Coolidge
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People with the surname Coolidge
- Archibald Cary CoolidgeArchibald Cary CoolidgeArchibald Cary Coolidge was an American educator. He was a Professor of History at Harvard College from 1908 and the first Director of the Harvard University Library from 1910 until his death...
(1866–1928), American history professor and diplomat - Calvin CoolidgeCalvin CoolidgeJohn Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...
(1872–1933), thirtieth President of the United States - Cassius Marcellus CoolidgeCassius Marcellus CoolidgeCassius Marcellus Coolidge , was an American visual artist, best known for his paintings in the "dogs playing poker" genre. He was also known as Cash Coolidge ....
(1844–1934), American painter - Charles A. Coolidge (1858–1932), American architect
- Charles A. Coolidge (general)Charles A. Coolidge (general)Charles Austin Coolidge, Jr. was a United States Army soldier who served in the American Civil War, the American West, Spanish-American War, and in Asia before retiring in 1903 as a brigadier general....
(1844–1926), American army general - Clark CoolidgeClark CoolidgeClark Coolidge is an American poet born in Providence, Rhode Island.Often associated with the Language School, his experience as a Jazz drummer and interest in a wide array of subjects--- including caves, geology, bebop, weather, Salvador Dalí, Jack Kerouac, and movies--- often finds...
(born 1939), American poet - Grace CoolidgeGrace CoolidgeGrace Anna Goodhue Coolidge was the wife of Calvin Coolidge and First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929.-Biography:...
(1879–1957), wife of Calvin Coolidge and First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929 - Jennifer CoolidgeJennifer CoolidgeJennifer Coolidge is an American actress best known for playing "Stifler's mom," the older woman in the film American Pie ; Hilary Duff's stepmother in A Cinderella Story ; Paulette, the manicurist in Legally Blonde and its sequel; the voice of Aunt Fanny in the animated feature Robots ; for her...
, American actress - John Coolidge (colonist)
- John Calvin Coolidge, Sr.John Calvin Coolidge, Sr.John Calvin Coolidge, Sr. was an American politician and businessman from Vermont and the father of President Calvin Coolidge.-Political and business career:...
, American politician and businessman - John CoolidgeJohn CoolidgeJohn Coolidge was an executive with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, the founder of the Plymouth Cheese Corporation and the first son of President Calvin Coolidge and Grace Anna Goodhue.-Biography:...
, businessman, son of President Calvin Coolidge - John Coolidge AdamsJohn Coolidge AdamsJohn Coolidge Adams is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer with strong roots in minimalism. His best-known works include Short Ride in a Fast Machine , On the Transmigration of Souls , a choral piece commemorating the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks , and Shaker...
(born 1947), American minimalist composer - John Gardner CoolidgeJohn Gardner CoolidgeJohn Gardner Coolidge was an American collector, diplomat, author, and nephew of Isabella Stewart Gardner.Coolidge was born and died in Boston, and served as U.S. Minister to Nicaragua in 1908. His summer home, The Stevens-Coolidge Place, is now a nonprofit museum.-External links:...
(1863 - 1936), American diplomat - Julian CoolidgeJulian CoolidgeJulian Lowell Coolidge was an American mathematician and a professor and chairman of the Harvard University Mathematics Department.-Biography:...
(1873-1954), American mathematician - Harold Jefferson Coolidge, Jr.Harold Jefferson Coolidge, Jr.Harold Jefferson Coolidge, Jr. was an American zoologist and a founding director of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature as well as of the World Wildlife Fund ....
(1904 - 1985) American primatologistPrimatologyPrimatology is the scientific study of primates. It is a diverse discipline and researchers can be found in academic departments of anatomy, anthropology, biology, medicine, psychology, veterinary sciences and zoology, as well as in animal sanctuaries, biomedical research facilities, museums and zoos... - Marcus A. CoolidgeMarcus A. CoolidgeMarcus Allen Coolidge was a Democratic United States Senator representing Massachusetts from March 4, 1931 to January 3, 1937.Coolidge was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, son of Frederick Spaulding Coolidge...
, US Senator from Massachusetts - Martha CoolidgeMartha CoolidgeMartha Coolidge is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America. -Career:Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Ms. Coolidge first made her reputation by directing many award winning documentaries in New York before moving out to Hollywood in 1976. She spent several...
, American film director - Peggy Stuart CoolidgePeggy Stuart CoolidgePeggy Stuart Coolidge was an American composer and conductor. She was one of the first female American composers to have a recording devoted to her symphonic works, and the first American composer to have a concert devoted entirely to her works presented in the Soviet Union...
(1913-1981), American composer - Rita CoolidgeRita CoolidgeRita Coolidge is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American vocalist. During the 1970s and 1980s, she charted hits on Billboard's Pop, Country, Adult Contemporary and Jazz charts.-Career:...
, American music star - Susan Coolidge, American children's author, pen name of Sarah Chauncey WoolseySarah Chauncey WoolseySarah Chauncey Woolsey was an American children's author who wrote under the pen name Susan Coolidge.-Background:...
- William David CoolidgeWilliam David CoolidgeWilliam David Coolidge was an American physicist, who made major contributions to X-ray machines. He was the director of the General Electric Research Laboratory and a vice-president of the corporation...
(1873–1975), American physicist - William Augustus Brevoort Coolidge (1850–1926), British historian, theologian, and mountaineer
Fictional
- Butch Coolidge, character in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction
- Senel Coolidge, the main character in the Japanese RPG Tales of LegendiaTales of Legendia, is a role-playing game that was developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was released in Japan on August 25, 2005 and in the United States on February 7, 2006. Tales of Legendia's characteristic genre name is . It is the seventh mothership title in the Tales...
Places
United States- Coolidge, ArizonaCoolidge, ArizonaCoolidge is a city in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 8,154.Arizona Highway 87 and Arizona Highway 287 pass through the town. Coolidge is 56 miles southeast of Phoenix, and 69 miles northwest of Tucson. It is 21 miles...
- Coolidge, GeorgiaCoolidge, GeorgiaCoolidge is a city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The population was 552 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Coolidge is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Coolidge, KansasCoolidge, KansasCoolidge is a city in Hamilton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 95.-History:The city of Coolidge was named after Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, the former president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway....
- Coolidge, TexasCoolidge, TexasCoolidge is a town in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 863 in 2009.-Geography:Coolidge is located at ....
- Coolidge, WisconsinCoolidge, WisconsinCoolidge is a ghost town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. Coolidge was located in the town of Fifield near Coolidge Lake, north of Phillips. The town was marked on USGS maps as late as 1941 and is still marked on Wisconsin Department of Transportation maps....
, a ghost town - Coolidge CornerCoolidge CornerCoolidge Corner is a neighborhood of Brookline, Massachusetts, centered around the intersection of Beacon Street and Harvard Street. The neighborhood takes its name from the Coolidge brothers' general store that opened in 1857 at that intersection on the location of today's S.S...
, Brookline, Massachusetts - Calvin Coolidge State Forest, Vermont
- Coolidge Range of the Green MountainsGreen MountainsThe Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont. The range extends approximately .-Peaks:The most notable mountains in the range include:*Mount Mansfield, , the highest point in Vermont*Killington Peak, *Mount Ellen,...
, Vermont