Remington
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People

  • Eliphalet Remington
    Eliphalet Remington
    Eliphalet Remington designed the Remington rifle.He was born in 1793 in the town of Suffield, Connecticut, to parents whose origins lay in Yorkshire, England...

     (1793–1861), American firearms designer
  • Philo Remington
    Philo Remington
    Philo Remington was the eldest son of Eliphalet Remington II, who was himself the only son of Eliphalet Remington, inventor of the Remington rifle....

     (1816–1889), American firearms and typewriter manufacturer, son of Eliphalet Remington
  • Frederic Remington
    Frederic Remington
    Frederic Sackrider Remington was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in depictions of the Old American West, specifically concentrating on the last quarter of the 19th century American West and images of cowboys, American Indians, and the U. S...

     (1861–1909), American painter and sculptor
  • William Remington (athlete)
    William Remington (athlete)
    William Procter Remington was an American track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France....

     (1879–1963), American athlete
  • Emory Remington
    Emory Remington
    Emory B. Remington was a trombonist and music teacher. His unique method made him one of the most well-known and influential trombone educators in history...

     (1891–1971), American trombonist
  • William Remington
    William Remington
    William Walter Remington was an economist employed in various federal government positions until his career was interrupted by accusations of espionage made by the Soviet spy and defector Elizabeth Bentley. He was convicted of perjury in connection with these charges in 1953, and murdered in...

     (1917–1954), American economist and McCarthy era "communist suspect"
  • Charles Lee Remington
    Charles Lee Remington
    Charles Lee Remington , an entomologist known for studies of butterflies and moths, was a Yale University professor, and is considered the father of modern lepidoptery. He established a Periodical Cicada preserve]] in Hamden, Connecticut...

     (1922–2007), American entomologist and lepidopterist
  • Barbara Remington
    Barbara Remington
    Barbara Remington is an American artist and illustrator. Born in Minnesota, she is probably best known for her cover-art for Ballantine Books' first paperback editions of J. R. R...

    , American artist and illustrator

In fiction

  • Constable Remington, fictional character from Sonic the Hedgehog comics
  • Remington Steele
    Remington Steele
    Remington Steele is an American television series, co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. The series blended the genres of romantic...

    , an American television show

Organizations

  • Remington Arms
    Remington Arms
    Remington Arms Company, Inc. was founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington in Ilion, New York, as E. Remington and Sons. It is the oldest company in the United States which still makes its original product, and is the oldest continuously operating manufacturer in North America. It is the only U.S....

    , American firearms manufacturer
  • Remington Rand
    Remington Rand
    Remington Rand was an early American business machines manufacturer, best known originally as a typewriter manufacturer and in a later incarnation as the manufacturer of the UNIVAC line of mainframe computers but with antecedents in Remington Arms in the early nineteenth century. For a time, the...

    , American computer manufacturer
  • Remington Products
    Remington Products
    Remington Products, commonly known as simply Remington, is a worldwide personal care corporation which manufactures razors , epilators, and haircare products for both men and women. It is a subsidiary of Spectrum Brands.-History:...

    , American manufacturer of shavers and haircare products
  • Remington College
    Remington College
    Remington College is an affiliated group of privately owned non-profit post-secondary educational institutions. Remington Colleges, Inc. operates 20 campuses in several US states. Some of the affiliated institutions have been in operation since the 1940s. It is a for-profit college...

    , American chain of private schools
  • Remington Records
    Remington Records
    Remington Records was a low budget record label. It existed from 1950 until 1957 and specialized in classical music. Unfortunately, the discs suffered from considerable surface noise.-History:...

    , American record label
  • E. Remington and Sons
    E. Remington and Sons
    E. Remington and Sons was a manufacturer of firearms and typewriters. Founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington in Ilion, New York, on March 1, 1873 it started manufacturing the first commercial typewriter.-Becoming "E. Remington & Sons":...

    , American manufacturer of firearms and typewriters 1816–1896
  • The Remingtons
    The Remingtons
    The Remingtons was an American country music group founded by Jimmy Griffin, Richard Mainegra, and Rick Yancey, all of whom played guitar and sang. All three members were previously members of soft rock groups: Griffin was previously a member of Bread, while Mainegra and Yancey had previously been...

    , American country music group
  • Remington & Co
    Remington & Co
    Remington & Co was a UK-based publishing company founded in the 19th century and characterised by a number of books published about life in Australia....

    , a British publisher

Locations

Remington may also refer to the following places in the United States:
  • Remington, Indiana
    Remington, Indiana
    Remington is a town in Carpenter Township, Jasper County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,185 at the 2010 census.-History:Remington was first laid out in 1860 by Jesse H. Fordice. It was originally called Carpenter Station, after Carpenter's Creek where a railroad station had been...

  • Remington, Ohio
    Remington, Ohio
    Remington is a small hamlet and a Census designated place in Hamilton County, Ohio. It is adjacent to Loveland, Indian Hill, and Camp Dennison and is considered part of the Greater Cincinnati area. It is included in the Indian Hill Exempted Village School District.-References:...

  • Remington, Virginia
    Remington, Virginia
    Remington is a small incorporated town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population was 624 at the 2000 census, and at the 2008 census, the population is 673. It is near the highways, U.S. Route 15, U.S. Route 17, U.S. Route 29, and Virginia State Route 28...

  • Remington, Wisconsin
    Remington, Wisconsin
    Remington is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 305 at the 2000 census. The uninicorporated community of Babcock is located in the town.-Geography:...

  • Remington, Baltimore
    Remington, Baltimore
    Remington is a neighborhood in northern Baltimore bordered to the north by Hampden, Wyman Park, and Johns Hopkins University and to the east by Charles Village. The southernmost boundary is North Avenue and the long southwestern boundary is formed by Falls Road in the I-83 corridor...

    , Maryland
  • Remington Ranch, Texas
    Remington Ranch, Texas
    Remington Ranch is a master planned community located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas. The development, with 2,100 single family houses, is located between Interstate 45 and the Hardy Toll Road...

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