Wick (surname)
Encyclopedia
An English
topographic name for someone who lived in an outlying farm; it is a modern variation of the Anglo-Saxon wic.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
topographic name for someone who lived in an outlying farm; it is a modern variation of the Anglo-Saxon wic.
People
- Denis WickDenis WickDenis Wick is Britain's most influential orchestral trombonist of the 20th century. He is also an internationally respected brass teacher and designer of brass mutes and mouthpieces...
(born 1932), British orchestral trombonist - Douglas WickDouglas WickDouglas Wick is an American movie producer whose work includes producing the Academy Award-winning 2000 film Gladiator, Stuart Little, and the Academy Award-winning Memoirs of a Geisha.- Career :...
(born 1954), American movie producer - Gian-Carlo WickGian-Carlo WickGian Carlo Wick was an Italian theoretical physicist who made important contributions to quantum field theory...
(1909-1992), Italian theoretical physicist - Helmut WickHelmut WickMajor Helmut Paul Emil Wick was a German Luftwaffe ace and fourth recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded by the Third Reich to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military...
(1915–1940), German Luftwaffe fighter pilot - John WickJohn WickJohn Wick is a 20th and 21st century role-playing game designer best known for his creative contributions to the Alderac Entertainment Group properties Legend of the Five Rings and 7th Sea. He self-published Orkworld under the Wicked Press banner, and later co-founded the Wicked Dead Brewing...
, American role-playing game designer - John Wick, a whistleblower responsible for the disclosure of expenses of British Members of Parliament
- Walter WickWalter WickWalter Wick is an American artist and photographer best known for the elaborate images in two series of publications, the I Spy and the Can You See What I See? books, which were published by Scholastic Books....
(born 1953), American artist and photographer - William W. WickWilliam W. WickWilliam Watson Wick was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.The son of Presbyterian Minister the Rev. William Wick, and his wife Elizabeth the daughter of an officer in the Continental Army; the younger Mr...
(1796-1868), American politician - Milton I. Wick, American newspaper businessman who founded Wick CommunicationsWick CommunicationsWick Communications is a family-owned community news company with 28 newspapers and 18 specialty publications in 12 states. The home offices are in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it has newspapers in Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Montana, Colorado, Alaska, California, North Carolina, North Dakota,...
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