Skinner
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A skinner
is a person who makes a living by working with animal skins or driving mules, similar to a muleteer.
A common surname
for numerous notable individuals:
Skinner (profession)
A Skinner is a person who skins animals such as cattle, sheep, and pigs, part or whole. Historically, skinners engaged in the hide and fur trades.A "mule skinner", slang for muleteer, is a driver of mules....
is a person who makes a living by working with animal skins or driving mules, similar to a muleteer.
A common surname
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"...
for numerous notable individuals:
Historical
- Charles Montgomery SkinnerCharles Montgomery Skinner- Newspaper career :Skinner was born in Victor, New York. His career in literature and journalism included editorship of the Brooklyn Eagle. His study of the paper’s famed Walt Whitman appeared in the Atlantic Monthly in 1903.- Writings :...
(1852–1907), American writer - Clarence Skinner (minister)Clarence Skinner (minister)Clarence Russell Skinner was a Universalist Minister, Teacher, and Dean of the Crane School of Theology at Tufts University. Born in Lexington, Massachusetts. He wrote several books that had a substantial influence on Universalism in America in the twentieth century: The Social Implication of...
(1881–1949), Universalist minister - Constance Lindsay SkinnerConstance Lindsay SkinnerConstance Lindsay Skinner was a Canadian writer, critic, historian and editor best known for having conceived the Rivers of America Series for the publisher Farrar & Rinehart.-Early life and career:...
(1877–1939), Canadian writer, historian - Ernest M. SkinnerErnest M. SkinnerErnest M. Skinner was one of the most successful American organ builders of the early 20th century.-Early years:...
(1866–1960), pipe organ craftsman - Eugene SkinnerEugene SkinnerEugene Franklin Skinner was an early American settler in Oregon and founder of the city of Eugene, Oregon, which is named for him....
(1809–1864), founder of the town of Eugene, Oregon - Francis SkinnerFrancis SkinnerFrancis Skinner was a friend, collaborator, and alleged lover of the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. He was born in 1912 in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England. While studying mathematics at Cambridge in 1930, Skinner fell under Wittgenstein's influence and "became utterly, uncritically,...
(1912–1941), friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein - Harrie Skinner (1854–1936), founder of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia (RACA)
- George Herbert SkinnerGeorge Herbert SkinnerGeorge Herbert Skinner was a British shoe and carburettor manufacturer. He was born in April 1872 in the London Borough of Ealing as the son of the shoemaker William Banks Skinner, owner of the company Lilley & Skinner. Herbert Skinner entered the management of Lilley & Skinner and in 1903 he...
(1872–1931), British carburetter manufacturer - John Kendrick SkinnerJohn Kendrick SkinnerJohn Kendrick Skinner VC, DCM was a Scottish 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....
(1883–1918), a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross - John SkinnerJohn SkinnerJohn Skinner was a Scottish historian and song-writer.Born in Balfour, Aberdeenshire, he was a son of a schoolmaster at Birse, and was educated at Marischal College....
(1721–1807), Scottish historian and song-writer - Mark T Skinner Chicago judge, school named after him.
- Mitchell Skinner Drummer for Stock Exchange and Single Ookami
- Richard SkinnerRichard SkinnerRichard Skinner was an American politician, attorney, and jurist from the US state of Vermont.Skinner was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. He completed preparatory studies and graduated from Litchfield Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1800, beginning a practice in Manchester, Vermont...
(1778–1833), American politician, attorney, and jurist from Vermont - Quentin SkinnerQuentin SkinnerQuentin Robert Duthie Skinner is the Barber Beaumont Professor of the Humanities at Queen Mary, University of London.-Biography:...
(born 1940), Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University - Thomas SkinnerThomas SkinnerLieutenant-Colonel Thomas Skinner was a British military engineer born in England at Berwick-upon-Tweed. He died at Le Havre, France....
(1759–1818), British military engineer - Thomas Skinner (Ceylon)Thomas Skinner (Ceylon)Major Thomas Skinner, CMB was a prominent road builder in British Ceylon .-Biography:...
(1804–1877), Ceylon civil servant
Politics
- Alonzo A. SkinnerAlonzo A. SkinnerAlonzo A. Skinner was an American judge and Whig party politician in Oregon. He was the 16th Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court and unsuccessful candidate for the office of governor...
(1814–1877), United States judge - Carlton SkinnerCarlton SkinnerCarlton S. Skinner was the first civilian governor of Guam and a prominent advocate for the integration of the United States Armed Forces...
(1913 – June 22, 2004), Governor of Guam - Clarence Skinner (politician)Clarence Skinner (politician)Clarence Farrington Skinner, MC, was a Labour politician from New Zealand, former Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and a Minister 1943 – 1949 and 1957 – 1960 in the First and Second Labour governments.-Personal information:Skinner was in the New Zealand Army in the Middle East in World War...
, New Zealand MP - Dennis SkinnerDennis SkinnerDennis Edward Skinner is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Bolsover since 1970, the Chairman of the Labour Party from 1988 to 1989, and has sat on the National Executive Committee numerous times since 1978.Born in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, Skinner is the...
(born 1932), British MP for Bolsover - Harry SkinnerHarry SkinnerHarry Skinner was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, and the brother of Thomas Gregory Skinner.Born near Hertford, North Carolina, Skinner attended Hertford Academy and was graduated from the law department of the University of Kentucky at Lexington.He was admitted to the bar in 1876 and...
(1855–1929), US Representative from North Carolina - Peter SkinnerPeter SkinnerPeter Skinner is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for South East England. Educated at St. Josephs R.C. Secondary Modern School in Orpington, Kent, he attended Bradford University between 1979 and 1982 where he attained a BSc in Economics and Politics...
(born 1959), MEP for South East England - Roger SkinnerRoger SkinnerRoger Skinner was a lawyer, statesman and United States federal judge from New York.Born in Litchfield, Connecticut, he was an attorney in private practice both in Connecticut and New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1808 to 1810...
(1773–1825), New York judge - Samuel K. Skinner (born 1938), White House Chief of Staff during the presidency of George H. W. Bush.
- Thomas Gregory SkinnerThomas Gregory SkinnerThomas Gregory Skinner was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, brother of Harry Skinner.-Life and career:Born near Hertford, North Carolina, Skinner attended private schools, Friends Academy, Belvidere, North Carolina, Horners Military School, Oxford, North Carolina, and the University of...
(1842–1907), US Representative from North Carolina - Thomson J. SkinnerThomson J. SkinnerThomson Joseph Skinner was an American politician in Massachusetts. He served in both the State's House and Senate, and represented Massachusetts's 12th congressional district in the U.S...
, US Representative from Massachusetts - Tom SkinnerTom SkinnerThomas Edward Skinner, KBE, , was a New Zealand politician and trade union leader. He was president of the Auckland Trades Council from 1954 to 1976, and president of the New Zealand Federation of Labour from 1959 until 1979. Skinner was known as a conciliatory and accommodating leader, and in the...
, New Zealand trade unionist - William I. SkinnerWilliam I. SkinnerWilliam I. Skinner was an American politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of Josiah Skinner. He lived at Little Falls...
(1812–1891), New York politician
Media
- Steve KeirnSteve KeirnStephen "Steve" Paul Keirn is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for being part of the tag team The Fabulous Ones, with Stan Lane, and later for a run in the World Wrestling Federation as Skinner, a gimmick that portrayed him as a tobacco spitting alligator hunter from...
(born 1951), professional wrestler who performed under the name "Skinner" - Claire SkinnerClaire SkinnerClaire L. Skinner is an English actress, who is well known in the United Kingdom for her television career.-Biography:Born and brought up in Hemel Hempstead, Skinner, the youngest daughter of a shopkeeper and an Irish-born secretary, was immensely shy as a child...
(born 1965), English actress - Cornelia Otis SkinnerCornelia Otis SkinnerCornelia Otis Skinner was an American author and actress.-Biography:Skinner was the daughter of the actor Otis Skinner and his wife Maud Skinner. After attending the all-girls' Baldwin School and Bryn Mawr College and studying theatre at the Sorbonne in Paris, she began her career on the stage...
(1899–1979), American author and actress - Frank SkinnerFrank SkinnerFrank Skinner is a British writer, comedian and actor. He is best known for his television presenting, often alongside David Baddiel, with whom he also collaborated for the football song "Three Lions."He is a radio presenter on the Saturday morning slot on Absolute Radio.-Youth and early career...
(born 1957), English comedian - Frank Skinner (composer)Frank Skinner (composer)Frank Skinner was an American composer and arranger.Skinner was born in Meredosia, Illinois. A graduate of the Chicago Musical College , 16-year-old Frank found employment in vaudeville and began playing in local areas with his brother Carl on drums...
(1897–1968) - an American composer - Grahame SkinnerGrahame skinnerGrahame Skinner is a Scottish musician who currently fronts the band Skinner. He has been the lead singer for a number of bands.He has been a member of:* The Jazzateers * The White Savages / Kites * Hipsway...
- Scottish musician vocalist with band "Skinner" and ex-HipswayHipswayHipsway were a Scottish pop/rock band.The band was formed in Glasgow in 1984 by ex-Altered Images guitarist Johnny McElhone on bass, and featuring Grahame Skinner , and Harry Travers . Skinner and Travers had been members of the band Kites with Paul McGrath and Ian McGreevy before Hipsway formed... - James Scott SkinnerJames Scott SkinnerJames Scott Skinner was a Scottish dancing master, violinist, fiddler, and composer.Skinner was born in Banchory, near Aberdeen. His father was a dancing master on Deeside. James was only eighteen months old when his father died. When James was seven, his elder brother, Sandy, gave him lessons in...
(1843–1947), Scottish fiddler - Jane SkinnerJane SkinnerJane Skinner is a former daytime news anchor who worked for Fox News Channel, co-hosting Happening Now with Jon Scott from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET...
, Fox News daytime news anchor - Leonard SkinnerLeonard SkinnerForby Leonard Skinner was an American high school gym teacher, basketball coach, realtor and bar owner from Jacksonville, Florida. He gained fame in the 1970s as the namesake of the influential Southern rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd...
(1933–2010), American schoolteacher most famous as the namesake of the band Lynyrd SkynyrdLynyrd SkynyrdLynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band prominent in spreading Southern Rock during the 1970s.Originally formed as the "Noble Five" in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964, the band rose to worldwide recognition on the basis of its driving live performances and signature tune, Freebird... - Mike Skinner (born 1978), British rapper who performs under the alias of The StreetsThe StreetsThe Streets were a British rap/garage project from Birmingham, United Kingdom, led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner and has included a myriad of other contributors most notably drummer Johnny Drum Machine, vocalist Kevin Mark Trail and the Italian-American beatmaker Leroy.The...
- Richard Skinner (broadcaster)Richard Skinner (broadcaster)Richard Skinner is a British radio and television broadcaster.He is the only presenter to have fronted the three BBC 'flagship' pop music programmes Whistle Test, Top of the Pops and Top 40 show. -Early career:...
(born 1951), British radio broadcaster
Sports
- Steve KeirnSteve KeirnStephen "Steve" Paul Keirn is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for being part of the tag team The Fabulous Ones, with Stan Lane, and later for a run in the World Wrestling Federation as Skinner, a gimmick that portrayed him as a tobacco spitting alligator hunter from...
(born 1951), a retired professional wrestler best known as "Skinner" - Bob SkinnerBob SkinnerRobert Ralph Skinner is a scout for the Houston Astros and a former outfielder-first baseman, manager and coach in American Major League Baseball...
(born 1931 ), retired American professional baseball player - Brian SkinnerBrian SkinnerBrian Skinner is an American professional basketball player. A 6'9", 265 lb forward-center from Baylor University, Skinner was selected by the Clippers in the first round of the 1998 NBA Draft...
(born 1976 ), American professional basketball player - Jeff SkinnerJeff SkinnerJeffrey Skinner is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League . Selected seventh overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Skinner was the youngest player in the NHL during the season.-Early life:Skinner was born to lawyers Andrew...
(born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player - Jimmy SkinnerJimmy SkinnerJames Donald "Jimmy" Skinner was the Head Coach, Chief Scout and Farm Director, Director of Player Personnel, Director of Hockey Operations, Assistant General Manager, and General Manager for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.He is credited with starting the tradition of kissing...
(1917–2007), former head coach of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings - Joel SkinnerJoel SkinnerJoel Patrick Skinner is a former Major League Baseball catcher and former third base coach of the Cleveland Indians. Skinner was dismissed effective with the end of the 2009 season on September 30, 2009. He is the son of Bob Skinner, a National League outfielder in the 1950s and '60s...
(born 1961), former baseball player - Jonty SkinnerJonty SkinnerJohn Alexander Skinner and matriculated from Selborne College in East London, is a former South African swimmer turned national American swim coach.- Swimming career :...
, South African Olympian and American swimming coach - Mike Skinner (NASCAR)Mike Skinner (NASCAR)Mike Skinner is an American driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He is the primary driver of the #60 Big Red Soda Toyota Camry for Germain Racing. He is the father of former NASCAR drivers Jamie and Dustin Skinner...
(born 1957), NASCAR driver - Roy SkinnerRoy SkinnerRoy Gene Skinner was an American basketball coach who was best known for his time as head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball where he holds the record for most wins as coach and helped break the racial barrier by recruiting the first African American athlete to play varsity ball...
(1930–2010), American basketball coach who helped integrate the NCAA's Southeastern Conference - Sonny SkinnerSonny SkinnerSonny Skinner is an American professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour.Skinner was born in Portsmouth, Virginia. He turned professional in 1982....
(born 1960), American professional golfer - Todd SkinnerTodd SkinnerTodd Richard Skinner was an American free climber. His climbing achievements included the first free ascents of many routes around the world and the world's first free ascent of a grade 7 climb....
(1958–2006), rock climber
Fictional
- Rodney Skinner, the Invisible Man in the film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- Seymour SkinnerSeymour SkinnerPrincipal W. Seymour Skinner is a fictional character in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. He is voiced by Harry Shearer. Born in Capitol City, he is the principal of Springfield Elementary School...
(Principal Skinner), Springfield elementary school principal in The Simpsons - Walter SkinnerWalter SkinnerFBI Assistant Director Walter Sergei Skinner is a fictional character in the American FOX television shows The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen, two science fiction shows about a government conspiracy to hide or deny the truth of Alien existence...
, character from the The X-Files - Skinner the main antagonist and villain of the 2007 film RatatouilleRatatouilleRatatouille is a traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish, originating in Nice. The full name of the dish is ratatouille niçoise.- Origin :...
- Skinner (comics)Skinner (comics)Skinner is a fictional villain in the Marvel Comics Universe, created by Howard Mackie and Adam Kubert.-Publication history:Skinner first appeared in Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance issue three, in 1992 and in other series such as Nightstalker and Morbius, the Living Vampire, as part of the...
, a fictional demon from Marvel Comics.
Books
- The SkinnerThe SkinnerThe Skinner is a 2002 science fiction novel by Neal Asher. It is the first novel in the Spatterjay sequence.-Plot:The Skinner tells the story of three individuals who have journeyed to the 'line-world' of Spatterjay, a hostile mostly aquatic world with ferocious native lifeforms.The planet...
, a 2002 science fiction novel by Neal Asher - The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British IslesThe Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British IslesThe Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles by Bernard Skinner is a single volume identification guide to the macro-moths of Britain and Ireland published by Viking Books, often referred by moth recorders simply as "Skinner". The first edition was published in 1984, and a...
, by Bernard Skinner, is referred to as 'Skinner'
Film
- Skinner (film)Skinner (film)Skinner is a 1993 Independent Film/Splatter/Slasher motion picture starring Ted Raimi, Traci Lords, Ricki Lake and Richard Schiff.-Synopsis:...
, a 1993 horror film starring Ted Raimi and directed by Ivan Nagy
Disambiguation pages
- Charles Skinner
- Clarence Skinner
- David Skinner
- Frank Skinner (disambiguation)Frank Skinner (disambiguation)Frank Skinner is the name of:*Frank Skinner , American composer for motion pictures*Frank Skinner , British comedian*Frank J. Skinner , former National Football League player...
- James Skinner
- Michael Skinner
- Thomas Skinner (disambiguation)Thomas Skinner (disambiguation)Thomas Skinner or Tom Skinner may refer to:*Thomas Skinner , clothworker, Alderman, and Lord Mayor of London...
- Will Skinner
- Skinners