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Gustavo Noboa Gustavo Noboa Bejarano (born in Guayaquil, Ecuador on 21 August, 1937-). Politician and the President of Ecuador (22 January 2000 to 15 January 2003) and was notable for being accused of mishandling the country's foreign debt by former president, LeĂłn Febres Cordero].
Gustavo Perez Firmat Widely recognized for his poetry and fiction as well as for his studies of Cuban and Cuban American culture, Gustavo Pérez Firmat is one of the best-known writers and intellectuals to have emerged from the Cuban diaspora.
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Gustavo Rojas Pinilla was born in the city of Tunja, Colombia on March 12,1900 and died in Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia on January 17,1975. Rojas was a former military dictator (1953-1957) and Colombian political figure, as well as a former 1966 and 1970 presidential candidate on behalf of the National Popular Alliance, Alianza Nacional Popular,(ANAPO).
Gustavo Rol Gustavo Adolfo Rol (20 June 1903-22 September 1994) was an Italian thinker and teacher with a great interest in parapsychology and other extraordinary phenomena. His devotees consider him to have been a great spiritual master and have testified to various miraculous feats he supposedly accomplished.
Gustavo Tamayo Gustavo E. Tamayo is a Colombian ophthalmologist known for developing a refractive surgery method known as Contoured Ablation Patterns (CAP), which enables doctors to make surgeries faster and at an easier rate.
Gustavo Vázquez Montes Gustavo Alberto Vázquez Montes (August 16 1962 – February 24 2005) was a Mexican politician. At the time of his death he was serving as the governor of the western state of Colima, representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
Gustavsberg Gustavsberg is a suburb of Metropolitan Stockholm, and the seat of Värmdö Municipality in Sweden. It has 10,000 inhabitants and is most known for its porcelain factory such as toilet bowls distributed nationwide.
Gustavus Adolphus College Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college founded in Red Wing, Minnesota, in 1862 by Eric Norelius and was originally named Minnesota Elementar Skola. In 1865 on the 1,000th year anniversary of the death of St.
Gustavus Adolphus Union Gustavus Adolphus Union (Gustav-Adolf-Stiftung, Gustav-Adolf-Verein, Evangelischer Verein der Gustavadolf Stiftung), a society formed of members of the Evangelical Protestant churches of Germany, which has for its object the aid of feeble sister churches, especially in Roman Catholic countries.
Gustavus Brander Gustavus Brander (1720-1787), English naturalist, who came of a Swedish family, was born in London in 1720, and was brought up as a merchant, in which capacity he achieved success and became a director of the Bank of England.
Gustavus Franklin Swift Gustavus Franklin Swift (June 24 1839 – March 29 1903) founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century, over which he presided until his death. He is credited with the development of the first practical ice-cooled railroad car which allowed his company to ship dressed meats to all parts of the country and even abroad, which ushered in the "era of cheap beef.
Gustavus Hamilton Blenkinsopp Coulson Gustavus Hamilton Blenkinsopp Coulson (VC, DSO)(April 1, 1879 - May 18, 1901) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Gustavus Loomis Gustavus Loomis (1789-1872) was an American soldier, born at Thetford, Vt. He graduated at West Point in 1811, entered the army as second lieutenant of artillerists, and, after doing garrison duty in the harbor of New York in 1812-13, was ordered in the latter year to the Niagara frontier.
Gustaw Herling-Grudziński Gustaw Herling Grudziński (May 20, 1919 Kielce, Poland - July 4, 2000 Naples, Italy) was one of the greatest Polish essayists and thinkers. He is best known for writing a personal account of life in the Soviet gulag - A World Apart.
Gustaw Potworowski Gustaw Potworowski (1800-1860) was a Polish activist, founder of the Kasyno in Gostyń, activist of the Polish League (Liga Polska). Born into an old Calvinist noble family, was one of the leading persons of the Polish national movement.
Gustáv Husák Gustáv Husák (January 10, 1913 Dúbravka (today part of Bratislava) - November 18, 1991 Bratislava) was a Slovak politician, a long-term Communist leader of Czechoslovakia and of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and 1980s. His rule is known as the period of Normalization.
Guster Guster is an alternative rock band (sometimes classified as jangle pop), originally formed in the Boston, Massachusetts area by members Ryan Miller (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards), Adam Gardner (guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards), and Brian Rosenworcel (drums/percussion). Joe Pisapia (bass, guitar, keyboards, banjo, vocals) has since joined.
Gustl Berauer Gustav 'Gustl' Berauer, was a Czechoslovakian nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930's. He won a gold medal in the individual event at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane while competing under Nazi Germany in the wake of Czechoslovakia being annexed in late 1938.
Gustnado A Gustnado is a slang term for a type of short-lived, shallow, cyclonic circulation that can form in a severe thunderstorm. While it derives its name from the tornado, it has very little in common with tornadoes structurally.
Gustne Gensyn Gustne Gensyn is a Danish humorous TV show running on the Danish TV channel TV 2 Zulu. The shows consists of small sketches, which are all connected by the theme that they are supposedly from the 1970s and 1980s, although they are created for the show it self.
Guston The village of Guston lies about a quarter of a mile North of the campus of the Duke of York's Royal Military School, near Martin Mill. The village, in the 1950s, boasted one Public House, one Post Office, one Saxon Church and about one hundred homes.
Guswhenta (Two Row Wampum Treaty) The Two Row Wampum treaty, also known as Guswhenta or Kaswehnta, is an agreement made between representatives of the Five Nations of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) and representatives of the Dutch government in 1613 in what is now upstate New York. The treaty is considered by the Haudenosaunee to be the basis of all of their subsequent treaties with European and North American governments, including the Covenant Chain treaty with the British in 1677 and the Treaty of Canandaigua with the United States in 1794.
Gut loading Gut loading is the process by which an animal's prey is raised and fed nutritious foods with the intention of passing those nutrients to the animal for which the prey is intended. This term is used most often in reference to the preparation of insects, such as crickets and mealworms, or mice which are used as food for reptile pets.
Gut River Gut River is a mostly underground river in Manchester Parish, Jamaica, which springs forth in a deep clear pool barely 200m from the sea. The natural fresh water bathing/diving pool can be accessed from the road and there is wading access along the river to the beach in the middle of Long Bay, Manchester, a mostly deserted 20 mile strip of black sand.
Gutbuster Brigade The Gutbuster Brigade is a dwarven group of elite melee fighters, from the Forgotten Realms series. They have no weapons, aside from their armor that is covered in spikes and ridges and a helmet with a long spike protruding from it.
Gutbusters Gutbusters is a 2002 Discovery Channel documentary following the efforts of three competitive eaters seeking to gain entry into the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. The documentary, produced by Original Productions, features Ed Jarvis, Don Lerman and Kevin Lipsitz, three fervent members of the competitive eating community.
Gutenberg (crater) Gutenberg is a lunar crater that lies along the west edge of Mare Fecunditatis, in the eastern part of the visible Moon. To the southeast is the Goclenius crater, and to the southeast are Magelhaens and Colombo craters.
Gutenberg Bible The Gutenberg Bible (also known as the 42-line Bible, and as the Mazarin Bible) is a print of the Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible that was printed by Johannes Gutenberg, in Mainz, Germany in the fifteenth century. The printed bible is a possible imitation of a Mainz illuminated manuscript, the so called Giant Bible of Mainz (Biblia latina), whose 1300 pages were written in two years, 1452-53.
Gutenberg College Gutenberg College in Eugene, Oregon, is a four-year college providing a broad-based liberal arts education in a Protestant Christian environment. Its "Great Books" curriculum emphasizes the development of basic learning skills (reading, writing, mathematics, and critical thinking) and the application of these skills to profound writings of the past.
Guthega Power Station, New South Wales Guthega Power Station is one of several hydroelectric power stations in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, New South Wales, Australia. Guthega has two turbo generators, with a total generating capacity of 60MW of electricity.
Guthi Guthi (Nepal Bhasa: गूठी) is a social organization that used to maintain the social order of Newar society. Presently, most of the guthis are defunct and are vestigeal representation of what once was the most powerful social organization of the Newars.
Guthnick (crater) Guthnick is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon's surface from the Earth. However, it is located in the part of the far side that is sometimes brought into sight of the Earth due to libration, although it can only be seen at a low angle and during favorable lighting conditions.
Guthormr sindri Guthormr sindri (or Gothormr sindri) is a 10th century Norwegian skald. He was a court-poet of king Haraldr Fairhair (hárfagri) and his sons, Hálfdan the Black (svarti) and Hákon the Good (góði), for whom he composed the Hákonardrápa.
Guthrie Berhad Guthrie Berhad is a leading company in Malaysia with core businesses in plantations (oil palm) and property development. Its other businesses are manufacturing (medium density fibreboard) planting materials and agricultural consultancy.
Guthrie rolling bridge A Guthrie rolling bridge was a Victorian era kind of retractable bridge, an 18th century version of the drawbridge. It was commonly installed as the access across the narrow steep sided ditches chracteristic of the polygonal forts of this era.
Guthrie test The Guthrie test, also known as the Guthrie bacterial inhibition assay, is a medical test performed on newborn infants to detect phenylketonuria, an inborn error of amino acid metabolism. The test has been widely used throughout North America and Europe as one of the core newborn screening tests since the late 1960s.
Guthrie Theater The Guthrie Theater is a venue for staging plays in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the result of Sir Tyrone Guthrie's desire for a new kind of theater that would provide an atmosphere which would encourage the production of great works of literature and cultivate actors' talents away from the more commercial environment of Broadway where increasing production costs demanded profitability over artistic content.
Guthrie, Oklahoma Guthrie is a city in Logan County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex. On July 2003, the city population was 10,110 - almost exactly the same as it had at midnight on the day it was founded 114 years earlier.
Gutian County Gutian County (古田县; pinyin: Gǔtián Xiàn) is a county lying in the southwest of Ningde, China. It is also known as "the town of the former worthy", as Zhuxi, a famous Chinese scholar once lived there.
Gutland (Luxembourg) Gutland (French: Bon Pays) is a region covering the southern and central parts of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Gutland covers 68% of the territory of Luxembourg; to the north of Gutland lies the Oesling, which covers the remaining 32% of the Grand Duchy.
Gutmann method The Gutmann method is an algorithm that is used to totally erase the contents of a given section, such as a file on a computer drive, for security. Devised by Peter Gutmann, it does this by writing a series of 35 patterns to the drive.
Gutnius Lutheran Church The Gutnius Lutheran Church, formerly the Wabag Lutheran Church, is a Lutheran body existing in Papua New Guinea. It was established by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod in 1948 shortly after the Australian administration of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea permitted missionary activity to spread into the western highlands.
Guto Wayu Guto Wayu is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Welega Zone, Guto Wayu is bordered on the south by Nunu Kumba, on the southwest by Jimma Arjo and Diga Leka, on the west by Sasiga, on the northwest by Limmu and Gida Kiremu, on the northeast by Bila Seyo, on the east by Sibu Sire, and on the southeast by Wama Bonaya.
Gutshot Poker Club The Gutshot Poker Club (also known as The Gutshot Poker Collective as simply The Gutshot) is a poker club, bar, restaurant and internet cafe located on Clerkenwell Road, London, England. The club opened in January 2004, and since claims almost 5000 members.
Gutta Gutta (plural guttae) is a small water-repelling, cone-shaped peg used in the architrave of the Doric order in classical architecture, below the narrow taenia (fillet) and cymatium. Water drips over the edges, away from the edge of the building.
Gutta-percha Gutta-percha (Palaquium) is genus of tropical trees native to southeast Asia and northern Australasia, from Taiwan south to Malaya and east to the Solomon Islands. It is also an inelastic natural latex produced from the sap of these trees, particularly from the species Palaquium gutta.
Guttenburg The Guttenburg, a German brig of 170 tons met with hurricane force wind in thick fog and snow of the Goodwin sands, Ramsgate, which drove the brig onto the "south sand head" where it capsized during the storm.
Guttmacher Institute The Guttmacher Institute (formerly The Alan Guttmacher Institute) advances sexual and reproductive health in the United States and globally through an interrelated program of social science research, public education and policy analysis. This multilayered program seeks to generate new ideas, enlighten public debate, promote sound policy and program development, and ultimately ensure that people everywhere have the information and services they need to make good sexual and reproductive health choices.
Guttman scale A Guttman scale is a psychological instrument developed using the scaling technique developed by Louis Guttman in 1944 called Guttman scaling or scalogram analysis. A primary purpose of the Guttman scaling is to ensure that the instrument measures only a single trait (a property called unidimensionality, a single dimension underlies responses to the scale).
Guttural consonant Guttural is a term used to describe any of several consonantal speech sounds whose primary place of articulation is near the back of the oral cavity, and include some velar consonants, uvular consonants, and pharyngeal consonants.
Guttural R In linguistics, guttural R (throaty R or French R) refers to pronunciation of a rhotic consonant as a guttural consonant. These consonants are usually uvular, but can also be realized as a velar , pharyngeal, or glottal rhotic.
Gutzon Borglum (John) Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1941) was an American artist and sculptor famous for creating the monumental presidents' heads at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, as well as dozens of other impressive public works of art.
Guugu Yimithirr language Guugu Yimithirr (many other spellings; see below) is an Australian Aboriginal language, the traditional language of the Guugu Yimithirr people of Far North Queensland. Most of the speakers today live at a mission at Hopevale.
Guujaaw Guujaaw (fullname Giindajin Haawasti Guujaaw) is a Canadian carver, musician, traditional medicine practitioner and political activist. He is a member of the Haida First Nation and was born at Massett in Haida Gwaii, into the Raven clan.
Guus Kouwenhoven Guus Kouwenhoven (born February 15, 1942) is a Dutch national with ties to former President of Liberia Charles Taylor and the subject of a UN travel ban. Kouwenhoven is President of several companies, two of which, Evergreen Trading and Oriental Timber Corporation, have been linked to Al-Qaeda, as well as diamond and arms smuggling in West Africa.
Guus Vogels Augustinus ("Guus") Wilhelmus Johannes Marines Vogels (born on March 26, 1975 in Naaldwijk) is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, who twice won Olympic gold medals with the national squad: at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Guv'ner Guv'ner were an American alternative rock band from New York Ciry, formed in 1993 following a relationship between members Charles Gansa and Pumpkin Wentzel. Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth discovered the band when he was handed a demo of theirs by Julia Cafritz of Pussy Galore, who had known Wentzel since school.
Guvchelvka Guvchelvka is a traditional Macedonian delicacy comprised of bread, sun-dried tomatoes and cheese. Some Greeks claim that they were the original inventors of Guvchelvka, but is of unbiased international belief that the dish is of Macedonian descent.
Guwahati High Court The Guwahati High Court was established on March 1, 1948 after the Government of India Act, 1935 was passed. It was originally known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland, but renamed as Guwahati High Court in 1971 by the North East Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
Guy (band) Guy was a popular 1980s and 1990s hip-hop, funk, R&B and soul band that was one of the early pioneers of hip-hop/R&B music and which set a trend in the early 1990s in a movement called the New jack swing.
Guy (sailing) A guy is a term for a line (rope) attached to and intended to control the end of a spar on a sailboat. On a modern sloop-rigged sailboat with a symmetric spinnaker, the spinnaker pole is the spar most commonly controlled by one or more guys.
Guy Acland Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Christopher Guy Dyke Acland, 6th Baronet LVO, DL (born 24 March 1946) was a British Army officer and member of the British Royal Household. Acland was educated at Allhallows School, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Guy Aldred Guy Aldred (November 5, 1886-October 17, 1963) was an English anarchist communist and a prominent member of the Anti-Parliamentary Communist Federation (APCF). He founded The Bakunin Press publishing house and edited five Glasgow-based anarchist periodicals: The Herald of Revolt, The Spur, The Commune, The Council, and The Word.
Guy Anderson Guy Anderson born in Edmonds, Washington, (November 20, 1906-1998) was an American painter from the Northwest School. As a child he used to commute to the Seattle Public Library by bus to study their art books.
Guy Anderson (winemaker) Guy Anderson (winemaker) is a British winemaker and entrepreneur who, with French winemaker Thierry Boudinaud, produce and distribute FAT bastard wine. With a memorable name and a label that identifies the wine by the variety of wine from which it is made, the company enjoys rapidly growing sales.
Guy Andre Kieffer Guy Andre Kieffer was a French-Canadian journalist who worked in West Africa, and up until his disappearance, in Cote D'Ivoire. Kieffer was known for aggressively investigating corruption and hidden dealings within the government, much to the chagrin of Cote D'Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo.
Guy Barnett (Australian politician) Guy Barnett (born 4 April 1962), has been a Liberal Party member of the Australian Senate since February 2002, representing the state of Tasmania. He was born in Launceston, Tasmania, and was educated at the University of Tasmania.
Guy Barnett (UK politician) Nicholas Guy Barnett (23 August 1928 – 24th December 1986) was a British Labour Party politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for South Dorset in a by-election in 1962 after the Conservative MP Victor Montagu succeeded to the peerage as Viscount Hinchingbrooke, but was defeated in the 1964 general election.
Guy Bertrand, Radio-Canada (Trois-Rivières - 1954) Radio personality and CBC French Radio and Television in-house linguistic consultant. Guy Bertrand has written two best-sellers (400 capsules linguistiques et 400 capsules linguistiques II).
Guy Bishop of Amiens Although the genealogy of early Ponthieu and Boulogne is scanty (and the 12th century versions unreliable, because of their efforts to tie the ruling houses of Boulogne and Ponthieu into earlier noble houses), it is most likely that Guy, the bishop of Amiens, was the uncle (and not the brother) of Enguerrand II and his brother Guy I of Ponthieu. Count Enguerrand II's and Guy I's father Hugh II was the son of Enguerrand I by an earlier marriage: Enguerrand I evidently married a Boulognnais countess, the wife of Arnold II, who died in battle: from this later marriage came Guy and his brother Fulk (later abbot of Forest l'Abbaye), and probably a Robert.
Guy Bond Guy Bond was an educational psychologist who made significant contributions to research in reading and literacy. Bond's work with Robert Dykstra on The First Grade Studies is perhaps the most famous of his contributions.
Guy Bono Guy Bono (born 30 April 1953 in Beja, Tunisia) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-east of France. He is a member of the Socialist Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education.
Guy Buckingham Guy Buckingham (born 8 February 1921) is an English aircraft engineer who established the Australian automobile manufacturer ‘Nota’ in 1952. Buckingham employed his expertise in English racing car and aircraft design in the manufacturing of new Australian racing cars.
Guy Burgess Guy Francis De Moncy Burgess (16 April, 1911 – 30 August, 1963) was a British-born intelligence officer and double agent who worked for the Soviet Union and was part of the Cambridge Five spy ring that betrayed allied secrets to the Soviets before and during the Cold War. Burgess and Anthony Blunt contributed to the Soviet cause with the transmission of secret Foreign Office and MI5 documents that described Allied military strategy.
Guy Burlage Guy Burlage Born in Norfolk, Virginia, is an American singer songwriter and guitarist, based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. His music is a blend of country rock, folk rock, and the "Virginia sound" made popular by Bruce Hornsby starting in the mid-1980s.
Guy Butters Guy Butters is a professional footballer currently contracted to Brighton & Hove Albion. Guy was born on the 30th October 1969 in Hillingdon and joined Brighton on the 29th August 2002 on a free transfer from Gillingham.
Guy Carawan Guy Carawan (b. Los Angeles, California, United States, July 27, 1927) is an American folk musician, and Music Director and Song Leader for the Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market, Tennessee.
Guy Carbonneau Trophy The Guy Carbonneau Trophy (Trophée Guy Carbonneau) is awarded annually to the player in the QMJHL judged to be the best defensive forward. The winner is determined by the number of face-offs won, plus-minus differential, the player's role within the team, and the number of scoring opportunities.
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, KB (Strabane 3 September, 1724 – 10 November, 1808 Stubbings, Maidenhead), often known as Sir Guy Carleton, was a British soldier who twice served as Governor of the Province of Quebec, from 1768–1778 (concurrently serving as Governor General of Canada), and from 1785–1795. He commanded British troops in the American Revolutionary War.
Guy Colwell Guy Colwell (born March 28, 1945 in Oakland, CA) studied art at the California College of Arts and Crafts. After a two year stint working for Mattel, he was arrested for draft resistance and was sentenced to two years in jail.
Guy de La Brosse Guy de La Brosse (born 1586 - died 1641 in Paris), was a French botanist, doctor, and pharmacist. A physician to King Louis XIII of France, he is also notable for the creation of a major botanical garden of medicinal herbs, which was commissioned by the king.
Guy Debord Guy Ernest Debord (December 28, 1931, in Paris – November 30, 1994, in Champot) was a writer, filmmaker, hypergraphist and founding member of the groups Lettrist International and Situationist International (SI). He was also briefly a member of Socialisme ou Barbarie.
Guy Delisle Guy Delisle is a comic book author born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1966. He studied animation at Sheridan College in Toronto and later worked for different studios in Canada, Germany, France, China and North Korea.
Guy Denning Guy Denning (born, 1965) is an English contemporary artist and painter based in Bristol. He is one of the artists taking part in the Triumph of Stuckism exhibition at the Liverpool John Moores University in October 2006.
Guy Ecker Guy Ecker (born Guy Frederick Ecker; February 9, 1959 in SĂŁo Paulo, SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil) is an Brazilian-born Mexican actor who became well known with his portrayal of Sebastian Vallejo in the Colombian telenovela, "Cafe Con Aroma de Mujer." He later portrayed Demetrio AzĂşnsolo, opposite Kate del Castillo in the Mexican telenovela "La mentira".
Guy Fawkes Night Guy Fawkes Night, more commonly known as Bonfire Night or Fireworks Night, is an annual celebration (but not a public holiday) on the evening of the 5th of November primarily in the United Kingdom, but also in former British colonies New Zealand, South Africa, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada), parts of the British Caribbean including the Bahamas, and to some extent by their nationals abroad. Bonfire Night was common in Australia until the 1980s, but it was held on the Queen's Birthday long weekend in June.
Guy Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea Guy Montagu George Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea, and 9th Earl of Nottingham (28 May 1885 - 10 February 1939). He accceded to the titles on the death of his father Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea (1852-1927).
Guy Fletcher Guy Fletcher (born May 24, 1960 in Maidstone, Kent) was the keyboardist to the popular British rock band Dire Straits. At first he was recruited by Mark Knopfler for off Dire Straits projects, music for the film Cal being the first one.
Guy Gabaldon Guy Louis Gabaldon ( March 22, 1926 - August 31, 2006) was a United States Marine in World War II. He was credited with capturing (or persuading to surrender) about 1,000 Japanese soldiers and numerous civilians during the Battle of Saipan (1944).
Guy Gabrielson Guy George Gabrielson (born 1891 or 1892, died May 1, 1976) was chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1949 to 1952. A lawyer in private life, he was also politically active in New Jersey, serving in the New Jersey Assembly from 1925 to 1929.
Guy Gardner (comics) Guy Gardner is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by DC Comics. He is a core member of the Green Lantern family of characters, and for a time (late 1980s and early 1990s) was also a significant member of the Justice League family of characters.
Guy Garrod Air Chief Marshal Sir Guy Garrod (1891–1965) was a senior UK Royal Air Force officer. Originally commissioned in The Leicestershire Regiment of the British Army in 1914, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1915.
Guy Garvey Guy Garvey (born Guy Edward John Patrick Garvey, 6 March 1974, in Bury, Lancashire, England), is the singer / guitarist for the Manchester band Elbow, as well as a presenter (Sunday afternoons) for Xfm Manchester and A&R Manager of Skinny Dog Records.
Guy Gavriel Kay Guy Gavriel Kay (born November 7, 1954) is a Canadian author of fantasy fiction. Many of his novels are set in fictional realms that resemble real places during real historical periods, such as Constantinople during the reign of Justinian I or Spain during the time of El Cid.
Guy George Egerton Wylly Guy George Egerton Wylly VC, CB, DSO (1880 -1962) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for actions during the Second Boer War.
Guy Gibson Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson VC DSO and bar DFC and bar RAF (12 August 1918 – 19 September 1944), was the first CO of the RAF's 617 Squadron, which he led in the "Dam Busters" raid (Operation Chastise), in 1943, resulting in the destruction of two large dams in the Ruhr area. He was killed later in the war.
Guy Gilchrist Guy Gilchrist (January 30, 1957– ) is a cartoonist whose work includes a run on the comic strip Nancy. He won the National Cartoonist Society Magazine and Book Illustration Award for 1997 and 1998, and was nominated for their Book Illustration Award for 1999 and 2001.
Guy Granet Sir William Guy Granet, GBE (1867-10-13 - 1943-10-11) trained as a barrister but became a noted railway administrator, first as general manager of the Midland Railway then as a director-general in the War Office.
Guy Hallifax Rear-Admiral Guy Hallifax CMG (1884–1941) was a South African military commander. He served in the Royal Navy from 1899 to 1935, and ended his RN career on the staff of the last British governor-general of South Africa.
Guy Hands Guy Hands (born 1959) is a financier and the current CEO of the private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners, which he founded in 2002. Previously he made a fortune as Managing Director of the Principal Finance Group at Nomura, with the purchase of a chain of UK pubs.
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