Troughton
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Troughton is a surname, and may refer to
- Alice TroughtonAlice TroughtonAlice Troughton is a British television director. Her work on Doctor Who makes her only the second person to direct episodes of Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures....
, British film and television director, not related to Patrick Troughton - Bob TroughtonBob TroughtonRobert 'Bob' Troughton was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the early 1930s....
(1904—????), Australian rules footballer - David TroughtonDavid TroughtonDavid Troughton is an English actor, best known for his Shakespearean roles on the British stage.- Biography :David Troughton was born in Hampstead, North London. He comes from a theatrical family: he is the son of Doctor Who actor Patrick Troughton, elder brother of Michael Troughton, and father...
(born 1950), English actor and son of Patrick Troughton - Edward TroughtonEdward TroughtonEdward Troughton FRS was a British instrument maker who was notable for making telescopes and other astronomical instruments.Troughton was born at Corney, Cumberland...
(1753—1835), British instrument maker - Ellis Le Geyt TroughtonEllis Le Geyt TroughtonEllis Le Geyt Troughton was an Australian zoologist and mammalogist. He wrote Furred Animals of Australia in 1941. He was the first Honorary Life Member of The "Australian Mammal Society's" and The Ellis Troughton Memorial Award is named for him.- References :...
(1893—1974), Australian zoologist - Jim TroughtonJim TroughtonJamie Oliver Troughton is an English cricketer. He is mainly an attack-minded left-handed batsman but also an occasional slow left-arm orthodox bowler...
(born 1979), English cricketer and grandson of Patrick Troughton - Lionel TroughtonLionel TroughtonLionel Holmes Wood Troughton was an English cricketer. Primarily a batsman, he was captain of Kent County Cricket Club between 1914 and 1923....
(1879—1933), English cricketer - Michael TroughtonMichael TroughtonMichael Troughton is an English actor and teacher. He is the son of actor Patrick Troughton and the younger brother of David Troughton....
(born 1955), English actor and son of Patrick Troughton - Patrick TroughtonPatrick TroughtonPatrick George Troughton was an English actor most widely known for his roles in fantasy, science fiction and horror films, particularly in his role as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which he played from 1966 to 1969,...
(1920—1987), English actor best known for his role in Doctor Who - Sam TroughtonSam TroughtonSam Troughton is a British actor. He is the son of David Troughton and the grandson of Doctor Who actor Patrick Troughton. His younger brother is Warwickshire cricketer Jim Troughton...
(born 1977), English actor and grandson of Patrick Troughton - Sammy TroughtonSammy TroughtonSamuel Edward "Sammy" Troughton is a former Northern Irish footballer currently managing South African Premier Soccer League club Mpumalanga Black Aces....
(born 1964), Northern Irish footballer - Steven Troughton-SmithSteven Troughton-SmithSteven Troughton-Smith is an Irish programmer who focuses mainly on writing iPhone software. He is well known for his work in the iPhone and iPod Touch jailbreaking community.-iPhone/iPod touch Work:...
(born 1988), Irish programmer
See also
- Troughton & SimmsTroughton & SimmsTroughton & Simms was a British instrument-making firm, formed when Edward Troughton in his old age took on William Simms as a partner in 1826.It became a limited company in 1915 and in 1922 it merged with T...
, company founded by Edward Troughton - Cooke, Troughton & SimmsCooke, Troughton & SimmsCooke, Troughton & Simms was a British instrument-making firm formed in 1922 by the merger of T. Cooke & Sons and Troughton & Simms.In 1938 its telescope-making business was acquired by Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd.-References:* * *...
, the same company post-merger