William Dixon is the name of Billy Dixon footballer , former Shamrock Rovers player Billy Dixon 1850 1913 , one of only a few civilians to be awarded the Medal of Honor Billy Dixon and the Tropics, a nom de disque for the 1950s pop rock group Four Lovers who evolved into The Four Seasons William W. Dixon 1838 1910 , U.S. Representative from Montana. William Dixon manuscript the earliest manuscript of bagpipe music from the UK, compiled in 1733 by a piper from Northumberland. Bill Dixon 1925 2010 , American musician and artist Bill Dixon game designer , 18XX board game designer Willie Dixon 1915 1992 , U.S. blues musician William Hepworth Dixon 1821 1879 , social and prison commentator William Macneile Dixon 1866 1946 , British author William Dixon politician 1860 1935 , Australian politician See also William Dickson disambiguation William Dixon Allot , mayor of Adelaide, Australia hndis Dixon, William de William Dixon es William Dixon ... more details
George Dixon may refer to George Dixon boxer 1870 1908 , Canadian boxer George Dixon Canadian football , Canadian Football League CFL Hall of Fame player George Dixon Royal Navy officer 1755? 1800 , sea captain and explorer George Dixon trumpeter 1909 1994 , American trumpeter George Dixon MP 1820 1898 , MP for Birmingham 1867 to 1876, and Edgbaston from 1885 to 1898 George Washington Dixon 1801? 1861 , nineteenth century singer and newspaper editor PC George Dixon, lead character in the film The Blue Lamp and in the television series Dixon of Dock Green George E. Dixon , commander of the Confederate submarine H.L.Hunley George Dixon rugby union 1901 1991 , American rugby player George Hall Dixon , American banker George Dixon, English rugby player at Coventry R.F.C. Sir George Dixon, 1st Baronet 1842 1924 , longtime chairman of Cheshire County Council George Dixon organ designer See also Alexander George Dickson , Conservative MP hndis name Dixon, George DEFAULTSORT Dixon, George de George Dixon fr George Dixon it George Dixon ... more details
Thomas Dixon may refer to Thomas Dixon architect died 1886 , Baltimore architect Thomas Dixon nonconformist 1680? 1729 , English nonconformist minister and tutor Thomas Dixon, Jr. 1864 1946 , American minister and author Thomas Hill Dixon 1816 1880 , superintendent of convicts in Western Australia Thomas Dixon cricketer 1906 1985 , Irish cricketer Sir Thomas Dixon, 2nd Baronet 1868 1950 , Northern Ireland politician Thomas Sidney Dixon 1916 1993 , involved in the Max Stuart case, a trial for murder in Australia Thomas C. Dixon died 1870s , hatter and political figure in Canada West See also Thomas Dickson disambiguation Tom Dixon disambiguation hndis Dixon, Thomas ... more details
Joseph Dixon may refer to Joseph Dixon inventor 1799 1869 , American inventor, entrepreneur founder of what became the Dixon Ticonderoga Company Joseph Dixon bishop 1806 1866 , Irish Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh Joseph Dixon North Carolina 1828 1883 , U.S. Representative from North Carolina Joseph A. Dixon 1879 1942 , U.S. Representative from Ohio Joseph M. Dixon 1867 1934 , U.S. politician from Montana Joe Dixon musician 1917 1998 , U.S. jazz reed musician Joe Dixon footballer born 1916 , English footballer Joe Dixon actor born 1965 , British television and film actor See also Joseph Dickson disambiguation hndis Dixon, Joseph ... more details
Michael Dixon may refer to Michael Dixon doctor , British General Practitioner and chair of the NHS Alliance Michael Dixon museum director , Director of the Natural History Museum Michael Dixon politician , U.S. politician Michael Dixon rugby league born 1971 , rugby league footballer for Scotland, Hull F.C., and Hull Kingston Rovers Michael Dixon umpire born 1954 , English cricket umpire Mike Dixon biathlete born 1962 , Briton who competed at six Winter Olympics Mike Dixon Brookside , character in British soap opera Brookside Mike Dixon conductor , British conductor See also Michael Dickson disambiguation hndis Dixon, Michael de Michael Dixon ... more details
Larry Dixon may refer to Larry Dixon fantasy artist born 1966 , fantasy artist and novelist Larry Dixon drag racer born 1966 , professional drag racer in the NHRA Larry Dixon politician born 1942 , Republican member of the Alabama Senate See also Larry Dickson Lawrence Dixon, character in Silencing Mary Lawrence Dixon redirects here hndis Dixon, Larry ... more details
Incoming links date February 2012 John Dixon may refer to John Dixon English sportsman 1861 1931 , Nottinghamshire cricketer and international footballer John Dixon born 1785 , Member of Parliament for Carlisle UK Parliament constituency Carlisle , England, 1847 1848 John Dixon bishop 1888 1972 , Canadian clergyman, Anglican Bishop of Montreal, 1943 1960 John Dixon cartoonist born 1929 , Australian comic book artist John Dixon Welsh politician born 1951 , Welsh politician and member of Plaid Cymru John Dixon rugby league , Australian rugby league footballer and coach John Dixon fighter born 1961 , American MMA fighter John Dixon As the World Turns , fictional character on the American TV soap opera As the World Turns Johnny Dixon 1923 2009 , English footballer See also John Dickson disambiguation Jonny Dixon born 1984 , English footballer Jonathan Dixon disambiguation hndis Dixon, John cy John Dixon ... more details
COI date August 2011 BLP sources date July 2011 Jolyon Keith Dixon born 6 December 1973 is an English guitarist and is currently a member of Rachel Fuller s band and played some guitar on The Who s 2006 album Endless Wire The Who album Endless Wire . ref name Wilkerson Wilkerson, Mark 2008 Who Are You The Life of Pete Townshend , Omnibus Press, ISBN 978 1847722430, p. 580 ref Biography Dixon was born in Salisbury , Wiltshire in 1973, and began playing guitar at the age of nine. ref name Gregory Gregory, Andy 2002 International Who s Who in Popular Music , Europa, ISBN 1 85743 161 8, p. 138 ref He has been a professional guitarist since 1993, playing for artists such as Toyah Willcox Take the Leap 1993, and subsequent tours ref http www.toyahwillcox.com gigs 90s.html 1990s gigs Official Toya Wilcox Page ref Voice of the Beehive Sex and Misery 1995 ref http www.cduniverse.com search xx music ... 2 , 2008 ref http www.tzuke.com songs2.html Songs 2 Judie Tzuke ref , Mark Owen Green Man 1996 and subsequent ... Pvt Ltd, 1997, page 76 ref Dixon was a founding member of President Records signing Rorschach from ... at her live shows.It was through Fuller that Dixon met Pete Townshend , and since then he has ... Townshend . Dixon was guitarist with Melodramatic Records Vertigo Records Vertigo artist Amy Macdonald , ref http www.roland.co.uk articles default.aspx?a 10191 Interview with Jolyon Dixon Roland ... the pan European charts. As well as playing guitar, Dixon mixed the bonus live disc on the deluxe ... touring schedule. Dixon is an endorsee of James Trussart guitars ref http www.blacki.eu dixonandsef.html Jolyon Dixon and Jamie Sef Black i ref and Blackstar Amplification ref http www.blackstaramps.co.uk ... Blackstar Amplification ref Dixon was also a member of The Last 55 s, along with twins Christie and Louise ... in Placerville, California References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dixon ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Jolyon Category Living people Category 1973 births UK guitarist ... more details
Robert Dixon may refer to R. M. W. Dixon born 1939 , Australian linguist Robert Dixon explorer 1800 1858 , Australian explorer Robert Dixon mathematician born 1947 , discoverer of an approximation for squaring the circle Robert Dixon musician , reggae and dancehall producer Bob Dixon Missouri politician , currently serving in the Missouri State Senate, formerly served in the Missouri House of Representatives Robert Dixon politician , North Carolina General Assembly of 1777 House of Commons North Carolina House of Commons member for Duplin County in 1777 Robert J. Dixon , United States Air Force general Robert E. Dixon , Lt Commander, Naval Aviator from USS Lexington at the Battle of the Coral Sea Robert Dixon may also refer to Bobby Dixon footballer , player for Hereford United F.C. Robert Dixon Smith, Baron Dixon Smith born 1934 , British peer and Conservative politician Robert Dixon TV character , fictional character in Australian TV series Sea Patrol Bob Dixon athlete , Canadian athlete, see 1934 British Empire Games See also Robert Dickson disambiguation hndis name Dixon, Robert de Robert Dixon ... more details
Paul Dixon may refer to Paul Dixon entertainer , American TV show host Paul Dixon footballer born 1960 , Footballer from Northern Ireland Paul Dixon footballer born 1986 , Scottish footballer Paul Dixon ice hockey , British ice hockey player Paul Dixon rugby league , English rugby league footballer Paul Dixon born 1989 , real name of British musician David s Lyre Paul Rand Dixon , Chairman and Commissioner of the United States Federal Trade Commission See also Paul Dickson , writer Paul Dickson American football hndis Dixon, Paul ... more details
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Dixon , all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom . The Dixon Baronetcy , of Ballymenock in the County of Antrim, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 October 1903. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Glentoran . The Dixon Baronetcy , of Warford in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 February 1918 for the cotton spinner Alfred Dixon . The title became extinct on his death in 1920. The Dixon Baronetcy , of Astle in Chelford in the County Palatine of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 May 1919 for George Dixon. He was High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1881. Dixon Baronets, of Ballymenock 1903 see the Baron Glentoran Barons Glentoran Dixon Baronets, of Warford 1918 Sir Alfred Dixon, 1st Baronet Sir Alfred Herbert Dixon, 1st Baronet 1857 1920 Dixon Baronets, of Astle 1919 Sir George Dixon, 1st Baronet 1842 1924 Sir John Dixon, 2nd Baronet 1886 1976 Sir John George Dixon, 3rd Baronet 1911 1990 Sir Jonathan Mark Dixon, 4th Baronet b. 1949 References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David editors . Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition . New York St Martin s Press, 1990. Rayment bt date March 2012 Use dmy dates date March 2012 DEFAULTSORT Dixon Category Baronetcies Category Extinct baronetcies ... more details
Arthur Dixon may refer to Arthur Dixon Chicago alderman 1837 1917 Arthur J. Dixon 1919 2007 , former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Arthur Dixon footballer born 1892 1892 1965 , English footballer who played for Rangers F.C. Arthur Dixon footballer born 1867 1867 1933 , English footballer who played for Aston Villa F.C. Arthur Dixon footballer born 1879 1879 1946 , English footballer who played for Burnley F.C. Arthur Dixon footballer born 1887 1887 1964 , English footballer who played for Plymouth Argyle F.C. Arthur Lee Dixon 1867 1955 , British mathematician and academic hndis name Dixon, Arthur ... more details
Sam Dixon or Samuel Dixon may refer to Rev. Sam Dixon humanitarian c. 1950&ndash 2010 , Methodist charity executive who died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake Sam Dixon basketball coach born 1957 Samuel Dixon , Australian songwriter, producer and musician Samuel J. Dixon , tightrope walker who crossed the Niagara Cantilever Bridge over the Niagara River in 1890 Samuel Dixon, Principal of Bohemia Manor High School , 1958 1960 See also Samuel Dickson disambiguation Hndis Dixon, Sam ... more details
Image Dixon s Ferry.jpg thumb right Dixon s Ferry on the Rock River, pre 1903. Dixon s Ferry was the former name for Dixon, Illinois , United States . It was located on the bank of the Rock River Illinois Rock River near present day Illinois Route 26 , John Dixon operated a rope ferry service to transport mail from Peoria, Illinois Peoria to Galena . He also established the first post office. The surrounding settlement was known as Dixon s Ferry. ref name gibler Gibler, Bob. http www.dixonil.com history.htm History of Dixon , City of Dixon , official site, accessed January 18, 2011. ref File Dixons ferry marker 2007.jpg thumb right Plaque marking the site of Dixon s Ferry. References reflist Black Hawk War 1832 coord missing Illinois Category Dixon, Illinois LeeIL geo stub ... more details
Mason Dixon may refer to Mason Dixon Line separating Delaware and Pennsylvania from Maryland, surveyed 1763 1767 Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon , royal surveyors who developed the line Mason & Dixon , the 1997 novel by Thomas Pynchon featuring the surveyors as characters Mason Dixon Polling & Research Inc. , an independent polling firm Mason Dixon artist , AKA Jameson Wallace, AKA Michael Crampton, Chicago academic and performer Mason Dixon band , a country music band from the 1980s The opponent of the title character in Rocky Balboa film Rocky Balboa disambig ... more details
Ernest Dixon may refer to Ernest T. Dixon, Jr. died 1996 , American Bishop of the United Methodist Church Ernest Dixon American football born 1971 , former professional American football linebacker Blue Dixon Ernest Joseph Dixon, c. 1885 c. 1941 , Australian rugby union player Ernie Dixon , footballer See also intitle hndis Dixon, Ernest Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Richard Dixon may refer to Richard Dixon sailor 1865 1949 , British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics Richard Dixon scientist born 1930 , British chemist Richard Clay Dixon , American politician in Ohio Richard Watson Dixon 1833 1900 , English poet and divine Richard Dixon USCG Boatswains Mate , coxswain of a USCG motor lifeboat who had a Sentinel Class Cutter named in his honor USCGC Richard Dixon WPD 1111 , the eleventh Sentinel class cutter See also Richard Dickson disambiguation Disambig ... more details
coord 41.84613 89.485115 display title Image ft dixon.jpg thumb 250px right A Painting of Fort Dixon Fort Dixon , located along the banks of the Rock River Mississippi River Rock River in present day Dixon, Illinois , served as a military base during the Black Hawk War . History While currently known as Dixon, Illinois , the town was named Dixon s Ferry at the time of the construction of the fort. On May 22, 1832, Fort Dixon was officially named as a base by General Henry Atkinson soldier Henry Atkinson http lincoln.lib.niu.edu cgi bin philologic getobject.pl?c.3418 24.lincoln.462353.462358 . Because the site was centrally located between Fort Dearborn , Fort Armstrong, Illinois Fort Armstrong , and Fort Clark, Illinois Fort Clark , General Atkinson established Fort Dixon as his command post. Additionally, the Illinois militia used the ferry to transport troops and supplies across the river. http www.fortdixon.com about.htm Many notable soldiers served at Fort Dixon, including Abraham Lincoln , Jefferson Davis , Winfield Scott , and Zachary Taylor http fortdixon.com history.htm . Recent news According to a Fort Dixon website http www.fortdixon.com index.html , citizens interested in rebuilding a Fort Dixon replica are encouraged to contact the group for further information http www.fortdixon.com help.htm . External links http www.fortdixon.com Fort Dixon Mainpage http www.dixonil.com Welcome to Dixon, Illinois Category Black Hawk War ... more details
Nick Dixon may refer to Nick Dixon British journalist born 1971 , Scottish broadcast journalist Nick Dixon Canadian journalist , English born Canadian news anchor and reporter hndis Dixon, Nick Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Kevin Dixon may refer to Kevin Dixon attorney general 1902 1959 , Irish barrister and judge Kevin Dixon baseball born 1983 , American baseball player Kevin Dixon footballer born 1980 , English former footballer Kevin Dixon rugby league , New Zealand rugby league international hndis Dixon, Kevin Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Jeremiah Dixon July 27, 1733 &ndash January 22, 1779 was an England English surveyor and astronomy astronomer ... what was later called the Mason Dixon line . Dixon was born in Cockfield, Durham Cockfield , near Bishop Auckland , County Durham , in 1733, the fifth of seven children, to George Dixon and Mary Hunter. His father was a wealthy Quaker coal mining coal mine owner. Dixon became interested in astronomy ... Bird and Thomas Wright astronomer Thomas Wright . Jeremiah Dixon served as assistant to Charles ... the astronomical transit transit was observed on June 6, 1761. Dixon returned to the Cape once again with Nevil Maskelyne s clock to work on experiments with gravity . Dixon and Mason signed an agreement ... measurements with the same instrument that Dixon had used with Maskelyne in 1761. Before returning ... , in Philadelphia . Dixon sailed to Norway in 1769 with William Bayly to observe another transit of Venus. The two split up, with Dixon at Hammerfest Hammerfest Island and Bayly at North Cape, Norway .... Following their return to England in July, Dixon resumed his work as a surveyor in Durham. He ... . ref http mdlpp.org pdf library JeremiahDixonaBiographicalNote.pdf ref It is possible that Dixon ... Dixon is one of the two titular characters of Thomas Pynchon s 1997 novel Mason & Dixon . The song Sailing to Philadelphia from Mark Knopfler s album of the same name, also refers to Mason and Dixon, and was inspired by Pynchon s book. References Reflist See also Mason Dixon line External links http www.mdlpp.org Mason and Dixon Line Preservation Partnership Information about Jeremiah Dixon and the Mason and Dixon Line http thediaryjunction.blogspot.com 2009 01 mason dixon line.html The Diary Junction Blog Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dixon, Jeremiah ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Jeremiah Category English astronomers Category English surveyors Category ... deaths Category People from Bishop Auckland Category English Quakers da Jeremiah Dixon de Jeremiah ... more details
For the songwriter Luther Dixon Luther S. Dixon was chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court . ref cite web url http politicalgraveyard.com bio dixon.html title Dixon publisher Political Graveyard accessdate 2011 11 01 ref Biography Dixon was born Luther Swift Dixon on June 17, 1825, in Milton, Vermont . ref cite web url http www.wicourts.gov courts supreme justices retired dixon.htm title Luther S. Dixon publisher Wisconsin Court System accessdate 2011 11 01 ref He moved to Portage, Wisconsin , in 1851. Dixon died on December 6, 1891, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . Career Dixon was appointed a judge of the Wisconsin Circuit Court in 1858. Previously, he was district attorney of Columbia County, Wisconsin . In 1859, he was appointed chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court by Alexander Randall . He held the position until 1874. References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dixon, Luther ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American judge DATE OF BIRTH 1825 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1891 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Luther Category People from Milton, Vermont Category People from Columbia County, Wisconsin Category People from Milwaukee, Wisconsin Category Chief Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Category Wisconsin lawyers Category 1825 births Category 1891 deaths ... more details
Infobox skier See Wikipedia WikiProject Ski name Robbie Dixon image Robbie Dixon at the 2010 Winter Olympic downhill.jpg fullname nickname birth date Birth date 1985 01 04 ref name bio cite web title Bio url http www.robbiedixon.ca bio publisher Robbie Dixon Homepage accessdate 29 January 2012 ref birth place death date death place height convert 5 ft 9 in m ref name bio cite web ref club Whistler Mountain Ski Club ref name bio cite web ref skis Rossignol ref name bio cite web ref seasons wins totalpodiums updated January 29, 2012 Robbie Dixon born January 4, 1985 in North Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada is a Canadian alpine skier . Dixon skiing since 2001, North America , before first World Cup skiing skiing World Cup 2006 Lake Louise, Alberta finishing 46th overall best Super G . In March 2008, finished 4th place World Cup Super G Kvitfjell , Norway . best finish next year Kvitfjell finished fifth. ref http www.ctvolympics.ca team canada athletes athlete 3528 competitive history index.html ref In 2010 Olympic Games, Dixon competed in the Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics Men s downhill downhill References references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dixon, Robbie ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH January 4, 1985 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Cesar s Throne DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Robbie Category 1985 births Category Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Category Canadian male alpine skiers Category Living people Category Olympic alpine skiers of Canada Category People from North Vancouver, British Columbia canada alpine skiing bio stub de Robbie Dixon fr Robbie Dixon it Robbie Dixon no Robbie Dixon pl Robbie Dixon fi Robbie Dixon ... more details
Chris Dixon is an United States American software investor and entrepreneur. He is the co founder, and former CEO, of the website Hunch website Hunch . In the 1990s, he spent three years as a software programmer at a high frequency trading firm. ref name founder collective http foundercollective.com people Chris Dixon Chris Dixon Founder Collective biography ref He then joined the venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners . ref name founder collective Dixon co founded SiteAdvisor , a web security startup that was bought by security company McAfee . ref name founder collective He co founded Founder Collective , a seed stage venture capital fund. ref name founder collective In 2009, Dixon co founded Hunch with Caterina Fake . Hunch was acquired by eBay in 2011. He has invested in technology companies including Skype , Foursquare and Kickstarter . ref http cdixon.org aboutme Chris Dixon About Me ref In 2010, BusinessWeek magazine named Dixon the top angel investor in the technology industry. ref cite web title Chris Dixon Bests Conway, Hoffman For Top Tech Angel Spot url http www.readwriteweb.com start 2010 02 chris dixon bests conway hoffm.php first Chris last Cameron date February 26, 2010 publisher ReadWriteWeb ref References reflist External links http cdixon.org Official website US business bio stub Category American businesspeople ... more details
Karl Dixon is a comics artist and illustrator whose work has been published in newspapers, magazines, children s books and government campaigns in the UK, Europe and the USA since the 1990s. He draws comic strips for The Dandy , including his own creations Ollie Fliptrik and Secret Agent Sally , as well as episodes of Beryl the Peril . ref http lambiek.net artists d dixon karl.htm Karl Dixon on Lambiek Comiclopedia ref References reflist External links http www.loonitoons.co.uk Official site D. C. Thomson Comics Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dixon, Karl ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Comic artist and illustrator DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Karl Category British comics artists Category Living people UK comics creator stub ... more details
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