Tolbert
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Tolbert is a surname
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Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
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- Berlinda TolbertBerlinda TolbertBerlinda Tolbert is an American actress best known for her role as Jenny Willis Jefferson on The Jeffersons. She also appeared in the film Harlem Nights. She was born one day after actor Mike Evans, the man who played her boyfriend/husband Lionel Jefferson in The Jeffersons. They were both born...
(b. 1949), American film and television actress (The Jeffersons) - Emanuel TolbertEmanuel TolbertEmanuel Tolbert is a former slotback and wide receiver who played eleven seasons in the Canadian Football League, mainly for the Toronto Argonauts. He was a part of the Argonauts 1983 Grey Cup victory...
(b. 1958), American professional football player - Frank X. TolbertFrank X. TolbertFrancis Tolbert , better known as Frank X. Tolbert, was a Texas journalist, historian, and chili enthusiast. For the Dallas Morning News, he wrote a local history column called Tolbert's Texas that ran from 1946 until his death in 1984.-Biography:Tolbert was born in Amarillo, and was raised in...
(1912–1984), American historian, newspaper columnist, and restaurateur - Jim TolbertJim TolbertJim Tolbert is a former professional American Football player who played defensive back for eleven years in the American Football League and in the NFL from 1966 through 1976. Before his professional career, Tolbert played for Lincoln University of Missouri.-See also:*Other American Football...
(b. 1944), American professional football player - Lynda Tolbert-Goode (b. 1967), American championship hurdler and sprinter
- Matt TolbertMatt TolbertChristopher Matthew Tolbert is an American professional baseball second baseman who is a free agent. After graduating from Centreville Academy in 2000, Tolbert attended University of Mississippi for four years; he was later drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 2003 and the Minnesota Twins in 2004...
(b. 1982), American professional baseball player - Mike TolbertMike TolbertMike Tolbert is an American football Running Back for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2008...
(b. 1985), American professional football player - Miles TolbertMiles TolbertMiles Tolbert is an American lawyer from the state of Oklahoma who served as the Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment under Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry. Tolbert was appointed by Henry in 2003 and served until his resignation in 2008. Tolbert was succeeded by J.D...
(contemporary), Secretary of the Environment of the State of Oklahoma - Paden TolbertPaden TolbertPaden Tolbert was a 19th-century American law enforcement officer and railroad agent. He was one of the leading deputy U.S. Marshals in the Indian Territory during the 1880s and 90s and often worked with other well-known lawmen of his time including Bud Ledbetter, Heck Thomas and Bill Tilghman...
(1870–1904), American law enforcement officer and railroad agent - Ray TolbertRay TolbertRaymond Lee "Ray" Tolbert is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 1st round of the 1981 NBA Draft. A 6'9" power forward from the Indiana University, Tolbert played in five NBA seasons for six different teams...
(b. 1958), American professional basketball player - Skeets TolbertSkeets TolbertCampbell Aurelius "Skeets" Tolbert was an American jazz clarinetist, alto saxophonist, and bandleader....
(1909–2000), American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and band leader - Stacey Lovelace-TolbertStacey Lovelace-TolbertStacey Lovelace-Tolbert is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, who played in the WNBA.Lovelace-Tolbert attended college at Purdue University and graduated in 1996. On May 2, 2000 she was assigned with the Indiana Fever later in 2000 Lovelace-Tolbert played with the Seattle Storm...
(b. 1974), American professional basketball player - Tom TolbertTom TolbertByron Thomas "Tom" Tolbert is an American retired professional basketball player and sports broadcaster. He played a total of seven seasons in the National Basketball Association...
(b. 1965), American professional basketball player and sports broadcaster - Tony TolbertTony TolbertAnthony Lewis Tolbert is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was raised in Englewood, New Jersey, and graduated from Dwight Morrow High School. Tolbert was drafted in 4th round of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys...
(b. 1967), American professional football player - Tyke Tolbert (contemporary), American professional football player and coach
- William R. Tolbert, Jr.William R. Tolbert, Jr.William Richard Tolbert, Jr. was the 20th President of Liberia from 1971 to 1980.Trained as a civil servant, he entered the country's House of Representatives in 1955 for the True Whig Party, then the only established party in the country...
(1913–1980), President of Liberia 1971–80