Booth (surname)
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Booth is a surname
of English
origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881 http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/BOOTH/1881census, its relative frequency was highest in Cheshire
(4.2 times the British average), followed by Derbyshire
, Yorkshire
, Lancashire
, Nottinghamshire
, Aberdeenshire
, Lincolnshire
, Staffordshire
and Westmorland
. In all other British counties, its relative frequency was below national average. The name Booth may refer to:
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"...
of English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881 http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/BOOTH/1881census, its relative frequency was highest in Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
(4.2 times the British average), followed by Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire (historic)
Aberdeenshire or the County of Aberdeen is a registration county of Scotland. This area is also a lieutenancy area.Until 1975 Aberdeenshire was one of the counties of Scotland, governed by a county council from 1890...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
and Westmorland
Westmorland
Westmorland is an area of North West England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974, after which the entirety of the county was absorbed into the new county of Cumbria.-Early history:...
. In all other British counties, its relative frequency was below national average. The name Booth may refer to:
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- Agnes BoothAgnes Booth-References:* Asia Booth Clarke . The Elder and the Younger Booth, Boston: J.R. Osgood and Co.* McKay and Wingate . Famous American Actors of To-day, New York: T. Y. Crowell....
, American actress - Alan BoothAlan BoothAlan Booth was a well-known English travel writer, who wrote two insightful books on his journeys by foot through the Japanese countryside. The better-known of the two, The Roads to Sata is about his travels from the northernmost cape in Hokkaidō to the southern tip of Kyūshū in Cape Sata...
, British travel writer - Albert BoothAlbert BoothAlbert Edward Booth was a British Labour Party politician.Booth was educated at Marine School, South Shields and Rutherford College of Technology . He was a design draughtsman. He served as a councillor on Tynemouth Council 1962-65.Booth contested Tynemouth in 1964...
(1928–2010), British politician - Andy BoothAndy BoothAndrew David "Andy" Booth is a retired professional footballer. Whilst at Huddersfield he announced his retirement on 22 April 2009, but remains at the club as an ambassador.-Huddersfield Town:...
, English footballer - Andrew Booth (Monarch of the Glen), fictional character from Monarch of the Glen
- Andrew Donald BoothAndrew Donald BoothAndrew Donald Booth was a British electrical engineer, physicist and computer scientist who led the invention of the magnetic drum memory for computers and invented Booth's multiplication algorithm....
(1918–2009), British scientist - Anthony BoothAnthony BoothAntony George Booth is an English actor, best known for his role as Mike Rawlins in the BBC series Till Death Us Do Part. His daughter, Cherie, a prominent Queen's Counsel, is married to former Prime Minister Tony Blair...
(born 1931), British actor - Anthony Clarke BoothAnthony Clarke BoothAnthony Clarke Booth VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1846–1899), recipient of the Victoria Cross - Asia BoothAsia BoothAsia Frigga Clarke , was the youngest daughter in the family of ten children born to Junius Brutus Booth and his wife Mary Ann Holmes. Her famous brothers were Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth...
(1835-1888), poet
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- Ballington BoothBallington BoothBallington Booth was an Officer in The Salvation Army and a co-founder of Volunteers of America.Born in Brighouse, England, Ballington Booth was the second child of William and Catherine Booth, founders of The Salvation Army in 1878...
(1857-1940), Salvation Army Officer and co-founder of Volunteers of America - Barton BoothBarton BoothBarton Booth was one of the most famous dramatic actors of the first part of the 18th century.Booth was from Lancashire and was educated at Westminster School, where his success in the Latin play Andria gave him an inclination for the stage...
(1681-1733), British actor - Bill BoothBill BoothBill Booth is an engineer, inventor, serious beard aficionado and entrepreneur in the skydiving equipment manufacturing industry. His invention of the 3-ring release safety device greatly enhanced skydiving safety. This device allows the rapid release of the skydiver's main parachute in the event...
, American Inventor - Bramwell BoothBramwell BoothBramwell Booth, CH was the first Chief of Staff and the second General of The Salvation Army , succeeding his father, William Booth.-Biography:...
(1856–1929), the 2nd general of The Salvation Army - Brett BoothBrett BoothBrett Booth is an American comic book artist. He is best known for his work on Backlash, a character he co-created with Jim Lee at the Wildstorm Studios.-Biography:...
, comics artist - Brian BoothBrian BoothBrian Charles Booth is a former Australian cricketer who played in 29 Tests from 1961 to 1966. He captained Australia for two Tests during the 1965–66 Ashes series while regular captain Bob Simpson was absent due to illness and injury. Booth was a graceful right-handed middle order batsman...
(born 1933), Australian cricketer
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- Calvin BoothCalvin BoothCalvin Lawrence Booth is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.-College career:...
, American basketball player - Catherine BoothCatherine BoothCatherine Booth was the wife of the founder of The Salvation Army, William Booth. Because of her influence in the formation of The Salvation Army she was known as the 'Army Mother'....
(1829–1890), the Mother of The Salvation Army - H. Cecil Booth, British engineer, vacuum cleaner inventor
- Charles Booth (philanthropist)Charles Booth (philanthropist)Charles Booth was an English philanthropist and social researcher. He is most famed for his innovative work on documenting working class life in London at the end of the 19th century, work that along with that of Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree influenced government intervention against poverty in the...
(1840-1916), philanthropist - Charles G. BoothCharles G. BoothCharles G. Booth was a British-born writer who settled in America and wrote several classic Hollywood stories, including The General Died at Dawn and Sundown...
an American writer of detective fiction - Cherie BoothCherie BlairCherie Blair , known professionally as Cherie Booth QC, is a British barrister working in the legal system of England and Wales. She is married to the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair; the couple have three sons and one daughter...
(born 1954), wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair - Claire Booth, British physician, by marriage Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster
- Connie BoothConnie BoothConstance "Connie" Booth is an American-born writer and actress, known for appearances on British television and particularly for her portrayal of Polly Sherman in the popular 1970s television show Fawlty Towers, which she co-wrote with her then-husband John Cleese.-Biography:Booth's father was a...
(born 1944), British writer and actress, former wife of John Cleese - Conner Booth an American actor and national cross country runner
- Constance Gore-Booth, Irish Republican, sister of Eva Gore-Booth
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- David Booth (born 1984), American NHL ice hockey player currently playing for the Vancouver CanucksVancouver CanucksThe Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
. - David BoothDavid Booth (football manager)David Booth is an English football coach and manager. He is currently coaching the Sisaket F.C. team. In England, he was manager of the English football clubs Grimsby Town and Darlington .-Early years:...
, English football coach currently coaching the I-LeagueI-LeagueThe I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...
team Mumbai FCMumbai FCMumbai Football Club is an Indian football club based in Mumbai. The Club has many firsts to its credit and promises made have been duly fulfilled...
. - David G. BoothDavid G. BoothDavid G. Booth is co-founder and co-CEO of Dimensional Fund Advisors In 2008, he donated $300 million to the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, which is the largest donation ever given to a business school....
, co-founder and CEO of Dimensional Fund AdvisorsDimensional Fund AdvisorsDimensional Fund Advisors is an investment firm headquartered in Austin, Texas with regional offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Santa Monica, Sydney, and Vancouver. The company was founded in 1981 by David G. Booth and Rex Sinquefield, both graduates of the University of Chicago Booth School of...
. - David Gore-BoothDavid Gore-BoothSir David Alwyn Gore-Booth, KCMG, KCVO was a British diplomat.-Family and education:Twin son of late Paul Gore-Booth, Baron Gore-Booth, GCMG, KCVO...
(1943–2004), British diplomat. - Douglas BoothDouglas BoothDouglas Booth is an English actor.Booth rose to prominence following his portrayal of Boy George in the BBC Two television drama Worried About the Boy. He has more recently appeared in Christopher and His Kind...
, British actor
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- Edwin BoothEdwin BoothEdwin Thomas Booth was a famous 19th century American actor who toured throughout America and the major capitals of Europe, performing Shakespearean plays. In 1869 he founded Booth's Theatre in New York, a spectacular theatre that was quite modern for its time...
(1833–1893), American actor - Edwina BoothEdwina BoothEdwina Booth was an American actress. She is best known for the 1931 film Trader Horn, during the filming of which she contracted an illness which effectively ruined her movie career.-Career:...
, American actress - Emily Booth (actress)Emily Booth (actress)Emily Katherine Booth , also known by her stage name Emily "Bouff" Bouffante, is an English actress and television presenter.- Early life :...
(born 1976), British actress - Emma BoothEmma Booth (The Salvation Army)Emma Moss Booth known as 'The Consul', was the fourth child and second daughter of Catherine and William Booth, the Founder of The Salvation Army....
(1860 - 1903), the fourth child of William and Catherine Booth - Eva Gore-BoothEva Gore-BoothEva Selina Laura Gore-Booth was an Irish poet and dramatist, and a committed suffragist, social worker and labour activist...
(1870-1926), Irish poet and dramatist - Evangeline BoothEvangeline BoothGeneral Evangeline Cory Booth was the 4th General of the Salvation Army from 1934 to 1939. She was its first female General.-Early life:...
(1865–1950), the 4th General of The Salvation Army
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- Felix BoothFelix BoothSir Felix Booth, 1st Baronet was a wealthy UK gin distiller. His earlier family had founded Booth's Gin in London in 1740. In 1832 Booth bought the site of the old Ophthalmic Hospital in Albany Street, Regent's Park as a site for his distillery...
, British gin distiller - Frank Booth, fictional character from Blue Velvet
- Franklin BoothFranklin BoothFranklin Booth, was an influential American artist notable for his highly detailed pen-and-ink illustrations.-Biography:...
, artist who worked mainly with ink and a pen - Frederick Charles BoothFrederick Charles BoothCaptain Frederick Charles Booth VC, DCM was a Rhodesian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1890-1960), recipient of the Victoria Cross
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- George Booth (cartoonist) (born 1926), American cartoonist
- George H. Booth II (born 1954), owner and president of Tupelo HardwareTupelo hardwareTupelo Hardware Co. Inc. is a hardware store in Tupelo, Mississippi that is credited with selling Elvis Presley's mother, Gladys, his first guitar. The business is still located at the corner of Main Street and Front Street in downtown Tupelo and still sells guitars...
- George Booth, 1st Baron DelamerGeorge Booth, 1st Baron DelamerGeorge Booth, 1st Baron Delamer , known as Sir George Booth, 2nd Baronet, from 1652 to 1661, was an English peer.-Civil War:...
(1622-1684), 1st Baron Delamer - George Booth, 2nd Earl of WarringtonGeorge Booth, 2nd Earl of WarringtonGeorge Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington was the son of Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington by his wife Mary, the daughter and sole heiress of Sir James Langham, Bart. As the eldest surviving son, he inherited the title of Earl of Warrington on his father's death in 1693...
(1675-1758), the son of Henry Booth, Earl of Warrington, and his wife Mary Langham - George Gough BoothGeorge Gough BoothGeorge Gough Booth was the publisher of the privately held Evening News Association, a co-founder of Booth Newspapers, and a noted philanthropist.-Publishing career:...
(1864-1949), American publisher and philanthropist - George Hoy Booth, real name of British performer George Formby
- George Sclater-Booth, British politician
- Graham BoothGraham BoothGraham H. Booth is an English politician, and was a Member of the European Parliament for South West England between 2002 and 2008. He is a member of the United Kingdom Independence Party...
(born 1940), British politician
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- Hartley BoothHartley BoothVernon Edward Hartley Booth, known as Hartley Booth is a British politician.-Political career:Booth succeeded Margaret Thatcher as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Finchley from the 1992 general election until the constituency was abolished in the 1997 general election...
, British politician - Henry Booth, 1st Earl of WarringtonHenry Booth, 1st Earl of WarringtonHenry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington was a Member of Parliament, Privy Councillor, Protestant protagonist in the Revolution of 1688, Mayor of Chester and author.-Life:...
(1651—1694), politician - Henry BoothHenry BoothHenry Booth was born in Rodney Street, Liverpool, England. A descendant of the Booths of Twemlow, he was a corn merchant, businessman and engineer....
, British railway pioneer - Herbert BoothHerbert BoothHerbert Henry Howard Booth was the third son of William and Catherine Booth. He oversaw the Limelight Department's development and he was the writer and director for Soldiers of the Cross....
(1862–1926), the third son of William and Catherine Booth - Hester BoothHester SantlowHester Santlow was a noted British dancer and actress, who has been termed "England's first ballerina." She was influential in many spheres of theatrical life.-Life:...
(c.1690-1773) the English dancer and actress - Hubert Cecil BoothHubert Cecil BoothHubert Cecil Booth was a British engineer who invented the first powered vacuum cleaner.He also designed Ferris wheels, suspension bridges and factories. Later he became Chairman and Managing Director of the British Vacuum Cleaner and Engineering Co.-Early life:Booth was born in Gloucester, England...
, inventor of the vacuum cleaner and designer of the Vienna Prada.
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- James BoothJames BoothJames Booth was an English film, stage and television actor and screenwriter. Though handsome enough to play leading roles, and versatile enough to play a wide variety of character parts, Booth naturally projected a shifty, wolfish, or unpredictable quality that led inevitably to villainous roles...
, British actor - John Booth (d.1812), British LudditeLudditeThe Luddites were a social movement of 19th-century English textile artisans who protested – often by destroying mechanised looms – against the changes produced by the Industrial Revolution, which they felt were leaving them without work and changing their way of life...
from CleckheatonCleckheatonCleckheaton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, west of Batley and south-west of Leeds... - John BoothJohn Booth (bishop)John Booth was an English clergyman who held numerous appointments in the church and royal service.-Life:A scion of the ancient Cheshire family of Booth who were seated at Dunham Massey, Booth, in 1457, was Treasurer of the diocese of York, and then in 1459 Archdeacon of Richmond as well as...
(d.1478), English churchman, courtier and Bishop of ExeterExeterExeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the... - John BoothJohn Booth (architect)John Booth was a British architect and surveyor.In 1817 he remodelled St George's Church, Queen Square, London and in 1821 rebuilt the south aisle of St Helen's church, Ore, Sussex ....
(1759-1843), British architect - John Booth (1822-1898), Australian politician
- John David Booth, Australian politician
- John Rudolphus BoothJohn Rudolphus BoothJohn Rudolphus Booth was a Canadian lumber and railway baron. He controlled logging rights for large tracts of forest land in central Ontario, and built a railway to extract his logs; and from Ottawa through to Vermont to export lumber and grain to the United States and...
(1827–1925), Canadian lumber and railway baron - John Wilkes BoothJohn Wilkes BoothJohn Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Booth was a member of the prominent 19th century Booth theatrical family from Maryland and, by the 1860s, was a well-known actor...
(1838–1865), American actor and assassin of US President Abraham Lincoln - John "Jack" BoothJohn Booth (rugby league)John "Jack" Booth is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level has played for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, playing at , or , i.e...
, rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s - Joseph Booth (missionary) (1851-1932), British Baptist missionary
- Joseph Booth (rugby player)Joseph Booth (rugby player)Joseph "Joe" Booth was a Welsh-born rugby union forward who originally played club rugby for Pontymister and international rugby for Wales. Booth later joined West Hartlepool R.F.C...
(1873-1958), Wales international rugby player - Joseph James Booth (1829 - 1864), British Builder & Australian Architect in Brisbane
- Joshua BoothJoshua BoothJoshua Booth was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Orange County, New York in 1758 or 1759. He served with the forces loyal to the British during the American Revolution. He settled in Ernestown Township in Upper Canada after the war. He built grist mills and sawmills...
, Canadian historical - Junius Brutus BoothJunius Brutus BoothJunius Brutus Booth was an English actor. He was the father of John Wilkes Booth , Edwin Booth , and Junius Brutus Booth, Jr., an actor and theatre manager...
(1796–1852), British actor
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- Kate BoothKate BoothCatherine Booth-Clibborn was the oldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth. She was also known as "la Maréchale".-Early life:...
(1858-1955), the oldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth - Keith BoothKeith BoothKeith Eugene Booth is an American basketball coach and former player. Booth played college basketball at the University of Maryland from 1994 to 1997. He was an assistant coach at his alma mater under Gary Williams from 2004 to 2011...
, American basketball player - Kim BoothKim BoothKim Dion Booth is an Australian politician. He is a Tasmanian Greens member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the Bass electorate....
, Australian politician - Koka BoothKoka BoothKoka Booth is a former Mayor of Cary, North Carolina, a position in which he served for twelve years. He returned to his former position at the SAS Institute after retiring from politics...
, American Mayor - Kristin Booth, Canadian actress
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- Lauren BoothLauren BoothLauren Booth is an English broadcaster, journalist and pro-Palestinian activist. She works for Iran's English language news channel, Press TV.-Family:...
, British journalist, half-sister of Cherie Booth - Lawrence BoothLawrence BoothLawrence Booth was Prince-Bishop of Durham and Lord Chancellor of England, before becoming Archbishop of York.-Life:A scion of the ancient Cheshire family of Booth which remained seated at Dunham Massey until the middle of the eighteenth century, Lawrence Booth started out reading both civil and...
, Archbishop of York - Lewis BoothLewis BoothLewis Booth is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Company, a position he has held since November 1, 2008. He has responsibility for the company’s financial operations, including the Controller’s Office, Treasury and Investor Relations...
(born 1948), president of Asia Pacific and Africa Operations for Ford Motor Company - Lindy BoothLindy BoothLindy Booth is a Canadian actress who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. She's best known for playing Riley Grant on the Disney Channel series The Famous Jett Jackson and Claudia on Relic Hunter. She also portrayed A.J...
, Canadian actress - Lucy BoothLucy BoothCommissioner Lucy Milward Booth was the eighth and youngest child of Catherine and William Booth, the Founder of The Salvation Army....
(1868–1953), the fifth daughter of William and Catherine Booth
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- Margaret BoothMargaret BoothMargaret Booth was an American film editor.Born in Los Angeles, California, she started her Hollywood career as a 'patcher', editing films by D. W. Griffith, around 1915. Later she worked for Louis B...
(1898–2002), American film editor - Marie BoothMarie BoothMarian Billups Booth , better known as Marie Booth, was the third daughter of Catherine and William Booth, the Founder of The Salvation Army....
(1864–1937), the third daughter of William and Catherine Booth - Marilyn BoothMarilyn Booth-Biography:Booth graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University in 1978, and was the first female winner of the Wendell Scholarship. She obtained a D.Phil. in Arabic literature and Middle Eastern history from St Antony's College, Oxford in 1985. She received a Marshall Fellowship for her...
, scholar and Arabic-English translator - Martin BoothMartin BoothMartin Booth was a prolific British novelist and poet. He also worked as a teacher and screenwriter, and was the founder of the Sceptre Press.-Early life:...
(1944-2004), British writer and poet - Mary Moss BoothMary MossMary Moss was the mother of William Booth and the second wife of Samuel Booth. She has been described as tall and proud, with incredible eyes.-Early life:...
(1791-1875), the mother of William Booth - Mary Louise BoothMary Louise BoothMary Louise Booth translator, writer, editor born in Millville, the present Yaphank, New York to William Chatfield Booth and Nancy Monswell. She was editor of Harper's Bazaar from its beginning in 1867 until her death...
, American magazine editor - Matthew BoothMatthew Booth (soccer)Matthew Booth is a South African football defender who currently plays for Ajax Cape Town in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa.-International career:...
, South African footballer - Maud Ballington BoothMaud Ballington BoothMaud Elizabeth Charlesworth later changed her name to Maud Ballington Booth, was an Salvation Army leader and co-founder of the Volunteers of America....
(1865-1948), Salvation Army Officer and co-founder of Volunteers of America
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- Paul BoothPaul BoothPaul Booth is an American tattoo artist who has worked for bands Slipknot, Mudvayne, Slayer, Pantera, Soulfly and Sepultura.-Biography:...
, American tattoo artist - Philip BoothPhilip BoothPhilip Edmund Booth was an American poet and educator; he has been called "Maine's clearest poetic voice."-Life:...
, American poet - Powers BoothePowers BoothePowers Allen Boothe is an American television and film actor. Some of his most notable roles include his Emmy-winning 1980 portrayal of Jim Jones and his turn as Cy Tolliver on Deadwood, as well as Vice-President Noah Daniels on 24....
, American actor
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- Samuel BoothSamuel BoothSamuel Booth , the father of William Booth, was born in Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England. He was tall and often wore clothes that made him look like a Quaker; knee-breeches, drab-cloth suits, and cut-away coats. He married Sarah Lockitt in 1797. At that time, he was a nail-maker...
(1775-1842), the father of William Booth - Scott BoothScott BoothScott Booth is a former Scottish football player. He began his career at Aberdeen as a teenager in 1990, before moving to Germany in 1997 to play for Borussia Dortmund. After a spell in the Netherlands, he returned to Aberdeen in 2003 before retiring a year later...
(born 1971), former Scottish football player - Sean Booth, British musician; see the electronic music group Autechre
- Seeley BoothSeeley BoothFBI Special Agent "In charge" Seeley Joseph Booth is a fictional character in the US television series, Bones , portrayed by David Boreanaz. Agent Booth is a co-protagonist of the series alongside Dr...
, fictional character from the TV show Bones - Shirley BoothShirley BoothShirley Booth was an American actress.Primarily a theatre actress, Booth's Broadway career began in 1925. Her most significant success was as Lola Delaney, in the drama Come Back, Little Sheba, for which she received a Tony Award in 1950...
(1898–1992), American actress - Stanley BoothStanley BoothStanley Booth is an American music journalist. Booth has written extensively about important music figures, including Keith Richards, Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, James Brown, Elvis Presley, Gram Parsons, B.B. King, and Al Green...
(born 1942), American music journalist - Stefan BoothStefan BoothStefan Booth is an English actor and singer currently starring in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Greg Jessop. He left the series in August 2011 and will return to the show.-Background:...
, British actor - Stephen Booth, professor of English literature at the University of California-Berkeley
- Stephen BoothStephen Booth (writer)Stephen Booth is an English crime-writer. He is the author of the Derbyshire-set Cooper and Fry series.-Early and Personal Life:...
(born 1952), English crime-writer - Steve BoothSteve BoothSteve Booth was a British political activist and journalist, and was one of the defendants in the GANDALF trial.After involvement in the 1990 anti-Poll Tax movement, and having written a number of articles for 'Freedom' magazine, he first became involved with the UK Green Anarchist magazine in...
, British green anarchist
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- Taylor L. Booth, a mathematician specialist of automata theory
- Tim BoothTim BoothTimothy John Booth is an English singer, dancer, and actor best known as the lead singer from the band James.-1980s:Booth was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England and attended Shrewsbury School...
, British singer - Tommy BoothTommy BoothTommy Booth is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Preston North End, and was capped four times for England at under-23 level.Booth was born in Middleton, Lancashire...
, English footballer - Tony BoothTony Booth (musician)Tony Booth is an American country music singer who participated in Buck Owens' "Bakersfield sound" revolution.-Early years:...
, American country singer
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- Wayne Booth (born 1921), American literary critic
- William BoothWilliam BoothWilliam Booth was a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation Army and became its first General...
(1829–1912), the founder and 1st General of The Salvation Army - William Booth (archbishop)William Booth (archbishop)William Booth was Bishop of Lichfield, before being elected Archbishop of York .-Life:Before election to Lichfield, Booth was rector of Prescot Parish Church, Lancashire from 1441...
, Archbishop of York - Major William Booth, English cricketer
- William Booth (Anglican clergyman)William Booth (Anglican clergyman)The Rev'd Prebendary William James Booth, CVO MA, Retired Sub-dean of the Chapel Royal, Deputy Clerk of the Closet, Subalmoner of the Royal Almonry and former domestic chaplain to The Queen, appointed in 1991, was the sole full-time member of the Ecclesiastical Household of the Sovereign of the...
, domestic chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II