List of people with surname Dick
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Dick is a surname of English and Scottish origin. Some notable individuals with the surname Dick include:
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- Adi DickAdi DickAdi Dick was born on 5 January 1978 in Wellington, New Zealand and is a singer/songwriter/producer who has been involved in many projects within the New Zealand music scene in the past 6 years....
(1978-) New Zealand singer, songwriter, and producer - Albert DickAlbert DickAlbert Blake Dick was a businessman who founded the A.B. Dick Company, a major American copier and office supply company of the 20th Century. He coined the word "mimeograph"....
(1856-1934), American businessman - Allan Dick (1915-1992), New Zealand politician
- Allan DickAllan Dick (field hockey)Allan Dick is a male field hockey goalkeeper from Scotland, who earned his first cap for the Men's National Team in 2003. He plays club hockey for Surbiton HC. His younger brother Stephen is also a member of the men’s national squad.-References:*...
(1983-) Scottish field hockey goalkeeper - Andrew Dick (footballer) (1986-), English-born Scottish footballer
- Andy DickAndy DickAndrew R. "Andy" Dick is an American comedian, actor, musician and television/film producer. His first regular television role was on the short-lived but highly influential Ben Stiller Show. In the mid-1990s, he had a long-running stint on NBC's NewsRadio...
(1965-), American comedian, actor, voice artist, musician and TV/film producer
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- Barry DickBarry DickBarry Dick is online sports editor and sports columnist for Australian newspaper The Courier-Mail. He has been a reporter for 37 years, and has been a sports reporter for the past 24 years. Until recently, Dick was the rugby league editor for The Courier-Mail, and wrote the For Argument's Sake...
, Australian sports columnist - Billy DickBilly DickWilliam John "Billy" Dick was an Australian rules footballer who played for and in the Victorian Football League ....
(1889-?), Australian rules footballer - Brad DickBrad DickBrad Dick is an Australian rules footballer for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.A small, speedy wingman from Western Australia, Dick was selected by the Magpies with the 44th choice in the 2006 AFL Draft...
(1988-), Australian rules footballer
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- Casey DickCasey DickCasey Dick is a former college football quarterback for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.- High school career :Dick played for Allen High School in Allen, Texas...
(1986-) American college footballer - Charles W. F. DickCharles W. F. DickCharles William Frederick Dick was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.-Biography:...
(1858–1945), American politician - Christian DickChristian DickChristian Dick was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Fornebo, which won the silver medal in the 7 metre class.-External links:*...
(1883–1955), Norwegian sailor - Cressida DickCressida DickAssistant Commissioner Cressida Dick, QPM is a senior officer in London's Metropolitan Police. Before 2005 she attracted little media attention, but became well-known as having been the officer in command of the operation which led to the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes...
(1960-), senior London police officer
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- Elisha C. DickElisha C. DickElisha Cullen Dick, M.D. was a mayor of Alexandria, Virginia, and attending physician at George Washington's death.- Family :...
, mayor of Alexandria, VirginiaAlexandria, VirginiaAlexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
, and attending physician at George Washington's death. - Evers Dick, Artist nickname DICX
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- Florian DickFlorian DickFlorian Dick is a German football defender currently playing for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.-External links:...
(1984-), German footballer - Franklin Archibald DickFranklin Archibald DickFranklin Archibald Dick was a St. Louis, Missouri attorney. He was assistant adjutant general to Nathaniel Lyon at Camp Jackson ; Missouri provost marshal general under Major General Samuel Curtis; law partner with Montgomery Blair at the Blair House in Washington D C after the Civil...
(1823–1885), American jurist
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- George DickGeorge Dick (Governor of Bombay)George Dick was the Governor of Bombay from 26 November 1792 to 9 November 1795.Dick became a writer for the East India Company in 1759. At the time of his death he "had never been out of Bombay, except for an occasional trip to Bancoot, for nearly sixty years." There is a tablet to his memory in...
(?-1818), governor of Bombay - George DickGeorge Dick (footballer)George White Dick was a Scottish Guardsman, B.A.O.R. cruiserweight boxing champion, and professional football player and manager....
(1921–1960), Scottish footballer
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- Harold G. DickHarold G. DickHarold Gustav "Hal" Dick was an American mechanical engineer employed by Goodyear, who flew on almost all of the Hindenburg flights. He was called to the UK for a meeting before the last flight of the Hindenburg and was not aboard during the disaster...
(1907–1997), American mechanical engineer - Harry DickHarry Dick (ice hockey)Harry Dick was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 12 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Port Colborne, Ontario, he played with the Chicago Black Hawks.- References :*...
(1920–2002), Canadian ice hockey player
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- James DickJames DickJames Dick was born in Forres, Morayshire to Alexander, a shoemaker and town councillor. Dick became a successful merchant in the West Indies and later in London. Following his death, he bequeathed £113,787 to encourage "learning and efficient teaching" among the parish schoolmasters of Elgin,...
(1743–1828), Scottish merchant - Jennifer K DickJennifer K DickJennifer K Dick, American poet, translator and educator/scholar born in Minnesota, raised in Iowa and currently living in Mulhouse, France. Jennifer K Dick has been classified as a post-L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E school poet with a strong background in lyric and narrative tradition.She has taught American...
(1970-), American poet, translator and educator - Johann DickJohann DickJohann Dick was a citizen of West Germany who was shot and killed on the Czechoslovakian border by soldiers from Czechoslovakian Border Guard ....
(1927–1986), citizen of West Germany who was shot dead on the Czechoslovakian border - Johann Friedrich Dick, German entrepreneur, founder of F. DickF. DickFriedr. DICK is a German cutlery manufacturer founded 1778 in Esslingen, Germany. Known by their logo name of F.Dick, the company has three lines of business. F. Dick specializes primarily in butcher's knives and tools, where it is regarded as a market leader in both Europe and North America. F...
- John DickJohn Dick (US Congressman)John Dick .He had a varied career before entering Congress, rising to Brigadier General of the Pennsylvania Militia, establishing the J&JR Dick Banking House, and serving as Pennsylvania State Court Judge. Elected to represent two different Pennsylvania Districts in the United States House of...
(1794-1872), American politician - John Dick (1876-?), Scottish footballer
- John DickJohn Dick (basketball)John H. Dick was an American former basketball player and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.-College basketball career:...
(1919-), American basketball player - John Dick (1930-2000), Scottish footballer
- John DickJohn Dick (scientist)Dr. John E. Dick PhD FRSC is an award-winning Canadian scientist, credited with first identifying cancer stem cells in certain types of human leukemia...
(1957-), Canadian scientist - Sir John Dick-LauderSir John Dick-Lauder, 11th BaronetSir John North Dalrymple Dick-Lauder of Fountainhall, 11th Baronet, born 22 July 1883 at Sultanpur Lodhi, and baptised at Christ Church, Mussoorie, India...
(1883-1958), British soldier - John Henry Dick (1919-1995), American bird painter
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- Michael James DickMichael Clarke (musician)Michael Clarke , was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the 1960s rock group The Byrds from 1964 to 1967. He died in 1993, at age 47, from liver failure, a direct result of more than three decades of heavy alcohol consumption.-Biography:Clarke was born Michael James Dick in...
, birth name of American drummer Michael Clarke - Malcolm DickMalcolm DickMalcolm Dick, a.k.a Squire Malcolm of Lumley, is an English rock drummer and classical percussionist. Dick is from County Durham, England. Currently resides in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear....
, English rock drummer - Moby Dick, famous whale
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- Paul DickPaul DickPaul Wyatt Dick, PC is a lawyer and former Canadian politician.He was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, the son of Wyatt Dick and Constance Grace Harrison, and educated in Arnprior, Port Hope, at the University of Western Ontario and the University of New Brunswick. Dick was called to the Ontario bar...
(1940-), Canadian lawyer and politician - Philip K. DickPhilip K. DickPhilip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist whose published work is almost entirely in the science fiction genre. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments and altered...
(1928–1982), American author whose published work was almost entirely in the science fiction genre
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- Robert DickRobert Dick (cricketer)Robert Douglas Dick was an English first-class cricketer, who played one game for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1911....
(1889-1983), English cricketer - Robert DickRobert DickRobert Dick , Scottish geologist and botanist was born at Tullibody, in Clackmannanshire.His father was an officer of excise. At the age of thirteen, after receiving a good elementary education at the parish school, Dick was apprenticed to a baker, and served for three years...
(1811-1866), Scottish geologist and botanist - Robert Dick (1950-), American flutist and composer
- Sir Robert Henry DickRobert Henry DickSir Robert Henry Dick KCB KCH, KOV was a Scottish soldier, son of a doctor in the East India Company's service.- Military Career :He entered the British Army in 1800.He was lieutenant in the 42nd Regiment of Foot in 1804....
(c. 1785–1846), Scottish soldier - Robert Dick WilsonRobert Dick WilsonRobert Dick Wilson was an American linguist and Presbyterian scholar who devoted his life to prove the reliability of the Hebrew Bible...
(1856–1930), American linguist and Presbyterian scholar - Robert P. DickRobert P. DickRobert Paine Dick was an attorney, North Carolina Supreme Court justice , and United States District Court judge . Originally a Democrat, Dick served as United States attorney for the District of North Carolina from 1853 to 1861...
(1823–1898) American jurist
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- Samuel DickSamuel DickSamuel Dick was an American physician who was a delegate for New Jersey to the Confederation Congress in 1784 and 1785....
, (1740–1812), American physician and politician - Samuel Bernard DickSamuel Bernard DickSamuel Bernard Dick was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(1836–1907), American politician - Sheldon DickSheldon DickSheldon Dick was an American publisher, literary agent, photographer, and filmmaker. He was a member of a wealthy and well-connected industrialist family, and was able to support himself while funding a series of literary and artistic endeavors. He published a book by poet Edgar Lee Masters,...
(1906–1950), American publisher, literary agent, photographer and filmmaker - Stephen DickStephen DickStephen Dick is a Scottish field hockey player who plays as a forward.Competing for Scotland and Great Britain at numerous tournaments, he is representing Great Britain in Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He has 68 caps representing Scotland and 24 caps representing Great Britain as of 11...
(1985- ), Scottish field hockey player
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- Thomas DickThomas DickReverend Thomas Dick , was a Scottish church minister, science teacher and writer, known for his works on astronomy and practical philosophy, combining science and Christianity, and defusing the tension between the two.-Early life:Thomas was brought up in the strict tenets of the presbyterian...
(1774-1857), Scottish church minister, science teacher and writer - Thomas DickThomas Dick (New Zealand)Thomas Dick was a 19th century New Zealand politician. He was Superintendent of Otago Province in 1865, then Minister of Justice from 1881 to 1882, and Minister of Education from 1881 to 1884.-Early life:...
(1823-1900), New Zealand politician
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- Walter DickWalter DickWalter Dick was a U.S. soccer forward who was a member of the U.S. national team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame....
(1905-1989), Scottish-American footballer - Willen DickWillen DickWillen Dick was a Czechoslovakian ski jumper who competed in the 1920's. He won two ski jumping medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 1925 and a silver in 1927....
(?-1947), Czechoslovakian ski jumper - William Thomas Dick (1865–1932), Australian politician
- William Reid DickWilliam Reid DickSir William Reid, Dick was a Scottish sculptor known for his innovative stylization of form in his monument sculptures and simplicity in his portraits. He became an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1921, and a Royal Academician in 1928. Dick served as president of the Royal Society of British...
(1879-1961), Scottish sculptor