Hewitt
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People
In science:- Carl HewittCarl HewittCarl Hewitt is Board Chair of the International Society for Inconsistency Robustness. He has been a Visiting Professor at Stanford University and the University of Keio. In 2000, he became emeritus in the EECS department at MIT....
, US scientist - Edwin HewittEdwin HewittEdwin Hewitt was an American mathematician known for his work in abstract harmonic analysis and for his discovery, in collaboration with Leonard Jimmie Savage, of the Hewitt–Savage zero-one law.He received his Ph.D...
, mathematician - John Hewitt (herpetologist)John Hewitt (herpetologist)John Hewitt was a South African zoologist and archaeologist of British origin. He was born in Dronfield nearby Sheffield, England, and died in Grahamstown, South Africa. He was the author of several herpetological papers which described new species.He graduated with a first-class in natural...
, British and South African herpetologist and museum curator - Paul G. HewittPaul G. HewittPaul G. Hewitt is an American physicist, former boxer, uranium prospector, author, and cartoonist born in Saugus, Massachusetts in 1930. Hewitt lives in both Hilo, Hawaii and St. Petersburg, Florida with his wife.-Conceptual physics:...
, scientist - Peter Cooper HewittPeter Cooper HewittPeter Cooper Hewitt was an American electrical engineer and inventor, who invented the first mercury-vapor lamp in 1901. Hewitt was issued U.S. patent #682692 on September 17, 1901. In 1903, Hewitt created an improved version that possessed higher colour qualities which eventually found widespread...
, US electrical engineer
In military:
- Dennis George Wyldbore HewittDennis George Wyldbore HewittDennis George Wyldbore Hewitt 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....
, Victoria Cross, Second Lieutenant, 1917, Ypres, Belgium - Henry Kent Hewitt, Admiral in US Navy
- Joe Hewitt (RAAF officer)Joe Hewitt (RAAF officer)Air Vice Marshal Joseph Eric Hewitt, CBE was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force...
In radio:
- Foster HewittFoster HewittFoster William Hewitt, OC was a Canadian radio broadcaster most famous for his play-by-play calls for Hockey Night in Canada. He was the son of W. A. Hewitt, and the father of Bill Hewitt.-Early life and career:...
, Canadian radio pioneer - Gavin HewittGavin HewittGavin Hewitt is a British journalist and presenter, currently BBC News's Europe Editor, a post he has held since September 2009.-Life and career:...
, BBC journalist - Hugh HewittHugh HewittHugh Hewitt is an American radio talk show host with the Salem Radio Network, lawyer, academic, and author. An outspoken Republican, evangelical Christian, he comments on society, politics, and media bias in the United States. Hewitt is also a law professor at Chapman University School of Law.-...
, US radio talk show host
In politics:
- Abram Stevens HewittAbram Stevens HewittAbram Stevens Hewitt was a teacher, lawyer, an iron manufacturer, chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1876 to 1877, U.S. Congressman, and a mayor of New York. He was the son-in-law of Peter Cooper , an industrialist, inventor and philanthropist...
, American politician - James Hewitt, 1st Viscount LiffordJames Hewitt, 1st Viscount LiffordJames Hewitt, 1st Viscount Lifford was an Irish lawyer and judge. He served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1767 to 1789.-Background:...
, Lord Chancellor of Ireland - Patricia HewittPatricia HewittPatricia Hope Hewitt is an Australian-born British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Leicester West from 1997 until 2010. She served in the Cabinet until 2007, most recently as Health Secretary....
, UK politician
In film and television:
- Bec HewittBec HewittRebecca June "Bec" Hewitt is an Australian actress and singer. From 1998 to 2005, Hewitt played Hayley Smith Lawson on the soap opera Home and Away. As Bec Cartwright, Hewitt released an eponymous pop music album in 2002...
(née Rebecca Cartwright), (born 1983), Australian actress and singer - Don HewittDon HewittDonald Shepard "Don" Hewitt was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating 60 Minutes, the CBS television news magazine, in 1968, which at the time of his death, was the longest-running prime-time broadcast on American television...
, American television producer - Henry HewittHenry Hewitt-Selected filmography:* School for Scandal * Stamboul * Madame Guillotine * The Written Law * Betrayal * Admirals All * Rembrandt * The High Command * Old Iron...
, British actor - Jennifer Love HewittJennifer Love HewittJennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, producer, television director and former singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated...
, US actress - Robert Hewitt WolfeRobert Hewitt WolfeRobert Hewitt Wolfe is an American television producer and screenwriter. He is mostly known for his work as a writer on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and for developing and producing the series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda...
, American television producer and scriptwriter
In other fields:
- Andrea HewittAndrea HewittAndrea Hewitt , is a professional triathlete, she placed third in the World Championship Series of 2009 and took part in the Olympic Games of 2008.- Biography :...
, New Zealand professional triathlete - Angela HewittAngela HewittAngela Hewitt, OC, OBE is a Canadian classical pianist. She holds British nationality through her father, Godfrey, who was the organist and choirmaster at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario for almost fifty years.-Career:...
, Canadian pianist - Dennis George Wyldbore HewittDennis George Wyldbore HewittDennis George Wyldbore Hewitt 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....
, English recipient of the Victoria Cross - Emma HewittEmma HewittEmma Louise Hewitt is a singer-songwriter and trance vocalist who lives in Amsterdam.- Biography :Although Emma Hewitt had a musical background in rock music, she released her debut single in 2007 in the field of progressive house. "Carry Me Away" was a collaboration with British DJ Chris Lake...
, Australian singer-songwriter and Trance vocalist - James HewittJames HewittJames Hewitt is a former British household cavalry officer in the British Army. He had an affair with Diana, Princess of Wales for five years, receiving extensive media coverage after revealing details of the affair.-Early life:...
, lover of Diana, Princess of Wales - John Hewitt (footballer)John Hewitt (footballer)John Hewitt, , is a Scottish former footballer and manager, who spent the majority of his playing career with Aberdeen F.C., but also had spells with Celtic and St. Mirren among others...
, Scottish football (soccer) player - John Hewitt (tax preparation entrepreneur)John Hewitt (tax preparation entrepreneur)John T. Hewitt is a U.S. entrepreneur, the co-founder of Jackson Hewitt and sole founder of Liberty Tax Service. As of late 2006 Hewitt served as CEO, chairman of the board and president of the latter. Together these companies account for more than 9,000 tax preparation offices in the U.S. and...
- Lleyton HewittLleyton HewittLleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
, Australian tennis player - Marvin Hewitt, American impostor who became a university physics professor
- Paul HewittPaul Hewitt-External links:**...
, college basketball coach at Georgia Institute of Technology - Robert Hewitt, Jr.Robert Hewitt, Jr.Robert Hewitt, Jr. was a successful real estate investor in Manhattan, New York, and a notable numismatist. Hewitt began collecting coins as a young man while serving a mercantile apprenticeship and compiled a comprehensive Abraham Lincoln medal collection considered by numismatists as one of the...
, numismatist - Steve HewittSteve HewittSteven James Hewitt is the singer and guitarist in Love Amongst Ruin, having previously been the drummer for Placebo between mid-1996 and October 2007.-Personal life:...
, former drummer for the British band Placebo
Place names
Canada- Hewitt Point, Fogo, Newfoundland
United Kingdom
- Hewitt (hill), hills in England, Wales and Ireland over two thousand feet
United States
- Hewitt, MinnesotaHewitt, MinnesotaHewitt is a city in Todd County, Minnesota, United States, along the Wing River. The population was 266 at the 2010 census. It was named in honor of Henry Hewitt, one of the first settlers to the area-Geography:...
- Hewitt, TexasHewitt, TexasHewitt is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,085 at the 2000 census, and was 12,987 after a 2005 estimate. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Hewitt, Marathon County, WisconsinHewitt, Marathon County, WisconsinHewitt is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 545 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Glandon is located in the town.-Geography:...
- Hewitt, Wood County, WisconsinHewitt, Wood County, WisconsinHewitt is a village in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 670 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hewitt is located at ....
Other uses
- USS Hewitt (DD-966)USS Hewitt (DD-966)USS Hewitt , named for Admiral H. Kent Hewitt USN , was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi and launched on 14 September 1974 by Mrs. Leroy Hewitt Taylor and Mrs. Gerald Hewitt Norton, daughters of Admiral Hewitt.-History:Hewitt was the...
, warship in US Navy - Hewitt AssociatesHewitt AssociatesHewitt Associates , based in Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States was a global human resources outsourcing and consulting firm delivering a complete range of integrated services to help companies manage their total HR and employee costs, enhance HR services, and improve their workforces.Hewitt...
, global human resources outsourcing and consulting firm - G. W. & W. D. HewittG. W. & W. D. HewittG. W. & W. D. Hewitt was a prominent architectural firm in the eastern United States at the turn of the twentieth century. It was founded in Philadelphia in 1878, by brothers George Wattson Hewitt and William Dempster Hewitt , both members of the American Institute of Architects...
, architectural firm