Wakeman
Encyclopedia
Places
- Wakeman, OhioWakeman, OhioWakeman is a village in Huron County, Ohio, United States, along the Vermilion River and is named after Jesup Wakeman, an early settler of Fairfield County, Connecticut, who was involved in western land speculation between 1800 and 1840....
- The Wakeman School and Arts College, a secondary schoolSecondary schoolSecondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in ShrewsburyShrewsburyShrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
, UK - Wakeman SoundWakeman SoundWakeman Sound is a sound on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located in the area north of the Broughton Archipelago, which lies on the north side of Queen Charlotte Strait, on the northeast side of Broughton Island. It is a sidewater opening of and opening north off Kingcome Inlet.It...
, a sound on the Coast of British Columbia, Canada
People
- Frederic WakemanFrederic WakemanFrederic Evans Wakeman, Jr. was a prominent American scholar of East Asian history. He also served as presidents of the American Historical Association and Social Science Research Council in the past.-Biography:...
(American Historian) - Oliver WakemanOliver WakemanOliver Wakeman is a rock keyboardist, best known as a member of Yes, where he replaced his father, Rick Wakeman.-Biography:Oliver is the first son of Rick Wakeman, but his parents divorced when he was young....
(Musician, son of Rick Wakeman). - Adam WakemanAdam WakemanAdam Wakeman is the current keyboardist for Ozzy Osbourne's band and also keyboardist for Black Sabbath...
(Musician, son of Rick Wakeman) - Rick WakemanRick WakemanRichard Christopher Wakeman is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes...
(Musician)
Fictional characters
- Jenny Wakeman (Female robot from animated series My Life as a Teenage RobotMy Life as a Teenage RobotMy Life as a Teenage Robot is an American animated television series, created by Rob Renzetti for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of XJ-9, better known as Jenny Wakeman, a female robot designed to protect Earth, who is excessively addicted to teen-related activities, which are almost...
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Other
- In the city of RiponRiponRipon is a cathedral city, market town and successor parish in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located at the confluence of two streams of the River Ure in the form of the Laver and Skell. The city is noted for its main feature the Ripon Cathedral which is architecturally...
, England, the wakeman presided over a nightly curfew. Relics of this tradition still exist.