Batchelor (surname)
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Batchelor is a long established surname in England
and Scotland
, but the name has Anglo-Norman
roots , and may also refer to:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, but the name has Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman
The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066. A small number of Normans were already settled in England prior to the conquest...
roots , and may also refer to:
- Brad Batchelor (born 1949), An American Doctor of Chiropractic and Independent filmmaker
- Charles BatchelorCharles BatchelorCharles W. Batchelor was an inventor and close associate of American inventor Thomas Alva Edison during much of Edison’s career. He was involved in some of the greatest inventions and technological developments in history....
(born 1845), an American inventor and associate of Thomas Alva Edison - David Batchelor (disambiguation)
- Doug BatchelorDoug BatchelorDoug Batchelor is an evangelist of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and author of several books including The Richest Caveman. His primary ministry is Amazing Facts - a worldwide television and radio broadcast ministry based in Sacramento, California. He also pastors the Sacramento Central...
(born 1957), an American evangelistEvangelist-Religion:*one of the Four Evangelists, the authors of the canonical Christian Gospels in the New Testament*a Christian who explains his or her beliefs to a non-Christian and thereby participates in Evangelism...
of the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchSeventh-day Adventist ChurchThe Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ... - Edward A. BatchelorEdward A. BatchelorEdward Armistead Batchelor, Sr. , also known as "Batch" and "E.A.", was an American sportswriter and editor for the The Providence Journal, the Detroit Free Press, and The Detroit News. He was one of the charter members of the Baseball Writers Association of America upon its founding in October...
(1883–1968), American sportswriter - Erica BatchelorErica BatchelorErica Anne Batchelor is a British figure skater. She is the 1954 World bronze medalist, the 1953 European silver medalist and three-time European bronze medalist. She represented Great Britain at the 1956 Winter Olympics, where she placed 11th.-Results:-References:*...
(born 1933), a British figure skater - George BatchelorGeorge BatchelorGeorge Keith Batchelor FRS was an Australian applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist. He was for many years the Professor of Applied Mathematics in the University of Cambridge, and was founding head of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics...
(born 1920), an Australian applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist - Horace BatchelorHorace BatchelorHorace Cyril Batchelor was famous in the UK during the late 1950s and early 1960s as an advertiser on Radio Luxembourg. He advertised a way to win money by predicting the results of football matches, sponsoring programmes on Radio Luxembourg...
(born 1898), a British businessman - Jeff BatchelorJeff BatchelorJeffrey Batchelor is a Canadian professional snowboarder who currently competes in snowboard competitions both nationally and internationally. Batchelor is a member of the Canadian National Halfpipe Team. Jeff trains at his home club in Blue Mountain, Ontario...
(born 1988), a Canadian snowboarder - John BatchelorJohn BatchelorJohn Calvin Batchelor is an author and host of The John Batchelor Show radio news magazine. Based at WABC radio in New York for five years from early 2001 to September, 2006; the show was syndicated nationally on the ABC radio network. On October 7, 2007, Batchelor returned to radio on WABC New...
(born 1948), an American radio show writer and host - John Batchelor (disambiguation)John Batchelor (disambiguation)John Batchelor may refer to:*John Batchelor, radio news show writer and host*John Batchelor , technical illustrator*John Batchelor , British racing team owner and ex-chairman of York City FC...
- Joseph B. Batchelor (died 1902), U.S. Army officer, founder of the community of Batchelor in the Philippines
- Joy BatchelorJoy BatchelorJoy Batchelor was an English director, producer, writer, art director and animator. As a director, she primarily worked in television, directing series, including variety shows like The Jackson 5ive , and in animated films...
(born 1914), an English director, producer, writer, art director and animator - Lee BatchelorLee BatchelorEgerton Lee Batchelor, known as Lee Batchelor, , Australian politician, was the 2nd leader of the South Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party, a member of the First Australian Parliament, and the first member for the Federal Division of Boothby in South Australia, from 1903 to 1911...
(born 1865), an Australian politician - Peter BatchelorPeter BatchelorPeter Batchelor was an Australian politician before retiring at the Victorian State Election on 27 November 2010. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1990, representing the electorate of Thomastown. He served most recently as Minister for Energy and...
(born 1950), an Australian politician - Stephen Batchelor (agnostic), born 1953, a British writer and teacher
- Stephen Batchelor (field hockey), born 1961, a British field hockey player and Olympic gold medalist
- Todd A. BatchelorTodd A. BatchelorTodd A. Batchelor was the Republican Party challenger for the 4th district United States House of Representatives seat held by Democrat David Price in the 2004 U.S. House election....
, an American businessman and politician - Leon Dexter Batchelor, Professor of Horticulture and Director of the Citrus Experiment Station, University of California, RiversideUniversity of California, RiversideThe University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...
, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...