Person (disambiguation)
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Person or Persons may refer to:
- PersonPersonA person is a human being, or an entity that has certain capacities or attributes strongly associated with being human , for example in a particular moral or legal context...
, any of various established definitions of personhood; peoplePeoplePeople is a plurality of human beings or other beings possessing enough qualities constituting personhood. It has two usages:* as the plural of person or a group of people People is a plurality of human beings or other beings possessing enough qualities constituting personhood. It has two usages:*...
is often used in English as the suppletive plural of person - Grammatical personGrammatical personGrammatical person, in linguistics, is deictic reference to a participant in an event; such as the speaker, the addressee, or others. Grammatical person typically defines a language's set of personal pronouns...
, concerning the ways in which languages address people and describe their relationships to the speaker - Legal person (or juristic person), an entity that the law treats as a natural person for some purposes, such as an incorporated organization
- Natural personNatural personVariously, in jurisprudence, a natural person is a human being, as opposed to an artificial, legal or juristic person, i.e., an organization that the law treats for some purposes as if it were a person distinct from its members or owner...
, a legal term to differentiate human beings from juristic persons - An individual humanHumanHumans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
, a member of the species Homo sapiens - The living body (see Human bodyHuman bodyThe human body is the entire structure of a human organism, and consists of a head, neck, torso, two arms and two legs.By the time the human reaches adulthood, the body consists of close to 100 trillion cells, the basic unit of life...
) of a human being; either (a) the actual body as distinct from clothing, etc., or from the mind or soul, or (b) the body with its clothing and adornment as presented to the sight of others; bodily frame or figure. Usually with of or possessive
People
- Person Colby CheneyPerson Colby CheneyPerson Colby Cheney was a paper manufacturer, abolitionist and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. He was 43rd Governor of New Hampshire and later represented the state in the United States Senate....
(1828–1901), paper manufacturer, abolitionist, 43rd Governor of New Hampshire and later senator from the state - Andrzej PersonAndrzej Person-References:...
(born 1951), Polish senator - Chuck PersonChuck PersonChuck Connors Person is a retired American National Basketball Association player and current assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.-High school and college:...
(born 1964), National Basketball Association (NBA) assistant coach and former player - Robert PersonRobert PersonRobert Alan Person is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played 9 seasons in Major League Baseball: two for the New York Mets, two and a half for the Toronto Blue Jays, three and a half for the Philadelphia Phillies, and only 7 games pitched for the Boston Red Sox in the last year of his...
(born 1969), former Major League Baseball pitcher - Ruth J. PersonRuth J. PersonDr. Ruth J. Person is the first woman and the seventh chancellor of the University of Michigan–Flint.-External links:********-References:...
, first woman and seventh chancellor of the University of Michigan–Flint - Wesley PersonWesley PersonWesley Lavon Person is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.Selected by the Phoenix Suns 23rd overall in the 1994 NBA Draft out of Auburn University, he played three seasons for the Suns, five for the Cleveland Cavaliers, 82 games over two seasons for the Memphis Grizzlies,...
(born 1971), former NBA player - Lynching of Ell PersonsLynching of Ell PersonsEll Persons was an African American man who was lynched on 22 May 1917, after he was accused of having raped and murdered a 16-year-old white girl, Antoinette Rappel, in Memphis, Tennessee, United States...
, African American lynched in 1917 - Gordon PersonsGordon PersonsSeth Gordon Persons was an American Democratic politician who was the 43rd Governor of Alabama from 1951 to 1955. He was born and died in Montgomery, Alabama. The Dauphin Island Bridge south of Mobile is formally named for him.Persons was an alumnus of Auburn University.-External links:*...
(1902-1965), American politician and 43rd Governor of Alabama - Henry PersonsHenry PersonsJoseph "Henry" Persons was an American politician, lawyer and soldier.-Early life:Persons was born near Smarrs, Georgia, in Monroe County; however, his family moved to Talbot County, Georgia in 1836...
(1834-1910), American politician, lawyer, and soldier - Peter PersonsPeter PersonsPeter Taylor Persons is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Persons was born and raised in Macon, Georgia. He received coaching and training in the junior program developed by Georgia Golf Hall of Fame member Dan Nyimicz at Idle Hour Golf Club in...
(born 1962), American professional golfer - Wilton PersonsWilton PersonsWilton Burton "Jerry" Persons served as the White House Chief of Staff to President Dwight D. Eisenhower from October 7, 1958 until January 20, 1961....
(1896-1977), White House Chief of Staff to President Dwight D. Eisenhower