Wightman
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Wightman is a surname
, and may refer to:
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"...
, and may refer to:
- Arthur WightmanArthur WightmanArthur Strong Wightman is an American mathematical physicist. He is one of the founders of the axiomatic approach to quantum field theory, and originated the set of Wightman axioms....
, American theoretical physicist (Wightman axiomsWightman axiomsIn physics the Wightman axioms are an attempt at a mathematically rigorous formulation of quantum field theory. Arthur Wightman formulated the axioms in the early 1950s but they were first published only in 1964, after Haag-Ruelle scattering theory affirmed their significance.The axioms exist in...
) - Edward WightmanEdward WightmanEdward Wightman was an English radical Anabaptist, executed at Lichfield for his activities promoting himself as the divine Paraclete and Savior of the world...
, English Baptist, last person to be burnt for heresy in England. - Hazel Hotchkiss WightmanHazel Hotchkiss WightmanHazel Hotchkiss Wightman was an American tennis player.-Personal life:Wightman was born in Healdsburg, California and married George Wightman of Boston in 1912. She died in Newton, Massachusetts...
, American tennis player, for whom the Wightman CupWightman CupThe Wightman Cup was a team tennis competition for women contested from 1923 through 1989 between teams from the United States and Great Britain. U.S. player Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman wanted to generate international interest in women's tennis the way Davis Cup did for men's...
is named - Louise WightmanLouise WightmanLouise Fitzgerald Wightman , better known as Lucy Wightman , is a writer, photographer, and blogger who became known in the 1970s and 1980s as a Boston and Providence area exotic dancer, radio talk show host, and award-winning bodybuilder. She performed under the stage name Princess Cheyenne in...
(Lucy), American bodybuilder and dancer - Reginald WightmanReginald WightmanReginald Frederick Wightman was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1949 to 1958....
, Canadian politician - Robert WightmanRobert WightmanRobert Wightman is an American actor, who took over the role of "John-Boy Walton," in the 8th season of The Waltons. He played this role from 1979-1982...
, American actor
See also
- Wightman Award
- Whiteman (disambiguation)
- Weightman (disambiguation)
- Wigman