Loomis (surname)
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Persons
- Alfred Loomis (sailor)Alfred Loomis (sailor)Alfred L. Loomis, Jr. was a pioneering investment banker and an American sailor and Olympic champion. He won the Bermuda race twice...
(born 1913), American sailor, Olympic champion from 1948 - Alfred Lebbeus LoomisAlfred Lebbeus LoomisAlfred Lebbeus Loomis was an American physician who served as president of the Association of American Physicians.- Life and work :...
(1831-1895), American physician - Alfred Lee LoomisAlfred Lee LoomisAlfred Lee Loomis was an American attorney, investment banker, philanthropist, scientist/physicist, pioneer in military radar usages, inventor of the LORAN or Long Range Navigation System, and lifelong patron of scientific research...
(1887-1975), American lawyer, physicist/philanthropist instrumental during World War II - Andrew LoomisAndrew LoomisWilliam Andrew Loomis , better known simply as Andrew Loomis, was an American illustrator, author, and art instructor. His commercial work was featured prominently in advertising and magazines; however, Loomis is best known as author a series of instructional art books printed throughout the 20th...
(1892-1959), illustrator - Arphaxed LoomisArphaxed LoomisArphaxed Loomis was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Winsted, Connecticut, Loomis moved to New York in 1801 with his parents, who settled upon a farm in the town of Salisbury, Herkimer County. He attended the common schools and Fairfield Academy, Fairfield, New York...
(1798-1885), American politician - Bernard LoomisBernard LoomisBernard Loomis was an American toy developer and marketer who introduced to some of the world's most notable brands including "Chatty Cathy", "Barbie", "Hot Wheels", "Baby Alive", and "Strawberry Shortcake", but perhaps his biggest marketing success was bringing a then-unknown film property called...
(1923-2006), American toy inventor/marketer - Charles Battell LoomisCharles Battell LoomisCharles Battell Loomis was an American author, born in Brooklyn, New York and educated at the Polytechnic Institute there. He was in business from 1879 to 1891, but he gave it up to devote himself to the writing of magazine sketches and books much appreciated for their humor...
(1861-1911), American author - Chauncey LoomisChauncey LoomisChauncey Loomis was an American politician from New York.-Life:Loomis was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1810 and 1811....
(ca. 1783-1817), New York politician - Dwight LoomisDwight LoomisDwight Loomis was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Columbia, Connecticut where he attended the common schools. He also attended the academies in Monson, Massachusetts and Amherst, Massachusetts. He taught school and was also graduated from the law department of Yale...
(1821-1903), American politician - Eben Jenks LoomisEben Jenks LoomisEben Jenks Loomis was an American astronomer, born at Oppenheim, New York. He attended the Lawrence Scientific School in 1851-53; was assistant in the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac office from 1850 until his retirement in 1900...
(1828-1912), American astronomer - Edward Eugene LoomisEdward Eugene LoomisEdward Eugene Loomis was president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad from 1917 to 1937.-References:...
(1864-1937), president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad - Elias LoomisElias Loomis- Life and work :Loomis was born in Willington, Connecticut in 1811. He graduated at Yale College in 1830, was a tutor there for three years , and then spent the next year in scientific investigation in Paris. On his return, Loomis was appointed professor of mathematics in the Western Reserve...
(1811-1889), American mathematician - Francis Butler Loomis (1861-1948), American journalist
- Francis Wheeler LoomisFrancis Wheeler LoomisFrancis Wheeler Loomis , born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, was an American scientist most widely known for his contributions in the field of physics...
(1889-1976), American scientist - Frank LoomisFrank LoomisFrank Farmer Loomis, Jr. was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in St...
(1896-1971), American athlete - Gustavus LoomisGustavus LoomisGustavus Loomis was an United States Army officer who served during the War of 1812, Seminole Wars and the American Civil War. He was the oldest soldier to serve in the Civil War.-Biography:...
(1789-1872), American soldier - Jeff LoomisJeff LoomisJeff Loomis is an American musician, best known for his role as lead guitarist in the progressive metal band Nevermore.-Early days:...
(born 1971), guitarist - Mabel Loomis ToddMabel Loomis ToddMabel Loomis Todd or Mabel Loomis was an American editor and writer, and the wife of the astronomer David Peck Todd. She is remembered as the editor of posthumously published editions of Emily Dickinson....
(1856-1932), born Mabel Loomis, American writer - Mahlon LoomisMahlon LoomisMahlon Loomis was an early wireless telegraph experimenter.-Early history:...
(1826-1886), an early pioneer of radio telegraphy, said to have invented the wireless radio - Mickey LoomisMickey LoomisMickey Loomis is the General Manager of the NFL's New Orleans Saints. He was awarded the NFL executive of the year for 2006.He attended Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Oregon, where he played basketball...
, General Manager of the New Orleans Saints football franchise - Orland Steen LoomisOrland Steen LoomisOrland Steen Loomis was an American lawyer and governor-elect of Wisconsin. He was born in Mauston, Wisconsin and was a member of the Progressive Party....
(1893-1942), Governor-elect of Wisconsin - Robbie LoomisRobbie LoomisRobbie Loomis is a former NASCAR crew chief who worked for Petty Enterprises and Hendrick Motorsports during his time as a crew chief, working most notably with Richard Petty and Jeff Gordon...
(born 1964), American former NASCAR crew chief - Robert LoomisRobert LoomisRobert Loomis is an executive book editor at Random House, where he has worked since 1957. He has been called "one of publishing's hall of fame editors."...
(born 1926), American editor - Roger Sherman LoomisRoger Sherman LoomisRoger Sherman Loomis was an American scholar and one of the foremost authorities on medieval and Arthurian literature.-Biography:...
(1887-1996), American academic - Roland Loomis (born 1930), father of the modern primitive movement
- Samuel Loomis (businessperson) (1748-1814), American furniture maker
- Silas Laurence LoomisSilas Laurence LoomisSilas Laurence Loomis was an American scientist, educator, and inventor.He was born in Coventry, Conn.; graduated from Wesleyan University in 1844 and, in medicine, from Georgetown University in 1856. Previous to his study at Wesleyan, Loomis had taught at Holliston Academy, Massachusetts; after...
(1822-1996), American scientist and educator - Stanley LoomisStanley LoomisStanley Loomis was the author of four books on French history: Du Barry , Paris in the Terror , A Crime of Passion , and The Fatal Friendship . Paris in the Terror was named one of the “books of the century” by the University of California, Berkeley...
, American writer of French history
Fictional characters
- Oswald Loomis, Superman villain the Prankster
- Dr. Samuel LoomisSamuel LoomisSamuel Loomis was a Connecticut furniture maker and the most celebrated maker of Colchester/Norwich style furniture.-External links:* ]]* ]]...
, a character in the Halloween film series - Willie LoomisWillie LoomisWillie Loomis was a character on the ABC-TV gothic horror soap opera, Dark Shadows, which aired from 1966 until 1971. The character was first played by actor James Hall for a total of four episodes, who was subsequently replaced by John Karlen beginning with episode #206. Karlen continued to play...
, a character in the Dark Shadows television series - Samuel LoomisSamuel LoomisSamuel Loomis was a Connecticut furniture maker and the most celebrated maker of Colchester/Norwich style furniture.-External links:* ]]* ]]...
, a character in the movie Psycho - Billy Loomis, a character in the first Scream movie