Penman
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Penman is a surname. It refers to:
Penman may also refer to an occupation,
- Andy PenmanAndy PenmanAndy Penman was a Scottish professional football player who is best known for his time with Dundee.Penman started his career a Dundee and moved to Rangers in 1967. He played at Ibrox for five seasons but left to join Arbroath in 1972. He gained his only Scotland cap in 3-0 defeat to the...
(1943–1994), Scottish professional football player - David John PenmanDavid John PenmanDavid John Penman was the 10th Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne.Born on 8 August 1936, Penman received his secondary education at Hutt Valley High School, and studied Physical Education as part of teacher training at Wellington Teachers College...
(1936–1989), Australian Anglican archbishop - Ian PenmanIan Penman (producer)Ian Penman is a British radio broadcaster, television producer, director and scriptwriter.-Career history:He began working for BBC's Radio Newcastle's Bedrock show in the mid-1970s. He started writing for local and national music magazines in the late 1970s and carried on until the mid-1980s...
(contemporary), British radio and television writer - Ian PenmanIan PenmanIan Penman is a British writer and, latterly, blogger. He began writing for the NME in the autumn of 1977, later contributing to various publications including Uncut, Arena, The Wire, The Face, The Guardian, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent, Screen and German Vogue.Many of Penman's...
(b. 1959), British writer and blogger - Percival PenmanPercival PenmanArthur Percival Penman, usually known by his middle name, was an Australian cricketer and Australian rugby union representative...
(1885–1944), Australian cricketer - Sharon Kay PenmanSharon Kay PenmanSharon Kay Penman is an American historical novelist, published in the UK as Sharon Penman. She is best known for the Welsh Princes trilogy and the Plantagenet series. In addition, she has written four medieval mysteries, the first of which, The Queen's Man, was a finalist in 1996 for the Best...
(b. 1945), American historical novelist
Penman may also refer to an occupation,
- a practitioner of penmanshipPenmanshipPenmanship is the technique of writing with the hand using a writing instrument. The various generic and formal historical styles of writing are called hands, whilst an individual personal style of penmanship is referred to as handwriting....
- a scribeScribeA scribe is a person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession and helps the city keep track of its records. The profession, previously found in all literate cultures in some form, lost most of its importance and status with the advent of printing...
- a craftsman of calligraphyCalligraphyCalligraphy is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner"...
- another term for a writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, or authorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...