Pickard
Encyclopedia
Pickard is a surname
, an Anglicised
version of Picard
, originally meaning a person from Picardy
, a historical region and cultural area of France.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, an Anglicised
Anglicisation
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version of Picard
Picard (name)
Picard is a surname meaning a person from Picardy, a historical region and cultural area of France.-People with the surname Picard:* Alexandre R...
, originally meaning a person from Picardy
Picardy
This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France...
, a historical region and cultural area of France.
People with the surname Pickard
- Allan PickardAllan PickardAllan W. Pickard was an influential organizer and administrator of amateur ice hockey in Canada, and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.-Biography:...
(1895-1975), former president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association - Charles Pickard (1915 - 1944), Royal Air Force
- Chet PickardChet PickardChet Pickard is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League .-Playing career:...
, hockey prospect for Nashville Predators - Cyril Stanley PickardCyril Stanley PickardCyril Stanley Pickard was a British diplomat. He joined the Home Office in 1939, but served in the Royal Artillery in 1940 to 1941 before his appointment to posts in the Office of the Secretary of State in Cairo, and with UNRRA....
KCMG (1917-1992), diplomat - Greenleaf Whittier PickardGreenleaf Whittier PickardGreenleaf Whittier Pickard was a United States radio pioneer. Pickard was a researcher in the early days of wireless. He experimented with crystal detectors, antennas, wave propagation, and noise suppression...
(1877-1956), radio pioneer - James PickardJames PickardJames Pickard was an English inventor. He modified the Newcomen engine in a manner that it could deliver a rotary motion. His solution, which he patented in 1780, involved the combined use of a crank and a flywheel....
, an English inventor - Jan PickardJan PickardJan Albertus Jacobus Pickard was a South African rugby union international who played as a lock. Born in Paarl and a product of Stellenbosch University, Pickard made his provincial debut for Western Province in 1951. He is the grandfather of Francois Louw, who also played for Western Province and...
, (1927–1998), South African rugby union player - Jerry PickardJerry PickardJerry Pickard, PC, MP is a former Canadian politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 until his retirement in 2005 representing the riding of Chatham-Kent—Essex for the Liberal Party in his later terms in office.Pickard has Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education...
, former representative in the Canadian House of Commons - John M. PickardJohn Pickard (American actor)John M. Pickard was an American actor who appeared primarily in television Westerns.-Early life and career:...
(1913-1993), American actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, who performed mostly in westernsWestern (genre)The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of... - John Pickard (composer)John Pickard (composer)John Pickard , is a British classical composer.Pickard was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England. He studied music and composition at the University of Wales, under Welsh composer William Mathias, and later in The Netherlands under Louis Andriessen and in 1989 was awarded a PhD in composition...
(born 1963), British composer of classical music - John Pickard (British actor)John Pickard (British actor)John Pickard is a British actor who is currently best known for appearing in Channel 4's Hollyoaks playing Dominic Reilly from 2005-2010. He is the brother of fellow Hollyoaks star Nick Pickard, who plays Tony Hutchinson, Dom's half-brother, in the soap...
(born 1977), British actor - John Pickard (politician)John Pickard (politician)John Pickard was a New Brunswick businessman and political figure. He represented York in the Canadian House of Commons as an Independent Liberal from 1868 to 1883....
, former representative in the Canadian House of Commons - Group Captain Percy Charles PickardPercy Charles PickardGroup Captain Percy Charles "Pick" Pickard DSO & Two Bars, DFC, was a British bomber pilot and commander during World War II. He is best remembered by the public for his role in the 1941 wartime propaganda film Target for Tonight in which he featured as the pilot of 'F for Freddie' – a Wellington...
(1915-1944), Royal Air Force officer - Thomas J. PickardThomas J. PickardThomas J. Pickard was an acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 71 days in the summer of 2001 following the tenure of Director Louis Freeh. He was replaced just one week before the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers and The Pentagon. Born in Woodside, Queens,...
, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Tom PickardTom PickardTom Pickard is a poet, radio and film maker who was an important initiator of the movement known as the British Poetry Revival....
, British poet - Tony PickardTony PickardTony Pickard is a former tennis player turned coach. He is best known as the long time coach of former world no. 1 Stefan Edberg....
, English tennis coach - William Leonard PickardWilliam Leonard PickardWilliam Leonard Pickard is one of two people convicted in the largest lysergic acid diethylamide manufacturing case in history. In 2000, while moving the LSD laboratory, Pickard and Clyde Apperson were pulled over while driving a Ryder rental truck and a follow car...
(b.1945), an American man convicted on charges relating to the manufacturing of LSD
See also
- PicardPicardPicard may refer to:* a native of, or anything originating in, Picardy* the Picard language, a Langue d'oïl and one of the languages of France* A member of the Picards, a religious sect in the fifteenth century...
- PiccardPiccard-Notable people with this name:Members of the Swiss-American Piccard family:* Auguste Piccard , physicist, balloonist, hydronaut* Bertrand Piccard , psychiatrist, balloonist* Jacques Piccard , hydronaut...
- PiccardoPiccardoPiccardo is an Italian surname, a version of Picard, meaning a person from Picardy, a historical region and cultural area of France. It is found primarily in Liguria, in Tuscany and Campania .- Piccardo family :...
- Pickard, IndianaPickard, IndianaPickard is an unincorporated town in Sugar Creek Township, Clinton County, Indiana. The town is named for Jacob Pickard who operated a sawmill at the site.-History:...
, a small town in the United States - Pickard-Cambridge
- Thornton-PickardThornton-PickardThornton-Pickard was a famous British camera manufacturer established in 1888. The company was based in Altrincham, near Manchester and was an early pioneer in the development of the camera industry.-Brief history of the company:...
, a former British manufacturer of photographic cameras - Pickard ChinaPickard ChinaPickard China is a porcelain decorating and manufacturing company in Antioch, Illinois, United States, founded in 1893, and continues to produce ceramic tableware and art ware today.-History:Pickard China was incorporated in Edgerton, Wisconsin, in 1893...
, a china company