Markham

Markham

Markham may refer to:

Contents

Biology

Companies

  • Markham & Co., an ironworks and steelworks company near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
    • Markham Colliery Disaster, a mining accident that occurred in 1973 at the Markham Colliery near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
  • Markham Vineyards, vineyards located in the city of St. Helena, California, USA

Linguistics

  • Markham languages, a subgroup of the Huon Gulf languages with Lower and Upper subgroups

People

  • Markham Baronets, two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Markham
  • Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918), a British explorer, author, and naval officer
  • Algernon Augustus Markham (1869-1949), an Anglican bishop
  • Arthur Markham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bernard Markham (1907-1984), an Anglican Bishop in the third quarter of the 20th Century
  • Beryl Markham (1902-1986), a British-born Kenyan writer, pilot and horse trainer
  • Sir Clements Markham (1830-1916), a President of the Royal Geographical Society
  • Christopher Ray Markham (1983-Present), College Dean, Entrepreneur, Entertainer, and United States Army soldier
  • Col Markham (born 1940), an Australian politician
  • Curtis Markham (born 1959), a former American NASCAR driver in all three top series
  • Dale Markham (born 1957), a National Football League player
  • David Markham (1913-1983), a British actor
  • E. A. Markham (1939-2008), a poet and writer, born in Harris, Montserrat
  • Edward Murphy Markham (1877-1950), a United States Army general
  • Edwin Markham (1852-1940), an American poet
  • Fish Markham (1924-2000), a South African cricketer
  • Frank Markham (1897–1975), a British politician
  • Fred L. Markham (1902-1984), an American architect in the early 20th century
  • Gervase Markham (ca. 1568-1637), an English poet and writer
  • Gervase Markham (programmer) (born 1978), a British programmer for the Mozilla Foundation and a lead developer of Bugzilla
  • Griffin Markham (d. aft. 1644), an English soldier
  • Harry Markham, a former professional English rugby league footballer of the 1950s
  • Henry Markham (1840-1923), a United States Representative and 18th Governor of California
  • Ian Markham, an American academic
  • J. David Markham (born 1945), an award-winning educator, author and internationally respected historian
  • James Markham Marshall (1764-1848), a United States federal judge
  • Jerry Markham, a leading scholar on business organizations and securities regulation in the United States
  • John Frederick Markham, an American architect in the 20th century and accomplished artist (1928-)
  • John Markham (died 1479), an English judge and Chief Justice
  • June Markham, a British ice dancer
  • Kika Markham (born 1940), a British actress
  • Mansfield Markham (born 1905), a British film producer and director
  • Monte Markham(born 1935), an American actor
  • Pauline Markham (1847-1919), a singer and burlesque dancer during the period of Civil War in the United States
  • Petra Markham (born 1947), a British actress
  • Pigmeat Markham (real name Dewey Markham, 1904-1981), an African-American entertainer
  • Ray Markham (born 1958), a professional ice hockey player
  • Reed B. Markham (born 1957), a leading scholar in communication, author, writer, educator
  • Richard Markham, an English pianist
  • Rory Markham (born 1982), an American professional mixed martial arts fighter
  • Violet Markham (1872-1959), a writer, social reformer and administrator
  • William Markham (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

  • Markham (Stargate), a USMC non-commissioned officer played by Joseph May in Stargate Atlantis
  • Ben and Stephanie Markham, two character in the All Saints Australian medical drama series
  • Cylla Markham, a character in the Skullbuster comics series
  • Grant Markham, a fictional character in the Doctor Who novels
  • Dame Sally Markham, a character in Little Britain British television and radio sketch series
  • Ulf Reichstein-Markham, a recurring character from the Man-Kzin Wars series of books

Pseudonyms

  • Mrs Markham, the pseudonym of Elizabeth Penrose (1780-1837), an English writer
  • Robert Markham, a pseudonym created by Glidrose Publications in the mid-1960s to continue the James Bond book series

Places

Antarctica

Canada

  • Markham By-Pass (disambiguation), multiple uses
  • Markham Ice Shelf, formerly attached to Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
  • Markham, Ontario, a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located in the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario

Papua New Guinea

Peru

United Kingdom

  • Markham, Wales, a village in Caerphilly
  • Markham Moor, a village which lies five miles south of the town of Retford in the county of Nottinghamshire, England
  • East Markham, historically also known as Great Markham, a small village near Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, England

United States

Popular culture

  • Markham (TV series), starring Ray Milland, which aired in the U.S. on the CBS network during the 1959-60 television season

Other

  • Markham Gang, a notorious criminal organization located primarily in Ontario, Canada in the middle of the 19th century

See also


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