Culver
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Places

United Kingdom
  • Culver Down
    Culver Down
    Culver Down is a chalk down to the north of Sandown, Isle of Wight.It is believed that its name derives from "Culfre" - old English for "dove"....

    , Isle of Wight


United States:
  • Culver, Indiana
    Culver, Indiana
    Culver is a town in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. Culver is part of Union Township that also includes the communities of Burr Oak, Hibbard, Maxinkuckee and Rutland. The population was 1,353 at the 2010 census...

  • Culver, Kansas
    Culver, Kansas
    Culver is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 121. It is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Culver is located at...

  • Culver, Kentucky
    Culver, Kentucky
    Culver is an unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 486 east of the city of Sandy Hook, the county seat of Elliott County. Its elevation is 735 feet ....

  • Culver, Oregon
    Culver, Oregon
    Culver is a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. The population was 802 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 1,315 in 2007.- History :...

  • Culver Township, Minnesota
    Culver Township, Minnesota
    Culver Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 294 at the 2010 census.U.S. Highway 2 serves as a main arterial route for the township....

  • Culver City, California
    Culver City, California
    Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...


People

  • Andrew Culver (railroad)
    Andrew Culver (railroad)
    Andrew R. Culver was the president of the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad. The line came to be known as the "Culver Route" or "Culver Line", and the name is still in use: the elevated line that replaced it, and the newer subway line that connects to it are today called the Culver Line....

    , founder of the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad
  • Chet Culver
    Chet Culver
    Chester John "Chet" Culver was the 41st Governor of Iowa, from 2007 to 2011. He was also elected as the Federal Liaison for the Democratic Governors Association for 2008-2009. He founded the Chet Culver Group, an energy sector consulting firm, in 2011.-Early life and education:Culver was born in...

    , an American politician and the current governor of Iowa
  • Ellsworth Culver, humanitarian/aid worker and co-founder of Mercy Corps International
  • George Culver
    George Culver
    George Culver is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the major leagues from 1966-1974. Culver would play for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies...

    , American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Harry Culver
    Harry Culver
    Harry Hazel Culver was a real estate developer and promoter. He was born in Milford, Nebraska, the middle child of five of Jacob H. and Ada L. Culver, who lived on a farm. At age 18, he enlisted in the Spanish-American War and served as a corporal and sergeant, respectively...

    , an American real-estate developer, founder of Culver City, California
  • John Culver
    John Culver
    John Chester Culver is an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Iowa in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate....

    , an American politician, who represented Iowa in the 1970s and 1980s, and is the father of Chet Culver
  • Michael Culver
    Michael Culver
    Michael Culver is an English actor.He was born in Hampstead, London, the son of actor Roland Culver and casting director Daphne Rye...

    , an English actor
  • Roland Culver
    Roland Culver
    Roland Culver OBE was a British stage, film, and television actor.-Life and career:...

    , an English actor
  • Henry Harrison Culver
    Henry Harrison Culver
    Henry Harrison Culver was an American businessman and founder of what would become known as the Culver Academies. Born near London, Ohio, Culver started a cooking range company with two of his brothers, incorporated in 1881 as the Wrought Iron Range Company in St. Louis.The company was very...

    , Founder of the Culver Military Academy, located in Culver, Indiana

Institutions

  • The Culver Academies
    Culver Academies
    The Culver Academies is a college preparatory boarding school and summer camp in the United States. The Culver Academies is composed of three entities: Culver Military Academy for boys, Culver Girls Academy , and the Culver Summer Schools and Camps . Collectively known as Culver Academies located...

     (Culver Military Academy / Culver Girls Academy), a boarding school and summer camp program

Animals

  • "Culver", the less-common English word for a pigeon or a dove
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