Yeats (surname)
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Yeats is a family name. Notable people with the name include:
- Anne YeatsAnne YeatsAnne Butler Yeats was an Irish painter and stage designer. She was a daughter of the poet William Butler Yeats and a niece of the painter Jack B. Yeats, niece of Lily Yeats an embroiderer associated with the Celtic Revival, and botanic artist Elizabeth Yeats...
(1919-2001), Irish painter and stage designer - Elizabeth YeatsElizabeth YeatsElizabeth Corbett Yeats , known as Lolly, was born at 23 Fitzroy Road, London. She was the daughter of the Irish artist John Butler Yeats and sister of W. B., Jack and Susan Mary "Lily" Yeats. She trained and worked as an art teacher and was a member of William Morris's circle in London before her...
(1868-1940), printer and manager of the Dun Emer Press and the Cuala Press - Francis Yeats-BrownFrancis Yeats-BrownMajor Francis Charles Claypon Yeats-Brown, DFC was an officer in the British Indian army and the author of the celebrated memoir The Lives of a Bengal Lancer, for which he was awarded the 1930 James Tait Black Memorial Prize.-Life and career:Yeats-Brown was born in Genoa, the son of a British...
(1886-1944), author of The Lives of a Bengal Lancer - Graeme YeatsGraeme YeatsGraeme Yeats is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL.A skilful and consistent defender/wingman, Yeats played 182 games with Melbourne before becoming a premiership winning coach in the Victorian Football Association with Sandringham...
(born 1964), Australian rules footballer. - Jack Butler YeatsJack Butler YeatsJohn "Jack" Butler Yeats was an Irish artist. His early style was that of an illustrator; he only began to work regularly in oils in 1906. His early pictures are simple lyrical depictions of landscapes and figures, predominantly from the west of Ireland—especially of his boyhood home of...
(1871-1957), Irish painter, stage designer, and writer - John Butler YeatsJohn Butler YeatsJohn Butler Yeats was an Irish artist and the father of William Butler Yeats, Lily Yeats, Lollie Yeats and Jack B. Yeats. He is probably best known for his portrait of the young William Butler Yeats which is one of a number of his portraits of Irishmen and women in the Yeats museum in the National...
(1839-1922), Irish artist and portrait painter - Lily Yeats (1866-1949), embroiderer active in the Arts and Crafts movement
- Matthew YeatsMatthew YeatsMatthew Yeats is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played five National Hockey League games with the Washington Capitals.-Playing career:...
(born 1979), Canadian ice hockey goaltender - Michael YeatsMichael YeatsWilliam Michael Yeats was an Irish barrister and Fianna Fáil politician.He was educated in Trinity College, Dublin and was an officer in The Hist...
(1921-2007), Irish politician - Ron YeatsRon YeatsRonald 'Ron' Yeats is a Scottish former footballer. He was the captain of the first great Liverpool team of the 1960s.-Life and playing career:...
(born 1937), footballer, captain of Liverpool F.C. - William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms...
(1865–1939), an Irish poet and playwright
See also
- Yeats (disambiguation)
- Yates (surname)Yates (surname)Yates is a surname, and may refer to people in the following fields of life:-Art and literature:*Edmund Yates Edinburgh-born novelist and dramatist*Frederic Yates , British painter...
- Yeates (surname)