Wold
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Wold may refer to :
Geography
People
Books
Music
Radio
Geography
- The WoldsThe WoldsThe Wolds is a term used in England to describe a range of hills which consists of open country overlying a base of limestone or chalk. There are at least two such areas, both remnants of a much larger chalk system...
, a term used in England to describe a range of hills consisting of open country overlying limestone or chalk (see WoodWoodWood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
, Wald) - The former name of the village of Old, NorthamptonshireOld, NorthamptonshireOld is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 308 people....
, England
People
- Erling WoldErling WoldErling Wold is a San Francisco based composer of opera and contemporary classical music. He is best known for his later chamber operas, especially A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil and his early experiments as a microtonalist...
(born 1958), American composer - Herman WoldHerman WoldHerman Ole Andreas Wold was a Norwegian-born econometrician and statistician who had a long career in Sweden...
(1908-1992), Swedish statistician - John S. WoldJohn S. WoldJohn Schiller Wold is a business leader and Republican politician from Wyoming who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1971...
(born 1916), American politician - Susse WoldSusse WoldSusse Wold is a stage and screen actress whose career has spanned five decades. Born Lise Wold in Denmark, she is the daughter of actress Marguerite Viby. She quickly became a leading lady at the Det Kongelige Teater . In addition to her many TV, film and stage roles, Wold has toured the world...
(born 1938), Danish actress - Terje WoldTerje WoldTerje Wold was a Norwegian judge and politician for the Labour Party.Terje Wold was born in Evenes. He graduated as cand.jur. in 1921. He worked as a jurist, becoming a Supreme Court Justice of Norway in 1950. From 1958 to 1969 he was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court...
(1899-1972), Norwegian politician
Books
- The Wold, an area north of Rohan, in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earthMiddle-earthMiddle-earth is the fictional setting of the majority of author J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy writings. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings take place entirely in Middle-earth, as does much of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales....
legendarium - The Wold Newton familyWold Newton familyThe Wold Newton family is a literary concept derived from a form of crossover fiction developed by the science fiction writer Philip José Farmer...
, a fictional creation of Philip José FarmerPhilip José FarmerPhilip José Farmer was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories....
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Music
- W*O*L*D, a hit single by Harry ChapinHarry ChapinHarry Forster Chapin was an American singer-songwriter best known in particular for his folk rock songs including "Taxi", "W*O*L*D", and the number-one hit "Cat's in the Cradle". Chapin was also a dedicated humanitarian who fought to end world hunger; he was a key player in the creation of the...
Radio
- WOLD-FM, an American radio station licensed to Marion, Virginia
- WITMWITMWITM is an American broadcast radio station licensed to Marion, Virginia, serving Marion and Smyth County, Virginia. WITM is currently owned and operated by Praise and Glory Ministries.-History:...
, an American radio station licensed as "WOLD" from 1962 to 2006