Copley
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People
- Al CopleyAl CopleyAl Copley is a blues pianist who co-founded the American jump blues band Roomful of Blues with guitarist Duke Robillard in Westerly, Rhode Island in 1967. In 1974 Count Basie called Roomful "the hottest blues band I've ever heard". In 1975 Roomful signed a recording contract with Island Records,...
, American Jazz Pianist - Amber CopleyAmber CopleyAmber Brooke Copley is a beauty queen from Abingdon, Virginia who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants....
, American beauty queen - David C. CopleyDavid C. CopleyDavid C. Copley, was born 31 January 1952 in San Diego as David Hunt.In 1965, Hunt's mother married James Copley, the owner of Copley Press, and later became owner herself. David then became the adopted son of Copley. James Copley was publisher of the family-owned Copley Press chain of some 20...
, newspaper publisher, descendant of Ira Clifton Copley - Evan CopleyEvan CopleyDr. Evan Copley is an American academic and musician who has published several theory textbooks, including "Harmony: Baroque to Contemporary". Dr. Copley's numerous compositions include symphonic, choral, band, keyboard, and chamber music works. In February,1990, his Ninth Symphony was premiéred,...
, American academic and composer - Sir Godfrey Copley, 2nd Baronet, 17th Century British landowner, after whom the Copley Medal is named
- Ira Clifton CopleyIra Clifton CopleyIra Clifton Copley was a United States statesman and newspaper publisher.-Biography:...
, 19th Century American statesman who founded the Copley Press - John CopleyJohn CopleyJohn Michael Harold Copley is a British theatre and opera producer.He was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, son of Ernest Harold Copley and Lilian Forbes, and attended King Edward VI Five Ways. After a brief career as an actor, he became stage manager at Sadler's Wells in 1953 and resident...
, British theatre producer - John Singleton CopleyJohn Singleton CopleyJohn Singleton Copley was an American painter, born presumably in Boston, Massachusetts, and a son of Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both Irish. He is famous for his portrait paintings of important figures in colonial New England, depicting in particular middle-class subjects...
, 18th Century American portrait painter - Martin Copley (conservationist)Martin Copley (conservationist)Martin Copley is an Australian conservationist and philanthropist who established the Australian Wildlife Conservancy , an organisation which purchases and manages large areas of land, mainly former pastoral properties, as sanctuaries for the conservation of biodiversity.Copley was a British...
, Australian conservationist - Mary Sibbey Copley (1843-1929), American philanthropist married to William Thaw
- Michael CopleyMichael CopleyMichael Copley is a virtuoso flautist and recorder player. He is a professional musician who, as well as playing the recorder and flute, is an exponent of other traditional, early and folk woodwind instruments, most notably the ocarina, an Anglo-Italian development of the ceramic vessel flute.-...
, South African musician - Paul CopleyPaul CopleyPaul Mackriell Copley is an award-winning English actor and voice-over artist.-Early life:Copley was born in Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, and grew up beside a dairy farm there. His father, Harold, was involved with local amateur dramatic productions, as were the rest of his family...
, British actor - Randy CopleyRandy CopleyRandy Copley is a Canadian ice hockey player who was selected by New York Rangers round 2 #40 overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.-External links:...
, Canadian ice hockey player - Rebecca CopleyRebecca CopleyRebecca Copley is an American soprano opera singer. Copley is a resident of Lindsborg, Kansas, a Swedish arts community and the home of Bethany College, where she received her training....
, American soprano opera singer - Terence CopleyTerence CopleyTerence Copley was a British academic and author. Terence Copley was Professor of Educational Studies at the University of Oxford, England and also Emeritus Professor of Religious Education at the University of Exeter, England.He was Professor of Religious Education at the University of Exeter...
, British author - Teri CopleyTeri CopleyTeri Copley is an American actress. She was best known for her roles on the American television series We Got it Made and I Had Three Wives. She posed nude for Playboy for the November 1990 issue....
, American actress - William Copley (politician), 19th Century Australian politician
- William Copley (artist)William Copley (artist)You may be looking for the 19th Century Australian politician, also named William Copley.William Nelson Copley was an American artist who lived in New York.He signed his Surrealist style paintings CPLY....
, 20th Century American artist - Sharlto CopleySharlto CopleySharlto Copley is a South African producer, actor, and director who has produced and co-directed short films which have appeared at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as commercials and music videos...
, South African actor
Places
Australia- Copley, South AustraliaCopley, South AustraliaCopley is a town in Australia. At the 2006 census, Copley had a population of 104.The township adjacent to Leigh Creek Railway Station was officially dedicated as the Town of Copley by a proclamation published on 27 August 1891...
England
- Copley, County DurhamCopley, County DurhamCopley is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated 9 miles to the west of Bishop Auckland, and 6 miles from the historic market town of Barnard Castle. It is an attractive rural setting close to the North Pennines AONB....
- Copley, Greater ManchesterCopley, Greater ManchesterCopley is an area of the town of Stalybridge, which lies at the foot of the Pennines, 8 miles east of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. The area has a local secondary school which is attached to a local recreational centre and swimming pool....
in Cheshire - Copley, West YorkshireCopley, West YorkshireCopley is a village in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Halifax and east of Sowerby Bridge, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. It is known locally for the odour from the sewage works.-History:It is the site of a...
Wales
- Copley, Swansea
United States of America
- Copley, Ohio
- Copley SquareCopley SquareCopley Square is a public square located in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, named for the donor of the land on which it was developed. The square is named for John Singleton Copley, a famous portrait painter of the late 18th century and native of Boston. A bronze statue of...
in Boston- Copley (MBTA station)Copley (MBTA station)Copley is a station on the MBTA Green Line light rail subway in Boston, Massachusetts. Located in and named after Copley Square, the station has entrances and exits along Boylston Street and Dartmouth Street....
, at that square
- Copley (MBTA station)
- Copley Plaza in Boston
- Coplay, PennsylvaniaCoplay, PennsylvaniaCoplay is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, six miles northwest of Allentown. It is part of the Lehigh Valley region of the state. In 1900, 1,581 people lived in Coplay; in 1910, 2,670 people lived there...
Other
- Copley MedalCopley MedalThe Copley Medal is an award given by the Royal Society of London for "outstanding achievements in research in any branch of science, and alternates between the physical sciences and the biological sciences"...
, a scientific award granted by the Royal Society of London - Copley PressCopley PressCopley Press was a privately held newspaper business, founded in Illinois, but later based in La Jolla, California. Its flagship paper was The San Diego Union-Tribune.-Pulitzer Prizes:...
, a California-based newspaper publisher