Workman (surname)
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Workman is a surname coming from the Old English word we(o)rcmann, meaning workman or laborer generally.
List of people with surname Workman
- Charles H. WorkmanCharles H. WorkmanCharles H. Workman was a singer and actor best known as a successor to George Grossmith in the comic baritone roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operas. He was sometimes credited as C. Herbert Workman or C. H...
(1873-1923), English singer and actor - Fanny Bullock WorkmanFanny Bullock WorkmanFanny Bullock Workman was an American geographer, cartographer, explorer, and mountaineer, notably in the Himalayas. She was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and usually travelled in conjunction with her husband Dr. William Hunter Workman...
(1859-1925), American mountaineer and geographer - Hank WorkmanHank WorkmanHenry Kilgariff "Hank" Workman is a former Major League Baseball player. Workman played for the New York Yankees in the 1950 baseball season....
(born 1926), Major League Baseball player - Hawksley WorkmanHawksley WorkmanRyan Corrigan , better known by the stage name Hawksley Workman, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his blend of cabaret pop and glam rock. Workman has released eleven full length albums throughout his career...
(born 1975), stage name of Canadian rock musician Ryan Corrigan - Haywoode WorkmanHaywoode WorkmanHaywoode Wilvon Workman is a retired American basketball player, and active NBA referee.He played the point guard position at 6'2", and played 359 games in eight NBA seasons for five teams from 1989 to 2000...
(born 1966), retired NBA player and current NBA referee - Herbert Brook WorkmanHerbert Brook WorkmanHerbert Brook Workman was a leading Methodist and secretary of the Wesleyan Methodist Secondary Schools Trust when they took over Elmfield College in 1928.Workman was born in London and educated at Kingswood School and Owens College, Manchester...
, the leading Methodist - Ian WorkmanIan WorkmanIan Workman is a former English footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City.Workman's only taste of professional football came with Chester during 1982–83, between two spells with non-league Southport...
(born 1962), former English footballer - Jerome J. Workman, Jr.Jerome J. Workman, Jr.Jerome J. Workman, Jr. CSci CChem FRSC, a.k.a. Jerry Workman , a.k.a. J. Workman is an American citizen and is a prolific author and editor of scientific reference works on the subject of spectroscopy; and a noted analytical spectroscopist.-Career:Workman has published multiple reference text...
(born 1952), American spectroscopist, editor, author - Nancy WorkmanNancy WorkmanNancy Workman was the first county mayor of Salt Lake County, and a member of the Republican Party. Utah She was born December 9, 1940 in Pueblo, Colorado, but grew up in Boise, Idaho where her father was an automobile dealer...
(born 1940), American politician from Salt Lake City, Utah - Philip WorkmanPhilip WorkmanPhilip Workman was a death row inmate executed in Tennessee on May 9, 2007. He was convicted in 1982 for the murder of a police officer following a botched robbery of a Wendy's restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee, and sentenced to death by lethal injection.Workman's guilt remains controversial and...
, executed by the State of Tennessee in 2007 - Reggie WorkmanReggie WorkmanReginald "Reggie" Workman is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey....
(born 1937), American jazz musician - Shanelle WorkmanShanelle WorkmanShanelle Workman-Gray is an American actress. She is best known for playing Sarah "Flash" Roberts on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live from February 2003 to January 2004...
(born 1978), American actress - Thomas WorkmanThomas WorkmanThomas Workman was an Irish entomologist and arachnologist who travelled widely collecting butterflies and studying spiders. He is best known for his book Malaysian Spiders, published in 1896, in which he described several new species....
(1844-1900), Irish entomologist - Thomas WorkmanThomas Workman (politician)Thomas Workman was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Montreal Centre in the 1st Canadian Parliament and Montreal West from 1875 to 1878 as a Liberal member....
(1813-1889), Irish-Canadian businessman and politician - W. D. Workman, Jr.W. D. Workman, Jr.William Douglas Workman, Jr. , was a conservative journalist and a pioneer in the development of the modern South Carolina Republican Party. He carried his party's banner as an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1962 and for the governorship in 1982.Workman was born in Greenwood to Mr....
(1914-1990), American political candidate from South Carolina - William WorkmanWilliam WorkmanWilliam Workman was an Irish-born Canadian businessman and municipal politician.- Biography :Workman migrated to Montreal, Quebec in 1829....
(1807-1878), Irish-Canadian businessman and politician - William H. WorkmanWilliam H. WorkmanWilliam Henry Workman was an American politician, banker and businessman. He served two terms as the 18th Mayor of Los Angeles, California.-Early life:...
(1839–1918), mayor of Los Angeles - William Hunter Workman (1847-1937), American mountaineer and explorer
- William Workman (1799-1876), California pioneer of the Workman-Temple familyWorkman-Temple familyThe Workman-Temple family relates to the pioneer interconnected Workman and Temple families that were prominent in: the history of colonial Pueblo de Los Angeles and American Los Angeles; the Los Angeles Basin and San Gabriel Valley regions; and Southern California — from 1830 to 1930 in Mexican...