Vance
Encyclopedia
Locations
- Vance, AlabamaVance, AlabamaVance is a town in Bibb and Tuscaloosa Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama, just outside of the city of Tuscaloosa. It is most famous for the Mercedes-Benz plant, currently the only one in North America...
- Vance, South CarolinaVance, South CarolinaVance is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 208 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Vance is located at ....
- Vance Air Force BaseVance Air Force BaseVance Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located 6 km south of downtown Enid, Oklahoma, and within its city limits, about north northwest of Oklahoma City...
, located in Enid, Oklahoma, named after Leon VanceLeon VanceLeon Robert "Bob" Vance, Jr. was a Medal of Honor recipient who served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.-Early life and family:... - Vance County, North CarolinaVance County, North Carolina-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,954 people, 16,199 households, and 11,647 families residing in the county. The population density was 169 people per square mile . There were 18,196 housing units at an average density of 72 per square mile...
- Vance Creek, Barron County, Wisconsin
- VancéVancéVancé is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.-References:*...
, one of the communes of the Sarthe départementCommunes of the Sarthe départementThe following is a list of the 375 communes of the Sarthe département, in France. Communauté urbaine du Mans, created in 1971. Communauté urbaine d'Alençon, created in 1996, most of which is located in the Orne département....
in France
Surname
- Clarice VanceClarice VanceClarice Vance née Clara Etta Black , "The Southern Singer" was an American vaudeville personality from the late 19th century to about 1917.-Early life and marriage:...
(1871 - 1961), vaudeville performer - Courtney B. VanceCourtney B. VanceCourtney Bernard Vance is an American actor. He was formerly a regular on the NBC/USA television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver. He was also a series regular on the ABC series FlashForward. As of 2011, he appears on the TNT series The Closer as Chief...
(1960 - ), US actor - Cyrus VanceCyrus VanceCyrus Roberts Vance was an American lawyer and United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1980...
(1917 - 2002), US Secretary of State - Brent Vance (1985 - ), US Army Sergeant
- Dazzy VanceDazzy VanceCharles Arthur "Dazzy" Vance was a star Major League Baseball starting pitcher during the 1920s.-Biography:...
(1891 - 1961), Major League Baseball pitcher - Danitra VanceDanitra VanceDanitra Vance was an American comedienne and actress best known as a cast member on the NBC sketch show Saturday Night Live during its eleventh season and for work in feature films like Sticky Fingers , Limit Up and Jumpin' at the Boneyard .-Career:Born in Chicago, Vance graduated from nearby...
(1954 - 1994), cast member on Saturday Night Live - Ethel Vance, pseudonym of Grace Zaring StoneGrace Zaring StoneGrace Zaring Stone was an American novelist and short story writer. She is perhaps best known for having three of her novels made into films: The Bitter Tea of General Yen, Winter Meeting, and Escape. She also used the pseudonym of Ethel Vance.-Biography:Stone was the great-great-granddaughter of...
(1891 - 1981), US author - J. Paul Vance, Sr. (1953- ), Public Information Office (Spokesperson) for Connecticut State PoliceConnecticut State PoliceThe Connecticut State Police is a division of the Connecticut Department of Public Safety responsible for traffic regulation and law enforcement across the state of Connecticut, especially in areas not served by local police departments. The CSP currently has approximately 1,248 troopers, and is...
- J. Paul Vance, Jr. (1974- ), US politician
- Jack VanceJack VanceJohn Holbrook Vance is an American mystery, fantasy and science fiction author. Most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance. Vance has published 11 mysteries as John Holbrook Vance and 3 as Ellery Queen...
(1916 - ), one pen-name of author John Holbrook Vance - Jason Vance (1982- ), "Diagnosis: Love Butter" collaborator and two time WET nominee
- Joseph VanceJoseph VanceJoseph Vance was a Whig politician from Ohio. He was the 13th Governor of Ohio and the first Whig to hold the position.Vance was born in Catfish , Pennsylvania...
(1786 - 1852), US politician - John M. Vance Professor of mechanical engineering, Texas A&M
- John Vance (MP)John Vance (MP)John Vance was a Conservative MP for Dublin City from 1852 until his defeat in 1865. He was later elected unopposed for Armagh City and represented the constituency from 30 June 1867 until his death....
(d.1875) Member of Parliament for Dublin and ArmaghArmaghArmagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh... - Leon VanceLeon VanceLeon Robert "Bob" Vance, Jr. was a Medal of Honor recipient who served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.-Early life and family:...
(1916-1944), US Medal of Honor recipient - Paul VancePaul VancePaul Vance is an American songwriter and record producer.With over 300 recorded songs, Vance co-wrote such hits as "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," recorded in 1960 by Brian Hyland, which rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and "Catch a Falling Star," recorded in 1957 by...
(1931 - ), American songwriter - Robert Smith VanceRobert Smith VanceRobert Smith Vance was a United States federal judge. He is one of the few judges in American history to have been assassinated as the result of his judicial service.-Early life and career:...
(1931-1989), federal judge - Terry VanceTerry VanceTerry Vance is a fourteen-time National Drag Race Championships before retiring in 1988. He was inducted into the American Motorcyclist Association Hall of Fame in 1999, and along with partner Byron Hines, developed an extremely successful aftermarket parts business Vance & Hines...
(1953 - ), Hall of Fame Motorcycle Racer and part-founder of Vance & Hines (aftermarket motorcycle parts) - Tommy VanceTommy VanceTommy Vance was a British pop radio broadcaster, born in Eynsham, Oxfordshire. He was one of the few music broadcasters in the United Kingdom to champion hard rock and heavy metal in the early 1980s, providing the only national radio forum for both bands and fans...
(1941-2005), British radio broadcaster - Vivian VanceVivian VanceVivian Roberta Jones was an American television and theater actress and singer. Often referred to as “TV’s most beloved second banana,” she is best known for her role as Ethel Mertz, sidekick to Lucille Ball on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy, and as Vivian Bagley on The Lucy...
(1909 - 1979), US actor, best known as Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy - William VanceWilliam VanceWilliam Vance, the pen name of William van Cutsem, born 8 September 1935, is a Belgian comics artist widely known throughout a long career for his distinctive style and work in Franco-Belgian comics.- Biography :...
(1935 - ), pseudonym of William van Cutsem, Belgian comic book artist - William R. VanceWilliam R. VanceWilliam R. Vance was the seventh mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1847 to 1850. He was a Louisville attorney and member of the Whig Party elected to the state house of representatives three times and senate once during the 1830s and 1840s. During his administration, he conveyed the tract of land...
(1806-1885), seventh mayor of Louisville, Kentucky - Zebulon Baird VanceZebulon Baird VanceZebulon Baird Vance was a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, the 37th and 43rd Governor of North Carolina, and U.S. Senator...
(1830 - 1894), US politician
Given name
- Vance D. BrandVance D. BrandVance DeVoe Brand is an engineer and former test pilot and NASA astronaut. He served as command module pilot during the first U.S.-Soviet joint space flight in 1975, and as commander of three space shuttle missions....
(1931 - ), NASA astronaut - Vance HartkeVance HartkeRupert Vance Hartke was a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977.-Early life, education, military service:...
(1919 - 2003), US politician - Vance PackardVance PackardVance Packard was an American journalist, social critic, and author.- Life and career :He was born in Granville Summit, Pennsylvania to parents Philip J. Packard and Mabel Case Packard...
(1914 - 1996), US author - Vance and Nettie PalmerVance and Nettie PalmerVance and Nettie Palmer were two of Australia's best-known literary figures from the 1920s to the 1950s. Edward Vivian "Vance" Palmer was a novelist, dramatist, essayist and critic. Janet Gertrude "Nettie" Palmer was a poet, essayist and Australia's leading literary critic...
(Edward "Vance" 1885 - 1959, Nettie 1885 - 1964), Australian writers - Vance Swifts (1956 - ), Famous Canadian Race Car Driver, engine and race Car builder
Fictional characters
- Alyx VanceAlyx VanceAlyx Vance is a non-player character in Valve's 2004 first-person shooter computer game Half-Life 2, and its following episodes: Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two...
, fictional character in the video game Half-Life 2 - Dr. Eli Vance fictional character in the video game Half-Life 2
- Lance Vance and Victor Vance, fictional characters from the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityGrand Theft Auto: Vice CityGrand Theft Auto: Vice City is a 2002 open world action computer and video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the second 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise and sixth original title overall...
- Nell Vance, fictional character in the movie The Haunting (1999 film)The Haunting (1999 film)The Haunting is a 1999 remake of the 1963 horror film of the same name. Both films are based on the novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, published in 1959. The Haunting was directed by Jan de Bont and stars Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson and Lili Taylor...
- Philo VancePhilo VancePhilo Vance featured in 12 crime novels written by S. S. Van Dine , published in the 1920s and 1930s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, movies, and on the radio. He was portrayed as a stylish, even foppish dandy, a New York bon vivant possessing a highly intellectual bent...
, fictional character of a detective in several novels by S. S. Van DineS. S. Van DineS. S. Van Dine was the pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright , a U.S art critic and author. He created the once immensely popular fictional detective Philo Vance, who first appeared in books in the 1920s, then in movies and on the radio.-Early life and career:Willard Huntington Wright was born... - Leon Vance, director of NCIS in NCIS (TV show)
- Bob Vance, a character from the U.S. version of The Office.
- Bagger Vance, fictional character in the movie Legend of Bagger Vance
Other
- Cyclone VanceCyclone VanceCyclone Vance was a tropical cyclone that struck Western Australia during the active 1998–99 Australian region cyclone season, and was also one of six tropical cyclones to form off the coast of Australia during that season. When making landfall the Learmonth Meteorological Office recorded the...
, a severe tropical cyclone - Vance Archer, WWE ring name of pro wrestler Lance Hoyt