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Gemstone A gemstone is a mineral, rock (such in the case of lapis lazuli), or petrified material that when cut or faceted and polished is collectible or can be used in jewelry. Others are organic (such as amber, which is fossilised tree resin, and jet, a form of coal).
Gemuendina stuertzi Gemuendina stuertzi ("Stuertz's GemĂĽnden (fish)") was an early placoderm species of the order Rhenanida, of the seas of Early Devonian Germany. Gemuendina resembled a scaly ray with a pair of staring eyes, a pug-nose, and an upturned mouth.
Gemze de Lappe Gemze de Lappe (born February 28, 1925, in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American dancer who worked very closely with Agnes de Mille and was frequently partnered by de Mille's favorite male dancer, James Mitchell. Originally trained by Irma Duncan and Michel Fokine, de Lappe began her career in Fokine's company.
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite The Municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo (formerly Bailen; Filipino: Bayan ng Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo) is a fifth class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 14,323 people in 2,765 households.
Genain quadruplets The Genain quadruplets (born in 1930) are a set of identical quadruplet girls notable for all being schizophrenic, demonstrating a large genetic component to the cause of the disease. The fictitious name Genain, used to protect the identity of the family, comes from the Greek, meaning dire birth.
Genarlow Wilson Genarlow Wilson (born 1986) is an african American former high school football star who has become a cause celebre after being convicted of aggravated child molestation in the state of Georgia, USA, in 2004. His conviction for participating in an act of receptive oral sex from a 15 year old girl at a New Year’s Eve party in 2003 has been highly contentious, as Wilson was only 17 at the time, and because it is uncontested that the act was consensual.
Genaro David GĂłngora Genaro David GĂłngora Pimentel born on September 8, 1937 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, is a Mexican jurist who has been a member of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) since 1995 and served as its President (Chief Justice) from 1999 to 2003.
Genazzano FCJ College Genazzano FCJ College is a Catholic school for girls in Kew, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1891 as a boarding school for country girls by the order, Faithful Companions of Jesus otherwise known as the FCJ Sisters.
Genêts Anglet Les Genêts d'Anglet Football is a French association football team founded in 1910. They are based in Anglet, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France and are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs Group C.
GenBank The GenBank sequence database is an open access, annotated collection of all publicly available nucleotide sequences and their protein translations. This database is produced at National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) as part of the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration, or INSDC.
Genci Cakciri 'Genci Cakciri' (born May 26, 1982, Tirana, Albania) (Often to referred to 'Cacki' or 'Ace Loveforty') is an Albanian Tennis player and has won the National Tennis Championships for 4 successive years, 2003 to 2006. He was born into a family of six, and is the son of a watchmaker.
Gendaigeki Gendaigeki ([is a genre] of [[film and television or theater play in Japan. Unlike the jidaigeki genre of period dramas, whose stories are set in the Edo period, gendaigeki stories are contemporary dramas set in the modern world.
Gendarme (historical) A gendarme was a heavy cavalryman of noble birth, primarily serving in the French army from the Late Medieval to the Early Modern periods of European History. Their heyday was in the late fifteenth to mid sixteenth centuries, when they provided the Kings of France with a potent regular force of heavily-armoured, lance-armed cavalry which, when properly employed, could dominate the battlefield.
Gendarmenmarkt The Gendarmenmarkt is a famous square in Berlin, surrounded by the Concert Hall, the French and the German Cathedral. The center of the harmonious Gendarmenmarkt is crowned by a statue of German's famous poet Friedrich Schiller.
GendĂĽn GendĂĽn () is a Tibetan personal name meaning "sangha". GendĂĽn is its spelling in the Tournadre and THDL Simplified transcription systems; it is also written Dge-'dun in Wylie transliteration, GĂŞdĂĽn in Tibetan Pinyin, Gendun, Gedun, or Gedhun.
Gendér A gendér is a type of metallophone used in Balinese and Javanese gamelan music. It consists of 10 to 14 tuned metal bars suspended over a tuned resonator of bamboo or metal, which are tapped with a mallet made of wooden disks (Bali) or a padded wooden disk (Java).
Gender In common usage, the word gender often refers to the sexual distinction between male and female. In the social sciences, "gender" emphasizes a social, cultural, or psychological dimension, in contrast to biological sex.
Gender (creek) The Gender is a stream in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant. It originates in originally marshy flatlands near Steensel and flows for twenty kilometers through Veldhoven and Meerveldhoven in a general east-northeast direction towards Eindhoven.
Gender and religion There are several notable issues relating to gender and religion, including the role and rights of women in religious worship, theology, and in society; reconciliation of religion with feminism; and the gender attributes of deities.
Gender blind Gender blindness is the property or quality of ignoring gender. The term is usually used when referring to organizations (such as universities) that accept and/or house people together without discriminating on the basis of gender.
Gender differences in spoken Japanese The Japanese language is unusual among major languages in the high degree to which the speech of women seen collectively differs from that of men. Differences in the ways that girls and boys use language have been detected in children as young as three years old (Tannen).
Gender Equity Education Act (Taiwan) Gender Equity Education Act () of Republic of China was announced on 2004 June 23. The General Provisions states the puposes of the act: "to promote substantive gender equality, eliminate gender discrimination, uphold human dignity, and improve and establish education resources and environment of gender equality.
Gender identity In sociology, gender identity describes the gender with which a person identifies (i.e, whether one perceives oneself to be a man, a woman, or describes oneself in some less conventional way), but can also be used to refer to the gender that other people attribute to the individual on the basis of what they know from gender role indications (clothing, hair style, etc.
Gender identity disorder Gender identity disorder, as identified by psychologists and medical doctors, is a condition in which a person has been assigned one gender (usually at birth on the basis of their sex, but compare intersexuality), but identifies as belonging to another gender, or does not conform with the gender role their respective society prescribes to them. It is a psychiatric term for what is widely known by terms like transsexuality, transgender and (subject to debate, but full-fledged GID is present in at least some cases of) transvestism or cross-dressing.
Gender in science fiction Science fiction and related genres (utopian literature, fantasy literature) have always offered the opportunity for writers to explore social conventions, including gender, gender roles, and beliefs about gender. Like all literary forms, the science fiction genre reflects the popular perceptions of the eras in which individual creators were writing; and those creators' responses to gender stereotypes and gender roles.
Gender of connectors and fasteners In electrical and mechanical trades and manufacturing, each of a pair of mating connectors or fasteners is conventionally assigned the designation male or female. The assignment is by direct analogy with genitalia; the part bearing one or more protrusions, or which fits inside the other, being designated male and the part containing the corresponding indentations or fitting outside the other being female.
Gender of rearing Gender of rearing is the gender in which parents rear a child. This is the gender assigned to the child by parents and doctors (usually based on the appearance of the external genitalia), and taught to the child.
Gender performativity Gender Performativity is a term created by feminist philosopher Judith Butler in her 1990 book Gender Trouble. In it, Butler characterizes gender as the effect of reiterated acting, one that produces the effect of a stable gender while obscuring the contradiction and instability of any single person's gender act.
Gender roles in Mesoamerica In many societies, gender roles are established from birth. For example, boys are given toys to play with that establish their future masculine roles while the girls get toys that relate to grinding and other activities women are expected to perform.
Gender selection Gender selection involves taking steps prior to the birth of a child to influence or determine what gender the child will have. Couples have probably tried to influence the gender of the offspring since before history.
Gender transposition Gender transposition is a term in linguistics to describe the substitution of a gendered personal pronoun for the other gendered form. When used to describe a woman, this would be using the pronounse his or him instead of her, and he instead of she.
Gender verification in sports Sex determination in sports is the issue of determining the gender in which an athlete can compete. The issue arose a number of times in the Olympic games where it was alleged that male athletes attempted to compete as women in order to win, or that a natural intersex competed as a woman.
Gender-bait Gender-bait is a term coined by William Gibson in his 2003 novel Pattern Recognition. The term refers to the practice by some males who represent themselves as females online to elicit a positive response from other males.
Gender-based medicine Gender-based medicine or simply gender medicine is the field of medicine that studies the biological and physiological differences between the human sexes and how that affects differences in disease. Traditionally, medical research has mostly been conducted using the male body as the basis for clinical studies.
Gender-identity/role Gender-identity/role (coined by John Money to describe gender identity) is expressed through culturally dictated gender roles, like language, clothing, behavior, and other symbols. These terms are defined in most if not all of Money's books, including Gay.
Gender-neutral language in Indo-European languages Gender-neutral language in Indo-European languages is language that attempts to refer neither to males nor females when discussing an abstract or hypothetical person whose sex cannot otherwise be determined. This most commonly means using gender-neutral pronouns instead of gender-specific pronouns.
Gender-neutral language in non-Indo-European languages Gender-neutral language in non-Indo-European languages refers to language that attempts to refer neither to males nor females when discussing an abstract or hypothetical person whose sex cannot otherwise be determined. Many of these languages do not have grammatical gender; however, this does not mean that the languages do not face any issue with regards to gender-neutrality.
Gender-neutrality in languages with grammatical gender Gender-neutral language is language that attempts to refer neither to males nor females when discussing an abstract or hypothetical person whose sex cannot otherwise be determined. This most commonly means using gender-neutral pronouns instead of gender-specific pronouns.
Gender-neutrality in languages without grammatical gender Gender-neutral language refers to language that attempts to refer neither to males nor females when discussing an abstract or hypothetical person whose sex cannot otherwise be determined. These languages do not have grammatical gender; however, this does not mean that the languages do not face any issue with regards to gender-neutrality.
Gender-specific job title A gender-specific job title is a name of a job that also specifies or implies the gender of the person performing that job, such as stewardess. A gender-neutral job title does not specify or imply gender, such as firefighter.
Gendercide Gendercide is a neologism that refers to the systematic killing of members of a specific sex, either males or females, coined by Mary Anne Warren in her 1985 book Gendercide: The Implications of Sex Selection The term is intended to be sex-neutral, but it is mostly used in feminism] to refer to female victimes (feminicide or femicide) but it has also been used to refer to male victims (viricide), e.g.
Gendered division of labour Gendered division of labour, also known as sexual division of labour, refers to the way that people are divided according to what is appropriate work for men and women. The gendered division of labour is derived from social perceptions about what is 'natural' for a particular sex to do as an occupation.
GenderPAC GenderPAC (the Gender Public Advocacy Coalition) is a human rights organization based in Washington, DC working to the stated aim of ensuring classrooms, communities, and workplaces are safe places for every person to learn, grow, and succeed, whether or not they conform to expectations for masculinity or femininity. Founded in 1995 as a loose coalition of organizations, GenderPAC became incorporated in 1999, formed a Board of Directors, and received tax-exempt status as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Genderqueer Genderqueer is a gender identity. A genderqueer person is someone who identifies as a gender other than "man" or "woman," or someone who identifies as neither, both, or some combination thereof.
Gendun Drup, 1st Dalai Lama Gendun Drup (), also spelled Gendün Drub and Gedun Drub (1391 – 1474) is retrospectively considered to be the first in the line of Dalai Lamas of Tibet, who are believed to be reincarnations. Gendun Drup was a student of Tsongkhapa.
Gendun Gyatso, 2nd Dalai Lama Gendun Gyatso Palzangpo (Wylie transliteration: Dge-'dun Rgya-mtsho), also Gendun Gyatso ("Sublimely Glorious Ocean of Spiritual Aspirants", layname: Yonten Phuntsok) (1475 – 1541) was the second Dalai Lama. He was proclaimed the reincarnation of Gendun Drup as a young boy.
Gene (band) Gene (formed 1993, disbanded 2004) were an English alternative rock quartet who rose to prominence in the mid-90s. They were popularly labelled as a Britpop band and often drew somewhat superficial comparisons to The Smiths, if only because of their slightly Morrissey-esque lead singer, Martin Rossiter.
Gene and The Gents Gene and The Gents were an Irish showband from Enniskillen who achieved chart success with tracks including The way you wrinkle your nose and I came as a stranger and stayed as a friend as well as Puppet on a String.
Gene Amdahl Gene Myron Amdahl (born November 16, 1922) is a Norwegian American computer architect and hi-tech entrepreneur, chiefly known for his work on mainframe computers at International Business Machines (IBM) and later his own companies, especially Amdahl Corporation. He is perhaps best known for formulating Amdahl's law, a fundamental theory of parallel computing.
Gene Anthony Ray Gene Anthony Ray (May 24, 1962 – November 14, 2003) was an American actor and dancer, who is best known for his portrayal of the street smart dancer Leroy in the 1980 motion picture Fame and the television spin-off which aired from 1982-1987. Born in Harlem, New York on May 24, 1962, Ray grew up in the neighborhood of West 153rd Street.
Gene Bailey Arthur Eugene (Gene) Bailey (November 25, 1893 - November 14, 1973) was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1917), Boston Braves (1919-1920), Boston Red Sox (1920) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1923-1924). Bailey batted and threw right handed.
Gene Banks Eugene Lavon "Gene" Banks (born May 15 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional basketball player. He is one of a handful of players to make high school All-America three times.
Gene Bearden Henry Eugene "Gene" Bearden (September 5, 1920 - March 18, 2004) was a left-handed knuckleball pitcher in Major League Baseball who completed a remarkable rookie season by closing out the Cleveland Indians' last World Series championship in 1948.
Gene Beene Gene Beene of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was a daredevil/stuntman, who made a name for himself in the 1960s with a novelty act known as "The Human Bomb." He survived over 570 explosions, wherein he would seal himself in a small corrugated building rigged with 2 to 5 sticks of dynamite.
Gene Brabender Eugene Mathew Brabender (August 16, 1941 - December 27, 1996) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before the 1961 season, and played for the Baltimore Orioles (1966-1968), Seattle Pilots (1969), and Milwaukee Brewers (1970).
Gene Brewer Gene Brewer (b. 1937) is the author of the K-PAX series of novels;K-PAX, K-PAX II, K-PAX III, and Prot's Report, a brief natural history of the Earth, which appears in the K-PAX trilogy, an omnibus edition of the first three K-PAX books.
Gene Brito Gene Brito (November 23, 1925 - June 8, 1965) was a former American Football Defensive Lineman who played nine seasons for the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Rams from 1951 to 1960. He missed the 1954 season and was a five time Pro Bowler in 1953 and from 1955 to 1958.
Gene Byrnes Eugene Francis Byrnes (born 1889, New York City - died July 26, 1974) created one of the longest running comic strips, Reg'lar Fellers. This humorous look at suburban children (who nevertheless spoke like New York street kids) was distributed by various syndicates from 1917 to 1949.
Gene cluster A gene cluster is a set of two or more genes that serve to encode for the same or similar products. Because populations from a common ancestor tend to possess the same varieties of gene clusters, they are useful for tracing back recent evolutionary history.
Gene conversion Gene conversion is a phenomenon which occurs during meiotic division. It is a process by which DNA sequence information is transferred from one DNA helix (which remains unchanged) to another DNA helix, whose sequence is altered.
Gene copy number The gene copy number (also "copy number variants" or CNVs) is the amount of copies of a particular gene in the genotype of an individual. Recent evidence shows that the gene copy number can be elevated in cancer cells.
Gene C. McKinney Gene McKinney was the 10th Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) of the United States, serving from July 1995 to October 1997. During his tenure, he faced charges of sexual harassment from several current and former female subordinates.
Gene Callahan Gene Callahan is an American writer who deals with the subjects of politics and economics. He is an adjunct scholar with the Ludwig von Mises Institute, a charter member of the Michael Oakeshott Association, and is the author of two books, Economics for Real People and "PUCK".
Gene Codes Corporation Gene Codes Corporation is a privately owned, international firm specializing in bioinformatics software for DNA sequence analysis]. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Gene Codes conducts business in over 40 countries world wide.
Gene Colan Gene Colan (born September 1, 1926, the Bronx, New York City, New York) is an American comic book artist who sometimes worked under the name Adam Austin. Best known as one of the signature artists of the Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil, its cult-hit series Howard the Duck, and Marvel's Tomb of Dracula, considered one of comics' classic horror series, he was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2005.
Gene Conley Gene Conley, born Donald Eugene Conley (November 10, 1930 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA) is a former baseball and basketball player. He has been one of a small number of players to reach the high level in both sports.
Gene doping Gene doping is defined by the World Anti-Doping Agency as "the non-therapeutic use of cells, genes, genetic elements, or of the modulation of gene expression, having the capacity to improve athletic performance." A complex ethical] and [[philosophical issue develops on what exactly defines "gene doping", especially in the context of transhumanism and human evolution.
Gene dosage Gene dosage is the number of copies of a gene present in a cell or nucleus. An increase in gene dosage can cause higher levels of gene product if the gene is not subject to regulation from elsewhere in the body.
Gene Davis (painter) Gene Davis (August 22, 1920 - April 6, 1985) was a US painter known especially for paintings of vertical stripes of color, and a member of the group of abstract painters in Washington DC during the 1960s known as the Washington Color School.
Gene Day Howard Eugene Day (1951-23 September 1982) was a Canadian comic book artist best known for Marvel Comics' Master of Kung Fu and its Star Wars licensed series. He was considered a mentor by the controversial, best-selling independent-comics creator Dave Sim.
Gene Deitch Gene Deitch (born August 8, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Academy-Award winning illustrator, animator and film director, based out of Prague. From 1945 to 1951 Deitch was a frequent contributor to The Record Changer, a jazz magazine.
Gene Dogs The Gene Dogs are a group of fictional genetically engineered soldiers from the Marvel UK imprint of Marvel Comics. They first appeared in the short-lived series Gene Dogs #1 in 1993 and were created by John Freeman and David Taylor.
Gene expression programming Gene Expression Programming (GEP) is a new evolutionary algorithm that evolves computer programs. The individuals of gene expression programming are encoded in linear chromosomes which are expressed or translated into expression trees (branched entities).
Gene Eugene Gene "Eugene" Andrusco (April 6, 1961 - March 20, 2000) was a Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musician. Andrusco was best known as the leader of the funk/rock band Adam Again, a member of The Swirling Eddies (credited as Prickly Disco) and as a founding member of the roots music supergroup Lost Dogs.
Gene Evans Film actor Gene Evans (July 11, 1922 - April 1, 1998) began his acting career while serving in World War II, performing with a theatrical troupe of GIs in Europe. Evans, raised in Colton, California, made his film debut in 1947 and ended up appearing in dozens of movies and television programs.
Gene fixation Gene fixation refers to a process in population genetics by which a given gene or allele becomes "fixed" in a population; that is, the gene is present in all members of the population with no sequence variations. Thus, the frequency of the gene is equal to 1.
Gene Fowler Jr. The eldest son of Gene Fowler, Denver-born Gene Fowler Jr. (27 May 1917 – 11 May 1998) was a prominent Holywood film editor whose work included It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and Hang 'Em High (1968).
Gene Frankel Gene Frankel (c. 1920 – April 20, 2005) was a United States theater director and acting teacher who was notable for directing the off-Broadway production of Jean Genet's play The Blacks which is regarded as a seminal production in African-American theatre.
Gene Freese Gene Lewis Freese (born January 8, 1934 in Wheeling, West Virginia) was a third baseman in American Major League Baseball for 12 seasons (1955-66). A journeyman, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (twice), St.
Gene Garber Henry Eugene Garber (born November 13 1947 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is a former sidearm relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20th round of the 1965 amateur draft, and pitched for the Pirates, the Kansas City Royals, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Atlanta Braves.
Gene Gene the Dancing Machine Gene Gene the Dancing Machine, aka Eugene Patton (born April 25, 1932), was a member of the stage crew and occasional performer on The Gong Show. Gene was the first African-American member of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees, Local 33.
Gene Greene Eugene Delbert Greene (June 9 1881 – April 5 1930), better known as Gene Greene was an American entertainer, singer and composer, nicknamed The Ragtime King. He was a vaudeville star and made some of the earliest sound recordings of scat singing in 1911 for Columbia Records and Victor Records and was a popular Ragtime performer.
Gene H. Golub Professor Gene Howard Golub (b. 1932, February 29 in Chicago, Illinois, USA), Fletcher Jones Professor of Computer Science (and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering) at Stanford University, is one of the preeminent numerical analysts of his generation.
Gene Ha Gene Ha is an American comics artist best known for his work on books such as Top 10 and Top 10: The Forty-Niners, with Alan Moore and Zander Cannon, for America's Best Comics, the Batman graphic novel Fortunate Son, with Gerard Jones, and The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix, among others. He has also drawn Global Frequency and has done covers for Wizard Magazine and Marvel Comics.
Gene Harris Gene Harris (September 1, 1933, Benton Harbor, Michigan – January 16, 2000) was an American jazz pianist known for his warm sound and blues and gospel infused style. From 1956 to 1970, he played in The Three Sounds trio with bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer Bill Dowdy.
Gene Heeter Gene Heeter was an American college and professional football player. Born in Windber, Pennsylvania, he played tight end at West Virginia University, and professionally in the American Football League for the New York Jets from 1963 through 1965.
Gene Hickerson Gene Hickerson (born February 15, 1935) is a former American Football offensive guard who played for the Cleveland Browns in a fifteen year career from 1958 to 1973. Hickerson was a six time Pro Bowler from 1965 to 1970.
Gene Hoglan Eugene (Gene) Victor Hoglan II (born August 31, 1967 in Dallas, Texas) is a well-known American extreme metal drummer. He also plays guitar, although not on any records (save for some riffs on Dark Angel's Leave Scars and Time Does Not Heal and one lead on Silent Scream's record From the Darkest Depths of Imagination).
Gene Honda Gene Honda is the popular public address announcer for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Blackhawks and DePaul University. He is also the voice of WTTW Channel 11, and does the Public address for the NCAA Final Four.
Gene chip technology Gene chip technology is a term that refers to several high-throughput methods for measuring mRNA isolated from cells. The experiment is done on a slide that has been created using the photolithography techniques developed for mass production of integrated circuits.
Gene knockdown A gene knockdown is either a genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that has been made less active or had its "expression" reduced or is the use of a reagent such as a short DNA or RNA (oligonucleotide) with sequence complementary to an active gene or its mRNA transcript. This oligonucleotide will bind to this active gene (or its transcripts) to decrease expression of a specific gene, copying the effects of such a genetic modification.
Gene knockout A gene knockout is a genetically engineered organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that have been made inoperative (have been "knocked out" of the organism). This is done for research purposes.
Gene Kan Gene Kan (1976 - 2002) was a peer-to-peer file-sharing programmer who was among the first programmers to produce an open-source version of the file-sharing application that implemented the Gnutella protocol. Kan worked together with Spencer Kimball on the program called gnubile licensed under the GPL.
Gene Kelly Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996), better known as Gene Kelly, was an American dancer, actor, singer, director, producer, and choreographer. Kelly was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks and the likable characters that he played on screen.
Gene Kelton "Mean" Gene Kelton is a guitarist and song writer currently based out of Houston, Texas, though he was originally born in Booneville, Mississippi. He plays Americana, Blues Rock, and Rockabilly music.
Gene lethality Gene lethality occurs when two individuals of the same phenotype mate and a 2:1 phenotypic ratio exists in the offspring (as long as many offspring have been produced). Usually the homozygous dominant individuals will have been aborted before birth.
Gene Lamont Gene William Lamont (born December 25, 1946 in Rockford, Illinois) is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who managed the Chicago White Sox (1992-1995) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1997-2000). He batted as a switch-hitter (mostly left) but threw right-handed during his playing career.
Gene Larkin Eugene Thomas Larkin (born October 24 1962 in Flushing, New York) is a former switch-hitting first baseman, designated hitter and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire seven-year career with the Minnesota Twins. During his playing career he wore #9 for Minnesota, and was a member of both the 1987 and 1991 World Series championship teams.
Gene LeBell Gene LeBell (born October 9, 1932) is a former American judo champion, instructor, stuntman and professional wrestler. At present, he is associated with Gokor Chivichyan's Hayastan MMA Academy where he teaches MMA/grappling classes.
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