William Evans
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Politicians and military
- William Evans (British Army officer)William Evans (British Army officer)Lieutenant-General William Evans was a British Army General who became Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.-Military career:In 1713, during the War of the Spanish Succession, Evans was invited by the Duke of Ormonde to serve in Flanders and acquired a Regiment of Dragoons when Viscount Cobham...
, British Army officer during the War of Spanish Succession - William Evans (Medal of Honor)William Evans (Medal of Honor)William Evans was an Irish-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 7th U.S. Infantry during the Black Hills War. He participated in campaigns against the Sioux in the Montana Territory and, at Big Horn from July 9–14, 1876, volunteered to deliver critical dispatches between Generals...
(1851–1881), American Indian Wars soldier - William Evans (politician)William Evans (politician)William Evans was a Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1818 and 1852....
(1788–1856), British MP for North Derbyshire - William E. EvansWilliam E. EvansWilliam Elmer Evans was a Republican United States Congressman from California.-Biography:William Elmer Evans was born in Laurel County, Kentucky in 1877. He was educated at public schools and Sue Bennett Memorial College, in London, Kentucky.Evans studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1902...
(1877–1959), U.S. Congressman from California - William Sanford EvansWilliam Sanford EvansWilliam Sanford Evans was a Manitoba politician. Between 1933 and 1936, he was the leader of that province's Conservative Party caucus....
(1869–1950), Manitoba politician
Sportsmen
- William Evans (basketball)William Evans (basketball)William Best "Billy" Evans was an American basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Evans played collegiately at the University of Kentucky....
(born 1932), Olympic basketball player - William Evans (English cricketer)William Evans (English cricketer)William Henry Brereton Evans was a South African-born English all-round cricketer who played 66 times in first-class cricket in the early 20th century. He played county cricket for Worcestershire and Hampshire, as well as representing the Gentlemen against the Players, but he appeared most for...
(1883–1913), South African-born English all-round cricketer - William Evans (footballer)William Evans (footballer)William Addams Williams Evans was a Welsh churchman who played for the Wales national football team, in the first two international matches in 1876 and 1877 before a long career as a Church of England minister....
(1853–1919), Wales international footballer - Will EvansWill EvansWill Evans is an English footballer who plays for Hereford United as a centre-back on loan from Swindon Town.-Football career:Evans comes from Cricklade and represented Fairford Town before being snapped up by Swindon Town and progressing through the Centre of Excellence at The County Ground...
, football defender currently playing for Swindon Town - William W. EvansWilliam W. EvansWilliam W. "Moon" Evans was an American attorney, Marine Corps officer, and athlete. He played college football, basketball, and lacrosse at the University of Maryland. In lacrosse, Evans led the nation in scoring in 1929 and 1930...
, American lacrosse player - William Evans (Australian sportsman)William Evans (Australian sportsman)William Thomas 'Poley' Evans was an Australian sportsman. He captained Queensland at first-class cricket and represented Australia in rugby union. He was born in Indooroopilly, Queensland and died at Buranda, Queensland....
(1876–1964), Queensland cricketer and rugby union player - William Evans (rugby player born 1883) (1883–1946), Welsh international rugby player
Fictional characters
- William Evans, son of Dan Evans in movie 3:10 to Yuma (2007 film)3:10 to Yuma (2007 film)3:10 to Yuma is the 2007 remake of the 1957 film of the same name, making it the second adaptation of Elmore Leonard's short story Three-Ten to Yuma. It is directed by James Mangold and produced by Cathy Konrad, and stars Academy Award winners Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in the lead roles. ...
, played by Logan LermanLogan LermanLogan Wade Lerman is an American actor, known for playing the title role in the 2010 fantasy-adventure Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. He appeared in commercials in the mid 1990s, before starring in the series Jack & Bobby , and the movies The Butterfly Effect and Hoot...
Other people
- William Evans (cardiologist)William Evans (cardiologist)Dr William Evans M.D., D.Sc., F.R.C.P., Hon.D.Sc. was a distinguished Harley Street cardiologist...
(died 1988), Welsh cardiologist and publisher - William Evans (judge)William Evans (judge)-Life:Evans was the third son of James Evans of Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales. He matriculated at the University of Oxford in 1868 at the age of 21 as a non-collegiate student, transferring to Jesus College, Oxford in 1869. He obtained two BA degrees: Literae Humaniores in 1872 and Jurisprudence in...
(1846/7–1918), Welsh judge and legal author - William Evans (Wil Ifan)William Evans (Wil Ifan)William Evans , better known by his bardic name of Wil Ifan, was a Welsh poet who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1947 to 1950....
(1883–1968), Welsh poet and Archdruid - William Davies EvansWilliam Davies EvansCaptain William Davies Evans was a seafearer and inventor, though he is best known today as a chess player. He is buried at the Belgian port of Ostend.- Early life :...
(1790–1872), chess player - William Frederick EvansWilliam Frederick EvansWilliam Frederick Evans was an English entomologist who worked on Odonata and Orthoptera.Evans wrote British Libellulinae or Dragonflies which has 12 coloured plates. This seems to be a rare work of entomology and Description of a species of grasshopper from New South Wales. Trans. Entomol. Soc....
, entomologist - William D. EvansWilliam D. Evans-Biography:Evans was born on May 10, 1852 to Evan J. and Ann Evans in Marquette County, Wisconsin. On October 29, 1879 he married Julia Stark. He died on May 5, 1936. Evans was a Congregationalist.-Career:...
, jurist in the state of Iowa - W. H. EvansW. H. EvansBrigadier William Harry Evans C.S.L, C.I.E., D.S.O. was a lepidopterist and army officer who worked in India. He documented the butterfly fauna of India , Burma and Ceylon in a series of articles in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society...
(1876–1956), lepidopterist - William Evans (watercolourist)William Evans (watercolourist)William Evans , was an English water-colour painter.Evans was born at Eton on 4 December 1798, was son of Samuel Evans, a landscape-painter of repute, who originally lived in Flintshire, but subsequently came from Wales and settled at Windsor...
, William Evans of Eton - William Evans (landscape painter)William Evans (landscape painter)William Evans , was an English landscape-painter.Evans, usually known as ‘Evans of Bristol,’ in order to distinguish him from William Evans of Eton, was an associate member of the Old Society of Painters in Water-colours, and a native of North Wales...
, William Evans of Bristol - William Evans (divine)William Evans (divine)-Life:Evans was educated at the college at Ystradwalter, then under the presidency of the Rev. Rees Prytherch. He was ordained at Pencader, near Carmarthen, in 1688, and continued pastor there for fifteen years. In 1703 he removed to Carmarthen to become pastor of the presbyterian congregation, and...
(died 1720?) - William Evans (lexicographer)William Evans (lexicographer)William Evans , was a Welsh minister and lexicographer.Evans came from Cefn-gwilli, Llanedi in Carmarthen and was educated at Carmarthen College under Dr. Jenkins, 1767–72. Early in 1776 he was a minister at Sherborne, but my March he had accepted a post at Moretonhampstead...
(died 1776) - William David EvansWilliam David EvansSir William David Evans , was an English lawyer.Evans, son of John Evans and Janet Butterfield, was born in London 25 May 1767, and educated at Harrow School. On attaining his sixteenth year he was articled to a Warrington solicitor, in whose office he relieved the tedium of business hours by...
, lawyer - William Edward EvansWilliam Edward EvansWilliam Edward Evans , was an English divine and naturalist.Evans, was born 8 June 1801 in Shrewsbury. He inherited a taste for poetry and natural history from his father, John Evans, M.D., who was a physician in that town, and author of a poem in four books on bees . His mother was Jane Wilson. A...
, divine and naturalist
See also
- Willie Evans (disambiguation)
- Bill Evans (disambiguation)Bill Evans (disambiguation)Bill Evans may refer to:*Bill Evans, jazz pianist*Bill Evans , jazz saxophonist*Bill Evans from Nevada, U.S.A.*Bill Evans , played for the Pirates*Bill Evans , played for the Red Sox and White Sox...
- Billy Evans (disambiguation)Billy Evans (disambiguation)Billy Evans may refer to:*Billy Evans , American umpire in Major League Baseball*Billy Lee Evans , American politician from Georgia*Billy Evans , English football playerSee also...