William Barker
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William Barker may refer to:
- William Barker (translator)William Barker (translator)-Life:Barker was born before 1522 and educated in the University of Cambridge at the cost of Queen Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England. He appears to have commenced M.A. in 1540 and to have been a member either of Christ's College or of St. John's College.After some years spent...
(fl. 1570), English translator and MP for Great Yarmouth and Bramber - Sir William Barker, 5th BaronetSir William Barker, 5th BaronetSir William Barker, 5th Baronet was a British politician.He was the son of Sir John Barker, 4th Baronet and Bridget Bacon, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon. In 1696, he succeeded his father as baronet. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Barker entered the British House of Commons for...
(1685–1731), British Member of Parliament for Ipswich, Thetford and Suffolk - William Burckhardt BarkerWilliam Burckhardt Barker-Life:Barker was born about 1810, at which time John Barker, his father, was consul at Aleppo. From both his parents he inherited a singular linguistic aptitude. He was the godson of John Louis Burckhardt, who, about the time of his birth, was for several months the guest of his father. He was...
(1810–1856), orientalist - William Higgs BarkerWilliam Higgs Barker-Life:Barker was of the same family as the Hebraist Samuel Barker, and son of George Barker, tailor, of Great Russell Street, London. He was admitted on the foundation of St. Paul's School, London 10 May 1756, aged twelve. He became Pauline Exhibitioner at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1761, Perry...
(1744–1815), Hebraist - William Charles Barker (?–1937), footballer for Middlesbrough F.C. in the early 20th century, see List of Middlesbrough F.C. players
- William George BarkerWilliam George BarkerWilliam George Barker VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Two Bars was a Canadian First World War fighter ace and Victoria Cross recipient...
(1894–1930), Canadian Victoria Cross winner and World War I flying ace - Will BarkerWill BarkerWilliam George Barker Film producer, Director, Cinematographer and Entrepreneur.He took film-making in Britain from a low budget form of novel entertainment, to the heights of lavishly produced epics that were matched only by Hollywood for quality and style .His early career was that of a...
(1867–1951), aka William George Barker, English film producer and director - William Barker (prospector)William Barker (prospector)William Billy Barker was a prospector who was famous for being one of the first to find a large amount of gold in the Cariboo of British Columbia. He also founded Barkerville which is preserved as a historic town....
(1817–1894), Canadian miner and prospector - William Barker (MP) (died 1685), English Member of Parliament for BerkshireBerkshire (UK Parliament constituency)Berkshire was a parliamentary constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...
- William M. BarkerWilliam M. BarkerWilliam Michael Barker was Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1995-2009....
(born 1941), Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1995–2009 - William Julius BarkerWilliam Julius BarkerWilliam Julius Barker was an American lawyer and United States federal judge.Barker was born in 1886 in Marietta, Georgia. He attended the University of Florida College of Law and received his LL.B...
(1886–1968), American lawyer and judge - William Barker (cricketer), English cricketer
- William Barker (dean)William Barker (Dean)The Very Rev William Barker , DD was Dean of Carlisle from 1908 to his death in 1917. Born in London on 1 December 1838 he was educated at Worcester College, Oxford and ordained in 1862. He began his ecclesiastiucal career as Curate of Hanover Chapel, Regent Street after which he was the...
(1838–1917), Dean of Carlisle - William J. Barker (Denver mayor), see List of mayors of Denver
- Will Barker (American football)Will Barker (American football)William Sherrerd "Will" Barker is an American football offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2010...
(born 1987), offensive tackle with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Bill Barker (footballer)Bill Barker (footballer)William Barker was a footballer who played in The Football League for Stoke City. He made one appearance for Stoke.-References:...
(born 1924), footballer who played for Stoke City - Bill Barker (born 1957), creator of SchwaSchwa (art)Schwa is the underground conceptual artwork of Bill Barker . Barker draws deceptively simple black and white stick figures and oblong alien ships. However the artwork is not about the aliens: it is about how people react to the presence of the aliens and Barker uses them as a metaphor for foreign...
, underground conceptual artwork - Bill Barker, police officer who died in the November 2009 Great Britain and Ireland floods, namesake for the Barker CrossingBarker CrossingBarker Crossing was a pedestrian footbridge in Workington, England which was named after police officer Bill Barker, who died when the Northside Bridge in Workington collapsed below him...