Winters
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Winters is a surname
, and may refer to the following people:
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Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, and may refer to the following people:
Men:
- Alan WintersAlan WintersAlan Winters is a Professor of Economics at the University of Sussex and Chief Economist at the Department for International Development . His speciality is the empirical and policy analysis of international trade...
, (L.Alan Winters), a British development economist - Brian WintersBrian WintersBrian Joseph Winters is a former NBA guard/forward, coach and former WNBA head coach. He attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, NY, graduating in 1970. He then played collegiately with the University of South Carolina and was the 12th pick in the 1974...
(born 1952), a former player and head coach in the NBA - Charles WintersCharles WintersCharles "Charlie" Thompson Winters was an American businessman who volunteered during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. He was imprisoned for 18 months for helping smuggle three B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers to Israel in the late 1940s, but pardoned posthumously by President George W...
(died 1984), American who smuggled B-17 bombers to Israel in 1948 - Dean WintersDean WintersDean Winters is an American actor, who has portrayed Ryan O'Reily on HBO's Oz, Johnny Gavin on FX Network's Rescue Me, and Dennis Duffy on NBC's 30 Rock...
(born 1964), an American television actor - Frank WintersFrank WintersFrank Mitchell Winters is a former American football center in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Green Bay Packers...
(born 1964), a former center in the NFL - Frank "Coddy" WintersFrank Winters (ice hockey)Francis "Coddy" Winters was a retired ice hockey player. Winters played ice hockey mostly in the Cleveland area, including the Cleveland Crescents. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973.-External links:*...
(1884–1944), an ice hockey player - John D. WintersJohn D. WintersJohn David Winters was a historian at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, best known for his definitive and award-winning study, The Civil War in Louisiana, still in print, published in 1963 and released in paperback in 1991.-Background:Winters was born to John David Winters, Sr...
, (1916–1997), historian - Jonathan WintersJonathan Winters-Early life:Winters was born in Bellbrook, Ohio, the son of Alice Kilgore , a radio personality, and Jonathan Harshman Winters II, an investment broker. He is a descendant of Valentine Winters, founder of the Winters National Bank in Dayton, Ohio...
(born 1925), an American comedic actor - Mike & Bernie WintersMike & Bernie WintersMike & Bernie Winters were English brothers who formed a comedy double act, consisting of Mike Winters, born Michael Weinstein and Bernie Winters, born Bernie Weinstein...
(Mike born 1930, Bernie 1932-1991), a double-act of British Comedians - Mike WintersMike WintersMichael John Winters is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League from 1988 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues since 2000. He umpired in the minor leagues from 1982 to 1989 before joining the NL's regular staff in 1990...
(born 1958), an umpire in Major League Baseball - Richard WintersRichard WintersMajor Richard "Dick" D. Winters was a United States Army officer and decorated war veteran. He commanded Company "E", 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II....
(1918–2011), an officer with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... - Robbie WintersRobbie WintersRobbie Winters is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Alloa Athletic.-Career:Winters began his career at Dundee United in 1992 and played 99 league games for the Terrors, scoring 19 times. A move to Aberdeen beckoned, which saw Billy Dodds and cash come to Tannadice in exchange for Winters...
(born 1974), a Scottish footballer - Robert WintersRobert WintersRobert Henry Winters, PC was a Canadian politician and businessman.Born in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the son of a fishing captain, Winters went to Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, and then to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to complete his degree in electrical engineering...
(1910–1969), a former Canadian politician - Yvor WintersYvor WintersArthur Yvor Winters was an American poet and literary critic.-As modernist:Winters's early poetry, which appeared in small avant-garde magazines alongside work by writers like James Joyce and Gertrude Stein, was written in the modernist idiom, and was heavily influenced both by Native American...
(1900–1968), an American literary critic and poet
Women:
- Anne WintersAnne WintersAnne Winters is an American poet, leftist, and professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Having received an early university education at both New York University and Columbia University in New York City, where she was born and raised, she went on to complete her PhD at the...
, a leftist American poet - Gloria WintersGloria WintersGloria Winters was an actress most remembered for having portrayed the well-mannered niece, Penny King, in the 1950s-1960s American television series Sky King.-Early life and career:Gloria Winters grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, but later moved to Hollywood...
(born 1932), an American television actress - Keelin WintersKeelin WintersKeelin Winters is an American soccer player from Englewood, Colorado. She is a former midfielder for the University of Portland women's soccer team, and now plays for the Boston Breakers .-National Team career:...
(born 1988), American footballer and daughter of Brian WintersBrian WintersBrian Joseph Winters is a former NBA guard/forward, coach and former WNBA head coach. He attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, NY, graduating in 1970. He then played collegiately with the University of South Carolina and was the 12th pick in the 1974... - Lisa Winters (born 1937), an American model and December 1956 Playmate of the Month
- Mickey Winters (born 1940), an American model and September 1962 Playmate of the Month
- Talia WintersTalia WintersTalia Winters is a fictional character appearing on the science fiction television show Babylon 5 during its first and second seasons. She was portrayed by actress Andrea Thompson....
, a fictional character on the science fiction television show Babylon 5Babylon 5Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262... - Shelley WintersShelley WintersShelley Winters was an American actress who appeared in dozens of films, as well as on stage and television; her career spanned over 50 years until her death in 2006...
(1920–2006), a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress - Victoria WintersVictoria WintersVictoria Winters is a fictional character from the television Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows and its remakes of the same name. The role was originated by Alexandra Moltke on the ABC series from 1966–1968. After Moltke left to raise a family in 1968, actresses Betsy Durkin and Carolyn Groves briefly...
, a fictional character in the cult classic series Dark ShadowsDark ShadowsDark Shadows is a gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements...