Sands
Encyclopedia
Buildings
- Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, a newly-opened casino resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Sands HotelSands HotelThe Sands Hotel was a historic Las Vegas Strip hotel/casino that operated from December 15, 1952 to June 30, 1996. Designed by architect Wayne McAllister, the Sands was the seventh resort that opened on the Strip....
, a closed hotel/casino in Las Vegas, Nevada- Sands Atlantic CitySands Atlantic CityThe Sands Casino Hotel was a casino and hotel that operated from August 31, 1980 until November 11, 2006 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was formerly known as the Brighton Hotel & Casino. It consisted of a 21-story hotel tower with 532 rooms and a 5-story podium housing the casino and various...
, a closed hotel/casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Sands Atlantic City
- Las Vegas SandsLas Vegas SandsLas Vegas Sands Corp. is an integrated resort company based in Paradise, Nevada, USA.-History:Founded in 1988, the company was the owner and operator of the Sands Hotel, which was demolished in 1996 to make room for The Venetian, which opened in 1999....
, a casino development company - Sands MacauSands MacauSands Macao is a casino resort located in Macau Peninsula, Macau. It is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, and was designed by Steelman Partners, LLP...
, a casino in Macau - Sands Regency Casino Hotel, in Reno, Nevada
- Sands Expo and Convention Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Marina Bay Sands, in Singapore
People
- Benjamin F. SandsBenjamin F. SandsRear Admiral Benjamin F. Sands was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.-U.S. Navy career:...
(1811–1883), officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War - Billy SandsBilly SandsBilly Sands was an American character actor who appeared as a regular on The Phil Silvers Show as Pvt Dino Papparelli and was a regular on McHale's Navy as Tinker...
(1911-1984), American character actor - Bobby SandsBobby SandsRobert Gerard "Bobby" Sands was an Irish volunteer of the Provisional Irish Republican Army and member of the United Kingdom Parliament who died on hunger strike while imprisoned in HM Prison Maze....
(1954-1981), Irish republican who died in the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike - Bradley SandsBradley SandsBradley Sands is an American author and editor currently living in Portland, Oregon. He is involved in the Bizarro movement in underground literature with Steve Aylett, Chris Genoa, Carlton Mellick III and D. Harlan Wilson....
(born 1978), American author and editor - Charlie Sands (baseball)Charlie Sands (baseball)Charles Duane Sands is a retired American professional baseball player, a pinch hitter, designated hitter and catcher for the New York Yankees , Pittsburgh Pirates , California Angels and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball...
(born 1947), former Major League Baseball catcher/designated hitter - Charlie Sands (ice hockey) (1911-1953), NHL ice hockey right winger
- Charles SandsCharles Sands----Charles Edward Sands was an American golfer, tennis and real tennis player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics....
(1865–1945), American golfer and tennis player - Comfort SandsComfort SandsComfort Sands was an American merchant, banker and politician.-Life:Sands was a member of the New York Provincial Congress, the body which appointed him the first New York State Auditor-General in 1776. He resigned the office in 1782. In 1784, he became one of the first directors of the Bank of...
(1748-1834), NY politician - Dave SandsDave SandsDave Sands, born David Ritchie, was an Australian Aborigine boxer. He established himself as a leading contender for the World Middleweight Title, only to die prematurely in a motor vehicle accident at the age of 26....
(1926–1952), Australian Aborigine boxer - Diana SandsDiana SandsDiana Sands was an American dramatic actress, perhaps most famous for her portrayal of Beneatha Younger, the sister of Sidney Poitier's character in the original film version of Lorraine Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun...
(1934-1973), African-American dramatic actress - Diane SandsDiane SandsDiane Sands is an American politician from Montana. A Democrat, she serves in the Montana House of Representatives, representing the 95th house district, based in Missoula.-Biography:Born in St. Ignatius, Montana, Sands obtained a B.A...
(born 1947), American politician from Montana - Duncan SandysDuncan SandysEdwin Duncan Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys CH PC was a British politician and a minister in successive Conservative governments in the 1950s and 1960s...
(1908-1987), British politician whose name is pronounced "Sands" - Edward F. SandsEdward F. SandsEdward F. Sands, born Edward Fitzgerald Snyder, a.k.a. Edward Fitzwilliam Strathmore, a.k.a. Jazz, was a suspect in the murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor on February 1, 1922....
(1894-????), suspect in the murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor - Evie SandsEvie SandsEvie Sands is a Brooklyn-born singer, songwriter and guitarist, whose career began as a young teenager in the mid-1960s...
, American singer, songwriter and guitarist - James H. SandsJames H. SandsRear Admiral James Hoban Sands was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and eventually became Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.-Naval career:...
(1845–1911), officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War - Jodie SandsJodie SandsJodie Sands was an American popular singer, who hailed from Philadelphia.She had only one major hit, "With All My Heart," which reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1957...
, American popular singer - John SandsJohn SandsJohn Sands of Ormiston was a Scottish freelance journalist and artist who also had an interest in archaeology and folk customs, especially the way of life on Scottish islands...
(1826–1900), Scottish freelance journalist and artist - John Sands (footballer)John Sands (footballer)John Sands was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest before the advent of League football, and made one appearance for the England national team.-Career:...
(1859–1924), English footballer - Joshua Sands (politician) (1757–1835), member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
- Joshua R. SandsJoshua R. SandsJoshua Ratoon Sands was an officer in the United States Navy who rose to the rank of Rear Admiral. He served in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, and the Civil War.-Biography:...
(1795–1883), United States Navy officer - Julian SandsJulian SandsJulian M. Sands is an English actor, known for his roles in the Best Picture nominee The Killing Fields, the cult film Warlock, A Room with a View, Arachnophobia, Vatel, the television series 24 and as Jor-El in the television series Smallville.-Career:Sands began his film career appearing in...
(born 1958), British actor - Laura SandysLaura SandysLaura Jane Sandys is a British Conservative Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament for South Thanet since the general election on 6 May 2010.-Early life:...
, British politician whose name is pronounced "Sands" - Lynsay SandsLynsay SandsLynsay Sands is an award winning Canadian author of over 30 books. She is noted for the humor she injects into her stories. While she writes both historical and paranormal novels, she is best known for her Argeneau series about a modern family of vampires.- Biography :Sands grew up in Southern...
, award winning Canadian author of over 30 books - Percy SandsPercy SandsPercy Robert Sands was an English footballer, who spent seventeen years playing for Arsenal, making him one of the club's most enduring servants....
(1881–1965), English footballer - Peter Sands (banker)Peter Sands (banker)Peter Sands is a British banker. Since November 2006 he is chief executive officer of Standard Chartered plc.- Early Life :...
(born 1961), CEO of Standard Chartered Bank - Peter Sands (politician) (born 1924), former Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Philippe SandsPhilippe SandsPhilippe Sands, QC is a British lawyer at Matrix Chambers, and is Professor of International law at University College London. Sands is notable for writing a book, Lawless World, in which he accused US President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of conspiring to invade Iraq in violation...
(born 1960), British professor of international lawyer and author of Lawless World - Renee SandsRenee SandsRenee Ilene Sandstrom , an American singer and actress better known by her stage name, Renee Sands. She is best known for appearing as Renee on the 1980s children's television show Kids Incorporated.-Career:...
(born 1974), American singer and actress - Robert Sands (artist)Robert Sands (artist)Robert Sands is an accomplished designer, painter and director from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He studied painting and design at the Ivy School of Professional Art under Abe Weiner, Marie Kelly, Roy Hunter, and Everett Sturgeon....
(born 1943), American artist - Robert Sands (conductor)Robert Sands (conductor)Robert Sands was the first conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir after the building of the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to Sands taking over as conductor, the choir was led by Charles J...
(born 1828), conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Robert Charles SandsRobert Charles SandsRobert Charles Sands was an American writer and poet....
(1799–1832), American writer - Roland SandsRoland SandsRoland Sands is the 1998 AMA 250GP National Champion road racer, an award-winning designer for Performance Machine, and owner and founder of Roland Sands Design.- Background :...
(born 1974), American motorcycle racer - Sarah SandsSarah SandsSarah Sands is a British journalist and author.-Journalistic career:The sister of Kit Hesketh-Harvey of musical duo Kit and The Widow, Sands trained on The Sevenoaks Courier as a news reporter, before moving to the Evening Standard, initially as editor of the Londoner's Diary, before taking...
(born 1961), British journalist and author - Stafford SandsStafford SandsSir Stafford Lofthouse Sands was a former finance minister of the Bahamas. He helped create the Bahamas' tourism industry....
(1913–1972), finance minister of the Bahamas who helped create the Bahamas' tourism industry - Tara SandsTara SandsTara Sands is an American voice actor, television host and actress. Well known as the voice of Anna Kyoyama in Shaman King, Mokuba Kaiba in the English adaptation of the second series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, as well as Chase on Fighting Foodons and Filia Ul Copt in Slayers.Born in Hartford, Connecticut,...
, American voice actress - Terdell SandsTerdell SandsTerdell Sands is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
(born 1979), American football defensive tackle - Tom SandsTom SandsThomas R. "Tom" Sands is the Iowa State Representative from the 87th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003....
(born 1954), American politician from Iowa - Tommy SandsTommy SandsTommy Adrian Sands is an American pop music singer and actor.-Early life:Born into a musical family in Chicago, Illinois, Sands' father was a pianist and his mother a big-band singer. While still young, he moved with his family to Shreveport, Louisiana...
(born 1937), American pop music singer and actor
Characters
- Sheldon SandsSheldon SandsSheldon Jeffrey Sands is a fictional character from Robert Rodriguez's 2003 film Once Upon a Time in Mexico. He is portrayed by Johnny Depp. He is mainly the catalyst of the movie and the movie's anti-hero.-Personality:...
, a fictional character from the 2003 movie Once Upon a Time in Mexico, portrayed by Johnny Depp - Max SandsMax SandsMax Sands, played by Mike Arotsky, is a Biker inmate on the HBO drama Oz. A background member for the most part, he appears as one of the Bikers in Emerald City throughout his stay on the series...
, a racist biker in the HBO drama Oz
Other uses
- SANDS, acronym of Stillbirth and Neonatal Death SocietyStillbirth and Neonatal Death SocietyThe Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society is a national charity in the United Kingdom that provides support to bereaved parents and their families.It is based in Portland Place in London and is a registered charity.Its activities include:...
, a UK charity - Sands SchoolSands SchoolSands School is a democratic school in Ashburton, Devon in England- History :Sands School was started in 1987 by a group of students and teachers from the recently closed Dartington Hall School. Starting in the kitchen of a parent's house, the school quickly established its own philosophy, building...
an alternative, democratic school in the UK - Sands Township, MichiganSands Township, MichiganSands Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,127 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, USA - USS Sands (DD-243/APD-13)USS Sands (DD-243)The first USS Sands was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Benjamin F. Sands and his son, James H...
, destroyer in the U.S. Navy - USNS Sands (T-AGOR-6)USNS Sands (T-AGOR-6)USS Sands a Robert D. Conrad-class oceanographic research ship that served the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1973. During that period she provided valuable ocean-bottom information and underwater test data to the U.S. Navy and other U.S...
, an oceanographic research ship that served the U.S. Navy - David SandsDavid SandsDavid Sands is a convenience store chain located in Fife, Kinross and Perthshire, Scotland. Almost 200 years old, the family-owned enterprise had 26 outlets as of August, 2008...
, a convenience store chain, based in Fife and Perthshire, Scotland