wiktionary Griffith may refer to People Griffith name Griffith surname Griffith Borgeson 1918 1997 , American race car historian and editor in chief of Motor Trend magazine Griffith Brewer , pioneer English balloonist and aviator Griffith Davies 1788 1855 , actuary Griffith Edwards , British psychiatrist Griffith C. Evans 1887 1973 , American mathematician GriffithGriffith 1883 1967 , Welsh Presbyterian minister Griffith J. Griffith 1850 1919 , Welsh American industrialist and philanthropist Griffith Hughes fl. 1707 1758 , naturalist and author Griffith John 1831 1912 , Welsh missionary to China and a pioneer evangelist Griffith Jones Griffith Jones disambiguation Griffith Lloyd died 1586 , Principal of Jesus College, Oxford Griffith Powell 1561 1620 , philosopher and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford Griffith Rutherford c. 1721 1805 , American Revolutionary War officer and politician Griffith Thomas 1820 1879 , American architect Griffith Williams bishop 1589? 1672 , Anglican bishop of Ossory, Ireland Frederick Griffith 1879 1941 , British bacteriologist Places Australia Griffith, New South Wales , city in Australia City of Griffith , a Local Government Area which includes Griffith, New South Wales Griffith, Australian Capital Territory , suburb of Canberra, Australia Division of Griffith , parliamentary electorate in Queensland, Australia United States Griffith Park , public park in Los Angeles Griffith, Indiana , town and suburb of Chicago Griffith Lake , Vermont Griffith, Virginia , an unincorporated community Griffith Peak , Nevada Griffith Quarry , near Penryn, California Other Griffith Island , Antarctica Griffith Island Nunavut , Canada List of islands of Ontario Georgian Bay Griffith Island , Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada Institutions Griffith Institute , Oxford, Great Britain Griffith University , Queensland, Australia Griffith College Dublin , a private college Griffith College Cork , a private institution Griffith College Limerick , a private school Buildings ... more details
For the Welsh American industrialist and philanthropist Griffith J. GriffithGriffith Wynne Griffith 4 February 1883 &ndash 2 February 1967 was a Wales Welsh Presbyterian minister, who became one of the leaders of the denomination. He was also editor of two journals, a member of the committee for a new translation of the Bible into Welsh language Welsh and a member of the Council and Court of Governors of Bangor University University College, Bangor . He also wrote and translated many hymns. Life Griffith was born on 4 February 1883 in Brynteci, Llandyfrydog , Anglesey , the son of John Griffith a farmer and his wife Judith. He worked on the family farm until the age of 18, when he attended a school in Menai Bridge run by Cynffig Davies to prepare candidates for ordination. He was accepted for ordination by the Anglesey Presbytery in 1903. His education continued at Bangor University University College, Bangor , where he graduated with a degree in philosophy and then at the Theological College in Bala, for training in theology. He also spent some time at Jesus College, Oxford from 1909. ref name WBO Griffith was ordained in 1911, and served in various locations thereafter Bryn du , Anglesey ... as his local ministry, Griffith was involved in the work of his denomination at a national level. In 1952 ..., serving as secretary of the committee responsible. Griffith was also part of the committee .... They had two sons and a daughter, one of his sons Huw Wynne Griffith becoming a Presbyterian minister in Aberystwyth . During his retirement, Griffith wrote and translated a number of hymns, some being collected for publication under the title lang cy Odlau r Efengyl in 1959. Griffith died in his ... , Anglesey. ref name WBO cite web url http wbo.llgc.org.uk en s2 GRIF WYN 1883.html title Griffith, Griffith ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Griffith, Griffith ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... Griffith, Griffith Category People from Anglesey Category Presbyterian ministers Category ... more details
incominglinks Harry Griffith may refer to Harry Earl Griffith Harry Griffith coach See also Henry Griffith disambiguation Harold Griffith hndis Griffith, Harry ... more details
Michael Griffith may refer to Michael Griffith novelist Michael Griffith manslaughter victim Michael T. Griffith , Mormon apologist Mike Griffith Michael Griffith athlete , Norfolk Islands high jumper See also intitle Michael Griffiths disambiguation Michael Griffin disambiguation hndis Griffith, Michael DEFAULTSORT Griffith, Michael ... more details
William Griffith may refer to William Griffith 1620 1688 , Welsh Member of Parliament for Caernarvon William Griffith 1686 1715 , Welsh Member of Parliament for Caernarvon and Caernarvonshire William Griffith botanist , 1810 1845 William Griffith US politician William Griffith New Jersey attorney , briefly served as a United States federal judge William Griffith canoer , William Samuel Bill Griffith William Griffith adult educator , Billy Griffith footballer , Australian rules footballer Bill Griffith , American cartoonist Billy Griffith , English cricketer William Griffith , Teacher, local Artist See also William Griffiths disambiguation hndis name Griffith, William DEFAULTSORT Griffith, William ... more details
Henry Griffith may refer to Sir Henry Griffith, 1st Baronet d. c. 1640 , of the Griffith Baronets Sir Henry Griffith, 2nd Baronet d. 1656 , of the Griffith Baronets See also intitle Harry Griffith disambiguation Henry Griffiths disambiguation hndis Griffith, Henry ... more details
Thomas , Tom or Tommy Griffith may refer to Thomas B. Griffith born 1954 , American judge Tom Griffith , American television presenter Tommy Griffith 1889 1967 , American baseball player See also Thomas Griffiths disambiguation hndis Griffith, Thomas DEFAULTSORT Griffith, Thomas ... more details
Charles Griffith may refer to Charles Griffith Australian politician 1808 1863 , Australian politician and pastoralist Charles B. Griffith 1930 2007 , American screenwriter Charlie Griffith born 1938 , Barbadian cricketer Charles Griffith judoka born 1963 , Venezuelan judoka hndis Griffith, Charles ... more details
for the Welsh Presbyterian minister GriffithGriffith Infobox person name Griffith J. Griffith image Griffith Jenkins Griffith.jpg image size alt 14 foot high bronze statue of a man, standing caption birth name Griffith Jenkins Griffith birth date birth date 1850 1 4 birth place Bettws, Bridgend Bettws ... residence nationality ethnicity citizenship other names Colonel Griffith J. Griffith known for Philanthropy ... M. Griffith 1888 1974 parents relations callsign awards signature signature alt website footnotes box width misc Griffith Jenkins Griffith January 4, 1850 July 6, 1919 was a Welsh people Welsh United ... mining syndicate in the 1880s, Griffith donated convert 3015 acre km2 to the Los Angeles City of Los Angeles which became Griffith Park , and he bequeathed the money to build the park s Greek Theatre Los Angeles Greek Theatre and Griffith Observatory . Griffith s legacy was marred by his notorious ... File GriffithJGriffithStatue01.JPG thumb Bronze statue of Griffith J. Griffith at br Griffith Park , Los Angeles installed 1996 Griffith J. Griffith was born in Bettws, Bridgend Bettws , Glamorgan ... Wales historical figures Griffith J Griffith url http www.bbc.co.uk wales southeast halloffame historical ...?page gr&GRid 49650440 gravestone at Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles ref In 1878 G. J. Griffith became ... by various mining syndicates. As a mining expert, Griffith acquired a fortune. In 1882 Griffith ... Mexican land grant. On December 16, 1896, Griffith and his wife Christina presented convert 3015 acre km2 of the Rancho Los Feliz to the city of Los Angeles for use as a public park. Griffith called ... Griffith Park, in honor of the donor. ref Death Claims G. J. Griffith, Los Angeles Times , July ..., for the plain people, Griffith told the Los Angeles City Council when he donated the land. I ... griffithPK gp narrative.htm Griffith Park narrative , Department of Recreation and Parks, City of Los Angeles ref Griffith later donated another convert 1000 acre km2 along the Los Angeles River ... more details
Francis Griffith may refer to Francis Griffith Chief Constable 1878 1942 , Inspector General, Bombay Police and Chief Constable, New Scotland Yard Francis M. Griffith 1849 1927 , U.S. Representative from Indiana Francis Llewellyn Griffith 1862 1934 , British Egyptologist Frank Griffith , English cricketer Frank Griffith baseball hndis Griffith, Francis ... more details
Griffith Jones may refer to Griffith Jones Llanddowror 1684&ndash 1761 , Llanddowror, who established circulating schools in Wales Griffith Jones mayor , appointed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1690, later Mayor of Philadelphia Griffith Jones actor 1909&ndash 2007 , actor, who played Caryl Sanger in the film Escape Me Never 1935 Griffith Arthur Jones 1827&ndash 1906 , Welsh Anglican priest Griffith Hartwell Jones died 1944 , Professor of Latin at the University of Wales, Cardiff Griff Rhys Jones , British comedian, writer, and actor Griffith Rhys Jones 1834 1897 , Welsh conductor hndis Jones, Griffith DEFAULTSORT Jones, Griffith ... more details
incominglinks John Griffith may refer to John Griffith of Cefnamlwch MP for Carnarvon 1604 John Griffith MP for Beaumaris John Griffith of Llyn John Griffith junior MP for Carnarvonshire 1640 John Griffith 1687 1739 , Welsh MP for Caernarvonshire John Griffith engineer , Irish civil engineer John Griffith aviator , American World War I flying ace John H. Griffith , test pilot John Wynne Griffith , MP for Denbigh John Jones martyr , also known as John Griffith John G. Griffith 1878&ndash ? , American football, basketball, and baseball coach at University of Idaho, University of Iowa, Oklahoma A&M University, New Mexico A&M John Griffith monk John L. Griffith 1877&ndash 1944 , American football, basketball, baseball, and track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator, first commissioner of the Big Ten Conference Johnny Griffith coach 1924&ndash 2003 , American football coach at South Georgia College and the University of Georgia Johnny Griffith musician hndis name Griffith, John ... more details
Richard Griffith may refer to Richard Griffith chess player 1872 1955 , English chess player Richard Griffith general 1814 1862 , United States general See also Richard Griffiths disambiguation hndis Griffith, Richard ... more details
Infobox family name name Griffith image imagesize caption meaning lord with a ? strong grip region Wales origin Welsh related names Gruffydd, Griffiths, Griffin footnotes Griffith is a surname of Welsh ... was Gryffyth in 1295, ref cite web url http www.surnamedb.com surname.aspx?name Griffith title Surname Griffith accessdate 2008 04 07 last first coauthors date 2007 work publisher surnamedb.com ref but the given name is older. People with the surname, or its variants include Alan Arnold Griffith ... Griffith , British actress Andy Griffith , American actor, writer, producer Anthony Griffith , English born Montserrat international footballer Arthur Griffith , Irish Republican leader Bill Griffith , born 1944 , American cartoonist Clark Griffith , MLB Hall of Famer Corinne Griffith , silent film era actress, and author D. W. Griffith , American film director Edward Griffith zoologist Edward Griffith , British naturalist Edward H. Griffith 1894 1975 , American film director http www.imdb.com name nm0341486 Emile Griffith , first World Boxing Champion Francis Llewellyn Griffith , British Egyptologist 1862 1934 Frank Kingsley Griffith , British Liberal politician and judge Frederick Griffith who discovered a transforming principle, later shown to be DNA George Griffith , writer Griffith J. Griffith , Welsh American industrialist known for donating land for Griffith Park in Los Angeles Hugh Griffith , Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd , Welsh actor Jamie Bamber Jamie Bamber Griffith , British actor Jason Griffith , American voice actor that is the former voice of Sonic the Hedgehog John Griffith disambiguation , a number of people called John Griffith Justin Griffith , NFL fullback who currently plays for the Oakland Raiders Kenneth Griffith , Welsh actor and documentary film maker Leon Griffith , Arkansas politician Melanie Griffith born 1957 , American actress Morgan Griffith , American politician from Virginia Nanci Griffith , American singer, guitarist, songwriter Nathaniel Griffith ... more details
Edward Griffith may refer to Edward Griffith zoologist 1790 1858 , British naturalist and solicitor Edward O. Griffith , British sculptor Edward H. Griffith , American film director, screenwriter and producer Edward Griffith Colpoys , Royal Navy officer See also Edward Griffiths 1929 1995 , British Labour politician Eddie Griffiths 1891 1980 , Australian fire fighter hndis Griffith, Edward ... more details
Image Burton Agnes Hall front view.jpg thumb 200px Burton Agnes Hall , the seat of the Griffith Baronets of Burton Agnes. There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Griffith , one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom . Both creations are extinct. The Griffith Baronetcy , of Burton Agnes in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 June 1627 for Henry Griffith. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baronet, in 1656. The family seat was Burton Agnes Hall , Burton Agnes , Yorkshire . Frances Griffith, daughter and sole heiress of the first Baronet, married Sir Matthew Boynton, 1st Baronet , through which marriage the house came into the Boynton family see Boynton Baronets . The Griffith, later Waldie Griffith Baronetcy , of Munster Grillagh in the County of Londonderry and of Pencraig in the County of Anglesey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 April 1858. For more information on this creation, see Waldie Griffith Baronets . Griffith Baronets, of Burton Agnes 1627 Sir Henry Griffith, 1st Baronet d. c. 1640 Sir Henry Griffith, 2nd Baronet d. 1656 Griffith, later Waldie Griffith Baronets, of Munster Grillagh and Pencraigh 1858 see Waldie Griffith Baronets References rayment b DEFAULTSORT Griffith Category Baronetcies Category Extinct baronetcies ... more details
David Griffith may refer to D. W. Griffith 1875 1948 , film director David Griffith Clwydfardd 1800 1894 , Welsh poet and Archdruid 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. hndis Griffith, David ... more details
Adrian Griffith may refer to Adrian Griffith cricketer born 1971 , former West Indies cricketer Adrian Griffith athlete born 1984 , Bahamian sprinter hndis Griffith, Adrian 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
dablink This article is about the Barbadian beauty pageant titleholder. For the American beauty pageant titleholder, see Natalie Ann Griffith . Infobox pageant titleholder name Natalie Griffith birth name Natalie Olivia Griffith image Miss Barbados 08 Natalie Griffith.jpg title Miss Barbados World 2008 br Miss World Talent 2008 birth date birth year and age 1990 birth place Scarborough, Ontario Scarborough , Ontario , Canada height height m 1.68 precision 0 Natalie Olivia Griffith is a beauty pageant contestant who represented Barbados in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg , South Africa , where she won the Miss World Talent talent fast track competition , and therefore advanced to the semi finals of the pageant. External links http www.globalbeauties.com world 2008 w08 int barbados.htm Miss Barbados 2008 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata NAME Griffith, Natalie ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1990 PLACE OF BIRTH Scarborough, Ontario Scarborough , Ontario , Canada DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Griffith, Natalie Category 1990 births Category Living people Category Miss World 2008 delegates Pageant bio stub it Natalie Griffith fi Natalie Griffith vi Natalie Griffith ... more details
Griffith House or Griffiths House may refer to Robert G. Griffith, Sr., House , Summit, AL, List of RHPs in AL listed on the NRHP in Alabama Bateman Griffith House , Clarendon, AR, List of RHPs in AR listed on the NRHP in Arkansas Griffith House Penryn, California , List of RHPs in CA listed on the NRHP in California Griffiths House Opa Locka, Florida , List of RHPs in FL listed on the NRHP in Florida John W. Griffiths Mansion , Chicago, IL, List of RHPs in IL listed on the NRHP in Illinois Pierson Griffiths House , Indianapolis, IN, List of RHPs in IN listed on the NRHP in Indiana Griffith Franklin House , Calhoun, KY, List of RHPs in KY listed on the NRHP in Kentucky D. W. Griffith House , La Grange, KY, listed on the NRHP in Kentucky Griffith House Midway, Kentucky , List of RHPs in KY listed on the NRHP in Kentucky Griffith House Aberdeen, Maryland , listed on the NRHP in Maryland Griffith McCune Farmstead Historic District , Eolia, MO, List of RHPs in MO listed on the NRHP in Missouri James Griffith House , Canal Winchester, OH, List of RHPs in OH listed on the NRHP in Ohio William R. Griffith House , Harrisburg, PA, List of RHPs in PA listed on the NRHP in Pennsylvania David Jefferson Griffith House , Gilbert, SC, List of RHPs in SC listed on the NRHP in South Carolina James Turk Griffith House , Ten Mile, TN, List of RHPs in TN listed on the NRHP in Tennessee Jenner Griffiths House , Minersville, UT, List of RHPs in UT listed on the NRHP in Utah J. W. Griffiths House , Port Townsend, WA, List of RHPs in WA listed on the NRHP in Washington disambig de Griffith House ... more details
Infobox mountain name Griffith Peak photo Griffith Peak.jpg photo caption View of Griffith Peak from the South Loop Trail elevation ft 11060 elevation ref ref name pb cite peakbagger pid 3749 name Griffith Peak, Nevada accessdate 2008 04 04 ref prominence ft 430 prominence ref ref name pb location Clark County, Nevada Clark County , Nevada , United States USA range Spring Mountains coordinates coord 36.2324638 115.6461279 format dms region US NV type mountain source gnis display inline,title coordinates ref ref cite gnis id 862512 name Griffith Peak accessdate 2008 11 22 ref topo United States Geological Survey USGS Griffith Peak first ascent easiest route Trail hike Griffith Peak is located in the Spring Mountains in Clark County, Nevada Clark County of southern Nevada . It is approximately convert 28 mi 0 northwest of the Las Vegas Strip and convert 3.86 mi sigfig 3 southeast of Mount Charleston . Griffith Peak is southern Nevada s third highest, ref name griffith peak overview cite summitpost id 153436 name Griffith Peak accessdate 2008 04 04 ref Nevada s 43rd highest peak. ref name peakbagger list cite peakbagger lid 21324 name Nevada s 11,000 foot Peaks accessdate 2008 04 04 ref It is within Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest , Mount Charleston Wilderness and Spring Mountains National Recreation Area . Griffith Peak is accessible by two primary trails the South Loop Trail and the Harris Springs Trail. ref name griffith peak overview The South Loop Trail leads directly to the Griffith Saddle from which both Griffith Peak and Mount Charleston are accessible. Image Griffith Peak Looking Toward Las Vegas.jpg left thumb Griffith Peak looking toward Las Vegas clearleft References commons category Griffith Peak reflist External links cite web url http www.hikinglasvegas.com panoramas Griffith.html title Panorama from Griffith Peak publisher Hiking Las Vegas.com accessdate 2008 04 04 Category Spring Mountains Category Mountains of Nevada Category Landforms of Clark County ... more details
Clay A. Griffith sometimes credited as Clay Griffith is an American production designer and set decorator , working mainly in the American film industry. He was born in 1967. He is the youngest child of actor producer Peter Griffith and model actress Nanita Greene. His older sister is actress Tracy Griffith , and his half sister is actress Melanie Griffith . He did the set decoration for Pacific Heights 1990 film Pacific Heights , which Melanie starred in. He also worked on many hit films, such as As Good as It Gets 1997 and Stuart Little film Stuart Little 1999 . ref name imdb cite web url http www.imdb.com name nm0341463 title Clay A. Griffith work IMDb accessdate 23 December 2010 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Griffith, Clay A. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Production designer DATE OF BIRTH 1967 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Griffith, Clay A. Category 1967 births Category American production designers Category Living people Category American set decorators US film bio stub ... more details
Griffith Borgeson December 21, 1918 June 29, 1997 was an influential United States American race car historian , described by the Society of Automotive Engineers as one of the world s preeminent automotive historians . His most well known work, The Golden Age of the American Racing Car , almost single handedly rescued the memory of an entire era of brilliant race car work in the United States, an era whose memory was being lost. Borgeson was editor in chief of Motor Trend magazine he also wrote for Sports Car Illustrated magazine now Car and Driver . Bibliography Griffith Borgeson, The Golden Age of the American Racing Car Bonanza, New York, 1966 second edition Society of Automotive Engineers SAE , Warrendale, 1998 Griffith Borgeson, Miller Motorbooks International, Osceola, 1993 Griffith Borgeson, The Last Great Miller The Four Wheel Drive Indy Car Society of Automotive Engineers SAE , Warrendale, 2000 Griffith Borgeson, Grand Prix Championship Courses and Drivers W. W. Norton, New York, 1968 Griffith Borgeson, The Classic Twin cam Engine Dalton Watson London, 1981 Griffith Borgeson, The Alfa Romeo Tradition Automobile Quarterly, Kutztown, 1990 Griffith Borgeson, Bugatti The Dynamics of Mythology Osprey, London, 1981 Griffith Borgeson, Errett Loban Cord His Empire, His Motor Cars Automobile Quarterly, Kutztown, 1983 Griffith Borgeson Stan Grayson, Ferrari The Man, the Machines Automobile Quarterly, Kutztown, 1975 External links http www.sae.org servlets productDetail?PROD TYP BOOK&PROD CD R 196 The Golden Age of the American Racing Car Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Borgeson, Griffith ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1918 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH June 29, 1997 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Borgeson, Griffith Category 1918 births Category 1997 deaths US historian stub US journalist 1910s stub automobile bio stub ... more details
for the art department worker Peter N. Griffith Infobox person birthname Peter Atwill Griffith birth date October 23, 1933 birth place Baltimore , Maryland , United States U.S. death date dda 2001 05 14 1933 10 23 death place Santa Fe, New Mexico , U.S. death cause Emphysema restingplace Normanna, Texas , U.S. occupation Actor yearsactive 1944 1947 1978 spouse Tippi Hedren 1952 1961 br Nanita Greene ? ? br Debra Meyer Boyd ? 2001 children Melanie Griffith br Tracy Griffith br Clay A. Griffith relatives Dakota Johnson granddaughter education alma mater nationality American nationality law American religion ethnicity residence Peter Atwill Griffith October 23, 1933 May 14, 2001 was an People of the United States American film actor . Life and career Griffith was born in Baltimore , Maryland , the son of Hilda married and maiden names n e Atwill and Ben E. Griffith. ref http www.wargs.com other griffith.html Ancestry of Melanie Griffith ref He had two sisters, Jennifer and Jessica Griffith. Griffith was a veteran in the United States Army U.S. Army serving in the Korean War . His mother ... www.ibdb.com person.asp?id 93309 Internet Broadway Database Peter Griffith Credits on Broadway ref Griffith is known for appearing in the 1978 horror film Halloween 1978 film Halloween , taking the role ... car and telling Laurie he left the Michael Myers Halloween Myers house key under the mat. Griffith was married ... Tippi Hedren from 1952 1961, with whom he had a daughter, actress Melanie Griffith . Second to actress Nanita Greene, and together they had two children, Tracy Griffith also an actress and Clay A. Griffith a production designer . Griffith then married Debra Meyer Boyd and remained with her until his death. Griffith died aged 67 on May 14, 2001, in Santa Fe, New Mexico from complications from ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Griffith, Peter ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH ... PLACE OF DEATH Santa Fe, New Mexico , U.S. DEFAULTSORT Griffith, Peter Category 1933 births Category ... more details
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