Drinkwater
Appearance
Drinkwater is a surname. It is often the anglicized form of the Italian surname Bevilacqua.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Arthur Thomas Drinkwater (1894–1972), Australian-born World War I flying ace
- Ben Drinkwater (1910–1949), motor-cycle racer
- Bert Drinkwater (1895–1947), Australian footballer
- Carol Drinkwater (b. 1948), Anglo-Irish actress and author
- Charles Drinkwater (soccer), American soccer player
- Danny Drinkwater (b. 1990), English football player
- Graham Drinkwater (1875–1946), Canadian ice hockey player, businessman and philanthropist
- Harry Drinkwater (1844–1895), British architect
- Dr Harold Drinkwater (1855-1925) British botanical artist
- John Drinkwater (musician, technologist), (b. 1957), English musician and sound technologist
- John Drinkwater (playwright), (1882–1937), English poet and dramatist
- Josh Drinkwater (b. 1992), Australian professional rugby player
- Peter Drinkwater (1750–1801) English textile businessman
- Ray Drinkwater (1931–2008), British soccer player
- Ros Drinkwater (b. 1944), Scottish-born actress
- Sean T. Drinkwater (b. 1972) American musician
- Skip Drinkwater American record producer
- Terry Drinkwater (1936–1989), American television and radio journalist
- William Drinkwater (1812–1909), Manx judge
Fictional characters:
- Gerris Drinkwater, in A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
- Nathaniel Drinkwater, protagonist of a series of novels by Richard Woodman
See also
- Drinkwater Meadows, English actor
- Drinking water
Notes
- ^ Joseph Guerin Fucilla, Our Italian Surnames, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1949, p. 237. ISBN 0806311878