Waterman
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Waterman may refer to:
- WatermenWatermenWatermen are river workers who transfer passengers across and along city centre rivers and estuaries in Britain and its colonies. Most notable are those on the River Thames and River Medway, but other rivers such as the River Tyne and River Dee, Wales also had their watermen who formed guilds in...
, river workers who transferred passengers across and along the city centre rivers in Britain - Waterman (sports)Waterman (sports)Webster defines waterman as "a man who makes his living from the water ".The term has evolved to mean one who takes part in activities which involve water, including wave riding, wind or motor assisted sports, diving and fishing. A waterman is also skilled in interpreting weather and tide...
Or Waterperson. Someone who takes part in multiple water activities - The Chesapeake BayChesapeake BayThe Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
term for commercial fishermen, particularly those who seek oysters and the blue crab
As a surname
- Alan T. Waterman, an American physicist.
- Alan T. Waterman AwardAlan T. Waterman AwardThe Alan T. Waterman Award is the United States's highest honorary award for scientists no older than 35. It is awarded on a yearly basis by the National Science Foundation. In addition to the medal, the awardee receives a grant of $500,000 to be used for advanced scientific research at the...
, a prize awarded by the US National Science Foundation
- Alan T. Waterman Award
- Boy WatermanBoy WatermanBoy Waterman is a Dutch football goalkeeper who currently plays for Alemannia Aachen.He was part of the Dutch Under-21 team to win the 2007 Under-21 European Football Championship.- Club career :...
, Dutch football keeper - Dennis WatermanDennis WatermanDennis Waterman is a British actor and singer, best known for his tough-guy roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks.-Early life:...
, British actor - Hannah WatermanHannah WatermanHannah Waterman-Groves is an English actress, daughter of Minder star Dennis Waterman and his second wife, actress Patricia Maynard.-Career:...
, British actress - John WatermanJohn WatermanJohn M. Waterman is a Republican member of the Indiana State Senate, representing the 39th district where he has served since 1995. Waterman previously served as Sheriff of Sullivan County, Indiana from 1986 to 1994.-External links:...
, state senator from the US state of Indiana - John Mallon Waterman, Jon Krakauer compared this "visionary climber" of Mount Hunter (Alaska)Mount Hunter (Alaska)Mount Hunter, or Begguya, is a mountain in Denali National Park in Alaska. It is approximately 8 miles south of Mount McKinley, or Denali, the highest peak in North America. "Begguya" means child in the Dena'ina language...
's Southeast Spur to Christopher McCandlessChristopher McCandlessChristopher Johnson McCandless was an American hitchhiker who adopted the name Alexander Supertramp and hiked into the Alaskan wilderness in April 1992 with little food and equipment, hoping to live for a time in solitude...
in a 1983 Outside magazine article - Lewis WatermanLewis WatermanLewis Edson Waterman , born in Decatur, New York, was the inventor of the capillary feed fountain pen and the founder of the Waterman pen company....
, American inventor of the capillary feed fountain pen and the founder of the Waterman pen company - Michael WatermanMichael WatermanProfessor Michael S. Waterman is a scientist at the University of Southern California , where he holds an Endowed Associates Chair in Biological Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science. He previously held positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Idaho State University...
, an American computational biologist - Nixon WatermanNixon WatermanNixon Waterman was a newspaper writer, poet and Chautauqua lecturer, who rose to prominence in the 1890s.-External links:*...
, an American a poet and newspaperman - Pete WatermanPete WatermanPeter Alan Waterman OBE is an English record producer, occasional songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. As a member of the Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting team he wrote and produced many hit singles...
, English record producer - Robert Waterman (governor)Robert Waterman (governor)Robert Whitney Waterman was an American politician. He served as the 17th Governor of California from September 12, 1887 until January 8, 1891.-Early years:...
, 19th century governor of the US state of California - Robert Waterman (sea captain)Robert Waterman (sea captain)Robert H. Waterman, , known as 'Bully Waterman' or 'Bully Bob Waterman', was an American merchant sea captain. He set three sailing speed records; his time of 74 days from Hong Kong to New York City has never been bettered in a sail-powered vessel...
, an American 19th century clipper ship captain. - Ron WatermanRon WatermanRon Waterman , is an American mixed martial artist , professional wrestler and celebrity member of the Team Impact motivational group.He holds notable victories over Ricco Rodriguez and Kevin Randleman.-Career:...
, an American mixed martial artist - Steve WatermanSteve WatermanSteve Waterman is a producer for both movies and television.He was co-producer for Casper and executive producer for Stuart Little and Stuart Little 2.He is currently producing the upcoming live-action/CGI animated Alvin and the Chipmunks movie....
, the American inventor of Waterman polyhedron and Waterman "Butterfly" World ProjectionWaterman butterfly projectionThe Waterman "Butterfly" World Map is a map arrangement created by Steve Waterman. Waterman first published a map in this arrangement in 1996. The arrangement is an unfolding of a globe treated as an octahedron, evoking the butterfly map principle first developed by Bernard J.S. Cahill in 1909... - Waldo WatermanWaldo Watermanthumb|200px|Waldo Waterman in 1920Waldo Dean Waterman was an inventor and aviation pioneer from San Diego, California...
, American aviation pioneer
Places
- Waterman, IllinoisWaterman, IllinoisWaterman is a village in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,506 at the 2010 census, up from 1224 at the 2000 census.The village is known for the train line that operates in Lion's Club Park...
, a village in the United States - Waterman, OregonWaterman, OregonWaterman, also known as Waterman Flat, is an unincorporated community in Wheeler County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Waterman lies southeast of Richmond and northeast of Mitchell at the intersection of Richmond Road, Parrish Creek Road, and Waterman Road. Waterman Road intersects U.S. Route 26...
, a former U.S. town amid cattle ranches - Waterman, Western Australia (now known as Watermans Bay, Western AustraliaWatermans Bay, Western AustraliaWatermans Bay is a northern coastal suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.-History:...
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Other things
- Smith Waterman algorithmSmith Waterman algorithmThe Smith–Waterman algorithm is a well-known algorithm for performing local sequence alignment; that is, for determining similar regions between two nucleotide or protein sequences...
- Water Man (novel), a 1993 novel by Roger McDonaldRoger McDonaldRoger McDonald is the author of seven novels, two works of non-fiction, and a number of other works....
- Waterman (series)Waterman (series)Waterman is an animated web series created by Bryan Waterman. The first episode of the series was released on Newgrounds on August 21, 2003, which quickly became popular, being viewed over 327,000 times. The series became a hit, and a total of eight more episodes have since been produced...
, an online animated feature - "Waterman" (song)Waterman (song)"Waterman" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed in Dutch by Hearts of Soul, a trio consisting of the Dutch sisters Patricia, Bianca and Stella Maessen....
, the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 song by Hearts of Soul - Waterman pensWaterman pensThe Waterman pen company is a major manufacturer of fountain pens. Established in 1884 in New York City by Lewis Edson Waterman, it is one of the few remaining first-generation fountain pen companies, as Waterman S.A.. It is currently owned by Newell Rubbermaid.- History :The initial years of...
, a luxury pen company- Waterman PhiléasWaterman PhileasWaterman Philéas is a series of writing instruments including fountain pens, rollerballs, ballpoints and pencils produced by the Waterman pen company. It is well-known because of its good price-quality ratio and is therefore often recommended for novice fountain pen users and collectors...
, a series of writing pens
- Waterman Philéas
- Waterman Steamship CorporationWaterman Steamship CorporationWaterman Steamship Corporation is an American deep sea ocean carrier, specializing in liner services and time charter contracts. It is owned by International Shipholding Corporation, based in Mobile, Alabama....
- A balad from 19th century poet Karel Jaromír ErbenKarel Jaromír ErbenKarel Jaromír Erben was a Czech historian, poet and writer of the mid-19th century, best known for his collection Kytice , which contains poems based on traditional and folkloric themes....