Templeton
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People
- Alan TempletonAlan TempletonAlan R. Templeton is an American geneticist and statistician from Washington University in St. Louis, where he holds the Charles Rebstock professorship in biology. He is known for his work demonstrating the lack of genetic differences between humans of different races...
, American geneticist and statistician - Alec TempletonAlec TempletonAlec Templeton was a Welsh composer, pianist and satirist.Templeton was born in Cardiff, Wales. Blind from birth, he studied at London's Royal Academy.-Radio:...
, Welsh-American musician - Bert TempletonBert TempletonBert Templeton was a junior ice hockey coach. He worked primarily in the Ontario Hockey League from 1974 to 2003....
, Canadian junior ice hockey coach - Brad TempletonBrad TempletonBrad Templeton is a software architect, civil rights advocate and entrepreneur. He graduated from the University of Waterloo....
, Canadian software engineer and entrepreneur - Charles TempletonCharles TempletonCharles Bradley Templeton was a Canadian cartoonist, evangelist, agnostic, politician, newspaper editor, inventor, broadcaster and author. He was born and died in the same city, Toronto, Canada...
, Canadian personality - David TempletonDavid TempletonDavid Cooper Templeton is a Scottish professional association footballer. A tricky and skilful attacking player, he currently plays for Hearts in the Scottish Premier League.-Stenhousemuir:...
, Scottish footballer - David J. TempletonDavid J. TempletonDavid J. Templeton was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland who was murdered in 1997 after he was 'outed' as a gay man by the Sunday Life newspaper.- Life :...
, Irish Presbyterian minister, murder victim - Ed TempletonEd TempletonEdward "Ed" Templeton is a professional skateboarder and a contemporary artist who resides in Huntington Beach, California. -Biography:...
, professional skateboarder - Edith TempletonEdith TempletonEdith Templeton was a novelist, who also wrote under the pseudonym Louise Walbrook.Edith Templeton was born in Prague in 1916. She was educated at the French lycée in Prague and left the city in 1938 to marry an Englishman. Her short stories began to appear in The New Yorker in the 1950s...
(1916–2006), novelist - Fay TempletonFay TempletonFay Templeton was an American stage actress.Her parents were actors/vaudevillians and she followed in their footsteps, making her Broadway debut in 1900. She continued to appear there until 1934...
, American stage actress - Garry TempletonGarry TempletonGarry Lewis Templeton, nicknamed "Jumpsteady", is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, and New York Mets from 1976 to 1991...
, Major League Baseball player - Henry TempletonHenry TempletonHenry Templeton is a Scottish ex professional association footballer. Small, tricky and skilful, Templeton played as a forward for Airdrieonians, Ayr United, Clydebank F.C., Queen of the South and Frickley Athletic...
, Scottish footballer - Herminie Templeton KavanaghHerminie Templeton KavanaghHerminie Templeton Kavanagh was a British writer, most known for her short stories.She was born Herminie McGibney, the daughter of Major George McGibney of Longford, Ireland...
, Irish-American writer - Hugh TempletonHugh TempletonHugh Campbell Templeton QSO AO is a former New Zealand diplomat, politician and member of parliament for the National Party.-Early life and family:Templeton was born in Southland...
, New Zealand politician - Ian TempletonIan TempletonIan Campbell Templeton, CNZM, OBE is a veteran New Zealand political reporter who celebrated fifty years of reporting the New Zealand Parliament from the press gallery in 2007. He has written several books on politics...
, New Zealand journalist - John TempletonJohn TempletonSir John Marks Templeton was an American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist.-Biography:...
(1912–2008), British businessman and philanthropist - John Templeton (botanist)John Templeton (botanist)John Templeton was an early Irish naturalist and botanist. He is often referred to as the "Father of Irish Botany". He was the father of naturalist, artist and entomologist Robert Templeton.-Biography:...
(1766–1825) - John Montgomery TempletonJohn Montgomery TempletonJohn Montgomery Templeton was a Scottish Australian businessman and the author of non-forfeiture clause in life assurance policies...
, Scottish-Australian businessman - Kelvin TempletonKelvin TempletonKelvin Templeton is a former Australian rules footballer. At sixteen years of age Templeton kicked 100 goals for Traralgon in the 1973 Latrobe Valley FL season...
, Australian rules footballer - Malcolm TempletonMalcolm TempletonMalcolm Templeton is a former New Zealand Foreign Service officer, who held a number of senior positions, including that of permanent representative to the United Nations, and Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs under Secretary Merwyn Norrish....
, New Zealand Foreign Service officer - Mark TempletonMark TempletonMark Templeton is Principal Trombone of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.Mark studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1994-1998 with Eric Crees, Simon Wills and Peter Gane. During this time he became principal of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra...
, trombonist - Mark Templeton (electronic artist)Mark Templeton (electronic artist)Mark Templeton is a Canadian experimental electronic artist. Templeton's works are released by New York City record label Anticipate Recordings.-Background:...
- Mark B. TempletonMark B. TempletonMark B. Templeton is the CEO of Citrix Systems, Inc. He attended North Carolina State University, where he joined Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. He has an MBA from Darden Graduate School of Business Administration.-External links:*...
, CEO of Citrix Systems - Nathan Templeton, fictional character
- Rini TempletonRini TempletonLucille Corinne Templeton , better known as "Rini" Templeton, was an American graphic artist, sculptor, and political activist. She was most active in Mexico and the Southwestern United States, although she also volunteered in Cuba and Nicaragua after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution and the...
, American graphic artist - Robert TempletonRobert TempletonRobert Templeton was a Naturalist, artist, and entomologist, and was born at Cranmore House, Belfast, Ireland.-Life and work:...
, naturalist - Suzie TempletonSuzie TempletonSuzie Templeton is a director, animator and writer of stop motion animation films. She is best known for her 2006 animated adaptation of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf....
, British animator - Templeton 'Faceman' Peck, fictional character from the TV series The A-TeamThe A-TeamThe A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by...
- Thomas W. Templeton, American congressman
- Ty TempletonTy TempletonTy Templeton is a popular Canadian comic book artist and writer who has drawn a number of popular mainstream titles, TV-associated titles and his own series.-Biography:Templeton was born on May 9, 1962...
, Canadian comic book artist - William TempletonWilliam TempletonWilliam Templeton , butcher, was the sixth Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving only one term in 1897. He committed suicide after losing his seat to James Garden.- External links :*...
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Places
Canada- Templeton StationTempleton StationTempleton Station is a SkyTrain station on the Canada Line in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, south of Vancouver. The station is located on the Grauer Lands on eastern Sea Island, along the airport branch of the Canada Line...
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New Zealand
- Templeton, New ZealandTempleton, New ZealandTempleton is a small town on the outskirts of Christchurch but part of the Selwyn District. It lies on State Highway 1. It has been the centre of harness racing in Canterbury with many famous names such as Devine, Nyan, Butt, Jones and Carmichael among its people.Its European history goes to over...
United Kingdom
- Templeton, Aberdeenshire
- Templeton, AngusTempleton, AngusTempleton, Angus is a rural area to the north west of Dundee, Scotland, UK, close to Camperdown House.-See also:*List of places in Angus...
- Templeton, Devon
- Templeton, PembrokeshireTempleton, PembrokeshireTempleton is a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales.- Early history :The placename Templeton may derive from “The Templar's Farm” or...
- RAF TempletonRAF TempletonRAF Templeton was a World War II Royal Air Force airfield in Pembrokeshire operational from December 1942 and closed in July 1945. It is named after the village of Templeton....
- RAF Templeton
- Templeton, South Ayrshire
- Templeton, West Berkshire
- Templeton College, OxfordTempleton College, OxfordTempleton College was one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, England. It was an all-graduate college, concentrating on the recruitment of students in business and management studies....
United States
- Templeton, CaliforniaTempleton, CaliforniaTempleton is a census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California. The population was 7,674 at the 2010 census, up from 4,687 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Templeton, IndianaTempleton, IndianaTempleton is an unincorporated town in Bolivar Township, Benton County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- Templeton, IowaTempleton, IowaTempleton is a city in Carroll County, Iowa, United States. The population was 334 at the 2000 census.-History:The city was founded in 1882 and is perhaps best known as the home of Templeton Rye, a "brand" of rye whiskey manufactured during the prohibition era that was very popular in Chicago,...
- Templeton, MassachusettsTempleton, MassachusettsTempleton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,013 at the 2010 census. The town comprises four main villages: Templeton Center, East Templeton, Baldwinville, and Otter River...
Other uses
- Templeton PrizeTempleton PrizeThe Templeton Prize is an annual award presented by the Templeton Foundation. Established in 1972, it is awarded to a living person who, in the estimation of the judges, "has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical...
- Templeton Foundation
- James Templeton & CoJames Templeton & CoThe Glasgow based textile company James Templeton & Co was one of the leading carpet manufacturers in Britain during the 19th and 20th centuries. The firm was established in Bridgeton in 1839 by James Templeton 1802-1883. At its peak, its Bridgeton factory employed 3000 people before closing in 1979...
- Franklin Templeton InvestmentsFranklin Templeton InvestmentsFranklin Resources Inc. is a holding company which, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments; it is an investment firm originally founded in New York in 1947 as Franklin Distributors, Inc. It is listed on the NYSE under the ticker BEN, in honor of Benjamin...
- Templeton the Rat, a fictional rat character in the classic children's novel Charlotte's Web and its film adaptations