Eagle (name)
Encyclopedia
People
Native Americans- Adam Fortunate EagleAdam Fortunate EagleAdam Fortunate Eagle , hereditary member of the Ojibwa Nation, is a Native American activist and was the principal organizer of the 1969-71 occupation of Alcatraz Island by "Indians of All Tribes."-Early life:...
, Ojibwa activist - Bad Eagle (c.1839-1906), a Comanche leader
- Big EagleBig EagleBig Eagle was the leader of a band of Mdewakanton Dakota Sioux in Minnesota. In 1862 he and his band joined Taoyateduta and took part in a Sioux uprising. He eventually surrendered.-Early life:...
(c.1827-1906), Mdewakanton Sioux leader - Don EagleDon EagleCarl Donald Bell , better known by his ring name Chief Don Eagle, was a Mohawk Native American professional wrestler during the 1950s and 1960s. Originally from Kahnawake, Quebec, Eagle became an AWA Boston World Champion.- Career :Don Eagle began his boxing career in 1945, after a brief time...
(1925-1966), Mohawk Native American professional wrestler - Eagle of DelightEagle of DelightEagle of Delight, also called Hayne Hudjihini in Otoe , was one of the five wives of Chief Shaumonekusse of the Otoe tribe in the first quarter of the 19th century...
(died 1822), emissary of the Otoe tribe - Moving Robe WomanMoving Robe WomanMoving Robe Woman , also known as Mary Crawler, Her Eagle Robe, She Walks With Her Shawl, and Walking Blanket Woman, was a Hunkpapa Sioux woman who fought against Custer during the Battle of Little Big Horn to avenge her brother, One Hawk, who had been killed. Her father's name was Crawler, and he...
, a Hunkpapa Lakota woman also known as Her Eagle Robe - Running EagleRunning EagleRunning Eagle, aka Brown Weasel Woman, was a Blackfoot woman who rescued her father after his horse was shot by an enemy tribe. The name Running Eagle was bestowed upon her for her bravery, and she was invited to join a warrior society, and acted as a female war chief...
, a female Piegan war chief - Chief War EagleChief War EagleWar Eagle was born in Minnesota or Wisconsin in around 1785. His Dakota name was . He had left his own tribe, the Santee, to avoid bloodshed in a fight as to who would be chief. As a young man, War Eagle spent considerable time working among the white Americans...
(c.1785-1851), a Santee Sioux leader - White EagleWhite EagleWhite Eagle may refer to:A coat of arms:*White Eagle of the Serbian royal houses Nemanjić, Mrnjavčević, Lazarević, Crnojević, Obrenović and Karađorđević used on the Coat of arms of Serbia and the Flag of Serbia ....
, Pawnee/Ponca chiefs - William WeatherfordWilliam WeatherfordWilliam Weatherford, also known as Lamochattee by the Creek , was a Creek chief of the Upper Towns who led the Red Sticks offensive in the Creek War against the United States...
(1780-1824), a Muscogee leader, also known as Red Eagle
Sports
- Chris EaglesChris EaglesChristopher Mark "Chris" Eagles is an English footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers...
, English footballer - Ed BelfourEd BelfourEdward John Belfour is a former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.Belfour was born in Carman, Manitoba and grew up playing hockey. He played junior hockey for the Winkler Flyers before going to the University of North Dakota where he helped the school win the NCAA championship in the...
, "The Eagle", professional hockey player - Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, British ski jumper
- Espen BredesenEspen BredesenEspen Bredesen is a Norwegian ski jumper who competed from 1990 to 2000 representing Oppsal IL/Kollenhopp in Oslo.At the 1992 Winter Olympics, he performed badly, coming last in the normal hill and 57th out of 59 on the large hill. He had converted from the classical to the V-style just a month...
, Norwegian ski jumper once dubbed "Espen the Eagle" - Ian EagleIan EagleIan Eagle is an American sports announcer calling National Football League games on CBS, New Jersey Nets games on the YES Network and hosts Full Court Press, a basketball talk show with former player Kenny Smith on Sirius Satellite Radio...
, sports commentator - Joshua EagleJoshua EagleJoshua Eagle is a former professional male tennis player from Australia. He was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and now lives in Noosa, Queensland. He stands at 1.82 m and weighs 90 kg, and is classified as a doubles specialist. Eagle has won five ATP doubles titles.Eagles is married to...
(born 1973), Australian tennis player
Politicians
- Angela EagleAngela EagleAngela Eagle is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Wallasey since 1992. She served as the Minister of State for Pensions and Ageing Society from June 2009 until May 2010. Eagle was elected to the Shadow Cabinet in October 2010 and was appointed by Ed...
(born 1961), Labour Member of Parliament for Wallasey - James Philip EagleJames Philip EagleJames Philip Eagle was the 16th Governor of the State of Arkansas.James Philip Eagle was born in Maury County, Tennessee. His family moved to Arkansas early in his life and he was educated in the public schools....
(1837-1904), Governor of Arkansas - Maria EagleMaria EagleMaria Eagle is a British solicitor and Labour Party politician. She is the Member of Parliament for Garston and Halewood, having been the MP for Liverpool Garston from 1997 to 2010....
(born 1961), British politician and solicitor
Artists and musicians
- Acee Blue EagleAcee Blue EagleAcee Blue Eagle , also named Alex C. McIntosh, Chebon Ahbulah , and Lumhee Holot-Tee , was a Muscogee Creek-Pawnee-Wichita artist, educator, dancer, and flute player.-Background:...
(1907-1959), Creek-Pawnee artist - Douglas Spotted EagleDouglas Spotted EagleDouglas Spotted Eagle, is a Grammy-winning musician, noted for his live and recorded performances on the traditional Native American flute, sometimes accompanied by either traditional Navajo singers and instrumentalists or a modern band...
, Native American flutist - Eagle PennellEagle PennellEagle Pennell was an American independent filmmaker. His film The Whole Shootin' Match is often credited with inspiring Robert Redford to start the Sundance Institute....
, American independent filmmaker - Eagle-Eye CherryEagle-Eye CherryEagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry is a Swedish musician of African-American descent.-Life and career:Cherry was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of African American jazz artist Don Cherry and Swedish painter/textile artist Monika "Moki" Cherry . He is half-brother of singer Neneh Cherry, his mother's...
(born 1971), Swedish musician - Jay Red EagleJay Red EagleJay Red Eagle is a Native American flautist and Native American artist whose businesses include lines of music clothing called Nashville Threads and M.T. Medicine Bottle. His clothing and shoe designs include country music and Native American clothing, Hip hop clothing, and the first ever Cherokee...
, Cherokee flutist - Kathleen EagleKathleen EagleKathleen Eagle is an American author of over 40 romance novels.-Biography:...
, American novelist
Characters
- Eagle, character from TV series The Tribe (1999-2003) played by Beth Allen
- Eagle Man, the Eagle InsuranceEagle InsuranceEagle Insurance is a vehicle insurance agency based in Chicago, Illinois, which has been serving residents of the metropolitan area since 1961. It is best known for its unusual, low-budget television commercials featuring the egg-laying “Eagle Man,” an actor in a bald eagle...
mascot, appearing in several local television commercials in Chicago - Eddie Eagle, mascot of a National Rifle Association program teaching young children to avoid guns
- Emil Eagle, Disney character
- Eagle, Street Fighter character