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** [[John B. Nixon]], murderer in Mississippi, USA |
** [[John B. Nixon]], murderer in Mississippi, USA |
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** [[John T. Nixon]], American lawyer and politician |
** [[John T. Nixon]], American lawyer and politician |
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**[[John Edwin Nixon (Philosopher)]] (1840 - 1916), who came up to King's College in 1859 to study Classics. was elected a Fellow in 1862 and was Dean of the College between 1873-83 and 1885-9. From 1874 he was College Lecturer in Classics; between 1881 - 1894 he was the [[Gresham Professor]] of Rhetoric. Nixon had a keen interest in music, particularly in the establishment of the choir school, and he organised informal part-singing associations within his rooms in College.[http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0272%2FPP%2FMisc.%2032;recurse=1] His papers include correspondence with [[Augustus Austen Leigh]], [[Oscar Browning]], [[Karl Pearson]], and [[George Prothero]]. |
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** [[John William Nixon]], Northern Ireland politician |
** [[John William Nixon]], Northern Ireland politician |
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* [[Julie Nixon Eisenhower]], younger daughter to Richard and Pat Nixon |
* [[Julie Nixon Eisenhower]], younger daughter to Richard and Pat Nixon |
Revision as of 06:56, 12 July 2008
Nixon is a surname, descended from a Scottish clan traditionally allied with Clan Armstrong and may refer to:
- Agnes Nixon, American soap opera creator
- Al Nixon, baseball player
- Alfred Westland Nixon, Canadian physician and politician
- Amy Nixon, Canadian curler
- Arthur Nixon, brother of President Richard Nixon
- Brad Nixon, Canadian politician
- Christine Nixon, Australian police commissioner
- Clinton R. Nixon, games designer
- Colin Nixon, Northern Irish footballer
- Cynthia Nixon, American actress
- Dale Nixon, pseudonym used by several musicians:
- Brian Baker,
- Greg Ginn, guitarist
- Dave Grohl
- David Nixon, British magician
- David Nixon, choreographer
- David Nixon, footballer
- Donald Nixon, brother of President Richard Nixon
- Donald A. Nixon, nephew of President Richard Nixon
- Donell Nixon, baseball player
- Drew Nixon, American politician
- Edgar Nixon, American civil rights activist
- Edward Nixon, brother of President Richard Nixon
- Emma Nixon, British model
- Eric Nixon, English goalkeeper
- Francis A. Nixon, father of President Richard Nixon
- Francis Russell Nixon, Australian bishop
- Gary Nixon, motorcycle racer
- George E. Nixon, Canadian Member of Parliament for Algoma West (1940-1968),
- George S. Nixon, American Senator from Nevada (1905-1912)
- Gordon Nixon, Canadian banker
- Hammie Nixon, American blues musician
- Hannah Milhous Nixon, mother of President Richard Nixon
- Harold Nixon, brother of President Richard Nixon
- Harry Nixon, Canadian politician
- Henry Nixon, Australian actor
- Jay Nixon, American politician
- Jeff Nixon, American football player
- Jerren Nixon, Trinidad and Tobago footballer
- Joe Elton Nixon, American criminal
- Joan Lowery Nixon, American writer
- John Nixon, one of several people including
- John Nixon (financier), militia officer in the American Revolutionary War
- John Nixon (mining engineer), English mining engineer
- John Nixon (general), general in the British Indian Army
- John Nixon (Massachusetts), General in the Continental Army during the American Revolution
- John B. Nixon, murderer in Mississippi, USA
- John T. Nixon, American lawyer and politician
- John Edwin Nixon (Philosopher) (1840 - 1916), who came up to King's College in 1859 to study Classics. was elected a Fellow in 1862 and was Dean of the College between 1873-83 and 1885-9. From 1874 he was College Lecturer in Classics; between 1881 - 1894 he was the Gresham Professor of Rhetoric. Nixon had a keen interest in music, particularly in the establishment of the choir school, and he organised informal part-singing associations within his rooms in College.[1] His papers include correspondence with Augustus Austen Leigh, Oscar Browning, Karl Pearson, and George Prothero.
- John William Nixon, Northern Ireland politician
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower, younger daughter to Richard and Pat Nixon
- Kiden Nixon, fictional character from Marvel Comics
- Kimberley Nixon, British actress
- Lewis Nixon (U.S. Army officer) (1918-1995), US Army Intelligence Officer, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II
- Lewis Nixon (naval architect) (1861-1940) ship designer, naval architect, and political activist
- Livinia Nixon, Australian actress
- Lucille Nixon, poet
- Marian Nixon, movie actress
- Marni Nixon, American singer
- Mike Nixon, American football player
- Mojo Nixon, American psychobilly musician
- Nicholas Nixon, American photographers
- Norm Nixon, American basketball player
- Norm Nixon Jr., basketball player
- Otis Nixon, American baseball player
- Pat Nixon, First Lady to President Richard Nixon
- Paul Nixon, English cricketer
- Paul Nixon (footballer)
- Peter Nixon, Australian politician
- Phill Nixon, English darts player
- Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States
- Ricky Nixon, Australian rules footballer
- Robert Nixon, Canadian politician
- Robert Nixon (artist), British comics artist
- Robert Nixon (Cheshire), "prophet"
- Robin Nixon, maker of music videos
- Roger Nixon, American composer and musician
- Russ Nixon, American baseball player and manager
- Sam Nixon, Pop Idol contestant
- Samantha Nixon, character from ITV series, The Bill
- Samule Frederick Nixon, American businessman and politician
- Thomas Nixon, writer
- Toby Nixon, American politician
- Tricia Nixon Cox, elder daughter to Richard and Pat Nixon
- Trot Nixon, American baseball player
- Vivian Nixon, dancer
- Willard Nixon, American baseball player
- Walter Nixon, American judge
- William Nixon, American businessman