Wilcox (surname)
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Wilcox 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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- Abner WilcoxAbner WilcoxAbner Wilcox was a missionary teacher from New England to the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:Abner Wilcox was born April 19, 1808 in Harwinton, Connecticut. His father was Aaron Wilcox and mother was Lois Phelps. He was fourth of nine children.On November 23, 1836 he married Lucy Eliza Hart who was born...
(1808–1869), American missionary teacher - Albert Spencer WilcoxAlbert Spencer WilcoxAlbert Spencer Wilcox was a businessman and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii and Republic of Hawaii. He developed several sugar plantations in Hawaii, and became a large landholder.-Early life:...
(1844–1919), businessman and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii - Alfred WilcoxAlfred WilcoxAlfred Wilcox VC , was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
(1884–1954), English recipient of the Victoria Cross - Cadmus M. WilcoxCadmus M. WilcoxCadmus Marcellus Wilcox was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War and also was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
(1824–1890), US Army officer and Confederate general in the American Civil War - Carlos WilcoxCarlos WilcoxCarlos Wilcox was a minor American poet.Born at Newport, New Hampshire, Wilcox was a Congregationalist minister. He wrote a poem, The Age of Benevolence, which was left unfinished, and which was clearly influenced by the work of William Cowper.-References:...
(1794–1827), American poet - Cathy WilcoxCathy WilcoxCathy Wilcox is an Australian cartoonist and children's book illustrator, best known for her work as a cartoonist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers. She has also twice won the Australian Children's Book Council's 'Picture Book of the Year' award...
(born 1963), Australian illustrator and cartoonist - Chris WilcoxChris WilcoxChris Ray Wilcox is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Detroit Pistons. He previously played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Seattle SuperSonics, Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks, and collegiately at the University of Maryland, where he helped the Terrapins win...
(born 1982), American professional basketball player - Collin WilcoxCollin Wilcox (actress)Collin Wilcox was an American actress in film, on stage and television. She was also credited as Collin Wilcox-Horne or Collin Wilcox-Paxton....
(born 1937), American actress - Collin Wilcox (writer), American writer
- Daniel WilcoxDaniel WilcoxDaniel Wilcox is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He has played for the Baltimore Ravens, the New York Jets and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He has played in the National Football League since 2001...
, American football player - Dave WilcoxDave WilcoxDavid Wilcox is a former American football linebacker for the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers between 1964 and 1974. Wilcox was selected to play for seven Pro Bowls and was named All-NFL five times during his career...
, American football player - David Wilcox (Canadian musician)David Wilcox (Canadian musician)David Wilcox is a Canadian rock musician.-History:Montreal native, David Wilcox drew inspiration from musician Elvis Presley at the early age of six...
(contemporary), Canadian rock musician - David Wilcox (American musician)David Wilcox (American musician)David Patrick Wilcox is an American folk musician and singer-songwriter guitarist. He has been active in the music business since the late 1980s.-Career:...
(born c. 1958), American folk musician - Desmond WilcoxDesmond WilcoxDesmond John Wilcox was a British documentary maker at the BBC and ITV. He was producer of This Week, Man Alive and That's Life!.- Early life :...
(1931–2000), British TV documentary maker - Ella Wheeler WilcoxElla Wheeler WilcoxElla Wheeler Wilcox was an American author and poet. Her best-known work was Poems of Passion. Her most enduring work was " Soiltude", which contains the lines: "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone"...
(1850–1919), American author and poet - Frank N. WilcoxFrank N. WilcoxFrank Nelson Wilcox was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald.-Life:...
(1887–1964), American painter - Fred WilcoxFred WilcoxFred McLeod Wilcox was an American motion picture director. He worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for many years, directed the science fiction classic Forbidden Planet as well as the classic family film Lassie Come Home which was enshrined on the National Film Preservation Board's National Film...
, American film director - George Keeaumoku Wilcox (1927–1999), a member of the royal House of Laanui in Hawaii
- George Norton WilcoxGeorge Norton WilcoxGeorge Norton Wilcox was a businessman and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii and Territory of Hawaii.-Life:George Norton Wilcox was born in Hilo August 15, 1839.His father was Abner Wilcox and mother was Lucy Eliza Hart...
(1839–1933), politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii - Harvey Henderson WilcoxHarvey Henderson WilcoxHarvey Henderson Wilcox owned a ranch to the west of the city of Los Angeles, which his wife Daeida named their ranch Hollywood, and where the center of the American cinema industry developed in the early 1900s.-Biography:...
, real estate developer in Los Angeles area - Herbert WilcoxHerbert WilcoxHerbert Sydney Wilcox was a British film producer and director.-Early life:Wilcox's mother was from County Cork, Ireland, but he was born in Norwood and attended school in Brighton...
, (1890–1977), British film producer - Jason WilcoxJason WilcoxJason Wilcox is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger. He made 5 appearances for England including 3 at full international level.-Blackburn:...
, English football player - Jeremy WilcoxJeremy WilcoxJeremy Wilcox is a male volleyball player from Canada, who competed for the Men's National Team as a setter...
, Canadian volleyball player - Jessica Wilcox (1925–1990), American model Candy JonesCandy JonesCandy Jones, originally known as Jessica Arline Wilcox , was an American fashion model, writer and radio talk show hostess....
- John W. Wilcox, Jr.John W. Wilcox, Jr.Rear Admiral John W. Wilcox, Jr. was a native of Georgia and a graduate of the United States Naval Academy class of 1905. As commander of Battleships, Atlantic Fleet, he was lost at sea on March 27, 1942, washed from the decks of his flagship, the USS Washington , in the North Atlantic off Sable...
, American rear admiral - Jon P. WilcoxJon P. WilcoxJustice Jon P. Wilcox is a former justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He was appointed to the Court by Governor Tommy G. Thompson in 1992 and elected to the court in 1997. His term expired July 31, 2007. Justice Wilcox did not seek re-election, and Washington County Circuit Court Judge...
, American judge - Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox (born 1940), British noblewoman and politician
- Julia Wilcox, fictional character from the American TV series Frasier
- Kathi WilcoxKathi WilcoxKathi Wilcox is an American musician. Currently the bass player in The Julie Ruin, she has previously been in bands such as Bikini Kill, The Casual Dots and The Frumpies.- Music :...
, American musician - Larry WilcoxLarry WilcoxLarry Wilcox is an American actor, best known for his role as Officer Jonathan "Jon" Baker in CHiPs, an American television series.-Military service:...
(born 1947), American actor - Lisa WilcoxLisa WilcoxLisa E. Wilcox is an American actress who has starred in film and television.-Movie career:Wilcox's best known film role is in the 1988 hit horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master as Alice Johnson. In 1989, she reprised the role in the sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The...
, American actress - Mat WilcoxMat WilcoxMat founded and leads Wilcox Group, one of Canada’s largest national corporate communications, social media and crisis management firms.With unmatched issues management, crisis communications and labour relations experience, Mat has managed communications and strategy around 54 labour disruptions...
(contemporary), Canadian businesswoman - Milt WilcoxMilt WilcoxMilton Edward Wilcox was a pitcher who had a sixteen-year career from 1970 to 1975, 1977–1986. He played for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs of the National League and the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners of the American League...
, American baseball player - Paula WilcoxPaula WilcoxPaula Wilcox is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Chrissy in the British comedy Man About the House .-Early sitcom fame:...
(born 1949), British actress - Rebecca WilcoxRebecca WilcoxRebecca Wilcox is an English television presenter, mainly for the BBC.The middle of three children born to journalist turned television presenter Esther Rantzen and producer Desmond Wilcox, she has an older sister Emily and younger brother Josh...
, British television presenter - Richie WilcoxRichie WilcoxRichie Wilcox is a Canadian singer, actor and theatre director, who was also a contestant on the first season of reality television show Canadian Idol....
(contemporary), contestant on the TV show Canadian Idol - Robert Wilcox (martyr)Robert Wilcox (martyr)Blessed Robert Wilcox was a Catholic martyr in Elizabethan England. He was born in Chester, England in 1558 and entered the seminary at Rheims when he was twenty-five years old...
, Catholic martyr - Robert William WilcoxRobert William WilcoxRobert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox , nicknamed the Iron Duke of Hawaii, was a native Hawaiian revolutionary soldier and politician. He led uprisings against both the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii under King Kalākaua and the Republic of Hawaii under Sanford Dole, what are now known as the...
(1855–1903), Hawaiian revolutionary, soldier and delegate to the US Congress - Simon WilcoxSimon Wilcox-Early life:Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Wilcox is the daughter of multi-media artist Sadia Sadia and Canadian rock musician David Wilcox. She is also the great niece of Canadian political scientist John Meisel. At the age of three, she was placed with a female friend of the family in...
(contemporary), Canadian musician, daughter of David Wilcox - Stephen WilcoxStephen WilcoxStephen Wilcox, Jr. was an American inventor, best known as the co-inventor of the water-tube boiler. They went on to found the Babcock & Wilcox Company. He was born in Westerly, Rhode Island....
inventor of the water tube steam boiler - Terry Fugate-WilcoxTerry Fugate-WilcoxTery Fugate-Wilcox is an American artist, painter and sculptor, founder of the Actual Art movement.-Life and work:Born Raymond Terry Fugate in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Alberta Alaria Fugate, & Ray Fugate, ....
, American sculptor - Vernon WilcoxVernon WilcoxVernon Francis Wilcox CBE QC was an Australian politician. In a political career spanning twenty years, he represented the electorate of Camberwell in the Victorian Legislative Assembly and held many positions in the Victorian Cabinet...
(1918–2004), Australian politician - Walter WilcoxWalter WilcoxWalter Dwight Wilcox was an early explorer of the Canadian Rockies, especially in the Lake Louise region.Wilcox was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover and Yale University ....
(1869–1949), explorer of the Canadian Rockies - William R. WilcoxWilliam R. WilcoxWilliam R. Willcox was an American politician from New York who served as the Postmaster of New York City. Some sources spell his name as "Wilcox," but the proper spelling is "Willcox."-Biography:...
politician, chairman Republican National CommitteeRepublican National CommitteeThe Republican National Committee is an American political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is...
See also
- WilcockWilcockWilcock is a surname, and may refer to the following:*C. C. Wilcock , American taxonomist*Clifford Wilcock , British engineer, company director and politician*David Wilcock is a lecturer and filmmaker...
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- WilcoxonWilcoxonWilcoxon is a surname, and may refer to:* Henry Wilcoxon, an actor* Frank Wilcoxon, chemist and statistician, inventor of two non-parametric tests for statistical significance:** The Wilcoxon signed-rank test...