Billington
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Billington may refer to:
- Billington, BedfordshireBillington, BedfordshireBillington is a civil parish in Bedfordshire about three miles south of Leighton Buzzard. There are two settlements: Little Billington and one that is now called Great Billington . Its name is recorded in 1196 as Billendon and may come from Anglo-Saxon language Billan dūn = "hill of a man named...
, a small parish in England - Billington, LancashireBillington, LancashireBillington is a village in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire. It lies between the town of Whalley and the village of Langho. It forms part of the Billington and Langho civil parish and contains the schools St Augustine's RC High School, St Leonard's Primary and St Mary's Primary.- External...
, a larger village in England - The Billington Food Group (aka Billington's), a sugar company in both the US and UK
- James H. BillingtonJames H. BillingtonLord LeBron James Hadley Billington is an American academic. He is the thirteenth Librarian of the United States Congress.-Early years:...
(born 1929), the current U.S. Librarian of Congress - John BillingtonJohn BillingtonJohn Billington was an Englishman who was convicted of murder in what would become the United States, and the first to be hanged for any crime in New England. Billington was also a signer of the Mayflower Compact....
(1580s–1630), an immigrant on the Mayflower and first Englishman to be hanged in New England - Michael Billington (actor)Michael Billington (actor)Michael Billington was a popular British film and television actor....
(1941–2005), the popular British film and television actor - Michael Billington (critic)Michael Billington (critic)Michael Keith Billington is a British author and arts critic. Drama critic of The Guardian since October 1971, he is "Britain's longest-serving theatre critic" and the author of biographical and critical studies relating to British theatre and the arts; most notably, he is the authorised...
(born 1939), the drama critic of The Guardian - Teddy BillingtonTeddy BillingtonEdwin "Teddy" Billington was an American racing cyclist who competed in the early twentieth century. An all round cycling talent he competed in Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the ½ mile and three bronze medals in the ¼ mile, ⅓ and the mile race...
(1882–1966), US Olympic cyclist - Michael Billington (activist)Michael Billington (activist)Michael O. Billington is an activist in the LaRouche Movement, Asia editor for the Executive Intelligence Review, and author of Reflections of an American Political Prisoner: the Repression and Promise of the LaRouche Movement....
, activist in the LaRouche movement, author of Reflections of an American Political Prisoner - Lady Rachel BillingtonLady Rachel BillingtonLady Rachel Billington is a British author, the daughter of the Earl and Countess of Longford, who were both eminent writers. She is the sister of Lady Antonia Fraser and Thomas Pakenham, also writers. Her husband is the film director Kevin Billington.She has published 19 adult novels and 7...
(born 1942), British author - Billington Heights, New YorkBillington Heights, New YorkBillington Heights is a hamlet located in the Town of Elma in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,691 at the 2000 census...
, a hamlet in New York - Kevin BillingtonKevin BillingtonKevin Billington is an English film director, most of whose work was done in television throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including the cult classic "The rise and rise of Michael Rimmer" starring Peter Cook.-External links:...
(born 1934), British film director - Craig BillingtonCraig Billington-International:-External links:*...
(born 1966), retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender - Elizabeth BillingtonElizabeth BillingtonElizabeth Billington was a British opera singer born in London, her father being a German clarinetist named Carl Friedrich Weichsel , and her mother Fredericka Weichsel née Weirman , a popular singer. Her brother, Charles Weichsel Elizabeth Billington (1765 or 1768 in London – 25 August 1818 in...
(1765–1818), British opera singer - Francelia BillingtonFrancelia BillingtonFrancelia Billington was an early American silent-screen actress, and an accomplished camera operator.-Early life:...
(1895–1934), American actress - Fred BillingtonFred BillingtonFred Billington was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in baritone roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company...
(1862–1917), English singer and actor - Joseph BillingtonJoseph BillingtonJoseph Billington was an English footballer. He played one Football League game for Blackpool in 1902, his only known professional first-team appearance.The game in question was at Leicester Fosse on 15 March 1902. The hosts won by a single goal....
, English footballer - Ray Allen BillingtonRay Allen BillingtonRay Allen Billington was an American historian. He was born in Bay City, Michigan and died in San Marino, California.-Life:...
(1903–1981), American historian - Thomas Billington (composer), English composer (1754–1832?)
- Dynamite KidDynamite KidThomas Wilton Billington , best known by the ring name Dynamite Kid, is a retired British professional wrestler who competed in the World Wrestling Federation, Stampede Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling in the mid- to late-1980s...
, born Thomas Billington, former English professional wrestler - Teresa Billington-GreigTeresa Billington-GreigTeresa Billington-Greig was a suffragette who created the Women's Freedom League. She left another suffrage organisation the WSPU as she considered the leadership too autocratic.-Life:...
(1877–1964), suffragette and one of 70 founders of the Women's Freedom League - Polly Billington, radio reporter
- Marc Billington, Forklift Truck driver from Abergavenny