the Club DeLisa, a South Side establishment that employed a variety-show format and preferred to hire local singers, dancers, and comedians...
, comedian - Halder Kirby, Canadian ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player - Jack KirbyJack KirbyJack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....
, comic book artist - James KirbyJames KirbyJames Kirby was an American labor leader and president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America from 1913 to 1915....
, American labor leader - Jim KirbyJim KirbyJames B. Kirby was a Scottish inventor who moved to America and is known mostly for inventing the Kirby vacuum cleaner....
, inventor - John Kirby (attorney)John Kirby (attorney)John J. Kirby, Jr. is an American attorney employed by the law firm Latham & Watkins LLP, that has represented a number of notable corporations in legal disputes. One of his most well-known cases was Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd...
, a US attorney involved in some famous trials - John Kirby (Canadian politician)John Kirby (Canadian politician)John Kirby was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Knaresborough, England in 1772 and arrived in the Fort Ticonderoga area of New York with his parents in 1774. His father moved to St. Johns in Lower Canada after the American Revolution...
(1772–1846), Canadian businessman and politician - John Henry KirbyJohn Henry KirbyJohn Henry Kirby was a businessman whose ventures made him arguably the largest lumber manufacturer in Texas and the Southern United States. In addition to serving two terms in the Texas Legislature, he would also establish the Kirby Petroleum Company...
(1860–1940), American businessman - Josh KirbyJosh KirbyRonald William "Josh" Kirby was an English commercial artist born in Waterloo, on the outskirts of Liverpool, Merseyside. He was educated at the Liverpool City School of Art, where he acquired the nickname Josh, which comes from having his work compared to that of Sir Joshua Reynolds...
, British illustrator known for his Discworld covers - Kathy KirbyKathy KirbyKathy Kirby was an English singer who was reportedly the highest-paid female singer of her generation. She is best known for her cover version of Doris Day's "Secret Love" and for representing the United Kingdom in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, where she came in second place...
- Kier M. Kirby, singer of Deee-Lite
- Luke KirbyLuke KirbySaint Luke Kirby was an English Catholic priest and martyr from the North of England, executed during the reign of Elizabeth I....
Catholic Priest and martyr - Luke Kirby (actor)Luke Kirby (actor)-Early life:Luke was born in Hamilton, Ontario, to two American expatriates. His mother is from Brooklyn, New York, and his father grew up "along the eastern seaboard". His parents moved from New York City, New York, to Canada in 1974...
Canadian film actor - Michael Kirby (judge), Justice of the High Court of Australia
- Michael J. L. KirbyMichael J. L. KirbyMichael J. L. Kirby, OC is a Canadian politician. He sat in the Canadian Senate as a Liberal representing Nova Scotia. Currently, he is the Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada....
, former Canadian senator and current Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada - Peadar KirbyPeadar KirbyPeadar Kirby is an author and academic at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Limerick. Up to the academic year 2006/2007 he was a Senior Professor at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University. He specialises in issues concerning Latin America....
, Irish author and academic - Rene KirbyRene KirbyRene Kirby is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his performance in the Farrelly Brothers' film Shallow Hal...
- Rip KirbyRip KirbyRip Kirby was a popular comic strip featuring the adventures of the eponymous lead character, a private detective created by Alex Raymond in 1946...
, fictional character - Robert KirbyRobert KirbyRobert Kirby was a British born arranger of string sections for rock and folk music. He is best known for his work on the Nick Drake albums, Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter, but has also worked with Elton John, Ralph McTell, Strawbs, Paul Weller and Elvis Costello.-At Cambridge:Patrick...
- Robert Kirby (comics artist)Robert Kirby (comics artist)Robert Kirby is the creator of the syndicated comic Curbside.Curbside is the story of two young men, Drew, an aspiring writer, and Nathan, an aspiring musician, who meet and eventually form a tumultuous relationship...
- Robion KirbyRobion KirbyRobion Cromwell Kirby is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley who specializes in low-dimensional topology...
, American mathematician - Ryan KirbyRyan KirbyRyan Kirby is an English former professional football player.-Playing career:After playing youth football with Brimsdown Rovers and Arsenal, Kirby played professionally with Doncaster Rovers, Preston North End, Crewe Alexandra, Wigan Athletic, Northampton Town, Stevenage Borough, Aldershot Town...
, English soccer player - Steve Kirby (cricketer), English cricketer
- Steve T. KirbySteve T. KirbySteve T. Kirby was the thirty-fifth Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota. He is a member of local, state, and national boards of directors.-Biography:...
, Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota - Sylvia KirbySylvia KirbySylvia Jane Kirby is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. More commonly known by the singular name Sylvia, she enjoyed crossover music success with the song "Nobody" in 1982....
- Stuart KirbyStuart KirbyStuart Kirby is a race car driver. He has driven in ARCA, the Busch Series, and the NEXTEL Cup Series. A former apprentice funeral director for his family's funeral home, he drove the #51 Chevrolet owned by Competitive Edge Motorsports in 2005, but was released before the season could be concluded...
- William Kirby (entomologist) (1759–1850), English entomologist
- William Kirby (author)William Kirby (author)William Kirby, was a Canadian author, best known for his classic historical novel, The Golden Dog.-Life:...
, Canadian author of The Golden DogThe Golden DogThe Golden Dog was a novel by William Kirby that was written between April 1869 and 1872, with further revisions being up through 1876. After being rejected by several publishers, the work was finally arranged to be published in 1877 by Lovell, Adam, Wesson and Company...
, etc. - William Forsell KirbyWilliam Forsell KirbyWilliam Forsell Kirby was an English entomologist and folklorist.He was born in Leicester. He was the eldest son of Samuel Kirby, who was a banker. He was educated privately, and became interested in butterflies and moths at an early age. The family moved to Brighton, where he became acquainted...
(1834–1912), A later English entomologist - William F. KirbyWilliam F. KirbyWilliam Fosgate Kirby was a Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1916 to 1921....
(1867–1934), Senator from Arkansas - William C. KirbyWilliam C. KirbyWilliam C. Kirby is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard University, where is he concurrently the Director of Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and Chairman of the Harvard China Fund. He is the former Dean of the Harvard...
, Historian at Harvard University - Will Kirby, Big Brother contestant
- Zigmund Kirby