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Lucan
is the common English name of the Roman poet Marcus Annaeus Lucanus.
Lucan may also refer to:
Lucan
Lucan is the common English name of the Roman poet Marcus Annaeus Lucanus.Lucan may also refer to:-People:*Arthur Lucan , English actor*Sir Lucan the Butler, Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend...
is the common English name of the Roman poet Marcus Annaeus Lucanus.
Lucan may also refer to:
People
- Arthur LucanArthur LucanArthur Lucan was an English actor who gained fame as Old Mother Riley on stage, radio and also screen, with a series of comedy films between the late 1930s and early 1950s.-Biography:...
(born Arthur Towle), English actor - Sir LucanSir LucanSir Lucan the Butler is a servant of King Arthur and one of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. The duties of a "butler" have changed over time; Lucan was supposed to have been in charge of the royal court, along with Bedivere the Marshal and Kay the Seneschal.Lucan is the son...
the Butler, Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend - Vladimír LučanVladimír LucanVladimír Lučan is a Czech orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in relay at the 2000 European Orienteering Championships in Truskavets, together with Michal Jedlicka and Rudolf Ropek...
, Czech orienteering competitor
Earls of Lucan, first creation (1691)
- Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of LucanPatrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of LucanPatrick Sarsfield , created the first Earl of Lucan, Irish Jacobite and soldier, belonged to an Anglo-Norman family long settled in Ireland.-Background:...
- James Sarsfield, 2nd Earl of Lucan
Earls of Lucan, second creation (1795)
- Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of LucanCharles Bingham, 1st Earl of LucanCharles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan , known as Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Baronet from 1750 until 1776, was an Irish peer and politician.- Background :...
- Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of LucanRichard Bingham, 2nd Earl of LucanRichard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan , styled The Honourable from 1776 to 1795 and subsequently Lord Bingham until 1799, was an Irish peer and Tory politician.- Background :...
- George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, Cavalry commander in the Crimea, 1854-5.
- Charles Bingham, 4th Earl of LucanCharles Bingham, 4th Earl of LucanCharles George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan KP , styled Lord Bingham from 1839 to 1888, was the eldest son of George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan and Lady Anne Brudenell. His maternal grandparents were Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan and Penelope Anne Cooke.He married Lady Cecilia Catherine...
- George Bingham, 5th Earl of LucanGeorge Bingham, 5th Earl of LucanColonel George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan GCVO, KBE, CB, PC, TD, DL , known as Lord Bingham from 1888 to 1914, was a British Conservative politician....
- George Bingham, 6th Earl of LucanGeorge Bingham, 6th Earl of LucanGeorge Charles Patrick Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan MC , known as Lord Bingham from 1914 to 1949, was a British peer, British soldier and Labour politician....
- Richard Bingham, 7th Earl of LucanRichard Bingham, 7th Earl of LucanRichard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan , popularly known as Lord Lucan, as Lord Bingham before 1964, and sometimes colloquially called "Lucky" Lucan, was a British peer, who disappeared in the early hours of 8 November 1974, following the murder of Sandra Rivett, his children's nanny, the previous...
, the famous 'Lord Lucan' who mysteriously disappeared in 1974 - 8th Earl of Lucan, presumed to be George Bingham, Lord BinghamGeorge Bingham, Lord BinghamGeorge Charles Bingham, Lord Bingham is a British peer, the only son of Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, and his wife, the Countess of Lucan, born Veronica Mary Duncan. He has two sisters: Lady Frances Bingham and Lady Camilla Bloch , a barrister who married QC Michael Bloch in 1998...
, only son of the 7th Earl
Places, and things at those places
- Lucan, DublinLucan, DublinIn the Irish language, 'Leamhcáin' is translated to 'Lucan', meaning 'Place of the Elm Trees'. The name probably comes from a people that travelled by river, as Lucan is the first place that Elm trees are encountered if travelling inland from the Liffey....
, a town in Ireland- Lucan BridgeLucan BridgeLucan Bridge is a road bridge spanning the River Liffey in the town of Lucan in Dublin, Ireland. It joins Lucan's Main Street to the Lower Lucan Road, carrying traffic towards Clonsilla and the north....
, a road bridge spanning the River Liffey - Lucan Community CollegeLucan Community CollegeLucan Community College is located in Esker, Lucan, South Dublin in Ireland. The college opened in 1987, replacing Lucan Vocational School, which opened in the early 1950s....
- Lucan concert bandLucan concert bandLucan Concert Band was formed in 1983 by Eithne Donnelly, its purpose being to provide musical education to the youth in Lucan where it is based...
- Lucan SarsfieldsLucan SarsfieldsLucan Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Lucan, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1886, making it one of the oldest GAA clubs in Dublin. Sarsfields were one of 16 teams which contested the Dublin Senior Championship in 1887...
, a Gaelic Athletic Association club
- Lucan Bridge
- Lucan, MinnesotaLucan, MinnesotaLucan is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 191 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles , all of it land....
, a town in the United States
- Lucan Biddulph, OntarioLucan Biddulph, OntarioLucan Biddulph is an incorporated township in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was formed on January 1, 1999 by amalgamating the Village of Lucan with Biddulph Township...
, a town in Canada- Lucan AirportLucan AirportLucan Airport, , is located southwest of Lucan, Ontario, Canada....
- Lucan IrishLucan IrishThe Lucan Irish are a Junior ice hockey team based in Lucan Biddulph, Ontario. They play in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
, a junior ice hockey team - Lucan-Ilderton JetsLucan-Ilderton JetsThe Komoka Classics are a senior ice hockey team based out of Komoka, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League.-History:...
, a senior ice hockey team
- Lucan Airport
Other
- Lucan (TV series)Lucan (TV series)The television drama Lucan aired on ABC from 1977 to 1978. The core cast was Kevin Brophy, John Randolph, and Don Gordon.A 20-year old man spent the first 10 years of his life running wild in the forest after being raised by wolves. Lucan is taken to a research institute and taught the ways of...
, 1977-8 drama about a man who as child was raised by wolves, based on the 1977 made-for-TV movie of the same name - San Lucan SkinkSan Lucan SkinkThe San Lucan Skink, Eumeces lagunensis, is a skink native to the Baja California peninsula.Together with the Western Skink , Gilbert's Skink , and the Four-lined Asiatic Skink , the San Lucan Skink belongs to the so-called "skiltonianus group"...
(Eumeces lagunensis), a type of lizard native to the Baja California peninsula